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    Menards Gun Safe?

    Just note that the warranty almost surely does not cover anything inside the safe.
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    let's discuss your folding knife. the one with you Right now :D

    An Opinel no. 6. Dead simple, takes a great edge, and doesn't hurt if you lose one in airline security or leave one stuck a stump. There's one in my pocket all the time, and another on the shelf in case I lose the first one, or as an impromptu gift for a visitor. Nothing I'd recommend as a...
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    DIY TUT Stretched.

    Love it. Congrats on taking this on. It looks great!
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    ordered grinder and vacuum sealer, starting from scratch

    Scott Rea project on Youtube is also really informative. The terminology is different because he is English, but his videos on butchering animals are top-notch. Amazing what you can do in a tiny kitchen.
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    How much meat is ethical?

    ha! I'm no expert, don't have horses. I can school you right now: show up at a trailhead at the end of a rutted two-track driving a white hyundai accent and impress the guy with horses how excited you are to be elk hunting so that he offers to haul your bull out if you kill one. Failing that...
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    Cabela’s carnivore grinder

    the issue with using a grinder as a stuffer: My experience is that the meat has to be the perfect consistency or the auger just spins in the meat and doesn't push it into the tube. You then get a bunch of warm meat in the grinder that doesn't want to go into the casing. There's also air pockets...
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    How much meat is ethical?

    Every situation is different. I carried out the skull on my bull a few years ago on my back before the majority of the meat in order to make it easier for the horse to carry out the four quarters. It made a more streamlined load less likely to catch on brush and cause trouble for a horse off...
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    Weighted Pack for Working Out Question

    this. easy to clean and innocuous if it leaks. Bulky enough you can put your compression straps to use. I've also used a bunch of 1.25 L bottles of water (used sparkling water bottles from Trader Joe's). This has the advantage of being able to go uphill heavy and empty them out at the top to...
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    How much do you really use your stove while backpack hunting?

    awesome description! I find it an essential luxury in late season so that I'm not forced to be snugged down in my bag for the whole evening. when it gets dark at 6 pm, it's nice to be able to read a book comfortably with my top half out of my bag, lounging in the tent, rather than zipped into...
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    Island Whitetail Gear List

    If are able to use them full, those pillows are fine. I don't like them that full because they're too tall. Half-full, unless you put your head right in the middle of them, they'll squirt out from beneath your head because all of the air squishes to the side away from your head.
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    Found 2 lost llamas in the crazy mountains

    awesome!
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    suggestions on grilling very lean steaks

    As others have pointed out, starting at room temp is important
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    How to stope rotting velvet ?

    Is the velvet slipping (hair coming off in chunks?) If not, I'd think you're fine if you want to keep it on. Freeze dry (or dry in the sun/drying oven) as others have said. getting the smell out is going to be a problem though.
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    Failure hurt?

    So much depends on the personality of the hunter. You'll never see any buildup to the season from me, nor will you see anything after. The weight of the animal I packed out was an exception this year, in an effort to help other people who've not done this plan for their trips. I enjoy reading...
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    I cannot find elk!

    Yup. Keep changing spots. Keep moving. Luck caught up to me by doing this - my first elk since 2014. Change elevation, habitats, etc. Get to vantage points and glass. Sounds like your work ethic's not a problem - sometimes reigning yourself in and spending an evening glassing the habitat you'd...
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    I need boots

    You can assume ankle-breaking size rocks or larger almost wherever you go. Stiff soles to protect your feet is good. I've worn the bottoms of the toes off a pair of Asolo TPS 520 GV Evo Hiking Boots out here. REI $320. Still don't leak water. They've served me well enough, but I don't have any...
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    Can’t keep gore Tex boots from leaking!

    I was in your boat for years - unimpressed with Gore Tex boots because they leaked soon after purchase. I've now got four years on a $400 pair of Asolo boots. It hurt at the time to pay 4x as much as I'd ever spent on footwear. I've now worn the soles through on the toes, but they still don't...
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    Island Whitetail Gear List

    Sounds like a fun adventure. Ditch the pillow and use a folded garment or two. Bring a lightweight cloth bag that you can use as a pillow case so that your clothes stay together as a pillow better (I've never brought the bag, but every time I use my clothes for a pillow, I wish I had such a...
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    Nalgene Question

    one of mine has a crack in it, and it still doesn't leak! I'd not trust it for the application in this thread, but for normal use and kept in an outside pocket of my pack, whatever.
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    Gutless Method in New Mexico

    Another thing to remember is that at elevation (and nearly all of NM is), it gets cold at night in November. Get it in the shade and it cools fast, gets cold overnight, and stays cold as long as it's not catching sun.

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