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Gear Review
Fri, 01/20/2012 - 07:49
I'm new to this site and this is my first post, so I hope I'm not bending rules by starting with a gear review. I've been reading articles, reviews, and forum posts here for a while and am impressed with the amount of information you folks share with each other. I leave Monday for my first AZ desert mule deer hunt, thanks to an article I read by Eric and a trip we'd already planned to visit family in the area. Glad to be here, hope to offer something of value.
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Gear Review
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 18:25
Keeping warm is something you must always think about when hunting. No matter if you are hunting the high desert of Southern California or the hardwoods of Western New York. When I was given the opportunity to review the new RedRam Merino Wool base layers I couldn't say no. For one, I had never heard of them and two, I had been looking for a decent pair of base layers for a while.
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Gear Review
Tue, 11/29/2011 - 17:10
Hunting here in Southern California is extremely challenging. There are miles of ground to cover and precious time to do it in. What's the best way to find your prey? Gain some elevation, get yourself a good vantage point and scan the land using quality optics.
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Gear Review
Thu, 01/19/2012 - 05:23
My first chance to try out the 2011 Danner Pronghorns was during this years Colorado elk season. Without a chance to break them in, I strapped them on for the first time, on day 1 of our hunt. After 16 miles and bull packed out and in the truck on the first day, I had zero issues or discomfort with my boots. I was nervous about not wearing them in before such an arduous hunt, but was thoroughly satisfied with the results.
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Gear Review
Thu, 11/10/2011 - 17:43
When hunting, I like to have some sort of GPS on me at all times. Even if it is just for locking down different spots I highlight for future reference. The problem with handheld GPS tools is they usually take forever to find a satellite, your location and then you have to punch in a bunch of info just to save it. It used to drive me nuts until I started using the ScoutLook Weather Guide.
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DIY Hunt
Tue, 11/15/2011 - 17:30
No Buck yet : Lessons Learned, you bet ........
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Gear Review
Mon, 10/03/2011 - 17:51
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DIY Hunt
Tue, 11/15/2011 - 17:31
Big ass doe down...she popped out of the corn at 53 yards and was quartering away very sharply...Arrow entered just in the front part of her back left leg and hit her front right leg shattering it. She went 50 yards and was DONE....113 lbs of KE is tha shiznit!
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Gear Review
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 13:47
I have always used Danner boots and have been happy but never completely satisfied. It seemed that I always had an issue with the full leather uppers that were found on the canadians. When they got broken in the leather around the ankles seemed to fold over and cause comfort issues in that specific area. Also, the canadians are extremely heavy when it comes to putting miles on the feet.
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Gear Review
Tue, 09/20/2011 - 21:44
When I read a review on a knife or a blade of any sort, I want to know that it's going to cut 'like buttah'. Don't you? That's exactly what discovered when I used the Knives of Alaska Pronghorn Knife last year. Yes, I realize I have been a schmuck for not posting about this yet. It should have been posted a LONG time ago.
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Gear Review
Fri, 09/09/2011 - 00:00
The thermometer read 106 degrees last weekend and we were dead smack in the middle of archery bear season. If I was fortunate enough to kill a bear I was going to be pressed for time to get it cooled down. When you hunt and kill an animal, you have cool it down as quickly as possible and you also want to keep moisture off of the meat. I'll bet you didn't know that second part, did you? That's an interesting bit of information I got from Steve Glass, Owner of Trophy Bag Kooler, LLC.
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Gear Review
Fri, 08/26/2011 - 22:39
Picnic baskets. Coolers. Tents. Bears love to get into each and every one of them. Whether out of curiosity or in their search for food, they tear them open and usually destroy them to get at the contents. If you are going to be hiking or hunting in the back country and it's known to have bears, you'll need to protect your food. That's where the BearVault BV500 comes in.
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Gear Review
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 18:54
Treestand safety is something I constantly promote. Far too many hunters have fallen out of their stands and injured themselves because they didn't wear a safety harness. Some have been paralyzed and some have died. I have known a few guys who have fallen out and broken bones. Even if it is the harness that is provided with the treestand you bought, Use It!
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Gear Review
Fri, 08/12/2011 - 07:36
I feel the two things you cannot cut corners on are boots and optics. Having used Nikon products for the last 15 years, I have seen the evolution of optics. During a recent trip to Colorado, I stopped by the optics department at Bass Pro Shops to get a good comparison. Initially, I planned on getting a pair of Swarovski EL 42's and took a few minutes to look through them. Satisfied with what I could see, as expected, I was convinced that would be my next pair of glasses. Then the salesman suggested I take a look at the Vortex product.
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Gear Review
Mon, 08/08/2011 - 07:28
In a market that has recently become flooded with binocular chest packs, the choices are plentiful. I have both a Sitka bino bivy and a Badlands bino chest pack on their way.
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