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    Elk .... Let's see them!!!

    My wife's 2014 AZ limited opportunity cow. My youngest daughter happened to be the first one to see it. Was a great time!
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    New Mystery Ranch Packs

    I don't see any reason to upgrade to a newer Metcalf. The original one I have works just fine! This guy rode just fine on the packout this past weekend... :D :hump:
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    New Mystery Ranch Packs

    From my experience it helps to have the heaviest weight above the hip belt, up higher on the pack. That goes for loading it in a pack bag or in between the frame and bag. You probably already knew that, but you were asking for tips, so figured I'd throw in my $0.02...
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    Hunting Pants

    Indeed they do... Below pic is from a recent back packing (bear 'hunt') trip with my son in central AZ. While there are probably less expensive pants out there that perform well, I like my optifade ascent pants, so I knew exactly what I was getting with these clay colored ascent pants. I...
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    Why so many MR Crew cabs for sale?

    Look forward to hearing more about these new lighter pack(s)!
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    Summer family/Basecamp tent

    I don't have any personal experience with any of the tents you listed except the GoLite SL-5. I actually took my son backpacking this weekend for my SL-5's maiden voyage (although I've used friend's SL's several times in the past). We did bring the nest with us on this trip, but could have...
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    Why so many MR Crew cabs for sale?

    My take is that people are wanting to try different packs. For those staying true to MR, the Metcalf does almost everything the crew cab does, but is lighter. A couple of things prompted me to sell my crew cab. The first is that I have a Longbow and Metcalf bag for my nice frame. My crew...
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    duck dog trainig?

    My 2 cents is this. Don't rush. Enjoy your puppy. Socialize it as much as possible. Teach it good manners and work on obedience and retrieiving. Always keep the dog wanting more. A good video I watched on raising a retriever puppy is Bill Hillman's puppy video. They aren't cheap, but...
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    2013 - A year in pictures

    2013 has been a great year, and it was hard to pick just one picture. I'll have to go with this one though. My wife's opening morning cow that we were able to include the whole family on. Ron
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    NICE frame extentions

    Thanks all! After using the frame extenders, I couldn't imagine going back to carrying my MR pack(s) without a frame extender if carrying over 20 lbs. Given that the pack is almost 10 lbs, it isn't hard to get up to 20 lbs. ;)
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    Daughter's Heavy 1st Buck!

    Congrats to your daughter! Way to go on a great buck!
  12. AZ Ron

    Wife's AZ 2013 Cow Elk Hunt

    Thanks all! I like to involve the whole family as much as possible. It makes it even sweeter when we have a little success!
  13. AZ Ron

    12AE Arizona family deer hunt.

    What a great adventure with your wife and son! I pray you have many more and get rid of the big C for good! Thanks for sharing a great story!
  14. AZ Ron

    NICE frame extentions

    I was kind of wondering that, but if they did it is because they mislabeled it as a L. You can see in one of the pictures I posted that it has a 'L' tag on it. Not sure I'd want to go shorter, but I would like the option of shrinking it down if necessary.
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    NICE frame extentions

    It is a size large (4"), but it measures about 5 3/4" above the top of the NICE frame. It does stick up further than I expected it to. I would think the XL (6") extender would extend WAY above the top of the frame. I'm 5'9" for reference. In going back and looking at Brandenbowhunter's...
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