Didn't read all of the comments, so don't know if it was mentioned, but I have a first lite SEAK jacket that I really like. I hunt primarily NW Oregon. It's not the quietest (not terrible either), but the quiet gear I've had with the brushed exterior finish seems heavier and definitely dries...
Western Oregon. Clackamas river drainage. Hunted the area my whole life. All the deer have solid black tails. Older bucks primarily have compact heavy racks. They’re a bench on paper I guess but we’ve always called them blacktail. To me they look like blacktail.
This one was 144 hanging a few...
Curious about this. When it's cold later in the season I've hung whole birds in my carport for a couple days before plucking and it seemed to help with the feathers a little. When you say 7-10 days, is this only below certain ambient temps? Or do you have a walk in cooler you're keeping them in?