lancetkenyon

I probably have a 300+ hours behind my Meopta Euro HD 10x42 & 15x 56 this year so far. I can honestly say I am still extremely happy with them, especially for the prices I paid for them. Love them. Never get eye fatigue, headaches, etc. A huge benefit when sitting behind binos for 8-10 hours per day over a 10 day hunt. But everyone needs to go and LOOK through the binos they plan on buying. Everyone's eyes and facial features are different. The Swaro SLR & EL hold their value like no other, and are top tier glass. The Leica are good too, but I can't use them. Some of the Zeiss line are amazing, others are average. Vortex binos are not in the same league as the others mentioned here. The Meopta fill the niche in the top tier glass line at a price that makes top tier obtainable. To me, at less than half the price of Searo, for glass that is 98%, made perfect sense. It also takes a LOT of practice to glass up game that are not just standing in the open or moving. Better glass will allow you the time behind them without strain to get better and therefore see more game than cheap glass will allow. Don't just look for deer, look for antler tips, ears, a tail flick, shapes, colors, etc.

I would pay big money to have seen the looks on your faces. L.O.L. Here you go.....it went something like this. First, I was like this.... And my buddy was like.... Then I was like.... And my buddy was like.... We thought about doing this.... But I just did this... And my buddy did this....

Awesome. Good thread.

Cowtown. A little pricey, but fun and easy. Www.cowtownrange.com Or the desert.

No photos of the two good deer you took? Don't tell me your phone was in there too!!! Sucks to hear Miles. I hope someone finds it and you get it back. Did you have anything in there with some identification?

I had a similar experience in 12AE during the Archery season 15+ years ago. My buddy and I were driving and saw a G&F truck duck off on a very overgrown 2 track. As we passed, my buddy said, "I bet G&F has a decoy up!" We drove about 1/4 mile and see a decent 3x3 with the head in some bushes. We decided to go ahead and shoot it for fun. We got out of the truck and made sure we got off the road. Then I realized my wallet with my license was in my pack, so I told my buddy to hold up. Went back, grabbed my wallet and put it in my pocket. We stepped off the road and we're just drawing back for a simultaneous shot when.....you guessed it... the deer ran off!!! We decoy-blocked ourselves!

Those are not T-bones. They are Porterhouses. Porterhouses have a much bigger "filet" side. For beef, the determining factor is less than a 1.25" filet side, it is a T-bone. For a filet side bigger than 1.25", it is a Porterhouse. And those are some SERIOUS Porterhouses from that moose!!!

Transfer departments? Having no clue what industry you are in, and what the company is like, best advice I can offer right now. I am shocked HR would let this happen with the history between you two. He might make your life heck, but there are laws against retaliation by him. Not that they will help unless he is a moron and gets caught (which sounds totally possible with the previous incident).

I would love to, but it always seems like a daunting task to attempt. How hard is it really to do, both apply and go hunt if you get drawn?

That would be left, left, left.But maybe he was just unwinding after watching a race....

What the heck is wrong with some people???

Carhartt jeans in tan, brown or green.

Mildred Peak huh? I did the upgrades to the radio site on top up there. We saw deer almost everyday in the canyons to the north, east and west of the radio site.

Sounds like he is "all right" to me.

$36 for H1000 & Retumbo. $33 for most others. Beats going without.

The "gutless method" could still have a lot of the hide and guts intact. But I guess they forgot to take the back straps & tenderloins? That sucks. Best eating. I came across a butchered cow this weekend in 21 by the smell. I was glassing and kept getting a whiff of "death". Followed it to the source. Been there for a couple weeks it looks like. Literally millions, if not billions of maggots. I have a pretty strong stomach, but whew! Whoever did it took the quarters and back straps/tenderloins, and the head. Just like a game animal. Smaller black cow, but still way bigger than any deer. I did not probe around for a bullet hole.

I know another muzzy hunter that was after that buck, saw it last on Thursday before the opener. No wonder he hasn't seen it since. I just let him know to go for something different. Congrats on a whopper!

Within 1 mile of any water source. Coyote poop on roads, means they are marking their territory, and that means there are a few coyotes around for them to need to mark territory. Prey animals/food sources. Rabbits, squirrels, javelina, deer in the area mean food sources. They also eat cacti fruit, and mesquite beans. Cover/travel routes. Brushy washes, rocky outcroppings, hills. Close to outlying homes. They love little fluffy cat and small dogs. Easier to catch than wild food sources. Farmland/ranches. Again, farmland means rodents/small game. Ranches mean sheep or cattle, which have calves or lambs. Easy pickings. Areas more commonly overlooked or seldom hunted.

These "pricing suggestions" might go over better in a PM...... A fair price is what someone else is willing to pay.

What is up with "expired" threads???

I have hunted predators in Dec/Jan/Feb in 6A up north, and the only roads that I ever found "closed" were due to deep snow, not gates or signs.

Great buck!

Great buck!

Congrats on 3 nice bucks. How about a little more gun photos and info?