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    Transport from Vancouver airport to hotel?

    Which hotel are you staying at? The sky train is cheap and easy. It also leaves right from the airport.
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    Lightweight puffy jacket

    I've got the Montbell altiplano (japan site only), the alpine down parka and used to have the Plasma 1000. From Cumulus I've got the incredilite endurance and one of my hunting buddies bought the mountlite at the same time. Also I used to have a katabatic tincup, which I found a little too...
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    Lightweight puffy jacket

    I'm in Canada. The shipping to Whitehorse was fairly reasonable. Just looking at my receipt for a sleeping bag I bought a little while ago, they charged me $19 USD for shipping to Whitehorse through DHL.
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    Lightweight puffy jacket

    My montbell and cumulus puffy coats have held up better than my kuiu. I've worn them while doing camp chores between clients and I've also worn them quite a bit in the off season around town. I also found the kuiu had more down leakage than any of the mountaineering brands.
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    Lightweight puffy jacket

    Cumulus, high grade down, light weight, less expensive and better than any of the hunting brand puffy jackets I've owned. I'd put Montbell and Katabatic right in there too. I went a little overboard with puffy coats a while ago and tried a bunch.
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    Dall sheep status southern yukon

    Here is the release of some of the sheep survey data for the Kluane Lake region (https://yukon.ca/sites/yukon.ca/files/env/kluane_region_sheep_population_surveys_2023_-_summary.pdf). Wait and see what YG proposes, historically they have reduced resident and outfitter hunting opportunities in...
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    Dall sheep status southern yukon

    The SW Yukon around Kluane lake has seen the biggest declines in their sheep populations. We've had a few years of heavy snowfall that resulted in some tough winters for sheep in those regions. YG is now discussing bringing in some adaptive management for zones in the SW for the 2024 hunting...
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    Nightforce Magnification opinions

    Sent that scope down the road a few years ago.
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    Incredible development in hunting technology

    I've also had to cut the insides out of my pockets in the back country because it was too cold to sacrifice a sock.
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    Thinking of a new sleeping bag

    I don't think you would find a lot of difference between FF or WM, they both make great bags. I own a few bags from both and wouldn't hesitate to buy from either company again. Even when I have needed repairs both companies have been great to deal with. I would add Cumulus equipment to the...
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    Sky Talus vs Kifaru Fulcrum

    A few years ago went through the same decision. I bought a fulcrum, SG sky talus 6900, and an exo k3 and tried them all out. I liked the fulcrum, it was a very well made bag but I just couldn't get it comfortable with any weight in it. I ended up going with the Stone Glacier because it (and...
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    Debating pack options

    Barney's frame with a dry bag, especially if the area requires bone-in. Have yet to find anything that handles moose like a Barney's.
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    Hilleberg Yellow Label Footprint?

    No. I don't use a footprint for any of my hillebergs anymore.
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    Nightforce choices

    Of those you've listed I would go 4-32 NX8 FFP.
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    Hilleberg Tents

    No experience with the Anaris, but I have used a tarptent stratospire 2 li which is another trekking pole tent. While it was nice and light I did worry about it's stormworthiness above tree line. I've used an Akto for a lot of years. I had to sit out a storm for 2 days a couple of seasons...
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