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  1. Mad Mountain Mike

    Canceling a bighorn hunt in Alberta

    There are still big rams coming out of the park to winter. If the ministers tag is a year round tag a 200" ram is definitely doable.
  2. Mad Mountain Mike

    Best backpack with rifle scabbard

    If I'm doing a weekend backpack trip or coyote hunting I'll use my Nomad with an Elberstock scabbard mounted with malice clips. Longer hunts where weight and room becomes an issue i use a DT1 with my rifle strapped to the side.
  3. Mad Mountain Mike

    How heavy is your pack?

    The last time I weighed my pack I was just under 70 lbs for an 8 day solo hunt, including everything but the clothes on my back. It gets expensive obsessing over pack weight. I found it alot cheaper to lose 15 pounds off my weight than 5 pounds off my pack. The last time that I weighed my pack...
  4. Mad Mountain Mike

    October gear recommendation/tent and bag

    I like a wood stove in a floorless shelter at anytime of the year. I use a Kifaru Tut but there are many quality shelter brands. I’ve used both Ti Goat and Seek Outside stoves and both are top notch. If the weather turns wet it’s sure nice to be able to dry gear and clothes in your shelter. In...
  5. Mad Mountain Mike

    Kifaru Product Flush?

    Thanks for the reply Eric. I want to be clear that in my original post I was not railing against the product but merely the lag times. Alot of us buying your products are working stiffs and our purchases sometimes involve more than a years worth of expendable cash. I currently own multiple...
  6. Mad Mountain Mike

    Kifaru Product Flush?

    I truly wish Kifaru would invest a little more capital on inventory instead of new bags every other month. Extended lead times are fine for start ups but once a company is established orders should ship with in days not weeks.
  7. Mad Mountain Mike

    Bear fence height?

    Is the use of a bear fence common these days? 30 years of hunting and backpacking in the mountains and the idea of using one has never crossed my mind. Are guys using them at night or during the day while they’re out of camp?
  8. Mad Mountain Mike

    Kifaru/ Stone Glacier

    Looks good, thanks for the reply. What’s your impression of the Xcurve? How is it under heavier loads?
  9. Mad Mountain Mike

    Kifaru/ Stone Glacier

    Has anyone tried mounting a Kifaru bag on a Stone Glacier Xcurve frame? If so, how did it fit and what modifications did you have to make? I’m thinking of picking one up to mount my Nomad 2 on.
  10. Mad Mountain Mike

    2019 Bear Hunt

    Actually any zone holding a grizzlie population doesn’t allow baiting. The zone I hunt in being one of them.
  11. Mad Mountain Mike

    2019 Bear Hunt

    You should have a good hunt. A lot of bears this year, none of my friends have been skunked. All between 6’ and 7’ 4”.
  12. Mad Mountain Mike

    2019 Bear Hunt

    Just a few pics from this year’s bear hunt. With work and family I was only able to get out for four days. Packed and ready to leave home. The TUT performed well through 2 days of steady rain. Saw ten bears in the 4 days. Finally closed the deal on this 6’ 8” Bruin. I love spot and stock...
  13. Mad Mountain Mike

    Quilt Q's

    Your neighbors must think you're a freak but I'm glad to read your post. I just sunk this years kit money into a new Enigma -17*C quilt. Weather I like it or not it's this years go to bag.
  14. Mad Mountain Mike

    Titanium Box Stove on solo backpack hunt?

    I would definitely take the stove and not take the jet boil. Leaving the jet boil and fuel at home drops the weight penalty of having a hot tent to about 1 lb. It doesn’t take long to boil 2 cups of water on a wood stove for your MH.
  15. Mad Mountain Mike

    Stove for Cimarron - TiGoat vs Smith

    I’m with Ron on the Wifi stove. My only complaint with it is the door. When you stock it full of wood and try to choke it off to get a slow burn it leaks smoke miserably. I was able to cure the problem by making a new door out of some titanium foil I had laying around ( an old chimney ). Once I...
  16. Mad Mountain Mike

    Finding Slow Leaks

    Does anybody have any good tricks for finding a slow leak in an air mattress? My wife, kids and I went on a two night backpacking trip last weekend and my neoair went flat over night. I’ve submerged it in a lake, no bubbles, when we got home I brushed it multiple times with soapy water, no...
  17. Mad Mountain Mike

    Backpacking Rifle Carry Methods?

    For longer hunts I use a home made system on my DT-1 bag. I reach back and unbuckle the strap around the stock and slide my rifle into my hands without removing my pack. I do have to remove my pack to put it back though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. Mad Mountain Mike

    Backpacking Rifle Carry Methods?

    I’ve mounted an eberlestock scabbard to a Kifaru frame using a Nomad bag. I use this set up for day hunts and up to weekend excursions. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. Mad Mountain Mike

    Grand Prairie black bear

    This fella came out to visit us yesterday, 50 yards from where we were working. Equipment running, lots of noice, 3 in the afternoon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. Mad Mountain Mike

    Judge blocks grizz hunts

    This news seems to be bringing more praise from the anti hunting world than outrage from the hunting world.

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