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  1. StoneTrees

    Strategy for Other Hunters in "Your" Spot

    Thought I'd update on how this played out... I slept at the trailhead on Thursday night and was hiking in by sunrise. Got to my spot around 11am or so. No one was there so I set up camp and made lunch. Around 12:30pm, a guy comes up over the ridge from the opposite direction I came from. I...
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    Strategy for Other Hunters in "Your" Spot

    To be clear, I have no intention of touching anyone's firewood. That's an ethical no-no for me. Public land or not, whoever gathered the wood put in the work and protected it under trees and a tarp. That gives them privileged use of the wood, even if it's technically part of the public...
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    Strategy for Other Hunters in "Your" Spot

    I had an opportunity years ago to get better intel on this particular ridgeline within the overall system of 5-6 basins I'm working in. Unfortunately, my hunting partner at the time wasn't up to the task physically to get up there. I also ran into another hunter several years back that was...
  4. StoneTrees

    Strategy for Other Hunters in "Your" Spot

    I do think there's a subset of the hunting community that does believe having history with a spot or stashing wood/gear/water/etc. overrides first-come, first-served principles (hence my initial post). They might view the stash of wood as a way to mark their territory or maybe claim that they...
  5. StoneTrees

    Strategy for Other Hunters in "Your" Spot

    I have thought that through a bit and so much of it depends on the kind of person they are. The optimistic side of me says that I might find a good hunting partner out of this scenario or someone to at least compare notes with after they move on. The pessimistic side of me says I move down the...
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    Strategy for Other Hunters in "Your" Spot

    Thanks for all the feedback! Much of what was said is on par with what I was thinking, but these interactions can be nuanced so I wanted to see what was out there. I agree that since it's public land, everyone of us owns it and has a right to it. I guess what I'm thinking about is more of...
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    Strategy for Other Hunters in "Your" Spot

    I have some thoughts on how I might address this, but wanted to get the pulse of the broader community to see how others would handle this situation and maybe identify some blind spots in my thinking. Last weekend, I hiked into the area I'm planning to hunt for a final scouting trip before deer...
  8. StoneTrees

    Equipment versus practice posts and Rifle practice/shooting

    Just my 2 cents...practice what you'll go to in the field rather than matching what others are doing.
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    Ollin digiscope review

    Just got an Ollin system for my Swaro ATS and Samsung S24. Even without the phone or empty case magnetically attached, the eyepiece adapter falls off after a minute or two. Anyone else experience this?
  10. StoneTrees

    GoHunt Mule Deer Podcast

    Wow! Within 10 minutes this became one of the best podcasts I've heard. To all the other podcasters out there, diving into the details and data is so worthwhile for listeners.
  11. StoneTrees

    ARGALI RINCON 2P Tent.....it is in my hands.

    Thought I add a bit of my experience to this thread as I just came back from a 6-day solo trip for general deer season here in WA using the Rincon (no insert). I figure this'll simplify things for the search engine and future readers. I spent the first 3 nights in the front country with the...

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