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    Long range shooting challenge from Backfire

    Dang… after watching that I’m second guessing what my realistic maximum ethical hunting range is.
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    Rifle weight. Is it worth it?

    I didn’t put anything together… bought it from Weatherby and with that six lbs rifle/scope I can put three in a row in a 6” target at 600 yards from a cold barrel. That’s two more bullets than I usually need to kill an animal.
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    Rifle weight. Is it worth it?

    Weatherby Backcountry Ti, Talley Rings, Leupold VX3HD 4.5-14x40, custom webbing sling. 96 ounces
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    7 Day Spring Bear Hunt Pack List

    Dang… the prices column is sombering.
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    Lightweight thermos

    Keeps your coffee hot and there’s a lid.
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    Lightweight thermos

    Daisy sour cream container wrapped in reflectix. 1 ounce
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    Ultralight Clothing Systems and Strategies; A novel approach?

    I don’t know where you hunt, but up here in Alaska that system would get you killed.
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    My 2024 Dall Pack LIst

    I agree that most of the stuff you’re saying to drop would never make it in a pack that I’m hiking with, but there’s definitely a grey area here since he’s being flown into a base camp. If I’m not hiking it all in I’ll bring some nice shit to leave at base camp too… in that regard he’s missing...
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    My 2024 Dall Pack LIst

    Lots of hiking and a couple Advil PM, makes it easy holding it til morning.
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    My 2024 Dall Pack LIst

    Yeah, I’ve never understood all these people talking about pee bottles for the tent… that shit is gross, I just pee before I go to bed.
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    Alaska Sheep Hunt Pricing

    I’ve never been on a guided hunt, but I’m an Alaskan resident hunter and a small business owner. I applaud your motivation and think that could be a great idea in THEORY, but I in practice you’re leaving yourself open for a LOT of interpretation. If you’re dead set on this pricing structure...
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    Total pack weight for 10 days.

    Take everything I have to say with a grain of salt, because different strokes for different folks right? For a completely backpack access hunt I think that’s way too heavy. I aim for a gear weight that I can carry comfortably all day. IE, pack that doesn’t hurt or slow me down. I’m about your...
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    Target weight backpack hunting?

    For a backpack hunt I’m around 38-40 lbs skin-out weight, not including water, for five days. Around 48-50 for ten days, more food obviously but I also usually bring a light tarp and battery pack on longer trips. That’s early season Alaska. Add a couple more pounds for later season or if the...
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    What kind of skinning knife do you use and why?

    I’ve cut up whole moose with a single Havalon blade, you just have to be careful. But yeah, my preference is an outdoor edge with 1-2 extra blades for large game and a havalon for small game like sheep/deer
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    Your "must haves" in your sheep pack for 10-12 days in

    Well in that case: Goldbond for chafing and swass, dehydrated wet wipes, a ccf pad cut down to torso length, (sit pad, place quarters on, glassing nap pad, backup for your ultralight inflatable pad, extra pad insulation depending on season), ultralight tarp (I hunt in Alaska and have found it...
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