Post by: Odell on September 20, 2019, 07:58:10 AM
Good times.
Also rain gear is apparently worthless
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Post by: elkrack on September 20, 2019, 08:20:48 AM
Post by: Odell on September 20, 2019, 08:58:50 AM
One of those things that after you figure it out you wonder how you could be so dumb. Covered a lot of miles like that too
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Post by: elkchaser54 on September 20, 2019, 01:33:35 PM
Post by: sneakyjake on September 20, 2019, 01:48:27 PM
Post by: KFhunter on September 20, 2019, 02:08:18 PM
thanks kids for bringing home your school crud to daddy :chuckle:
every freaking year I get the school crud!! :bash: :bash: :bash:
but ya it was wet on the east side, and I was in a tent but at least I had a tarp over the tent, still nothing dries
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on September 20, 2019, 03:04:12 PM
Bizzaro world
Post by: slavenoid on September 20, 2019, 03:32:50 PM
Post by: mossback91 on September 20, 2019, 05:10:56 PM
Post by: trophyhunt on September 20, 2019, 05:42:05 PM
Post by: dreadi on September 20, 2019, 06:56:46 PM
Post by: dmoua on September 20, 2019, 07:56:56 PM
Two words, kuiu Yukon
:yeah:
Post by: nitroelk on September 21, 2019, 06:46:12 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 21, 2019, 07:15:52 AM
Post by: Timberstalker on September 21, 2019, 07:36:39 AM
Post by: Bhunter253 on September 21, 2019, 07:41:09 AM
Two words, kuiu Yukon
:yeah:
Another :tup: for the Yukon 2 years running bone dry hunting the jungles of the wet side...never have I had rain gear actually work stuff is amazing
Post by: CP on September 21, 2019, 08:18:43 AM
Post by: pashok23 on September 21, 2019, 09:05:36 AM
:yeah:Two words, kuiu Yukon
:yeah:
Another :tup: for the Yukon 2 years running bone dry hunting the jungles of the wet side...never have I had rain gear actually work stuff is amazing
Post by: NorseNW on September 21, 2019, 03:04:31 PM
I thought I was just being whiny - which I am but man if I wanted to hunt in the crap I'd pick up a rifle!
CP - we came across I nice bunch of those on day 4 so at least we had some fresh ones for dinner that night.
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 21, 2019, 04:00:49 PM
Yep, it was wet. Didn't find the right elk but I found these:
If you cut the mushrooms above the ground and wipe off the remaining debris, there's a lot less cleaning in the kitchen. :tup:
Post by: KevrosWanderin on September 21, 2019, 04:05:05 PM
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Post by: Tinmaniac on September 21, 2019, 04:19:53 PM
What kind of shrooms are those? I have to studied them harder. Found a bunch a spot I was looking for bears in. But I need to get a field guide I guessLook like white and gold chanterelles to me.Cut above ground and leave the butts in the ground,much cleaner and your patch will come back and multiply.
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Post by: CP on September 21, 2019, 04:21:08 PM
Yep, it was wet. Didn't find the right elk but I found these:
If you cut the mushrooms above the ground and wipe off the remaining debris, there's a lot less cleaning in the kitchen. :tup:
Thanks, they were a lot of work. Next time I'll bring a brush or something to wipe them in the field.
Post by: CP on September 21, 2019, 04:23:33 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 21, 2019, 05:10:04 PM
Yep, it was wet. Didn't find the right elk but I found these:
If you cut the mushrooms above the ground and wipe off the remaining debris, there's a lot less cleaning in the kitchen. :tup:
Thanks, they were a lot of work. Next time I'll bring a brush or something to wipe them in the field.
An air compressor is what the big boys use. :tung:
Post by: Blacktail135 on September 21, 2019, 09:42:01 PM
Somehow in my work to get things dry i took my insoles our of my boots and hunted three days without them. I kept wondering why my feet were so cold and why my boots felt a half size too big.I did something similar years ago (took insoles out to dry) then proceeded to hike 25 miles one day to go see something. Got blisters under both big toenails and both adjoining toenails. A few months later I was lying on the tundra in Alaska on a caribou hunt picking those 4 toenails off. They kept snagging on my sock liners and bugging me. Foot care is kind of a biggy for me now.
One of those things that after you figure it out you wonder how you could be so dumb. Covered a lot of miles like that too
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Post by: Tribal Elder on September 26, 2019, 12:09:57 PM
We had a few spurts of rain in the Colockum and I always pack rain gear in the tent. Depending on weather I may pack a rain jacket on my pack. A couple times I got caught short and ducked under a tree to stay dry. It also helps if you treat your clothes pre season so that they shed water if you get caught without the rain gear.
A few spurts of rain? LOL, it poured down rain on us Tuesday the 17th and Wednesday night, like torrential downpour. Sprinkled a bit Thursday but managed a cow Thursday evening.
Post by: ctwiggs1 on September 26, 2019, 02:27:15 PM
I'll have to try that Yukon out.
Post by: Wetwoodshunter on September 26, 2019, 02:33:31 PM
The trick is as soon as it startes raining you gotta get the gear on. I have made that mistake a lot. Also in rain gear you need to move slower so you don't sweat it out.
Post by: dreadi on October 11, 2019, 12:06:05 PM
We had a few spurts of rain in the Colockum and I always pack rain gear in the tent. Depending on weather I may pack a rain jacket on my pack. A couple times I got caught short and ducked under a tree to stay dry. It also helps if you treat your clothes pre season so that they shed water if you get caught without the rain gear.
A few spurts of rain? LOL, it poured down rain on us Tuesday the 17th and Wednesday night, like torrential downpour. Sprinkled a bit Thursday but managed a cow Thursday evening.
Oh I missed all that. After 10 days I packed up camp on the 16th. I'm glad you got one. I have to go back for late season....not sure what the weather is going to be like or manageable for myself.
Post by: ballpark on October 11, 2019, 02:02:01 PM
10/14 days raining in the Lewis unit. Picked a campsite that someone had spread straw all over - wonder what that was for? Oh yeah, it was because the campsite flooded regularly. One saving grace for me was my propane Peet boot dryer and my reconditioned Lowa boots were solid, even at 8 years old.. The Old Cabela's MT50 rain gear just made me sweat like a pig. My partner from AZ was not prepared even though he moved there from here (Washelkhunter). It gold so cold Wednesday, I thought snow was possible. One other great thing: the mice figured out to get in my pop-up the first night. Had one crawl across my face. Lovely.We should start another thread about mice in the tent. My son and I had a pop-up and woke up to crunching sound. mouse got into chip bag and got out through the square metal telescoping pole and upper tent section. About a pencil size opening. We caught/killed about a dozen that night. :tup: