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in reply to: Need Cold Weather Gear Recommendations #62953
If its really cold and I don’t have to hike, like when ice fishing I like insulated bib overalls as my primary insulation layer. Then I will add a heavy vest or jacket over them depending mostly on how windy it is. Once its well below freezing getting wet normally is not a big concern so I just use my Carhart overalls. They are reasonably priced and no big deal to wash when they get nasty. A heavy wool shirt and the insulated bibs covers me 90% of the time in the snow.
in reply to: Need Cold Weather Gear Recommendations #62697Another vote for wool, especially KOM it is unbeatable. I wear it all winter long. Also the warmest pack style boot you can find.
I like Icebreaker for wool underwear as the first layer. In early fall I use silk as a first layer due to its light weight and its super comfortable against the skin. A neck gaiter like the one from First Lite weighs next to nothing and goes a long way towards keeping you warm.
in reply to: Road trip with Elkheart #11455Great to hear you guys had fun. Been missing Dave’s sharp wit around here lately.
I had a little taste of Gin while tuning arrows myself this weekend. Trying to get a little more FOC for Elk season.
in reply to: Glove vs. tab #54269I’ve been shooting with the American Leathers glove and love it, but now I have to try a tab!
Always need a spare anyway so no trouble justifying the purchase.
in reply to: Widow test drive #48803I test drove a Black Widow PSR take down this winter and as soon as I shot it I had to order one. My buddy is always asking to take a few shots with it when we go stump shooting. The wait was only about 8 weeks. Not bad at all.
in reply to: Reply To: Enjoy your writing, rants and humor #9595Dave, love your work, cant wait for your new book. By the way I like your set up for bucking firewood!
in reply to: Clay Hayes new book! #57864Just downloaded the Kindle version to my phone. Col. Mike was right, less than 5 minutes for the totatl operation. This is my first book to my phone and I am no tech guy by any stretch, if I can do it……..
Anyway would still like to get a hard copy to share but will start reading my phone at lunch.
Keep em comming Clay!
in reply to: Clay Hayes new book! #57031Thats why I love this forum, great exchange of ideas and information. I have a Nook but much prefer a hard copy book to read. That being said there is a lot of advantage to using a devise that lets you change the font or is backlit for ease of reading in differant enviornments. Maybe I will reconsider my use of an e-reader.
Either way I cant wait to get my hands on a copy of Clay’s new book, I’m a fan.
In my days with the Army we had C rations and the early MRE. The C rat’s were pretty good as long as you could heat them up and the first round of MRE’s were god awfull. I am sure the new ones are much better but I like Mountain house and gorp when I am hunting/backpacking. The one thing I can attest to for certain is that the Army can take anything fun and ruin it in short order. I also like the new Starbucks instant coffee and the old standby Romon noodles. No matter what you pick for food, your going to be having way more fun than being at work.
in reply to: EFOC & Tuffhead combo #36784Great conversation and good information. I am interested in reading this book as well when it comes out. Thaanks again Dr. Ed for all your contributions.
in reply to: EFOC & Tuffhead combo #35447Thanks verry much for the reply to my question. That does make sense to me but I was not sure as I am realativly new to archery hunting. I will start working on a setup for him this weekend as I have gotten my recurve shooting quite well with 750gr arrows tiped with a Tuffhead, and at this point I have enough arrow parts to start a small shop.
I appreciate any advice I can get regarding a good setup as the last thing any of us wants is a wounded animal.
in reply to: EFOC & Tuffhead combo #35255I just returned from my anual Colorado Elk hunt. My partner was using a 70 pound compound and hit an Elk broadside at 12 yards while I looked over his shoulder. It hit what apeared to be the “pocket” and did not penetrate! The big bull just trotted away with the arrow dangling from its hide. We speculate that since the animal was stationary on a steep downside his shoulder blade was probably back farther than normal. Anyway my real question is that he is now verry much interested, as am I, in knowing if he can set up his compound in the same way that we set up our trad bows with heavy arrows and a tuffhead? He does hunt whitetails with a trad bow but thought he really needed a compund for Elk. Since I do not have near the experiance that he does I have not been able to convince him of the EFOC concept. His ears are wide open at this point. Any help or sugestions are appreciated.
in reply to: Looking to plan a Dream Elk Hunt #42848I’m no expert but I will tell you what I did. Since we were camped close to the truck and we still had 4 hunting days left we haulded the meat to the nearest reputible processor (70 miles each way in our case) and paid to have the meat cut, packeged and frozen for the trip home. Allthough it was a lot of extra driving it worked out well since we picked it up late Friday afternoon and packed it in our coolers (four 40 quart coolers and it barely fit) in dry ice we got from the processor. When I got home sunday night it was still frozen solid.
For food since we were camped only a couple hundred yards from the truck we brought the Coleman stove and food from the pantry at home. We brought canned soup, pasta, penut butter and jelly. Basicly we ate like single guys on a budget. Amazing how good it tasts after hunting all day.
in reply to: OK it finally happened and I need to vent #41771I live in upstate NY as well and am about 99% sure that riding OHV on State land is not leagle. I’m a member of BHA and have been paying attention to the success enjoyed by the chapters out west on handling this verry issue. We have no chapter in NY at this time.
in reply to: Looking to plan a Dream Elk Hunt #41665My neighbor and I did exactly what you are talking about doing, this year. He has hunted Elk before and this was my first time. The short story is we did a lot of research on line especialy with areal maps of BLM land and how to access it. We chose an area near Steamboat Springs CO and planned on camping. We were able to secure (with a modest trespass fee)access to the back side of a BLM area hoping for more privacy. We contacted several land owners via telephone until one gave us permission. We were apprehensive about this sight unseen araingment but it workded out well and we were able to meet the landowner in town and get specific instructions from him on what was ok with him. This alowed us to set up camp within a few hundred yards of the truck at the end of a barly passible trail and access the BLM area far from any public trail. We camped and hunted for 8 days. We got into Elk on the 4th day and my neighbor got a nice bull while I duffed a shot on a cow. We did not get near to them again. All in all a successfull do it yourself hunt. On the logistics side it cost me a little over $1500 for 12 days total away from home. Most of the money was spent on gas as I drove from upstate NY to CO, and of course the tag is $550. Due to other comitments my neighbor flew and I picked him up in CO. We allready owned more than enough camping equipment and food was a modest expense and not included above as you have to eat no matter where you are. I saved more money by sleeping in the truck both ways. My only sugestions are to start planning early and get a partner if possible. almost forgot, get in shape as much as possible! Carrying that Elk up a 600 foot ridge at 9000 feet was a real lung burner, but I can’t wait to do it agian!
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