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  1. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    Shooting yoir bow while on a backpack hunt

    Trad guys do it a lot more regularly than compound shooters. The key is to pick a really soft target, and to have a designated arrow for the task. Small game heads are good for this. Just don't get the ones with the wire prongs. They break pretty easily.
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    Western Montana Whitetail Tactics

    They're still creatures of edge habitat. I suspect you're in the bitterroot valley, based on your description. Whitetail in western MT will range as high as 7-8k' in elevation, so don't be afraid to go climbing the mountains. But treat them the same in terms of habits. They like...
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    Which of the classic calibers in .270, .30-06 or .308 if shooting solid copper only?

    My 06AI can get around 3k without pushing it hard, using165 ttsx. I certainly wouldn't go heavier on an all copper bullet. And I'd probably go with a .270 if I were in your shoes. Light and fast is the way to go with copper.
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    Back again after long time - budget setup?

    I have had a damn hard time tuning out a nock high tear with the whisker biscuit on a single cam bow. Not saying you can't... but a limb driven rest is pretty bombproof as well.
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    Dimensions of a mature buck track?

    Some of y'all got tiny hands.... ;)
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    Back again after long time - budget setup?

    Don't use a whisker biscuit... just get a halfway decent drop away so you can actually tune your arrows.
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    LS Wild wants your help developing 15X Bino Armor.

    I too keep the post on the tripod.... now if you made the case form fitting enough to use the quick detach and not take the post off, that would be verrry interesting. At that point you might be better off looking at making a modular bino harness that unclips from the chest and snaps straight...
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    Favorite Sign

    I'm gonna differ from these fine folks, and go with steaming hot droppings. Part of that is how I hunt though.. I don't do pre sets, and a lot of what I hunt is heavily pressured. So I scout a lot and check every transition zone I can find, looking for the freshest scat. Once I know there've...
  9. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    I just shot this buck. And I was curious roughly what it would score

    Man, I don't care what that buck scores, he's COOL!
  10. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    New to archery.. picking arrows and broad heads!

    Why? He's hunting whitetail, which are thin skinned, small animals. Trad guys shoot through them with big 3 blades and 50lb recurves! OP, when it comes to broadheads, just get a multiblade head with decent steel, and an ability to sharpen them yourself. Get some extra blood on the ground.
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    Can a newbie even tell?

    Nikon Monarch HG is a sweet setup in your price range. Especially if you get them with the routine email rebates from LLBean for 25% off. As someone who can't convince his financial advisor (aka, wife) that he NEEDS the best of the best, I've found myself happy with the Nikons out west on glass...
  12. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    Arrow finish

    Back up a sec... what are those broadheads on the right? Valkyrie doesn't make a glue on option do they?
  13. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    Who else couldn't get Kenetreks to work

    I can't say the heel slip was problematic for me with their boots, but they bruised the crap out of my achilles heel and triggered heel bursitis the first time I wore them in steep country with a heavy pack. I couldn't bend my foot when climbing without excruciating pain. It made for an...
  14. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    Longest, hardest, most logistically difficult solo packout?

    I can tell you right now I wouldn't be able to hack what you're describing. I've packed half a bull elk out in one load once. It was a raghorn. It was all downhill, some 2 miles to the truck, and it was right by the YNP boundary and I didn't want to lose more meat than necessary if a bear found...
  15. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    Toilet paper or wet wipes?

    I don't have a colon, so this topic is something I'm well versed in... (shorter transit time through the gut is no fun by the end of a week in the backcountry). Cleanliness is king when the cycles are short! I prefer to use a culoclean and the little coin sized toweletts if water is abundant...
  16. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    Is this wolf scat?

    Nah... that's too small for wolf scat. Ever seen the size of a labrador's pile? Wolf is gonna be bigger than that. I'd venture a guess it's coyote.
  17. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    New from zamberlan

    Zamberlan boots are my favorite from a build quality perspective. They just haven't made a last that fits my feet unfortunately.
  18. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    Most expensive thing you lost while hunting

    Solid use of the Rokslide dialect. If you had a meme to go with this, it'd be A+.
  19. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    School me on the Iron Will Snyder Core and Micro arrows

    Man, guys make such a big deal out of this, it's ridiculous. Just get a solid .204 (Easton Axis/Black eagle Renegade or Rampage), glue in the Easton HIT inserts, slap a sharp head on the end and tune your bow. We aren't hunting frickin rhinos here. If it's windy enough that a .204 isn't good...
  20. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    Kifaru backpack shoulder straps suck

    I have never replaced my kifaru straps/belt... I use it hard every season. I have packed out deer and elk, and used it to train with sandbags... never had an issue. Maybe I'm just dumb and not realizing how much pain I could avoid, but it's never struck me as an issue?
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