Option #2 please
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Option #2 please
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awesome story and pics! congrats on a beautiful mule deer!
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Cool story, great pics and nice buck! congrats. I was having foot fatigue issues and ended up sending my foot tracing to Lathrop and Sons and they helped me with selecting a boot that fit my foot better. Turns out I had been wearing boots that were too narrow in front for my foot shape.
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Thanks man! Now i just have to find a blacktail that matches that scoreOriginally Posted by ~T-BONE~
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Great hunt and congrats! You'll talk about that story for the rest of your life. Something definitely to be proud of.
There was a time I thought all parties that cared for wildlife and habitat conservation could find common ground. I was wrong. Adapt....
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Now that is an epic hunting trip - awesome job 270. Way to persevere! Thanks for taking the time to share your story.
Good luck on your blacktail man - I'm in the same boat with the grey ghosts (they're keeping me up at night)
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X2? How'd you like it 270?
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Is that the AmazonBasics tripod? How do you like it? I sold mine to my dad because I snagged a Slik for a slick deal, but it always seemed like good value at the $90 CAD I paid for it.
Yes ... it is the amazon basics "carbon" one. I've been very pleased with it. It's 2.5lb (i think? or maybe a hair under) but it is quite sturdy. I have no issues using my Vortex Razor HD at full zoom on it. Its study enough that i don't even get the little shakes if i'm touching the focus wheel to fine tune the image. My previous lightweight tripod would definitely shake even when touching the focus wheel.
It's well worth the money, in my opinion.
I am definitely not the guy to spend hundreds of dollars on fancy tripods that end up being 3+lb anyways. I don't care about the "fluid head" this or that. Truth be told when i scout in the alpine i spot most bucks with the binoculars and only switch to the spotter to get a closer look. Their red coats tend to stand out like sore thumbs so i usually start off with binos first.
serious glassing of bedded deer in a large burn in the later season or something like that might warrant some fancy panning head, but I manage.
Gotta draw a line somewhere on your gear spending and this $90 tripod fits the bill just fine for me.
you only go around once
good stuff 270! Region 3 alpine is pretty fine stuff
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Hey 270... I use caulked Canada pros for my region 3 alpine hunts. They make short work of those slippery steep meadows and save my feet from all sorts of distress. Not cheap but they do work in that terrain.
Great job on the deer. My late moms bday is August 31 and there’s nothing better than sitting quietly on a ridgtop before opening day glassing for deer and thinking about her. Only another 11 months to go!!
TJ
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