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    Narrow Mtn Road Etiquette

    Ophir Pass?
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    Narrow Mtn Road Etiquette

    Driver's side. You always want to have a driver's side on the side of the drop off when passing. Particularly if both driver's are solo. This may mean that 2 vehicles will pass each other in opposite "lanes" than on 2 lane roads, but it keeps eyes directly on the drop-off. When you don't have a...
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    How are you training for long range?

    I'm not a "long range hunter" by any stretch, but I'll reinforce the suggestion that shooting on a flat range with the intention of hunting mountains is not preparation. I spent quite a bit of time shooting at steeper angles this summer after not being able to get properly setup for a steep...
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    Injured in the backcountry

    Dang, man. Would have been nice to have had two Sam Splints so you could better stabilize that knee in the backcountry. Did you drive home with it still duct taped in place?
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    Montana breaks, weather, deer behavior discussion

    Weather does not "push" the rut. You may see more deer movement when its cold making rutting activity more visible, but its does not effect when the rut happens in a particular area. Rut timing was established during the last ice age when fawns had to be born in a narrow ~2 week window in the...
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    Muscular Endurance for Mountain Athletes

    I didn't take many pics this year as I've been in this area quite a number of times, but I did snap this one at one of the cruxes, affectionately known as "the boulder problem" Dug this one up from a few years back. Couple of points on the way in and out where you are funneled into the creek...
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    Elk traveling ridges or drainage bottom?

    Too many variables. If I had to go with one or the other, I'd lean more towards near the top of a ridge, but there are surely many examples of them travelling along a drainage so long as they aren't trapped by the terrain and the creek isn't too loud.
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    Colder Weather Camp Booties

    I've had these Sierra Designs down booties for 4 years now. They are certainly comfortable for resting my feet, breathe well and are warm, however, the cordura soles aren't quite durable enough for camp chores in rougher terrain and they wet out crazy quick in snow...
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    Knee (cap) pain?

    What undervalued "stabilizer" muscles do you have around the knee? You have the various sub muscle groups of the quads, but these are some of the larger muscles in the body and they all work in conjunction. You have the various sub muscles groups of the hamstring, but, again, these are some of...
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    Schnee Kestrel

    Yeah, I use that wax. I noticed that it lays down the leather a bit as well, but that doesn't bother me. In fact, that may help water to bead up and roll off more efficiently.
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    Muscular Endurance for Mountain Athletes

    I had a very complex elk pack out last week during CO's first rifle season. We were in the nasty -my 3rd packout out of the particular area. Slow, very steep and extremely technical terrain, including some class 4 moves, negotiating 2 avalanche chutes and crossing a very steep and debris filled...
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    Grinder mushing meat

    I'd just reach out to see what the diagnosis is. Its such a simple design that grinders tend to last for years/decades.
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    Schnee Kestrel

    Yeah, I clean them after each use and condition and retreat them regularly (pretty much any time they are wet). I do use all Nikwax products: Cleaning gel, Conditioner, Waterproofing and I use the Leather & Fabric conditioner for the synthetic portions. I've had the same thoughts on the rough...
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    Grinder mushing meat

    Whenever I've had mushy results its been because I had the blade installed backwards. I'm hardpressed to come up with another solution. Have you reached out to Weston?
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    Grinder mushing meat

    Do you have the blade oriented correctly?
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    Schnee Kestrel

    I have the Divide Mid and the Kestrals. I use the Kestrals for my warm-hot weather, summer backpacking through Sept hunting boot. Love them. When I switch to the Divides in October, they feel a little heavy and clunky my comparison, but won't wet out near as quickly as The Kestrals and are a bit...
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    Backcountry rifle hunters, ammo quantity?

    7 total. 4 in the mag, 2 in my hip pouch and 1 in my pocket.
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    Project 2025 impact

    Trump announced today that Tom Homan, an author of Project 2025, will be on his transition team. While there is less to project 2025 than many people claim, there appears to be more to it than others claim.
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    Vote no on prop 127, Durango newspaper add.

    I'll kick in, though I'm headed out for first rifle right now and won't be back until 10/18 so it may be after the fact as I'm having trouble logging into paypal. Have a venmo account?
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    FLDS Claims Ntl Forrest Land

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