lancetkenyon

Leave it in God's hands. He will provide. It might not be what you want at the time, but He knows best. Good luck on all fronts. A speedy recovery to your back, your Dad, and your brothers transmission.

I have a cheaper Chrony too. It gets close, but there is NO REPLACEMENT for true range drop verification. Good ballistic solvers will have a velocity trueing capability. Use it, and it should correct your velocity to what it is actually shooting for current conditions. But a cheap chrony will get you close enough for a starting point.

So, my hunting year has been truly blessed so far this year. My 11 year old daughter drew a Jr. javelina tag, which she filled with her first big game animal ever. I also drew a general javelina tag and took one about 100 yards from where my daughter took hers. We found out my daughter also drew a 7W bull elk tag for this November, so were spent a lot of time and money getting her ready, with both upgraded equipment as well as a lot of shooting time behind the gun. I was drawn for the Kaibab 12AE hunt two years ago, so when I put in for the deer draw this year, and applied for the 12AE hunt again, I did not expect to draw a tag again with only 3 bonus points. TO my surprise, I did draw the tag again. I was so focused on my daughter's upcoming elk hunt, that I was not really that excited about my own hunt. I am usually one to scout a LOT before season opener, but I have spent most weekends in 7W looking at elk. So up until about 2 weeks before my hunt, I had not done any preparation other than a lot of long range shooting. Well, 2 weeks ago, I started getting the itch BAD!!! I also planned on taking my daughter out of school for a couple days to spend time on an actual hunt so she might learn what to expect come November. I spend a lot of time with my kids, and this was going to be a blast. On to the hunt... Thursday: I had to work (half day scheduled), so I dropped the kid off at her older sister's house and head to work. I guess I was already on vacation mode, as I get to my office and realize I left my backpack and computer at home. Thought I would do some cleanup work and my boss shows up and I shoot the bull with him for about 10 minutes and he tells me to "get out" and have a good time off. By 7:00AM I am on my way to the grocery to get the last remaining items! Picked up my daughter by 11:00AM from school and hit the road!!! Should be to the cap location and have a little time to scout a few canyons. That kid talked for 5 hours straight. It was a nice change from all of the solo driving I do for work. On our way. As we turned off 89 to 89A, we were following a Penske moving truck. Little did we know, Penske trucks can fly like the Dukes of Hazzard car! A 66 year old lady was moving from Tempe to Iowa, and lost control, send the truck with trailer off the road and jumped it 10' in the air and about 30', and rolling the trailer. Miraculously, and I mean ONLY by the Grace of God, she walked away from this. My daughter called 911 as another vehicle and I ran to the crash. The lady opened the door, pretty much unscathed for what just happened, and walked away with a little help. Due to the remote location, and unknown injuries, she was life-flighted to St. John's, UT. By the time DPS was done, it cost us about 1.5 hours. Time well spent in teaching my daughter that helping others is priority #1, no matter what you might think is pressing. On a side note, after we hit the road again, we saw another Penske truck with 3 guys heading to the accident to transfer all the contents to another truck and hold it until the lady could be released. THAT is customer service!!! So if you move, think about Penske. Anyway, we got to the camping area right at sundown, and just drove around for about 30 minutes to see if we could find deer. This bachelor herd was spotted within 10 minutes. I told my daughter the big two point would not make it through the season. Sure enough, Friday night we saw him hanging in a camp down the road from us. Friday: 4:00AM Trying to get my daughter out of bed is like waking a bear. Enough said. Excited and raring to go on the ride to the first glassing spot... Got her up and hiking and we made it over the first canyon before legal shooting light. Glassing 30 minutes before sunrise We glassed up a lot of does and fawns, and one small 2 point buck. Nothing worth even getting the rifle out for. By the time we got back to the truck around 2:00PM, she was whooped as we have covered about 3 miles of up and down canyons. So we decided to sit a very remote tank that was at the end of a long unused road due to blow downs and the burn up there. It has produced bucks for myself and a friend of mine in the past. Sitting across a small ravine from the trick tank. Nothing but squirrels ad birds came in but it was relaxing and fun to watch.

I was just up there, and believe me, I was on the lookout. Too bad I did not see this large coyote, or he would be rotting in a far away canyon by now. Everyone knows it is not a wolf, as they have been out of the area since the 1940s.....and coyote season is year round.

Boomer bull. Should be great eating too.

Almost all of my neighbors shoot bows on our properties. And almost all of them hunt. I am sure my neighbor would come out to congratulate me. As for legality, I think in most municipalities, it is illegal to shoot a weapon within city limits, including pneumatic and stored energy weapons (like a bow, crossbow, even a slingshot) unless at a designated range (like a school archery range, public archery range, or park that has permission). I almost got busted in Peoria for shooting my bow. Luckily, the cop was way cool.

Did you take this buck out by Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant? Because he is a radioactive FREAK!!! Awesome buck. Congrats to the hunter.

Mine ended Monday at about noon. Ended with this beautiful red...

I totally understand. It is not for everyone. I have had great results, and I have had it produce nothing. But when you glass up a nice game animal, it is very rewarding. For lower end glass, I would look at Vortex. Either the Diamondback or Crossfire II. If you can swing $600, you could move up to the Talon HD line. Decent glass for the price point, but the best warranty on the market. Lifetime no questions asked. You could run them over with your truck and they will replace them. Customer service is second to none from everything I have read and heard. Depending on your price range, Nikon, Leupold and some of the Cabela's lines might do you well too.

I love my .25-06 Ackley, and deer hate it.

I think a lot of the problems with the 6.0 are with people that mod it. My son-in-law is a mechanic at Ford, and he will agree with this. I have owned a 6.0 for 8+ years, but luckily only have 97K+ on the motor. No issues, it is totally stock. I would say at least half of those miles are towing at least 8K# behind it, and sometimes over 14K#. The body, even though it has a lot of AZ pinstripes, has had 0 issues as well. Interior? Looks like a 2 year old truck, not an 8 year old interior. The only rattle I have is somewhere in the back passenger side, and I cannot find it. Rattles drive me nuts. Maybe something in the door, but who knows. The ONLY thing that does not work on it is the power sliding rear window actuator cable broke. I am a Ford guy too. We also have numerous 4x4 Fords for work. An old 7.3 w. over 300K on it and still going strongish. Getting ready to be retired though. Front end is kind of scary loose. A 6.0 that has had no issues other than a EGR with over 250K A 6.4 that has been a PITA up to 120K. A 6.4 that has been fine for over 130K. Two 6.7s that freaking ROCK! Run like a scared jackrabbit, tow like nothing is behind them. The crew cab rides like a dream. The xtra cab rides like a buckboard. We have some Dodges too. Mostly 2011 and newer. They do pretty well too. No issues with the motor. Had one tranny need some work. But they have rattled themselves to death within 80K each. Of course, we give them to the tower crews who seem to think that they don't need to take care of them. But they tow just fine, get good mileage, and have plenty of power. I think all the newer trucks are WAY overpriced.

Looks like a perfect shot on a good buck. Congrats on the deer, the wife who took it, and the baby!

^ This. They have the entire state on 7.5 minute maps. You can get them laminated there too for a more permanent solution.

I wonder if the green tag in the ear is a G&F tag denoting either a poaching investigation, an animal hit by an automobile, or a lost animal found after a hunting season and G&F took the antlers? It looks to be fairly recent though, as it appears there are still eyeballs in the skull, and birds would be on this quickly. Also no apparent bloating noted from what I see, or signs of animal feeding on the carcass. Do not put it past some people to shoot an already dead animal. I have seen it first hand. Plus, if it is an animal that was hit and injured by a vehicle, then it would be legal for someone to take the antlers. I know if I clipped an elk and busted up my truck, the antlers would be at least a little compensation for me. I would take them. Care to shed some light on where this carcass is located?

Why is UA encroaching upon Devil's territory? Just kidding...but seriously. Bump for some much needed job opportunities.

BS. What an A-hole.

Is that a Coleman propane lantern in the blue hard case? One of mine died this week. Photos #1 & 3 next to the water jug.

Amazing job! Great buck, and awesome shot from a 10 year old. The adults ain't too shabby either!

That gutless method is the bomb. Used it this year on my muley.

Great buck! Congrats.

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Awesome buck. Congrats to the huntress!

Great buck! Congrats. Nice meeting you too.

Awesome double! I was hoping for that too, but no dice.

Awesome buck. And good times spent with family are made even better.