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>>854911
I'm interested in hiking the NWT and the Yukon

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>>854911
hows west Virginia?

I here there be spoops

>>854565
Do you eat them? Aren't them like rats with wings?

>>854580
Yeah, you eat them (I haven't personally, but my father reminisces about eating dove all the time). Though mourning doves probably aren't the "cleanest" birds, you're probably thinking of pigeons (those rat doves you see in cities, different species)

>>854565
My best advice is to just go out and try it. Find some private ground if possible. I usually set out a couple mojo decoys and stay hidden in some tall grass or weeds next to a field of corn or milo stubble and wait for birds to show up. I prefer to hunt in the early morning and I'll typically be in my spot 30 minutes before sunrise. Evening hunts 2 or 3 hours before dark can be productive, but this time of year it can get pretty hot. I'm in Kansas though. It helps to hunt with a group of people to cover more area on the larger fields. And a dog makes it easier to find dead birds.

I know some of you were interested rd in this story, and I'm not very good at telling stories so if you've got any questions ask away and I'll be sure to get back to you as quickly as possible. Here's the link to one of the articles the ledger inquire did;
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article100278802.html

>>854467
what was your maximum elevation?

>Bunch of white cucks pushing around a black cripple.

'Murrica

>no answers
Wtf I hate /out/ now.

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>>854180
>8-10ft Hawaiian at Waimea Bay
>people body surfing and boogie boarding the shore break
>people outside surfing Waimea
>lifeguards are busy as fuck yelling at people who are inexperienced to stay out of the water
>be body surfing about 400m east of the jump rock
>waiting for sets to roll in, having a blast
>current close to the jump rock is ripping pretty fast to the outside of the bay toward Uppers
>some kid/dude pulls into one and snaps his leash
>he's too close to the jump rock
>gets pulled outside of the shorebreak/recovery zone
>he's trying to fight it but that's you're-going-to-tire-out-and-drown-you-stupid-faggot 101 tier reaction
>his lack of progress toward the beach was indicative of him tiring out and/or not having fins
>my roommate and I spot him
>we swim for him
>we catch up, eventually calm him down and tell him to just float it out with us
>we simply float, tread water and let the current take us super far outside
>no fucks given, we know the lifeguards saw us
>eventually get picked up about 20 minutes later with jet skis by search and rescue
>feelsgoodman.jpg for not leaving that kid alone, he was panicking pretty hard

>>854926
You dun good saving someone's life

So I'm thinking the claps and taps are irrelevant. I think how many words the person says after they do the claps and stuff is the answer to how many horses there are. So the guy said "Clapped 3 horses" which is 3 words.
Make sense?

>>854241
So he clapped 3 horses when he said he clapped 1 horse?

>Needing to play games while /out/

Anon, I don't understand...a campfire and some good lies is all you need.

>>854117
How many shekels have you wasted on removing 1oz?

>>854117
Where'd I put my wallet?

>>>/reddit/

>>853964
Good shoes/boots.
Something comfortable with excellent traction.
Actual footwear will vary by season/location/terrain.

A good backpack.
Again comfortable, but sturdy. If you're just doing day hikes, something like you'd use for school.

A good knife.
I mean something really good, k bar tier.

If you slip down a ravine and break a leg- the difference between making a splint to stabilize your fractured femur and crawling out or just laying there unable to move and dying could be the choice in what knife you bought.

>>853964
>pls spoonfeed me everything
if you are serious, invest time into real research

>>854055
Second this op. A good knife is important, dont be adraid to splash $200+ on a good knife, bakcpacks are aldo fucking expensive fpr good ones, make sure you research before buying anything. Good sleeping bag if youre going overnight, good tent/ flyye.
Get a good waterproof boonie as well, you wont regret it op

>telling anyone other than family or close friends just in case you don't return

Don't forget to upload pictures to show everyone how cool you are.

>>853829
I go camping alone almost every weekend if I can. Who cares what other people think, the point is to get away from other people isn't it?

I don't have anyone to tell though or I would just to be safe.

>>853829

Camping with others is fun, every one needs to solo camp too.

I think you're going to eventually fall

>>853681
post link. Ive been thinking about doing this in aus.

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Youtube videos can be fun to make. Views are fun, getting doxxed or arrested isn't. SO you know, make sure the shit on your channel is only what you want the world to know about you.

And post link duh

Cheap ones are.

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>>853224
Don't use military sleeping bags.

Sure they are cheap, warm and durable, but they are also heavy and spacious.

You are better off buying a quality civi bag second hand like I did. Pic is of a sleeping bag I bought from a Salvation Army Store.

>>853224
I bought this one and it works great for me so far
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SKDU554/ref=od_aui_detailpages01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I went out camping along the River Tay recently and I found a lot of granite chunks with what I think is malachite running through them. Now I've got one of the chunks sitting next to a polished bit of malachite and a piece of copper on my shelf. There's a beach next to Culzean castle I used to spend a lot of time combing when I was younger, you'd find some nice stones there quite often. Mostly agate though.

I'm hoping to take a trip to the Cairngorms soon to look for some Cairngorm smoky quartz.

Ugh, this is glorious stuff. I personally would like to get into rockhouding. I don't quite have the knowledge of tools yet to contribute too much to the thread.

I live pretty close to Murfeesboro, Arkansas. I went digging at the Crater of Diamonds State Park when I was really young. We did a terrible job with our rented tools and I was with my old grandma so we didn't find much other than your basic small things, jasper, quarts, ect. We did end up going through the dirt next to a couple that found at least three extremely tiny diamonds along with a bunch of other gorgeous pieces of rock. They probably owned a shop and went hunting quite often.

>>852713
I recommend looking for a local gem and mineral society. They should be able to help you out. It helps to have someone that knows what they're talking about. If you are a college student or live near a college, they likely have a geology club you could talk to. I'm a chemistry guy and he's an engineer student, so we're amateur geologist at best. It helps to have someone who is more knowledgeable. If nothing else, you should be able to find guide books specific to your area that give you a general idea what may be where. Unfortunately, they're often out of date, so you have to be careful, and you should research the area you intend to go to first, so you don't wind up pulling up to a strip mall when you were hoping to find a deposit of amethyst like I did.

My rockhounding friend's grandmother has a PhD. in geology, and it's helpful, especially with identification, if we find something weird.

You don't need much to get started, gloves, a shovel, and an idea where to go is all. It's nice to have a way to break rock, but not necessary. We use a combination of a chisel and a pickaxe when necessary. Note: You NEED to be wearing safety glasses if you are breaking rocks, they can fragment quite violently. If you don't have eye pro, you shouldn't be breaking.

The other big thing I recommend is finding out what is local to the area, and researching pictures of that particular item unpolished and uncut. It sucks to pass over something, then realize later you should have grabbed it.

It's a scientifically interesting hobby that's cheap. Other than the cost of gas, you can find interesting, sometimes valuable, samples for free. The guy I mentioned previously uses some of what we find in jewelry making.

It can't possibly be worse than the chronic /r9k/ infestation we've been suffering for the last year or so, so go ahead

>>852636
Sure, go right ahead

>>852636
i live in north ohio

where in the fucking hell do I have to go to, to find some fucking woods that are more than half a mile thick

Fucking kill me

That was me. I hate nature. In fact, nature isn't even real. I destroy all nature I come across so that I am better than nature. I am the ultimate nature.

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>>852540

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Cairn kicking has risen to the level of religious ceremony here. It was only a matter of time before we took it to the next level.

>bringing a small mammal to a place called "Hungary"
>being surprised when it gets ate

>>852293
dogs are not eaten in hungary tho. maybe he wanted to stuff it as a trophy more likely he thought "no body, no crime" or something retarded like that.

hunters man... they really are a bunch of assholes here. they like to shoot hikers dogs because the law allows for shooting stray dogs in specific circumstances and they like to wallow in the misery of normal people as they are almost all psychos.

Shoot back, since I live in a land where we can shoot at the occasional attacking psycho. Also
>hunter troll general

Canadian here so... Yeah.
Anyway where I go the first part is crowded often 200+ people in a square mile; but after a hour or so you get to a decent "wilderness" feeling but that is far from what I am use too. Lately my old spot sitting on top of a cliff has become crowded so I am forced to walk more and more into the bush. (not complaining I enjoy hiking) but when my old fishing spot on the river has become polluted I am quite bitter about others going where I go. I've now started hiking up river 3-4 hours+ to do my outings and all that. Hope they don't go to my beaver dam where I go stealth camping alot... If they do I am going to flip shit. Only me and a couple of mates know the spot. Nice part thou is fads will pass and people wont be so out so thats nice.

So is every state having this problem?
More people going outside or what?

>>852098
Isn't Oregon one of those super comfy, foggy, rainy states? Also aren't you guys get overrun with commiefornia expats?