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  1. donnieballgame

    Blacktail Scouting Help

    Curious what the pro's here will think of this little place I have to hunt up in WA. It's a military base so a bunch of extra rules, but nothing crazy. I've marked up on the map locations that some local folks have recommended, you can see the elevation and the water is all salt, we have a...
  2. donnieballgame

    Blacktails in WA

    Just moved to NW WA, wondering if anyone had any experience hunting blacktails, coming from the NE with white tail experience. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
  3. donnieballgame

    My Son's First Bow

    I'm pretty excited, lol, picked up my son his first bow this week for Christmas. He's 4 and I think he will be pumped especially since the target has a deer on it. Also got a forearm guard for my daughter hoping I can her into shooting, a buddy at work gave me his daughters old bow, but she...
  4. donnieballgame

    Choosing a good Backpack that doesn't cost 400 dollars?

    Alright gents, I need some help. I've got a crappy Mossy Oak bag, actually it's not bad, just too small for all of my cold weather gear, it's probably perfect for early season/turkey hunting. But, like other hunters here, I've got some camera gear that I'd like to use and no current way to...
  5. donnieballgame

    What does Deer hunting mean to you?

    Saw this video while poking around the Stika site, been thinking about getting some better cold weather/wet weather gear. Anyway after watching this I had to share it, if you have the time check it out. https://www.sitkagear.com/experience/place-of-peace
  6. donnieballgame

    New DIY Kneepads

    Well I was hanging out with @redsquirrel on the Sika hunt and he tends to rub off on ya! I am gonna try a ring of steps as a platform, but that means I will need some knee pads. I hate extra crap so I made these. I had some elbow pads from an old tactical shirt that were perfect, I dont think I...
  7. donnieballgame

    LIVE from SIKAPALOOZA

    Alright, folks, we're about to go live.....lol, that just sounds funny! All SIKAPALOOZA action should be dropped in here, action shots, hero shots, whatever, there aren't really any rules that I'm aware of. I'm mostly packed, downloading maps right now, tomorrow morning should just be a few...
  8. donnieballgame

    Hawk Camera Arm

    Anyone tried this thing? It's pretty cheap at around 70-80. Seems to me it might be worth trying, thoughts? https://www.amazon.com/Hawk-HUNT-HARD-Camera-Arm/dp/B01F8FAIQC/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1534792944&sr=8-7&keywords=hunting+camera+arm
  9. donnieballgame

    Wild Edge Stepp's

    Alright Fellas, I got a set and I'm curious if folks are doing mods, I just watched 2 youtube video's of folks that did some mods. One swapped out the rope for amstel, the other cut a hole in the bag. Was curious what you guys thought. Cutting the bottom out, seems like your stepps would fall...
  10. donnieballgame

    WTB/Rent John Eberhart DVD's, Hunting Beast DVD's and John Bear DVD's

    Curious if folks out there have DVD's they are willing to rent or sell. It looks like John Eberhart has 4 DVD's, while Dan at The Hunting Beast has 6 on deer, 1 turkey, and 1 bear. Looks like Fred Bear has 4 DVD's.
  11. donnieballgame

    SikaPalooza - Oct 05-08, 2018 Official Thread

    ***ATTENTION SADDLE NATION!!*** Sikapalooza will take place 5-8 October 2018 in Maryland in the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge and the Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area. Hunting Blackwater Wildlife Refuge(BWR), I’m hoping they will let me pick up these for the group as they can only be...
  12. donnieballgame

    Kayak Recommendation

    Alright if it's here somewhere I couldn't find it. I know folks were talking about a kayak group buy, and again I couldn't find it. I'm wondering weekday folks would recommend for fishing hunting, etc. Mostly lakes rivers, but possibly the Sound in WA. I like the idea of the pedal drive...
  13. donnieballgame

    Hawk Helium Cut Off Ideas

    Alright, gents, I just bought some Hawk Helium cut off steps from @Rymanco and I got them today. My original idea was to make some mini one step sticks out of them. 2 custom brackets and an amstel rope mod and I'm done. I was thinking with a serious aider they might be worth the trouble...
  14. donnieballgame

    Question for the Whoopie Sling Experts

    I was lucky enough to win one of Ernie's XOP post platforms at Saddlepalooza and Ernie set it up with a whoopie sling and I just can't seem to get the hang of it. I was wondering if there was a trick to it. It seems like to me that it doesn't always cynch down on the rope and hold tight, half...
  15. donnieballgame

    Wild Edge Stepp Rope Length

    I'm looking at adding a set of WE stepps to my climbing methods for next year and I was curious what folks thought about rope length. My initial thought was to get the 8 foot ropes so I can tackle bigger trees but maybe that won't happen enough for the extra weight/bulk. Thoughts? Sent from...
  16. donnieballgame

    Meat Eater Podcast Live Tour

    Not sure if folks listen to the Meateater Podcast, I love it, it's a lot easier for me than watching the shows, but they are doing a live tour, see they link below. I'm going to the Columbus OH show on the 21st of June, anyone else going? https://www.meateater.live Sent from my SM-G930V...
  17. donnieballgame

    Moving to Washington sometime next year

    Well, now that I'm all settled in Northern Virginia and Saddle hunting, I found out I'm moving yesterday. It will be sometime early next year, and I won't know the exact timing until I get orders. We're moving to the Seatle WA area, I looked on the map and noticed there are 2 other SH's in WA...
  18. donnieballgame

    #KeepitPublic

    Just saw this on Twitter, figured I'd share it here, hopefully, some folks feel as I do and can help keep the public land in public hands and sign the petition or even donate. http://sportsmenscountry.org/
  19. donnieballgame

    9 Months till November

    Just saw this, had to post! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
  20. donnieballgame

    Noobie Advice/Info

    *****UPDATED 15 June 18***** My older brother reached out a while back and asked for some links to help out a buddy that was thinking about saddle hunting. I was really excited because for a second I thought my older brother was finally coming around..... Please let me know if you find any...
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