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    What ground blind do you like and why?

    I have an Ameristep. It is fine, but set up and practice your shot. I am tall and have a 34 inch bow. I have issues with clearance inside the blind and have to shoot kneeling. FWIW I do a lot of mobile ambush hunting in the north east. I use 2x $15 Walmart camo nets strung on 550 cord...
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    Rain jacket

    I think it is a balance of weight and durability / protection / performance. I started with my old heavy army goretex that is basacily bulletproof. Then I shredded a gen 1 set of first lite lightweight gear hunting in a northeast thicket the first day out. These days I am an OR helium fan...
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    Eurooptic Experience

    This. Not eurooptic, but I have had an issue with a company that said I returned something with damage. I take my phone camera and run about a 10-20 second video and capture all side of the item to document condition. Do the same thing when I rent a car. Have only used the film once but...
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    Quality .22 LR Semi-auto Rifle

    I have some 10/22s and they are fine donor guns. I would say they build quality is functional but unimpressive these days. Triggers need some work or replacement depending on your use and only one of my three with factory barrels is really a precise shooter and it is picky about ammo. I...
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    Is the Thermarest XTherm NXT Still the king of pads?

    I am an ether light guy. My extherm is warmer but the ether sleeps better for me.
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    Which rimfire rifle should I buy?

    This. Very happy with my T1x. Have shot a couple of rimfire steel matches with it and even won one against some guys shooting high dollar rigs. Having said that, I have and shoot a few 10/22s. One with a scope. One with a dot. One with steel. They are just plain fun. If you go...
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    Wide Toe Boots

    Crispi Idaho, Nevada and Thor work well for me.
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    Is the Mystery Ranch Pop Up 30 a substantial upgrade from the older 28?

    I think there are 3 gens so far. I have owned all. I am a fan of the current version. I run the 40 and like the removable lid and they addressed some of the slop in the pack attachment to the top of the frame. I like the molle attachments too. All of them have been pretty solid but I...
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    Grand Canyon rim to rim

    We did hermit to bright angel. NPS designates your camp sites nightly. Hammocks would have worked at 2 of 5 in theory but I am not sure they are permitted. I say in theory because particularly at bright angel, they may assign you to a spot without the right trees, if they let you use them...
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    Laundering Hunting Clothing

    I was the outshells a little less to preserve the DWR. I was my clothes in a hunting specific scent free (dead down wind or other) with an extra rinse and line dry them. Commercial detergents, even scent frees can have UV brighteners in them, so I pay a little more for the hunting brands. I...
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    Best backpack for whitetail hunting

    Would you ever have to haul a stand or pack out a deer? I hunt some public land that requires me to haul a stand in sometimes and where there can be a good distance between my hunting location and my vehicle where dragging isn’t a good option, so I quarter and haul. FWIW I started with a 22...
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    NY hunters are people too.

    Former New Yorker. Gun laws around NYC, Long Island and west Chester are hard to navigate. Must retailers seem to just ignore the whole state as a result. Some years ago a New Yorker bought a rifle from a shop in Louisiana that a buddy owned part of. It seems like the DA in Brooklyn tried...
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    Recommend me new mid-late season pants

    Axis hybrid is my pick. Wore mine and a pair of timberlines on a cold, snowy hunt last year. The axis were much better at keeping me warm and dry. The option to dump heat through the hip vents was helpful too.
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    Do I want a Staccato?

    They are good guns. Pricey and part of that price is the name and hype. If you are really wanting one or something like it, go for it. Your current guns are probably better options for 99% of people who carry for defense. The staccatos will shoot flatter and are likely more inherently...
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    Pistols & red dots

    Mileage varies. I am on the wrong side of 50. My eyes can still shoot irons but not as well as dots. If you are shooting them for some for of serious purpose - competition, self defense or other antisocial application - you need to train the transition to dots. Most LEOs go through a multi...
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