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    Are DIY Dehydrated Meals Worth it?

    One big time saver I've found is for whatever veggies you need just buy frozen. I put them straight from the frozen bag into the dehydrator, no cooking or thawing required. I buy pea/carrot mix for shepherd's pie along with some frozen diced onions. It's shocking how small you can make a 16oz...
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    Favorite non harvest pic?

    End of a long fun day of chasing SD pheasant. Was first time on a 'grown up' trip for both my boys.
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    Elk Hunt Colorado

    The best advice I've read about headlamps is this :: ALWAYS have extra batteries for your headlamp. The best place to store these batteries is in another headlamp.
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    WTS 2018 Prime Logic 70lb 29.5 draw

    Would you throw in the quiver at this price? If so I'm interested.
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    Those with experience, When flying to hunt...

    This probably varies by carrier, but I fly MSP to DEN for bow season. As much as I can't stand the company I keep flying Frontier because I can generally get my ticket for around $50 round trip (before luggage fees). Reading about their luggage policy they will charge oversize for my bow case...
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    Shoulder surgery

    I had similar surgery damn near 30 years ago. Shoulder has never been the same but I shoot a bow without issue. In fact, the back muscles you use for shooting a bow are important to keep strong in order to keep the shoulder in good shape. That said, don't try to rush your PT. Don't add...
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    The 1 Thing You Learned- ELK

    This is great insight. I lot of guys forget that the second you step away from the truck you are hunting. The elk don't know they're supposed to be wandering around a meadow way up high, sometimes they screw it up and hang out where they're not supposed to be. My first elk was a day that I...
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    The 1 Thing You Learned- ELK

    This year I learned just how quickly a cow call with stop a bull. He was coming downhill on a trail that somewhat paralleled the one I was on. His trail was taking him away from me though and I thought well I'd better cow call to get him coming this way. Nope...he stopped on a dime at 54...
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    First OTC Archery Elk Hunt

    Take the shot! Any elk with a bow is a trophy you should be proud of.
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    What tactics are you changing this year, that you feel held you back last year?

    I've had 2 issues coming from rifle hunting. First is setting up too far from a solid game path. Last year I was sill hunting down a very solid path and could smell elk. I moved 20 yards up from the trail and set up. Elk ended up taking another very faint path that put them just barely...
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    What tactics are you changing this year, that you feel held you back last year?

    What about the Wiseguy did you not like? I just got one and have liked it but am interested to hear about downsides I might not have picked up on yet.
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    Elk Hunt Colorado

    Depending what particular boots you picked up you might want to be sure and pack some toe warmers, especially if you plan on doing much sitting. As has been mentioned it could be t-shirt weather or blizzard. For filters I'm a big fan of the Sawyer mini. You have to keep it from freezing, but...
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    So How are you guys Locating Elk?

    Last year spent 3 days looking at old sign in the drainage that was hot the year before. The 4th day moved over one drainage and found plenty of fresh sign and the elk to go with it. Never got in close enough for a shot but learned a valuable lesson, if there's no sign there's no elk...go...
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    Hunting Colorado unit 35, 36, & 361 in 2020

    I've been hunting next door in unit 37 past two seasons. Agree there are people around, but there are elk too. I've put in long days of hiking high and a seen a few, but surprisingly seen most of them very close to main roads, and seen significant sign very close to the roads too. If you're...
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    My 2020 September Elk Hunting Gear List *updated after recomendations

    I'm gonna 2nd what others have said about your sleeping bag being my biggest concern about your list. If an upgrade isn't in the budget I'd be damn sure to have the base layers (top and bottoms) and if a check of the weather indicates you might wear base layers all day I'd have a second set to...
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