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Backpack hunting gear for kids
I wonder if being open sights would make any difference in terms of recoil anticipation - totally theoretical but I feel like staring through a scope is more mental. If .223 is legal for big game in CA I would definitely go that route for a kids first bolt gun as there is certainly quite a bit...- Deckerp
- Post #68
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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.22 ricochet (close call)
I took a jacket shard to the forearm at my ranges orientation from a steel target someone else shot down the line. It seemed like it welded itself in and really hung on when I pulled it out. On the .22 ricochets off rocks and the like would you all say they were likely closer than 50yards? I...- Deckerp
- Post #33
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Backpack hunting gear for kids
That’s awesome. Looks like a sweet set up. I mentioned I just recently started my two kids shooting. Initially I added some weight and a big surpressor to my 6CM and had my 9 year old start with that and he was hitting everything but even the mild recoil seemed like maybe it was leading to at...- Deckerp
- Post #66
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Backpack hunting gear for kids
Obviously too expensive to give to your kids - but the Sig image stabilizing binos are pretty great for kids to be able to use and actually enjoy. Let us know how those vortex’s turn out. The smaller objective makes sense for kids too.- Deckerp
- Post #64
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Backpack hunting gear for kids
I get tired carrying the rifle around in my hand too much! So I imagine in the beginning I will be packing the rifle and helping to set it up for him to take a shot. I am not usually shooting stuff in super fast scenarios so this strategy seems like it will work for us for the first several...- Deckerp
- Post #57
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Backpack hunting gear for kids
I didn’t realize CA had restrictions on all detachable magazines and vertical grips! I would probably do something like the Rokstock then. It’s a 6mm Creedmore though - not a 6.5. .243 is the smallest caliber you can hunt big game with in Colorado. The recoil might be more of an issue when I...- Deckerp
- Post #55
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Backpack hunting gear for kids
Not backpacking but I recently started taking my older one to the range to start learning to shoot. He is about 2.5years out from being able to hold his own big game tag here in CO (assuming he wants to). I built a 6CM this past year and shot my own bull with it this year. Now I have added as...- Deckerp
- Post #53
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Backpack hunting gear for kids
We have had both kids wearing only barefoot style shoes their whole life (most of the time anyway). Figure that’s the way to end up with strong feet and ankles if you start out like that. Seems to be working well so far. Foot wear is always a compromise when hiking/hunting. I so much prefer...- Deckerp
- Post #52
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Backpack hunting gear for kids
That looks great! I ended up having him do this longer trip in his vivobarefoot style shoes rather than the Solomon boot we had. On some other one nighters he indicated that he felt like he trip and rolled his ankles more easily in the boots. I did cut some of my stock insoles to fit his...- Deckerp
- Post #50
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Backpack hunting gear for kids
I got my son out on our most epic backpacking trip to date this summer. 4 nights and 5 days to an un-named alpine lake. The cutthroat fishing there turned out to be amazing as those fish hardly ever see humans. He did awesome doing about 23miles and 4500’ of climbing. We didn’t see another...- Deckerp
- Post #48
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Missing CO Hunters
Your son can carry some weight! I am impressed. I started backpacking with my kids when they were 4 as well (I just take one backpacking at a time, haha.) my daughter is now 5 and son 9. I have them carry their rain gear and usually sleeping bag, food for the day and often water. I never...- Deckerp
- Post #236
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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Missing CO Hunters
I dropped packs with a buddy just the other night for a final stalk in, I usually drop a good pin whenever I drop my pack and don’t do it unless archery hunting and sneaking in the last bit. I know this area pretty well and forgot to drop the pin until we’d walked away 50-100 yards so my pin...- Deckerp
- Post #81
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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Missing CO Hunters
I hope they are just hunting with a broken in-reach and the gear at the car is extra stuff, but Lighting is definitely my best guess.- Deckerp
- Post #27
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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CO front range fitness: Mt Morrison ed.
Gonna give this thing a go for the fun of it: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/red-bull-outrun-the-lift-co- Deckerp
- Post #71
- Forum: Fitness, First Aid, and Backcountry Survival
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CO front range fitness: Mt Morrison ed.
No, I was invited along with some other friends that don’t do a ton of hiking or backpacking so it was a two day hike - they intended it to be 3 but got the permit locations kinda whack and had to do it in two. Very pretty but also super crowded - kinda shockingly so. I think coming down the...- Deckerp
- Post #69
- Forum: Fitness, First Aid, and Backcountry Survival
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CO front range fitness: Mt Morrison ed.
Anyone been getting in anything good? Too hot for the foothills for awhile now but the high country has been great! Did the Pawnee Buchanan double pass loop a couple weekends ago and the four loops pass in maroon bells as well. Plus some backpacking trips with the kids = not too many miles...- Deckerp
- Post #67
- Forum: Fitness, First Aid, and Backcountry Survival
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CO front range fitness: Mt Morrison ed.
Yeah - I took it to mean total starting pack weight.- Deckerp
- Post #63
- Forum: Fitness, First Aid, and Backcountry Survival
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CO front range fitness: Mt Morrison ed.
https://www.strava.com/segments/2294837 These FKTs always blow me away. 24min to the top!- Deckerp
- Post #53
- Forum: Fitness, First Aid, and Backcountry Survival
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CO front range fitness: Mt Morrison ed.
You had me worried there for a second that maybe I had hoodwinked myself if it had subtracted any super steep slow spot out as not moving but for whatever reason total time is actually 1 sec less. I usually time in my wrist watch as well so I can more easily see where I am at. Split time to...- Deckerp
- Post #52
- Forum: Fitness, First Aid, and Backcountry Survival
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CO front range fitness: Mt Morrison ed.
Haha. No breaks were taken! Didn’t jog - just power hiked and tried to recover a little on the flats. Always wild to me how hard it is to come back from an over effort! I am not sure I could do it much if any faster but I think I could do it similar with a lot less suffering if I had paced...- Deckerp
- Post #51
- Forum: Fitness, First Aid, and Backcountry Survival
