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    Weight of small cow elk packout, and other notes on weights of animals

    I have these data, so might as well share them. Hopefully this will be useful to someone trying to figure out how much work it is to take an animal out of the backcountry. After 7.5 days in NM unit 23 of not having an elk encounter within several hundred yards, when a small, ca. 1.5 year old...
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    better than bullion in ramen

    Better than Bullion comes in small (ca. 6 oz) jars in several grocery stores around central NM. Its consistency is about like partly crystallized honey. I used it car camping in lieu of the Ramen flavor packet. It works real well to my taste. There's three flavors now: the original vegetable...
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    What is it about the Gila country of New Mexico?

    A private conversation with another member on this site prompted me to wonder this, and to ask you all-what it is about the Gila that's so mystical in the lore of elk hunting. If I meet somebody from outside New Mexico and tell them this is where I live and that I hunt elk, they immediately go...
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    Campsite suggestion between Monticello and Moab, Utah

    Heading to a wedding in Montana and plan on driving about 5 hours after work the first evening. Can anybody suggest a Ford Focus-accessible campsite, along that stretch of road? Probably closer to Monticello will be preferable. Just a place I can safely pull off and set up a cot for a few...
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    Kitchen sharpening steel recommendation

    Looking for a good one to try that is reasonably priced. Not looking for opinions on whether they are worthwhile (as opposed to other sharpening systems/methods), but if you use them and like them, what do prefer?
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    rehydrating your own meals in the back country: What bag/container do you use?

    Looking at going away from Mountain House this year for at least one of my hunts. I've been dehydrating my own meals. What are your favorite ways to package then rehydrate your meals? Do you vacuum seal them or use a freezer ziploc? I don't want to do a container I have to clean, just something...
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    WTB Mystery Ranch Scapegoat 25

    Anybody have one in good condition they're looking to part with? Solid colors, no camo. Thanks!
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    Rapid Pure water filter opinions?

    Has anybody else tried this (or its bigger brothers): Nano Technology UltraCeram Hydration Pack Water Filter-Gofastandlight.com I have had one for 2+ years, don't use it a lot, but do like it. It's a bit larger than a D cell battery. I carry it mostly as a backup, but did have it on a 5 day hunt...
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    Sheep catch and release

    Management in action New Mexico Bighorn Capture & Release - YouTube
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    WTB Kifaru Woodsman NOT camo; Coyote or Ranger preferred

    In case anybody picked one up and is having second thoughts after the 30 day return period...
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    Anybody running a Kifaru Woodsman with a scope pocket on either side?

    just a thought on a possible downsize option from my AMR. Wondering if anybody's tried it, and if so, how did you like it? With a guide lid, seems like it might be a sweet setup. Seems to be a lot more chatter on here about the Reckoning. I already have the two scope pockets that I thought I...
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    Got my knife back!

    I'm always impressed by what a decent, classy bunch of folks I meet during archery season. Haven't met a bad one in six years of hunting. 2 years ago in my haste to get my 2wd truck off the already muddy dirt roads as the rain moved in, I accidentally left my knife and a solar shower bag in a...
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    A shout out to those hunter-friendly stores in tiny towns

    I broadened the title of this post so hopefully other folks would share their similar favorite stores that are almost to their hunting destinations. Winston General Store in Winston, New Mexico: If you're ever going in to the the Gila from the I-25 corridor, this little store has a bit of...
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    Took delivery of an AMR and Duplex hunting frame today!!!

    Super stoked. Took a while, but I got it fitting well, I think. Tomorrow's the test run hunting morels. Just a tip or two for anybody else new to these packs based on my experience setting it up: There's a lot of videos out there now that pertain to other models, but this is the one I found...

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