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[Deleted member 28227]

How do those blue tennis shoes hold up to the rough terrain?

Honestly, my opinion of trail runners has changed dramatically over the years.

Side hilling in steep terrain... not ideal and you can't dig in your heel and go straight down. That said for pack raft hunts where you are going to be wet they are a pretty decent choice as they dry out a lot faster than leather boots. Like over the course of the day rather than never and you can swim in them if required.

For this hunt I went with my schnees, which went inside the boat during the floating portions and then worse crocks with neoprene socks while floating. I tried to be the only one standing in the water so her feet stayed mostly dry.

 

[TOGIE]

i read the fine print. i was like 90% certain what unit you were in at the beginning of this thread

congrats to your siser!

what about your buck?

 

[Irrelevant]

great story man. I thoroughly enjoy taggin' along remotely

 

[Deleted member 28227]

great story man. I thoroughly enjoy taggin' along remotely

Gracias!

 

[MTLabrador]

Outstanding! I was bummed to miss out on my sister’s first antelope and I’ll be trying to help her find her her first elk in November.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

i read the fine print. i was like 90% certain what unit you were in at the beginning of this thread

congrats to your siser!

what about your buck?

Apparently I'm just an unpaid guide this season

I guess at some point I should put down the camera and pick up the rifle or my freezer is going to be in rough shape.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

I’ll be trying to help her find her her first elk in November.

Excellent. Nothing better than spending time with friends and family in the woods. Life's short you're not going to be wishing your worked more on your death bed.

 

[AggieHunter]

Seeing a corgi “hunting dog” is my favorite part!

 

[rwc101]

Making it harder to resist purchasing a pack raft.

 

[birdman27]

Per usual I discounted the topo lines... the easy "1 mile to camp" took 3 hours.

I always seem to do that too...

 

[ashersdad]

Excellent. Nothing better than spending time with friends and family in the woods. Life's short you're not going to be wishing your worked more on your death bed.

Amen to that! Great adventure. Thanks for sharing with the rest of us.

 

[TrumpkinTheDwarf]

That's more like it! Heckling aside, I sure appreciate the storytelling. Congratulations to your sister!

 

[Elkmagnet]

Definitely an adventure congratulations to the anonymous hunter and her guide!

 

[DouglasR]

Fun story!
Congrats, Girl Wllm!

 

[Pahoundsman]

Congrats,awesome story and a great outcome

 

[MT_elk]

Awesome. Congrats!

 

[PsRpOiGrRiAtM]

What an adventure! Thank you for sharing the story with us.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Making it harder to resist purchasing a pack raft.

I've been enthralled by rivers since I was a kid. Canoes, rafts, kayaks, etc.

As an adult I've found logistics to be a bigger and bigger hurdle. Don't get me wrong I love rafts, but dealing with trailers/shuttle runs/boat storage it all just makes it more difficult to get on the river and I find myself doing it less.

Alpacka Raft really solve a ton of these problems with their pack rafts. Two people with Subaru/Corollas/ etc can easily shuttle 5 people + boats for a day trip. The boats take up about the same amount of storage space in your house as a sleeping bag.

If you want to go float/ fish solo you can strap your bike on the boat, float the river, deflate the boat and ride you bike back up to your car no problem.

 

[JLS]

That knowledge is just very complex and we can't grasp it until ur atleast 50 years old.

Or older....

 

[JLS]

My sister at this point is just like... OMFG really. She grabs the gun, gets settled and take the shot.

Love it.

“She then reached in her pack -and pulled out a LaCroix. She cracked it open, took a swig and said MTFU pilgrim”.