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Not for nothing, I like the packs of today and the clothing. It was easy to hunt cold and wet when I was 20, because I was tough and stupid.
Now I'm just stupid.
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Got a suggestion Ingwe,quit watching those shows. But...but.....if you can't make fun of those less fortunate than yourself, who can you make fun of???
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Yep...Growing up, we hunted in blue jeans, and a cheap Gibson's blaze orange sweatshirt, if we were lucky.
Now that I can, having gear tailor made for hunting makes it much, much more enjoyable.
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Though I do love simplicity. I don't carry much with me. The only ammo is in the belly of the gun.
Same with fishing, I got tired of towing, launching etc the boat to fish, I frigging hate it.
I'm not much into freshwater fishing anyways, except for trout and steelhead.
Gimme a creek or pond and an UL spinning rod or a fly rod and I'm good.
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Go fishing or go kill some bunny rabbits or pester some one here on the 'fire.
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Not for nothing, I like the packs of today and the clothing. It was easy to hunt cold and wet when I was 20, because I was tough and stupid.
Now I'm just stupid. Point taken.....I just do go anymore when its nasty out.... So WTF is the big deal with shooting sticks? I know they are trying to sell them by product placement on TV but my Gawd they haul schitt up the hill better than my bench rest for testing loads...
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Go fishing or go kill some bunny rabbits or pester some one here on the 'fire. Looks like I'm pestering you.
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Yup you are.
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So WTF is the big deal with shooting sticks? I know they are trying to sell them by product placement on TV but my Gawd they haul schitt up the hill better than my bench rest for testing loads...
A good set of sticks is way too easy to carry not to.
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Well, WhittalinMT wasn't handy.....
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I still like hunting when it's nasty. I've always liked hunting in the rain, not downpour, but a drizzle.
I don't carry shooting sticks, seldom a sling. My clothing/boots/binos/rifle with ammo in belly and a knife.
That takes care of most things these days.
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So WTF is the big deal with shooting sticks? I know they are trying to sell them by product placement on TV but my Gawd they haul schitt up the hill better than my bench rest for testing loads...
A good set of sticks is way too easy to carry not to. I killed my last three critters leaning on a tree...sticks that were already there!
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So WTF is the big deal with shooting sticks? I know they are trying to sell them by product placement on TV but my Gawd they haul schitt up the hill better than my bench rest for testing loads...
A good set of sticks is way too easy to carry not to. I've never figured out how the hell I carry sticks and a rifle. [bleep] the sticks. Maybe when I get Parkinson's.
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With a fancy pack with loops and such, the sticks carry themselves.
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I don't wear fanny packs.
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I still like hunting when it's nasty. I've always liked hunting in the rain, not downpour, but a drizzle.
I don't carry shooting sticks, seldom a sling. My clothing/boots/binos/rifle with ammo in belly and a knife.
That takes care of most things these days. Im with you on all the above, but when Im expecting the Great Migration to go through, I usually have two spare shells.... A sling is a rarity these days....sometimes use it to carry the rifle back out if Im dragging something dead, but frankly, Im getting to old for that schitt. My last Axis...shot from a quickie brush blind...guide comes to pick me up- he is my age- asks if I got one. Yes...hes about 250 yards off into the bush... " Lets go back to camp and get a couple young guys...." THIS is the wave of the future for this kid!
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One of the most modern and greatly appreciated things I have purchased recently is one of them little hi-power head lamps. I love that thing! I admit it beats hell outta that old carbide light or that headlamp that used them big azz batteries!!!!! Remember them things????
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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Well, WhittalinMT wasn't handy..... That's alright,I can take it.
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One of the most modern and greatly appreciated things I have purchased recently is one of them little hi-power head lamps. I love that thing! I admit it beats hell outta that old carbide light or that headlamp that used them big azz batteries!!!!! Remember them things???? Yeah, you needed a porter to carry the battery.
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Yeah...all the new wazoo flashlights are skookum!
Don't know how many critters I gutted with a mini-mag flashlight in my mouth, but the rubber coated super bright Sure Fire types are NICE!
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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