Joe we use a 1/2 inch nylon 3 strand poly rope. All you need is 30 feet for most single diamonds, but I prefer a 40 ft rope so I can use it for a Double Diamond or Box Hitch if needed. Hope that helps...Happy Packing!!

Hi Bill, I prefer the box hitch for actual hard sided panniers and boxes in combination with a top pack that is perpendicular to the back of the pack animal. I have to admit that with panniers I use the diamond in most cases, especially as it can be thrown with a shorter lash rope. Hope that helps, thank you for the question.

I have a horror story about someone that should never hunt. This story is from her mother I would never hunt with someone like this. She was hunting archery, she had already shot and hit 1 deer that got away b.s. right. Then she shot a female(can't hunt females white tail in Arizona it's not aloud) anyway she shot the deer in the ass not knowing or carding it might be a female, then she brings her home un gutted gross btw. Found a fetus inside, I wish she would have been caught. If I catch wind that she is hunting again I will probably tell someone.

This is a gift from God himself. I am glad that you were able to retrieve your deer and learn. There is more after there shot ... to learn. Thank you for the comment.

Honestly though, If you could link me to a place where I could find big horn sheep calls, it would be phenomenal. Was by myself descending into the canyon and it was a bit unnerving to hear an animal screaming. Couldn't have been a dog... was too consistent and unique. Being that it's September, a park ranger told me if I was lucky, I'd see a big horned sheep. Found what looked like deer droppings at one point in the canyon near the tail. Would love to know what it was that I heard. Honestly, a feather from a bird also appeared at one point right under my feet and have been trying to figure out what it might have been from (was probably a song bird... but still) Y'all came up first on my search! Would love to know if you had any leads. Help me satisfy my curiosity, please and thank you!

What part of Mexico did you go to?

+S.Jay good points made. Would enjoy seeing how you do it. If you do post a video let me know. My concern has been for the bars of the saddle digging in as you mentioned. Consequently we don't leave them tied together for long periods. Always looking better way. Thank you.

We don't have a big enough donkey nor any show calves right now so I have no way of making a video. I will say do you keep your donkeys out with the calves? If they doesn't interact with them, stays as far away from them as possible, and/or runs away from them when they get close, you need to get different donkeys. I would get these donkeys backs chiropracted, I'm sure they are out of place terribly from using the pack saddles. Here is what would be a good thing to buy if you want to keep using donkeys without hurting them like the pack saddle does: www.sullivansupply.com/cart/ia/p-622-calf-breaking-donkey-collar.aspx

the laziest and most disguisting way as well. not how you properly treat your livestock. kinda like dragging a horse with a truck to teach it. - pittiful....

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Those are great ideas. Thank you.

Aha! Another one! I think about 20,000 of those views spawned from a messed up coyote.

He didn't kill it. He called him in and video'd it.

so ready to start hunting next month.

I thought it was the one the guy doing the video shot the day befor. I just hope he ate it and didn't worry about the horns. That is where I get mad. I used to run a game plant and guys would kill for the heads and then give the meat away. It didn't go to waste, But people like that shouldn't hunt. I hunt for food only. We can't eat the horns so I don't worry about them like some do.

Thank you Gael.

You betcha, Ray. Glad you are using it.

If you don't know how I would let a taxidermist do it