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    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    I went to the gulf of Mexico with several buddies about 20 years ago when we could camp on the beach in tents. After a day of drinking beer it got dark and my buddy and I weren't up to partying at the bars anymore with the rest of the guys. It was still pretty hot out at 10pm so my buddy and...
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    What items do you carry multiples of while in the backcountry?

    99 cent rain ponchos in yellow, ibuprophen, stop the bleed packing.....ponchos are good for tarps, bags, being seen by helicopter for rescue, ground cloth for meat processing or sleeping...seen too many guys cut to not carry coagulant packing and pain meds
  3. J

    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    I have one more story that was scary for me and kind of funny, Not really creepy but I will share since it was on a hunt. Northern Arizona, archery deer 20?? "The corral" I was on a hunt with my Dad. We setup a nice tent camp in a pretty good spot where we saw plenty of animals. We also had...
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    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    Okay, one more story from the Grand Canyon State to give this thread one last push. This is my third story this week and the last one for a while. "The pond dog"- Apache-Sitgreave National forest - archery cow elk- about 2014 I drew a cow elk tag near the Arizona-New Mexico border in the...
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    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    Here is my second story "The water guy" - Arizona coues whitetail hunt - about 5 miles north of the Mexican border - 2015 My 70 year old Dad and I drew rifle coues tags in a decent border unit in Arizona. This wasn't our first time hunting there and we weren't concerned. We setup a tent camp...
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    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    I have been reading this thread for over a year and have three pretty good stories to share so I registered. The first story isn't very creepy but has some creepy elements, I will post the other two later which are creepier. All three are Arizona stories. My first solo camping hunt - Kaibab...
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