Recent content by Matapatos

I'd say the top 4 pack companies are Mystery Ranch, Exo, Kifaru and Stone Glacier. Personally I run the Mystery Ranch Metcalf for everything longer than day trips and even for some of my day trips I'll use it. The meat shelf is a must and most have stuck it right between the pack and the frame...

We had a good time, but we had a few red flags that would prevent us from going with him again. He has a great success rate and his hunters bag some dandy bulls

I would not hesitate to call 40 Mile Air. You may not get a ridgetop hunt, but they have moose hunts each year for first time clients. If you are flexible it helps to get on a cancellation list and they may just call you. I just finished a trip with Tok Air and won't be going with him again. He...

I just got back from a moose hunt using Tok Air Service. He is expensive, but boasts an 85% success rate (unsure of whether that is per hunter or per camp). Between the two of us (about an hour flight from Tok) we each got a caribou and 1 moose for my buddy. He got a 40" bull (4 brow tines) and...

Mystery Ranch Metcalf I was in the market for a pack last year and looked for a few months before deciding on one. There are many successful companies that make packs because there are many different backs and they all fit a little different. Try on as many as you can, it would be very hard to...

Heck yes I'd like that pack!

So did you draw, Big B's?

The Peruvians figured out the cure for altitude sickness and I guess Colorado would have it now as well, if they don't smoke it all!

3 years into bow hunting I took my first buck with a bow this year, 2015.

Big Fin... That was a great read, please put that in print so the ones making decisions can read it as well... Very down to earth and professional with no name calling, they won't know how to handle it!

>First of all, I wouldn't trust >that "lawyer" as far as >I could throw her. Even >her interpretation of the law >she quoted was not just >shaky, but I thought completely >wrong. > >The problem is that having the >walkie talkie isn't illegal. Using >the walkie talkie isn't illegal...

Thank you very much, I found some of that, but wasn't sure if there was something I was missing. I really appreciate the replies...

Can you turn a general non resident tag back in for a refund if you aren't able to hunt it? The excuse would be that I don't have enough time. Possibly building a house but I won't know until late this summer.

I just did a quick search to see how many hunters we have afield today vs years ago... I came up with this 1961: 132,000 deer were estimated to have been harvested with better than 200,000 afield 1985: 82,552 deer harvested 1970's: Over 50,000 duck hunters in the marsh, around 17,000 today. I...

I love my Irish Setter boots! I don't remember their model, but they were pretty much already broke in, they were that comfortable from the get-go. Mine have the 600 Thinsulate and I wear them in Wyoming in November every year, putting 30 miles plus on them in a week, I love them!