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What do all figure it will score? Not that score is important but this kid really deserved this buck.

My niece had her 3rd and final youth cow hunt this weekend. We started off with a great honey hole tip from my buddy but unfortunately was an off-morning for the local heard...no elk. Beautiful spot with a beautiful sunrise view so definitely a successful morning regardless. Evening hunt we decided to drive and glass our way into a good area where we always see elk. on the way in we spotted a lone cow across a canyon and set up. 520yds facing west with the sun DIRECTLY behind the ridge. Horrible look. we moved down the road a bit and gained about 70 yds for a 450yd set up. Still bad sun but doable. We sat on it for about 45 min waiting for the sun to go behind the peak. 5 min before the sun dipped the elk decided to move. Neice said she was good and had a clean shot and took it. This young lady is ice cold. Zero nerves. Number 3 down after less than 20yd. 260ai built by axis works with massive input and help from Lance. Thanks again my friend. She loves it! aand a HUGE thanks to my little buddy mattman for being a human mule and savi g this old mans life. blue haired assassin has yet to miss when shooting at elk. 2020 480yds 2022 530 yds 2024 450 yds

Looking for a new home for one of my .243, Ruger, Mark 2, M77. Prostaff Nikon scope 3-9x40. $1000 OBO. Need cash to pay bills. Thanks

The how do you camp thread made me start to think about other related things. As I get older, I still have the heart and desire to get out there in the woods and hunt, camp or fish but I find myself going less and less even though I have more time now than I ever have. Talking with other people around my age we have decided the getting packed up to go, setting up camp, tearing down and then putting everything away at home is to too much of a pain. It seems it's too easy to just stay at home and not go. Anyone else feel like this or am I just being a Big ol' Wus?

+5 inches for carrying him out in a stick !!

You have to just go, exercise and the outdoors is the fountain of youth. Im sure every time you guys think of all the work of planning and packing and cleaning up after but you actually still go camp or hunt or fish you feel much better after and your glad you went??? I know i feel that way. This year I had an elk tag and spent the entire 14 days or so hunting solo. only took one day off and that was to help another hunter. It was a bummer at times but I wouldnt trade those days for anything. A few tips that may help, organize your gear for less work. I put together a small box trailer with all my gear in it. Bunk bed and camp box. All I need to do is fill the cooler and grab some food and clothes and im on the road. when i get back i just dump the cooler and grab dirty clothes and park the trailer. Its small and cheap but the bed is really nice and man its super convenient. I have a few of those plastic bins from china and all my hunting camp gear and clothes are in them, always ready to go.

What an interesting thread. I had to chuckle a little as I can relate to pretty much every response so far. I went on a non-hunting related trip to Colorado earlier this year and after we returned from a week of camping/trail riding all I could think of was all the planning and then all the work of putting everything away was...hey why don't we just go on a cruise next time so I can just show up with a suit case. Yes...it is hard to not "let the old man in" LOL. I still enjoy going out every time I do manage to get out.

The big drawback for me is finding someone to go with. Friends are either too busy or don't want to get up early. If I could retire, and probably could. I enjoy working and at 72 have a lot of energy.

After a couple missed opportunities Friday and Saturday, a buddy’s son spotted this guy bedded at 288 yards. My son decided it was the deer for him and the rest is history. Fantastic hunt and experience. Couldn’t be prouder

This is indeed one of the most interesting threads in a long while. We're all fighting the indefensible assault of time but stay in the fight! Now that you're retired, maybe think that your job is to train your body. As you said, you still have "the heart and desire to get out there in the woods and hunt, camp or fish" and now that you have more time maybe think about your job is to "train for the adventure." Movement is medicine. I have a friend who says "Motion is lotion. Rest is rust." He's right. I find it helps to think of the hunt when the inertia tries to drag me down and keep me on the couch. Thanks for a thought provoking post.

1 more win and my Devils are bowl eligible. I don't care if it's the Ronco Toilet Bowl. A bowl is a bowl. Go Devils!

Im just saying, ASU was picked last and they were only supposed to win 3 games all yr. Its a success already!

Here we go…first off AZ and ASU both beat Utah and both lost to Texas tech. Ouside of that Az has played BYU (ranked and on the road) and Kansas state (ranked and on the road). ASU has had a weak schedule compared to Az so buckle up and enjoy it now because it will be a grind the rest of the season. 🤘🏻

I had a system like this worked out with the RV...then sold it. Need to get a little more organized, but a decent bin system helps. I just have to get myself past the "getting there" step then it's all good for me. Inertia is tough for me.

You can sleep when you’re dead keep grinding lol… It definitely gets harder but it’s still fun and the hunt is temporary so you can rest up and go fishing

I like the quote,” Dont let the Old Man In” I’m early 60’s but have a POS back and neck due to degenerative disc disease. I like to think I’m 29, but my body reminds me otherwise. I just keep grinding… you rest, you rust!

Took my boy and the dog, met up with a couple of friends and the pigeon shooting did not disappoint! Scooby, the black lab is a MONSTER. Scooch my Airedale got a heck of a work out. We worked on not retrieving until released. She did great. The boy did more shooting than hitting, but he had a blast! Great day over all and still as much fun as you can have with your pants on!

What a great day. So many things happen when you least expect. Beautiful buck. Congrats!

At 75, I still have the drive and desire to hunt, but none of my friends want to go any more. Add to that the length of time to draw a decent tag, and I rarely get to go any more. I have no desire any more to go on a mediocre hunt that has 6-700 tags and hunters on every ridge. I still enjoy archery javi because I can go alone and pack one out by myself. I guess I’m spoiled by hunting Az since the early 70’s. A lot has changed!

He’s already talking sausage! Love it

Congratulations on a stud buck! Thanks for sharing with us .

According to dennis(he's in Wyoming right now shooting whitetails and antelope) the lady that owns the property was going to sell the land to a grocery store. Btw our last fishing trip to woods canyon. He had a special lure, which I lost 4 of.

I just finished this mount for my brother in law. I do it as a hobby and I am cheep so I tend to learn how to do a lot of stuff and before Mike Misker passed he gave me pointers that come in handy.