Zeke-BE

Congrats thanks for the story !!

Wow!! Diehards! There's usually 3 areas these type of people do for work in life. Navy Seal, Army SF Delta Fource, or a rancher from Alpine Arizona. I've seen these ranchers at the Bear Wallow all pissed off looking and looks like they can break you in half. Us normal hunters can't compete with those so ill still whine here and there

I can't remember when maybe around 2005 I had a December hunt whitetail in 36B. We got there and we had a high pressure swing in the day before. It was around 95 degrees in December opening morning. December!!!!!!! The next day southern arizona had a hi wind advisory. It was wind blowing 20-40 mph. We still got out and hope to find some calm pockets. I got to the top of the mountain and all of Mexico wind was bashing on that ridge. With the wind compressing up against the mountain the top side was shooting wind around 50-60 mph. I could barley stand. Well we gave up that day and I remember the tent bubbly down on our faces in the middle of the night. Did it get better?? We woke up to calm cool RAINY weather. We still wanted to hunt so we went out and beat the bush and scared out a few does. The next morning we woke up to snow!! What the!! Snow is a better sign but I was done mentally with this hunt. So we glassed all morning through fog and some open areas and then called it quits. That was the most bizarre hunt I have ever been on.

You know besides the bugs, this is the main reason I opt out of the first more successful hunts because do the heat. I work in the heat all the time but for some reason hunting in it just drives me crazy. Maybe it's a psychological thing you think hunting should be cold but it's hot. I don't know. But I'm hoping for my November 14 hunt it should be 10 to 15 degrees cooler than what it was this last Saturday

Also some of the best hunting areas and 36 B that I would like to hike into and get away from the roads have the heaviest human traffic trails I have ever seen. And this isn't some type of hiking trails that's posted these are made by illegals. No roads and I bet there's some big bucks but I haven't pushed myself to go back in there yet. I like knowing that I can glass up a truck about a mile away at least somebody's nearby. Just be safe

All of my deer hunts have been in 36 a and mainly b. The only times i saw illegals was 3 of them were being escorted in the back of a BP truck, and off Arivaca road she looked like she was giving up because a BP truck was right in front of me and pulled over and she just walked up to them. Then about 1 am we were at the base of the mountain sleeping when a Blackbird was shining its spot light on the topmofmthe mountain. It Hovered there for almost 40 minutes. My guess it dropped some agents off and bagged some illegals. While I'm waiting for the chopper to leave and now that I'm a wake got out to take a leak and the chopper briskly spotted me! Don't know if the light just accidentally rolled of me while I was taking a leak or he did it on purpose. Anyways all these people don't want to be caught. I don't think they want to break into your car or camps and bring attention to themselves. Doesn't mean it hasn't happen though.

Congrats! You know I never eatin mule deer only white tail. Is there a difference?

Well done

.270 for the all around hands down. But since you have moose on there and if you ever shoot at a black bear across the canyon I'll stick with the 300 win mag. Just my opinion which doesn't mean much because a lot of people already posted different ideas. Then again that's what makes this fun!!!!! But you want to know a secret? Do you want lots of fun? . Having more than 1 rifle!!!! Good luck

Yes your friend Ryan Hardy showed me this picture today on his phone on the job site. My jaw dropped. Good job

Wow!!! Very nice

Awesome!!

Good lookin buck

Congrats

I would never carry hot! My brother had a .243 wssm with a 2lb trigger. Chambered one and set it on his lap while calling yotes, but being a safe hunter he made sure the barrel was pointed on the opposite side of his hunting buddy and while just sitting there it went off. Don't know if it was the trigger or something else happen. Have fun, shoot strait, and be safe!!! Good Luck

Awesome!!!

Stomp 442 I'm only quoting from what I have read and off the Nosler site. I know I'm Butchering my own thread here but how does one know that? Are there other 3 rd parties doing the measures? Or are we able to do the measures of the B.C. Ourselves? I never really messed with much of that other than reading it in a book.

So my up date on my gun is that the w760 is pumping the speed. Nosler book most accurate load for the 760 is their max load of 53.0, books says 3018 fps but I'm cranking out 3060 fps with that load. Huh all my slow burning powders can't get anywhere but my fast 760 burning powder goes even faster. I went out Friday to sight in my new vortex scope and checking the accuracy of that round. I was shooting 1" to 1-1/4" grouping. Should I stick with that and maybe back off a grain of powder and see if I can get a better grouping??? About the 130 grain yes I've heard that is the prime round. But I think times are changing. That 140 grain accubound shoots a B.C of 0.496 while the best B.C. For the 130 grain is shooting 0.435 plus a little more knock down power in which I'm searching for those 400 -500 yard shots. But the 150 grain accubond Long Range has a B.C. Of 0.625 and groups very well. However I've (read) on a few sites they all have the same problem of not mushrooming within 400 yards. A quite of bit of hunters said that it just past right through them and were displeased with it. One guy called up Nosler and they said that you shoot the deer to close. ????? Ok??? Most of them were saying just stick with the regular accubond. Like I said I read this somewhere.

Awesome story! I could put up with all if I had to nuts it's the 18 hour drive by yourself that gets me. Good humtin!!!

Great story thanks for sharing. I can't wait for my boys to be the age your boys are to take with me.

But let's be clear I don't ever laugh at the pain and suffering of the animal that needs to be finished off

I didn't read anyone say anything wrong about showing excitement, but if you're initial reaction is "lol" after you shoot an animal. you're a different person than me. AZlance, you really don't feel anything when you have to walk up and finish off a wounded animal? You guys are cold as ice. I sat here reading all of these and didn't know where I stand. I guess right in the middle. I do enjoy the hunt, the shot, and the reaction of the shot. I shout for joy, and high five. I love popping a dove or a quail when you have that feather burst shot! I love seeing a coyote flip backwards after you take him. I love being out doors and do see the animals as beautiful. I love the meat I get. But yes Trophy hunter when I do see an animal suffering I feel bad. I prefer to see these die in the split second of the shot is taken. I don't want them to suffer, but can't help but laugh at some reaction you get. I would say a lot of people I know are like me, but that's my opinion and I could be totally wrong. But food for thought?? What about the bow hunters? They are shooting a triangle knife through them and it usually takes 5 minutes to an hour till they die. Yes there is a little sympathy for them but I'm to excited!

Why are there some that can dish it, but if they get it back they can't take it. You see it in Comedy shows but for some reason if it was flip flop it is consider racist.

That's a cruel thing to do! Only giving us 1 picture with no story

Good point Daverp! Years ago I went on a buddies javalina hunt and they were told by someone to go to this secret spot, because the year before 8 people in their party all bagged out by day two and no one was back there. That year when we got there, there were maybe 10 camps and everyone we ran into herd the same story. I believe only one person bagged out.