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  1. mcseal2

    Which 15x56 or 16x56 has good contrast and image brightness?

    I understand you aren't looking at the higher priced ones, but I'll offer this advice anyway. I went down that road with Vortex, Minox, and ended up spending more than I would have if I'd just bought the Swaro 15x56's initially. I have found that high magnification binoculars show the...
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    multi-tool or swiss army knife?

    That's kinda where I'm at too. I carry a Wave for work. Yesterday Dad used it to change needles on his syringe when we were working some calves and forgot to give it back, I reached for it a dozen times that afternoon and didn't have it. Today I put a new float on a stock tank and used the...
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    multi-tool or swiss army knife?

    I have a couple of the Bahco saws. 6.7oz and they work on wood or bone, pretty handy item. I don't know that I need one every day in my pack, but places where ribs have to come out on the bone mine worked well.
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    multi-tool or swiss army knife?

    Thanks for the replies. I know the scissors won't do heavy cutting. I've broken or smashed toenails and they came in handy for fixing that compared to my bigger knife. My hunting knife is a custom similar to a Dozier Pro Guides knife in 3V steel, it's what I use for any heavy cutting...
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    AK Moose/Caribou Planning and Gear Lessons Learned

    Congratulations on a successful hunt!
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    whetstone recommendations?

    I use a bench version of the Worksharp guided sharpener at home, their field sharpener in camp, and a strop. I have the ceramic rod from an old Cabelas sharpener in my kill kit, the glue failed in Alaska and the wood handle fell off. It actually packs a lot better now. It's good to touch up a...
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    My Last Remote AK Caribou Hunt

    Thanks for the story, and glad you had a good last hunt. Maybe the weather on this one will make it easier to talk yourself out of going back! It's frustrating at times, but it's part of hunting Alaska.
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    Which Rifle?

    90’s would probably be fine in a mono-metal, but I think I’d take the 7 as well. Lighter is nice! I wouldn’t want to use any other type 90 personally for that hunt. Good luck on your hunt.
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    multi-tool or swiss army knife?

    I have been thinking about what tools I actually use outside my belt or folding knife when working, camping, hunting, or fishing. I work on a ranch and carry a multi-tool and either a fixed blade or ZT 452 folding knife depending on the time of year and what I'm doing. My list of what I think...
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    Glassing chair? Packable

    I have a BTR stool and it works well. For times weight isn't as important I painted up a Camptime Roll A Chair so it doesn't glare. It's about 2.5lbs but comfortable and high enough to get over vegetation some wouldn't. Usually I just take 6 sections of a Thermarest Z lite. It's my...
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    AK gear gems?

    My hunts have all been drop camps so far, no rafting or backpacking trips in AK. It depends on the hunt, but Wiggys waders were great to have on Kodiak and hunting caribou out of Kotz when I was not taking chest waders. A Camptime Roll A Chair is one of the last things I'll drop due to weight...
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    Which Rifle?

    Either would work well. Only thing I'd say is with the single shot 257 weatherby either be careful to stay off bone or shoot a tough bullet. A buddy shoots one and it's a great rifle. He had some very explosive results with bullets started at 3400fps plus until he went to the 110gr Accubond...
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    .410 Shotgun for Backpacking

    The Rossi Tuffy is simple to take down in the field. Unscrew the forearm stud and pull off the forearm, open the action and it comes apart. The Survivor is the same except it needs a Phillips screwdriver, can't be done by hand like the Tuffy.
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    .410 Shotgun for Backpacking

    I feel bad for anyone living in those states that's governments hate guns. My 22/45 has never assaulted anyone any of the times I've carried it.
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    Decoy while calling coyotes

    I use one. It occasionally spooks one, but it seems to bring a lot in harder than they come without the visual aid. I almost always use one. I've shot the first coyote and switched to a wounded coyote and had others lock in on it and got doubles, triples, and a quad I don't think I'd have got...
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    .410 Shotgun for Backpacking

    I have a Tuffy. The stock is really short, it's hard to get your head low enough to line up right with the barrel. It works, but it's not perfect. Honestly I think I shoot it just as well 1 handed like a pistol. I bought a Survivor 20 gauge and then bought a full size stock for it. It...
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    Boot recommendations needed

    Its all about what fits you best. For me Kennetrek just fit. I was lucky enough to get a used broke-in pair for my first ones. My current pair is the Mountain Guide with the more aggressive sole. They fit right from the box and although they are not fully broke in, they are comfortable. I run...
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    Lucky to be alive! Alaska Elk

    Glad you made it out ok! That is a heck of a story.
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    Durston X-Mid 1

    I debated that and ended up with the 1p. I was going for light weight, I have several bigger shelters if I need to go that route. I wanted something with a built-in bug nest for scouting and other earlier trips.
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    Light weight tarp/ground sheet

    Had a little storm blow through tonight so I set up the poncho in the yard ahead of it. It did well, I put a line of shop towels down where I'd be laying under it and they stayed dry. I think I'll have a second loop sewn in like I did on the side supported by the tripod. That would let me...

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