The last time I did this my pack was 65lbs all in for a 7 day hunt, 55 yrs old 5'6" 165 lbs and i practiced working up to a 95lb pack for several months before i went. The altitude in Texas was no match lol but at least the pack was lighter at the trailhead than what i was used to. When I...
I saw the same thing, heard one bull then gone. I did call in a cow and thought hmmmn she sounds familiar to one i heard yesterday stepped around the trees at the water hole i was hid out at and saw 3 hunters answering my call call. said ok too many people here headed back to camp only about...
I am by no means an expert all i can provide is this years experience. I used a WM badger in CO at 10500 ft, this was my first time using down i normally use a kifaru slickbag -20deg. Temps were in the 20's my grandson in the WM bristlecone was warm i was slightly chilled however i had brought...
Purchased one of these and have been wearing it the last couple of days with the snow and freezing temps with a light windbreaker and I am happy with how it performs.
Have leupold RX 1000i lightly used and the display died which is a known issue apparently, giving vortex a shot at least if it dies they will replace it.
Still use my rino 750 just added a zoleo. The 750 has gotten me back to camp more than once in the dark and down off a mountain in the snow when we could not see the trail anymore.