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    Pack weight for training

    Bag of water softener salt. Works good and doesn't kill the knees all summer long.
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    Kuiu Icon Pro 7200 vs. Kifaru EMR

    Whats the story behind the busted ICON?
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    Packing a Down Sleeping Bag

    I have a 3 year old WM Badger - Just stuff it. Also, I use a bag liner, Wash the liner after every trip so I dont have to wash the bag.
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    DIY Lightweight Waders

    tttoadman - A good quality pair of gaiters - properly adjusted and secured will perform about the same as your idea - except they will be a lot quieter (and only go to just below the knee. You can't stand in the water, but you dont have to run across it either.
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    how do you load pack for training purposes?

    I use a old wool blanket at the bottom of my pack, then load in a 40# bag of water softener salt. Makes it compact yet carries well.
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    A couple of firsts....

    Awesome Justin! Let the boy develop and pretty soon you will be wishin you could stop for a snack! In the mean time, you are enjoying it for exactly the right reasons!
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    How many days have you spent in the mountains this year?

    3 days scouting in August 3 days Archery Deer hunting September 10 days Elk hunting in September 3 days Deer hunting in October 4 days elk hunting November So thats 20 days total in the field.
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    Sleeping bag upgrade

    Havent used any of the ones you listed. I use a Western Mountaineering badger (its a 15deg bag) and a Silk Liner. Its plenty warm for me during the September Elk Season. I really like the little extra girth!
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    Which bowsight?

    Spot Hogg, large housing and the bulletproof pins. You can't go wrong.
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    My daughter and I - 2 Days, 3 Tags to fill

    My Daughter doesnt get too much time away from school and hockey to hunt, but each fall she is given 2 "passes" to miss hockey practice. Most of the girls use them to go to school dances or other girl things. My Daughter saves them for Deer Hunting. Also, since she misses a bit of school for...
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    2013 Colorado Adventure

    Congrats on a nice bull. I've got a freezer full of tag soup as I was hunting the deaf-mute elk in the next valley!
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    Elk down, now what?

    I freeze milk jugs with water, and use them in my coolers. Keep the coolers in the pickup (I have a topper) covered with a old sleeping bag while in the woods. It will keep ice for a long time. Plus you don't have a lot of water sloshing around the cooler when you drop in the quarters. As...
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    2013 KUIU ICON Reviews??

    I have an original ICON Bag and a 2012 frame. Have hauled out 4 elk and 2 deer with it, and totally love it. Twice I have carried out both front quarters and both backstraps in a single load, so that had to be close to 90#. My other comparisons are an Eberlestock J34 (1 Elk and 1 Deer). its...
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    Broadhead tuning

    With enough tinkering, you should be able to get BH and FP to hit the same POI out beyond 60 yards. It has taken me 3 years of tinkering to get there, but I can do it with several different styles of broadheads. Once you get it tuned right, you will not be shooting BH at the same bullseye -...
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    Aron and Tripple's Washington bear hunt

    Nice Bear Aron!
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