Shooting my Bowtech Destroyer 350 with Axis 5mm arrows/ 100 grain QAD Exodus
9” vital for elk
50 yard MER
Day 1: A very cold bow. Gusty and low to the left
Day 2: back at it after a little COVID bout. Strong left to right crosswind
Day 3: no wind, pulled hard on release
Day 4
Day 5
Interesting conversation, I'm curious what y'all think about William Cronon's critique of the idea of wilderness in his essay "The trouble with wilderness"
His description of the wilderness as a myth summed up nicely here:
"The removal of Indians to create an "uninhabited wilderness" reminds...
Pet Peeves in order:
1. Trash from land users: clearly you enjoy public land enough to go out and recreate (awesome!). But care so little that land that you throw trash everywhere?!?
Side note: There is another type offender, those who are not there to recreate and instead are there just to...
75 yard MER Shooting a Bowtech Destroyer 350 @ 70 lbs w/ Cheap 300 spine carbon arrows + field tips
29.5 in draw length
Little Goose Release
My main species here in Western WA is Elk, will be using a paper plate as the kill zone.
Day 1: No wind, 67 degrees
Surprised myself on this one...
I recommend checking out some of the Swazi windproof gear! Kiwi gear is really well made and they ship fast and cheap!
https://swazi.co.nz/collections/mens-jackets-windproof?page=2
Like new binos, only used twice for comparison and I went with the 8X42's for the wider field of view.
Comes with box, all accessories, manuals, etc...
These are very sharp and will work great for somewhere a little more open than Western Washington.
$400 TYD
Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides .... Should be required reading. It follows Kit Carson through time in the american west so you get a lot of native american history as a result. Mainly centered around the navajo and southwestern indian civilizations. Exhaustively researched and told in a very...
I like my breakfast sausage really spicy and the only thing I have ever found to get it there is habanero extract. A little bit goes a long way.. 1 tsp per 5 lbs. It gets spicier over time in the freezer
As others have mentioned here: Merino Wool baselayers are going to be your best friend and Darn Tough socks cannot be beat with a lifetime warranty.
I would say the most important decision you can make is boots that fit and you can walk a lot in with your feet staying dry, warm and blister free.
1. First Lite SEAK rainjacket, the importance of good raingear really can't be understated in the PNW
2. Vortex Viper 10X42 good glass and does not break the bank