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I may actually be able to start my pack training soon as the big fire north of me is getting under control. My exercise has been constant with my clearing dead or at risk balsam trees and brush from my property. The 26K acre fire appears to be contained 15 miles north of me due to a massive...

60% off from the list price, ended up at $412. Cabela's and Sportsman's Warehouse had them listed for about $10 less than the original price., so Gander didn't jack up the price before the closeout. Arrows, soft case, wax, lube, war heads, all -60%. The gun rack was pretty well cleaned out...

I have a friend in WY who will pack me into the mountains near his ranch where I have shot 2 cow elk and a lion so far. In WY, if you draw the general season tag, you can just pay an extra $75 (or so), to hunt the archery season. He told me that the locals hit the area pretty hard once the...

I just bought a new TenPoint Titan M1 crossbow even though crossbows never appealed to me in any way. But, I have a bow hunt for WY elk in 2022 on the docket, and my compound bow is becoming painful to draw due to shoulder issues. I had bought a left handed bow years ago because of a shoulder...

Ditto on the logbook (diary) CC. I have kept one for most of my trips since I was 17. I am hunting elk in a CO unit that I haven't hunted since 2009, and I was able to review the log of that hunt, plus the two scouting trips that I did. Memory is fickle, and it is easy to confuse multiple...

A grand trip for sure.....I have a great wife, but she isn't quite up for a wild life, so hang on to yours. I hope you took notes on the cabin furniture. When you get back home you can start building some for your showroom floor and take up some of that backlog.

Speaking from a family with five generations of military service, I have nothing but respect for the sacrifices made by other veterans.

I can't even discuss it with my son. He is so pissed off that he has completely shut off all news sources. He spent 6 years as an Army MP with a tour in Afganistan right from the first US insertion, then a tour in Iraq from the start of the war and where he was injured (40% disabled), and then...

Tim, I see you still have my teepee tent. I'm actually going on an elk hunt this Oct. with the two guys who I last used that tent with in 2009. We could use it again......want to sell it back? Then I could sell it to you, etc. etc.

That looks like a fantastic trip. You are lucky to have a wife who is up for an adventure like this. There were many cabins like Proeneke's in the far north, but without being occupied or maintained, they are mostly slowly returning to their base elements.

I can't say that I'm not getting exercise; hauling hose lines, cutting Balsam trees, hauling branches and wood. My back ain't what it used to be. The fire took a swing in my direction today, and is now 15 miles away.

Take me caribou hunting and I will cook some for you every night. Good luck in Alaska.

Oh yeah, and I did one more thing; I looked towards the smoke of the fire and said, "Fill your hands you Son-Of-A-Bitch!"

I had the pump running all day, took my fishing boat to the old mechanic for some work and told him to keep it for a while, hauled the woodpile from next to the garage, took the 1922 saddle ring winchester M94 (1922 mfg.) down from the fireplace and into the safe, and also took down the framed...

My pack training rucks were scheduled to start now that I'm back from the Canada fishing trip, but I returned to find there was a 19,000 acre fire north of me that is making it hard to breath. It was still a couple miles from some lakes where they mandated evacuations, and with a wind switch it...

That's a darn pretty rifle CC. Beware though, such things can tend to be like pretty women....reeeel tempermental.

I've been a knife junkie, and used the folding Buck, fixed blade Case, and other mass produced American made knives. Both were lost along the way, and replaced by similar models. Shortly before my first elk hunt out west, I broke down and ordered a 3 3/8" drop point, stag handled knife from AG...

We had 5 meals while there, and I just fixed one for my wife after I got home.

I couldn't locate the fishing thread, so posted my trip on the Canada thread under "Canada Reopening".

I couldn't locate the fishing thread, so will post this trip here. 3 of us made the drive to the Pigeon River entry to Canada early on Aug. 14th. There were only about 6 vehicles in front of us, and each took about 10 minutes to clear customs. All our papers were in order and we passed on...