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Mine have to auto deer finding button

Everyone’s wife’s are making them sell them.

Guys dump them every January/February

I haven’t told my wife I bought them yet. 3 months old. When she finds out I’ll cry depreciating value and how good of a deal I got.

Figure I ought to introduce myself before posting. I'm 27 years old, been hunting for about the last 7. Only serious Hunter in my family and group of friends, guess some are born with it. Got a degree in Parks and Rec from NAU and I've worked as a Wrangler/trail guide, assistant park Ranger, wildlife tech on a high dollar South Texas deer ranch, pink jeep guide in sedona, zip line guide in the redwoods, Backcountry packer in the idaho sawtooths and now am working on a contract with the BLM in Kingman. I like to hunt just about everything, small and big game. I mainly shoot rifles, shotguns and my bow in that order. Had an exciting archery season but couldn't seal the deal. Looking forward to getting out there more this year, learning some new country, meeting some good people and seeing lots of game. Cheers

That's what I here, my wife thinks mine are tasco's

He’s gonna wait till drying period for official but he’s roughly 138-139. Metal tape usually lower than actual cable they use for official. I’m hoping he breaks 140. Either way.... it’s an amazing coues and my hunter and I feel blessed for finally finding him and harvesting. Took us along time to collect ourselves and get off the mtn.

Oak Creek Sunday morning.........

Had a great week on the late elk hunt, my son Clay killed his 5th bull not bad for an 18 year old. pic 1 My Dad killed his elk on day 5. pic 2 Clays buddy Tanner killed a stud on day 3 not bad for his first elk. pic 3 Thank you to Julio for brining up the Mules to help get Dads bull out. also so killed a "RAM" !!!!!! Blessed to have great Family and Friends in camp. Thanks Daniel, Stevie, Wink, Terry, Bart, Dad, Clay, Tanner, and Joe. Cant wait to do It again.

Brand new. Never used. $150

Well I was bummed that I only got out for about a day and a half the first week of the season so Wednesday night I decided to ditch work on the 24th since it was the last day for archery Javelina. I went to a place a little closer to home, but hadn't been in 12-13 years. I started hiking a little after first light and as soon as I got to my glassing spot, picked up a couple mule deer. Two bucks, with one being a really nice 4x4. I watched them to see where they bedded for later, then started looking for Javis. About 5 minutes later I had a group, right where I had last seen the deer, so I was off on a stalk. Like last time, no spotter - always hunting solo these days - so when I got over there I wasn't sure where they had gone but knew they were close. At around 200 yards I had found them again, but when I got there they were no where to be found. I kept poking around and eventually got a "woof" from the thick stuff. Finally got to 20 yards, drew and...my peep sight was sideways. Couldn't see my pins at all. That has never happened in all the years I've been shooting this bow. Oh well, by the time I got that worked out the herd was in the thick stuff and having none of my attempt to woof them back in. I went back toward my glassing spot and remembered there were some heavily used caves & dirt wallows so I went to check those out. Yep, still active. It was getting later in the morning and the wind was picking up so I decided to make a big circle around where I had last seen the pigs. About 300 yards in the opposite direction on a little flat, the ground was covered with fresh sign so I knew I was close to what I can only assume is another group unless they circled me, which is a distinct possibility, but the sign looked like they had been messing around that flat all morning. Anyway, I figured any second I'd hear a woof and right about then I looked up and there was one just standing there feeding about 20 yards away broadside. I knocked an arrow, had the wind right and just had one cholla between him and me, but he was now head-on. Of course now I hear the "woof" off to my left, downwind. The guy I was looking at kinda froze and another was coming in from the right, so I came to full draw knowing he was about to turn. Sure enough, he turned to leave and gave me an easy broadside shot.

My little fishing partner was a trooper today. Hung in there till we finally got one! On a side note guys, live every day like there's no tomorrow. Lost a good buddy Friday. Way too soon. RIP Jon!

No idea cuz that’s they best they make, them and 12x50 Swarovski are super clear , no other glass even compares!

I know everyone you know, I already told them. We’re all going hunting

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I got drawed.

Got the same unit on the General hunt, leave a couple for us if you don't mind.

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One thing I find troubling is how G&F continues to allocate late bull hunts in areas like 1 & 27. These used to be pretty tough hunts. Thick country, bulls not bugling, etc. After all these big fires the success rate has gone up dramatically. Better optics, long range guns, more open country due to burned out areas. A lot more young to mid range bulls are being killed, and G&F hasn't adjusted accordingly. IMO, this hurts the bull populations in some of our premier trophy units.

As a side note, if you choose to use this method, a crush fit if you will, you might want to run just your brass into your chamber to make sure the bolt will close on all of it before you take it hunting, just in case a second shot might be needed. Wouldn't be to funny if your much needed second shot wouldn't chamber.

There will be some....how strong is the question. There are going to be A LOT (50) of schools implicated so it will probably be a slap on the wrist - "lack of institutional control" - probably. It will kill the sport in the short term if they come down heavy handed.... big names like Duke, Kansas, Michigan State, Tenn, Ohio State, North Carolina. Arizona, Purdue, Louisville, etc. ASU won fair and square last night - hats off to them. It's a rarity for any team in college BB to win 6 straight over a single team- ASU was going to be UA eventually. This is the worst UA team in a decade EVERY Cat fan knew this before the season began. This year ASU was to have a breakout season.... that hasn't happen.

Congrats, Bobby! It only took three years and an overtime against the worst Zona team in a decade to win your first game against them!

Truth is, I've been hunting these little buggers a long time. Many youth hunts over the years. It's not common that you find that much sign. Most of the places we've hunted over the years if you get a few tracks or some fresh digging, you know you're close. They don't typically present like that.

More applications + more tags + increased application fees + increased tag fees. All across the board it's been costing more and more each year just to apply. And not too far in the past, you could opt to only buy a license if drawn - no more. Out of state applicants have it even worse, but it's like that in all the SW states these days. Hunting has changed from a simple, cheap means of getting meat on the table to a very lucrative "cash cow". That said, I think we have it better here in AZ than just about anywhere else. Yeah, it's getting pricey, but still have some of the best resources around. I've got a family of 5 and when you start adding up all the costs involved just to get licenses and apply it really adds up fast. If you want to expand to NM. CO, UT - it is a "pay to play" game. However, this is what we love to do. It's our passion, and passing that down to the next generation is priceless.