My wife laughs at me just in regular long underwear. Something about my "tights" and she starts humming ballet music.😜.
If I ever had these they'd better be good, because I'd never hear the end of it.
Given a good angle I’ll shoot them bedded. I know that is against internet wisdom but I’ve killed elk doing it.
If you are going to wait them out watch the wind for sure.
I’ve only shot one, used a 6mm rem. With a 70 Nosler ballistic tip. So very close ballistically to your 243.
Mine wasn’t in a tree.
Of the two choices you asked us to consider theres little doubt either will work fine. I’d take the easiest one to carry on a lion hunt with dogs.
I think this mostly depends on the wife and then how well the milk sipper is doing. Lots of wives seem like they can’t handle a husband gone for an 8 hour work shift. She might say now that it’s fine if you go but she ain’t gonna really know until the baby is here.
If you are seriously...
I don’t know what it’s called but I have an old Cabelas wind stopper fleece too. Long out of production. But it stops the wind. I don’t think the lack of breathability would be much of an issue for stand hunting.
Reading your list of experiences I would come to a different conclusion about wolves.
Are you saying elk avoid areas with toxic plants? If so which plants?
The time between spotting the animal and shooting it. Stalking. Shot set up. The shot itself.
And then hanging out in camp after a successful day hunting.
A pan for making cinnamon rolls in.😁
or maybe not.
My wife is a 2nd grade teacher and has a recess to cover and gets cold very easily.
One of the gifts I’m getting her is a heated vest. Something she can keep in her classroom and put on over her “cute” clothes she wore and under her...
My horses have been really unhappy with the bulls they packed out this year. Wasn’t too tough on me. Although I did have to load the elk parts on the horses.