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    Cheap Stuff that Works

    I need to find a cheap puffy pant like that. I've looked and haven't found any generic puffy pant like the jackets on that site and Amazon. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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    A couple of rookies and their lessons

    That echoes everything else I read about finding bucks, that they should have been higher. I think seeing does above treeline at 10,000+ ft threw us for a loop, and we didn't think about going further in after that. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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    A couple of rookies and their lessons

    All of the does we saw were definitely does, none of them were that far away. I do need to get a better spotter though, just a lower priority for me right now compared to some other gear. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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    A couple of rookies and their lessons

    Thanks for the input. I'd love to try a 2nd season hunt sometime, but I'm a little worried about weather/roads/crowding. I also did wear wool socks every day, love them so much I wear them around the house sometimes. And we did not pack a spotter. I don't have a very good one and I didn't...
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    A couple of rookies and their lessons

    Yeah... sad, but I've already been hitting up some other, more motivated guys for 2024. It's not for everyone. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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    A couple of rookies and their lessons

    Bushnell 10x50s on a tripod. My brother had 12s. We weren't 100% at first light, but definitely sat till dark in the evenings. Another learning curve when it comes to time spent hiking to your glassing nob. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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    A couple of rookies and their lessons

    The MeatEater podcast on that guy was super interesting, and somewhat concerning, but I'll look into it. In a similar vein, I was doing some cold showers and they definitely made an impact on me, but I'd say it was primarily mental. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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    A couple of rookies and their lessons

    No, I hadn't experimented with them before, because I didn't have any issues during training hikes. Do you have any suggestions for liner socks? Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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    Blisters after break-in?

    On and off. I haven't done much hiking in them since the hunt, but I've worn them to do some whitetail hunting and cutting wood. No issues there except one day I had pain on the top of my left heel again, while not doing anything. Just sitting or standing with them on it was causing me pain. No...
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    Proposed Deer plan for Central Idaho(not official)

    I've never understood why western states don't do this. My home state of Missouri has always had mandatory reporting, and it used to be that you had to present the deer in person to a check station by 10pm the day you shot it. Today you can dial a 1-800 number or use their app on your phone. Now...
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    A couple of rookies and their lessons

    So you'd still opt for muzzleloader season over 2nd rifle? Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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    A couple of rookies and their lessons

    East-central, New Haven MO. And yeah, it really sucked. The worst part was my brother's bad attitude, and it was a tough spot knowing he was over it and wanted to go home, and I was basically keeping him captive. But then, once we got home he felt terrible about it and apologized. But I'll be...
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    A couple of rookies and their lessons

    Thanks for the wisdom on the boots. I'll have to start wearing them more this winter, and I work from home quite a bit so I can wear then around the house too. And yeah, we were pushing the acclimation a bit. And Denver is nothing compared to 10,000ft. Any thoughts on Muzzleloader vs 2nd Rifle...
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    A couple of rookies and their lessons

    I know Rokslide typically likes trip reports, and figured I would type mine up, despite it being a disappointer. My brother and I attempted a muzzleloader mule deer hunt in central Colorado this fall, our second western hunt, and first hunt in the high country. I was the tag holder, and my...
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    Blisters after break-in?

    I think you misunderstood, I didn't let then sit for a year, I've worn them consistently for almost the whole year while training, at least once every other week all spring and summer, right up to the week before we left. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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    Blisters after break-in?

    There should be way less sweat at 10k in colorado in September than in July in Missouri lol. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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    Blisters after break-in?

    Training in Missouri on public and private land, on and off trail. Slope angle was definitely as steep in some places as what I did in Colorado, but of course not as prolonged before either side-hilling or going downhill. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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    Blisters after break-in?

    I've got to believe they were broken in with 40 miles on them. We were only 4 miles back in, so it's not like I was doing anything extreme compared to my 3-5 mile training hikes. After I'm healed up I'll continue to wear them and see if the issue repeats. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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    Blisters after break-in?

    I did not, because I never had problems before. What kind of liner socks are popular? Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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    Blisters after break-in?

    I just got home from my first backpack hunting trip. We came home empty handed unfortunately, and cut it a little short due to my partner's altitude sickness and some bad weather. However, the experience was great and we got to see some awesome country and validate all of our gear choices. My...

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