what gear work and what didnt in 2009

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well the big game seasons over for the most part. what gear did you use and if it worked well or if i didnt work well at all. any thing that might have been used in the 09 hunting season.


my likes this year were
10x42 Leica RFB
257 wby vangard back country
meindle boots



what i didnt like
the folding scalple knife think its called the pirana or some thing. it was to big for caping and to small and flismy for gutt
 
worked well:

new Cabelas outfitter 1000 hunting boots
cabela's thinsulate/goretex/scentlok coat
leica 1200 RF

not so well
Garmin Oregon 300 GPS - GPS worked well, but electronic compass would not stay true had to be recalibrated often
7X50 Steiner Marine HD - while good, too heavy to lug around walking
 
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I almost walked right past the Knight and Hale Pack-Rack it looked so stupid, but curiosity took over and I picked it up and tried it, WOW! two different types of plastics makes it sound very real, plus you can move your hands over the grips even in gloves to make the sounds sharper or duller. I gave it a shot and rattled in a 10 point buck on Friday the 13th bad luck for the buck great luck for me!

What didn't work so well for me was I tried Acorn Rage a mix of roasted soy and acorns in 5lb bag of powder. watched it for a week on the edge of a cut soy bean field near heavy buck cover. Lots of tracks, powder never touched.
 
My list is similar to yours Sask_Hunter.

My likes were

Leica 8X32 Binocs - I've used these for a few seasons now and they are nice and light to carry, but still quite brite.

Meindle Boots - Very comfortable for my feet.

T-3 270 WSM - I've taken a few animals with this up to the size of a bull elk. This combo really works for where and what I hunt.

My only dislike for this last season was the weather. It was windy almost every day in November in southern Alberta, and we saw fewer animals because of that.
 
Sitka Celcius bib's rocked...I am now too spoiled to go back to conventional non-sitka gear!

Rocky Lynx GoreTex boots were ok....waterproof and comfy...but no ankle support...but what do you expect for 120$ USD.

Wind River Chilliwack and lighweight merino wools...excellent socks.

Polartec Power Dry mid-weight bottoms....brutal fit and finish, will never buy again.

Polartec Expedition-weight 1/4 zip waffle fleece top...excellent, slim fit, wonderful finish not restricting to wear at all.
 
-Irish Setter GoreTex boots, were great for 5 straight days of hunting.Wet,snow,mud etc...800grams Thinsulate. (Have alwways been a Rocky man)
-Cabelas "WindShear" Henley Top, bought two, they are excellent on cooler days
 
Only thing I tried new this year was an aerosol can of silly string like stuff, (Scent Web) that smelled like apples.

I thought it smelled more like apple juice myself, and the can didn't hold very much of the stuff.
It claimed that it would shoot out some incredible distance, so you could shoot it from your stand without moving much. I thought it made it about ten feet.

How well it worked is difficult to tell, as there just were not many deer around.
 
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I really liked my Timberhawk pack. Held everything I needed and organized too.

I need better hunting pants of all weights.
 
Worked:
- our 245 and 295 grain Barnes TMZ muzzleloader bullets...as always...a perfect mushroom.
- our G5 Montec broadheads - razor sharp and super tough
- 2009 Nisssan Frontier Pro4X - worked flawlessly.
- PSE X-force and wifes Bowtech Equalizer...
- home made antelope decoy

Not work:
- 180 grain Precision .40 QT Polymer Tip Spitzer for .50 calibre muzzle loader...did not penetrate and created surface wound only, but they group awesome on paper. Good practice bullet just not for deer.
 
Magellan Explorist 200 GPS is the ####s.

I tried to save numerous places and went through all the steps and pressed "saved" and then when I looked for those same places later, the title was saved but there was no data.

It is good for the time though, as I kept losing my watch in different pockets, but it's kind of an expensive and bulky substitute for a watch.
 
worked
- as usuall, my Rivers West clothing kept me warm and dry during guiding and my hunting season
- My Blacks Creek Canadian Pack work flawlessly
- Primos Trigger Stick. I used it for a couple hunts and other than it being noisy if in the brush, it worked great. Fixed that by wrapping some of that noodle foam around the non extending part. Shot a deer off it and it made a good walking stick.
- My old faithful Win fwt 270 did it again

What did not work
- My clients 180 gr Failsafes, 3 shots on a moose broadside and they all penciled in one side and out the other. Yes the moose died, but very little lung damage.
- Cabelas dry plus boots. One of my clients had wet feet all the time:eek:

Cheers

SS
 
Worked:
A Hawke Nite Eye scope that I only bought because the store was going out of buisness and decided to try it (cost + 10% what did I have to loose?).....took a beating and kept it's zero. Illuminated recticule was fantastic in low light.

Failed:
Com'ere deer acorn "attractant".....total fail. The deer never touched the stuff. The tracks showed that they walked right by it. It will probably still be there next year.
 
My Remington Anniversary Edition 257 Roberts was absolutely wonderful
Nikon Monarch1.5-6 30mm tube worked great in the fog...

No complaints about my other gear...
 
Garmin Colorado 300

it can do everything except tell me where the deer are, and it was onsale


C'mere deer was crap, but i think it was mainly user error

on the last day i used it to clean deer blood off me/cover up the scent.
 
What worked:

- Danner Fort Lewis boots, I put a lot of miles on in all kinds of weather and was comfortable and dry.
- Cabelas wind shear fleece, when it got cold and windy this stuff worked very well.
- Merino wool socks
- My model 70 338, another year, another full freezer.
 
worked great-
Shot my first rifle deer with my model 70 .243 XTR featherweight that I've owned since I was 14 and never hunted with. It went down like this: Arrive at blind, walk up 3' rise to blind, shoot deer 25 yards from blind. Never even sat down.
Rocky Forager boots-soft, quiet soles, and my feet stayed warm and dry in 18*F, still comfy on 65*F or warmer days.

Sucked
My cheap tasco binocs, upgrade is in order for next season.
eating McDonalds the night before a hunt, TP supply was not equal to demand.
 
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