Antlers with all the backpack gear first. Hang the quarters overnight to cool down..... will keep for two days in the shade. Two trips the following day for the cooled meat. Solo...
Like a hook knife and a straight blade too because of the speed of working with two knives. I use a disposable carpet blade (1.3oz.) and cut down the neck and spine. Always in the direction the hair grows. Around the quarters , down the legs and around the knees. Then the straight blade for...
Another lighter-is-better believer. 40# with a Duplex frame while hiking nearby single track and shooting at King's Mtn archery range. Both as steep as the mountains in Wyo, ID and Montana.....just a LOT more oxygen! Even packing an elk out I'll rarely go over 60-70#. Rather an extra trip...
The Lowas fit me the best! I have had the rands separate on me with my first pair and have found the best repair glue to be Loctite 380. It's a flexible, fast set, super-glue. Cleaner and easier to use than 5200. Has held up for the last 2 years. The old Lowas were treated with Obenauf's...
Polycryo (Tent Footprint) Ground Cloths Here's another source for the polycro material. The ultralight campers like it at 1.6 oz per sleeper. Lasts a few weeks if you don't walk on it or use it while putting your boots on/off. Been using it for 5 yrs.
I've been caught in heavy wet snows on two seasons of archery elk and used it in rifle with snow on the ground. Really cold weather i.e. rifle, with a stove is great. The smaller stove would do quite well since you'll be using it to dry the tent/clothes and short times AM/PM. Mine sucks in...
Add me to the Sitka Contrail fan club. I have two and they are my go-to for Sept archery. Sheds wind, light rains, and adds warmth over merino layers. A small bundle on the outside of the pack when hiking in or carrying heavy loads. Easy to slip on when stopped.
The driest wood seems to be dead branches off standing or fallen trees. Just break some wrist sized branches and drag them to the tent. Break these over a log or rock by swinging the branch such that the branch hits about 12 inches from the larger/heavier end. Just keep doing this til you're...
You'll probably shoot better if you are right handed....stronger and more stable bow arm. I'm right-handed but left eye dominant so made the switch. Still have to think about it for a second if I have not shot the bow for awhile.