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Congrats on the awesome tag... there are some true giants in there. look in the nasty stuff and you will find them. I also have this tag this year. I drew the tag 5 years ago as well and hope to repeat the last hunt. Enjoy the hunt and good luck. Here is a pic of the last bull I took in there to get you pumped.

CWT where once mighty MAGA warriors once stood, now replaced with RINOS, closet dems, and democommies with TDS. Those ragheads have been chanting Death to America for 47 plus years. Did they mean it? After 305 people were killed in that Beirut Marine barracks attack, 307 including the two suicide bombers, one drove a truck full of explosives into the Marine barracks and one into the French section. There was a monument placed in Tehran with the two bombers names on it.

Paid $4.39 a gallon. since I’m apparently made of money I pulled the trigger on these. All we need is some new vaccine mandates

Good luck on your hunt. Here is a 23a bull from last year. Hopefully this will be a better year for growth.

Can’t handle it so you want to censor it. Sad

Don’t forget the classifieds…the lifeblood of the forum. And a couple of times a year the “when’s the draw?” entertainment. But yes thanks to trphy for keeping things going in the between times.

No cows at all in B. “B” is for bachelor.

Having shot the 30-06 for 60 plus years what CJL above says. You will cripple the downrange ballistics with anything heavier than a 200gr. bullet and probably you're best off with 180 grainers. Personally I opted for the 168 grain class bullets with H4831SC. This powder is temp stable and with it I was able to push the 168's over 3k fps. My new 06 is a 9 twist barrel as I found the newer bullets are much longer. Remember you're stabilizing length not weight.

CUSTOM MAUSER 98 ACTION..., HART 26" HEAVY BARREL .715 OD AT MUZZLE...BOYD STOCK.....2.7LB TRIGGER....BUSHNELL 3200 ELITE 3-9 X 50 30MM....LEUPOLD BASE'S/RINGS....SAFE QUEEN FOR 20 YEARS....$800.00

Sorry I don't believe in giving out information thats on the hot side. What works in my rifle may not work in your rifle. Start with a moderate load and work you way to max. Monitor head expansion on your brass by using a blade micrometer to measure head diameter. Monitoring pressure by bolt lift and primer obturation is not the best method.

Circle k doing the 40 cents off thing today

I don't see many, if any "liberal whimps" in this conservation. Curious, who are you directing this insult at, specifically?

bunch of fxxking liberal whimps, bet you all ran from the bullies on the play ground. So what is your end game for America. Why don't we just die our hair blue like your wives and daughters. Sorry just had enough of America bashing and hindu loving people. Ok now let me have it. You support no one. And gas , get a bike. Bidens prices were wourse and that piece of dirt did it on purpose. Oh no not Joe.

DOGE was a bust. Out of control spending all over the place. Zero accountability. ZERO fiscal conservatism (Again, he did not mention the national debt or budget a single time in his State of the Union!). He brushes off high prices like they don't matter, because they don't to him. Not to mention getting us into this BS with Iran (which has of course been commented on at nauseum....). He has absolutely nothing in common with his base, but for some reason he is still idolized. I mean, the dude lives in West Palm Beach, and the average fan thinks he actually can relate or gives a crap about anyone but himself and his cronies? The guy is a rich city boy bully who is only in it for his ego and his billionaire friends. I SO wish the Republican party could put up a strong value-based conservative.

650-750 plus tip is the going rate across most of the country it seems.

sunrise has alittle ice, horseshoe should be fine. Going up friday

Man I was hoping one of my kids would draw we could done some hunting together but nada for us. You should sign up for the camp!

CWT always delivers some good entertainment while I’m bored at work. This was one of the more entertaining threads in a while 😂 On a more serious note, two of my boys drew the 23 youth hunt in October. Absolutely pumped for them. Haven’t decided yet if I’m going to focus more on A or B

Just wanted to say thanks to @CopperStateDiesel (a/k/a Hunter) for his most excellent work he did for me last month. My '01 4Runner went into limp mode a couple times (a little un-nerving to say the least if you've never experienced it) a few weeks ago and I thought of Hunter since he'll come to me as driving my T4R more than a mile or two from the house was risky. He DX-ed the issue quickly, his prices are fair and his communication is top shelf and the problem is fixed. Eddie

I would stay 200 and under. The 200.20x is basically a smaller 215. Depending on your range requirement there probably is no need to go above a 180. If you are ever in Payson let me know, I have a mostly full box of 200.20x and 205 elites if you want to try them.

Once for 23a and once for 23b

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I agree about religion and men turned it into a toxic state. That being said even Jesus was disgusted by what had been done by men and they perverted it into what you have seen throughout history. Jesus himself turned over the tables in the temple out of anger and called them a brood of vipers. My point is even Jesus himself seemed to be against organized religion simply because he saw how men misuse Gods word for their advantage and turn it into a tool for evil. My point is, you are right, but what you see is not what Jesus wanted. So don't blame Jesus and or God for what men have perverted. Follow Christ and his teachings, not men.

It was a very slow start and hot. Maybe that’s normal - I don’t know. The last week was real good and there were nice bulls around. I passed this bull earlier in the hunt because of a couple others I’d seen. But on the last day - I figured I’d better shoot if I wanted to take an elk home with me. The other non resident from Oregon got a real monster. I met a lot of nice people here and made some new friends - stayed in AZ from 8/30 through the whole hunt. My elk is all on ice and I’ll be working my way home today. It was a really great hunting experience. Thanks to everyone who had given me tips and advice. I was hiking back to my truck one day and met Vincent - while he was cutting up his elk meat at his camp.