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    Bugle report 2021

    I've heard elk bugle 6 out of the 8 days that I have hunted. Two days I didn't hear any elk, but a few hunters bugling where there were elk the week before. I managed to call in one spike, one 5 point raghorn, and 3 6x6 bulls. Missed the 5 and couldn't manage a shot on any of the others. The...
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    Bad Elk Callers in the Woods

    Well opening morning I called in a 5 point rag horn bull with a Primos Hyperlip Double elk call. I was so excited that I missed that bull at 20 yards with my recurve. I was really missing my diaphragm that I left back at camp, as I couldn't bugle. The next day I got my diaphragm out and saw...
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    Elk Hunting with a Backpacking Pack

    About 4 years ago three of us packed out a big cow, boned out. I used a Gregory Snow Creek to pack out a hind quarter and the tenderloins and back straps. My friends teenage son used a cheapo Wal-mart backpack to pack out a hind quarter. An old guy came along and packed out the boned out front...
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    How do you make straight cuts on lightweight fabrics?

    For my tent(diy stretched TUT) I had to mark 9' lines. I used small weights on the corners and strung a line from corner to corner to draw the line. Every 3 feet or so I put a mark with a sharpie under the line onto the fabric. I then used a straight edge as a guide between the marks and used a...
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    Backcountry Shelter Question

    I did thread on it. https://www.rokslide.com/forums/threads/diy-tut-stretched.99603/page-2#post-1358471 Has pics and some of the progress.
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    Backcountry Shelter Question

    I made my own DIY tent , much like a lbo base-tarp-base. It weighs 3 lbs without stakes and poles. I am able to use 2 sets of trekking poles for the supports. It is 7' tall and a footprint of 9x14.5 feet. Would easily sleep 4, two on each side, with stove and gear. Or two men with cots and gear...
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    Reuse Gore-tex material from parka?

    I have an old Marmot Parka from the mid 80s. I am having a hard time taking it to the local Goodwill, as it has been with me on most of my adventures. It seems to leak at the seams, but I bet the material is still good. I just might have to make some stuff sacks, maybe a pair of gaiters, or...
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    Worst Case Scenario - Bad Shot

    I had the same type of experience. I shot in what a neighbor called "No Man's Land". The neighbor said the bull had a high likelihood of death, but might take quite awhile. The bull never bled as far as I could tell, just deep tracks for a hundred yards or so, then all sign just vanished. I...
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    Side pockets

    Nice, I have an Eberlestock Mainframe with the zip on side pockets and was thinking about making some pockets like this idea attaching similar to the way you have done for my other packs.
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    Seek Outside - Redcliff

    I only have one decent picture of the tent from this year's hunt. It was a palace for two(including cots if in base camp situation), big enough to fit four(no cots) plus gear plus stove. The stove was really nice to have. And stand-up room is also great. I do have a few more pics in...
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    Ladder shelf/bookcase for displaying euros?

    I like your idea. I have an elk and a nice deer euro. I also have a nice collection of antler sheds. If I decide to do something I will share a pic. Just don't know if I can commandeer a corner of the living room for my bone collection.
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    Seek Outside - Redcliff

    It's all about Understand Ability. ;) I try to do that with my wife, and seem to get it wrong most of the time. I had an 8-man Tipi and it did seem as if the angle at the bottom limited storage. But then again, gear could be tucked there on the edges, out of the way. I like the pyramid design...
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    Show me them tipis

    This is my stretched tut/tipi I made last year. It's 7' tall, 9.5'wide and 14' long. Weighs 3 lbs. without stakes and tie out line. Will install a stove jack this year for first season rifle in CO. I really like that I can stand up inside.
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    DIY TUT Stretched.

    It's been awhile since I've needed to get out my stretched tut, kind of like a SO btb. What I am going to do next is to sew a stove jack in one of the sections. Just torn as to where to install it: in the tarp section or one of the end sections. Anyone who has experience with the btb have any...
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    Mtn Dew

    A friend of mine used to be what I call a Dew-aholic, maybe 6-12 a day. He is an avid hunter. Has taken one of the oldest Billies in the state of CO in the past several years. Has taken some really nice muley bucks. He always had a dew in his hand. He ended up developing Type-2 diabetes...
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    Canvas repair on camper

    Is it canvas or vinyl? Maybe that doesn't matter. How big are the holes? Not sure about using glue/silicone as it may not hold up over time, but maybe it would last and would be much quicker than what I am suggesting. I would sew a patch on. I did a google search on "How to repair holes in...
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    DIY Annex. Tyvek? Silnylon?

    I think tyvek would work just fine for your needs.
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    Internal to External Frame Conversion

    Ok, I'm pretty well finished with this project. I think I will call it my "Hack Pack". Of course the frame is from a Gregory Snow Creek internal frame pack. The camo bag is an Eberlestock Super Duffel. I made a cargo panel/water bladder holder to hold the bag on with. I used 550 paracord to...
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    Internal to External Frame Conversion

    After cutting off the bag, I sewed ribbon around the borders where I had exposed cuts. I then installed an aluminum cross member to beef up the back. That really helped to strengthen things up. I then sewed on some loops up the sides. Next I will install spots to attach the...
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    DIY Tut XL

    I used flat-felled seams on all seams. I think I remember someone using a faux felled seam. Good luck. You will definitely get a lot of satisfaction from making your own tipi. Definitely some painful parts of the process if you've never sewn anything. My Stretched Tut was a learning...

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