Thank you! If you love to hunt, you’ll love to fly fish. There’s definitely a time commitment but don’t be afraid to dip your toes in sooner than later! The most time consuming part is learning to cast and control your line, which you can start to do by practicing a few minutes a day in your...
I put a lot of miles on a pair of Lowa Camino GTX. VERY comfortable but not quite stiff enough for my personal taste. Currently wearing the Crispi Colorado GTX as an all season boot, which I love, but would likely go with the Thor if I were looking for a strictly early season, warm weather boot.
One more vote for Spot Hogg. I have a Hogg It that’s going into it’s 5th or 6th season and my brother runs a Tommy Hogg that he got about the same time, but was already old when he got it. Bombproof. And neither of us are as nice to our gear as we probably ought to be.
Hot and dry out here in OR, but the fires are not quite as bad as last year. Bootleg fire is huge, but it’s at 96% containment. Nothing much to look forward to in the forecast either. Looks like it’ll be approaching 100 with zero precip all week where I’m at.
Good knives are definitely the foundation. I’ve had good luck with Henckels, Wusthof, and Shun. But the butcher’s steel often gets overlooked! If you have good knives, take good care of them. Friedrich Dick makes some of the best steels around, they last forever. I like an oval, rather than...
Hey all! I’m a long time lurker finally deciding to introduce myself (a story I’m sure you’re familiar with). I’m 26 in Central Oregon, and began teaching myself how to archery hunt at the age of 21, though I spent most of my youth in the woods hunting waterfowl and fishing. I primarily hunt...