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    Kiowa 3200 hauling meat

    I have been given 300$ and instructed to get a pack with it. I have a barneys freighter frame for long trips and heavy loads. I need something for day to couple day trips that is capable of getting antelope, coues deer, javelina size stuff back to the truck. I don't want to make two trips out...
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    Barney's Freighter Frame

    I know I am late to the party but if you haven't gotten it yet, the Barneys freighter frame is unbeatable with heavy akward loads. When I am not carrying it with the barneys bag I keep a good length of P-cord wrapped between the sidebars at about neck height so I wont bump my head on it. When...
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    QAD failing every 10 or 15 shots

    I got my bowtech reign 6 out a few weeks ago after 3 or 4 months in storage and started practicing. for a few hundred shots over a few days I shot great, way better than I have any right to after not shooting in a while. Eventually I started blowing fletchings off of arrows. My QAD (HD or HDX...
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    Barneys Freighter pack question

    I'll try to get a pic off my phone but I keep some para cord wrapped around the top of the frame that I use to lash gear to the frame it works very well and its gotta be lighter than cam straps and the P cord us useful for plenty of other things (hanging food away from bears, replacing boot...
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    Badlands zippers still garbage?

    I was just touching up the zippers on my old 2200 and got to wondering if they ever figured them out. I have several of their packs, all very comfortable and functional. But all have zippers that fail in no time. My packs are all 5 years old or older, several have been back for repairs that...
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    aluminum vs carbon trekking poles

    I ended up with the black diamond carbon corks. Haven't had the chance to use them but hopefully they will hold up. I am willing do deal with some extra weight if its in a material that wont snap as easily as my past two pairs.
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    aluminum vs carbon trekking poles

    Maybe I'll go ahead and grab a pair of those to try out and hope I can fix the komperdells for diversities sake. For the record for people who find this post I had a heavy load and fell sideways (uphill). The pole was planted, my external frame pack hit the side of the pole with a heavy load...
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    aluminum vs carbon trekking poles

    Fell on my komperdell ultralight vario 4 compact trekking poles hauling an elk out a few days ago. I really dug them but cant find another pair. I may get them fixed but have another hunt coming up and need to order another set before the hunt. I am looking at the black diamond distance flz...
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    Add on rifle slings

    While I'm in the mood to ask for opinions what are your favorite add on rifle slings? I currently use a badlands 2200 for hunts when I don't feel the need to haul heavy weight and I am totally comfortable carrying my rifle on the back of it when I'm moving camp. But I have bought a barneys...
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    Thoughts on the stone glacier minimalist?

    What are your thoughts on the stone glacier minimalist packs? I'm honestly not in the market but they have caught my eye for sure.
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    AK - Test Negative or Stay Home

    I was told 2 to 7 days for my results to come back, they told me about 3 days later my results were negative but they wouldn't put it in writing until it was posted on the official New Mexico covid website. It's been over a month and still nothing...
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    51B/ 6A-6C New Mexico Archery

    Well did you get anything?
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    spitfire failures

    As far as tuning goes I have tried several fletching styles, I spin my arrows I align fletchings with blades. I have in the past worked very hard to tune the bow to the broadheads as well. While I am able to get my accuracy good enough that I feel confident shooting at animals with them, the...
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    spitfire failures

    I have a little more time I will try to input a little more info. My philosophy is that there are essentially 2 modes of failure caused by broadheads. 1 is failure to penetrate to vascular tissue. The other is steering the arrow in such a manner that they do not travel through vascular tissue...
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    spitfire failures

    Because I am getting plenty of penetration and to put things simply, I am more afraid of a chance breeze blowing my arrow into an animals stomach where penetration wont help me than of hitting a bone at a point that its thick enough to stop a mechanical but not thick enough to stop a fixed...
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    spitfire failures

    A few years ago I drew an elk tag and decided to move to fix blade strikers from mechanical spitfires. this year I am considering going back. The strikers just dont quite fly as well as the spitfires did (they still do pretty well.) I have obviously combed over the forums pretty well but...
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    Favorite Knife Sharpeners for Field and Home

    I broke several blades on my first elk as well, quit using my javalon for anything but pelts after that. A few years later I watched a couple guys up in alaska take some carabou apart with javalons, they did two carabou with the same blade in no time at all with no problems. After that I...
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    New Mexico Elk land owner tags cost

    So your view is that their contribution to the population in terms of feed for the elk (in this case) that graze on their property doesn't entitle them to a portion of the harvest? Couldn't find in a quick search and don't have time for a more extended search but does anyone have numbers for...
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    New Mexico Elk land owner tags cost

    how so and what would you see done different?
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    Does anyone ever move away from Swaro's

    There are two problems with kowas. 1. I am reading a lot about them having thin bodies and being dented/damaged easily. I could be willing to risk it and get a pair anyway. 2. and this is the big one, I still haven't found anyone who Carrie's them where I can look through them in person...

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