This year will be my 2nd guided elk hunt, the last one was 15+ yrs ago, so needless to say I'm excited. My interest in a backpacking DIY hunt for '23 is growing exponentially, but the thought of all the things I don't know is daunting. I'm not in a position to go on a guided hunt every year...
Just recieved my marsupial bino harness and rangefinder pouch, unfortunately they are sold out of the tethers for the RF. Any suggestions on what to buy before I order something cheap on Amazon lol!
Thanks!
Thanks for the comment! I switched to the Timberline pants. I think those combined with my dew point exterior I'll have plenty of layering options.
Also, going with the lightweight hoodie to get the face mask option, and ditching the mountain jacket. I have a few jackets in varying weights...
Exactly, I've finally settled on the dew point and I'm going to get a size too big so I can use it as an outer shell over my other gear. Probably going w/ open country pattern since it looks to be most versatile no matter where I hunted.
Also going with mtn pant, mtn jacket and hoodie in...
Thanks guys! I'm going to make a trip a store to try some of the items on and see how they feel before I make my final decision. Definitely going to just focus on gear for the elk trip, and if I use it for whitetail thats a bonus haha
well, after some more research, I think I'm just going to focus on the elk hunt gear for now, since I have a good amount of whitetail clothing already.
Looking now at the mountain or traverse jacket/pant set combined with Dew Point set for rain.
Thanks for the feedback!
I have plenty of clothing, but was really trying to find a good outer layer. I've had cabelas MTO50 gear for years and it worked great, but I've seen the quality of their clothing decline so and my gear is 15+ years old now and I'm ready to upgrade. So that's kind...
Searched a lot on here and haven't been able to make a choice, I'm looking to get a sitka outer shell for the upcoming season, but I have a dilemma of which set to pick and I don't really want to have to get two sets.
I'll be on an October Elk hunt in NM but other than that I primarily hunt...
This is a tricky one for sure, I always go back to a deer is never worth losing a friend over, but it can be amazingly frustrating! For a few years I stopped hunting with the groups where they couldn't be patient, mostly because I had better spots with mature deer, but I've realized its better...
I'm not sure that a UV protectant would change the amount of UV absorbed by the fiberglass? I don't think the deer would mind if it was always like that?