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I don't know why Amazon links don't work here. It's the "Sirui T-025x Carbon Fiber Tripod with C-10 Ball Head Tripod Only".

I'm a big fan of my Sirui. I have this one: Carbon fiber for the price of most others' aluminum versions, only 1.5lbs, but rock solid. I can easily shoot my rifle off it using a Triclawps.

I don't consider Boebert anything remotely patriotic or real. She's a nutter. Go ahead and hate me, I can't stand her. I'm a gun-totin' elk hunter but I am in NO way proud of Boebert. I want to be proud of the people I elect. It has been so achingly long since I've felt that way. I'm tired...

This is my opinion.... which makes it worthless... but until Spring Bear what else is there to do? :) My take is Eastman's is a reputable company with a VERY reputable founder, but these days it's morphed into a media company like any other. Guys, this is the sad truth. Terms like "MSM" or...

Eastmans blog is turning into the National Enquirer for me. "CPW team was attempting?" Tranquilizer usage is "new to CPW?" "Wyoming was "tipped off"? Have you guys been hitting the MJ or something? First, CPW wasn't the ones that tranked it, it was a contractor, and Wyoming Game Dept was...

3-4 miles from roads is more than a lot of folks bother with. Doesn't mean you won't run into other hunters, just that you should be giving yourself a good chance. I've hiked that area more than I've hunted but seen plenty of sign in all seasons, and carcasses from other successful hunters. The...

When going through RMNP a lesser known but very cool thing to do is drive up Old Fall River Road. It's poorly marked in Google maps - set your GPS for 40.4054, -105.6252. It's marked as an unimproved road but it's easily passable in most passenger cars. It goes by a lot of the major attractions...

Boredom? :)

Don't believe what big industry pays Faux News to tell you. Neither "side" of the media thinks twice about getting you worked up with click bait to drive ad revenue. The actual data tells a different, more nuanced story. For accidents: There was a time in the early 90's when pipelines were...

Strong leadership is when they do it to the other guy. Oppression is when they do it to you. This is no big deal to me. I have no hunts planned over the next 100 days but even if I did, a) it's hard to imagine this getting enforced on some back-woods chunk of USFS land (in all my miles of...

It's a popular, heavily trafficked area with a number of trailheads. Any MVUM can help you find them, and there are parking lots by each one. This may be an unpopular opinion, but I personally think it almost doesn't matter which way you go in (except from the North where public access is very...

I've never done one myself but walked past plenty of drop camps and wished I could afford it. If you have the budget it's hard to imagine a better way to have a good time hunting elk. Beyond the pack-out itself (which is daunting) the creature comforts are a big deal. I've lost track of how many...

Don't forget, unless the gun is priceless, for a lot of them you can buy new stocks. Gives you an out if you screw up :)

Welcome. As a Colorado hunter (I'm in Lafayette, CO myself) originally from the Northeast one thing I'd definitely share is you can't over-stress the difference in terrain. Honestly, of all the experience I've gotten in recent years, knowing the territory was way more valuable than knowing the...

That looks pretty amazing - as a tech geek I'm fascinated. There's some really good work here just getting a rig like this together and all the collaboration with the DNR on acceptability. But I get stuck on three things. First, the cost of all that gear is just honestly higher than a deer is...

In my opinion when it comes to elk in Colorado, being seasoned isn't the main driver of success. I've watched guys who said things like "my family's been coming to this exact spot for 20 years and we always take home elk!" go home empty handed bitching about "the good old days" while standing...

One cautionary point, I think GSP is a great breed but I have a friend with one and it's basically a small horse. You need to be pretty fit and energetic yourself to keep up with him just to run him :) I'm in the Lab camp myself, just not yet ready to handle the commitment. (Working 2 jobs.)

Rifle 4 for me, if I can draw the tag. I burned my points last year so I'm researching some zones I can draw at 0 that I might like to hunt.

I bought my wife that exact gun / caliber last year, Dan. She loves it. Fits her like a glove. I liked the caliber so much I bought a Savage in it myself :D

In addition to the regs/brochures Colorado actually has an "Elk University" section of their site: https://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/EHU.aspx Don't be fooled by the home page. It may be only 5 "Chapters" but each of those has 10-15 units inside with a ton of good information. It would be a...