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take a look at seek outside. I've got the divide 4800 as a "mainly for lightweight backpacking but can also handle hunting/meat hauling" pack. They have some other models that flip that balance and are designed for hunting first. Made in Colorado.

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3” TSS out of a 20ga used to be something I dreaded patterning

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they don't bother me in my gun, but I've put a few through my kid's 20 that has a youth LOP stock on it. The knuckle on my thumb hits my cheekbone without fail :lol:

The Saturday show was incredible. Damn near perfect set list too.

Robot. No idea why.

Get a reloading press and roll your own.

I think a lot of it comes down to how much you practice. When I was growing up, my dad was the stereotypical shoot 3 rounds before the season to make sure it's still on paper and call it a year type of hunter so as a result I was too. I was shaking nervous for every deer I shot, even when I starting shooting a little more. Then sometime in my mid-late 20's I decided I needed to really learn how to shoot and started spending significant time doing that and the nervousness went away seemingly overnight. Now I will still get butterflies when I first spot something exciting but they immediately go away when I get behind the rifle as my brain shifts from "hunting" to "shooting."

I started archery last year with lots of practice and found the same thing. Lots of excitement before the shot and after the hit, but from the decision to get ready to draw to the release my brain went to "shooting" mode.

San Saba county
45, light north wind
8 year old shooting a lefty rem 700 in .243 with 95gr nosler ballistic tip hand loads.

And he connected! Got his first deer, a nice 8. He’s been hunting hard this year with no luck until today.

I made a mistake and let excitement get the better of me and got out the blind too soon. Turned what would have been an easy drive the truck to it recovery into a damn long track across a major creek with 30’ tall banks. He stayed positive though and did a great job helping to find blood. That drag out whipped my arse but he is on cloud 9.

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I think I might take you up on that.

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Yesterday was the first time I have driven through Louisiana past Shreveport in a long time. Holy. frick. I have never seen such retardation regarding the left lane.

In addition to the numerous the campers I encountered a new species. Retards who decide they want to go the same speed as me but want to sit right on my arse to do it and refuse to pass if I get over and instead just sit there in the left lane even with my bumper. I had to politely let a couple of these know that we would not be traveling this way and they either need to quit being a pussy and pass or give me some space.

I also observed that the affinity for the left lane is so severe here that fast left lane travelers are reluctant to pass slow ones one the right. So you’d get long lines of angry cars in the left lane with a completely empty right lane. shite was bizarre.

I agree that the viper are a great value. Cabelas usually has a big discount on them for black friday so wait a week or two and see where they land.

San Saba county
Low 50s, windy
Very eager 8 year old
Not much moving.