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    Old Kelty Backpack

    I was given one of those brand new back in 1995 by the daughter of a gent who bought it and passed away six months later in 1981. She kept it around for all of those years as a reminder of her dad. It was an honour when she gave it to me. It packed a lot of meat over the years, and it still...
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    Rhea meat

    There was an initiative almost thirty years ago for ranchers in Western Canada to diversify into Rhea production. My buddy was dating a girl at the time whose family transitioned to production, and we ate a fair amount of it. It's a fine grained red meat that i found best ground and used in...
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    Spot n' stalk Success rates?

    I can't speak to overall success rates anywhere in particular, but spot and stalk bear is not difficult. Sub ten yards is completely doable if you manage your approach speed and wind/sound/movement. Where most screw up is not realizing how random bears can be, and moving too slow on the initial...
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    Bow Length/Stacking

    Stacking is not necessarily as much a function of the overall length of the bow as it is the bowyer's use of a force draw curve when building it and aiming for the correct draw length. I have had a few bows that drew smoothly with minimal stacking to 30" that were shorter, and i have shot longer...
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    "That" gun

    I'm sure we all have one. "That" gun. It may not be pretty, or as light as we would like it to be. Maybe the caliber is on the edge what is considered effective (or overkill) for the game we chase with it sometimes. It may have sentimental value and bring great memories in the field or maybe it...
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    30/06 loads for Moose

    I sat in a moose camp this year with my Dad and my Uncle and their two hunting partners. Almost 170 years of combined moose hunting experience around that campfire and they were all carrying 30-06's. Pops is a Barnes guy, my Uncle a Sierra Game King guy, Wes is a Nosler guy and Mike is a Hornady...
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    Why does it always seem like there is a conspiracy against the 7mm-08?

    Sorry. No help there. If folks find the .308 to have too much recoil that's not my monkey and not my circus. I cut my teeth as a 10 year old shooting max 200Gr hand loads out of a funky old remington 760 in 30-06 with a steel butt plate. All of the sensitivity (and common sense) was beat out...
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    Why does it always seem like there is a conspiracy against the 7mm-08?

    My $0.02? There is nothing that the 7mm-08 does better than the .308Win.
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    WTS Kifaru Accessories for Christmas

    I'll take #2 PM inbound
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    Death and going hunting......

    I'm sorry for your loss. Great hunting partners are worth their weight in gold. A great mentor and hunting partner of mine was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer seven years ago. He passed at the end of August, and i was actually forbidden to attend his service by his wife (the service...
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    BC Permit to Accompany

    Sorry. Gunnar_17 is correct. The part you reference is unclear, but if you explore further PTA's are for Canadian residents of other provinces or 1st degree relations if non-resident aliens. Unless you have a clear 1st degree relation in BC with a valid hunting licence, you must use an...
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    Hill people shoulder harness measurements

    Outside to outside is 6 1/2", inside to inside is 4 1/2" measured on webbing where sewn into harness.
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    Heart & Tongue

    I have this year's heart in my freezer waiting for it to be stuffed with a wild rice and vegetable mixture, wrapped in bacon and baked. The tongue was eaten last month. Quick boil, skin, and then slice thin when cool and eat in sandwiches with horse radish. My three favourite cuts are tongue...
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    Arrow recommendation

    2317's will be too stiff. The 2016's should be close but 2018's may be better depending on point weight and shaft length Those old AMF Wings are sleepers. I had a little 58# one that could keep up with most new bows of today (string material aside).
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    Leica spotter reviews? APO-Televid

    I have run the 82APO for almost three years now. It is a great piece of optics, and i had a three week turn time from Germany when i sent the eyepiece in for warranty (the eye-cup came off due to using an inferior product for digiscoping). There used to be a Canadian repair center for Leica, but...
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    Fall Transitions

    Last items on the menu before denning will be wild rose hips, kinnikinnick (bear) berries and whatever gutpiles we provide for them.
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    Altai Hok "skishoes", anyone have feedback

    My wife and i have used them for two winters now. They are a great tool, but have some quirks when doing semi steep downhill because of the placement of the "skins" on them. They are actually designed to be used in the same fashion as the skis used by the Altai people, meaning a single long...
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    Do you offer up area help/beta?!

    A wise man doesn't need advice, and a fool won't take it anyway...
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    Crazy bear hunting idea....

    Using a "cub in distress" call will work in rut (late May/early June) to attract black bear boars (they assume another boar is trying to push a sow off of its cubs to breed her, and being territorial they come in fast). I quit doing it when our local grizzly population began to grow, and i...
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    Which Salewa for Idaho elk hunt?

    I run the Rapaces and Gen 1 Ravens. Side-hilling with a loaded pack is fugly with the Rapaces. I am a huge fan of the Ravens, and use them for almost all of my hunting right through to end of November with crampons or snowshoes. For my feet, the Rapaces are a light hiker and they just don't...
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