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    Sold leupold VX 5HD

    Still available?
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    Idaho Unit 6 OTC

    Lived in that area a few years back. Success is low, especially for quality mule deer. For rifle, you’ll either be still hunting or glsssing clear cuts, which will mean easy access for everyone. I go back every year for archery elk, knowing success rate is low but hunting with friends is just...
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    rain gear

    Great question. I typically do a 10 day elk hunt in N Idaho. So it depends on the year, this year we had 3 days of good steady rain. Which is the reason I’ve decided to upgrade. I also do 7 days or so mule deer hunting in sometimes raining and sometimes freezing cold winds or snow. My base...
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    rain gear

    Looking at upgrading rain gear. Thinking FL seak or kuiu options. I really would like pit zips but doesn’t look like seak as that. I currently run the kuiu guide in damp days and a cheaper pack top/bottom for the wet days. Hoping to ditch the guide with a good all around rain jacket to go...
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    WTS Backpackers pantry meals

    Changed my diet and not using much dehydrated meals anymore. 17 total meals (1 spicy Thai peanut curry with vegetables, 1 pad Thai, 2 Santa de style rice and beans with chicken, 2 chaina masala, 2 Mexican cowboy beans and rice, 4 Cincinnati style chili with beef, 2 three cheese Mac and cheese...
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    What happened to OnX this year?

    Man I agree... last year I tried basemap a bit just couldn’t get used to it compared to OnX. This year with all the changes, it just wasn’t as user friendly I felt. The new 3D is nice now. But many of the other changes haven’t been great for me or maybe my phone. Who knows. I may trial...
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    First Elk Hunt Ruined Two Years in a Row!

    Thanks for your service and sacrifices made for us all here. And what a great outlook to have seeing it here when you could do it yourself. Helps us remember how fortunate we all are
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    Most compromising position you have been in and harvested an elk?

    Any you my good sir win.
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    Strange Find while hunting Elk on Public Land

    Ran into one of those up the joe too. Weirdest thing I thought at the time. Well. Still think it’s pretty weird.
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    3 years in a row...

    Congrats on a great bull. And 3/3 in the last years. Every time my freezer starts to look that organized a baby comes along and soon it’s only breast milk to be found 🤦🏼‍♂️
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    Bow hunters over calling

    Know lots of stone cold killers who appreciate Doug flutie up on the trail Bugling while they sneak in for the kill. All a matter of perspective I suppose 🤷🏼‍♂️ Also we had about equal bugling and interaction this year as past years. But I would say we also had to work harder for those...
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    1st Time Elk Hunting Advice

    Highly recommend one of the multiple online resources such as elk 101, roe hunting resources, elk nut. Think Jason Phelps is coming out with one too. For a never hunted west before, I’d recommend elk 101. For calls. Pick up a handful diaphragms and practice starting now until next sept when...
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    First OTC Archery Elk Hunt

    “Never pass on an animal the first day that you’d be happy with the last day”. This saying changed my whole outlook on hunting. More stalks, more mistakes, more success and have learned more as a result. Instead of just sitting behind my glass or bugling from the ridge, I’ll go stalk that...
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    Binoc recommendations

    Saw those just today but looked like they sold
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    Binoc recommendations

    Bummer I missed both those sales! That would’ve been perfect. I’ll Keep my eyes out. -You can get Nikon MHG's refurbished for $699 and they were recently on sale for $499. Hard to beat the quality of optics for that price. Actually you can't. -Tract Torics are also super glass and can be...
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    Binoc recommendations

    I’ve been looking at upgrading my 15 year old binocs that were like 170$ at the time: I’m a bit of a gear junkie and while I would love to spend $1k on some premium glass, I just don’t think I could ever justify it. It seems there’s a huge lack of options in the mid-upper class either...
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