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    Dealing with / avoiding outfitter camps

    Doing final preps for CO 2nd season in unit 78, just got data back from CPW with a map of all potential outfitter camps in the wilderness area I am headed to. Seems like there is a 'potential' camp every 2 miles or so...my #1 area has a camp located in same drainage. The camps are licensed to be...
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    Who here uses trekking poles?

    Who here uses them? And if you do use them would you ever go back to not using them? I have never tried them but am giving considerable thought to picking up a pair before our DIY this year.
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    Strategy for 2nd rifle Colorado GMU 71...

    Not new to elk or elk hunting, however I am new to Colorado 2nd rifle. Hunting unit 71 and had settled on an area that 1) felt I could get away from the masses by bivy hunting and 2) picked a transition zone based a lot on CDOW elk migration routes and other research; all that was needed was...
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    Swarovski 8.5 X 42 El's for sale

    Going to try the 12x50 route for all my bino needs and funds do not allow keeping both. These Swarovision 8.5's were purchased new in 2014 and are in perfect condition. No scratches, swirls, or other marks on the lenses and no dents, dings, or gouges on the armored tubes either. $1750 to your...
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    Why don't you carry a PLB?

    A question I have been asking myself as this years DIY trip nears (2nd rifle CO)...why don't I carry an inReach or something similar? I have been fortunate enough to do a DIY backpack trip each of the past dozen years and have never used one. Over the years I have spent countless dollars...
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    Help me plan an antelope hunt for an 11 year olds first trip west...

    In early stages of planning an antelope hunt for next fall for my son. Each year he watches me leave from Ohio to chase the high country elk DIY and longs to come with me. While not physically ready for the rigors of backpack hunting he would be incredibly excited to chase goats. He is...
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    Anyone use Swarovski 12x as their only glass?

    Looking to stay as light as possible - do any of you just carry the 12x Swaros and no other glass? Would be carried around neck until seated and then would be used off of a tripod. For those of you with the 12x EL's - can you hold them steady for quick checks or are they only beneficial when on...
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    How many cubic inches for a 7 day backcountry hunt?

    Looking to upgrade my pack and having one helluva time deciding what size pack. Past DIY hunts have consisted of Cabelas Alaskan Guide frame and a 3000cu in or so day pack. The frame had three dry bags stuffed to the gills lashed to it to haul my gear; looking to go a different route now. I...
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    Open country mule deer - will 8.5x suffice or 10X be a wiser choice?

    Hunting SW Colorado this fall for mule deer - each year I do a DIY / public land trip west for elk and so far most of this has been in fairly dense areas where my 8.5EL's perform superbly. I anticipate this trip to be much, much more open than past trips and was wondering if I am giving up a lot...
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    Truly one of a kind 300WM

    Definitely not another one out there like this.... My wife and kids wanted to get me a rifle to take on my hunts - however my wife has always said she has trouble picking them out because I am too particular. So she told me to get what I wanted and then give it to her and the kids (8 and 9...
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    Alumina cover for eyepiece on VX6 with 30mm tube?

    Does anyone have the Leupold alumina flip up scope cover for the eyepeice on their VX6? I have a VX6 in 3x18x44 (30mm tube) and cannot for the life of me find the alumina cover to fit the eyepiece. Any help or a part number would be greatly appreciated.
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    Any East coasters ride train west to hunt?

    Heading to NM this fall for solo elk hunt and was originally planning to drive. Drove out the past two years with my hunting partner and enjoyed the 23 hour drive - at least the going out part. A friend of mine just took a Boy Scout troop from Ohio to NM via Amtrak and said it was wonderful -...
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    Reticle / scope for 300 Win Mag

    I am finishing a 300 win mag build and am having a devil of a time deciding on what scope to top it with. This gun is intended to chase everything from elk to sheep; my glass is narrowed to Zeiss HD5 or Leupold VX6 with CDS. I am leaning towards the VX6 but here is my question - what reticle do...
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    Painting a synthetic stock - what type of paint?

    I do not have an artistic bone in my body but my wife was blessed with this ability. Her and the kids are going to paint a stock for me to complete a rifle build. What type of paint have those of you that have worked on custom synthetic stocks used? Not that it matters but it is a B&C sporter...
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    Son's first deer

    My 8 year old son's first deer - he got it last week on our farm. I have no rules for kids on our place other than they have fun but he was bound and determined to let any small buck as well as does that had yearlings with them walk. In my 40+ years of hunting this was by far the greatest night...
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    Feel guilt for going hunting?

    Not sure where to put this so if is in the wrong spot please move. My question - do you guys feel guilty for leaving the family for 7-10 days to go into the back country elk hunting? A bit more details - I am a dedicated family man, two kids, great wife of 17 years. Most everything I do is for...
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    Weight for a sheep rifle?

    What do you sheep hunters feel is about the perfect total (scope / rifle) weight for sheep a rifle? I realize this is subjective however tend to favor heavier guns and am trying to decide if a package weighing in at 10.75lbs would handicap me too much.
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    Which 300 for all NA big game?

    I know this topic has been discussed ad nauseum on the net but wanted your opinions anyway. I am buying a new rifle, don't really need it but have the itch. This is for elk, moose, sheep,caribou and perhaps a brownie down the road. Logic would probably say stay with the mainstay of 300WM; who...
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    Solo in 2015 - NM, CO, or MT...

    Hello all - first post. Excellent website with what seems like some very knowledgeable folks on here. The boring stuff - 40 years old from flatlands of Ohio, two kids, loving wife, addicted to elk hunting. I have been chasing elk twice now; my brother and I packed into the Piedra Creek area in...
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