SlimTim_MN
FNG
+1 for the Tripod
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Kifaru used to sell meat bags that were super thin and lightweight. I still have them, but apparently they're not selling them any more? So got the Argali's one for my son. Forget whose I got for a small lightweight tarp. I just bring it to put the deer on top of for deboning. To help keep debris off the meat while I'm processing.I’ve got my eyes out for a good tripod. Kill kit needs some touching up. Have a replaceable blade scalpel but need game bags and small tarp. Those type things are “budget plus” for me after I get the bigger ticket items. The crossover from whitetail has been more expensive than I anticipated but it’s been fun.
Thanks for the advice. I was looking at the mountain ops kill kit whenever they had their version of the marsupial gear bino harness on sale a week or so ago. I’ve never thought about bees on a carcass before so that’s great info. Never encountered that before.Kifaru used to sell meat bags that were super thin and lightweight. I still have them, but apparently they're not selling them any more? So got the Argali's one for my son. Forget whose I got for a small lightweight tarp. I just bring it to put the deer on top of for deboning. To help keep debris off the meat while I'm processing.
Also, because of "The Meat Bees" I encountered at the first location I took deer at... I quickly learned to instead gut them, and carry those guts a minimum of 25yds away before dumping them. Giving the insects someplace ELSE to go to, first!
Or.. maybe you're more Alpine? ... and if you think you can pull-off gutless where you're at, without having a buncha Yellow-Jackets coming in to it... I've also kinda learned to only skin to uncover the immediate body-part I was about to debone, right before I'd process that one area... in order to reduce the attack surface for the incoming insects to be able to try to get in on.
We are borrowing a Swaro spotter from a buddy that insists on us not buying one. It’s been awesome to see how supportive folks are in the sport. Great to see.A solid tripod setup would be high on my list. You mentioned binoculars but do you have a spotter? I wouldn't consider it a necessity but I'v found a fair amount of deer glassing at extended ranges after switching out the binos and picking things apart.
That's awesome! You'll have some top tier glass to pick things apart then. I'd recommend looking at some of the glassing techniques on here or youtube if it's new to you. Coming from east coast whitetail to picking apart country effectively was definitely an acquired skill for me and I'm still trying to pickup new tips.We are borrowing a Swaro spotter from a buddy that insists on us not buying one. It’s been awesome to see how supportive folks are in the sport. Great to see.
Ugh.. dude.. it's (at first anyway) soo "Unnerving" especially since Yellow Jackets are known to be aggressive. I had to... with my latex gloved hand... gently and slowly swipe my hand across the areas I'd be working on in order to shoo them away from where I was processing at!Thanks for the advice. I was looking at the mountain ops kill kit whenever they had their version of the marsupial gear bino harness on sale a week or so ago. I’ve never thought about bees on a carcass before so that’s great info. Never encountered that before.
Beard-Buster Turkey Hunting Seat Cushion! That has the chair-back to it with aluminum supports w/in it is CRUCIAL... if you have bulging discs!Pad to sit on