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    WNC Public Land Buck

    Not at all. I live in Haywood, but got that one over in Transylvania.
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    WNC Public Land Buck

    With the rut in full swing in Western North Carolina, on Dec 1, I began still hunting my way to a spot i had been trying to get to for several years. Mountain Laurel and Rhododendron surround this place and I hadn’t found a successful entry in the years prior. A couple of miles and one...
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    My first public land mountain buck!!

    Awesome! Congrats! I too got my first public mountain buck this year just up the road in NC.
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    WTB Uncle padre pants (m)

    Looking for a pair of uncle padre pant in medium. Not really concerned with color pattern, but would prefer conifer, dry earth or fusion.
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    WTS Kuiu Kutana Stretch Woven ASH w34

    How would you describe the Ash color? I have these pants in Loden and would like to get another pair in a different color.
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    WTS Black Diamond Bod Harness

    Only took harness out of bag to try it on. Was going to use for my fall arrest while tree stand hunting, but made the switch to a saddle before I got to use it. Size Large - $40 TYD
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    WTS New Danner Vital boots

    Insulated?
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    Solvid

    I’m right there with you on not passing up a shot just to get footage. I’m really not interested in making videos for YouTube or anything like that. I just want to film for myself and document my hunt. Maybe share the footage back at camp or with my son (until he’s big enough to hit the...
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    Backcountry water purifier recommendations

    Sawyer squeeze and steripen for backup
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    Fish Cooking in the Backcountry

    My go to is to pack in a lemon and one of those cheap 5 or 6 spice shakers from Walmart. Stop by KFC on the way out of town and grab some packets of butter. Peel skin off the trout (just break the neck and push the head down their back). Lay down a layer of sliced lemon, butterfly trout and...
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    FL Uncompahgre vs Sawtooth

    I wear the uncle padre Jacket with an uncle padre vest in the late season. That combo has pretty much gave me the ability to retire the Woodbury jacket and save some weight, with added pack ability. I also have the sawtooth and prefer it down to around 30• with a cirrus jacket for insulation...
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    Topographic Features

    Lots of good advice above. I think the most important part of hunting out of state, or any area where you’re not going to be scouting before hand is to sacrifice a day or two to scout areas that you’ve picked out e-scouting. Killed the buck in my profile Pic two years ago Out of state. After...
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    Solvid

    Anyone tried the Solvid head strap for self filming? Not concerned with how goofy I’ll look lol. Been looking for an easy way to capture my hunts and I’m thinking about going this route. Will mostly be used saddle hunting whitetail. Pros/Cons?
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    Saddle hunters

    I switched to saddle hunting last year. Got the saddle just before season and couldn’t decide on which platform (if any) to go with. I used four muddy pro sticks and a two step aider, I made out of webbing, that I would move up to each stick. 20’ easy. I ended up just using the top stick as my...
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    Packing in a tree stand

    I’ve used two. Eberlestock X2, and it suuucked! Haha. I would haul my full stadium seat Millennium lock on and 5/6 sticks. Way too much for that pack, but at the time it felt better than carrying the stand and sticks without any pack. Here’s a few pics of that setup. Upgraded to a mystery...
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