Post by: saylean on March 17, 2012, 10:33:17 AM
Post by: 7mag. on March 17, 2012, 01:09:25 PM
Post by: washelkhunter on March 17, 2012, 01:43:32 PM
Post by: saylean on March 17, 2012, 01:48:10 PM
What kind of tent is that? It looks awful big and heavy for a backpack hunt. I've done several back country hunts with outfitters, drop camping, but I've gotten real interested this year in backpack hunting. I want to get a few years in before I'm too old to carry a pack around in the mountains.
Its just a regular three sleeper tent I guess (cheapo special Ive had for years..I know, I need to upgrade)....I know its oversized for backpacking, but it really isnt all that heavy and I like a little space. My bro and I have been discussing going into that area this summer and just setting up a lean to, from all the dead trees laying about. Then, just packing a tarp instead of the tent along.
Thanks for sharing Washelk....I need to learn the ways of more xperienced back country boys.
Post by: boneaddict on March 17, 2012, 02:01:11 PM
Post by: halflife65 on March 17, 2012, 02:08:07 PM
Post by: saylean on March 17, 2012, 02:34:27 PM
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Post by: shanevg on March 17, 2012, 05:36:16 PM
Second picture is another high country bear camp. Third pic is view from camp at sunset. :tup:
Fourth pic is our "backcountry" base camp that we bring in 4.5 miles by bike. Last pic is one load of deer camp coming out.
Post by: boneaddict on March 17, 2012, 07:03:34 PM
Post by: losdaddy7 on March 17, 2012, 07:31:17 PM
Post by: 7mag. on March 18, 2012, 07:30:59 AM
Post by: Jason on March 18, 2012, 07:43:41 AM
Post by: boneaddict on March 18, 2012, 07:45:18 AM
I'm slow at work today, so I will see what I can find. Providing I can continue to tap this bootleg wi-fi :)
Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 18, 2012, 08:12:33 AM
Post by: norsepeak on March 18, 2012, 08:40:11 AM
Post by: Dode on March 18, 2012, 09:07:19 AM
Post by: halflife65 on March 18, 2012, 10:56:32 AM
2010 scouting trip in Alpine Lakes area prior to high buck.
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What kind of tent is this? I don't recognize it right off the top of my head (I recognize most gear but I freely admit that I have a problem with that. :chuckle: )
Post by: JakeLand on March 18, 2012, 10:58:06 AM
Post by: Hunting Cowboy on March 18, 2012, 11:57:56 AM
Post by: toyoda on March 18, 2012, 12:35:16 PM
Post by: fillthefreezer on March 18, 2012, 12:37:41 PM
The first three camp pics are from a back pack high hunt with my son and brother. The last two pics are a horse pack-in hunt with my sons and dad.love these last 2 pics! :tup:
Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 18, 2012, 12:40:29 PM
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Post by: romaknows on March 18, 2012, 02:04:32 PM
Post by: hillbillyhunting on March 19, 2012, 02:30:26 PM
Alpine Wilderness
That is an awesome hike... didnt see any deer in that basin when I was there though. Those goats werent even afraid of my dog.
Post by: Echomules on March 19, 2012, 03:17:40 PM
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2007 Grouse Hunt, my son's first Wilderness ride, and he got to bag a few grouse himself.
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2007 High Hunt, Zach's Camp, in the Pasayten. After a week of settling in, pretty comfortable camp. Seen a number of bucks, just two points, couldn't grow a third.
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2008 September Archery Elk
Overnight trip in good weather. Got into the elk in the hot weather on that one.
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Post by: 75johndeere on March 19, 2012, 03:23:56 PM
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right in front of camp
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Post by: archery288 on March 19, 2012, 08:29:47 PM
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Post by: jackelope on March 19, 2012, 11:11:37 PM
Eureka Solitaire I think...2010 scouting trip in Alpine Lakes area prior to high buck.
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What kind of tent is this? I don't recognize it right off the top of my head (I recognize most gear but I freely admit that I have a problem with that. :chuckle: )
:dunno:
Post by: saylean on March 20, 2012, 03:29:18 PM
Post by: 75johndeere on March 20, 2012, 06:37:14 PM
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Post by: swanny on March 21, 2012, 11:23:57 AM
Post by: shanevg on March 21, 2012, 01:16:27 PM
Is it summer yet?! These pictures have me itching to get out in the high country!
:yeah: :drool:
Post by: elkpack on March 21, 2012, 10:16:51 PM
Post by: RadSav on March 21, 2012, 11:33:31 PM
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Post by: 7mag. on March 22, 2012, 10:29:20 AM
Post by: Fishnfowler on March 22, 2012, 06:17:09 PM
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There are 5 species on the grill:
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Post by: deerslyr on March 22, 2012, 07:12:56 PM
Post by: RadSav on March 22, 2012, 11:30:29 PM
What happened on the Goat hunt that nearly took your life? That's a story I would like to hear.
Wrong place for this so I'll try to make it short.
Since my motorbike accident my physical conditioning on a good day is adequate at best. On this trip I was still recovering from hernia surgery so I was even worse than my average. But, I'd waited two years and my guide friend had been watching a B&C goat he wanted me to take so I figured I'd just dig deep and do what I could.
After the second day of the trip I came down with a lung infection and spent the next three days cooped up at the main lodge. Each day my guide buddy would go out and scout and keep track of my big billy. On the sixth day he came back to the lodge early and said, "He's right where we have been wanting him to be. Do you feel up to giving it a try?" My thoughts were that I really did not want to as I still felt like hell and was coughing every time I stepped out in the -18 Celsius cold. But, damn it! I've waited all this time, the billy is huge and I haven't been shooting the bow this well in years. Buck up! Go slow and I'll be fine.
Well, that decision was made at the main lodge at 4,000'. We drove the truck down stream for about five miles to the spot we could glass the big boy. As I made my waypoint on the GPS I noticed we were now at 3,585' elevation and it had warmed up to a nice -14C! As a crow flies the group of three billies and five nannies was about two miles away. Problem was they were just above the 7,000' mark in elevation. My guide could make it there in about 1.5 to 2 hours. We figured it would take us about twice that long with as slow as I was going to be going.
The day before I had arrived my guide buddy broke his pack. Lucky for him I always come over prepared and I had two fully packed and ready to go. This would prove to be the single best stroke of luck we could have imagined. Not only did I have a second emergency survival kit, saw and food, but it also had my largest water bottle. Especially since to save weight I was only filling mine up half way.
First third went pretty good. Nice trails, gradual climb and solid footing. The second two thirds were near vertical. The rocks were OK, but anytime you hit soft ground you were taking 1/2 step backward with every step forward. It was rough going and I was a mess. Climb for ten minutes then cough and puke for five minutes. Climb ten minutes, rinse and repeat.
I knew I was loosing fluids faster than I was taking them in, but we just had to conserve as there is no water on this rock. Even the occasional little dusting of snow on the ground had almost no water in it. In one dark corner I was able to find a large block of powdered snow. We broke out the Jet-Boil and melted all of it and ended up with about 1/3 cup of drinkable water. That's a plus, but a huge amount of time wasted.
When we finally hit the bench about 500 yards parallel with the goats we were beginning to loose light fast. What should have taken less than four hours had taken over six. The stalk from this point forward should be a piece of cake now, but we had to hurry to beat the darkness.
After about 100 yards of walking at a fast pace on what was almost completely flat ground my legs disappeared and my face hit the ground. With a lot of work I could get back on my feet, but with just a few more steps the ground would come up and hit me again, and again, and again. Of all those times in my life when I thought I had hit the wall...I was Oh, so damn wrong. I could not even function enough to get a headlamp on my head. I knew my lungs were screaming for me to cough and yet all the energy I could muster was an aggressive gurgle.
Joe managed to get my Kelvin vest on me along with my rain jacket and wrapped up in a survival blanket. I downed the last 8 to 10 ounces of water in my pack plus two half frozen Powergel pouches. Then he went to work building a shelter under two fallen trees complete with a dug out sleeping nest and a fireplace. I was able to help hang two cut up emergency ponchos as a wind break and explain the use of a second emergency blanket at a heat reflector. From then on I do not remember much at all until the next morning.
Wish I had gotten a better picture of the fireplace Joe built. It was a work of art and performed amazingly well. The picture is taken from my sleepers nest. The big rock next to my binoculars is one of four Joe used to rotate heat under my chest and feet. One under my feet and one up against my chest. As those would cool he'd be heating the other two for the swap out. He did this all night long as well as keeping me drinking water at every exchange, fetching & cutting firewood until it was fully light the next morning.
Had it not been for Joe, the two survival kits, the extra saw as one broke halfway through the night, the extra water and protein I'd probably never made it through the night. I do not know how cold it got that night, but it wasn't no balmy -14C I can tell you that. What took over six hours the day before took less than an hour to get down. We hit a soft avalanche chute, found a couple pieces of shale about the size of a snow board and slid down the chute sitting on them. Once at the base of the slide we hoped on a moose trail and back to the truck. No goat, no shot, still sick as heck, but alive..Thanks to Joe.
Sorry, that wasn't too much of a short version, was it? :chuckle:
First picture of Joe at about the 5,500' mark.
Second is the view just above the 6,000' mark.
Post by: deerslyr on March 22, 2012, 11:59:04 PM
Post by: Benny on March 23, 2012, 07:40:24 AM
The weather has been so mild here in MT I was able to make a trip 3 miles in a few weekends back around 5k feet. Here are a few pics.
5k feet of what?
Post by: 7mag. on March 23, 2012, 10:12:55 AM
The weather has been so mild here in MT I was able to make a trip 3 miles in a few weekends back around 5k feet. Here are a few pics.
5k feet of what?
That would be above sea level.
Post by: 7mag. on March 23, 2012, 10:15:20 AM
Post by: 400out on March 23, 2012, 10:19:42 AM
:yeah: Elevation, altitude, high, away from people that don't know where 5k is, next to c-post ;)The weather has been so mild here in MT I was able to make a trip 3 miles in a few weekends back around 5k feet. Here are a few pics.
5k feet of what?
That would be above sea level.
Post by: deerslyr on March 23, 2012, 10:46:34 AM
The weather has been so mild here in MT I was able to make a trip 3 miles in a few weekends back around 5k feet. Here are a few pics.
5k feet of what?
That would be above sea level.
:yeah:
Post by: david0 on March 24, 2012, 09:40:18 PM
Post by: AKBowman on March 29, 2012, 09:51:40 PM
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Post by: fillthefreezer on February 15, 2013, 03:30:22 PM
Post by: h20hunter on February 15, 2013, 03:37:54 PM
Post by: actionshooter on February 15, 2013, 03:45:13 PM
Post by: jackelope on February 15, 2013, 04:05:43 PM
High hunt 2012
Post by: deerslyr on February 15, 2013, 05:01:28 PM
Post by: jackelope on February 15, 2013, 05:10:16 PM
Post by: AKBowman on February 16, 2013, 08:01:50 AM
Chugach Range archery sheep hunt
Doing it again this yr! Cannot wait for October!!
Post by: LivinTheDream on February 16, 2013, 08:26:19 AM
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Post by: elkpack on February 16, 2013, 07:34:41 PM
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Post by: trophyhunt on February 16, 2013, 08:11:37 PM
Post by: LivinTheDream on February 17, 2013, 11:36:03 AM
Livinthedream - how was the condensation? Looks like you did not have a liner. Thx.
The condensation is by far the biggest downfall of the material! Most mornings we don't start a fire and get moving, just gotta avoid touching the side walls cause they are damp. I made the tent with two door types, silnylon (main door) and a mosquito net (screen door). If no extreme weather, we sleep with the net door only and that solves any condensation. A liner would be ideal but we live with it. Only time the condensation becomes a problem is when wind blown snow drops from the tree's and makes a rain forset effect in your tipi at 2 A.M. Then it can really suck. The only way to fix that is start a fire and keep it going. Making another one this spring and I'm thinking I will put a liner in that one. As a whole though the positives outway the negatives by a landslide. This tipi and stove were a backcountry dream this year!
Post by: xXx Archery on February 17, 2013, 06:44:03 PM
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Post by: throttlejocky20 on March 06, 2013, 08:29:55 AM
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on March 06, 2013, 09:45:26 AM
Post by: Kyle1112 on March 06, 2013, 11:01:55 AM
I mostly use the hammock for early scouting trips and september archery hunting. But i wouldent think twice about using it later in the year. One of the key things like any other camp is a good sleeping bag. I also found that putting my sleeping pad in the hammock made a huge difference. I am going to purchase a gortex Bivy sack for the chance i cant find a place to hang my hammock (above the tree line). But even at that between the sleeping bag, hammock, rain fly, sleeping pad, and bivy sack my camp weight is next to nothing!
thats when id be using a hammock too, what model and brand do you suggest? i was thinkin about getting an ENO double nest for some extra room and if the wife and i go hiking together. My rei quater dome UL weighs in at just over three pound if i need to tent it but more and more the hammock/tarp is lookin like the key shelter. thanks for the info btw, wanna get the scoop before i jump
Post by: throttlejocky20 on March 06, 2013, 03:02:01 PM
Post by: MLHSN on March 07, 2013, 12:11:38 PM
I had that exact same Eureka Solitaire tent for a couple of years. I really liked the weight and size but got rid of it because I found that I got a ton of condensation on the top which dripped all over me when I tried to get out of it in the morning.
Have you experienced the same problem? I thought about picking another one of those up.
Post by: wilsongideon on March 12, 2013, 09:17:46 PM
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Post by: danderson on March 13, 2013, 07:55:33 PM
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Post by: JM on April 25, 2013, 07:29:11 AM
Post by: wilsongideon on April 25, 2013, 09:22:03 PM
buy one decent tent and you do not need to worry about bivy sacs, tarps, hammocks and everything else to stay comfortable and dry. I do not have any pictures but a ba fly creek ul2 weighs just over two lbs and has more room than a hammock or bivy sac and is probably just as light after factoring in the other stuff. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
Might cost just a weewee bit more :chuckle:
JM:Nice view
Post by: Sliverslinger on April 25, 2013, 09:40:07 PM
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Post by: throttlejocky20 on May 13, 2013, 11:00:02 AM
Post by: rideorange on May 13, 2013, 04:08:58 PM
wondering how cold youve slept in the hammock, i have a new one, dangerbird, but hammock forum everybody uses under quilt insulation, sure beats sleeping on the ground with old man back
Post by: throttlejocky20 on May 15, 2013, 09:25:37 PM
Post by: Wea300mag on September 07, 2013, 11:39:41 AM
Here is my scouting camp from last weekend.
Post by: troyspinetar on September 07, 2013, 01:07:05 PM
Post by: Shawn Ryan on September 11, 2013, 12:00:54 AM
Post by: RadSav on September 11, 2013, 01:11:41 AM
Opening week camp near McCall Basin, Goat Rocks/Rimrock unit. 52 mountain goats above camp opening night. Amazing thunder and lightning storm later in the week, complete with swollen creek crossing and a long wet night.
That doesn't look like the most comfortable set up for bad weather! Although 30 years ago I'd have said it looked like one heck of a lot of fun. These days I might have nightmares about it :chuckle:
Post by: fillthefreezer on September 11, 2013, 08:18:17 AM
a long wet night.:bash: shoulda brought the tipi :chuckle:
Post by: Shawn Ryan on September 11, 2013, 02:46:48 PM
RadSav, you are correct. 30 years ago I would have said the same thing. My 50-year old brain is just too slow these days to opt for more comfort.
I never make a fire on an elk hunt. On this trip, I started two small fires. Getting soft in my old age.
Post by: robertsjd on September 14, 2013, 10:29:25 AM
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Do you use a bivy sack with that setup? I've been thinking of doing something like that.
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Do you use a bivy sack with that setup? I've been thinking of doing something like that.
I do, I use a Borah Bivy with it. PM me and we can talk about it more.
Post by: marmotsafari on September 23, 2013, 11:07:42 PM
Post by: Netminder01 on October 30, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
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High hunt 2012
Drool.
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on October 30, 2013, 07:36:39 PM
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Post by: Skillet on October 31, 2013, 07:29:23 AM
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Only stayed there one night - the wind dang near collapsed the tent on me that night.
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on October 31, 2013, 12:53:28 PM
Black lake camp pasayten only 5 miles in or so , first backcountry hunt saw moose swimming in the lake pretty cool
Robert.. We met at Three Fingered Jacks on Thursday night general buck. I've camped right where your tent was at Black Lake. I'll go back with my fishing pole next spring!
-Steve
Post by: MLHSN on October 31, 2013, 01:42:29 PM
Black lake camp pasayten only 5 miles in or so , first backcountry hunt saw moose swimming in the lake pretty cool
Robert.. We met at Three Fingered Jacks on Thursday night general buck. I've camped right where your tent was at Black Lake. I'll go back with my fishing pole next spring!
-Steve
Ya, there is a resident moose there. The two times I've seen it, it was only about 1/2 a mile from the TH in the boggy area. It seemed pretty adgitated the first time. Kind of creeped me out. Those things are huge.
That's tough terrain to hunt, a lot of downed logs past the lake and on the hillsides. I went into Fawn Lake a couple years ago. I felt like an LA driver about to get road rage by the time I was finished climbing over all the darn trees.
As far as fishing Black Lake, there are Dolly Varden's in it. Technically not legal to remove from the water. We cought a couple up to 16".
Post by: steen on October 31, 2013, 02:16:06 PM
Them does come right into camp we had one last year we named spot. sitting around camp she would come within 10 yards of us without a care in the world.Last year in the Pasayten we had Scruffy and Patch! One of them was within touching distance while I was digging the potty hole.
Post by: robertsjd on October 31, 2013, 02:35:23 PM
Black lake camp pasayten only 5 miles in or so , first backcountry hunt saw moose swimming in the lake pretty cool
Robert.. We met at Three Fingered Jacks on Thursday night general buck. I've camped right where your tent was at Black Lake. I'll go back with my fishing pole next spring!
-Steve
Haha wow well I do remember meeting you ! That's awesome connecting with hunt wa members !! Totally brining fishing pole next time they were jumping all day !! The moose was awesome too see ! 2 different bulls that weekend !
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on November 04, 2013, 06:59:02 PM
Great looking camps, too cold for me now, can't wait for June to get out on some more overnight scouting.
Funny you say that... I'm looking for a lightweight small FOUR season tent to better endure the harsh weather that the high hunt can bring in short notice. When I find what I want, I'll be testing this winter. :bdid:
-Steve
Post by: Wea300mag on November 04, 2013, 07:00:56 PM
I have a great -40F down bag but at some point you have to crawl out of it. :chuckle:Great looking camps, too cold for me now, can't wait for June to get out on some more overnight scouting.
Funny you say that... I'm looking for a lightweight small FOUR season tent to better endure the harsh weather that the high hunt can bring in short notice. When I find what I want, I'll be testing this winter. :bdid:
-Steve
Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 04, 2013, 07:16:49 PM
Post by: swanny on November 05, 2013, 11:48:43 AM
Great looking camps, too cold for me now, can't wait for June to get out on some more overnight scouting.
Funny you say that... I'm looking for a lightweight small FOUR season tent to better endure the harsh weather that the high hunt can bring in short notice. When I find what I want, I'll be testing this winter. :bdid:
-Steve
Just curious how light is light weight for you in the 4 season category?
Post by: brocka on November 05, 2013, 07:37:48 PM
Great looking camps, too cold for me now, can't wait for June to get out on some more overnight scouting.
Funny you say that... I'm looking for a lightweight small FOUR season tent to better endure the harsh weather that the high hunt can bring in short notice. When I find what I want, I'll be testing this winter. :bdid:
-Steve
Take a look at hilleberg for 4 season backpacking tents.
Post by: actionshooter on November 05, 2013, 08:00:16 PM
Great looking camps, too cold for me now, can't wait for June to get out on some more overnight scouting.
Funny you say that... I'm looking for a lightweight small FOUR season tent to better endure the harsh weather that the high hunt can bring in short notice. When I find what I want, I'll be testing this winter. :bdid:
-Steve
Take a look at hilleberg for 4 season backpacking tents.
Yep, Spendy but that's about as 4 season as you can get.
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Post by: xXLojackXx on February 20, 2014, 07:44:54 PM
Here's my archery elk camp
Post by: Doublelunger on February 20, 2014, 07:52:02 PM
Post by: mountainman on February 20, 2014, 10:11:50 PM
This was camplove the XPG tents!
Post by: actionshooter on February 21, 2014, 07:50:21 PM
Post by: JM on February 22, 2014, 07:23:52 AM
^^how was sleeping on that hill??
It was actually really flat. I was just wearing one shoe when I took the picture.
Post by: Skyvalhunter on February 23, 2014, 09:16:30 AM
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Post by: Western-Extremist on February 26, 2014, 07:33:35 PM
Post by: JM on February 26, 2014, 08:22:10 PM
this thread is awesome. im looking to do a backcounrty hunt this year up in the pasayten wilderness. what tent would you guys recommend? something light. and at a decent price
The cabelas xpg has worked fine for me and it has a descent price tag
Post by: fillthefreezer on February 27, 2014, 07:29:54 AM
this thread is awesome. im looking to do a backcounrty hunt this year up in the pasayten wilderness. what tent would you guys recommend? something light. and at a decent pricealot of choices... price range? tent/tarp? 1man/2man?
Post by: Western-Extremist on February 27, 2014, 09:07:04 AM
Post by: fillthefreezer on February 27, 2014, 10:08:17 AM
$200-$250 , tent or tarp doesnt matter as long as its efficicent, and 1 man would do me just fine but 2 man wouldnt hurt.golite or tarptent has some great offerings in that price range
Post by: wafisherman on February 27, 2014, 10:27:32 AM
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Post by: troyspinetar on February 28, 2014, 09:33:37 AM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on February 28, 2014, 11:43:01 AM
Post by: troyspinetar on February 28, 2014, 12:01:17 PM
We were catch and release all day, a guy in our group thought it would be a good idea to keep one each for dinner. It was a good idea.
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on February 28, 2014, 12:04:39 PM
You can think the Trailblazers for those planted fish.
Those aren't native in Ross Lake? :dunno:
Post by: MLHSN on March 01, 2014, 06:14:06 AM
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Post by: iflyils on April 03, 2014, 08:33:29 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on April 03, 2014, 09:20:32 PM
Really nice camps too. Wish I could still do it............. :tup:
Post by: WaltAlpine on April 04, 2014, 11:14:25 AM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on April 06, 2014, 06:55:24 AM
Ya last time I stayed in cerlew!
Please check spelling.................. :chuckle: :tup:
Post by: WaltAlpine on April 06, 2014, 07:24:37 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on April 08, 2014, 05:41:45 PM
Post by: WaltAlpine on April 08, 2014, 09:34:11 PM
Post by: fillthefreezer on April 09, 2014, 07:01:04 AM
Mine...............we clearly have different opinions of backcountry :chuckle:
Post by: CAMPMEAT on April 09, 2014, 02:58:10 PM
Mine...............we clearly have different opinions of backcountry :chuckle:
I'm old and deserve it. But, it takes away from the experience for sure......... :tup:
Post by: Wea300mag on September 08, 2014, 08:07:33 PM
Post by: sirmissalot on September 08, 2014, 08:32:40 PM
Post by: grizzlyadams on September 09, 2014, 01:58:44 PM
Black lake camp pasayten only 5 miles in or so , first backcountry hunt saw moose swimming in the lake pretty cool
Hey now. Stop with the location stuff. Just the pics!!!! LOL. Not that it's not already a crowded place and well known.
Post by: subagang707 on September 09, 2014, 05:12:21 PM
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Post by: RadSav on September 09, 2014, 09:06:05 PM
High Hunt 2013
Wow, That looks fantastic!
I've never known anyone who has or has used an Asolo tent. How are you liking that? Look similar to MSR from the outside...can you describe the differences / why you went with Asolo?
Man, what a place to wake up in the morning. Makes me wish I was there!
Post by: subagang707 on September 10, 2014, 07:33:55 AM
Wow, That looks fantastic!
I've never known anyone who has or has used an Asolo tent. How are you liking that? Look similar to MSR from the outside...can you describe the differences / why you went with Asolo?
Man, what a place to wake up in the morning. Makes me wish I was there!
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RadSav, I like the construction, ease of set up, the two doors, and size of the Asolo tent. The weight is the only problem that I have with it. It weighs a few ounces over 5 pounds and in the sport of the High Hunt, it just doesn't cut the mustard. I will use it for a few more years and it will be replaced with a lighter tent, probably one of the Big Agnes tents that my buddy uses. About the same size of my Asolo but much lighter. The only reason I bought the 2 Asolo's was for back packing with my daughters and wife, so I bought 2 of them and the price was right at the time, I think a shade under $100 each. The Big Anes I will be getting is just shy of $400, and I will be buying 2 of them also. Bottom line, didn't want to drop that much for the tents as I was spending it else where to cut the weight. It is a fabulous tent, minus the weight!!
Post by: Shawn Ryan on November 05, 2014, 03:46:38 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on November 05, 2014, 04:06:31 PM
First camp is in Lick Creek and second is in the Eagle Cap Wilderness. The Eagle Cap camp looks the same most years.
Eagle Cap is some of the coolest country around
Post by: PacificNWhunter on November 05, 2014, 04:31:53 PM
Post by: quadrafire on November 05, 2014, 04:32:01 PM
First camp is in Lick Creek and second is in the Eagle Cap Wilderness. The Eagle Cap camp looks the same most years.Hey Shawn, is that the SL5? Did you do your stove vent hole, and what stove is that?
Post by: BENCHLEG on November 05, 2014, 10:35:12 PM
Post by: jackelope on November 06, 2014, 03:10:35 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on November 06, 2014, 03:20:33 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on November 06, 2014, 03:54:36 PM
Post by: fillthefreezer on November 07, 2014, 08:18:46 AM
Post by: quadrafire on November 07, 2014, 08:51:12 AM
thats an sl4. you can tell its not an sl5 because the door doesnt suck :chuckle:Funny you say that. I was looking at it thinking that door is better than mine. I have the SL 5 and the only thing I don't like about it is the door
I've never seen them side by side to note the difference.
Post by: Shawn Ryan on November 07, 2014, 02:40:42 PM
thats an sl4. you can tell its not an sl5 because the door doesnt suck :chuckle:Funny you say that. I was looking at it thinking that door is better than mine. I have the SL 5 and the only thing I don't like about it is the door
I've never seen them side by side to note the difference.
FTF is correct. Its an SL4. Pre-dates the SL5; Go-Lite dropped the SL4 to make the SL5.
The stove jack is from Titanium Goat and the stove is a Kifaru small stove. I had Laurie Cantonwine sew in the stove jack. She's done a few from guys I sent her way. She's in Vancouver and used to do the Portland REI sewing repairs. She does fine work.
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on November 07, 2014, 02:59:21 PM
-Steve
Post by: csaaphill on November 16, 2014, 11:30:56 PM
2010 scouting trip in Alpine Lakes area prior to high buck.had one like that before
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miss backpack hunting but gettign to old and too hard now I think.
loved it when I did it though.
Post by: netcoyote on November 17, 2014, 04:44:26 PM
2010 scouting trip in Alpine Lakes area prior to high buck.had one like that before
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miss backpack hunting but gettign to old and too hard now I think.
loved it when I did it though.
Yea, it's been getting harder and harder to keep doing this. I was 62 when that picture was taken. That year was my last high buck year.
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on November 17, 2014, 07:45:21 PM
-Steve
Post by: netcoyote on November 17, 2014, 10:24:05 PM
Holy crap, I thought I was done this year at only 51! Too many damn people invaded my spot! Which means I have to go farther in next time!
-Steve
I was still climbing rock and ice at 51. Quit soon after that and decided to take up wilderness hunting because it seemed easier. :chuckle:
Post by: Loudscoutii on November 21, 2014, 06:45:41 PM
High hunt 2014
Post by: Western-Extremist on November 23, 2014, 05:14:12 PM
Post by: CNELK on December 01, 2014, 02:46:34 PM
Post by: Miles on December 08, 2014, 05:15:51 AM
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Post by: Rob on December 08, 2014, 08:08:08 AM
These are not hunting back country camps, but some hiking and mountaineering camps I have had in the past couple years.
Post by: Rob on December 08, 2014, 08:08:54 AM
Post by: Rob on December 08, 2014, 08:11:05 AM
2014 idaho
nice sheds! I thought they were branches when I first looked at them.
Post by: bradslam on December 08, 2014, 09:23:15 AM
Post by: netcoyote on December 08, 2014, 09:33:25 AM
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Here's one more familiar. Heart Lake in the Goat Rocks.
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Got one of a bivy on the west ridge of Mt Stuart I'm trying to find. Post it when I find it.
Post by: Rob on December 08, 2014, 12:51:28 PM
I have pretty much decided that I'd rather freeze to death than dig another snow cave. Once done they are pretty toasty though!
Post by: Atypical on December 08, 2014, 01:10:30 PM
Post by: WaltAlpine on December 17, 2014, 08:13:20 PM
Post by: netcoyote on December 18, 2014, 07:35:25 AM
High Hunt 2014
Just curious, is that camp by Sprite Lake near Paddy-Go-Easy pass? Sure looks like it.
Post by: WaltAlpine on December 18, 2014, 08:36:50 AM
Post by: Sitipaw on January 15, 2015, 08:40:31 PM
Post by: MLHSN on January 15, 2015, 10:22:06 PM
High Hunt 2014
Just curious, is that camp by Sprite Lake near Paddy-Go-Easy pass? Sure looks like it.
About to say, that looks like the Cradle in the background.
Post by: WaltAlpine on January 15, 2015, 10:27:05 PM
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Post by: Ibcnurun on January 16, 2015, 04:53:45 PM
Post by: MLHSN on January 17, 2015, 11:52:07 AM
Due North about 80 miles.
Is that a Dana designs pack in the picture, Walt?
Post by: WaltAlpine on January 18, 2015, 01:54:22 AM
Post by: Andrew on February 08, 2015, 06:59:17 PM
Post by: washelkhunter on February 08, 2015, 07:01:07 PM
Post by: MLHSN on February 08, 2015, 07:19:26 PM
Post by: Andrew on February 08, 2015, 08:12:38 PM
Hoopla...Its my second season using it and I have no complaints. It is an awesome two person tent, roomy 3-person, but as a 4-person would be interesting. I bought the ground cloth which hooks into the tarp, although it adds almost a pound, it is nice to have and provides a dry/clean spot. I also bought a used "mega pole" and use it instead of a trekking pole per the advice of a back country enthusiast who told me that he's had trekking poles snap or bend in high wind storms when used as a tent pole. Speaking of which this shelter survived the 2013 high hunt night from hell and experienced 60+ mph gusts, granted it leaked like a sieve but I'm sure any other shelter or tent would have too under those conditions.
Post by: MLHSN on February 08, 2015, 09:23:03 PM
Speaking of which this shelter survived the 2013 high hunt night from hell and experienced 60+ mph gusts, granted it leaked like a sieve but I'm sure any other shelter or tent would have too under those conditions.
I finished up the archery elk hunt and packed out the day that storm hit and it started getting ugly right as I got to my car. Glad I missed that one. My buddy was still out in it and said the air was humming with all the static electricity.
Post by: fillthefreezer on February 08, 2015, 09:49:59 PM
Platforms...they are the remenants of an old outfitters camp. Although they provided a nice level and flat tent spot they proved to be very cold. I woke up the next morning with the sleeping pad frozen to the bottom of the tent floor.this year in CO we had to use double trekking poles to withstand the wind we were seeing (in my LBO). it was crazy...
Hoopla...Its my second season using it and I have no complaints. It is an awesome two person tent, roomy 3-person, but as a 4-person would be interesting. I bought the ground cloth which hooks into the tarp, although it adds almost a pound, it is nice to have and provides a dry/clean spot. I also bought a used "mega pole" and use it instead of a trekking pole per the advice of a back country enthusiast who told me that he's had trekking poles snap or bend in high wind storms when used as a tent pole. Speaking of which this shelter survived the 2013 high hunt night from hell and experienced 60+ mph gusts, granted it leaked like a sieve but I'm sure any other shelter or tent would have too under those conditions.
Post by: Andrew on February 09, 2015, 09:16:21 AM
Speaking of which this shelter survived the 2013 high hunt night from hell and experienced 60+ mph gusts, granted it leaked like a sieve but I'm sure any other shelter or tent would have too under those conditions.
I finished up the archery elk hunt and packed out the day that storm hit and it started getting ugly right as I got to my car. Glad I missed that one. My buddy was still out in it and said the air was humming with all the static electricity.
Mid afternoon we could see something was heading our way and tuned into our Rhino weather radio channel and learned we were in for a hell of a storm starting at 11 pm. Like clockwork it started and persisted until almost 3 am. We had lighting flashing on either side of the ridge, trees crashing down, and every gust sounded like a freight train racing up the hillside and would 'grab' the tent pressurize it and then snap back at us! My brother-in-law, who's from Indiana, said "Dude it will be a miracle if we live through this cause we're either going to get struck by lighting or killed by a falling tree tonight!" We both woke up soaking wet and looked at each other and said HOLY $%& I can't believe what happened last night! We made the executive decision to screw the no fires in the back country above 5500 and built a much needed fire to dry ourselves and gear off. It went from 80+ degrees the day before to low 40's with sleet and snow mix.
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on February 09, 2015, 11:26:50 AM
-Steve
Post by: 7mag. on February 09, 2015, 11:44:20 AM
Post by: Andrew on February 09, 2015, 12:23:07 PM
Soaking wet, not good. Helluva storm or not. Is there anything that you'd change, to not have gotten soaking wet?
-Steve
There were multiple reasons for getting wet:
- The drastic temperature change and condensation on the inside (Hoopla is a single wall shelter)
- The shelter has no bottom so rain being blown at 60 mph pretty much was driven underneath the side walls
- The vent was facing into the wind (this was controllable however obviously overlooked when I pitched the shelter, now I know better).
Post by: Western-Extremist on February 18, 2015, 01:47:12 PM
Post by: Rob on February 19, 2015, 08:18:59 AM
Post by: netcoyote on February 19, 2015, 08:46:48 AM
Post by: Watimberghost on February 19, 2015, 09:26:48 AM
Love the color in that first pic, Rob. With the weather we've been having, that snow must be rock hard!:yeah: great picture!
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on February 19, 2015, 09:52:23 AM
I would consider that Top Country. :chuckle:
Post by: Rob on February 19, 2015, 10:30:04 AM
Post by: Rob on February 19, 2015, 10:30:46 AM
Love the color in that first pic, Rob. With the weather we've been having, that snow must be rock hard!
It was wind polished ice! very tough stuff.
Post by: stevemiller on February 19, 2015, 10:56:49 AM
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on April 01, 2015, 06:20:01 AM
Wow campmeat that's really roughing it right there no power hook up. :chuckle:
Fooled ya, it's got a generator, TV and A/C too....... :tup:
Post by: lewy on April 01, 2015, 06:39:40 AM
Post by: actionshooter on April 01, 2015, 04:42:58 PM
I like Kifaru tipis, but not so much on gravel bars.... :chuckle:
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Post by: Wea300mag on April 01, 2015, 07:17:46 PM
Post by: lewy on April 01, 2015, 07:25:39 PM
Just a question but when you guys are doing these style hunts does someone do bear watch or is it not a big deal? :dunno:
We found that a nice stiff crown helped keep the grizzlies away, or maybe just helped us sleep :dunno:
Post by: JimmyHoffa on April 01, 2015, 07:28:12 PM
Just a question but when you guys are doing these style hunts does someone do bear watch or is it not a big deal? :dunno:For Washington, I don't think it is a big deal. Your scent from clothes/sleeping bag I think keeps the blackies away. For some animals after field dressing, I've even laid a coat over them.
For Alaska, grizz is a big deal. No food near the tent, eat 100 yds down wind of camp. Keep fire going if possible--rains more there than it does in WA.
Post by: SWHUNTER on April 03, 2015, 07:43:22 AM
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Post by: Tbob on May 23, 2015, 10:39:47 PM
Post by: jackelope on May 23, 2015, 10:40:40 PM
That's sweet! What is it? And how much does it weigh?
Looks like a Kifaru Sawtooth.
Post by: dreamingbig on May 24, 2015, 07:20:46 AM
I haven't weighed it since I added the guy lines but it was at 5 lbs before. Not bad considering you have room for 4 guys to sleep if needed and can stand vertical if you are 6' or less.
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on May 24, 2015, 07:27:19 AM
Post by: jackelope on May 24, 2015, 10:55:18 AM
For you guys that sleep on the snow for a week, or even a night, how in the world do you keep warm ? I've slept in some remote areas in Washington, but, my god, I'd freeze to death, shiver to death and just be plain ol' miserable. The cold would go straight to your core.....
A good pad with adequate R value along with a good sleeping bag or quilt.
Post by: JimmyHoffa on May 24, 2015, 10:57:58 AM
For you guys that sleep on the snow for a week, or even a night, how in the world do you keep warm ? I've slept in some remote areas in Washington, but, my god, I'd freeze to death, shiver to death and just be plain ol' miserable. The cold would go straight to your core.....snow is a good insulator--better than cold dirt. Put a good sleeping pad out and you'll be good.
Post by: Tbob on May 24, 2015, 11:24:06 AM
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Post by: dreamingbig on May 26, 2015, 04:48:53 AM
I was really close on just buying the Sawtooth.
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Post by: swanny on June 03, 2015, 02:15:15 PM
http://www.exped.com/usa/en/blog/exped-usa-micro-adventure-1-2015
Post by: JJB11B on June 04, 2015, 07:04:02 PM
Post by: fillthefreezer on June 05, 2015, 07:38:02 AM
Here's the last camp I had on weeknight trip between work. Tarp has become my new favorite when the bugs aren't bad.swanny, do you work for exped?
http://www.exped.com/usa/en/blog/exped-usa-micro-adventure-1-2015
big fan of the products if you are. im running the lightning45 and the winterlite. both :tup:
Post by: swanny on June 10, 2015, 11:01:29 AM
Here's the last camp I had on weeknight trip between work. Tarp has become my new favorite when the bugs aren't bad.swanny, do you work for exped?
http://www.exped.com/usa/en/blog/exped-usa-micro-adventure-1-2015
big fan of the products if you are. im running the lightning45 and the winterlite. both :tup:
Yep I do! Thanks for the support also! How do you like the new Winterlite?
Post by: 7mag. on June 10, 2015, 11:35:37 AM
Here's the last camp I had on weeknight trip between work. Tarp has become my new favorite when the bugs aren't bad.swanny, do you work for exped?
http://www.exped.com/usa/en/blog/exped-usa-micro-adventure-1-2015
big fan of the products if you are. im running the lightning45 and the winterlite. both :tup:
Yep I do! Thanks for the support also! How do you like the new Winterlite?
I have the Downmat UL7 and med. air pillow. Makes for a good nights sleep.
Post by: fillthefreezer on June 14, 2015, 06:06:00 PM
Yep I do! Thanks for the support also! How do you like the new Winterlite?jury is still out on durability, so i dont want to praise it too highly yet, but so far i really like it. the size/shape is perfect for me
Post by: swanny on June 15, 2015, 11:57:55 AM
Yep I do! Thanks for the support also! How do you like the new Winterlite?jury is still out on durability, so i dont want to praise it too highly yet, but so far i really like it. the size/shape is perfect for me
Glad to hear. I used the SynMat Winterlite in the MW size on a Grand Canyon trip in March and found it be super comfortable and very warm. Hope you find the same on any trips you have with it.
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Post by: SilkOnTheDrySide on September 29, 2015, 05:31:08 AM
My back hurts just looking at that rack in the background! Well done
Story coming in a day or three.
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Post by: toyman2 on September 29, 2015, 09:54:40 AM
While scouting last weekend.
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That looks like Lost Lake in the Naches?
Post by: Skyvalhunter on September 30, 2015, 05:31:59 AM
Post by: dreamingbig on September 30, 2015, 08:54:13 AM
Awesome! Can't wait!My back hurts just looking at that rack in the background! Well done
Story coming in a day or three.
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Post by: dreamingbig on September 30, 2015, 08:55:08 AM
While scouting last weekend.
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That looks like Lost Lake in the Naches?
Not Lost Lake but not far from there. It is up in the WODW.
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Post by: _TONY_ on September 30, 2015, 11:55:37 AM
So great pics there guys keep them comming.
You've got more guts then me, sleeping in that old burn :yike:
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Post by: JustinC on October 08, 2015, 08:10:16 PM
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Post by: 7mag. on October 09, 2015, 08:29:04 PM
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Post by: pd on October 09, 2015, 08:39:46 PM
Wilderness elk camp(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F10%2F09%2Faa3f2bb2614d4afa0e263790fabd6241.jpg&hash=249ebd54782ee5ff6239709b672684679f8777c7)
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7 Mag, that's a serious stove pipe! Nice times there.
Post by: 7mag. on October 09, 2015, 08:44:16 PM
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Post by: 7mag. on October 09, 2015, 11:33:16 PM
Mice?
The only time I've had trouble with mice is in established camp sites.
Post by: Utah on October 10, 2015, 11:52:59 PM
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Post by: E35alex on October 11, 2015, 12:18:14 PM
Early archery. Fun times
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Post by: swisski on October 21, 2015, 06:08:47 AM
Wilderness elk camp(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F10%2F09%2Faa3f2bb2614d4afa0e263790fabd6241.jpg&hash=249ebd54782ee5ff6239709b672684679f8777c7)
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7 Mag, that's a serious stove pipe! Nice times there.
How do you like your Cimarron?
Post by: 7mag. on October 21, 2015, 09:58:19 AM
Wilderness elk camp(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F10%2F09%2Faa3f2bb2614d4afa0e263790fabd6241.jpg&hash=249ebd54782ee5ff6239709b672684679f8777c7)
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7 Mag, that's a serious stove pipe! Nice times there.
How do you like your Cimarron?
I love it. Perfect for 2 guys and gear, even with the stove. It will fit 3 guys and gear without the stove.
I was a little concerned at first about having only 2 guyouts, but it's been fine. We've got about 20 nights in it so far, and I don't really have any complaints.
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Post by: 7mag. on October 21, 2015, 05:46:43 PM
Did you pack the stove and pipe in on your backs?!? If so, how much extra weight were they?
Just under 2 pounds. It's made out of titanium. The whole thing rolls up and fits in an 18"x8" bag.
Post by: swisski on October 22, 2015, 05:55:11 AM
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7 Mag, that's a serious stove pipe! Nice times there.
How do you like your Cimarron?
I love it. Perfect for 2 guys and gear, even with the stove. It will fit 3 guys and gear without the stove.
I was a little concerned at first about having only 2 guyouts, but it's been fine. We've got about 20 nights in it so far, and I don't really have any complaints.
That's awesome. I have their 8 man tipi with the XL stove and absolutely love it. I'm pretty sold on their products. I want to eventually also get a lighter option and have been considering this. I will say though, with condensation on real wet days, it is nice to have that liner in the 8 man. How does condensation fair in the Cimarron? Perhaps the smaller surface area in combination with the stove makes it not bad?
Post by: 7mag. on October 22, 2015, 06:07:14 AM
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7 Mag, that's a serious stove pipe! Nice times there.
How do you like your Cimarron?
I love it. Perfect for 2 guys and gear, even with the stove. It will fit 3 guys and gear without the stove.
I was a little concerned at first about having only 2 guyouts, but it's been fine. We've got about 20 nights in it so far, and I don't really have any complaints.
That's awesome. I have their 8 man tipi with the XL stove and absolutely love it. I'm pretty sold on their products. I want to eventually also get a lighter option and have been considering this. I will say though, with condensation on real wet days, it is nice to have that liner in the 8 man. How does condensation fair in the Cimarron? Perhaps the smaller surface area in combination with the stove makes it not bad?
With the stove, we only get condensation at the bottom 12-18". Without the stove, it's like any other single wall shelter.
Post by: fire4effect on October 23, 2015, 11:37:14 AM
-Ryan
"si vis pacem, para bellum"
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Post by: davk on December 27, 2016, 09:42:31 PM
Extra tarp is worth its weight in gold. This DIY tarp(similar to the Kifaru Sheep Tarp) weighs 7 oz not counting cordage. Spent 4 days in a soak in early September. Dry space outside the tent is needed. Great for changing out of soaked cloths, and having a space to lay them out instead of piled on top of each other, eating, getting out of the rain for a minute but staying in wet cloths, etc. I have also pulled it down and taken it with me to set it up where I was hunting.
I still have this setup, but have switched to a hammock. Excellent storage space underneath, can sit comfortably, no constant turning after a side goes numb, and my main reason ... no more searching for flat spots.
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Post by: JJB11B on January 02, 2017, 10:32:46 AM
Post by: Bucks2Ducks on January 02, 2017, 10:38:50 AM
what is the purpose of the tiny fence?If its in Kodiak, its for Griz
Post by: 3dsheetmetal on January 02, 2017, 11:01:07 AM
That would make me feel secure. :yike:what is the purpose of the tiny fence?If its in Kodiak, its for Griz
Post by: JJB11B on January 02, 2017, 12:19:24 PM
Post by: Houndhunter on January 02, 2017, 12:22:58 PM
Post by: JJB11B on January 02, 2017, 12:24:47 PM
he must have a really long extension cord
Post by: jackelope on January 02, 2017, 12:38:20 PM
that'll keep you from sleepwalking :yike:
he must have a really long extension cord
Solar power.
Post by: JJB11B on January 02, 2017, 12:40:11 PM
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Post by: fillthefreezer on January 03, 2017, 08:26:00 AM
Camp for 4 of us during spring bear this year
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Post by: Alpine Mojo on January 04, 2017, 06:53:47 PM
The little fence is for brown bears. It is just powered by d batteries. It doesn't have much of a shock
It looks adorable. Hope it's everything you imagined it would be.
Post by: highside74 on January 04, 2017, 07:02:59 PM
Post by: kodiak 907 on January 04, 2017, 08:39:53 PM
The little fence is for brown bears. It is just powered by d batteries. It doesn't have much of a shock
It looks adorable. Hope it's everything you imagined it would be.
We even used just the fence without any batteries when I was growing up. Most of the local bears had been zapped before so they would see that fence and not even come close to it.
It was pretty crazy when you had a hot wire up and the loud "snap" noise wakes you out of a dead sleep. Pucker factor of 10.
Post by: Houndhunter on January 04, 2017, 08:47:34 PM
The little fence is for brown bears. It is just powered by d batteries. It doesn't have much of a shock
It looks adorable. Hope it's everything you imagined it would be.
We even used just the fence without any batteries when I was growing up. Most of the local bears had been zapped before so they would see that fence and not even come close to it.
It was pretty crazy when you had a hot wire up and the loud "snap" noise wakes you out of a dead sleep. Pucker factor of 10.
I had to use them this year, they work amazing and as you said the experienced bears don't even attempt to get past the fence. Even our single strain perimeter fence was enough to keep most out
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Post by: tony04 on January 05, 2017, 12:40:30 AM
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Post by: saylean on January 10, 2017, 12:13:17 PM
Post by: pd on January 10, 2017, 01:35:27 PM
Deer hunt this last season. Going to invest in one of those quilts that go under the hammock. I got miserably cold. It definitely beats sleeping on the ground though.
Tony, are you sleeping in a bag only? Any type of rollup cushion will keep you much warmer. An air mattress works as well.
Your body convects heat to the ambient (air) very well when suspended like that, especially if there is any wind. You can combat this issue easily with a mattress under your sleeping bag. That said, the cylinder quilts do work, but you shouldn't need them unless the temperature really falls (say, under 40F).
Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 11, 2017, 05:43:00 AM
Post by: Miles on January 11, 2017, 07:00:57 AM
If you are going to use a sleeping pad with the hammock make sure you get one that will fit inside your bag other wise the pad has a tendency to slide out from under your bag. Or use the BA sleep system:yeah:
I've started using the BA system more then my lighter bag. It makes for a better nights sleep when your not sliding off your sleeping pad all night. Also when sleeping on the ground it allows me to set up in areas that aren't as level and still get a good night's rest. That really shortens time spent looking for camping spots in the Backcountry.
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Post by: Chappy84 on January 21, 2017, 04:57:40 PM
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Back country Washington
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Post by: Eric M on January 21, 2017, 06:00:20 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on January 21, 2017, 06:12:34 PM
Caribou camp well north of the Arctic circle
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Back country Washington
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Nice. Couldn't find any further south? :yike:
Post by: Chappy84 on January 21, 2017, 06:57:51 PM
Well, out of state tag and with some buddies on leave, drove up the haul road til we saw hundreds of caribou then since we can't fire a gun within 5 air miles of the pipeline we had to hike in. As soon as we hit the 5 mile mark a huge snow storm blew in and we were trapped in our tents for 36 hours. When the sun came out the storm had pushed the herd through the valley we were going to hunt and straight back towards the haul road!! Well that's just a tiny part of the story and since the military gets funny if their guys don't report back from leave we got to drive through a couple thousand caribou on the way back. Not a single shot fired.........(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170122/f8bc4fc0c7dc7fa800d7854c4b05a6c6.jpg)Caribou camp well north of the Arctic circle
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Back country Washington
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Nice. Couldn't find any further south? :yike:
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Post by: Rob on January 23, 2017, 08:26:02 AM
Post by: johnnyaustin44 on January 23, 2017, 10:28:46 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 24, 2017, 05:12:40 AM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on January 24, 2017, 10:35:09 AM
WHY
If you have ever worn them, you would know why. :chuckle:
Post by: 2MANY on January 24, 2017, 10:47:46 AM
Post by: frazierw on January 24, 2017, 10:48:16 AM
If you are going to use a sleeping pad with the hammock make sure you get one that will fit inside your bag other wise the pad has a tendency to slide out from under your bag. Or use the BA sleep system:yeah:
I've started using the BA system more then my lighter bag. It makes for a better nights sleep when your not sliding off your sleeping pad all night. Also when sleeping on the ground it allows me to set up in areas that aren't as level and still get a good night's rest. That really shortens time spent looking for camping spots in the Backcountry.
What does BA stand for?
Post by: sagewalker on January 24, 2017, 11:22:46 AM
Gotta have the crocs
Vital, can't be left behind!
Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 24, 2017, 11:26:07 AM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on January 24, 2017, 11:26:36 AM
Gotta have the crocs
Vital, can't be left behind!
My guess is it's for when they play doctor.
Man this site is full of doctors. :tup:
Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 24, 2017, 11:28:22 AM
WHY
If you have ever worn them, you would know why. :chuckle:
I myself like taking Keens along that way they don't fall off if I have to get wet crossing creeks or going out in the middle of the night to take a leek.
Post by: frazierw on January 24, 2017, 11:42:16 AM
BA = Big Agnes
Thank you!
Post by: Alpine Mojo on January 24, 2017, 07:10:07 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on January 24, 2017, 07:11:22 PM
Crocs are ghey. Get with the program.
I'm with the program, you need spelling lessons. :twocents:
Post by: Eric M on January 24, 2017, 07:27:27 PM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/Smileys/default/yeahthat.gifWHY
If you have ever worn them, you would know why. :chuckle:
:yeah:
Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 25, 2017, 05:42:05 AM
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Post by: lewy on January 26, 2017, 12:43:46 PM
Post by: actionshooter on January 26, 2017, 09:26:23 PM
I take crocks as well. They weigh nothing, hang on the back of my pack, come in handy for creek crossings, camp shoes and peeing at night :chuckle:....
Exactly...
Never leave without them and not to worried about not getting laid. All of my hunting buddies are ugly anyway. :)
Post by: jackelope on January 28, 2017, 05:07:12 PM
I take crocks as well. They weigh nothing, hang on the back of my pack, come in handy for creek crossings, camp shoes and peeing at night :chuckle:....
Exactly...
Never leave without them and not to worried about not getting laid. All of my hunting buddies are ugly anyway. :)
Another nod of approval for the Croc's. I'll take all the crap the guys want to give me for them. Don't care.
Priceless when you gotta pee in the middle of the night.
Post by: teanawayslayer on January 28, 2017, 05:20:03 PM
croc's are always on my pack in the back country. Either to cross a river use them in the middle of the night to take a piss or just relaxing after a long hike. There always comfy and come in very very handy!I take crocks as well. They weigh nothing, hang on the back of my pack, come in handy for creek crossings, camp shoes and peeing at night :chuckle:....
Exactly...
Never leave without them and not to worried about not getting laid. All of my hunting buddies are ugly anyway. :)
Another nod of approval for the Croc's. I'll take all the crap the guys want to give me for them. Don't care.
Priceless when you gotta pee in the middle of the night.
Post by: Magnum_Willys on January 28, 2017, 05:28:55 PM
I take crocks as well. They weigh nothing, hang on the back of my pack, come in handy for creek crossings, camp shoes and peeing at night :chuckle:....
They looked heavy and clunky ? Guess Ill have to checkem out.
Post by: RatRodMike on January 28, 2017, 06:26:05 PM
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Post by: Alpine Mojo on January 29, 2017, 05:57:41 PM
Priceless when you gotta pee in the middle of the night.
If they help you sit down to pee, more power to ya. I'm not gonna judge. :hello:
Post by: Rob on January 31, 2017, 01:17:00 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on February 03, 2017, 10:29:20 AM
Post by: grade-creek-rd on February 03, 2017, 02:48:42 PM
I usually just build a big fire, stand around it all night and enjoy the stars...if I get tired, I nap...and collect firewood throughout the night...
Grade
PS. I call this "camping" btw...can't be lost if your mindset is "I am home where I am..." Most people who get "lost" are too fixed on finding a specific spot at a specific time. Relax, think, and wait for daylight...
Post by: Rob on February 03, 2017, 10:24:31 PM
Good drill. I agree that a fire is a good option too. But we did not want to burn up the campground we were at, and much of the stuff we climb in does not have wood present to burn.
Post by: Shawn Ryan on February 05, 2017, 03:09:06 PM
Post by: bracer40 on February 05, 2017, 10:04:17 PM
But I'm curious what your total weight was and how many you split it up by?
Post by: Shawn Ryan on February 05, 2017, 10:17:45 PM
Post by: Magnum_Willys on February 05, 2017, 10:46:10 PM
Nice. The more I see these tipis and the packable stoves, the more intrigued I've become.....til I see their costs :yike:
But I'm curious what your total weight was and how many you split it up by?
If you have a couple guys and its wet or snowy tough to beat a tipi and stove. My seek outside 8 man tipi weighs 7# ( sleeps 3-4) and the XL stove weighs 4#. Not bad if divying up the pack. The odd man out gets to carry extra water.
Post by: SilkOnTheDrySide on February 06, 2017, 06:14:11 AM
Nice. The more I see these tipis and the packable stoves, the more intrigued I've become.....til I see their costs :yike:
But I'm curious what your total weight was and how many you split it up by?
If you have a couple guys and its wet or snowy tough to beat a tipi and stove. My seek outside 8 man tipi weighs 7# ( sleeps 3-4) and the XL stove weighs 4#. Not bad if divying up the pack. The odd man out gets to carry extra water.
You mean whiskey.
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Post by: Magnum_Willys on February 06, 2017, 09:13:42 AM
Post by: WI to WA on February 23, 2017, 01:02:44 PM
Post by: deerslyr on February 23, 2017, 05:26:32 PM
I take crocks as well. They weigh nothing, hang on the back of my pack, come in handy for creek crossings, camp shoes and peeing at night :chuckle:....
They looked heavy and clunky ? Guess Ill have to checkem out.
I take moccasins, lighter and less clunky. And can double as stalking slippers when its dry. And less gay. :chuckle:
Post by: bracer40 on February 23, 2017, 08:48:59 PM
Never thought of Mocs. Good for double duty. How are they for deeper stream crossings?I take crocks as well. They weigh nothing, hang on the back of my pack, come in handy for creek crossings, camp shoes and peeing at night :chuckle:....
They looked heavy and clunky ? Guess Ill have to checkem out.
I take moccasins, lighter and less clunky. And can double as stalking slippers when its dry. And less gay. :chuckle:
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Post by: kselkhunter on March 12, 2017, 09:23:02 PM
Post by: SilkOnTheDrySide on March 13, 2017, 06:18:33 AM
I take crocks as well. They weigh nothing, hang on the back of my pack, come in handy for creek crossings, camp shoes and peeing at night :chuckle:....
They looked heavy and clunky ? Guess Ill have to checkem out.
I take moccasins, lighter and less clunky. And can double as stalking slippers when its dry. And less gay. :chuckle:
Which ones do you use?
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Post by: Jpmiller on April 17, 2017, 05:21:20 PM
Post by: deerslyr on April 19, 2017, 05:44:03 AM
I take crocks as well. They weigh nothing, hang on the back of my pack, come in handy for creek crossings, camp shoes and peeing at night :chuckle:....
They looked heavy and clunky ? Guess Ill have to checkem out.
I take moccasins, lighter and less clunky. And can double as stalking slippers when its dry. And less gay. :chuckle:
Which ones do you use?
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The cheapest, lightest ones from Walmart I believe. Had them for years.
Bracer40, haven't used them for stream crossings yet.
Post by: WaltAlpine on April 20, 2017, 05:41:37 PM
It snowed and blowed
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Post by: Rob on April 20, 2017, 06:03:29 PM
I didn't read all sixteen pages so forgive me of this was addressed but I'm seeing alot of pics of camps set up in the middle or edges of open Meadows. I have always set up back in the woods more to use the trees as a wind screen and I always feel like it's warmer as well. Am I confused or missing something? Those camps look alot prettier in pictures than my "this was a sorta flat spot by some trees"
My two cents. I have done both - It depends on the weather. If there is a wind storm that comes up over night, I want to be in the meadow rather than in the trees. It can be like a war zone in there when limbs and tree tops start coming down!
Also, as I am sure everyone knows, the bottom third of a valley and the crest will always be colder than the mid sections due to cold air sinking, and wind.
Post by: dscubame on April 20, 2017, 07:37:43 PM
You carry an air pad but no sleeping bag for "emergencies"...?
I usually just build a big fire, stand around it all night and enjoy the stars...if I get tired, I nap...and collect firewood throughout the night...
Grade
PS. I call this "camping" btw...can't be lost if your mindset is "I am home where I am..." Most people who get "lost" are too fixed on finding a specific spot at a specific time. Relax, think, and wait for daylight...
Sounds like you get lost a lot. You have a lot of experience.
Post by: 2MANY on April 21, 2017, 07:56:27 AM
Post by: high country on April 21, 2017, 01:20:39 PM
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on April 21, 2017, 01:45:27 PM
Post by: Miles on April 21, 2017, 01:47:10 PM
Post by: high country on April 21, 2017, 03:17:45 PM
Post by: colersu22 on April 22, 2017, 05:49:00 PM
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Post by: pope on April 23, 2017, 05:37:54 PM
Some of these camps make me feel cold.
No kidding! I've spent the night out without a sleeping bag by choice just once, in April (on a ledge, on a rock wall) and I'll never do it again.
Here's an old photo of a winter camp with a couple of friends near Snow Lake (circa 1990).
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Post by: 92xj on May 17, 2017, 07:54:48 AM
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Post by: vandeman17 on May 17, 2017, 02:04:37 PM
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Looks luxurious
Post by: 92xj on May 17, 2017, 02:38:12 PM
Post by: Kit Carson on May 17, 2017, 08:46:01 PM
Post by: Tbob on May 20, 2017, 01:29:27 PM
Post by: Tjv28 on May 20, 2017, 11:04:14 PM
Here's an old photo of a winter camp with a couple of friends near Snow Lake (circa 1990).
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Love the "packable" bong.... a two footer is just too much for the backcountry
Post by: Kit Carson on May 23, 2017, 09:10:24 PM
Perfect size. Right in between the 2 footer and chillum :chuckle:
Post by: Okanagan on May 26, 2017, 08:47:53 AM
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Below is during the late season in Cascades, tarp set up the poorest ever. Good weather the night before so I foolishly pitched it in a way more open spot than my usual of tucking it tight to and back under the protection of heavy tree cover. Snow storm that night, natch, though it was OK under the tarp. Flat rock for setting stove on within reach of sleeping bag, for a hot morning drink and hot oatmeal. Packing out a big buck made it all better. ;)
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Post by: 92xj on May 29, 2017, 08:17:32 PM
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Post by: savagehunter on September 17, 2017, 10:15:56 AM
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Post by: Scheindogg on September 23, 2017, 05:56:41 PM
High buck hunt 2017.
Post by: Magnum_Willys on September 23, 2017, 06:04:37 PM
Liner is neccessity if bringing in wet clothes and gear.
Half or 3/4 floor too.
Post by: Cab on September 25, 2017, 08:39:46 AM
Post by: X-Force on September 25, 2017, 09:31:01 AM
Surprisingly we couldn't cut fresh elk tracks in the snow...
Post by: Fl0und3rz on September 25, 2017, 09:35:45 AM
this last weekend, it was my first backcountry camp
Incredible picture.
Post by: 92xj on September 25, 2017, 09:37:28 AM
I need to invest in a bivy for weather like this.
Surprisingly we couldn't cut fresh elk tracks in the snow...
Invest in a bivy for what reason?
Keep you and the pad together to not touch the snow while in the sawtooth or to bivy out from the sawtooth for a night?
I had bearpawwilderness make me a custom size cuben bottom, breathable upper with mesh over head for a very reasonable price that I'd highly recommend.
Post by: X-Force on September 25, 2017, 10:07:41 AM
I need to invest in a bivy for weather like this.
Surprisingly we couldn't cut fresh elk tracks in the snow...
Invest in a bivy for what reason?
Keep you and the pad together to not touch the snow while in the sawtooth or to bivy out from the sawtooth for a night?
I had bearpawwilderness make me a custom size cuben bottom, breathable upper with mesh over head for a very reasonable price that I'd highly recommend.
The sawtooth was up before the snow got bad but we couldn't keep the condensation from piling up inside the sawtooth. Opened up the upper zipper vent. Opened up some on the sides to allow more are movement but there was so much moisture between wet gear and breathing that the tyvek was collecting water under our sleeping pads.
Post by: 2MANY on September 25, 2017, 10:18:33 AM
Period.
Post by: 92xj on September 25, 2017, 11:09:39 AM
I need to invest in a bivy for weather like this.
Surprisingly we couldn't cut fresh elk tracks in the snow...
Invest in a bivy for what reason?
Keep you and the pad together to not touch the snow while in the sawtooth or to bivy out from the sawtooth for a night?
I had bearpawwilderness make me a custom size cuben bottom, breathable upper with mesh over head for a very reasonable price that I'd highly recommend.
The sawtooth was up before the snow got bad but we couldn't keep the condensation from piling up inside the sawtooth. Opened up the upper zipper vent. Opened up some on the sides to allow more are movement but there was so much moisture between wet gear and breathing that the tyvek was collecting water under our sleeping pads.
Gotcha, that is the main reason I got the bivy with my megatarp.
Post by: 2MANY on September 25, 2017, 11:22:25 AM
Cold on the outside.
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Warm on the inside.
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Post by: ghosthunter on September 25, 2017, 11:29:47 AM
That is one of the best phots I have seen. :tup:
Post by: fillthefreezer on September 25, 2017, 11:33:39 AM
@silkonthewetside's and my camp
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Post by: Fl0und3rz on September 25, 2017, 12:04:07 PM
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Post by: E35alex on September 26, 2017, 06:09:55 AM
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@silkonthewetside's and my camp
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WOW!!! :yike:
Post by: dreamingbig on September 27, 2017, 11:48:09 AM
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Post by: Fl0und3rz on September 27, 2017, 11:58:59 AM
Post by: shmacker on September 27, 2017, 12:12:56 PM
Post by: dreamingbig on September 27, 2017, 12:43:37 PM
What setup is that?Seek Outside BCS Grande with a kifaru medium stove. Nests are two person nests made by Seek Outside.
They discontinued the Grande but the new Redcliff is pretty close to same dimensions.
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Post by: Fl0und3rz on September 27, 2017, 02:45:22 PM
Post by: ian_padron on September 27, 2017, 08:18:46 PM
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Post by: baker5150 on September 27, 2017, 09:00:10 PM
Personal fav. of one of many backcountry camps last year.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170928/e6d9eba582a821ecf06053c048f0940c.jpg)
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Amazing photo! I'd have that pic on my man cave wall
Thanks for sharing.
Post by: Shoofly09 on September 27, 2017, 09:05:04 PM
Post by: ian_padron on October 01, 2017, 01:37:53 PM
Long live public land!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171001/38898fcd80bfdd48ebe02d14432d2a4b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171001/e82767ae137a807521f8fbd9ce3b92a6.jpg)
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Post by: vaz,,66 on October 01, 2017, 06:54:56 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 03, 2017, 05:34:57 AM
Post by: Magnum_Willys on October 03, 2017, 06:36:33 AM
More pics. Can't beat views like these out your front door.. Is that a teepee with one side against the center pole due to lack of flat space ?
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Post by: ian_padron on October 03, 2017, 09:59:09 AM
Nope, it's a DIY Sawtooth shelter a buddy built me. Favorite tent in the entire world.More pics. Can't beat views like these out your front door.. Is that a teepee with one side against the center pole due to lack of flat space ?
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Post by: vaz,,66 on October 03, 2017, 03:30:09 PM
That's nice when you can ride you mountain bike up to you Back country camp site.
Yea it is nice when you can but for me its more like to push it to get there and injoy the ride on the way back fast and easy.
Post by: bowhuntersd on November 14, 2017, 04:25:01 PM
Post by: X-Force on July 18, 2018, 02:10:05 PM
Post by: Doublelunger on July 18, 2018, 03:22:57 PM
Post by: X-Force on July 18, 2018, 03:26:03 PM
:tup: Nice! I went camping recently, I'll try to see if i have some decent pictures to share
All the decent pictures have to much background to share :chuckle:
Post by: rbros on July 18, 2018, 04:03:43 PM
:tup: Nice! I went camping recently, I'll try to see if i have some decent pictures to share
All the decent pictures have to much background to share :chuckle:
Which 2 tents are those in the 2nd and 3rd pics?
Post by: X-Force on July 18, 2018, 05:12:05 PM
Post by: fillthefreezer on July 18, 2018, 06:54:12 PM
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Post by: Stein on July 18, 2018, 08:37:30 PM
Wow. Great camp and amazing pic.
Post by: Magnum_Willys on July 18, 2018, 08:38:00 PM
Post by: X-Force on July 18, 2018, 08:51:54 PM
Post by: jackelope on July 18, 2018, 09:42:40 PM
My camp in the lap of luxury in the Goat Rocks in July.
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Fillthefreezer and I in the lap of luxury in the Goat Rocks late September 2017
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Queez and I in the lap of luxury mid October in the Goat Rocks
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Rainier10 and I in the lap of luxury in the Goat Rocks late October.
The weather in these pics makes zero sense relative to the timeline.
Post by: fillthefreezer on July 18, 2018, 09:51:54 PM
Thanks for the compliments guys
A pic from that camp(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180719/4e5cb8a30b7b49f6964c3ce52af5f5b5.jpg)
Post by: banishd on July 18, 2018, 10:44:07 PM
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Post by: Doublelunger on July 19, 2018, 08:57:16 AM
Post by: SWHUNTER on July 19, 2018, 09:21:42 AM
Here's one from last week.
Post by: X-Force on July 19, 2018, 09:58:24 AM
☝🏻☝🏻👌 I love the goat rocks!
Thanks for the compliments guys
A pic from that camp(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180719/4e5cb8a30b7b49f6964c3ce52af5f5b5.jpg)
:drool: :drool:
Looks like heaven.
Post by: WAnoob on July 19, 2018, 10:08:54 AM
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Post by: James Kyle on July 20, 2018, 10:27:43 AM
Post by: Cab on July 20, 2018, 10:43:57 AM
High Hunt WA 2017. Little too windy up top moving camp next year
Thats one thing about hunting, it's the in field experience in areas that makes a difference. simple things like it being windy in an area, certain streams that dry up in late summer and how your scent in an area is what makes it so much fun.
Post by: branches on July 20, 2018, 04:35:43 PM
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Post by: banishd on July 24, 2018, 03:17:36 PM
Post by: Cab on July 24, 2018, 04:54:54 PM
Do most of you set up a camp and leave it throughout your trip while hiking out from it each day to hunt? Or do you prefer to take your camp with you each day? I'll be doing my first back country elk hunt and I've been weighing out the pros and cons of each strategy.
This was a question on the Gritty Bowman under the biggest mistakes episode. They had story after story of leaving a pack to go after an elk then not being able to find it. Dropping sleeping bags and weight to chase bulls to then be stuck with nothing to sleep in that night. The big lesson they had was to 1. mark the location if you put your pack down to chase animals. 2. don't drop it unless you are really going in for the kill 3. if you set up a camp to hunt out of for elk season you may find yourself packing everything up anyways mid day to move which means you have to go ALL THE WAY BACK to camp pack then go all the way back out to the new location. If this wasn't a backcountry style hunt I would say you 100% can just set up but if you don't know the area well and want the option/flexibility I say carry it with you. my :twocents:
Post by: Shawn Ryan on July 24, 2018, 05:52:09 PM
Do most of you set up a camp and leave it throughout your trip while hiking out from it each day to hunt? Or do you prefer to take your camp with you each day? I'll be doing my first back country elk hunt and I've been weighing out the pros and cons of each strategy.
Both. Depends on the hunt, my familiarity with the area, and then factor what Cab and banishd said. On a typical 10-day hunt in the area I usually hunt, I know there are elk in each basin on any given day. So I place a camp in a basin that I use most of the time--somewhat centrally located in the areas I will hunt. Then, I'll pick days to bivy out based on what I'm seeing. I also hike back to camp in the dark most evenings, whether that is 20 minutes because the hunting is close to camp or an hour or more because the hunting was in another basin.
Post by: buglebrush on July 24, 2018, 06:01:09 PM
Do most of you set up a camp and leave it throughout your trip while hiking out from it each day to hunt? Or do you prefer to take your camp with you each day? I'll be doing my first back country elk hunt and I've been weighing out the pros and cons of each strategy.
Carry it with you. I'm so done with all the hiking in and out for hours with headlamps. Keeps me fresher and in the elk.
Post by: Okanagan on July 24, 2018, 07:00:54 PM
I like to do the latter, but hate to carry stuff all day so I use the minimal survival gear that I always carry. I use it regularly in discretionary stay outs that are non-emergency. If I was on game at dark I am right close to there at dawn with no hiking back and forth and less disturbance.
My gear is mainly all the warm clothes that I wear or carry. Put them all on, including some kind of breathable shell. Add to that a minimal ground sheet, a thin micro closed cell foam insulating pad from hip to shoulder, minimal tarp and some tear open hand warmers placed strategically one layer out from skin. I have spent nights with only that stuff in snow at 8,000 feet in Idaho and BC elk and goat country, etc. Gloves/mitts and neck gaiter are a given, knee high gaiters, etc. If you have it, wear it at night! Sleep on your pack. Loosen belt and boots but keep them on.
Try it for one night close to home before the big time waaay out there! You can bail and go home that way if this is not for you. Comfort level is different for different people. I sleep well in places most people find uncomfortable and if you are too uncomfortable, you will spend a night that changes from tolerable to miserable. If you don't sleep well you won't hunt well, and it is fine to decide you need to carry more to stay comfortable.
No sleeping bag for this approach, for me. I don't like the bulk nor carrying something I only use at night. All the other stuff is used when I stop to glass or have game down. I have slid part way inside a large meat sack I had along, and part way into a pack. Do this one to three nights then go to your main camp or vehicle, eat well and get a better night's sleep before the next such round.
Post by: yakimanoob on July 24, 2018, 10:11:04 PM
Yep, have done it both ways: hunting out of a backpack camp and carrying overnight gear with me and spending the night close to where I ended the day without long hikes back to camp.
I like to do the latter, but hate to carry stuff all day so I use the minimal survival gear that I always carry. I use it regularly in discretionary stay outs that are non-emergency. If I was on game at dark I am right close to there at dawn with no hiking back and forth and less disturbance.
My gear is mainly all the warm clothes that I wear or carry. Put them all on, including some kind of breathable shell. Add to that a minimal ground sheet, a thin micro closed cell foam insulating pad from hip to shoulder, minimal tarp and some tear open hand warmers placed strategically one layer out from skin. I have spent nights with only that stuff in snow at 8,000 feet in Idaho and BC elk and goat country, etc. Gloves/mitts and neck gaiter are a given, knee high gaiters, etc. If you have it, wear it at night! Sleep on your pack. Loosen belt and boots but keep them on.
Try it for one night close to home before the big time waaay out there! You can bail and go home that way if this is not for you. Comfort level is different for different people. I sleep well in places most people find uncomfortable and if you are too uncomfortable, you will spend a night that changes from tolerable to miserable. If you don't sleep well you won't hunt well, and it is fine to decide you need to carry more to stay comfortable.
No sleeping bag for this approach, for me. I don't like the bulk nor carrying something I only use at night. All the other stuff is used when I stop to glass or have game down. I have slid part way inside a large meat sack I had along, and part way into a pack. Do this one to three nights then go to your main camp or vehicle, eat well and get a better night's sleep before the next such round.
I would consider this an experts-only approach. It can work if you know your gear and your own limits well, but just a reminder for those who may not think of it:
Make SURE your layers are sufficiently dry before you go to sleep. Try this with wet clothes, and you may not wake up...
Post by: buglebrush on July 24, 2018, 10:42:41 PM
Yep, have done it both ways: hunting out of a backpack camp and carrying overnight gear with me and spending the night close to where I ended the day without long hikes back to camp.
I like to do the latter, but hate to carry stuff all day so I use the minimal survival gear that I always carry. I use it regularly in discretionary stay outs that are non-emergency. If I was on game at dark I am right close to there at dawn with no hiking back and forth and less disturbance.
My gear is mainly all the warm clothes that I wear or carry. Put them all on, including some kind of breathable shell. Add to that a minimal ground sheet, a thin micro closed cell foam insulating pad from hip to shoulder, minimal tarp and some tear open hand warmers placed strategically one layer out from skin. I have spent nights with only that stuff in snow at 8,000 feet in Idaho and BC elk and goat country, etc. Gloves/mitts and neck gaiter are a given, knee high gaiters, etc. If you have it, wear it at night! Sleep on your pack. Loosen belt and boots but keep them on.
Try it for one night close to home before the big time waaay out there! You can bail and go home that way if this is not for you. Comfort level is different for different people. I sleep well in places most people find uncomfortable and if you are too uncomfortable, you will spend a night that changes from tolerable to miserable. If you don't sleep well you won't hunt well, and it is fine to decide you need to carry more to stay comfortable.
No sleeping bag for this approach, for me. I don't like the bulk nor carrying something I only use at night. All the other stuff is used when I stop to glass or have game down. I have slid part way inside a large meat sack I had along, and part way into a pack. Do this one to three nights then go to your main camp or vehicle, eat well and get a better night's sleep before the next such round.
I've spent plenty of nights this way, but my pad, shelter, and bag put together are less than 4 pounds, so I never intentionally go without them nowadays. Plus if I'm carrying the shelter my buddy carries the jetboil. Ultralight gear sure makes a big difference!
Post by: jwfaber1 on July 25, 2018, 03:16:19 PM
I'll probably try hunting with my camp on my back for the most part, like some of you suggested. I only worry about getting an animal so far out that the pack-out will be absolute hell..but I can make sure to stay within a reasonable radius of the vehicle. That and if I'm right near the elk when I decide to call it a night that they will have been spooked by my scent and be gone come morning. How close to elk do you feel comfortable camping?
(sorry, no pics of my setup yet)
Post by: MHWASH on July 25, 2018, 09:31:00 PM
Post by: 92xj on July 25, 2018, 09:41:04 PM
Sure don't have to worry any water pooling by your tent.
Post by: pd on July 25, 2018, 10:26:27 PM
Idaho spring bear
Now that is a boiling river.
Hard to scope & spot the bears in the heavy timber, eh?
Post by: MHWASH on July 26, 2018, 07:00:05 AM
Day two camp, next to the road.
Post by: ian_padron on July 29, 2018, 05:58:25 PM
Kifaru Sawtooth and Tut
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Post by: huntnnw on July 30, 2018, 10:50:38 PM
Do most of you set up a camp and leave it throughout your trip while hiking out from it each day to hunt? Or do you prefer to take your camp with you each day? I'll be doing my first back country elk hunt and I've been weighing out the pros and cons of each strategy.
Carry it with you. I'm so done with all the hiking in and out for hours with headlamps. Keeps me fresher and in the elk.
depends on the hunt and some terrain. this year on my elk hunt I will not set up a spike camp..ill hunt and where ever I end up is where Ill stay that night.. its just to steep to have to go back to camp if I really don't need to.
Post by: Letmwork on August 10, 2018, 07:34:04 PM
Post by: fillthefreezer on August 10, 2018, 07:54:15 PM
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Post by: TRD1911 on August 25, 2018, 10:50:44 PM
Post by: BD1 on August 26, 2018, 12:19:30 AM
Post by: ian_padron on September 02, 2018, 01:20:59 PM
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Post by: branches on September 04, 2018, 06:56:38 PM
Post by: fillthefreezer on September 05, 2018, 09:16:01 AM
Post by: SilkOnTheDrySide on September 05, 2018, 04:26:58 PM
Thank you for the kind words guys
I thought that picture looked familiar 😂😂
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Post by: 1851navycolt on September 17, 2018, 09:19:18 PM
Post by: yakimanoob on September 18, 2018, 04:32:25 PM
I can't figure out how to get my iPhone's .heic photos to post on here, even after conversion to jpeg, so trying a new strategy: https://photos.app.goo.gl/m84rjbknonbtaKyi6 (https://photos.app.goo.gl/m84rjbknonbtaKyi6)
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 18, 2018, 05:27:09 PM
One of my favorites so far. Sprinkles nearly the whole trip, but the inner part of the little grove of trees I found was bone dry. God bless the Silver Fir :).
I can't figure out how to get my iPhone's .heic photos to post on here, even after conversion to jpeg, so trying a new strategy: https://photos.app.goo.gl/m84rjbknonbtaKyi6 (https://photos.app.goo.gl/m84rjbknonbtaKyi6)
I take screenshots and save them then post with my iPhone always seem to work then.👍
Post by: yakimanoob on September 18, 2018, 08:12:20 PM
Post by: Benny on September 19, 2018, 09:28:12 AM
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Post by: h20hunter on September 19, 2018, 09:29:56 AM
Post by: bracer40 on September 19, 2018, 09:34:17 AM
Awesome pictures everyone...
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My fave as well. Love your home decor Benny!
Post by: Fl0und3rz on September 19, 2018, 09:39:16 AM
Nice!
Post by: fillthefreezer on September 19, 2018, 10:00:26 AM
Post by: elkrack on September 19, 2018, 11:27:48 AM
Post by: ian_padron on September 19, 2018, 06:57:33 PM
Awesome pictures everyone...If that pic doesn't get you goin', you need to check your pulse!
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Post by: Highhuntin on September 21, 2018, 07:46:23 AM
Awesome pictures everyone...
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:tup: :tup: Awesome!
some great pics here but that one is my fav as well
Post by: Sandberm on September 21, 2018, 07:59:02 AM
Awesome pictures everyone...If that pic doesn't get you goin', you need to check your pulse!
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Its got everything doesnt it? Blue sky with clouds, mountains, trees, and the deer head tilted into the slope tops it off nicely!
One of my favorite threads also. Thanks for posting the pics guys!
Post by: banishd on September 24, 2018, 10:50:32 AM
Post by: farmin4u_98948 on September 24, 2018, 02:33:59 PM
Post by: X-Force on September 24, 2018, 03:02:00 PM
Hopefully saylean will post a pick of his last camp.
Post by: slowhand on September 24, 2018, 04:30:54 PM
Post by: TRD1911 on September 24, 2018, 04:53:37 PM
Post by: swanny on September 25, 2018, 08:50:11 AM
Entiat Glacier trail 1400. Lots of rain then a freezing nite sat.
Cool camp spot. But if you want to camp there again, you might remove the name of the trail 8) :tup:
Post by: farmin4u_98948 on September 25, 2018, 10:52:12 AM
Entiat Glacier trail 1400. Lots of rain then a freezing nite sat.
Cool camp spot. But if you want to camp there again, you might remove the name of the trail 8) :tup:
Well said. But. I'm not going back there for a hunt. Maybe as a hiker only
Post by: jackelope on September 25, 2018, 11:14:25 AM
Entiat Glacier trail 1400. Lots of rain then a freezing nite sat.
Cool camp spot. But if you want to camp there again, you might remove the name of the trail 8) :tup:
Well said. But. I'm not going back there for a hunt. Maybe as a hiker only
Might not be a bad idea to think about others then and not post it for the world to see.
:twocents:
Post by: Jpmiller on September 25, 2018, 11:44:14 AM
Entiat Glacier trail 1400. Lots of rain then a freezing nite sat.
Cool camp spot. But if you want to camp there again, you might remove the name of the trail 8) :tup:
Well said. But. I'm not going back there for a hunt. Maybe as a hiker only
Might not be a bad idea to think about others then and not post it for the world to see.
:twocents:
I'm kind of torn on this. Could be a first time hunters sees this post and gets then started in the right direction. I see both sides of this one.
Post by: Hectocotylus on September 25, 2018, 12:50:14 PM
High dollar set up. Worked pretty well for a night out. But something to be able to sit up in would sure be nice...
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Post by: CoryTDF on September 25, 2018, 01:05:05 PM
Entiat Glacier trail 1400. Lots of rain then a freezing nite sat.
Cool camp spot. But if you want to camp there again, you might remove the name of the trail 8) :tup:
Well said. But. I'm not going back there for a hunt. Maybe as a hiker only
Might not be a bad idea to think about others then and not post it for the world to see.
:twocents:
I'm kind of torn on this. Could be a first time hunters sees this post and gets then started in the right direction. I see both sides of this one.
Guy sees this post and then reads that the OP is not going to go back there. Hmm, common sense would tell you there is a reason for that. If it was a great spot I'm sure he would have been a bit more secretive.
I hate all the "Hush Hush" that goes on for no real logical reason. So, if I take a picture in Washington state should I just not put that it's here so as not to entice others to hunt in the state too? So silly.
It's my every hunters decision on where he wants to hunt and if he wants to share that information. If you happen to hunt the same area well, I guess them is the breaks. At some point somebody likely shared that information with you too. It's been my experience that when a hunter finds a honey hole they typically don't share that information. So, if a guy posts on a public forum his exact location and says he is not going back I would say it is safe to assume it's not some secret jackpot spot.
Now, back to seeing cool pictures of backcountry camps! Here is one from a shed hunting trip this year. SHHHHH it was in WASHINGTON.
Post by: Jason on September 25, 2018, 01:32:35 PM
Post by: swanny on September 25, 2018, 02:28:27 PM
Entiat Glacier trail 1400. Lots of rain then a freezing nite sat.
Cool camp spot. But if you want to camp there again, you might remove the name of the trail 8) :tup:
Well said. But. I'm not going back there for a hunt. Maybe as a hiker only
Might not be a bad idea to think about others then and not post it for the world to see.
:twocents:
I'm kind of torn on this. Could be a first time hunters sees this post and gets then started in the right direction. I see both sides of this one.
Guy sees this post and then reads that the OP is not going to go back there. Hmm, common sense would tell you there is a reason for that. If it was a great spot I'm sure he would have been a bit more secretive.
I hate all the "Hush Hush" that goes on for no real logical reason. So, if I take a picture in Washington state should I just not put that it's here so as not to entice others to hunt in the state too? So silly.
It's my every hunters decision on where he wants to hunt and if he wants to share that information. If you happen to hunt the same area well, I guess them is the breaks. At some point somebody likely shared that information with you too. It's been my experience that when a hunter finds a honey hole they typically don't share that information. So, if a guy posts on a public forum his exact location and says he is not going back I would say it is safe to assume it's not some secret jackpot spot.
Now, back to seeing cool pictures of backcountry camps! Here is one from a shed hunting trip this year. SHHHHH it was in WASHINGTON.
I get where you're going and I'm all for sharing information. Helping others is a cool thing and one reason why forums like this are great. Saying something is in Washington is a whole lot different though than saying exactly what trail you took to get there.
Post by: JeffRaines on September 25, 2018, 02:48:42 PM
Entiat Glacier trail 1400. Lots of rain then a freezing nite sat.
Cool camp spot. But if you want to camp there again, you might remove the name of the trail 8) :tup:
Well said. But. I'm not going back there for a hunt. Maybe as a hiker only
Might not be a bad idea to think about others then and not post it for the world to see.
:twocents:
I'm kind of torn on this. Could be a first time hunters sees this post and gets then started in the right direction. I see both sides of this one.
Guy sees this post and then reads that the OP is not going to go back there. Hmm, common sense would tell you there is a reason for that. If it was a great spot I'm sure he would have been a bit more secretive.
I hate all the "Hush Hush" that goes on for no real logical reason. So, if I take a picture in Washington state should I just not put that it's here so as not to entice others to hunt in the state too? So silly.
It's my every hunters decision on where he wants to hunt and if he wants to share that information. If you happen to hunt the same area well, I guess them is the breaks. At some point somebody likely shared that information with you too. It's been my experience that when a hunter finds a honey hole they typically don't share that information. So, if a guy posts on a public forum his exact location and says he is not going back I would say it is safe to assume it's not some secret jackpot spot.
Now, back to seeing cool pictures of backcountry camps! Here is one from a shed hunting trip this year. SHHHHH it was in WASHINGTON.
Or maybe he put a trail on there to throw off people?
Or maybe he entered that way but went offtrail? It’s not like he put gps coordinates.
Post by: Jpmiller on September 25, 2018, 06:40:52 PM
Post by: farmin4u_98948 on September 25, 2018, 08:43:25 PM
Entiat Glacier trail 1400. Lots of rain then a freezing nite sat.
Cool camp spot. But if you want to camp there again, you might remove the name of the trail 8) :tup:
Well said. But. I'm not going back there for a hunt. Maybe as a hiker only
Might not be a bad idea to think about others then and not post it for the world to see.
:twocents:
I'm kind of torn on this. Could be a first time hunters sees this post and gets then started in the right direction. I see both sides of this one.
Guy sees this post and then reads that the OP is not going to go back there. Hmm, common sense would tell you there is a reason for that. If it was a great spot I'm sure he would have been a bit more secretive.
I hate all the "Hush Hush" that goes on for no real logical reason. So, if I take a picture in Washington state should I just not put that it's here so as not to entice others to hunt in the state too? So silly.
It's my every hunters decision on where he wants to hunt and if he wants to share that information. If you happen to hunt the same area well, I guess them is the breaks. At some point somebody likely shared that information with you too. It's been my experience that when a hunter finds a honey hole they typically don't share that information. So, if a guy posts on a public forum his exact location and says he is not going back I would say it is safe to assume it's not some secret jackpot spot.
Now, back to seeing cool pictures of backcountry camps! Here is one from a shed hunting trip this year. SHHHHH it was in WASHINGTON.
Or maybe he put a trail on there to throw off people?
Or maybe he entered that way but went offtrail? It’s not like he put gps coordinates.
You guys crack me up. Or maybe I’m trying to keep others from walkingv16 mi to find lots of Does and spikes. It might be good after it recovers from the devastation of the 2015 fire. But for now. It’s just a great hike. No secrets. No angles
Post by: h20hunter on September 25, 2018, 08:58:41 PM
Back to cool pics please and thank you.
Post by: CoryTDF on September 27, 2018, 07:57:25 AM
Entiat Glacier trail 1400. Lots of rain then a freezing nite sat.
Cool camp spot. But if you want to camp there again, you might remove the name of the trail 8) :tup:
Well said. But. I'm not going back there for a hunt. Maybe as a hiker only
Might not be a bad idea to think about others then and not post it for the world to see.
:twocents:
I'm kind of torn on this. Could be a first time hunters sees this post and gets then started in the right direction. I see both sides of this one.
Guy sees this post and then reads that the OP is not going to go back there. Hmm, common sense would tell you there is a reason for that. If it was a great spot I'm sure he would have been a bit more secretive.
I hate all the "Hush Hush" that goes on for no real logical reason. So, if I take a picture in Washington state should I just not put that it's here so as not to entice others to hunt in the state too? So silly.
It's my every hunters decision on where he wants to hunt and if he wants to share that information. If you happen to hunt the same area well, I guess them is the breaks. At some point somebody likely shared that information with you too. It's been my experience that when a hunter finds a honey hole they typically don't share that information. So, if a guy posts on a public forum his exact location and says he is not going back I would say it is safe to assume it's not some secret jackpot spot.
Now, back to seeing cool pictures of backcountry camps! Here is one from a shed hunting trip this year. SHHHHH it was in WASHINGTON.
Or maybe he put a trail on there to throw off people?
Or maybe he entered that way but went offtrail? It’s not like he put gps coordinates.
You guys crack me up. Or maybe I’m trying to keep others from walkingv16 mi to find lots of Does and spikes. It might be good after it recovers from the devastation of the 2015 fire. But for now. It’s just a great hike. No secrets. No angles
That is basically what I was saying. Sounded like you didn't have a bang up hunt in there and that was why you were not going back. At least that was the impression I got. No issues with you sharing the trail number either.
Post by: spin05 on October 05, 2018, 01:21:07 AM
Post by: StoneTrees on October 09, 2018, 03:19:26 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 10, 2018, 05:19:52 AM
Post by: Magnum_Willys on October 10, 2018, 05:51:27 AM
Post by: cougforester on October 10, 2018, 06:08:33 AM
I just keep thinking “bear burrito’ ...... :tung:
I slept in my hammock a bit this summer at first felt like that too. I added my backpacking tarp though and I feel just as secure in that as a tent. Funny how a piece of fabric a quarter inch thick or whatever can give us piece of mind from a bear though :chuckle:
Post by: StoneTrees on October 10, 2018, 07:37:53 AM
Word of advice from experiences sleeping in a hammock in cold weather. You best have some heavy insulation under you either a thick pad in your sleeping bag or if your bag has a pad sleeve. Also a windshield reflector works well to reflect your body heat or you will end up with a cold back side. :twocents:
Good point I should've addressed in my post. You can't see it in the picture, but underneath my bag is a sleeping pad. For my actual hunting trip, I may bring a layer of Reflectix as well. I was warm enough on this trip and temps looks to be comparable, but if there's a dip in temps I'd rather be prepared. I do like the idea of an underquilt, but that's an investment for next season.
For a rainfly, I used the ENO Housefly. The "doors" on either end were a massive benefit to reducing the drafts.
I slept in my hammock a bit this summer at first felt like that too. I added my backpacking tarp though and I feel just as secure in that as a tent. Funny how a piece of fabric a quarter inch thick or whatever can give us piece of mind from a bear though :chuckle:
My wife and I were having this discussion before I went out on this trip and the psychological sense of security provided by a useless layer of fabric is real; I would use my rainfly regardless of the weather for just that reason. Better night's sleep I guess. While out there though, it did occur to me that being in a hammock does make it harder to scramble out of the sleeping bag in a hurry. That said, I don't need flat ground underneath me. Could totally bivouac on a 45 degree slope if I wanted; that's pretty cool.
Post by: yakimanoob on October 10, 2018, 09:06:15 AM
Could totally bivouac on a 45 degree slope if I wanted; that's pretty cool.:yeah: I've done it many times, and it is pretty cool :).
FWIW, I get by just fine with my 20° down bag and my Sea2Summit air pad (R3.3) down to around 30°. Past that, and I might add a reflective layer, stuff my down jacket around my feet, etc., but the hammock still works. I have never tried the underquilt thing.
Post by: StoneTrees on October 10, 2018, 08:05:51 PM
FWIW, I get by just fine with my 20° down bag and my Sea2Summit air pad (R3.3) down to around 30°. Past that, and I might add a reflective layer, stuff my down jacket around my feet, etc., but the hammock still works. I have never tried the underquilt thing.
I'm guessing temps were down in the lower 40s to upper 30s and breezy until the cloud cover moved in and it seemed to settle into the middle 40s. I have a Nemo Disco 20 deg down bag and Nemo Tensor air pad. Dunno what the R-value is; I don't think Nemo publishes them. I was sleeping in just a lightweight base layer and have more and heavier layers to add if I need. Still cutting my teeth on this hammock style of doing things, but feeling pretty comfortable and being rocked to sleep is really damn sweet.
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on October 11, 2018, 06:06:07 PM
Post by: full choke on October 11, 2018, 06:18:07 PM
This year's Idaho hunt. All nights we were "back in there" were very cold, guessing high teens (we were at 7500ish feet in a wilderness area). Gotta say that the Lite Outdoors stove and the Luxe Outdoor tipi performed flawlessly!
Nice looking set up! :tup:
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 12, 2018, 05:25:31 AM
Post by: elkrack on October 12, 2018, 08:13:55 PM
Post by: spin05 on October 15, 2018, 01:19:32 AM
Nice looking camp Spin05, how was the hunt I don't see any fresh kill antlers at camp
It was awsome. So want to go back
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 15, 2018, 05:09:23 AM
Post by: ian_padron on October 18, 2018, 10:35:06 AM
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Post by: X-Force on October 18, 2018, 11:00:40 AM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 19, 2018, 05:33:14 AM
Post by: theleo on October 22, 2018, 10:14:52 AM
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Post by: vandeman17 on October 22, 2018, 10:17:38 AM
Elk camp 2018.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181022/0fc296f348bd099c20bee351ad8f2722.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181022/d7947959cc3c20b7c24e8a55d812a5a1.jpg)
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Very nice. Is that a spot you hunt year after year?
Post by: theleo on October 22, 2018, 01:02:11 PM
Belongs to a family friend that has been an outfitter for 40 years. I ride in, throw my groceries in the mix, and then hunt where the paying guys aren't. Once my tag is filled I help where I can. It has been a sweet setup for a number of years.
Very nice. Is that a spot you hunt year after year?
Post by: vandeman17 on October 22, 2018, 01:08:13 PM
Belongs to a family friend that has been an outfitter for 40 years. I ride in, throw my groceries in the mix, and then hunt where the paying guys aren't. Once my tag is filled I help where I can. It has been a sweet setup for a number of years.
Very nice. Is that a spot you hunt year after year?
Can't beat that!
Post by: Cab on October 22, 2018, 02:38:00 PM
Belongs to a family friend that has been an outfitter for 40 years. I ride in, throw my groceries in the mix, and then hunt where the paying guys aren't. Once my tag is filled I help where I can. It has been a sweet setup for a number of years.
Very nice. Is that a spot you hunt year after year?
This is the set up I have back home for grouse hunting. It's great and with multiple guys you learn so much about whats going on in the area very quickly.
Post by: theleo on October 22, 2018, 03:06:57 PM
This is a unit that doesn't require much more than good glass to figure out what's going on. What keeps most people at bay is moving around in it. A big chunk (the part I hunt) requires horses or mules to get an elk out, and most inexperienced stock users are too spooked to go much beyond where hikers do. Saw one horse camp that was 2 guys from the west side maybe 45 minutes from the trail head. Just far enough in to be useful for me.Belongs to a family friend that has been an outfitter for 40 years. I ride in, throw my groceries in the mix, and then hunt where the paying guys aren't. Once my tag is filled I help where I can. It has been a sweet setup for a number of years.
Very nice. Is that a spot you hunt year after year?
This is the set up I have back home for grouse hunting. It's great and with multiple guys you learn so much about whats going on in the area very quickly.
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Post by: elkrack on October 23, 2018, 08:48:54 PM
Post by: cougforester on October 24, 2018, 07:18:18 AM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 29, 2018, 05:30:43 AM
Post by: CavemantheHunter on November 27, 2018, 04:07:08 PM
Post by: CoryTDF on November 28, 2018, 09:18:25 AM
Post by: Shawn Ryan on October 10, 2019, 04:13:52 PM
Post by: actionshooter on October 10, 2019, 06:46:41 PM
2019 camps. A bit snowy this year up high.Thanks for bringing this thread back! Its one of my favorites...
Post by: Fl0und3rz on October 10, 2019, 07:52:53 PM
2019 camps. A bit snowy this year up high.
What shelter is in that second pic?
Post by: Benny on October 11, 2019, 10:39:24 AM
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Post by: LDennis24 on October 11, 2019, 12:02:31 PM
Post by: 2MANY on October 11, 2019, 12:05:51 PM
It's a must if it's nasty.
Never pitch in a depression either.
Post by: elkrack on October 11, 2019, 01:41:57 PM
Post by: actionshooter on October 11, 2019, 05:02:32 PM
Nothing like a camp with a view...
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So.... were there any animals to go along with a tent/mountain pic??
Post by: banishd on October 11, 2019, 07:27:21 PM
Post by: fillthefreezer on October 12, 2019, 12:29:29 PM
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Post by: LDennis24 on October 12, 2019, 12:34:05 PM
Post by: PacificNWhunter on October 12, 2019, 06:17:34 PM
Nothing like a camp with a view...
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Ben..... that’s just mean.
Post by: Shawn Ryan on October 14, 2019, 05:12:44 PM
2019 camps. A bit snowy this year up high.
What shelter is in that second pic?
Go-Lite Shangri-La 4. Circa 2009.
I don't bring a trowel, but have ditched around my floorless shelters with sticks and boots when real wet.
Post by: huntnnw on October 23, 2019, 10:20:48 PM
Post by: X-Force on October 23, 2019, 10:46:18 PM
Idaho 2019
:drool: :drool: :drool:
Post by: farmin4u_98948 on October 29, 2019, 06:34:57 PM
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 16, 2019, 05:10:20 AM
Post by: nwalpineguide on December 16, 2019, 09:05:52 AM
Are you cooking the head of that buck? :chuckle:
It's all for show Keith. That's all that or any head and horns I hang on a tree is any good for! :chuckle:
Below is that backcountry write up I told you I was preparing, about a hunt I did a few years ago. Hopefully you and other's will get something out of it. I did. ;)
Find and Kill High Country Wilderness Bucks
With Attitude & Willpower
Many successful DIY high country hunters know the REAL difference between finding trophy mule deer bucks and killing them frequently comes down to maintaining a positive attitude and exerting their will. This distillation from personal experience comes from years of pursuing big bucks in the Glacier Peak and Alpine Lakes wildernesses, as well the Sawtooth’s in Idaho where I took my first record book mule deer on a grueling yet rewarding solo trip in 1995.
A 35 year history of successful backcountry mule and black-tailed deer hunting adventures (black-tailed deer in the Olympic Mountains) has required a certain mind-set. This involves mentally preparing for those hunts by visualizing how to first find, and then kill one of North America’s most challenging trophy animal to take these days. I may be wrong, and in all likelihood I am, but anymore killing one of these bucks just doesn’t happen by chance alone. Sure, plenty of planning and organization is required, but more importantly; maintaining a positive attitude and exerting your will while hunting.
Attitude & Willpower
Positive attitudes build character and are forged with a good measure of mental and physical preparation. The same can be said for willpower. Both grow with a desire to achieve. Next comes the suffering and being rewarded for it. It’s attitude that makes for high-country hunting successes. What’s more, to achieve the coveted goal of killing an eye-popping mule deer buck the odds must be stacked in ones favor. A good way to stack those odds is to remain positive about goals with the recognition that some inherent lack of control comes with high country hunting. Accept this verity and focus on applying acquired skills to the hunting situation you find yourself in. Besides, it’s hubris to think anyone can control every situation in the mountains.
I have a yearly longing for solitude. The kind found in high places mega mulies call home. This longing compels me to head out as often as time permits to hump a heavy backpack up to the top of and then back down some nameless wilderness mountain in pursuit of my quarry. Some (like my wife) consider this an endless and futile task, much akin to Sisyphus rolling a rock nearly to the top of a hill just to have it escape his grasp before reaching the top and rolling back down -hauntingly similar to the up and down pursuit of mule deer in wilderness. However, I consider this pursuit both an expression of the indomitable human spirit, as well as exercising freedom to pursue worthy goals. Besides, honest exercise in alpine surroundings is such welcome relief from the confines of a lowland exercise room.
Alpine Summers
Many of our migratory mule deer benefit from living in sub-alpine and alpine zones during the height of summer. Some migrate slowly up to these zones passing through several habitats with differing vegetation types to take advantage of the nutrients they contain.
And I think it’s safe to say many an alpine hunters character has benefited from frequent visits to the same summer localities tanker mulies call home. Alpine habitats are both regal in appearance and provide good conditioning grounds for experienced backpack hunters to enjoy. As for mulies, alpine habitats provide excellent nutrition for bucks with fast growing antlers. The only other place that comes to mind that’s just as good, perhaps even better if the right concentration of minerals is present, is a recent burn. Indeed I’ve observed that bucks from one mountain range don’t grow the jaw dropping racks that bucks from another range do. The reason probably has something to do with precipitation patterns, types of vegetation and the types of mineral in the soil each mountain range contain.
As with productive alpine habitats, recent burns also contain excellent nutrition for furtive trophy bucks. Higher than average precipitation levels which we experience in Washington combined with plenty of sunshine and cooler temperatures -cooler than say where mountain foothills meet the sagebrush steppe -causes alpine forbs to grow profuse and quickly. And trophy mule deer know exactly where to find them. High country hunters should too. It’s patently obvious to the observant among us that when we find the mule deer bucks, early and late in the day, we’ll find the forbs they’re feeding on as well. Once summer gives way to fall however, mulies will gradually switch to a diet predominately made up of alpine shrubs. These grow in mosaics across the alpine landscape and consist of slide alder, vine maple, service berry, mountain mahogany and willow to name a few. In other words bucks don’t necessarily need to leave their high-country haunts because the forbs die off. At least not until snow covers their forage and the urges of the rut prompt them to descend to lower localities for other activities.
Trophy Bucks Are Different
It’s important to understand that older age class mulies, those between say 4 ½ and 9 ½, are scarce. Like the scarcity of an honest politician these days. These bucks make up a tiny percentage of deer herds. They’re also smart and wary, especially trophy class representatives of that age group. They become that way because they’re quick learners. I suspect some of their negative learning experiences throughout the year involves humans. During summer when high country trophy bucks are living in core habitat areas they might tolerate some intrusion and disturbance from both two and four legged predators. Yet I doubt they’ll tolerate much from repeated disturbances by the two legged variety with pack slung over their back. Accordingly, watch them from afar with binoculars and spotting scope!
To reiterate, if you value the experience of searching for and finding mega bucks before the hunting season, and have located an annual source of big racked mulies, leave that place alone until opening day. Mule deer bucks demonstrate high fidelity to a particular summer range year in and out, yet if disturbed they’ll clear out to a secondary range or become nocturnal in the area you found them in. Regrettably neither you nor anyone else will see them again that season. Left alone however they’ll remain where they’re comfortable and have access to feed, water and security cover.
Indeed, their daily routines will be predictable also. I can set my watch by them and I have for days on end. Now, if you suspect that bucks you discovered during mid to late summer scouting trips have been disturbed just before or during your hunt -because diligent searching for them draws a blank -look lower down the mountainside. Move below where you earlier observed them and look into the heavier stands of pines and firs for them. These pines often adjoin avalanche chutes, rocky gulley’s and high growth brush fields made up of alder or maples.
If you still can’t find them you may have to hike into an adjacent basin that sees little or no pressure. And don’t neglect those areas that adjoin burns.
If you still can’t find them, the bucks you spotted earlier haven’t left the region. It’s just that as mule deer bucks go, trophy bucks in particular are smart and adaptable and they’ve simply adjusted their routines, or moved to places where they are no longer pestered. Another way to look at this situation is this: since you’re fit, and have the time to keep searching for them and always maintain a positive attitude while doing so, keep searching for those bucks. Exert your will and you’ll eventually find them!
I’ve noticed frequently enough that the very best bucks I find in alpine country are loners. A few, less than a handful in the last two decades of scouting and hunting for them, did hang around a single cohort they used as a decoy, lookout or perhaps sparring partner. Most though simply kept to themselves. If your search for alpine mulies is turning up good numbers of bucks where you hunt (it is not uncommon for some areas to have many) yet you’re not spotting any trophy class bucks, scarce as they are, keep looking because odds are there’s a smoker buck nearby. He’s the buck on the mountain that’s an expert at eluding predators and most hunters packing rifles. He’s the one as good at avoiding you -as you are at hunting him! A razor’s edge difference.
A Narrative
During a recent summer and fall I backpacked several times into a few of my favored rugged alpine wilderness basins scouting for superbucks. Eventually, two weeks prior to the general October season, I located a buck worthy of my efforts. Most of the thoughts that consumed me during that two week delay were my desire to kill that mule deer, as well rehearsing in my mind how I could achieve doing so. It was crunch time and my mental and physical preparations that year were about to be realized and rewarded. I just had to wait, patiently, and then find a way (by skill, guile perhaps, experience and exerting my will) to achieve success.
My mental checklist included assessing my own strengths, weaknesses and the skills I had honed over the years. I also knew that buck had weaknesses. Unbeknownst to him I had determined where he fed and where his bedding area was. Essentially where he lived. I also found it interesting that he was staying in such a small restricted area. Not an uncommon behavior I later discovered for large bucks during that time of the year. With this knowledge I had tilted the odds in my favor by capitalizing on that buck’s number one weakness: sooner or later he would expose himself while feeding. I knew his escape route as well which was located in a narrow pass at the top of a steep alpine gully. I had a plan, and if all went well a way to realize it opening day!
With confidence that comes from certain knowledge, and judgement from experience, I again found the buck two weeks later on opening morning, and not thirty yards from where I had seen him two weeks previous.
However, to get to the buck with any hope of success, I had to climb down almost a thousand feet of elevation into a basin and then back up another thousand as well on the far side of it. Next, I had to close the distance between us. My approach and stalk utilized the backside of a ridge that kept me from exposing myself to the buck and several other deer several hundred feet below him. He was alone! The ridge would provide excellent cover for my approach. The opposite side of the gully led to an escarpment that afforded little if any escape to the buck, so he could only head up to the pass (I hoped) or straight down and away from me out of sight. Not a comforting prospect if I disturbed him and he caught my scent.
From my spotting station across the basin from the buck I gave myself about a 50% chance at an opportunity to kill him if he didn’t head downwards into the basin. Those aren’t terrible odds in this game of chance. So off I went to get into a position to kill him.
After a couple of hours spent climbing down into the basin then upward to approach the buck, I finally made it to the same elevation I had last seen the buck at. He was somewhere in his small but secure bedding area. Still in the thick maples I had seen him within two weeks previously, as well this occasion. Next, I climbed an additional hundred feet higher before crossing and committing myself slightly into the gully the buck was in. Again, just barely. Fortunately the thermals were rising and carrying my scent up and away from the buck. Moreover, I had some cover and a good view to where I suspected the buck was.
By climbing that extra 100 feet higher I had ensured that the thermals of warm air and the prevailing wind would send my odor above and away from where I suspected that buck was, still lying nearby, slightly below and across from me. He was secure inside a rank tangle of alpine forbs, vine maple and slide alder surrounded by mountain escarpments with small clumps of sub-alpine fir nearby. But I still couldn’t see him!
Unfortunately, ol’ Murphy reared his ugly head in the form of a nearby bobcat I spooked just as I crested and straddled that ridge. Nevertheless, I maintained my positive attitude figuring that if I had been able to sneak within 20 yards of that perfidious cat in his terrain then all was well and I wouldn’t be busted by the bedded buck below me! I kept moving on my butt skidding into a better shooting position and drifting quietly like camp smoke into the shooting position I demanded of myself. I exerted my will, bobcat be damned!
Meanwhile, I thought about events that led to this moment. My hunting partner and I had left the vehicle at 4:30AM this day, and the time was 1:30 PM when I finally reached my shooting position. I had been at this for 9 hours now and figured if all went well we wouldn’t be back to the vehicle until around 6:00pm. Just at dark. We then had a river to cross.
Despite the fact it was hot sitting exposed in the October sun, with lances of variegated sunlight piercing parts of my body with intense heat, the excitement of the moment (adrenaline rush) was what I was enjoying most. I was living in the moment! On the other hand thinking about how much scent I was giving off concerned me also. I began to rack my brain for a way to hurry things along knowing that mountain winds are notoriously fickle giving away a hunter, and previously ruining well executed climbs and stalks in years past.
I had worked too damn hard the last few months to squander this moment and let it slip away. I was determined to succeed and subsequently wanted to be rewarded for my efforts. Mr. Murphy had already made an appearance. I wouldn’t abide another.
Since I didn’t want to sit in this spot until late afternoon or evening and then be forced off the mountain and undergo a helmet lamp exit out of the basin, I forced a clear alternative and I exerted my will by being resourceful. I pulled my predator call out of my pants pocket. It had been thrown in my pack the prior evening as an afterthought and I had transferred it to my pants when I set off for the bedded buck. Considering I’ve called bruin to me with the call in past, and had an unused bear tag with me, I’d always found it worthwhile to carry this call with me on these extreme hunts.
After placing the call with lanyard around it over my head and around my neck I then carefully arranged my pack, and lay my rifle, a Remington 700 in .300 Weatherby across my outstretched legs. Then, I cleared my mind took a deep breath of alpine air and situated myself for action to come. I was about to EXERT my WILL on this buck.
Just a few seconds blowing into that dying rabbit call was all it took, and before I could inhale for another squall, I heard that buck rocketing up the far side of the gully out of the tall maples he’d been in as I suspected. Still, he had been closer than I assumed and boy-howdy was he carrying the mail.
Automatically dropping the predator call (secured by the lanyard around my neck) I smartly lifted the rifle to my shoulder and pointed the muzzle directly across from me. Fortuitously I had earlier thought to dial the scope power down to a reasonable 3.5X times magnification. And when that buck was picked up by my eyes through the scope, swinging onto him at a mere 40 yards I was glad I had, because brother, he was damn CLOSE! It was a challenge to find the crease behind and about a third the way down his left shoulder as he climbed upwards via his escape route to the pass… and luckily the buck and I were at the same elevation. KA-BOOM!!! The magnum roared and knocked me back slightly.
The buck then wheeled to his left and towards me as the handloaded 180 grain Nosler Accubond perforated both his lungs and continued into the rocky mountain slope beyond. In addition, when this first bullet found its mark it caused the buck to turn in a slow arc leftwards additionally causing him to turn down the gully which presented his right shoulder to me. KA-BOOM!!! The magnum barked again! This time however it was a handloaded 180 grain Swift Scirocco II that found the shoulder crease and transfixed a hole through the buck. That slowed him some. Mere seconds later he crumpled into the center of that gully, slid, rolled and flounced a few yards as his nerves twitched, and finally ended up in the bed of what now revealed itself to be a dry wash in the center of the gully. I had done it!
Conclusions:
The buck was a good one. Good enough to quickly forget recent memories of hardships endured to find and kill it. That buck’s rack now adorns a spot above a shed entrance at our cabin on the Chiwawa River. Furthermore, it is a constant reminder that a strong will to succeed comes from recognizing desires and goals and enduring whatever it takes to accomplish them. It also enters my mind that suffering in mountain wilderness provides opportunities to develop character, as if nature has reserved one of her finest North American game animals for those who by fair chase take the trouble to honestly earn one.
-The more I read and learn about trophy mule deer hunting, the less the hold the tyranny of ignorance has on me.
-Oh, and by the way, my knee surgeon says that I’m a great candidate for knee replacement someday! Gee for the life of me I can’t figure why (grin). And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I hope ALL enjoyed this. It was a pleasure to experience the adventure, write about it and share it with you.
Some passable images captured on this hunt attached
Post by: jstone on December 16, 2019, 09:54:40 AM
I love those back country bucks
Post by: Fl0und3rz on December 16, 2019, 10:07:11 AM
Post by: WildlifeAssassin on December 16, 2019, 10:09:43 AM
Great story and pictures
I love those back country bucks
+1 really enjoyed the write up
Post by: vandeman17 on December 16, 2019, 10:39:16 AM
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 16, 2019, 11:54:22 AM
Post by: CoryTDF on December 16, 2019, 12:26:32 PM
Nice write up Mike, watch the landmark pictures.
Seems like if you can recognize the area from a picture, well, you have already been back there right?
Post by: Watimberghost on December 16, 2019, 03:49:21 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 16, 2019, 05:48:49 PM
Actually not. One guy I informed who had a picture from his successful camp looking at a landmark from a certain direction you could pin point the location. : If you don't think it happens your mistakened it's called trolling. :twocents:Nice write up Mike, watch the landmark pictures.
Seems like if you can recognize the area from a picture, well, you have already been back there right?
Post by: teanawayslayer on December 16, 2019, 07:42:17 PM
Nice write up Mike, watch the landmark pictures.I know right where that is! Hunted that pocket for several years. Never posted a pic of it though.
Post by: nwalpineguide on December 17, 2019, 11:26:17 AM
Great story and pictures
I love those back country bucks
Another Washington State record book buck, 168 5/8ths, killed in its bed from the same place by a 16 year old friend of mine!
Post by: Pathfinder101 on December 17, 2019, 12:29:29 PM
That is an extra ordinary 5x5. Very symmetrical. Beautiful deerGreat story and pictures
I love those back country bucks
Another Washington State record book buck, 168 5/8ths, killed in its bed from the same place by a 16 year old friend of mine!
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Post by: nwalpineguide on December 17, 2019, 06:37:38 PM
Gorgeous buck! Would have pegged him for quite a bit better than 168". But a buck like that, who cares what he scores. Total stud!
It was the extra point on the G3 that lowered young Colton's bucks score in the typical category and that boosted it in the non-typical. So go the quirks and oddities of B&C scoring.
The buck below was killed this fall by my neighbor on the Chiwawa River, with late permit in hand, while I accompanied him. Almost certainly a migrant heading out of the GPW. I Don't know its score yet. My guess is high 140's.
Another good example of the cryptic and capricious nature of these wilderness studs. As we had seen no bucks while scouting or hunting in September, October or most of November.
Post by: 92xj on December 31, 2019, 05:43:19 AM
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Post by: 92xj on December 31, 2019, 11:18:45 AM
I need me one of those tents
I'd recommend one for sure. I enjoy mine. Big enough for two and gear and a palace for one.
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Post by: jstone on December 31, 2019, 11:21:31 AM
Post by: 92xj on December 31, 2019, 11:32:23 AM
Name
Seek outside cimarron
Post by: Fl0und3rz on December 31, 2019, 11:47:35 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on December 31, 2019, 11:59:05 AM
Name
Seek outside cimarron
I just picked one of these up too and look forward to using it this summer and hopefully fall
Post by: 92xj on December 31, 2019, 01:08:40 PM
How's it for packing, and do you use with a stove?
Packing is a breeze. in it's factory bag it packs to roughly the size of a size 3 soccer ball or two Nalgene bottles. Cant really think of a better comparison.
I have used a stove in it and it works like you'd expect.
I bought a medium wifi stove but received a large one instead. Instead of returning I just decided to keep the large body and run it. During a test run, I ran the stove wide open to see what kind of temps I would get. Outside temp was 28 degrees that day. Temp at the top of the tent you can see below.
When actually camping in it, I clearly would not let the stove run that hot or I would vent the tent, because that is a very uncomfortable temperature to camp in, dries clothes in no time. :chuckle:
Post by: Fl0und3rz on December 31, 2019, 01:30:27 PM
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Post by: Fl0und3rz on December 31, 2019, 02:10:56 PM
I haven't tried it in sub zero temps. I wish it was, but it was raining and snowing mix (mostly rain), and I hadn't worked out the stove yet.
When it worked, it was warm and relatively dry. I had issues with the spark arrestor screen clogging, causing poor draft and smokey tent. When it didn't work, it was a smokey, damp mess (with two young kids). I think I might try the Kifaru spark arrestor design, which screens can be removed as necessary without removing the pipe on a hot stove. In retrospect, I could have likely made it work by removing the screen, but the stove was already burning.
And it is a bit large to pack, unless you were a party of three or more, to spread out the weight and bulk.
Post by: CoryTDF on January 02, 2020, 10:11:32 AM
8 man SO and SXL stove.
I haven't tried it in sub zero temps. I wish it was, but it was raining and snowing mix (mostly rain), and I hadn't worked out the stove yet.
When it worked, it was warm and relatively dry. I had issues with the spark arrestor screen clogging, causing poor draft and smokey tent. When it didn't work, it was a smokey, damp mess (with two young kids). I think I might try the Kifaru spark arrestor design, which screens can be removed as necessary without removing the pipe on a hot stove. In retrospect, I could have likely made it work by removing the screen, but the stove was already burning.
And it is a bit large to pack, unless you were a party of three or more, to spread out the weight and bulk.
I have had horrible luck with spark arrestors. I have tested several stoves from several manufactures and I have found the spark arrestors to be crappy nearly all the time. They get plugged with creosote and create massive smoke issues. Unless it is absolutely necessary I.E. illegal not to have them, I would not use one. Also, there is a tip to use a small spring and clip that puts pressure on the damper rod which allows for better control of the damper. Those titanium stoves are a bit finicky but once you figure them out they are pretty awesome!
Post by: vandeman17 on January 02, 2020, 10:35:33 AM
Post by: Fl0und3rz on January 02, 2020, 11:04:36 AM
8 man SO and SXL stove.
I haven't tried it in sub zero temps. I wish it was, but it was raining and snowing mix (mostly rain), and I hadn't worked out the stove yet.
When it worked, it was warm and relatively dry. I had issues with the spark arrestor screen clogging, causing poor draft and smokey tent. When it didn't work, it was a smokey, damp mess (with two young kids). I think I might try the Kifaru spark arrestor design, which screens can be removed as necessary without removing the pipe on a hot stove. In retrospect, I could have likely made it work by removing the screen, but the stove was already burning.
And it is a bit large to pack, unless you were a party of three or more, to spread out the weight and bulk.
I have had horrible luck with spark arrestors. I have tested several stoves from several manufactures and I have found the spark arrestors to be crappy nearly all the time. They get plugged with creosote and create massive smoke issues. Unless it is absolutely necessary I.E. illegal not to have them, I would not use one. Also, there is a tip to use a small spring and clip that puts pressure on the damper rod which allows for better control of the damper. Those titanium stoves are a bit finicky but once you figure them out they are pretty awesome!
I rate this as great advice. It was my first time out with the stove, and I used duraflame logs, since it was expected to be wet wet wet. I think it would have worked out, had I been able to remove the spark arrestor. But since it was internal to the stove pipe coupler/damper it wasn't possible until too late.
The kifaru design has two spark screens which can be removed externally. I think a design that put the damper (with spring tensioner as noted) upstream of those two externally-removable spark screens would be an optimal design, all considered.
Post by: CoryTDF on January 02, 2020, 01:05:47 PM
I recently bought a cimarron and am getting a stove jack put in this spring. For those of you who have ran multiple stoves, what is your favorite as far as best bang for your buck. This season will be a test run to see how well I like this type of camping in multiple conditions so I don't really want to drop a huge amount of money but also don't want a hunk of junk.
Look at LiteOutdoors. I would provide a link but I was told I cant do that unless I become a sponsor. Anything from SEEK is a solid option too.
Post by: vandeman17 on January 02, 2020, 01:08:37 PM
I recently bought a cimarron and am getting a stove jack put in this spring. For those of you who have ran multiple stoves, what is your favorite as far as best bang for your buck. This season will be a test run to see how well I like this type of camping in multiple conditions so I don't really want to drop a huge amount of money but also don't want a hunk of junk.
Look at LiteOutdoors. I would provide a link but I was told I cant do that unless I become a sponsor. Anything from SEEK is a solid option too.
will do thank you
Post by: Brushcrawler on January 03, 2020, 02:44:57 PM
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Post by: snake on January 17, 2020, 05:38:51 PM
Snake, yes the hot tent setup I use is very easy to pack as part of my backcountry backpack setup. The pyramid tent, center pole, stove , stove pipe, stakes, etc is only around 7 pounds combined. not an ultra lite setup but nice on the late hunts. For early season hunts I use an ultralight tent vs the hot tent setup.Very nice! Must be nice to have place to dry out.
Post by: Shawn Ryan on October 02, 2020, 03:07:01 PM
Base camp with the SL4 and bivy camp with the paratarp.
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Post by: teanawayslayer on October 02, 2020, 09:23:15 PM
From earlier this month.how’d you guys fair?
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Post by: MtnMuley on October 02, 2020, 09:32:43 PM
Post by: jjhunter on October 02, 2020, 09:40:55 PM
Bout time you upgraded to a Copper Spur. Next trick will be on leveling :chuckle:
Ha!
Post by: jjhunter on October 02, 2020, 09:43:20 PM
From earlier this month.how’d you guys fair?
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Found one big deer; watched hunting pard miss big deer 1,2, 3 times. Other than the one good buck, it was pretty rough for mature deer.
Post by: fillthefreezer on October 03, 2020, 01:30:20 PM
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Post by: teanawayslayer on October 03, 2020, 01:32:00 PM
that sucks!From earlier this month.how’d you guys fair?
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Found one big deer; watched hunting pard miss big deer 1,2, 3 times. Other than the one good buck, it was pretty rough for mature deer.
Post by: Shawn Ryan on October 03, 2020, 02:40:07 PM
Whose SO is that?
I need to make time to read the whole story.
Post by: fillthefreezer on October 03, 2020, 03:49:56 PM
FTF and Silk in a floorless teepee!? Say it isn't so! 😆@ruggedstitch
Whose SO is that?
I need to make time to read the whole story.
Doing it again, I’d choose a different tent 😬
Post by: 92xj on October 03, 2020, 04:25:05 PM
From earlier this month.how’d you guys fair?
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Found one big deer; watched hunting pard miss big deer 1,2, 3 times. Other than the one good buck, it was pretty rough for mature deer.
I thought you taught Scott better than to miss one like that
Post by: actionshooter on October 03, 2020, 07:07:55 PM
FTF and Silk in a floorless teepee!? Say it isn't so! 😆@ruggedstitch
Whose SO is that?
I need to make time to read the whole story.
Doing it again, I’d choose a different tent 😬
So what was the deal... Condensation?
Post by: fillthefreezer on October 03, 2020, 07:49:48 PM
So what was the deal... Condensation?Ya, it was WET WET. Between the single wall nature, constant rain, brush too high/too much wind for sufficient air gap, us and all our gear being soaked every day was just too much.
Post by: Shawn Ryan on October 03, 2020, 07:55:43 PM
Post by: fillthefreezer on October 03, 2020, 08:06:28 PM
Was there fuel for a wood stove there?Nope(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201004/8f04c3bd70f5465caa987f06d7c53e28.jpg)
Post by: actionshooter on October 03, 2020, 08:17:01 PM
So what was the deal... Condensation?Ya, it was WET WET. Between the single wall nature, constant rain, brush too high/too much wind for sufficient air gap, us and all our gear being soaked every day was just too much.
Yep, I assumed... been there, open floor sucks in AK
Post by: fillthefreezer on October 03, 2020, 08:21:36 PM
Yep, I assumed... been there, open floor sucks in AKWe actually had a full tyvek floor with nice shock cord stake loops, it would have been really brutal instead of just a poor choice without that
Post by: yakimanoob on October 05, 2020, 08:24:28 AM
Post by: Fl0und3rz on October 05, 2020, 09:56:27 AM
Post by: Rob on October 18, 2020, 07:18:56 AM
Fly creek, Seek Cimarron and a bivy bag.
Post by: mountainman on October 26, 2020, 09:43:26 PM
Post by: timberfaller on October 26, 2020, 10:03:56 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 27, 2020, 05:31:59 AM
Post by: mountainman on October 29, 2020, 07:36:11 PM
Hey, were you able to stay on the floor there old neighbor!!?? pretty steep county your hunting! :hello:I sleep standing up lol!
Post by: NiteHawk on January 04, 2021, 01:41:19 PM
Post by: Watimberghost on January 04, 2021, 02:24:49 PM
Post by: Will on January 05, 2021, 10:59:05 AM
Post by: pd on January 05, 2021, 11:29:45 AM
You are a real trooper! You carry a heavy tarp for a floor?? That thing alone must weigh several pounds. On the other hand, it is thick enough to not worry about sharp rocks or sticks. What are your thoughts about that??
Congratulations on the successful hunt!
Post by: NiteHawk on January 05, 2021, 03:38:05 PM
＠NiteHawk
You are a real trooper! You carry a heavy tarp for a floor?? That thing alone must weigh several pounds. On the other hand, it is thick enough to not worry about sharp rocks or sticks. What are your thoughts about that??
Congratulations on the successful hunt!
It's about 4ftx6ft and folds flat in my pack which is nice. Doubles as a meat tarp also. I can't get over the idea of not having a floor!
Post by: jstone on January 06, 2021, 05:46:17 AM
Post by: actionshooter on March 24, 2021, 07:50:05 PM
This camp is a solid 10 miles from a road.... a little cushy for backcountry, but I cheat :tup:
Post by: jstone on March 24, 2021, 08:07:42 PM
Post by: pd on March 24, 2021, 08:19:49 PM
This is one of my favorite threads... bringing it back up...
This camp is a solid 10 miles from a road.... a little cushy for backcountry, but I cheat :tup:
Why not? I would take the Glamping tent, too. That country looks nice, clear & clean drinking water. But I can sense an early snow storm just around the corner. No stove for you?
Post by: bracer40 on March 24, 2021, 08:25:58 PM
Post by: actionshooter on March 24, 2021, 08:36:19 PM
This is one of my favorite threads... bringing it back up...
This camp is a solid 10 miles from a road.... a little cushy for backcountry, but I cheat :tup:
Why not? I would take the Glamping tent, too. That country looks nice, clear & clean drinking water. But I can sense an early snow storm just around the corner. No stove for you?
Na, that's a 4 man Cabelas outfitter tent, no room for a stove, but that was Nov 8th, no snow on that day but there was a couple days later!
Post by: Platensek-po on March 24, 2021, 10:36:19 PM
This is one of my favorite threads... bringing it back up...
This camp is a solid 10 miles from a road.... a little cushy for backcountry, but I cheat :tup:
That is my dream setup. Have a 16ft raft and can’t wait to use it to hunt! Using a raft is the best way to get into the backcountry!!! Nicely done!
Post by: zwickeyman on March 25, 2021, 06:25:02 AM
Post by: Brushcrawler on March 25, 2021, 10:23:18 AM
Post by: elkboy on March 25, 2021, 11:33:28 AM
Love that first site on the ridge!Totally agree!
Some great spots, Zwickeyman! :tup:
And that one with all the lupine and arnica in the burned forest is beautiful.
Post by: trophyhunt on March 25, 2021, 12:29:54 PM
Post by: HikerHunter on March 25, 2021, 01:30:18 PM
Post by: zwickeyman on March 25, 2021, 04:44:10 PM
Been hunting a few of those places for over 40 years and that one for over 30
Post by: Remdawg on August 25, 2021, 10:03:18 AM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on August 25, 2021, 10:33:29 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on August 25, 2021, 10:45:59 AM
Must have taken 3 days to haul all that krap in :chuckle:
That is what I was thinking. Unless the horses/stock are out of the frame... :chuckle:
Post by: Jpmiller on August 25, 2021, 11:27:31 AM
Post by: Davis4507 on August 25, 2021, 12:14:14 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on August 25, 2021, 12:42:39 PM
The pack dog is laying right there!Geeze looks like you killed the poor pack dog!!
Post by: Deserthunter2016 on August 25, 2021, 08:46:42 PM
Scouting trip last year. This year my area is closed off due to wildfires.
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Post by: Shawn Ryan on September 27, 2022, 01:42:23 PM
Post by: Shawn Ryan on September 27, 2022, 01:42:47 PM
Post by: MHWASH on September 28, 2022, 06:16:32 AM
Post by: buglebrush on October 19, 2022, 12:38:46 PM
Post by: PeninsulaPariah on November 23, 2022, 12:38:30 PM
Post by: RobinHoodlum on November 23, 2022, 01:15:32 PM
Post by: Wolfdog2314 on November 23, 2022, 01:22:20 PM
2022 home for a week. Seek outside Cimarron.
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Post by: elkrack on September 02, 2023, 03:11:09 PM
Post by: Brushcrawler on September 02, 2023, 03:46:04 PM
Post by: PeninsulaPariah on November 07, 2023, 06:40:58 PM
Post by: 7mmfan on November 07, 2023, 08:46:44 PM
High camp for alpine black tails
Wow, what a photo.
Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 08, 2023, 10:08:55 AM
Post by: PeninsulaPariah on December 02, 2023, 01:57:34 PM
Post by: zwickeyman on July 21, 2024, 06:05:10 PM
Post by: elkaholic123 on July 21, 2024, 06:32:40 PM
We were 3/4 of the way up in that area behind me!
Post by: trophyhunt on July 21, 2024, 07:57:50 PM
Post by: huntnnw on July 25, 2024, 02:19:10 PM
Post by: chukardogs on July 26, 2024, 07:26:01 AM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on July 28, 2024, 10:08:44 PM
The middle of nowhere 2010
Love it, looks so peaceful.👍
Post by: Remdawg on August 13, 2024, 02:50:56 PM
Post by: huntnnw on August 13, 2024, 10:47:57 PM
Post by: Remdawg on August 19, 2024, 09:40:38 AM
Post by: pd on August 20, 2024, 11:56:25 AM
Post by: cpawlowski19 on September 18, 2024, 11:34:03 AM
Here’s my backcountry camp. Awesome backdrop for a challenging hunt.
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