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    So many boots! Honest opinion on best!

    I love my Lowa Renegades as well but all boots have a place. My Lowa Renegades I wear most of the year around the hiking, scouting and town but they are not the boot I will ever wear if I’m ever going to be packing a heavy pack while side hilling and over blow down trees. Rolled my ankle with a...
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    Is a $600 backpack worth it??

    I used to run an Eberlestock and would laugh at all the folks that spent the big money on the top packs. I loved my pack when it was empty and I carried out multiple deer and then I carried and elk….almost died. It was way too heavy to carry properly and was dragging me backward no matter how...
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    Avian Flu Outbreak????

    Also hearing that there have been a bunch of dead wild turkey in Ontario from HP AI. Not sure to what extent this is affecting the turkeys. In Alberta we have seen dead geese and deck in the fields and now seen millions of domestic poultry dying or being euthanized to try and stop it from spreading.
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    Avian Flu Outbreak????

    Yes. We have now seen it is skunks and foxes (all dead) that we believe got infected from eating all the dead water fowl.
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    Hunting, homesteading or both

    That is a great way to help folks in need or who want the wild meat while you still get to enjoy hunting. My kids always load up on meat for their houses as well. I love it when the meat we harvest help others.
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    Hello From Alberta!

    Welcome, fellow Albertan. Looks like a few of us joined up at the same time.
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    Hello folks

    Thank you, self appointed chairman, I appreciate the kind, virtual handshake & welcome.
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    Hunting, homesteading or both

    You are right about crossing that line with some livestock. A few more doesn’t really change too much of the chores. We have thought of adding some Muscovy ducks as they are supposed to be quiet and have lots of meat.
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    Hunting, homesteading or both

    Thank you and although the ocean fishing sounds amazing, my sea legs aren’t quite good enough yet…lol. You are truly blessed to be able to enjoy almost all your protein from hunting and fishing.
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    Hunting, homesteading or both

    You are right. The farming part does eat up t hunting time. The live stock always need someone to take care of them and my wife already complains about being a hunting widow during the season. Add on top of that taking care of the animals and I am likely on thin ice…lol.
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    Hello folks

    I just wanted to introduce myself. Long time hunter in Western Canada and also one hunt, so far, in Montana for antelope. Love to hunt elk, mulies, whitetail and will be heading to the Rockies for sheep. I know that there are many experts here that sheep hunt and I have already learned a lot...
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    Hunting, homesteading or both

    That is fantastic. You grow meat chickens but not chickens for eggs. That would be a short term commitment as the broilers would only be grown for approximately 8 weeks.
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    Hunting, homesteading or both

    That is a great idea. We do sell way more eggs than we consume as it helps cover food prices. I was looking at adding in some pork but we have a bunch of wild boar moving through Alberta so I have been trying to find those. That would be great to add into the wild meat category.
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    Hunting, homesteading or both

    I would be close to 50% wild, 40% store and 10% chicken / eggs. I feel that with store pricing going up as fast as it is I need to buy way lees protein. Not sure how many more chicken and eggs I can eat…lol
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    Hunting, homesteading or both

    Hello everyone, new to the Rokslide community. I have a question for you. Do you all rely on wild meat for you protein needs or are you supplementing with home grown protein (eggs, chicken, pork, etc)? I am curious as to how many of us are also growing some of outperform own protein.
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