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No. But can I borrow yours so I can kill giants like you do?!?

We finally made it up last week for my boy’s elk hunt, and he made it count. His first shot was solid, clipping the heart. Earlier that day I’d told him if the elk was still on its feet after the first shot, don’t hesitate—put another one in her. After that first hit, without a word from me, he sent a second round into the lungs. As the cow turned and started to go down, he followed up with a third shot, again through the lungs. She dropped instantly, clean and quick. Hardly any meat damage, and we came away with just over 100 pounds of ground elk.

The boy and I got out in the woods over Christmas break chasing ducks and geese. As usual I didn't take enough pictures but I did snap a few. Anyone have suggestions for 20ga duck loads? Right now he is shooting 3in #4 Faststeel loads and they aren't working as well as I would like. My son is a pretty good shot and doesn't burn through ammo on sketchy shots so I don't mind spending a little extra on some better ammo. Last weekend he knocked the same duck down 2 times and he still got up and flew off. We watched him go down about 150yds into the trees but never found him.

For many years I had a “lucky” hat that always seemed to be present in pictures. I noticed the last few animals I had a specific shirt. Now deemed my lucky shirt. Anyone else have a lucky shirt or hat??

I saw that, I think we are still a 5-10 years away for common use, but it is coming. Be interesting to see the impact.... the anti SXS hunters are going to have a cow and those landowners in Montana, Wyoming, etc that block millions of acres of NF, will probably blow a gasket

I found it. Not a good look. I was helping a friend hunt in 2023 and he had 2 crippled birds that I recovered. The suckers stood up, spread their wings and were wanting a fight. I wouldn't have carried a live one on my shoulders. I was glad I watched Karate Kid as a youngster. I know that the Crane Technique is not to be messed with. You have to sweep the leg.........

Man what a blessed week! To have the opportunity to go to desert. Have you guys seen the desert lately? So beautiful! Beautiful weather! And to have the ability to harvest a beautiful buck, man I'm...I have no words, I'm just so thankful! Then I go to one of the metro units and took a javalina with my bow! Wow! Happy Birthday to me I guess! Thank you Lord for the opportunity and the ability!

Looking to sell my truck it’s got a new motor turbo clutch it’s a flawless truck have all paperwork professionally done invested over 8,000 in motor truck has no rust. Sun roof power windows ac work great it’s a 22re new shocks has bfg mt tires 15,000 obo looking to fund for a bigger truck to take grandsons out not just 1 at a time

1 male and 1 female AKC Registered 1st round of shots and dewormer from our vet prior to going home. Will have health exam. Whelped 12/20/25 Ready to go home 2/14/26 (480) 707-8681 Located in Chandler Heights

This is an awesome post! Glad to see he’s getting after it. If you’re really wanting to get technical, pattern those 4’s and see what’s up. A 4 shot steel has more than enough energy to break a wing or neck or skull on any duck out there to 50 yards. Most guys switch to bigger pellets when they really need to go the other directions. I shoot 6 and 7 shot steel and bismuth most of the season here in ND. I’ll drop to 5’s if the wind is really blowing. Use 3’s and 4’s for geese. I never go bigger than 3’s for anything. I’ve watched a 3 shot steel pellet break a wing on a goose at 75+ yards many many times. Wingshooting is all about one pellet doing the work, if that one pellet has the energy at a given range, then don’t go any bigger as all that does is cut your odds of a pellet finding a home. You don’t kill ducks and geese with body shots, unless they’re real close, in that case any pellet will work. If you take some BB’s and 4’s to a patterning board at 40 yards it’ll open your eyes as to how important pattern density is. I have far far fewer cripples since ive moved to smaller shot. If i were to offer one piece of advice to him, it would be to take that big fiber bead off the gun. I take all the beads off all my guns, you need to be looking at the bird not the bead and that big bead will completely block it out. The old saying is “if you’re seeing the bead you’re aren’t seeing the bird” and I cant agree with that more.

Ribeye from the roast from the other day. Steamed broccoli and mushrooms.

Glad I got rid of mine...theyre a PIA to hunt with anyway

Hey Guys, I didn't want to step on Tomgobblers thread Pine Box, but everyone has their time, and maybe there's some of you like myself that has more days behind you than in front. Any way if you have an honorable discharge, Uncle Sam will set aside a plot and headstone for you. I recently contacted the VA for prior authorization, something you might want to do to save your survivors from doing so. I applied on the VA website in Sept of 25, due to the govt shutdown I received the paperwork yesterday.

Killer deal. Those original Tundras go almost anywhere and ride nice and smooth. Plenty of power w the V8 unlike the Taco and 4Runners. I wish I’d have kept my 06 for hunting. GLWS

I built my own back in 2010 right after both my parents passed! My wife been bugging me ever since and I just couldn’t stand thinking about it even though I have custom built probably 20 more since making my own! Two years ago we got our meager assets all lined up in a trust where my wife declared she was going to be cremated! So I bit the bullet and put this urn together for her!

My uncle came to see me , he has cancer and the Dr.’s are giving him the long face - 😞 so he asked if ide build him , a plain old simple pine box . How do you say No to that ?? Elk antler handles and elk Burr inlay ….. I guess this qualifies for a plain old simple pine box …..

Selling a few scopes that don't have hosts anymore. The 4x-16x are used and have minor bumps and dings, the 6x-24x is like new. Glass is perfect on each and I can send pics before meeting if desired. No boxes, papers, etc. Just the scopes and rings/mounts as pictured. Top to bottom 1. Vortex Diamondback Tactical 4-16x44 FFP MOA - painted, comes with matching Leupold rings (woops just noticed the orientation, there were off and I hastily put them on to take pics without realizing) - $250 2. Vortex Diamondback Tactical 4-16x44 FFP MOA - 30mm Cantilever scope mount - $250 3. Vortex Diamondback Tactical 6-24x50 FFP MRAD - Aero 30mm Cantilever scope mount and lens covers - $320 Trade interest: Trijicon or Holosun optics, a nice fixed bipod and tripod, or 9mm factory/boxed ammo.

Thx for reply, I see 43.7-46.5(c) on modern reloading (2nd Ed). Now that I look at Hodgdon site, it says same thing.

He said in time, hasn’t been long enough yet

This is a nice looking Stevens 20 ga sxs. It has one set of 28" barrel which I think are Full & Mod. It has a second set of 24" barrels with 410 inserts. So, you can shoot 20ga or 410. The 24" barrels are choked IC. Located south Tempe area $800

You took your 1/4 measurements way too far up. I would say G&F are about right on with this one. 34” divided by 4 is 8.5”.

Anyone out there find a place to replace those rubber latches on the Cabela’s 60 qt heavy duty cooler. Looking to replace the type that that’s the bottle opener on it. Looks like Cabela’s doesn’t sell them anymore and there are several after markets but want to make sure I get the right ones for fitting correctly. Thanks

Walapai Johnny was like a grandpa to me. One of my heroes. I grew up around him, learned how to roll smokes and drink Lord Calvert whiskey straight from the jug from that old man. When I was in middle school my class was assigned to do a report on somebody they admired. While most people chose to report about celebrities and athletes, I interviewed Walapai and did my report on him. Man the stories he could tell. When I turned in my assignment, the teacher told me the assignment was supposed to be about a real person and that she was going to make me re do the paper. When I told Walapai about this he drove his 1959 Ford cattle truck from Fredonia, Arizona to Cedar City, Utah and came to my class, told the teacher he heard that she didn't think he was real and proceeded to enchant the entire class with his stories. Needless to say I got an A after that. This was a couple of years before he died, I was probably 14 and he was in his 80s. He was the last of the true cowboys, or as he referred to himself, " the last of the blue-eyed Indians." Walapai died in 1996 from an infection in his leg which the docs told him that he could live for a few more years if he would let them amputate his leg. He told them "I came into this world a whole man, I'm goin out the same." Rest in peace Cowboy, you made me who I am today.