IMO all the packs everyone on here has been suggesting are great. I just got the Blacks Creek Barbarian last week. The only experience I have with it so far is when walking my dog every morning since...

I'm logging to get through school. Hard work and long hours but my boss lets me have whatever time off I want. I'm going to school to be a forester. Keeps me in the woods!!

I just got the SW tag!! This will be my first time bear hunting so I'm pretty stoked!!

Very good story!!! I can't wait to have my wife read it. She just tried her first hunt this year. I think she will appreciate your experiences. Keep it up!

+1 for the fleece liner. I have not weighed mine but when I was in Boy Scouts we would put them in our bags when snow camping. My mom made one for me that added so much warmth i only use it when it...

Agreed. When I was living in California we all knew public ground was a waste of time. It can be done but we all sought out private ground. My family owns some ground there still and I will be trying...

My hunting the last few years has been slim due to school but I always go out for the weekends to help my family out. I almost always carry, especially when I'm with the bow. As Stalker stated I'm...

Very sad to hear. I also grew up watching him on the weekends with my brother. RIP

I hear ya stalker. My dad, brother and I hunted two weeks for elk this year and saw two cows. While my brothers boss road hunted the area around where we were hiking and shot a spike. We hunted hard...

Iceman and I are students at OSU. The area is great for outdoors! Like Joe said, if you're bored its your own fault!! And a good football team doesn't hurt either!!! As for jobs, I work for the...

My Wife and I got married in May of this year, she never was big on the guns. She didn't feel safe with them, even though she was always safe and a good shot. But last month she shot a friends bow...

That's awesome bud!! I have shot a few with the rifles and helped lots of friends get them as well but I have yet to put one down with my bow!! I'm super jealous... maybe this year! I like the...

My property is just to the south of the base. There are plenty of elk I have seen driving through to get to the property. Pigs are all over on our place and have seen them off the side of the road...

My nickname on the logging sports team at school is either Maverick or Moose. I didn't want anyone thinking I'm a moose hunter (only because I haven't had the opportunity) so maverick it is. And if...

When it turns up again I'd like to be put on the list to get it next!

Even though I don't live in California anymore I'm glad this is here!!! Thanks Guys!!!

Ha ha Like you guys I got out when I could. In years past I was lucky to see one coyote a week, this winter when I was there pig hunting I saw 5-6 a day! each day about half were different than the...

I never hunted D7 myself but I had a few friends pull some nice critters out of there.

Northern Cali is better than a lot of people think. I lived around the D3-5 area and I saw some monster...

I'm nowhere near the expert Bitterroot is but I own a pair of Zeiss binos and I absolutely love them. I have used them glassing California grasslands and the clear-cuts of Oregon and the result is...

I agree with Colorado, I own three Ruger M77's and I can't wait to get another. I personally love the 25-06, I plan to begin construction on one in a year or two.

I use the Carbon Express Maxima Hunters. They are a little harder to pull out of target than the non-hunters but they are tough and shoot very well.

Thank you all so much! Looks like I need to start saving!

When I was just starting to hunt my dad had me go to the summer camp at Red Bank, I don't know how the hunts are there but the camp was great and so were the people!

Bitterroot, after reading the other posts regarding optics I was hoping you would chime in, thanks! I backpack usually from a central location, but use other methods as well. Being as though I...

Oh that helps a lot! are there any suggestions for power or mm? I usually look up to about 2 miles. Thanks for the help!