I finally pulled the trigger on the metcalf. Been debating between that and more of a day pack for a couple of months now. But knowing that i'll be doing backpack trips in the next couple years i'd rather have a larger bag that i can compress down for day hunts now than to have to buy a bigger...
This is also my first year planning a CO elk hunt. I've been thinking about this off and on for a couple years but this year me and a buddy are finally committing to a September archery hunt. Western hunting is completely foreign to both of us so were starting without a clue but hope to gain...