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    Tract Toric 15x56

    I did not. I found some reviews mentioning the eye relief on the Toric might be tight for glasses wearers, so I passed. I ended up comparing the Athlon 15x56 to the Maven B5 18x56. The Athlon is fantastic for the price. I would have kept it had the 18x magnification not been a slightly better...
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    E Scouting SetUps

    Well this escalated quickly.
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    How far is your average bear shot

    269. n=1
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    What’s the best wild game meat?

    Another vote for black bear.
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    Morel Experts, never seen these before.

    I'm going with Verpa bohemica. They do look more like actual morels than the other "false morels" (gyromitras).
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    1st Time Climbing Mt. Hood

    Typically the only crevasse on the route is open in May (but easy to skirt around or hop over), but with the recent snow I wouldn't be surprised if it's still filled in. The Cascades got slammed with snow a few weeks back. I was getting snowed on at 1500 feet while bear hunting which may not...
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    O.H.P.

    You don't need to put on excessive bodyfat for linear progression to work. You can safely ignore the whole milk advice and still make faster progress on linear progression than any other program, provided you are a true novice. Starting Strength works for about 3 months if you do it right...
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    Switching between jacketed lead bullets and monos in the same rifle, cleaning necessary?

    I'm in the "don't clean your rifle until accuracy degrades" camp. I have a 6.5 Creedmoor I'd like to shoot the TTSX out of for deer this fall. I use the ELDX for black bear and would prefer to continue doing so. I've heard people say you should clean thoroughly before switching to non-lead...
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    O.H.P.

    The push press really just gets you past the initial shoulder movement of the press. You're effectively just training lockout with heavier weights than you could use in the OHP, but the bench press does this just as well. I don't think there's much to be gained from building overhead specific...
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    O.H.P.

    In that case I'd say just do whatever compound pressing movements you can tolerate, and be sure to balance them with compound pulling movements in the same plane. I don't think vertical pressing movements with proper lockout require pulling movements to balance them out. That's not the case with...
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    O.H.P.

    Look up Starting Strength technique videos for the press. A properly executed press shouldn't cause impingement. Lots of people go too wide for the grip, which can contribute to this. This video has a good description of why impingement shouldn't occur.
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    How to slow down?

    Those are good numbers. I'm a decade behind you (so no personal experience), but have accumulated some wear and tear from a very physical job. Maybe looking to slow down per se isn't the best bet. My plan as I age is to do my best to make progress on lower volume and lower frequency. I think...
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    Backcountry Bear optics

    If someone does glassing intensive hunts primarily, a 12x50 is probably the best one optic solution. It is not as versatile as the 8x/15x or 10x/18x combo, but it is much lighter. I would try a 12x50 before I committed to ensure I could handhold them decently well. If you aren't a trophy hunter...
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    Still Hunting

    Don't have whitetails in my area but this is a popular technique for blacktails in the PNW. I'm hoping to start implementing it more. The ground here is usually wet and you don't have a lot of deciduous trees so it's probably a fair bit easier here than back east. I've done it for practice in...
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    Need to drop some weight

    Be in a caloric deficit. That's it. Doesn't matter what you eat (though it's easier if you eat high protein+fiber) or how much you exercise. Just have your total daily energy expenditure exceed your daily intake and you will lose weight. That is literally all that matters. 1) Track your food...
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    Backcountry Bear optics

    I like either 8x/15x or 10x/18x. A PhoneSkope adapter for the big bino will give you extra zoom (at the expense of image quality) for sizing things up. I used a 10x50 on my chest and an 18x56 in the pack this season and really liked it.
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    FL Chamberlain... Fill weight?

    I can't remember the exact numbers, but when I looked at it it was the best value as far as ounces of high fill power down vs cost. I get a military discount but I'm pretty sure this was the case even at normal price. It's a good deal.
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    Sold Athlon Cronus UHD 10x42 and 15x56

    TTT
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    Anyone getting bears yet?

    There hasn't been a concerted effort to stack our commission with anti-hunters. Yet.
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    Anyone getting bears yet?

    Filled my Oregon tag @ 6:30pm yesterday. Just got back from packing it out. First bear I've seen all season but I've only been out 3-4 days until tonight. It was a medium sized dry sow that I was convinced was a boar. I definitely need to get better at gender ID/sizing up bears. Anything bigger...
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