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  1. jwb300

    Emptying the bucket list in Canada

    Couldn't have asked for a better trip to Canada. I was fortunate to take some nice animals in tough conditions. The moose was the only one I had an opportunity on in 10 days and the caribou was taken in the last hour of the last day. Did over 150km on horse back during the trip. The Bison was...
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    Cold Weather Synthetic Bag

    I'm looking at a couple of options for a cold weather synthetic bag. I'm a cold sleeper and tend to find that my bags do not come close to their rating despite having invested in some expensive bags. I'm going to Kyrgyzstan in November where the temps can be below -25C or -13F. I also want to...
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    Pericarditis

    Anyone here have any experience with pericarditis? Specifically I'd like to know how long it took to recover and if there were any long term or lasting effects? I've just spend the weekend in the ED and have been diagnosed with pericarditis. Essentially a virus has caused swelling in the two...
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    Dagestan Tur in Azerbaijan

    Here are a few pics from my recent trip hunting Dagestan Tur in Azerbaijan. We had a day in the city before going to base camp. Baku is a beautiful city with a mixture of modern opulence (marble footpaths) and historical treasures. A local Bazaar Outside the city the...
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    School me on Bison/Buffalo Hunting

    I've always wanted to hunt a bison ever since seeing one mounted in a Lone Star Restaurant as a kid. I've been fascinated by them ever since. I recently read Steve Rinella's book American Buffalo and watched The Revenant and it has reignited my interest. I am looking to make the hunt as much...
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    Aussie Public Land Adventures

    I've been on a long journey with guns and I think I've finally found the one :-[ I'll post a review later but I've had the Sauer 404 for about 4 weeks now and been out hunting a bit with it. The first group I shot after working to max and I am ready for hunting The following weekend I...
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    A few hunts of late

    I picked up my new Sauer 404 a fortnight ago. I went to the range a worked up to max load then shot this group... With that sorted it was time to go hunting. Last weekend I took it out for its maiden voyage and took a fallow doe that was in great condition. A week prior to getting...
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    Swarovski Z8

    Pretty nice. Shame they don't have the BT on the higher magnification models. The 1-8x24 would have to be the new world leader in DG scopes. http://aa.swarovskioptik.com/hunting/z8i-c200508
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    Transfer through Dubai with Firearms

    Anyone transferred through Dubai with firearms? What's involved? Looking at a flight where I may have to connect through Dubai and change airlines. Thanks in advance, JWB300
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    Zerogram Backpacking Gear

    Anyone used their gear? They are Korean company trying to break into the US market. Their Korean site has more gear on it than the US site. http://www.zerogram.co.kr/ http://www.zerogramgear.com/ Some of their products look remarkably similar to the Big Sky range... Revolution copy...
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    Sausage Run

    A few weeks before the deer season ended a mate and I tipped over 7 fallow deer to fill the freezers for the summer (keep in mind there is no bag limit and they are an introduced species). I also had a red deer in the freezer so I thought I better get in and make some snags. These are a mix of...
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    Big Sky Chinook

    Has anyone used of these or found any decent review? I'm considering one as my 4 season tent. I really like the design, weight and my Big Sky Revolution 3 season tent. My reservation is that the Chinook comes in at sub 2kg and substantially cheaper than other big name 4 season tents which also...
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    Electronic Ear Plugs - Thoughts?

    I'm considering getting a set of electronic ear plugs. They are wildly expensive but I highly value my hearing and I don't want any further damage. Yeah I could just wear ear plugs all the time but I like to be able to hear what is going on around me when I'm stalking in the bush. Twice in the...
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    Tick Bite

    Hey Sliders, I got bitten by a bush tick while hunting back in May. It was on my leg for maybe 2 or 3 days before I noticed it. I removed it and it itched like crazy for about 2 months. Since then it really hasn't healed and is still itchy occasionally... No other apparent side effect just a...
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    AK Fish ID Please

    While floating down Lake Creek in Alaska a few weeks ago my partner caught this fish. We had been catching a lot of trout during the day so at first I thought she had caught a good trout but then I noticed some features that didn't quite look right. So what do you think? What species is it? It...
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    Alaskan Adventure

    Just got back from a few weeks in the US. Headed over with the Mrs for a holiday and fishing. I’ve always wanted to fish for trout and salmon in their native habitat after working on a trout fishing charter in the Snowie Mtns of NSW when I was younger. We started with a few days in San Fran to...
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    Aussie Buffalo Hunt

    Recently myself and a few mates headed to the Northern Territory hunting Water Buffalo. We stayed with in an Aboriginal community with the Traditional Owners (TO’s). These guys live a relatively traditional life with most of them still speaking their traditional language and very little English...
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    Something Different from Down Under

    This hunt was nothing special but it is something different for people who've never seen an Emu egg. Only got 4 small hogs with the dogs and shot a few foxes and hares. The male Emu sits on the eggs and this one gave the dogs a scare when he popped up. We had a GSP working out in front and he...
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    Fallow Deer Hunt

    Haven’t been out hunting lately with a fair amount of flooding at home so thought I would post a quick hunt report. Got out for a quick hunt a few weekends ago on a Saturday morning. We have just been through the peak of the fallow rut. During the rut they behave somewhat similarly to most deer...
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    Alaska and California Holiday

    In August my girlfriend and I will be coming to Alaska (via San Fran) for a holiday from Australia. It is a fair journey so we want to make the most of it. We only have a few days in San Fran and we planned on visiting Kuiu and Bass Pro and checking out the city but looking for other ideas...

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