Well been back for a few days from another elk hunt out in Idaho. This year went in a lot more prepared but in the end the elk won again. I have a goal to kill an elk in the mcall zone otc in Idaho before i cant do this any more.
The first day we found an area that looks great a little snow...
So since i will be leaving in 49 days (whos keeping track) for another elk hunt this year. When it comes to pack out for guys that have killed do you go heavy and each take a half plus camp and grind it out or go lighter and make multiple trips. Say it is about 5-8 miles through some pretty...
Got the lite outdoors sxl stove last night and had to set it up right away like a kid a christmas. This is going to make this years trip to Idaho great other than feet of snow we should be able to handle any weather. Should increase the time hunting by a fair amount with cutting out having to...
I was doing a gradation on pea rock and dumped the bag out and that's what came out. If I would have had the Glock I would have probably dumped the whole mag. I hate big bugs.
Sitting here on this rainy day thinking about the reasons i like going out to the mountains and hunting. After one time last year i am hooked on otc diy western hunting. I didnt kill any thing but it was the most successful hunting trip i have been on. I must be past the i have to get some...
What is every ones preference for boots for out west. I ran some meindl ultra light hunters last year and liked them but wanted some thing more stiff and better built so got the German built meindl perfekt hikers and so far they feel great on the feet. The others i looked at were crispi, lowa...
The last few years i have really gotten into hockey especially during the stanley cup. I now have a vested interest in the wild so lets go boys time to make a run this year.
any one else a map geek i am really liking these for going out west and knowing what is happening.
http://www.hillmap.com/
that and google earth and caltopo i am learning more about how to over lay and get more out of it.
Well turned out to be bone cancer. He wouldn't move or eat so had to make that tough decision. I know he is chasing pheasants and watching for geese up in heaven.
It was a great 13 years I am gonna miss you
Here is a good video and having a 13 year old lab my self it sure got dusty in here...
Wish they would live for ever
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I dont know how to post the video with out the face book link
Wondering if anyone here runs a Kifaru and what they think of it. i am going to get the hunting frame with the new reckoning bag. After using the eberlestock last year the internal frame and weight just dont cut the mustard when going back in. With next year we are planing on spiking out for...
Well got back from Idaho late friday night and it was one of the best experiences of my life. No elk were had but we seen some and learned alot about elk and about gear in the mountains. i will add a bunch of pics and kinda go through what we thought about our gear.
Packs everyone was running...
so this is my first attempt at you tube. Here are a few videos that are low quality. Ignore the retard talking on them. here we go.
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https://youtu.be/43fsVHs9BtE