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    What piece of gear do you wish existed?

    A truly waterproof pack that doesn't require a rain cover. Waist high breathable waders with real hiking boots sewn in, which Cabelas had for a while then discontinued. I loved mine!
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    BWCAW info/ideas

    Go! My wife, daughter, and I did a 35 mile one way trip summer 2018. It was a freaking blast! We used Ely Outfitters and had no problems. Everyone that knew me (and my love for fishing) played down the fishing...wrong time of year...blah blah blah. We took rods anyway and crushed the pike...
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    2020 Father/Son Moose Adventure

    Fantastic! Congratulations.
  4. M

    AK - Test Negative or Stay Home

    My hunt partner and I got results in 25 hours through Spectracell in Houston, TX. Currently in our last Alaska hotel drinking coffee. Flying out for moose and black bear this morning, weather permitting.
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    Hawk mountain air ???

    I am coming from the lower 48 and I too am concerned. Just found out that they won't accept antigen tests. It has to be molecular which is much harder.
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    Alaska travel

    Thanks for posting. I have been looking for this info and hadn't found it. Had planned on getting the antigen test. Now I am screwed. We arrive on Tuesday night so there is no way to get a sample collected and processed within 72 hours because no shipping companies run on Sunday.
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    Hawk mountain air ???

    I flew with him for caribou in 2017. Highly recommend. Headed out with him again in two weeks for moose and black bear.
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    Am I out of line?

    Perfectly normal to think it. Absolutely foolish to say it. Wait until the kid is on the ground and healthy. Then go turkey hunting. Her stress level will decrease significantly once you are back home from the hospital and fall into a routine. Our daughter was born in July. I have less...
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    AK - Test Negative or Stay Home

    Picture Genetics has a mail order kit that guarantees results. I know a guy there and he confirmed they can do it.
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    40 mile air

    My experience with 40 Mile is that you can't get in with them unless you take someone that has been before. We did everything possible, months in advance, to get favorable treatment and secure a spot...and we did not get a spot. Strongly recommend you have a backup plan.
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    Who's Moose Hunting Alaska 2020?

    Drop hunt for two. It's my buddy's turn to shoot so he'll have the moose tag. I'm along to pack and provide bear defense. Will have a black bear tag in my pocket for after we get the moose down. We're going in high, early. T - 60 days. Can't wait.
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    Onx versus Earthmate, battery consumption

    I have both. Has anyone tested battery consumption lately? The apps get updated all the time, so I didn't bother doing a search for past history. Was hoping someone on here knew something about the inner workings of the platforms and could comment that one system would always be better than...
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    Renfros past hunting trips

    Also, if you can put your camp where you have some elevation it will help. In our case, we were dropped in a swamp...but there was one lone spruce tree. We camped under that tree and climbed it to glass. Both those bulls were first spotted from our glassing tree.
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    Renfros past hunting trips

    This was 2015, our first Alaska hunt. Drop camp. Great adventure. Footwear: all you need is good waders and short rubber boots for camp shoes. It may be too wet to have dry feet in Crocs. Hiking boots will be worthless and wasted weight. Take the outfitter crew's advice on calling. We...
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    Golden eagle outfitters

    I went to Academy Sports in person and found a sports bag like they use for softball teams. It's not oversized and I can fit my frame pack plus most of my crap in it. Then I have the rifle case as you mentioned. For a drop hunt, I still need one tote checked that has our camp gear.
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    Moose mount

    I hate asking/paying for help but I’ve gotten more rational with age and experience...of not asking for help and taking twice as long to do something at twice the cost...because I screwed it up the first time. I hired a handyman to help me mount my euro moose. Lag bolt into the stud, a couple...
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    Black bear taxidermy ideas

    Please share pics of what you have done with them. I hope to shoot my first this fall and am unsure of what I will do. Ideally I'd make a bed cover (for hunting camp) out of the hide, euro mount the skull, and pull the claws for necklaces for my wife and daughter. Not sure if 2 and 3 will...
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    What hunt doesn’t interest you?

    The purpose of the fence is to keep other deer from getting in. These large ranches keep their deer number below carrying capacity. That wouldn’t be possible without a fence.
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    What hunt doesn’t interest you?

    How many of you that poo poo high fence hunts have actually spent time on a large high fenced ranch? There is practically no advantage to the hunter if the acreage is sizeable and the native brush isn't mowed down. I have been a guest on a 4,400 acre high fenced ranch since 1984. The owning...
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    2022 Moose, Renfro Air

    I would not expect dry ground to be in great supply. A friend and I hunted with them in 2015, killed two bulls. Absolute adventure of a lifetime. Through that experience, I have talked to lots of other hunters that went with them and the general consensus is that you may be dropped in a swamp...

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