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  1. Redthies

    Layering System for a western hunting newbie

    I think you’ll be good with that set up.
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    Mid tier to premium level optics is the price worth it?

    And their lifetime warranty will take care of things if they happen to break. All brands experience breakages of some sort or other.
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    Mid tier to premium level optics is the price worth it?

    This is very good point. I live in the mountains and woods of the Kootenays (Northern Idaho, NE Washington and BC border country. It is very rare to be able to glass significant distances around here. I hunt 95% of my days with a .30-30 or .44 magnum as 100 yards is considered a long shot...
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    First Lite developing competitor for Sitka Ambient?

    Interesting stuff. I went to my Sitka shop today and they didn’t have Ambient. If I get my annual “product assessment” phone call from FL soon, I’ll certainly ask if this is in the works. Jordan should know I would think, but may not be able to post about it.
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    Mid tier to premium level optics is the price worth it?

    This 100%. I was shocked by the fact that I couldn’t get my eyes to work with Swaros, (or vice versa). It may have just been the one model I tried, but they would not focus clearly. Possibly there was a problem with that particular pair? Either way, I tried some $450 Vortex and they were...
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    Mid tier to premium level optics is the price worth it?

    I looked through $4,400 binos and preferred the next pair I tried which very conveniently were $450. I just couldn’t get the $4,400 ones to focus with my eyes. Lucky me!😜
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    Budget Binocular/Range Finder Recommendations

    All these binocular choices are very subjective due to individual eyesight characteristics. I just went window shopping for binos the other day and my eyes couldn’t use the $4,400 set of Swarovski I tried, but a $400 set from Vortex were fantastic. I’ve used Nikons for years, but just sold my...
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    Layering System for a western hunting newbie

    I’d be taking everything in your base layer and pants, and in the tops go for the Orvis vest, Nano jacket and Dew Point. You need to be prepared for the whole range of weather from sunny and 70s to snow. I first wore my Unc Foundary while camped on the Uncompahgre River in the last week of...
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    First Lite developing competitor for Sitka Ambient?

    So more like a lightweight Uncompaghre with no inner liner? Interesting. I have a Sitka dealer in town, so next time I go in, I’ll see if they have the ambient.
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    First Lite developing competitor for Sitka Ambient?

    And both are apparently soft shell synthetic insulation. So there’s that.
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    First Lite developing competitor for Sitka Ambient?

    That fits the look of what the poodle is wearing in that screen shot…
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    First Lite developing competitor for Sitka Ambient?

    I’m more of a merino guy, but I’m always looking for more stuff to blow money on. I even tried some $4,500 binoculars yesterday. Thank dog I didn’t like them🤣
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    Best Puffy?

    When you are debating the “best” down jacket, there is a very important question: sitting and glassing in -30* or still hunting in 25* weather? Definitely two different use cases. I have owned a crap ton of different downs over the years ranging from North Face Nuptse jackets (used on Everest)...
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    Best Puffy?

    I have an arc’teryx Cerium hoody and a FL Brooks hoody. The arc’teryx is $365 solid color and the FL is $285 in camo. Hmmmm.
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    First Lite developing competitor for Sitka Ambient?

    First Lite already has a similar piece (for many years). The Catalyst line is soft shell fleece with DWR. I have the jacket. It’s awesome.
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    Big Blacktails on Trail Camera

    A nice sized southwestern BC buck:
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    FNG from Western Colorado

    Salida is a great town. Been there a couple of times. Some of your neighbors look delicious! Snapped the pic below in Salida last Sept…
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    Big Whitetail From Illinois in Basement for over 30yrs

    While I respect the work that goes in to finding the big ones, I 100% prioritize meat for the freezer. If I have a clean shot on a legal animal, I’m probably taking it. I’ve passed on some before, and won’t shoot does or tiny bucks if I can avoid it. Nice 3x3 bucks are fine for me. If the...
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    FNG from Western Colorado

    If you don’t mind an audience while you hunt, there is a herd that hangs out inside the town limits of a certain SW Colorado ski town. If you are looking to start your own hunting tv show, you’d have dozens of phone videos to choose from! applesauce, welcome to the addiction!
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    Another Canuk FNG

    Welcome moose. Where in BC? West Kootenays for me.

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