Hm. Well, I can appreciate a snippy response against a new poster as much as the next guy, and I can certainly agree with a few points here, namely that we don't know if the ResQLink would have worked since they only had the InReach Mini on hand and that SAR should have come out.
Since you did...
I know this is a bit of reviving a quiet thread, but a few of my buddies had a very, very bad experience with the InReach Mini's SOS button on two different devices last year where there was almost a fatality. After that, our whole group uses the InReach Mini for the texting (is great for that)...
About two or three years ago I was out scouting an area where I had previously seen pigs coming through late in the day. Got there a few hours earlier than I needed to and put the gun in the grass about a foot away from me, unloaded. Glassed for a while, then took out the kindle to read “All...
Did a trip last year for them. Mostly agree with everything above.
Skulls definitely worth keeping. The family was so-so with the meat. We ate it by grinding it and remaking it into nuggets. Was decent.
Had the hide tanned but am still waiting to figure out a use for it. The big gators have...
FWIW, a buddy and I just went on a pretty long (and fruitless) trip for blackbear in NorCal. I had a Kifaru Mountain Warrior, and my friend had the Kuiu Icon Pro 5200. We covered just over 55 miles in 6 days. Long story.
Anyhow, we swapped packs around a lot, and it really seemed like the...
Thanks guys! I'm stoked. I showed a friend from out there my 4x4 blacktail I pulled out of A zone this past year, and he just smiled and said I'll have a good time out there.
Hey everyone,
I started following this forum last year when I began looking to do some DIY bear hunting, which was new to me. I've had success with DIY pig hunting and blacktail (A zone), and was really stoked to find so many solid resources on this forum. I also do a ton of spearfishing along...