As possible, shrink your gun budget in order to expand your training budget. Agree with above that understanding the legal aspects are huge. Beyond that, training consummate with your skill level.
There’s a big thread to read through over on Rokslide. There sure are several pack companies that are made in the USA with great reviews from which to choose.
I don’t hunt with a shotgun so I can’t speak to that. Pistol is loaded and holstered. Negligent discharge risk in a quality holster in a modern semiauto is very low in my assessment, vs the need to get bullets in a charging grizz.
Negative outcome from not having a round chambered in a bolt action rifle while moving: missed shot opportunity
Negative outcome from having a round chambered in a bolt action rifle while moving: negligent discharge +/- injury/death, with injury/death risk increasing if it’s multiple people in...
Just one guy’s opinion here, but I would skip the spotter until you are sure you need one. If I were to start over again, I’d spend all my budget on binoculars and a tripod, and maybe add a spotter later if I saw a definite need for it. I’ve owned 3 spotters under $1k and none did what you’re...
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-get-attacked-by-a-grizzly-and-survive-with-sam-kezar/id1510254570?i=1000551030014
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-310-an-eight-second-encounter/id960902903?i=1000548801588
Both encounters over in a matter of seconds. Not a whole lot of time...
Come Back Alive is a Ukrainian nonprofit that has been operating since the beginning in 2014, working to fund the Ukrainian military. They were receiving a ton of donations until Patreon shut them down, citing they “don’t allow supporting war efforts.” The kind of “wokeness” that is killing us...
Not a whole lot of western bighorn units. WGF website has unit descriptions including terrain, behavior, harvest data. Doubt anyone outside of G&F will offer much beyond that.