If you are hauling a 32' trailer through mountains here are the must haves in my opinion. I've done it for the last 4 years in the following trucks:
2017 Ford F-150 XL STX 4WD
2017 Dodge 2500 Single SRW Cummins
2019 Ford F-450 Limited Dually 6.7 POWERSTROKE
You are going to want to have a 1...
Every year, every state, should be a 100% lottery on public land. 60 or 70% of tags should go to residents and 30-40% should go to non-residents.
Cost to enter the lottery would be like $100 per state and if you are drawn then you pay the tag price, whatever it is in the given state you are...
You should be able to find a Bergara Wilderness Ridge that meets all your requirements right around your target price point and comes cerakoted to boot! If you want to save some money get a standard B14 Ridge but just know that the factory bluing requires quite a bit of maintenance in the field...
I nearly dropped some serious money on a spotter prior to a hunt this year. I decided instead to drop the money on 15x binos which I feel like on more hunts, in more situations, would be useful over the spotter. I already have a spotter but I was considering upgrading it. So for me, I bought...
Go 300 PRC and run a 1:8 or 1:9 twist barrel with preference to the 1:9 if youre going custom build. Most OEM either offer 1:10 or 1:8 twist barrels, 1:9 is kind of an odd ball.
Look at Wiser Precision Shooting Sticks system. Turns your trekking poles into interlocking bipod/shooting stick legs and also you can add a third leg for increased stability shooting or glassing. Eliminates the need to carry a dedicated glassing tripod unless your glass is massively heavy.
XLR website lists they are ***estimating*** 20-26 weeks for an order if you placed it as of about a week ago? So $900 and 6-8 months or kick in another $200 and have it this week. I was going to use this for a build but decided to go with more traditional Manners stock.
I have another stock...