I mainly shoot wood arrows, and both the glue on 160 VPA and the Woodsmans have worked really well for me. And I like the simplicity of just laying them flat on a stone or file to sharpen.
Congrats Ddog—awesome looking bow also! Where in MI are you? A buddy and I taught ourselves to hunt at his family’s cabin in the Manistee NF near Cadillac
I have an Orvis vest in hunter orange I wear a lot. I think it’s called the upland pro or something like that. It’s not super insulated, more like the Sitka Jetstream but it does block wind and light rain well. I think I got it on sale for less than $100
Man he sounds like he’s built like I was. It’s tough to find pants to fit us tall skinny guys, but we do have more choices now than 20 years ago when I was looking. Check out Fjallraven, the European sizes are more slim fit and they have at least one model that comes un hemmed around 36” (I...
I didn’t have good luck with sprays either. But I’ve had good luck with the dip tubes using both True North and Minwax. I like the True north better because it dries much quicker and doesn’t have much of a smell
I’m in E TN, about 30 minutes from both NC and VA. Wrench is correct, there are very few of us who try it without dogs. Very challenging hunt, but it can be done. Snakeman —I don’t think they update the seasons until June or July.
I have 2 pairs of Lowa leather lined boots (no GTX). I prefer them 90% of the time where I hunt/hike (Appalachian Mountains) because they breathe better, and maybe it’s in my head, but they just feel more comfortable to me than the GTX boots. I’ve been through many rainshowers and quick stream...
I really like leather lined boots for warm weather because they just seem to breathe better than GTX boots. They are waterproof enough for me where I hunt/hike in the Appalachians. There don’t seem to be a ton of options though. I have 2 pairs of Lowas that I really like—one is going on 5...