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    Family Trip to Alaska - Let’s Talk

    AK is amazing! AK is also huge, sounds like way too much driving to me especially with kids. I’ve driven the haul road from Fairbanks to Coldfoot and it’s not as majestic as some other areas I have been. Fairbanks is also nothing special. I would recommend the Denali highway loop ( Paxson -...
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    Lost birds

    Looks like you have a good dog to help with that, so essential. Just got back from duck hunting on the OR coast and we would have been 3 birds lighter without our Pudlepointer, for ducks he’s no lab but he finds the wounded birds and can finally sit in a blind at age 7…
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    Rangefinder Recommendations

    Upgraded to a Leica 2800 a couple years ago and have been impressed. Ability to range animals on flats is biggest advantage over the ~10 year old Leupold 800 it replaced. That being said for archery I still carry a ~15 year old Nikon due to simplicity and lower magnification.
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    Non-Game Species Encountered in the Field

    Definitely a lynx in AK for me, saw two one trip, one was hunting ground squirrels and we were able to watch for 20 minutes. Others was fairly close, only got a cell phone pic though.
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    As they lay

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    New guy rain gear question???

    In 50 days it will probably be nice or snowing, not raining, so not as critical on high quality rain gear. Most of MT isn’t terribly brushy so thin gear should work for one hunt. It’s not SE AK. I would worry more about warm gear than rain gear for MT rifle season. Gaiters can help a lot too...
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    Lower end Back Pack Tents? Suggestions?

    I’ve spent more nights in a marmot than any other tent. They are reasonably priced and go on sale. Their warranty is great as well, had a failure on a very well used (10 years of heavy use) tent and they replaced it no questions. The replacement is a tungsten UL and have had it for ~5 years...
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    Battery Chainsaw - Bar Oil or Olive Oil?

    Appreciate all the input, petroleum bar oil it is. I’m sticking with knifes for butchering.
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    Battery Chainsaw - Bar Oil or Olive Oil?

    No goal, typically quarter game with a knife. Bought chainsaw for cutting wood not meat/bone. Just trying to figure out if I’m missing something before I fill it with petroleum bar oil.
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    Battery Chainsaw - Bar Oil or Olive Oil?

    I had that thought also, want sure if the bar friction caused enough heat it wasn’t an issue. Have had the frozen oil problem in our camp cook kit, bought some flaxseed oil due to low freezing temp but it tastes wired… canola isn’t as good for low temp but a lot better than olive.
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    Battery Chainsaw - Bar Oil or Olive Oil?

    I can understand leaving hide on if it’s really cold but just cutting hide and all with a chainsaw just seems like a mess.
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    Battery Chainsaw - Bar Oil or Olive Oil?

    That’s what I though also, but there is a lot I don’t know!
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    Battery Chainsaw - Bar Oil or Olive Oil?

    That sounds terrible.
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    Battery Chainsaw - Bar Oil or Olive Oil?

    Just got an electric chainsaw to throw in the pickup for camp firewood and the occasional downed tree in the road. Looking forward to not having to deal with the gas saw when only making a few cuts. I'm stuck on what to use for bar oil though. I've heard (probably from Stihl adds more than...
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    Alpine Happiness

    Did you get to enjoy 4th of July’s morning celebration?
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