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Thats a good karp! CONGRATS

CONGRATS, nice job

Nice job, CONGRATS!

GILAMAN, PM sent.

Sounds like fun. I am planning the same in different unit. It is hard to find a "reliable" partner, I am still looking. GOOD LUCK!

NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND...what good is it to report? If you are hunting pigs, shoot em'! Unless it is an ethical thing with yourself, if so you are the only one who can answer that question. Personally I wouldn't report anything that is not illegal. As mentioned before we don't need any more rules. Water tanks are bait, calling is a form of bait, using sex to lure is bait. It is all a part of hunting. If you prefer not to hunt in these fashions, GREAT! Hunt the way you prefer and allow others to do the same.

I tried this approach and it does work good! Thanks kast1.

CONGRATS! It is difficult to fit in a hunt around the holidays, work and other obligations.

Thanks for sharing, the video, photos really adds to the story. I felt as if I was there. Excellent photos.

If it is brand new out of the box, I would recommend you set it up in the yard and "air it out". Maybe give it a liberal spraying. Then some of the "new" smell will be taken care of. When you brush it in use foliage that has some aromatic value, juniper and/or sage seems to aromitize well. Once I used cow pies to aid in scent masking. They were all around the water tank and I just busted them up and tossed some in around the blind. My biggest concern about setting them up in advance is no way to secure them from being taken or moved. I only leave them up while I am utilizing the area to avoid theft. GOOD LUCK and Merry Christmas to you as well.

NICE very NICE! Congrats

Good point...man that really SUCKS! If they do a crummy job like that the shop should be charged for waste of game.

I am sorry to hear about your experience. However, I agree with the above post, how did hair get on your meat if you completely skinned and prepped your deer? Secondly what makes you deer meat so ruined? Can you not still cut it off and wash it? Next time do it yourself. Then you know what has been done to the meat.

Glad you are "over it" now. I feel exactly the same way about "rifle hunters" on any opening weekend. Drive around glass from the truck, sip some coffee, drive around, turn on the heater.....those turds..hehe!

MAN! Why does it always have to a a rifle vs. bowhunter thing? What if it was some knuckle head rifle hunters doing a push had ruined your stalk? Would you be more receptive? I can understand some frustration....but you managed to tag out so let it go. HAPPY HUNTING with a rifle or a BOW.

According to Archers Advantage software, @ 40 yards of earth to your target, 30 deg. uphill slope, you will actually only have a linear distance of 35.2 yards. @ 40 yards of earth to your target, 30 deg. downhill slope, you actually have a linear distance of 34.1 yds. Uphill vs. downhill does have a role in the point of impact however it is VERY little. So knowing this I would shoot both uphill and downhill with the same respect. One time our local 3-D club set a bighorn sheep down off a steep bank. It was 46 yards distance from me to the target. Because of the steep angle (about 45 deg.) we could shoot it for 25 yards and be on target every time. It was strange cause the arrow was in the air longer than expected, especially for a 25 yard shot.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/mwmap.php...fgz&map=fgz click on the # 29-x and it will give you the updates from the weather station.

@ 10:00 am today 26.10" @ Hannagan Meadows

@ 10:00 am 23.60" of snow @ Hannagan Meadows.

Ya, that is SWEET! Post them pics when you get em'.

Unit 1 is not open in dec. or jan. In fact in 2008 it will be a draw as far as I know.

CONGRATS! I admire your fathers efforts.

CONGRATS young man! That was a mature decision you made, I respect that.

It was a toss up between the 22-250 and the .243 when i was making the same choice. I went with the .243. There is more variety in reloading it. They can be loaded with 55 grain bullets and shoot just as fast as the 22-250. Whatever you choose get the heavy barrel and a good scope. ENJOY

Here is another favorie, take a trimmed backstrap slice in 1/2" slices season with season salt on one side fold in half wrap with bacon strip stick with toothpick put on the grill rotate every 4 minutes until done. I like to serve it up with some of these, take some fresh jalapenos cut down one side remove stem and gut it stuff with cream cheese wrap with bacon stick with toothpick put on grill rotate every 4 minutes untill done