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    Newb Question - Halter vs Get Down Rope

    I like Pat Puckett and his info. Someday, I'll have a horse that can carry a spade and I hopefully will have the hands for one. I work on it everyday and have been since I was about 12 but I don't think I'm there yet. My guy is in the two rein with a half breed right now.
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    Newb Question - Halter vs Get Down Rope

    Depends what you have in the horses mouth. Alot of the halter vs Bosalito with get down rope is dependant on location and style that one is participating in.. Just like weather one ties hard and fast or dallys when working cattle. A grazing bit in Texas is fine to lead a horse by the bridle...
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    FNG from Western NC

    Hey, from Statesville NC
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    Anyone using mecate reins?

    Just for anyone worried about tying their horse be a mecate rein setup. I've done something similar to it occasionally but not for any real long time . I like this way better it seems easier than how I've done it before.
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    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    I had something just this spring gobbler season happen that kinda freaked me out a bit. I took my nephew on his first backpack hunting trip for gobblers. We were up in Pisgah NF outside Morganton. It was really pretty weather so we decided to hammock camp and I didn’t hang a tarp because it was...
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    Tent vs hammock

    I love my hammock for warmer weather. I don't have the high end under quilts or anything so i use my tent when it is getting cooler. That is for right now. That being said I think Im going to start heading in the direction of hammocks exclusively pretty soon. I just sleep sooooo much better in...
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    Saddle pads.......

    IMHO, stick with natural fiber over anything synthetic. Brand doesn’t matter but material does.
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    Anyone using mecate reins?

    All that being said I don’t do any any back country stuff other than some trail rides. I’ll help move cows for my neighbors check calves some and play around with ranch horse stuff.
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    Anyone using mecate reins?

    Here’s my wife’s girl under saddle on her first day in the hackamore She did awesome and super chill. She’s gonna be a good one.
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    Anyone using mecate reins?

    I prefer a horsehair mecate for the feel the give me but they are expensive and can be rough on the hands until they break in a bit. That is where the yacht line , nylon ropes come in. It is especially aggravating when you have a mouthy baby wanting to get a hold of your 100 dollar horse hair...
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    Anyone using mecate reins?

    I use Mecate all the time. I love them in a rawhide hackamore or a snaffle set up. Super functional for me. This is my wife’s girl on her first day of hackamore work. She has maybe 10 rides under her in a halter. Here’s my mother in laws you g boy in a snaffle set up with a nylon mecate...
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    Mystery Ranch Accessories/Extras

    i ordered two belt pouches for my Metcalf and I'm in and out of those things all the time. very handy for me.
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    Mystery Ranch Pintler

    I just bought the Metcalf over the winter. I have done several days this past spring on turkey backpack hunts and I love the pack. I hunted with it during the day after I packed in and it compressed down just fine. I have been thinking of getting the pintler for a dedicated day bag down the...
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    Help me pick an all around system for the southeast

    I'm in North Carolina and after playing with my system this is what I've landed on . First off I'm a Kryptek fan. I have other peices than what I'm going to mention but this is my most used system. Base- Merino top and bottom. I use the light weight Pants. I like the Dalibor pants for most...
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    First Lite Pattern for Northeast Turkey

    My cousin hunts in Western Pa in his fusion all the time. He loves it. I hunt in my kryptek highlander or mandrake and i like that. My dad still hunt in his old mossy oak bottomland and is comfortable in that. i guess my point is if you like it use it. If you wanna play with something else enjoy...
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    Whitetail pants

    Kryptek Dalibor pants. They are my most worn pants I have for hunting. I wear them pretty much all season in Nc. They are a tad warm in early September but I can take them until January with just some Merino bae layers.
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    Opening day NC 21

    Nice birds!!! My season has been very quiet so far in Nc. No gobbling where traditionally I hear it pretty consistently.
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    Is a mouth call enough?

    Go with a single reed call. Just easier to get noise out of in my opinion.
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    Sawtooth 45 or Metcalf??

    I have only one mystery ranch hunting pack and it’s the Metcalf. However I have the coulee 40 in their hiking line and I really like the tri zip design of that bag. Soooo, to muddy the water for you some more take a look at the Pintler. I’m thinking I may eventually get that for a dedicated day...
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    Sleeping bag carry with Mystery Ranch Metcalf

    I’m new to the metcalf. I just got it this spring g and have put a long weekend in the turkey woods with it. I do like Dschwan. I just jam the sleeping bag in there and then get everything else in the bag and it fills in the gaps nicely. Kinda like packing peanuts. It seems to ride nicely. I...

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