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First buck was archery summer hunt. Had a kid with me I was taking under my wing. Sitting under a giant hollowed out oak. Saw a buck in the distance at a full on run coming right to us. Hit the sleeping kid said "look look!". Buck runs straight up to us at 10 yards and turns perfectly broadside and looks back the way he came. Popped off a quick shot at his ticker and nailed his jugular instead, he runs around in two circles and drops over. Didn't know what just happened then I see a guy on a mountain bike coming up the dirt road we drove in on. He pushed it right to me. Couldn't have worked out better. It was a little spike coues in velvet. I'll never forget it.

Did you ever think you’d live in a world where $7k isn’t even enough to get a nice used car unless you’re lucky.

1978, I was 10 years old. Shot a fork horn coues. Iron sights, lever action 30/30. My Mom and Dad were there and after we gutted him my Dad pointed me to camp and I drug him back myself while they continued hunting. Child neglect by today’s standards 😂

Looking to sell my Swaro Big Eyes / Twin Spotters. Have loved every second of owning them but need to fund a new project and want someone else to enjoy using them. Used them in Ol’ Mexico to verify size of bucks from a long way off. What I dig about them is that you don’t have to strain your eyes squinting into a single spotter for hours on end. I also like the fact that they are variable zoom, so you can find a buck and zoom from 25x to 50x in a second. If you’ve ever wanted to count ticks on a Coues deer from a mile out, these are for you! Here's everything included in the sale: 2x Swarovski STS-65 (Non-HD) Spotting Scopes 2x Swarovski 25-50x Wide Angle Eyepiece Both sets of spotting scopes & eyepieces were sent into Swaro for deep cleaning & checkup last year Wells Manufacturing Spotting Scope Mount Sirui TY-70A Quick Release Plate Heavy Duty/Padded Storage Bag Asking $4100 for the whole package, cash FTF. Not interested in splitting it up. Happy to answer any questions you might have. -MM

I bought the same reel about 35 years ago, still going strong. Mine is Gold. I bet if you call Dave’s feel service in Illinois he can answer any questions. I packed up three of my reel including my ABU and had him go through all of them. They came back as nice mechanically as the day they were made.

Gas $$$ is outta control. GLWS.

I thought I found a good deal just under $7k. Now 3k later it has a new timing chain and fixed a couple leaks that didn’t show up on original inspection. Luckily our original budget was $10k. LoL

Posted that awhile ago when I was in a jam and forgot about it. Realized yesterday and fixed it. And selling local doesn't cost me gas money.

I heard he’s only averaging like 15k steps a day rn.

Sold

I know it’s not the 105 but blue collar reloading has the 109’s in stock

What are you shooting. 6BR or 6mm dasher? These are hard to find unfortunately.

https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/500-berger-105-hybrids.7129549/

196 lotto tickets/ coin tosses 😜 Just kidding, stay safe yall

https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/berger-105-hybrid.304662/

I shot itabout 250yds with a 243 thru both lungs in 5b opening morning 1990

My two brothers took me hunting for deer the first time about 1983 when I was in my 20's. I never got to shoot at anything until 1985. I was a total rookie and wasn't even sure I would be able to tell a mulie from a Coues. That year my brother Mike and I were down to our last day in December and were both looking forward to getting to town and having a nice breakfast that we didn't have to clean the dishes from. We decided we would give it one more shot and go check out a ridge line we knew we could glass from. There was some patchy snow, and it was pretty cold that morning. When we got out of the truck we split up and I ever so slowly crept my way along the top. I remember thinking how I wanted to walk as slow and quiet as possible so IF there was anything below me, he wasn't going to hear me before I saw him. I worked my way around a big round juniper and when I finally had a good view of the canyon below me, I looked over and instantly saw a big antlered deer staring at me. He was about 75 yards away, standing broadside and he was sky lined on a small rocky outcropping. My heart started pounding like crazy and I was in shock that he was actually there. Buck fever hit me like a ton of bricks, and I started power shaking. I raised my rifle up and when I tried to line him up, I breathed on my scope and completely fogged it up. It was so cold it stayed fogged for what seemed like an eternity. I had a wool over shirt on and it just smeared the moisture around. I had to painfully wait for it to clear on its own before I could see through it. All the while I was convinced he was going to bolt and leave me there to cry. I was shaking so bad, I knew I wouldn't be able to hit him unless I got down on a knee, so I did. I was sure he was going to bolt at any second, but he just stood there watching me flounder about. (I remember thinking later on that he probably has never seen a human before as this was a very remote spot back in 1985 before all the quads and sxs's came about) I was finally able to get a shot off and missed him completely, but he just stood there. I jacked another round in and this time I connected. Well, I just barely got him. I hit him in the leg, but he let me get another shot off and I hit him again. This time he turned and started half running/stumbling off (in the direction of the truck and my brother) I followed and was able to find him with my brothers help. One last shot finished him off. My brother kept telling me he was sure he would make the book, but I was used to seeing pics of big mulies and thought he was just stroking me to make me feel good. I wasn't used to seeing Coues deer, but I had seen plenty pics of big mulies, so I had no idea what I had just tagged. I was just lucky it was a Coues and not a mulie. It wasn't until my other brother got his hands on it and I could tell he was in shock, telling me I should just quit hunting right now because I'll never see another buck this nice ever again. He ended up grossing 126 and was the second biggest Coues typical taken that year. I have since come to realize what an awesome buck he is, and I still look at him every day and feel grateful. My next two bucks were spikes and I was grateful for those too.

1978….. a Columbian Blacktail shot with my longbow at 23 yards. Lit a bowhunting fire that has never gone out.

Darn tough socks are pretty incredible. I have a few pairs and I love them.

I wear all Black Ovis merino now. I’ve probably got 5-6 of them. I have several Kuiu as well but I honestly prefer the Black Ovis at around half price. I usually keep my tabs on Camofire and buy it off of there

What about BlackOvis? Not sure if you consider that a fancy name or not... but their stuff is discounted often and they make good stuff. Right now they have all of their merino baselayers on sale, and an extra 20% if you use code SPRING20.

The carpet matches the drapes.

Haven't seen an elk in a week now. Patterns have changed with the monsoons. I did find this last night.

That's a good thing, hikers, bikers, equestrians don't mix well with 40 mile an hour side by side drivers who think they own anything that resembles a road in the forest. I would be all for closing all roads to side by sides. only have certain roads designated to the side by sides

Quality of hunt was down but I don't think the quality of deer was. I knew of and know of a couple real good bucks alive that never showed up. Or at least I never heard of anyone finding them. So who knows??