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    0* sleeping bag suggestions

    Anymore, I pretty much just unzip my 30 year old, twenty degree, synthetic-fill Marmot bag and drape it over me like a blanket. Even when those October/November bear or mountain goat hunts dip below zero. The pad that's under me is more important than what's covering me, I think. Granted...
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    0* sleeping bag suggestions

    This ^^^^^^^
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    AZ bighorn sheep points

    Yes, that's correct. Under the new system that was authorized by the Game Commission and implemented by the Department in 2016, you now stand a chance to draw in any unit that has a non-resident allocation. I heard of a non-resident who drew a unit out west of town and who only had four (4)...
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    AZ bighorn sheep points

    Don't feel bad. One of my hunting clients now has 28 sheep points and he still can't seem to draw a tag (lol).
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    2017/Early 2018 Coues Pics

    You should go for it. You won't regret it. One of the clients I had last year hemmed and hawed about it for a few years and then finally decided to book a hunt and apply for a permit. Of course, he drew the first year he applied. We did a 9-day rifle hunt. He was immediately hooked and...
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    Day pack capable of packing meat...EXO?

    3,500 cubic inches is pretty tiny (lol).
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    AZ bighorn sheep points

    Bummer on the elk and antelope. Sorry to hear that.
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    2017/Early 2018 Coues Pics

    Here's a short tale: Had a client this last winter during a rifle hunt. Great time, but didn't kill. Saw some fantastic bucks, but was holding out for a truly huge one. Remote country, coyotes barking most mornings before day light, unusually hot weather, plenty of deer and some really nice...
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    Sheep Boots

    Personally, I wear plastics for pretty much everything in Alaska, unless I have to be crossing water that's knee-height and deeper. But, other than that minor inconvenience, I always wear plastics. However, I never recommend plastics for my hunting clients. The last thing I need is for a...
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    AZ bighorn sheep points

    Teamvit: You could draw with 12 Bonus Points, as a non-resident. Non-residents have drawn with less than that. However, it requires some strategy when submitting your permit application. There's no guarantees anymore in Arizona's permit allocations for big game. The allocation structure has...
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    Arizona 3b late muzzleloader

    The Apache/Sitgreaves roads are open during the hunting season. None of those will be locked up. Neither will any of the State Trust Land roads and Bureau of Land Management roads. The roadless area within the unit isn't a bad option, but it's definitely not your only option for a bigger than...
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    Arizona 3b late muzzleloader

    Which late muzzleloader hunt? The November hunt or the December hunt? Not that it makes a difference, really. But, you'll want a four-wheel-drive with chains and a come-along, plus a good shovel. Some good bulls up there, though.
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    Sheep Boots

    Brown Bear's advice is solid, especially if you're not planning on hunting sheep and mountain goats each and every year. If it's pretty much a one-time deal for you and your son, then I'd go with the Cabela's boot that Brown Bear referred you to. Virtually all of my sheep and goat hunting...
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    338 brown bear & moose bullet

    Heavy for caliber bullets tend to work better, regardless. In other words, I'd rather thump a coastal Alaskan brown bear with a 200 grain .30 caliber bullet than a 150 grain .30 caliber bullet, but that's merely an example. Anyway, carry on ......
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    Open Country vs. Subalpine

    These, these and these ........
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    Tagging meat in cooler?

    Basically speaking, when an enforcement officer checks on me and my hunters and if I happen to have two hunters together, we produce our state issued identification (driver's licenses), our hunting licenses, appropriate tags and/or harvest tickets and corroborating purchase documentation, my...
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    Socks

    I don't know. Probably 3 or 4, I guess. But I'm putting on close to 3,000 miles a year on my feet. Ten months of guiding each years equates into a lot of miles.
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    Open Country vs. Subalpine

    That's a good one. Mind if I borrow that for when I'm communicating with newbie clients?
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    Scent Control from home to field.

    Use the wind. That seems to work real well for me.
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    Tagging meat in cooler?

    When simultaneously guiding two hunting clients in Alaska and/or Arizona, I always make sure that every piece of a dismembered carcass is easily identifiable for a patrol officer. Never had any issues when doing things that way.
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