I have a pair of Baffins and they are amazing. I'm not much of an ice guy, but I wear them out in my treestand on late season hunts. I can't drive with them on....gotta go stocking foot until its time to get out of the truck.
I use a Mystery Ranch Mule. Its a small 1400 cubic inch bag that is the perfect size for a daypack. It has an expandable load shelf so you can easily haul out more weight than I am comfortable carrying. Highly recommend.
The fact you realized you were turned around and found your way back out tells me your fine. It happens to the best of us. Grand Forks confuses the heck out of me.
I really enjoyed the 11 year old doe season with both my kids. We got to be out in the field before anyone else and the deer had not become to wise to being hunted yet. We were able to take our time, pick out the right deer in the right situation and talk through the process at their pace. It...
The smelt run in Mobridge is one of my favorite childhood memories. Hanging around the bonfire every year and finally being old enough to put on waders and pull the net....only to realize it was damn cold in the water!!
A thank you when your done is common courtesy and I like to come back with a ring or three of sausage once its completed. I little thank you for letting me enjoy their land.
My wife is the director of a preschool. We took a trip across europe a couple years ago and Flat Stanley got drug along. Lots of photos for her school kids.
Just set a little bit of weight on it. Don't do what I did...middle of summer mine does the banging in a thunderstorm. I look around the garage to see what is heavy and something I don't use. I see a six pack of some god awful shasta pop. Set that up on the sheetrock cover. Alls good until...