The Blue River Primitive area. It’s managed as a Wilderness so there’s no roads or motor vehicles allowed. It’s about 200,000 acres and it’s as rough a country as you’ll find. I say you’ll need to go on you back because it’s pretty remote and it’s roughness doesn’t lend itself to out and back...
If you’re a backpacker hit the Blue and you can avoid 99.9% of other hunters. It’s rough country and hard to hunt but the deer are in there. I hunt otc in there every year and have seen exactly 2 hunters in over a mile from the trailheads.
15 years trying to draw an archery tag for 27 and I just can’t catch a break. I deer hunt 27 every September. All I can do is set and watch em. I had the biggest bull I’ve ever seen in person, or anywhere else for that matter, walk 8 yards from me three years ago. I’ve had more than one mulie...
Alright. First pitch took about 9 minutes including time to find two sticks to break to length. It’s fairly intuitive to setup as I didn’t read the directions printed on the stuff sack tag before starting and hit no snags. I had watched the video a few days before. It’s easily the sturdiest...
I got the one on eBay. It arrived today. My first impression is it seems really well made. I’m going to see if I can work out a tree limb setup as I’m not a huge fan of carrying trekking poles. I’ll update with photos after I get it pitched.
Didn’t think about but I could have some undiagnosed ankle issues. I’ve lifted weights (extra heavy) for a long time. The “constant” ankle turning was in part due to the terrain. It was like hiking on 1 million baseballs, softballs, and golf balls.
I recently spent a few days chasing Javelina around the Coronado. I had a great time and enjoyed a peaceful week of camping and glassing. I didn’t enjoy my sore ankles. I’m currently wearing Salomon 3D GTX. I’ve worn them on a few hunts and noticed a little ankle soreness after the first 5-10...