Good luck boys. This is how California started. I grew up hunting bear w dogs, lions, trapping bob cats. ALL GONE NOW. California has a forest that rivals Colorado, Montana, etc. It is over ran with mountain lions, black bears, And now wolves. What do you think that does to a deer or elk herd...
I carried a benelli professionally at one point in my life (not a duck gun). My opinion is they are over rated, when you pull the trigger they go boom. No reason for the 500-1000 more than everything else. I am currently turkey and quail hunting with Someone right now who has the benelli. I...
I would definitely not be working out the day before a big hunt. You're just asking for something to go wrong. I usually cut it completely off 3-5 days before a hunt to prevent any injuries and nurse any I may have.
Yea I didn't really think about that. Where I'm at is pretty desolate. They run into loggers every so often and I ran into one once coming from a 4h barn during calving season. Wouldn't be to terrible if they ate tree huggers but I'm positive they taste like shit.
We have wolves where I'm at and you literally never see them. They decimate the game population but the encounters with humans is literally less than lions.
I retired at 41 after 20 years in my chosen career. Took 2 eviscerated discs in neck, torn labrum, and 2 future hip replacements but I did it lol. I could have had those surgeries and went back. But when looking at time vs income it made no sense. Time being something you can't buy.
I had a...
I have a small rig head. It was like $40 off Amazon and it is flawless for my needs. Running a spotter and 12's from it with a tricer attachment and a slik tripod.
I've used the granite gear and a Patagonia (for shorter trips) for years. For the price that granite gear pack is amazing and for all the same reasons you noted. I've known two people who have lost dogs to lions in the last couple years and they were really dicey situations. If you're in the...