I literally wasted an hour of my life reading this thread.
The story about the ambien bear about made me piss my pants from laughter.
Thanks all. Needed this entertainment tonight.
I know. I’m going to tell myself the last one was the wind ….
There’s no doubt my CAs both shoot way better than I ever will. Really happy with both purchases.
No problem. Also have a Ridgeline, but went with the Mesa because the carbon fiber barrels don't fit well in scabbards at all if you do any horseback hunting.
I have one in a 7mm Rem, and I really like it. Have only shot partitions out of it, and it's accurate. Probably will switch up this year to tipped triple shocks. I wish I would've put a better scope on it, but it's great for a backcountry rifle. Cycles smooth, looks good, and has a natural...
That was my experience as well. Elk numbers seemed much lower and only saw one bull before the season that really caught my attention. Hunted all season long until the 2nd to last day I had available to hunt, and shot just an average 6x6 that I passed up opening weekend.
I've had good luck with FirstLite base layers and midlayers. Sitka is overpriced to me for what it is, and has a very weird fit if you have short arms. They do make good waterproof gear for the times you need it. I've switched to Kuiu outwear and love it, but still use my FirstLite pants on...