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    Elk down... pack antlers first or last

    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...
    • mdog
    • Post #29
    • Forum: Elk
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    Gut Knives

    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...
    • mdog
    • Post #30
    • Forum: Gear
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    Backpack training - how much weight?

    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...
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    I almost like building arrows TOO much..

    Very nice! Now use those mad skills to film/talk story an entire hunt. Subscribed!!
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    Rand glue

    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...
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    Tyvek alternatives

    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.
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    Tipi Tent in Severe Weather

    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...
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    why is a windshirt missing from almost all the lineups?

    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.
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    First Lite Uncompahgre Jacket ASAT Sz L $135 TYD

    PM sent to steveo
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    First Lite Uncompahgre Jacket ASAT Sz L $135 TYD

    $135 and I pay the shipping.
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    First Lite Uncompahgre Jacket ASAT Sz L $135 TYD

    Like new. Worn for a few hours and has been in the closet. I hunt in drier climes and prefer my Montbell down Jacket. PayPal gift as payment.
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    First Lite Uncompahgre Jacket ASAT Sz L $125

    Like new. Worn for a few hours and has been in the closet. I hunt in drier climes and prefer my Montbell down Jacket. PayPal gift as payment.
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    Wood processing for tent stove

    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...
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    Am I being a little over ambitious? (solo elk hunt)

    Yup, my first elk was solo. Day 8 wyo. 5 pt. U can do it!
    • mdog
    • Post #50
    • Forum: Elk
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    loosing eye sight having to go to left hand?

    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.
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    ZPacks Duplex Tent

    Been running the Hexamid Twin Tent for five years, mostly on bivies from backpack camp. I've used it both solo....allows all your gear inside with space to spare and with the GF which means the packs stay outside and need a garbage bag at minimum if rain is forecasted. This is an older model...
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    Wax or treat your boots

    Yup! the boots wiill break-in over time and your feet become "boot-tough." Use any orthotics that have helped in the past but DO NOT use a petroleum product on Lowas! There are poly-sulfides, -ethers, butyls, -urethanes......all of which react differently with oil based treatments. FOLLOW...
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    Sleeping with layers or w/o

    My base layers are part of my sleep system. I use a 40 degree quilt that is comfortable to 30 with the base layers. The base layers (1) reduce overall weight of your sleep system, (2) Increase the comfort level...I just don't like the sticky feeling in a nylon bag ,(3) can add or remove...
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    Allen Company Backcountry Meat Bag

    The Allen bags can't be used like a gunny sack where you grab the top of the bag and all the meat/quarter falls to the bottom. The bags are not strong enough and will also stretch, allowing flies access. So, tie one separate loop of line to the quarter. Place the quarter in the Allen bag or...
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    Wax or treat your boots

    I'm on my second pair of Lowa Tibets. The first pair I treated with Obenauf's and had the rand start peeling from the leather creating pockets for dew, rain, and snow to collect. Wore these for five years and still hike in them. Did find a product that worked great to glue the rand back on...

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