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  1. 119bowhunter

    Finally heading to Alaska: Caribou 2022

    I've been dreaming about hunting in Alaska my whole life, figured I'd put it off long enough and booked a transporter for September 3-10 2022 out of Kotzebue for me and one of my best friends. I'm pretty sure I've read through every thread on here about caribou hunting in Alaska and I'm super...
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    Old Powder

    I have an old Thompson Center black diamond that I haven't shot or hunted with in probably 10 years, I've decided to drag it out and hunt with it this fall (North Carolina so no crazy restrictions) I ordered a new scope for it yesterday and was looking at working up some loads for it. I'm...
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    Alaska Airlines Credit Card

    In the early stages of planning my first trip to Alaska with 3 of my closest friends, we are going in the fall of 2022 for a DIY, fly-in caribou hunt. Just starting the overwhelming process of nailing down logistics but I’ve read a lot of things about the Alaska Airlines credit card, currently I...
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    Redfield Rampage Spotting Scope/Goal Zero Charger/.270 WSM Barrel

    Selling some stuff for a friend of mine Redfield Rampage Spotting Scope-$175 to your door Goal Zero Charger-$65 to your door Remington .270 WSM Barrel-$115 to your door...My buddy bought this and decided to take another path, he bought it used off ebay and you can see there are a few scratches...
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    Flying with fishing rods

    Hello all, I have booked a fishing trip to a fly-in outpost in north west Ontario for this summer, I have actually been on this same trip twice before but the last time I went was 2006 and I was 17 years old so I wasn't the one doing all the booking, we have already booked our cabin but I have...
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    New Boot Care

    Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I tried searching the forum and couldn't really find an answer...but when you buy a new pair of boots do you typically apply waterproofing and/or leather conditioner before your initial use? Or do they come from the factory ready to go and the...
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    VX-R 3x9x40

    Thinking about going with one of these with the ballistic Firedot reticle for my 30-06...anybody have any experience with the VX-R line of scopes? Is the glass the same quality as the VX3i line of scopes? Thanks
  8. 119bowhunter

    Best Space Saving Upgrade?

    If you were going to spend the money to upgrade one item in your backcountry camping or hunting kit to conserve space in your pack what would it be?
  9. 119bowhunter

    Arizonas Point System

    I have been reading through this page https://www.azgfd.com/hunting/draw/process/ and I'm trying to understand how Arizona allocates their tags, I guess where I am confused is they are calling their points bonus points but they sound more like preference points, where maximum point holders have...
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    Platypus Water Bladders

    I'm looking to start using a water bladder in my new Mystery Ranch Metcalf, I own a camelback bladder but never could get over the plasticy taste. I've heard good things about the Platypus bladders but would like to hear some reviews from folks who are using them over the taste. Also, does...
  11. 119bowhunter

    First Western Hunting Experience

    Hello all, So my buddy and I have been planning our first western hunting trip for well over a year now, after months of research, refining gear lists, looking at maps and excitement, we finally left North Carolina on September 8th and began our long drive to central Idaho. We were blessed with...
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    Adjustable Objective?

    Curious as to how many people use a scope with an adjustable objective and how necessary is it or at what ranges do you find that you parallax is an issue?
  13. 119bowhunter

    300 Win Mag Close Range

    Looking for suggestions for a good factory load for my 300 win mag for whitetails, with a lot of my shots being under 100 yards...I am concerned about either pencil holing a deer at that range, or having a bullet blow up and damage a lot of meat. I bought a box of the Remington managed recoil...
  14. 119bowhunter

    Episode 56 Follow Up

    Just finished listening to episode 56 this morning on my way to work. I searched around the forum and found this thread https://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?275250-Lander-quot-one-shot-quot-hunt-issues but I was curious as to whether or not anything ever happened with regards...
  15. 119bowhunter

    Less Than 2 Months to Go!

    I'm leaving for my first elk hunt on September 8th, I've been going through my gear, shooting my bow every day, hiking around the mountains where I live, scouting as best I can through google earth...but the time still seems to be passing slowly...anyone else as excited as I am to get out there...
  16. 119bowhunter

    Idaho Tag Trade?

    Hello all, this morning at 10:00 am mountain time, my buddy and I were sitting waiting on the Sawtooth A tags to be released for sale. There were only 43 of these available for non-residents and we both hit purchase at the same time hoping that either we would both get one or that neither of us...
  17. 119bowhunter

    Quiver questions for western hunting

    I've searched quite a bit through the forums on here as I'm planning to go elk hunting for the first time this fall, I've talked to a few folks here at home who have done some western hunting and gotten different advice, I currently have a bohning (lynx I think) 4 arrow quiver, nothing fancy...
  18. 119bowhunter

    Montana Archery Success Rates

    Hello all, I'm in the process of planning an elk hunt for this fall, I've applied in New Mexico but plan B will be to hopefully pick up a leftover Montana general tag if there are any available after the draw. I've been doing a lot of research on the general units in Montana on the FWP website...
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