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    Favorite Whitetail Jacket

    Early - Sitka Stratus Mid - Sitka Fanatic Late - Skre Guardian
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    Shotgun Slug Scope Recs

    If you are only shooting out to 100 yards don’t over think it. Most any shotgun with a rifled barrel and a little experimenting with a few sabots will work for you. On the very expensive end the Ithaca deer slayer III is a beautiful shooter. On scopes I would go 2-7. If you see a nice buck in...
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    Best heated socks?

    I agree completely with Theringworm buy the Lenz socks and get the 1800 battery. I am not sure what the cell service will be like on your hunt but it is much easier to run the socks off the phone app. I have used the socks many years for deer stand hunting and steelhead fishing in the winter...
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    Simms exstream puffy vs Sitka Kelvin lite down

    Montbell is geared towards the backpacking type crowd but its clothes are used by hunters also as they recognize it makes quality outdoor clothes at a fair price.
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    Simms exstream puffy vs Sitka Kelvin lite down

    The Sitka and Montbell have the same exterior material and would be more durable than the Katabanic but none of them are made for brush busting.
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    Simms exstream puffy vs Sitka Kelvin lite down

    The Simms Primoloft Silver equates to about 650 down so it is not as warm as the SitkaPrimoloft Gold. Simms makes up for that by just adding more of it. But like I mentioned before the difference in warmth between the two is negligible. The Katabanic Tincup would be warmer, lighter and cheaper...
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    Simms exstream puffy vs Sitka Kelvin lite down

    I don’t have either one but based on the fill the Sitka will be just a touch warmer. If you are willing to consider down I would look at the Montbell Alpine parka and the Katabatic Tincup parka. Both of them would be a step up in warmth at about the price and weight as the Simms and Sitka garments.
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    Tactacam solar panel and lithium cartridge

    The solar panel will stay at around 100% if it gets sufficient sun. So whatever batteries you use as backup are not that important. By the way it has been my experience that in cold weather the lithium cartridge on its own will last about 2/3s as long as Ultimate Lithium batteries.
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    Frustrated

    You have no idea how hard your spot is being hunted on the days you are not there. If the deer are as nocturnal there as you say my guess is the deer are being pressured hard. Once a buck knows he is being hunted near his bedroom he becomes very difficult to kill and if he is a big one he’s...
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    Best Mid-Price Whitetail Hunting Clothing for Cold Weather?

    Skre when it is on sale which is often.
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    Kuiu VS Sitka for Nothern/Midwest Whitetails

    For whitetail hunting I think Sitka has more and better clothing options. It is hard to beat Sitka’s Stratus and Fanatic lines.
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    Skre

    Have the Guardian parka and bibs . Quality gear at a good price.
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    King of the Mountain wool clothing

    I used it standhunting for a number of years. It is dead quiet, wears like iron and will last you forever but it is bulky, not wind proof and heavy, like really heavy when it gets wet.
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    Empty Nester Blues

    Once your kids hit junior high raising them goes by at warp speed.
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    Big city living

    “I see no reason to understand or find a reason to agree with why a city person likes the city.” The wheels on the bus go round and round Round and round Round and round The wheels on the bus go round and round . . . .
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    Cell trail cam recommendations

    The Tactacam is a good camera. For a time I thought I was losing lots of pictures then figured out it was mostly due to my cameras being angled too high. Taking a little extra time to set the camera up properly makes a big difference. Just eye balling it won’t cut it.
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    What trail camera would you recommend?

    Reveal X Gen. 2 is an excellent camera too.
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    Big city living

    Over 80% of the people in the US live in cities. For the most part I think things valued by city folks are not valued by country folks and vice versa.
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    Trail cam tips or tricks

    Position your camera so that at its max range which is usually around 90’ the middle of your target animal is midline in the photos. So if say my target animal is a deer when I position my camera at 90‘ I want my mid thigh to be at midline in the photo. Tilting your camera too high or low will...
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    Drugs - An honest use and need

    I had to replace a crown. The temporary was fine. After a day with the permanent I was in excruciating pain. I had to take 2 Tylenol and 3 ibuprofen every 3 hours to deal with the pain. This went on for three days before my dentist finally figured out the problem. I cannot imagine what it is...

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