Looking to buy a Mystery Ranch Sawtooth 45 pack to use as a day pack and meat hauler. I’m 6’3” and have a 38-40 waist so assuming I need to go with the L/XL yoke and belt.
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Just trying gauge everyone’s opinion on these packs. I live in Hawaii and will occasionally hunt on the mainland every few years. Looking for a day pack that can haul meat out.....primarily axis deer and muflon sheep. The M5 has a lot of great features, but really leaning toward MR for the meat...
I’m a BGE guy through and through. It can do everything from cold smoking cheeses to searing a tomahawk ribeye to cooking a pizza in 90 seconds. I use mine mostly for smoking at low temps (ribs and pork butt) or grilling steaks (typically above 700). Insulation on ceramic Kamado style grills...
I just made a bunch of snack sticks and used the LEM Backwoods Pepper mix. After I stuff them in 19mm casings, I’ll cold smoke them for 2 hours minimum on apple wood then finish them off in the oven until I get them to 165 internal.
I’ve used them on sheep hunts, just not in NWT. They have served me well for Muflon hunts on Lanai. They are stiff enough to handle the lava fields and the waterproofing is great. My buddy ran Kenetrek Safari’s on our last hunt next to my Perfekt hikers. He ended up with blisters on both...
Never shot a Mesa, but have a HC Speed in 7mm Rem Mag. After a new trigger spring, I’m consistently shooting 0.5 MOA. I’ve been happy with it on the bench and really happy with it for hunting due to its light weight.
The company on Lanai is going to be your best bet if you don’t want to pay crazy daily fees. Maui has plenty axis deer but they are all on old sugar ground or ranch land upcountry. The best value outfitter I’ve seen on Maui is Arrow One Ranch. Jeff is a good guy and produces some monsters on...