Eberlestock H2 Gunrunner backpack in Timber Veil.
Excellent used condition. Quiet, lightweight, integrated rifle carry. Can even pack out an elk quarter when called upon. (Not as comfy as an external frame pack but hey.)
Incredibly well constructed, can guarantee years if not decades of use...
so to the OP I want to say I feel your pain re: not finding a true hunting partner who is as motivated and passionate as you are, with the wherewithal to plan a trip and actually do it. but I say hoo-rah to your decision to not let that stop you, to go it alone if you must. I'm grateful I was...
Utah archery mule deer. First hunt coincided with first Western hunt. hunting for a week, didn't know what I was doing. backpacked in a couple miles from a trailhead, camped around 9300'. the night before i shot my buck i was lying in my sleeping bag thinking this thing is just impossible, it's...
Old post, I know. but for what it's worth, a trad bow is just as effective as a compound, given that the shooter is skillful, knows their own and the equipment's limitations and stays within them.
It's good to reflect and soul-search. And then, maybe you should go on and try it, and see what...
hmm has OP seen Ed Ashby's explanation of bareshaft tuning? it's on the Friends of FOC forum at tradbow and while the focus is on EFOC arrows I think the bareshaft tuning process is sound with universal principles. Ashby's process is the third post from the top...