He looks like he has great mass. Given that his g4 are so short, i would think he will push into the low 140’s. Possibly more depending on the mass scores.
Really nice buck!
Lows in fhe 40’s i would wear the bibs too. With just a base layer, and the ability to vent with the zippers is awesome as it warms.
Everyone is different tho, so YMMV
First time this season i have had a chance to wear them. Been wearing them for four sits, morning and evening, with merino undies and either sitka stratus pants or bibs, and i have to say, i am
Impressed with these thermals. There is no funk to them after these hunts and i have sweated going...
I would pribably stick woth a heavier base layer and just that. By the time you get into the 60’s you will be plenty warm and those bibs hold heat well
Ok, did a little experiemnt while driving to the stand tonight. Ambient jacket with core lightweight hoody underneath. Opened the windshield to my mule driving and first felt the wind at around 14mph. Under that and i didnt feel anything on my skin. I repeated for consistency, and again...
Whats the low?
In mid 60’s i would wear the stratus bibs by themselves with just undies.
If low is in the 40’s with high getting into the 60’s i would wear a good base layer.
Nice thing about the bibs is they have a god side zipper to open and let some air in if you get too hot. Pants do...
I would say no, the main reason being fhe wind resistance of the jetstream.
The ambient does a great job in light wind, and light precip, but driving in my mule while wearing the ambient i could feel wind cut through it after about 10-12 mph. I coupd do some more accurate testing if you...
When i hunted in MT two
Years ago we used a place along the way between livingston and bozeman, i believe ir was called yellowstone wild game processing. They took elk for my brother and myself the first week if november, even did a rush job on my brothers meat.
They did a great job, highly...
20 acres to potentially bring paid hunters? Thats insane.
The rest is whatever you want to do with your money and your land.
But you would need to multiply that by at least a 10x factor to even consider having paid hunters, and even then it woukd be sparing use (1x per year max) not...
They wont care. I have seen a buck sniff at a spot my xbow bolt was lying after it passed thru a pig, but didnt bother them one bit.
My son shot said buck the next weekend at that same exact spot.
I do not gut deer in my plots at all, i have far too many vultures and they would over run the...
I have used a low volume puffy (north face thermoball jacket) under a stratus jacket when my son wears the fanatic jacket we have, but when i wear the fanatic jacket it is always low volume mid layers such as the celcius midi jacket or a kuiu peloton jacket. Honestly this happens in my
Neck of...
Layering it under a fanatic might be tough, bith pieces are fairly thick and you might end up feeling like tye stay-puff marshmallow man, or the ralphie’s kid brother from “the christmas story” when he “cant put my arms down”
Could you layer these togethet? Sure. It will prob take you down...
I have never heard so many stories about stolen animals. What is going on with people these days? Is this a function of the instagram insta-gratification type thing?
Seriously, hope Aron gets his bull gear back
I like the axis hybrid pants a lot, but they arent exactly as quiet as the stratus pants. Other than the quiet level, both pants are pretty good. I do prefer the stratus bib for 50 and below in the treestand tho, but thats a different discussion.
Stratus are nearly silent.
Axis pants are...
A little on this, i am no sitka expert but have both the pieces you speak of.
Temperature wise, they are probably close to same, breathability is close to same as well, i would probably give the fanatic hoody a little higher breathability while the ambient gets a little better warmth.
Where...
I wore the ambient hoody in south OK this weekend with a sitka light wt hoody under in a morning hunt that dipped into the 48-50 degree temps, but dead calm. I was hunting in a box blind with my xbow.
Even in the dead calm i was quiet enough to not spook any deer that came to my area, i had...