We have a pellet stove, so I usually have a couple of 40# bags available even after winter. They're a good shape too, similar to water softener salt bags.
Not trying to highjack your thread, but I have that exact carrier sitting outside that I got from friend after he passed several years ago. I thought he'd bought it locally here in Washington. Where did yours come from? I haven't ever used it myself but did help him haul a couple of deer out...
Yep, they are definitely a large undertaking. I was a little over a mile from my truck and solo. Luckily I had plenty of rope and he fell near a dry pond with lots of small trees around. I don't know how many times I heaved on a leg while tying it off so I could make a few cuts before I had...
Congrats on the tag! What unit did you draw? I drew the Kettle Range unit in 2015 with max points ( I'd actually been putting in every year for 38 years though). I watched a bunch of Youtube videos, practiced a bunch, and called a bull in the day before opening day in the same area as I shot...
Palouse buck permit is all I got, but I had it last year and shot a nice buck. Maybe lightning will strike twice. I can't put in for a ram or bull moose tag again and I burned my ewe points last year too......;)!
"But, dudes and gals hunt the same terrain for elk and mule deer and other stuff but without the show. They just do it, and it's fun, and they don't have to spend time trying to convince you how tough they are for doing it. " Really.....How many "dudes and gals" are on TV shows every day of the...
I have an older Diablo (2014 vintage) and it works great as a day pack with maybe up to 25# of gear. I've also put about 40 - 45# (bag of wood pellets + water) in it for light training and it's do-able, but not too comfortable. For me, that would translate to not much meat per trip.
So far for me....1996 - 7 days hunting mountain goat in the north cascades, WA. Solo with 70's and 80's era non-ultralight gear, if you know what I mean! Luckily I was 38 at the time. Would I do it again.....absolutely....just a slower pace and probably wouldn't cover as much ground. Poor...
I managed to draw a permit here in Washington this year and thought I'd make it a little tougher on myself, so I carried my Thompson Center Seneca muzzleloader. It was a really fun hunt and she'll be on the wall soon next to the ram I took in the same unit 5 years ago.