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  1. TrailDog

    What constitutes your hunting area/spot?

    This is a fantastic thread... I have learned time and time again that if I don't want someone hunting my spots, don't take them there. Working for the Montana DNRC I've learned about TONS of nondescript access points and public easements into otherwise landlocked parcels of state and USFS...
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    2024 OFFICIAL ELK MEAT POLE

    Man! What's your bullet drop at 630 yards with a .270?? Nice shooting!
  3. TrailDog

    Scarpa Fuego 50% off at REI

    For any Fuego loyalists out there, 50% off while supplies last at REI! https://www.rei.com/product/874177/scarpa-fuego-boots
  4. TrailDog

    WTS/WTT Aku Trekker Pro GTX boots

    For sale: brand new pair of Aku Trekker Pro GTX boots, size 42.5 or 9-9.5 mens. Wore them around town once, just don't fit my foot. $125 shipped or trade for similar. Thanks
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    WTT The Boot Trading thread

    Looking to trade or sell this pair of new Aku Trekker Pro GTX boots. EU size 42.5...just don't fit my foot right. Bought on sale, walked up and down the driveway a few times, can't return them. Fit like a mens 9.5.
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    Boots: light and fast or heavy and bomb proof?

    I'm really surprised nobody has referenced this video yet: https://the-experience-project.com/the-best-hunting-boot-is-wrong/ Personally, I'm on my 5th or 6th pair of Scarpa Fuegos...arguably one of the heaviest and stiffest mountain boots out there. But as I get older I'm trying to transition...
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    WANTED: Your Top 5 Base Camp Tips or Hacks

    Cheap rug from the thrift store for wall tent floor. Crocs for camp shoes in and out of the wall tent Melatonin for sleeping well with all the snoring. Pre-make as many meals as you can...burritos, sandwiches, goulash, rice, etc. Bring tools...shovel, axe, Silky saw, lots of P-cord. Super...
  8. TrailDog

    Montana HD 270 rifle elk hunt

    Beware...I tried to pop into 270 this weekend and there are a lot of Forest Service roads closed and large area closures due to wildlfire and prescribed fire activity.
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    What would you do?

    Roger that. It was cool and overcast, we were at 8200' and temps were below freezing at night, 50's in the day, I don't think the meat would have spoiled. When I shot, I guessed the yardage to be about 40, in reality it was 34 yards, so definetly hit him high, but my gut feeling was that it...
  10. TrailDog

    What would you do?

    Hind sight is always 20/20, but curious for some experienced advice here... First time hunting SWest Montana this past week, I typically don't leave region 1 but a friend showed me around his home turf near Ennis. Man, what a time...bugling bulls all over the place, first time calling back and...
  11. TrailDog

    NW MT elk

    Yup....echoing others' sentiments. I'm a state forester and spend the entire year out in the Whitefish range. I also hunt Region 1 with a dogged passion. It's sad to hear so many of the not-that-old-timer's stories of mule deer and elk numbers in this area, because they're just not out there...
  12. TrailDog

    Elk after fires

    Around here (northwest Montana) elk seem to gravitate to recently burned areas, there is always a flush of decadent forbs and grasses after a fire before the brush and trees take over again. Several of my best spots for elk are the edges along recent burns and green/unburned timber.
  13. TrailDog

    If you could move anywhere?

    Columbia Falls pride! Woot woot. Been here for 15 years, bought land at $9k an acre, which even then was expensive...now I'm a millionare! Seen a lot of change in the past five years, some good and most of it pretty shitty. But still, wouldn't move for the world. Best access to some of the...
  14. TrailDog

    MT FWP Adopts New Elk Mgmt Plan

    I agree with the sentiment. However, most of the working folks at FWP are great people doing good work...I only recently learned this year that the FWP has no decision-making authority, none whatsoever...it is the politically-appointed FWP Commision that gives a thumbs up or down to every bit of...
  15. TrailDog

    MT FWP Adopts New Elk Mgmt Plan

    Has anybody read through the new Montana FWP elk managament plan yet? Any thoughts or drastic changes, for better or for worse? https://fwp.mt.gov/conservation/wildlife-management/elk/elk-management-plan
  16. TrailDog

    Montana elk observation

    Tough year for sure! I know a ton of solid backcountry hunters who got skunked this year, myself included. 5 of us in hunting camp for 10 days only yeiled one forked whitetail buck....
  17. TrailDog

    December Giveaway - 100% USA Made Leg Gaiters

    M/L 17" Ranger Green : )
  18. TrailDog

    How often do you miss big game with a scoped rifle?

    I miss all the time!...seems like I miss a shot every year but connect on the follow up. But I hunt in the dark timber and hills of northwest Montana....usually when you see an animal it's a split second chance/decision in otherwise thick forest, virtually no time to set up and make a steady...
  19. TrailDog

    Hoffman Guide Pac Sizing question

    I wear a partially-corked pair of Hoffman Pacs everyday for work in the winter...spectacular boots! Most of us wear the Thins. Pro-Series w/ predator sole. I am in-between sizes as well (9.5). I like to order up usually and put in a high quality insole, which takes up the extra space, making...
  20. TrailDog

    Any Eberlestock F1 Mainframe pack users out ther?

    No special straps are needed. There is no "physical" connection between the bag and the frame, the 3 load-cinching straps that are integral to the F1 frame are all that holds the bag on there, works like a charm. So you can pop those 3 straps open and off comes the bag. Infinitely adjustable.

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