Post by: shanevg on October 09, 2011, 09:53:41 AM
Hopefully this will tie you over. No pics of bear+hunter since Alec hasn't learned to use his self timer yet. I have A LOT of video to go through but I am going to post a video of the hunt hopefully this evening. Until then, here's a pic of the bear. We estimate her at about 150-175 pounds which was a good thing since we were 8 miles in. She was a greyish-brown color phase. Only bear we saw all day after covering a lot of prime country!
Alec VG's Mt. Baker Wilderness black bear 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlIDehwwiX8#)
Post by: Widgeondeke on October 09, 2011, 09:56:31 AM
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Post by: shanevg on October 09, 2011, 04:39:08 PM
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Post by: benhuntin on October 09, 2011, 06:52:20 PM
Post by: CplRaines on October 09, 2011, 06:58:50 PM
175lbs :o :o :chuckle:
Ya....... if that bear weighs 175, then no way in hell do I want to lug that rifle around cause it's must be the size of a Barrett 82A1 50bmg :tung:
Post by: dirty24d on October 09, 2011, 07:12:41 PM
Post by: mulehunter on October 09, 2011, 07:14:09 PM
Mulehunter.
Post by: 87Ford on October 09, 2011, 07:23:33 PM
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Post by: shanevg on October 09, 2011, 08:55:18 PM
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Post by: Bob Williams on October 09, 2011, 09:50:45 PM
Congratulations guys
Post by: bearpaw on October 09, 2011, 10:17:39 PM
Post by: JohnVH on October 09, 2011, 10:38:54 PM
Post by: scudmaster on October 09, 2011, 10:41:03 PM
Post by: brianmtsinc on October 09, 2011, 10:56:07 PM
Looks like you got a good hunting partner!
Way to get it done!
Brian
Post by: alecvg on October 09, 2011, 11:38:47 PM
Post by: fair-chase on October 10, 2011, 12:04:34 AM
Alec, how well did the attack pants and guide jacket work in the colder conditions? Worth the money?
Post by: alecvg on October 10, 2011, 12:10:20 AM
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Post by: Bearhunter on October 10, 2011, 12:15:11 PM
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Post by: shanevg on October 10, 2011, 01:07:45 PM
Good job guys! You should return that pack to whoever you bought it from!!!! :chuckle:
Yeah seriously man. What did the original owner do to that thing?! ;)
Post by: alecvg on October 10, 2011, 02:31:10 PM
Good job guys! You should return that pack to whoever you bought it from!!!! :chuckle:
I will trade ya for that new Kuiu pack :chuckle:
Post by: sirmissalot on October 10, 2011, 02:44:43 PM
Post by: shanevg on October 10, 2011, 03:02:36 PM
Good job guys! You should return that pack to whoever you bought it from!!!! :chuckle:
I will trade ya for that new Kuiu pack :chuckle:
Orwell could just bring him to small claims court for knowingly selling a broken product! :chuckle:
Seriously though, tha Sitka pack had a 4 year shelf life and then the whole thing went into the crapper all at once. Even non load bearing straps were breaking off and fabric tearing all over the place. Just another reason to be done with Sitka. A least their packs.
Post by: skier2480 on October 11, 2011, 06:29:05 AM
Post by: alecvg on October 11, 2011, 08:05:35 AM
Good job guys! You should return that pack to whoever you bought it from!!!! :chuckle:
I will trade ya for that new Kuiu pack :chuckle:
Orwell could just bring him to small claims court for knowingly selling a broken product! :chuckle:
Seriously though, tha Sitka pack had a 4 year shelf life and then the whole thing went into the crapper all at once. Even non load bearing straps were breaking off and fabric tearing all over the place. Just another reason to be done with Sitka. A least their packs.
The rest of their gear is definatly nice, but there is a reason you dont see any guides using the Sitka packs even when they have all the rest of their gear Sitka, Definatly gonna go to Mystery Ranch.
Post by: bucklucky on October 11, 2011, 08:41:24 AM
Post by: Bearhunter on October 11, 2011, 09:42:38 AM
Post by: Dan-o on October 11, 2011, 10:29:46 AM
Thanks for sharing.
Post by: shanevg on October 11, 2011, 10:59:57 AM
Ufortunately I havent had the Kuiu loaded over 50lbs this season yet so I cant give ya an update about hauling 100+lb loads yet. It was very very squeky the first day out, so annoying but I fixed that. If you guys wanna look at it some time let me know...
Definitely want to take a look at it when I get a chance. Go shoot a nice deer or bear so you can let us know how it hauls. Definitely more interested in Kuiu than the Mystery Ranch package only due to the weight of the pack.
Post by: TheHunt on October 11, 2011, 11:21:10 AM
Post by: alecvg on October 11, 2011, 05:03:06 PM
Ufortunately I havent had the Kuiu loaded over 50lbs this season yet so I cant give ya an update about hauling 100+lb loads yet. It was very very squeky the first day out, so annoying but I fixed that. If you guys wanna look at it some time let me know...
I would love to take a look at it James! I read a report from a someone packing out meat, one with the Kuiu pack and one with a Mystery Ranch, said the Mystery Ranch was better, but like Shane said, I am intrested in Kuiu because of the weight.
Post by: alecvg on October 11, 2011, 05:03:22 PM
You send send a link to this thread to Sitka to see what they say. It would be worth a try.
I might do that, along with an email.
Post by: Ripper on October 11, 2011, 10:14:56 PM
Post by: Ellensburg on October 12, 2011, 04:04:32 AM
Post by: alecvg on October 20, 2011, 10:47:47 AM
Post by: sirmissalot on October 20, 2011, 10:55:53 AM
I would be interested in hearing how the Kuiu does compared to a Mystery Ranch as well. I've heard a lot of good things about the MR packs but the weight of the pack is one reason I want to swap something else out for my eberlestock, not to mention it (this is an X1) doesn't handle a heavy load worth a darn.