Now, why in the world would I want to share my secrets about having the mountain to myself with everybody else... Seriously though, lots of great posts on this thread, I've enjoyed reading along. ...

Wool, your hunting partners will appreciate it!

Yea, I've been keeping close tabs on snowfall, etc. for Kodiak this winter and it has really been mild compared to historical averages. Hoping some late blizzard doesn't do some damage and the deer...

Great buck and great pictures.

For the Sitka BTs, does the report say 50% lower this year than the #'s reported at the same time last year, or are these last year's #s finally making it to a formal document/report?

30 will be plenty.

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One of 4 public land bulls to fall last September to non-camo "getups".

No.

For bowhunting, nope either.

So far I've been extremely impressed. Got a killer deal on some neon green ones which almost hurt my eyes. Stepped in a few elk wallows and tromped through a few creeks and they are stained up nice...

Salomon 4D GTX Cosmics - wore them 14 straight days between 9 and 12.5K feet last year and they performed flawlessly. Less than 3 pounds for the pair. I think it was 45 ounces, but I'd have to...

After 5 or 6 days on the mountain, you'll be "smoking" your clothes on a nightly basis...especially any components that aren't 100% merino as they will have taken on an unnatural odor - to say the...

Just added Colorado, Montana, and Ohio to the collection. Thanks for the heads up!

Mytopo.com for foldable topo maps on weather-proof paper. I'll also use the ctrl+print screen, paste function off mapper.acme.com or bing.com/maps to capture important features with an aerial...

Me. They have a great classifieds forum as well if anybody is a budget-constrained, used gear connoisseur like myself.

I personally don't think there's a difference on penetration. We discussed that prior to this fall's hunt. Drop to the standard size for more penetration? Decided to stick with Mag blades and they...

If you look at 3 day guided hunt prices, $1500 isn't that far off. Jeepers!

Why buy mountain house? They are way too expensive, and you can DIY meals of the same quality by buying supplies from "Doomsday Prepper" type websites and piecing together a few freeze dried veggies...

I've been shooting ST Mag's for 3 years now and have chalked up about 15 big game kills with them. Mostly whitetails out East, but there are a couple less elk in Colorado after me and a buddy used...

A huge +1 for the Sawyer filter. We adapted the filter and spliced it directly into a Platypus line for the most streamlined approach. Hmmm, elk wallow water...:)
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Tough to beat price of Redram or Terramar - I've got a pair of both for around $20 each watching sites like steepandcheap.com or Sierra's TP. Core4 is nice stuff too, but you'll pay a tad more on...

Those numbers are no where close to what I've experienced. You can get a decent trespass fee hunt for $200-$300. $75 or $100 if you want to share 10,000 acres with 50 other guys or $400-$500 if you...

That is an awesome 8 point. Love the mass!

This is a scary subject, but one - that working off a graduate student budget - I have paid a great deal of attention to over the past 5 or 6 years. I never buy anything new - unless it is marked...

That is an awesome year. Sounds like y'all were thick in bears!

Hmmm... Starting off the year with Kansas muzzleloader in September, followed by Colorado archery elk, back to Ohio (moving there in march) for rut, try to squeeze in nc rut hunt before thanksgiving,...