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  1. AspenTimber

    Top down tactics

    Can anyone give some helpful tips when hunting from an area where you mainly camp up high and hunt from the top-down? What are some good tips to keep from sending your early morning sent to the elk traveling up before thermals switch…or do you glass until they’ve switched and catch them from...
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    Ideas to prevent belt slip

    Hi, I have a curved upper spine (broke and fused in an area) and even though I’m a glutton for punishment there’s got to be some ways to reduce belt slippage and the unnecessary discomfort ? When I tighten load lifters it creates a fulcrum and pulls lower part of pack away from my Body … I...
  3. AspenTimber

    Buzzes and Bawls

    Practicing elk calls for 23 . Think I’ve got a decent clean sound to bugle and cow calls.. But are there any tips on adding that extra rasp to the sound both bugle and cow? I struggle in this aspect….I’m starting to go through the elk nut app, but just how crucial is it to add the extra...
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    Never boiling whitetail skull again

    It’s been discussed before, but this year I cut the hide off the skull and then did nothing but pressure wash. I am convinced it would be fairly difficult to damage the bone. Had a high power gas one that was marking the pavement but didn’t damage any bone so I think you can get away with a lot...
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    Sold Seek Outside Revolution Spectra Merlin and accessories

    Seek outside Revolution, spectra Merlin day pack, medium hip belt, all 3 frame extension sizes, lumbar pad … normal wear but only used to train for a hunt for one season ..$400
  6. AspenTimber

    Considering the 5 mile hike

    Hey everyone, I’m working on planning a caribou hunt in next year or 2. Considering a transporter off one of the rivers but also like the idea of hiking past the 5 mile bow corridor (aware of how much that can suck physically)… my main question is what signs are you looking for as far as when...
  7. AspenTimber

    2x1 guide make sense for goat?

    in the early stages of planning a mtn goat hunt in AK. I have hunted moose both DIY and with a guide. The guided hunt was 2 on 1. It seems like a lot of the goat hunts however are 1x1. Would there be any disadvantage to 2 clients going with a guide and maybe not having a packer? Having never...
  8. AspenTimber

    River drop camp tactics

    Doing a diy drop camp along a river in western AK with a partner. (Will have a canoe for some extra mobility) Wanted to get some advice on what has worked for others as far as daily calling sequences, locations (at and away from camp), and durations. Don’t want to over explore but also would...
  9. AspenTimber

    Storage bins for frozen meat on plane

    Wanted to run my idea by some more experienced travelers. Will be flying through Bethel on AK Airlines. We are planning to take about 10 of the (sturdy kind )18gal totes up. The plan is to stack them together on the way up then post hunt.. freeze meat inside contractor bags, seal them up, and...
  10. AspenTimber

    PA CWD Proposal = Kill em all

    https://www.pgc.pa.gov/Wildlife/Wildlife-RelatedDiseases/Documents/Draft%20CWD%20Response%20Plan.pdf Not pretending to have a correct answer for management of the CWD crisis but seems like its being taken to the extreme. Just wonder if thinning the herd really solves the problem since the...
  11. AspenTimber

    New member Central PA

    Hi all, Hunter from the State College area. Interested in whitetail and any other local big game. Recently, went in a successful moose hunt in Alberta and now have the itch to do a diy AK moose hunt among other trips. Starting the planning phase now and this forum has been a wealth of knowledge...
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