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I'm trying to hold off the excitement until the lake stabilizes, but can't resist. Just this last week alone, she's up 7 vertical feet in elevation and 101,000 acre-feet in volume. Lots of things to be optimistic about at Roosevelt. I've got a good feeling I'll be breaking the mold of mediocre-at-best crappie fishing ol' Rosey has been producing the last 7 years. Can't wait, good luck and take some kids fishing when it kicks off if you can. They won't forget it.

I have NEVER had an elk within drivable range with a SXS or quad personally. Mine have ALWAYS been pack out elk. Multiple trips of pure heck on your shoulders/back/legs. It makes the plating after grilling so much sweeter.

Well here's the story, ill keep it short with pics. Went down this year for the first time, what a great experience. I met a couple great guys here on CWT that were looking for a few guys to hunt a ranch in Sonora Mexico, we talked and sounded like a great experience. So paper work and gun permits followed. . The time had come to go on the hunt, 1/05/19 -1/21/19. We met at Chad's place at 5am ( my friend Cecil and I ) loaded up and met the rest of the group, 8 in all The trip down was good, a little slow at the border checking on the Mexico side for the guns and had to unload extra Suzuki vehicles and drive thru check point and re load. Great from there , 60 miles down and then 2 hrs on dirt rd. back to the north to the ranch. Arrived about 3pm and met the ranchers and hands, if I could spell there names I would but I don't want to disrespect them by butchering there names. Great people for sure. That evening Jayson and Chad showed us the lay if the land. I thought it looked like the Matazal's foot hills and all. I knew I'd be right at home. The food was so good, lodging was super, hot water heat, clean was awesome . Started early Sunday morning after a great breakfast by momma . Then it was of to the hill, rained quite a bit that morning, saw some great bucks but it was the first day, dumb move, my buddy had a chance at a dandy but passed. He should of shot, he ended up with a 1x2 second to the last day. First buck he was stoked, a had 10 opportunities thru out the week at some big ones. He's learning how to shoot folded in half, steep stuff. So the week went on with some great bucks shoot. By the time I knew it was Friday and we just got Cecil done. . Saturday was it , I had to find something decent. Jayson and Chad and rancher Lupe went on a journey. I almost got a shoot at one I had been chasing but safety was on and he was gone. We moved further up the foot hills and started glassing, let me tell you those Swarovski BTX are crazy. Chad found lots of good bucks but they wouldn't stay still long enough to get a shot. Yes they were rutting hard. Then he found one a mile + away. We made a plan and went for it. After 1 hr hike we were within 700 yds.. Set up and found his does, then a great buck ran up to us at 20yrds, tried to get a shot, not easy with a 25x scope on a running buck that close, he never took his nose of the ground. Anyway my buck stud up and the shooting started, after 4 shoots with the 6.5 Creedmoor I went to Chad's 300rum, 2 more misses. Ranged again , my Zeiss range finder was still saying 655 yrds I was dead on left to right just couldn't tell if I was just high barely going under him. We broke out a Swarovski range finder , the same. Then a Vortex Jayson had, it said 705yrds, dialed it up and bam, he's on the ground doing the right stuff. . took the long walk over and found blood and guts but no deer, Chad said he thought he saw a buck get up and walk down into the thicker brush. Ray the cowboy came over and his dog jumped him up and he went around the corner, they found him days after we left. I put a bounty on him for incentive. It worked. They found him 60yrds from where I shoot him , shoot was a couple inches back. Ended up meeting Carlos at the border a few days later and collected my buck. I was shocked he was bigger then I thought. A big thankyou to Chad and Jayson two great guys , can't wait until next year. Here are some pictures from pick up to the wall. There's one picture of him with a 95" buck. One picture with his new friend's, and one of the biggest buck taken by Jim., congrats on a stud

I’m headin up there today. Not sure if it’s gonna be worth the trip but goin anyway.

Roosey is at 61% and the salt is running heavy so it will come up a lot more. looking good.

Game and fish is not a friend of hunters. They pretend like they are, but they are not.

Your pops is a bad a$$

5-6 ounces counts!!

Nice buck! I have to do Mexico sometime

^^^ love my .270

Got a great taxidermist..

Great times, great hunt! Congrats to all!

Looks good. Chad does nice work, how much does it weigh?

I have 3 other alloy shrouds. No issues with them. I will be doing load development for the rifle as soon as it is done and time permits.

You nailed that steak!!! Man that made my mouth water!!! I’ve taken out a majority of mine on my back. A the rest with side by sides, pickups, horses, even a boat! I’m not gonna let a packout scare me away from chasing a bull but man it sure is nice to see this sight!!! My dad makes a good counterbalance for the steep slopes!!!

I have an alloy bolt shroud for it in hand. Here are actual weight savings from another build I did for bolt mods. Alloy bolt shroud -2oz Bolt flute -1oz Carbon fiber knob vs steel -2oz. Vs alloy -1oz Skeltonize handle should lose -1oz (never done one yet)

I encourage people to do their own research but if I remember correctly. Johnson outdoors is “very neutral” and the accusation of jetboil is fairly new, prior to that jetboil was openly donating money anti hunting Organizations.

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What?! Can’t say I agree with that one

We are getting primo conditions between storms and warm spells such that there is good vegetative growth and lots of holding water. In the Juniper/chaparral country is still showing the damages from the last drought, but the valley floors and the conifer areas are looking exceptionally well set for healthy critters. Of course, I am speaking of the 19a, 19b, and 8 areas.

Capped em both in a closed unit and without a permit? Classic BC777 move

Forgery and Insurance fraud? Holy crap! And according to that date, charges were filed prior to his bro coming on here running his mouth again. Maybe he'll come on to provide an update tonight that he was acquitted of all charges.

And with a 6.5 creedmore...