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    Chest Rig for bowhunting?

    I used multiple Alaska Guide Creations for years, but switched to Stone Glacier harness and rangefinder pocket last year. Very happy with the new setup and nice and tight to the body. Give it a look too.
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    Need reco for the best PNW, BC, SE AK early season rain jacket that can handle....

    I tend to like my synthetics over the merinos for the same reason. They tend to be more comfortable when wet and dry faster. I just wear two when it gets colder!
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    Need reco for the best PNW, BC, SE AK early season rain jacket that can handle....

    sorry, should have clarified that in the mtns is much cooler and rainier........
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    Need reco for the best PNW, BC, SE AK early season rain jacket that can handle....

    By default, I also resolved to just be wet most of the time and hope to dry out eventually. I just haven't found that one piece of gear to use in the jacket space for this situation. I have avoided rain pants this far (sitka mtn pants instead) as I get too hot marching around but after my...
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    Need reco for the best PNW, BC, SE AK early season rain jacket that can handle....

    Need real life experience recommendations for rain gear for archery in the coastal reagions of PNW, (BC and SE AK similar I would imagine). When it is 90 in the valley yet you are soaked in 20 min in the brush in the mountains. Also when it decides to rain all am then warm back up. This is...
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    Archery Antelope

    hunting lopes with a bow is a blast. You may, but I could not, hunt by sitting in a blind over water. I gave it 1/2 a morning once then no more. The stalks can be very long and slow and frustrating when, after hours, you get busted at 80-90 yrds. But....... Man it is fun!
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    Hunting Podcasts

    ....this is a total deal breaker for me.... removed many a new 'series' after a few of these
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    Cheap Stuff that Works

    +1 no longer carry TP as one small square of paper towel does that trick and if it gets wet still works fine!. also, won't let fingers poke through at the wrong moment!
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    Sh!tty Packs

    +1 Still have mine and still use it for overnight hunts, use f1 mainframe w/spike duffle for elk day unts
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    Jumping ship from OnX to Gaia

    ^^^^ This. (mostly what I do) have used onx since the card days, but rely on caltopo and GAIA now. been very happy with GAIA, especially all the improvements that last year.
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    Has the coronavirus affected your hunting plans?

    had to cancel spring bear due to employment adjustments
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    Worst beer you ever drank?

    ...........any beer with fruit in it
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    How do I become a better glasser?

    Great stuff!
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    Elk hunting daily “routine”

    Just remember the elk are "always there" you just haven't gotten to them yet.
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    A short story about a short elk hunt

    Great story!
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