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    Fire or no fire

    Last elk hunt, no fire, just stove and stars. Bowhunting ,sometimes, a hot tea can be nice after a hard day of just out of range deer .
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    Single Shot Rifles

    Henry rifle single shot, with the iron sights, looked appealing to my minimalist nature. The reports of the trigger partially deterred me.
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    prepare for backcountry

    New Alpinism, great book. Climbing Mr Wheeler, off trail in trees with some deep snow , met a 68 yr old. He was going up his 3rd time in a week, training for a Canadian peak. He recommended it. One big take away: low intensity cardio, like just hard enough to talk w a bit of difficulty. My...
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    6.5 creed vs 30-06

    looking forward this above conversation
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    Integral rail mounts on tikka vs top mounts

    thx guys. Zero retention is key to me. now to narrow the search,...the elusive sportsmatch...
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    Integral rail mounts on tikka vs top mounts

    On a Tikka 3x, would it not be more durable to use the integral rail system? Scope is, of course, the SWFA 6x 42. , and rifle caliber is 6.5 cm. My goal is durability of platform for mtn hunts ( no iron sights for backup is new to me). I see the Roksliders mentioning the Talley mounts, and I...
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    Too dang fat

    "Lose it" app, after the Gauge Girl book called Eat for your Macrotype. Some burn better on 50% fat, some not, etc... The workouts you will figure out. Diet, sleep....big parts pf the solution.
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    Spare Magazine or not Backcountry Sidearm

    AZ_Hunter, I hear you on options. Had a long stalk, trailing mulies, end with helicopters and BP trucks busting a gang less than a mile out made me like extra ammo.
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    Would you hunt with a cheap rifle?

    I am rough on stocks. I do backpack hunt. Lost a Marlin 336 front sight cover tumbling, carrying out a small coues in near dark, and later cracked the rear stock. Took an heirloom bird gun, o/u type, mtn lion hunting, and fell, slipped, denting a tad the lower barrel. Friend thinks I am nuts...
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    Hunting pants

    Yes, in parts of Arizona, comfortable, lightweight hot weather synthetic pants are good for about one year. The Fjallraven Vidda concept of reinforced knees, high poly %, seems on track. (The plant know as "catsclaw" is aptly named. On a scouting trip in the Mazatal Mountains, catsclaw did a...
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    Attrition rate of newby traditional archers

    I have seen two trad hunters in about 12 years hunting in AZ. One being guided. I agree with all about the reasons people quit trad. (In Arizona, bucks only. That detail regarding harvests confirms my orientation towards process. I make my gear, homemade primitive bows, mulefat shafts, and...
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    Durable, long lasting hunting pants

    I can get a year out of Prana Zions, but that is plenty, considering the sharper rocks of southern Arizona. Seat wears out, and the knees develop small holes. I will sorta scoot down a hill, and crawling on hands and knees does happen.
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