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  1. Retterath

    Outfitter question

    Has anyone ever heard of or used smokey canyon outfitters in wyoming. I was looking at a mountain lion hunt with them. I did some research on them but haven't talked to anyone who has hunted with them. I could alway and probally get there ref list from them.
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    What a great site

    When I got out of the shower I came out to the family room and my 5 year old is looking at the bugle mag and my daughter is looking at deer scents in the cabelas mag.
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    2014 AK Caribou hunt pics and gear review.

    To view photos of our hunt out of Kotzebue, AK, click the link below. http://www.studiorphotography.net/alaska2014 2014 Alaska Hunt Gear Review I thought I would share some of the gear I used in Alaska on my caribou hunt. I do not sell or work for any of these companies from the gear...
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    Enroute

    Just boarding plane. Will be in the field in about 4 hrs I hope. Hope I can post some pics of some animals in 7 days. Good luck to everyone else put there hunting.
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    New 7mm-08 for my wife

    I'm ordering a new tikka t3 lite for my wife in a 7-08 and was wondering what everyone uses for bullets and what powder? I think I will be trying 140 Berger vld's 140 accubonds and maybe 139 sst with probably h4350. What are your loads for a round like this. Thanks
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    Whitetail pattern

    So I have been out hanging trail cams and scouting a lot this year and found a couple really nice deer where i will have some stands and have watched the deer in the evenings going from beds to feeding areas but tonight I checked out a different area and bingo watched a huge whitetail with three...
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    satellite phone

    I need to get a sat phone before i go to alaska in sept for a hunt since I'm not going guided. The air taxi person told me that they have the best luck with the iridium phones and got a quote for 350$ that included 2 week rental 60 minutes and charges and shipping back and forth plus i would be...
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    checking trail cams

    How often do u guys check your trail cam for whitetail and mules. My trail cams are only about 20-35 miles from my house so not to far. I have been checking them about every week and a half, does that seem too much?
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    taking care of the meat

    Since i will be in unit 23 i will have to take the quarters out in whole and the ribs whole also then can cut off the rest, so when i get back to camp, is it best the try to hang all the meat up in a tree if possible or put branches down then lay meat on top of that then a tarp to cover? Does a...
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    Antler growth

    What month do usually muledeer and whitetail stop growing antler max, when they hit there peak for the year? Are they at 80-90% yet? i have some trail cam pics and was trying to think when they are done growing.
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    Packing out

    If I get a caribou down or my dad and I both get a caribou down and can't get everything back to camp and going to get the rest in the morning is there anything to keep bears away from it and probably not the meat and the carcass but will the bear stay away from the horns and the cape or will...
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    Sleeping bag

    Has any one used this kind of bag? Never heard of it,saw it was 1.6 lbs and caught my eye. Are these of quality at all? http://www.uscav.com/productinfo.aspx?productid=6804&tabid=548
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    arrow fletching

    so i order arrows the other day and got them over lunch today and realized that i ordered the plain shaft with out fletching and i had them cut so can't return them. now I'm going to put some fletching on myself and was wondering if i needed to get a jig or just get the quick fletch where all...
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    Hunting partner

    My little hunting partner here in the pic got his new bow and loves to shoot it but is having a problem keeping his left eye closed and cant focus on the pins, i was thinking of getting him a patch and think that would help because when i cover up his left eye he shoots pretty good and also is...
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    White river Nf ?

    I was looking into hunting unit 24 white river Nf backpack in a ways to get away from the big crowds and what I have read and talked to some people that most of the good drainages in there, such as trappers drainages and the other one most have drop camps and outfitters hunting lots of them and...
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    Big Agnes ul3

    I bought a brand new big Agnes fly creek ul3 thinking was going to hunt with a buddy but he said not backpacking. So do u guys think I need to sell it and get the fly creek ul2 to save some weight the ul2 is 2lbs 5oz and the ul3 is 3lbs 8oz. What do u think? Do u guys use your own tent or share...
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    Fox pro

    [/URL][/IMG] I have a foxpro for sale a cs24b. has a aux cord battery pack remote and speaker. i have the manually for it but cant find the box. i have probally only used it 3 times got it last year. $550
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    water purifier

    What is the name of the water purifier that you can hook into your bite piece and also leave your bladder in your pack without taking it out. It just hooks to bite piece then to pump. Has anyone used them they just seem that it would be easy.
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    Bighorn camping trip

    Anybody out there up for a camping trip in the big horns somewhere this summer? Maybe if anyone drew a tag and wanted to do some scouting, I never drew a tag for elk or deer but plan on hunting unit 39 in 2015 hopefully. But I would just love to go do some backpacking. I haven't done a lot of it...
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    Camera adapter for gold ring spotter

    Does anyone have a leupold gold ring spotter with a camera adapter for the spotter? There is a leupold one I found but not going to spend $100 on it. Thanks