Great hunt report and congrats on the filled tags! Fun to read about hunting on hunttalk. Impressive you know how to get it done even with a lot of pressure around.
Like the camp stove as well, and also would be interested to learn more about your meat hanging setup...obviously you're guy...
So...here's what I did, I got a manfrotto befree live carbon fiber tripod off ebay, with a pan head. I found one that was mislabeled and got a screaming deal...its been fantastic.
For instance, this ebay listing says an aluminum tripod with ball head, but the pictures are if a carbon fiber...
I recently switched to t-mobile and have a Samsung S25e...t mobile website says u can add Sat service for $10/mo, and yes you can start/stop Sat service as needed.
Caveat, I haven't actually tried it yet.
Thank you. I'm trying to get better w field photos. Hunting in IA and Lola and I have had quite a few birdless hikes this season, in spite of the roadside surveys!
My wife and kiddos were walking with me today...it was truly a great day.
The vest was my Christmas this year, so today was...
Great buck. I recommend sharing lots of field pics with your chosen taxidermist
My brother harvested a thick old NM muley back in 2020. The taxidermist must have used a small(ish) whitetail form, bc the shoulder mount does not do his buck justice
Thats really interesting about the falcon tagging along...did it ever show interest in the flushing birds? I assume a falcon needs to be airborne and strike from above to get up to speed, or are they able to hunt from a low perch?
Ever experienced anything like that before?
The Armistice Day Storm is a tremendous story...would probably make a compelling movie.
I learned about it when I read a piece Gordon MacQuarrie wrote on the Armistice Day storm...it can be found in a collection of his newspaper columns called Right Off The Reel.
I recommend...