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    Torque wrench recommendations

    But I'm pretty sure it's 80 inch pounds
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    Torque wrench recommendations

    80 ft lbs I'd get a wrench
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    Hammock question

    Warbonnet blackbird is excellent and if you get the wookie underquilt it works perfectly together. The only way I'd sleep in a tent is if there were no trees where i was going. 0 degree wookie and 10 degree diamondback tq and i had to vent in low 20s. Warbonnet is also rated very true to temp i...
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    Smart Old Boar Hog

    If you just want him gone it's pretty easy to build a trap with hog panels and a one way gate, leave the gate open with corn in it and let them get used to going in and eating for a week or so then close the gate. They'll push it open and lots of times you can catch multiples, cut the males if...
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    What I learned from my first elk hunt.

    I haven't glassed much in Tennessee or Alabama where I'm used to hunting for sure, do look at some across fields just to see what they are but not much opportunity to see long distances around the house.
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    What I learned from my first elk hunt.

    Maybe I need better glass or more time behind glass. I've never looked through alpha glass, we had vortex diamond backs and none of us could clearly see the spikes on an elk at about 900 yards, it had to turn just right and it was difficult for all of us to try ri pick through a mountain side at...
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    What I learned from my first elk hunt.

    Honestly we pulled the plug due to tempers on both sides. One member was ready to leave and nothing was going to be a good suggestion as to what to do next. One of those "this sucks and that's not gonna work" to every suggestion things and i got tired of hearing it. Asked him what he wanted to...
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    What I learned from my first elk hunt.

    Yeah we should've stayed. Everyday since we've been back i think about what we could've and should've done differently. Can't wait till next year. How long does it take you to pack a bull out that far. Our first camp was about 6 miles in so 12 miles in a day would've put us further than we were...
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    What I learned from my first elk hunt.

    I don't think what we did in the Frank could be considered a hunt, lot more of a camping trip with a lot of hiking. We did see a lot of sign when we got close to the area we wanted to hunt and had we been able to stay I think it would've been a good area to hunt. We didn't know how tough it...
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    Getting into waterfowl

    Bare bones would be shotgun and some way of retrieving ducks whether that's waders, a boat, dog, or a rod and reel with treble hook I've seen all used successfully. It's nice to have a few decoys on a jerk string assuming you can't call but they're not required if you're set up where the ducks...
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    What I learned from my first elk hunt.

    Expensive and frustrating learning experience that's caused some friction between close friends, nothing permanent I'm sure but still. Hope someone can benefit from it as I'm sure we have.
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    What I learned from my first elk hunt.

    One other thing, we had 10x42 binoculars for glass and we saw an elk on the way in, stopped just to take a look and at around 900 yards it was hard to tell he was a spike. Also really difficult to pick a mountain side apart as I've seen others do, anything over a couple hundred yards would've...
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    What I learned from my first elk hunt.

    After a year of planning, purchasing, and getting ready physically and mentally it was time to make the trip to Idaho. We drove straight out from Tennessee in a quad cab truck with 3 guys and a load of gear and headed to the Frank church area in the salmon zone. We arrived around lunch kind of...
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    Hoffman Boot Review/Giveaway - Tell us what you want.

    8 inch boot 400 grams insulation Waterproof All leather with minimal piecing and unnecessary stitching. Good ankle support with stiff sole. Pretreated and sample of recommended treatment included. Attachment point for gaiters that doesn't wear laces. Quality laces and self cleaning tread.
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    Tree stand

    Millennium hang on stand, summit climber
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