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    Sold Swarovski ATX 65mm Spotting Scope + Marsupial Case + Magview

    Sold Swarovski ATX Spotting Scope with 65mm Objective - $3100 Angled. Pristine condition, wrapped and cased for one sheep hunt. Optically perfect. One nick on the heel of the scope, pictured. Original boxes, including all caps and covers, unused carry strap, manuals, sticker, blank warranty...
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    Sold Fhf tac mtn rest

    I'll take it!
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    New Digiscoping Option—MagView **Review Added 8/3/22**

    Mine just got delivered, an S1. Paid retail, for what it's worth. Elegant, minimalist, which was my primary goal. A flipper lens cap on the scope, which needs a cap anyway + a wafer thin slice of steel on the phone case. Nothing to remember or pack. Use the app, its worth the install...
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    WTS/WTT Sitka Heavyweight Hoody

    PM Sent...
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    Sold ECWCS GEN III Level 2 Mid Weight Grid Fleece Shirt X-Large Long

    GEN III Level 2 Mid Weight "Waffle" Cold Weather Shirt X-Large Long K-131. Condition is New, With Tags Catch and Release, nice shirt. I bought up a size based on some reviews I read, but shouldn't have. True to size. Grid fleece. Thumbholes. Compare to Sitka Core Heavyweight or First Lite...
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    Sold Sitka Core Heavyweight Zip T Dirt Medium NWT

    Sold 2019 Sitka Core Heavyweight Zip T Dirt Medium New with Tags Catch & Release Grid Fleece Lots of length in the arms, I'm 6'1" and this actually fit! Paypal $75 To Your Door Sale Pending to Jayhawkhunter
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    Surefire EP4 ear plugs?

    I've had great results with a competing product, the Earmonix. A little less obtrusive, they tuck away nicely in a bino harness. Pop 'em in about the same time I chamber a round, then usually forget I'm wearing them for half the day. Takes my .30-06 down to a non-event. Also works great in a...
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    How important is a softshell

    Softshell is nice to walk the dog a fixed distance at a known temperature. I don't bring it hunting in the west. Far too heavy and unpackable to only meet a single design point. If I spent all my time in wet brush farther east, I might consider it.
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    US made alternative to Kodiak Canvas?

    Totally understand if you're standing on principle. But Kodiak quality shouldn't concern you. The thing is bombproof all around. The floor is an armored tub, stitching solid, zippers continue to work great, no leaks, poles are sturdy. I've got four years on mine, used it from snowy 10F to...
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    Gaiters or no gaiters???

    The first time you walk through a calf-deep stream like you have super powers and emerge dry on the other side, you'll be forever sold on gaiters. Kuiu Yukons rock and are bomb-proof, this from a Sitka loyalist.
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    Sitka Open Country vs Sub Alpine

    Open Country looks like a tree trunk in the forest, looks like sage in the sage, looks like rocks above timberline. And the neat thing I've found as the years go by the fabric stains and weathers to mimic the the dirt our mountains are made of. But as mentioned above, it probably matters more...
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    Bird dog groin protection?

    My Weimaraner is having some skin trouble lately. She logs multiple daily miles in tall, dry grass. Her skin gets raw between her rear legs, on her underbelly, after her chest tapers. All our hunting vests just don't cover the lower rear half of the dog. The vet has given us some magic spray...
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    Dog passed out

    Just some data points on the dehydration hypothesis. Covid has allowed a thorough study of our Weimaraner's habits, unconstrained by circumstance. Water is available to her 24/7. She gets 2-7 miles of exercise most mornings. She drinks when she gets home, and a few more sips with breakfast...
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    Shiras Moose Packout vs Elk

    Take another long look at strousek's pictures. There's actually lots to learn in these images. First problem, a sea of willows, they can be 5-7 feet tall. Good luck stalking or shooting through them. Note the proximity of trees, they indicate some blessed dry ground that might actually be...
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    Shiras Moose Packout vs Elk

    Just to emphasize, Colorado will require you present the whole, unfrozen head for inspection at a CPW field office. With a cape it will be north of 100 awkward pounds. With that effort already invested, just keep driving straight to the taxidermist and let him handle the rest. My CO Shiras...
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    Little things needed for September Colorado elk

    Came here to post this. Chapstick with SPF.
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    Becoming LESS gear oriented.

    Once the basic needs are met, what’s the point really? This has been proved over and over when studies look at happiness vs. income. Happiness (the blue lines) increases until income reaches a modest level, then correlation stops.
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    WTS/WTT Sitka Down Hoody XL

    I’ll take it. PM inbound.
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