MULEPACKHUNTER

My guess is roads are not open up there on the rim lakes?

Go with the 27-60 razor, with 15 binos the 16-48 won't get you much closer than just using the 15 binos. Right now I'm running 12 binos and the razor 16-48 but my partner has 15 binos and the 27-60 razor and I like that set up better. My goal is to jump to 15 binos and 60 spotter this year.

Dad, sister, brother in law , all first time eating elk, they dug in and the conversation rolled on. Total converts, everyone is rooting for more elk tags for me and pops now.

Taking my bow out to 22

At age 23 I was at 6%, according to trainers but not sure how accurate. I know I was lean and mean for sure and riding Bulls and horses and in the gym 6 hours a day. I was even pulling chicks at trophys pace. Hahha

All the motivation I need is feeling good and strong but also looking around at people I know or see day to day keeps me from bad foods, crazy how wrecked physically people are in daily life. Most guys I work with won't make retirement age and many didnt

Ya no doubt, at 6 percent body fat I would be 185lbs, I would love to run around at 195, I'm guessing I'm 204 right now but havnt been on a scale in a year. It takes a ton of work for me to hit 195 hydrated. I think by October this year I'll hit 195 and peak fitness for race day

Awsome, ya pull ups are my nemesis for ever. I've always been 200 lbs and not super lean, not fat necessarily but just not lean and 180. So I'm at like 10 pull-ups myself I remember in school we had PE and had to test every year and until high school I did zero. But in high school I went from zero to 15 pull ups so I finally grew into my body. Haha

There are some great podcasts on this subject and yes I have done this , it really just Atkins with another name. Everything in moderation. Over the past 15 or more years we have tried to slowly make small changes to our diet at our home, we have not had a microwave in that time for one. I have had maybe 2 sodas including mix drinks in 15 years, I have had zero doughnuts in that time, I have not had fast food over , 10 I would say. A few things recently got me leaner, exercise exercise. No substitute. With that said the other things were becoming fat adapted and intermittent fasting. Fat adapted is getting your body to burn fat for fuel instead of glycogen or something like that. Keto is similar deal. So I eat keto 5 days a week then off of it for one week a month. I also avoid as much as possible sugar and carbs. I also fast regularly up to 20 hours and I mean zero food just water for that time. I tested this plan by dropping carbs below fifty grams a day for a month then fasted for twenty hours then I went for a run / hike for 21 miles and I felt great. I didn't bonk or get energy tired. I was sore and workout tired but not like from food like in the past. I'm still playing with this and learning but overall it's just short term, long term will be home cooked real whole foods and exercise simple as that. Get your workouts in and stay active and food will start to take a backseat instead of being the main focus day to day.

Crazy first trip with your own dogs that's too cool, congrats

Super cool congrats to you guys

Minnows

Trump is pretty happy that i didnt have to change his name to Hillary. Trump has a girlfriend. 20180117_193242.jpg 20180117_193242~2.jpg If you breed I want on the puppy list?????

Better late than never, finally made some time to dig some pics out from your hunt. Relive a little.

The best has to be the bargain cave at cabelas, rain jacket for 200 bucks is no bargain. They had a vortex scope for the same price as new one on sale in the same store. Haha just have to be on your toes and take these places for what they are.

Super cool congrats

I don't know about those items but I have noticed a big difference in better service since the bass pro venture was announced, they must have had a big meeting and some training. On the other hand I'm tired of their bait and switch sales they send out. At least 3 times I have gone in to hit a sale and the item does not exist online or in store, that turns me off. I'm still a customer of cabelas and sportsmans but never bass pro just due to location.

I don't know of dwelling near flag or anything really that would outdo Wyoming but in coues country there is tonto natural bridge and tonto national monument that would be fun hike for you guys and put you right in coues country. When your coming down shoot me a message and it's possible we could do lunch and help you out up that way. I have one other hike in ruin up there but not open forum type spot.

Awsome congrats

Nice work congrats. The camo pattern on that pack looks just like a deer.

Doable for sure in just about any unit, I would say the 300 plus is not realistic, it can happen but not realistic. I was on my first Late archery this year and was surprised how good of a hunt it was. Totally different from early hunting.

Awsome deal great times.

The elk has provided, elk bone broth for ramen base and elk meat for pho. Roasted beef shanks and pig tails then simmered in elk stock to make the ramen. Did the same for the pho then sliced elk roast thin and poured pho stock over noodles scallions and cilantro. A squeeze of lime to finish it off. Had the ramen for dinner and breakfast the the pho for dinner tonight

Here's some more fun, no elk or game meat but still good. Krout and kimchi ferment.

Basically it's all in the stock. I use stock a lot so I pressure can a few times a year and always when I have game animals. Roast bones and scraps with onions garlic carrots celery in oven until browned then drop in a large stock pot with water to the rim. Slow summer for 6 hours min but I have gone shorter and up to 16 hours. Skim off scum as it simmers and then pour through strainer and put in jars. That's a base stock for any meat but all veggies can be done too. Now you can cook any noodles you like and pour stock over noodles Soft boil egg , get a steamer going good steam then drop in eggs for 7 minutes only turning over half way through then pull the eggs and put in cold water bath. The trick to pealing soft eggs is to tap the two ends lightly to crack then place under water in bowl and peal that way. Soft boiled are tuff cuz they break open easy. Pho stock is similar to base stock but adding cinnamon stick, star anise, cloves, fish sauce, and I like Benito flakes also " thin shaved cured dried tuna ". For real simple get top ramen and toss the packet of seasoning then boil noodles. Toss some meat in a pan and fry with little bacon or oil. Ounce cooked and browned pour store bought chicken stock or broth in pan and pour than in bowl with noodles. I like chicken thighs whole bone in so I can pick em clean during noodle eating and broth sipping.