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    Wannabe Pilots

    If your looking to get your pilots license sometime in the future, King’s is doing 21% off all their courses until April 9 with the code “spring”. Perfect time to go through the ground school while you’re sitting at home. No affiliation, but I’ve used them for my IFR and I think they do a great...
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    MADE IN THE USA LIST

    https://www.nist.gov/standardsgov/compliance-faqs-made-usa Not hard to quantify, just hard to enforce, so a lot get away with it. Several big companies have had lawsuits and fines for trying to claim it when they shouldn’t have. Now any other “XXX in America” (assembled, designed, engineered...
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    MADE IN THE USA LIST

    Leopold scopes and Gold Ring spotters Kifaru - everything Stone Glacier packs Seek Outside - everything Barneys packs Benchmade knives Spyderco Knives (the military, PM2, PM3, etc) Trijicon optics Darn Tough socks I try to buy “Made in USA” for everything and will pay a premium as long as it’s...
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    MADE IN THE USA LIST

    Be sure to check with Danner. Most Danners I’ve seen in stores are imported, including the pair of imported TFX combat boots I had years ago that were absolute junk.
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    Alaska Summit Guide Service

    It’s not about “local” hunters, they can go anywhere they want that isn’t a draw or national park. It’s that guides can contract as many clients as will give them money in state land non-concession areas. So in theory an unscrupulous guide company (or multiple guides) could clear out an area...
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    Tourniquet Recommendations

    Do NOT get a RATs. There are some situations where something is better than nothing, but tourniquets aren’t one of them. Using an improper tourniquet can cause more problems than they stop. CAT or SOF-T (and SOF-TW) are the only ones to consider. They both have a long history of saving lives...
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    Best scope mounting rings

    Talleys are on all my hunting rifles
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    Sitka Kodiak Jacket- anyone using it in the lower 48

    I almost bought the Kodiak jacket when it first came out because I love a 3/4 length raincoat with hip waders when moose hunting. Even though I’m a Sitka fan I realized it would do nothing better than the Helly Hansen impertech I’ve used for years and couldn’t part with the car payment amount of...
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    Vortex Razor vs Leupold BX-5 vs Maven B.2

    The exception was The naming. Maven doesn’t do 15x56 in the B1 so Leupold 15x56 is the same as the B4, not in the quality. According to them anyway. Makes sense what they say. They are similar specs, and have similar “street” prices. The 15x56s are exactly the same specs other than coatings...
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    Sitka back forty pants?

    I don’t think they are DWR coated. Don’t think that would be necessary for running around town though. They will dry quickly if that matters. Basically they are nice looking “dress” hiking pants. I have several pairs of Pranas, and I much prefer the look of the Sitkas, on me anyway (I have...
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    Moose gutless or conventional method?

    I don’t remove the guts on moose. The tenderloins are the only hard part to get to, but that’s much easier than dealing with a huge gut sack, especially when you’re breaking one down alone with only some ropes. Moose are big enough that their guts settle to the bottom side and leaves plenty of...
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    Sitka back forty pants?

    I have the Back Forty pants and love them, but if you are looking specifically for a winter pant they aren’t the best choice. They are about the thickness of the Prana Zions. I wear them around town below freezing all the time running errands and whatnot, but if I’m doing outdoor activities...
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    Sitka and prAna plaid shirts

    I have a several of the Sitka button ups. Don’t remember the name, but one of them is a flannel mix. Super comfortable and fits me great probably one of my favorite winter shirts. I also have a long and a short sleeve thinner version and like them as well. The fabric and cut is very nice...
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    Favorite Podcast

    “Tundra Talk” is pretty good, especially if you enjoy true Alaskan hunting. It’s done by one of the best hunters in Alaska, and a genuinely good dude. “Live to Hunt and Fish” is another good one. He has episodes with all types of hunting and fishing related experts. He had me on to chat about...
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    Sold Kuiu Sierra pants 32 brown

    I’ll take them. Sending msg
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    DIY AK moose drop camp: who to use

    Jim (Golden Eagle) flew me out for a sheep a few years ago. Great guy. He’ll do his best to put you where the game is. Wrights is good also, but they seem to cater to the local hunters (that just say take me to this location) and non-hunting airplane transport needs. I know lots of folks that...
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    Rampages - Alaska's Great White Dall by Lewis Bradley

    Amazing book(s)! Expensive, but all 1800 pages are a work of art. Amazing pics and hundreds of stories from Lew and other sheep hunters all over Alaska. I bet you this entire forum has less quality sheep content that these books do. Hell, you’d be hard pressed to beat it on the entire...
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    AK draw results

    No sheep for me, but I did score a Spring Kodiak Brownie, an any-bull moose, and unit 13 caribou, so I can’t really be sad.
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    WTS Garmin Oregon 550T GPS w/camera

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    WTS Swarovski EL 10x50 Binos

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