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If sale falls through I'll take them.

So they won't be any better than last year? That sucks. I hope you're wrong. What's it going to take to be better than 500?Number one a good and healthy quarterback. I would make that number 2 actually, number 1 being a good offensive line. Bradford has a better arm than Drew Stanton and better than Blaine Gabbert. So if he can stay healthy....

So they won't be any better than last year? That sucks. I hope you're wrong. What's it going to take to be better than 500?

I agree. Bradford is just a bridge guy. They're only signing him to one year contract with a second year option. It doesn't matter who they signed until they fix that O-line. Why sign a big $ QB only to have him get beat up? And if you spend all your $ on the QB, then you don't have any $ to fix the O-line and get another receiver and tight end. Worst case, Bradford gets injured again. Best case, he stays healthy and lights it up. We'll see. In the meantime, spend the money you saved on fixing the rest of the team.

Thanks. I will.

Thanks Lance. If I draw a tag I will contact you.

Yup. It takes very little time to run. Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!

Is it over?

Rossislider, I'm curious what you decided to go with? After this year's elk hunt in a summer tent with temps in single digits, I won't do that again.

We had the late 4A hunt. As for success rates, the posted success rate was 25%, and we had 4 of us with tags, and filled one tag: 1/4 so for us the success was right on with the posted rate. Tough hunt. Also the driest I've ever seen. 80 to 90% of the water holes were dry. My truck had a thick film of dust inside and out. Full moon, super moon made it really tough, and the elk were only moving at night. With 5 minutes of shooting light left on day 4, Adrian caught a couple bulls sneaking in to water. got a nice young 6x6, unbroken which surprised me for this time of year.

I have 3 more shifts to work then heading up!

Man that's solid right there!

I've done canvas tent is sub-freezing weather multiple times. A good sleeping bag is a must. We basically use old scout wall tents hooked together with a wood stove in the middle. The middle stays warm, but when it's brutal cold the cold seeps in the end of the tent. The downside is no one wants to get up in the middle of the night to put wood in the stove. I will probably invest in a new wall tent in future. The times I've slept in friend's campers, the heater kept it so warm I basically slept on top of my sleeping bag in my skivvies.

yes but what kind of try hard would do such a thingOne who wanted to hunt close to houses. You can't hunt any closer to houses with a bow than you can with a gun legally can you? Good question. No loud bang to alert the whole town.

Congrats to your brother

6 for 6! That's totally awesome

Yah, I always seem to get at least one finger cut no matter how careful I'm trying to be.

Personally, I would like to see less roads. In the unit we're hunting this year, there are very few places you can hike more than a mile from a road before hitting another road.

Awesome bull! Good write-up and pics. Lance, your posts are always among my favorites.

It was years ago, but I went with Ironman. Solid steel instead of hollow tubes.

My wife bought me a Canyon cooler last year. They're based here in AZ, in Flagstgaff I think... They had some "blemished" stuff on sale for half price. Honestly, I couldn't figure out what was supposed to be blemished on the one I got. Works great.

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I also use snake chaps. They're also great when the catclaw and cactus get thick. They don't breathe so they are hot. but I wear them with shorts in hot weather and not so bad.

Had a friend forget his tag one year. He drove back, and his wife drove half way to meet him. I fogot my rifle sling once. Borrowed friend's off his rifle after he tagged out on opening morning. My mantra is, "license, tag, rifle, ammo, boots, knife". I figure I can hunt as long as I have those things, and can borrow or buy or make do without everything else.