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    Which day pack do you use.

    in General Hunting

    Posted · Edited by eaglemountainman

    My whole life I've been a very minimalist kind of hunter. Rifle, knife, deer drag, compass, maybe some scent and some candy bars and/or jerky. Now that I'm retired, I intend to do at least one western or Canadian hunt a year. I'm thinking of investing in a good day pack to carry the additional gear that kind of hunt would require.  Things like extra clothes to swap in and out with weather conditions, spotting scope and tripod, small first aid kit, water, lunch etc. I've been looking real hard at the Mystery Ranch Pop Up 28, (it gets great reviews), with a lot of interest in the  Eberlestock X2, (also great reviews). Both seem like they would be excellent packs for my intended purpose. Both have meat shelves for hauling quarters or boned out game, and the Pop Up even has an innovative expanding frame to help accommodate the extra load.

    I'm pretty sure I'm going to pull the trigger on the MR Pop Up, but before I do, I thought I'd see what y'all are using and might recommend. Though it was only introduced in 2018, I wonder if anyone has hunted with one yet. I have zero experience hunting with a day pack and value the opinions of others more knowledgeable than me.

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    Which day pack do you use.

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    54 minutes ago, ncountry said:

    That pop up 28 looks like a nice pack..Until last year I had used cheap packs. I splurged and bought an Eberlestock x2 . I love it and cannot believe I that I hadn't invested in a good pack before. I rarely go out without it . I often put a lot of distance on my feet so I carry my warm outer wear and all the other gear in the pack until I'm to where I'm going so I don't overheat.  It breaths really well and I don't arrive with a sweaty back like I did with every other pack I ever used..

    The X2 looks like a terrific pack, also. It was actually the front runner until a friend suggested I check out the Pop Up 28. At $100 less, it might still get the nod.

    Which day pack do you use.

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    I don't use a day pack for still hunting whitetails in the Catskills, but I've booked a pronghorn hunt in Wyoming for this October, and think that I should have a pack. I need something to carry addition clothes so I can change out with the weather conditions, a tripod for my binos, lunch/snacks/water, a kill kit and whatever else might find its way in there. I've been giving a hard look at the Mystery Ranch, Pop Up 28. It seems like a perfect size and has an overload expanding feature. You can even use that feature, along with a minimalist internal frame and meat shelf, to haul meat. At $279, its seems a bit spendy, but I have yet to see a bad review. And since I intend to do a western hunt every year, now that I'm retired, I'm kinda thinking buy once, cry once. Curious as to to what y'all are using, and if anyone here has any experience with the Pop Up 28.

     

    Social Security???

    in General Chit Chat

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    19 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

     


    Yup the special vs the regular. Who you hunting with? I went to Wyoming in 2012 and 2014. Both times I did lope/Muley combos. Since then I’ve been buying PP’s for elk, mule deer and lope in WY.


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    I'm going with Tangle Ridge Outfitters. If I have a good experience, I'll book a Muley hunt for next year before I leave. I've been messaging with a few guys who have been repeat clients there for years. They all have nothing but good things to say, and are booked again this year. That's exactly what I'm looking for, a place that I can return to and feel comfortable year after year.

    Social Security???

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    20 minutes ago, Stay at home Nomad said:

    Most folks 62 vs 67 the break even year is age 75 . My family lives 20 plus year past that ,so a six figure gain by waiting . My parents were still, traveling into their late 80s .

    SS is only one leg of the stool ,frankly we don’t need it ,but it will allow us to not draw off others till RMD .

    Me too. I'm a retired IBEW electrician and have a great pension plus 401K and other annuities. But the SS makes a nice boost. Thirteen years is a long time just to break even, but what ever works for each individual is what matters.

    Social Security???

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    10 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

     


    You draw a tag or OTC?


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    I have to draw, and I don't know much about it, but outfitter says there are 2 types of draw and the pricier one is just about a lock.

    Social Security???

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    Posted · Edited by eaglemountainman

    57 minutes ago, GreeneHunter said:

    That has always been the question ... draw at 62 or full 65-67 (or whatever your full is) The question should be what is your health like at 62 as opposed to what it will be at a later date . The last thing you want to do is work until you get full at 67(or whatever) so you can sit in a nursing home and give them more money ! Its a gamble .... like ODYSSEUS said above " Take the Money and Run "  at least while you can !

    At 62, I got while the gettin' was good. At 24K a year, it would take some time to break even. i'm using that money this year on a Wyoming pronghorn hunt, and next year on a Wyoming mule deer hunt.

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    New pond build

    in Fishing

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    Would drilling and blasting have been an option? Good luck with your project. Your kids and you are gonna build some great memories.

    I have a 5ac pond on my property in Maine that was built way before I bought the place in '05. There are brookies up to 2+ lbs and I let the local kids play hockey on it.

    Need to vent.....

    in General Chit Chat

    Posted · Edited by eaglemountainman

    57 minutes ago, sodfather said:

    Ours is set at 72 wife is from the south can’t win the argument not worth the headache 

    I feel your pain. Mine was raised on Long Island, like me, but has lived in Florida for the last 40 years. Her comfort zone is 78 - 85. Most of the year it sounds like I have a fire siren constantly blaring  in my head.

    Dealing with mice at hunting camp

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    37 minutes ago, XGX7PM said:

    This is what ł use, you put a ramp on either side of the spinner and they pile in. ł use the Pink RV antifreeze because it's $3/Gallon and it has a sweet smell which doubles as an attractant. Get a $1 fish net from the pet section and just fish em out as found. 

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    That's basically what we do, only we take the top and bottom off a coffee can and slide it over the pipe. Then put the peanut butter on that.

    Dealing with mice at hunting camp

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    33 minutes ago, G-Man said:

    5 gallon Bucket of antifreeze about 4 in deep., a spinner over the top of it with peanut butter on it and a ramp for them to walk up.. no smell will have bucket of dead mice in spring

    Yep. Been using one of these for years at our club. No need to be there to reset snap traps - works all winter while nobody is at camp.  In the spring, we just empty the bucket, replace the RV antifreeze (which is safer for the environment ) and peanut butter. It's a better mouse trap.

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