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    Critter attacks in camp

    Have only been scared of a predator in camp at night once. As a teenager I had backed packed in a few miles and decided to sleep on the ground with my pack as a pillow and a tarp laid over me for morning dew. Pack was full of food including steak and bacon as bear precaution was not something I...
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    FNG Washington State

    Welcome from Washington native.
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    What’s Your Max Bow Range for Elk?

    50 yards with perfect conditions, calm animal looking away. 40 yards otherwise for me. Seen a sudden move take a great shot to a complete miss. I can put it in the kill zone reliably at 80 yards but save it for followup shot on wounded animal.
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    Long track job with double lung hit. Elk are tough

    My broadhead was very sharp. Zipped right through and buried in the muddy meadow 15 yards beyond her. Almost Identical shot placement and pass through 8 years ago and the elk dropped in seconds in less than 30 yards. Weird to have such different results with the almost identical scenario.
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    Long track job with double lung hit. Elk are tough

    Probably an anomaly of the elks blood vessels and the perfectly matching arrow path. Also odd, She ended up crossing the bones and bedding 20 yards from my buddies bull from a few years before.
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    Long track job with double lung hit. Elk are tough

    Yeah most of mine have dropped within 100 yards if not in sight when hit that good.
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    Long track job with double lung hit. Elk are tough

    I shot a cow elk 30 yard perfect broad side double lung pass through previous year. Got her after over 800 yards tracking then 2 more arrows from me and my hunting buddy. We found she also had a fresh broken rear leg when we butchered her. Holes in her hide showed my first shot was good as I had...
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    Hey Buddy... Are You Lost?

    About a 2. My dad got disoriented by his magnetic compass once until he realized he had a steel watchband. I have seen the GPS show the wrong direction then switch direction 100 feet away. Still have to use your head.
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    Poll: Is this a Hit or a Miss?

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    Poll: Is this a Hit or a Miss?

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    Fng from washington

    Welcome from another Washingtonian.
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    FNG in WA

    Welcome from a native Washington. Have to try turkey sometime. Good luck this year.
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    Is a Spike Elk a 'Real' bull?

    Grew up in Yakima. Started bowhunting there in 86. Never realized how good I had it then. Don't take your elk hunting for granted if in a state with good elk herds and seasons.
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    Is a Spike Elk a 'Real' bull?

    They are sometimes called unicorns here in central Washington as they seem to be as rare when they are all you can hunt with a general tag. Of course it was a nice 6x6 that I had close bugling and raking. Cool experience though. I haven't seen a spike in the last 6 to 7 years.
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    DIY Tepee

    You can do a simple square pyramid easily like the DIY tut xl on another thread. Similar to this variation I made off a solomid style. Just scale to your size and the panels are just right angle triangles sewn together.
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    How to Add Weight to Your Pack?

    I use 25 lb bags of rice and add nalgenes filled with water for weight in between. Feels very much like a load of elk meat when done. The rice is very well bagged and holds in my training pack very well. I start lighter in spring approaching full pack weight by end of summer. Steep downhills I...

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