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last time I checked, 6, 23S, 22S, 19A, 27 and 24A and B were CLOSED. 23N was still open.

Amanda, I cannot view any photos- even the ones I have posted unless I am logged in- neither can my buddy as we were on the phone talking about it and he said their were no photos. I told him to log on- he did and they popped right up- don't know what to tell you. OK, I just checked again as I WAS able to view photos. This is the first time that I have been able to. Most of the time they are just not there. When I log in, they appear. Same thing for birdog as he was asking me where they were. They work fine tonight though!

Mine depends on whether I am taking a tripod or not, spotting scope and in the winter hunts- more survival gear. A light pack for me is about 15# and a heavy about 32#. It makes for long days sometimes! I carry an 80mm spotting scope and it is not light.

I once saw two bucks in the back of a Scout pickup (International) at the circle K in Superior. One deer was a forky and they other a 3x3 with eyeguards. Neither buck weighed over 40# on the hoof and both had antlers the diameter of a yellow #2 school pencil. The 3 pt was about 9" wide. His teeth were worn to nothing- an old buck. The old guy who had them wouldn't tell me what range they were from. Amazingly small- think of how tiny the bed is on an International Scout!!!

All you guys that are calling this summer are ruining it for any chance to take them when they have fur. I'm not sure I see the point. Why don't you wait until the first of November and kill them when they are starting to get prime? I guess I don't like the idea of shooting coyotes with dens and pups right now. That's my rant!

I am not an expert on this but I believe that as long as its not posted their is not alot the land owner can do. Its just common courtesy to try to find out who owns the land and get permission. Their is nothing I like more than to have someone ask first before they enter. They may just want to be out to shoot some yotes, and maybe I don't want them to, or anything simular. The bond that you build with that hunter is great from our view because it acts as another set of eyes when we are not there! I know if its properly posted, you should see signs every 1/4 mile or signs at the 1/4 mile on the corners and Orange stakes painted on three sides a 1/4 mile in between the signs. Knowing the rules and just taking a minute to talk to someone could make a huge difference in where you hunt from years to come. I can say that on my property I have times of the year that I do not let people on to hunt. There is nothing worse than a truck or atv hitting the dirt roads after a rain. It will get you tossed out before you know it! Ben Under Arizona trespassing laws, the landowner or steward must properly post REAL PROPERTY. If you enter private land that is not posted, you can be asked to leave, but cannot be cited. The deputy was wrong if he told you the burden was on you. In Colorado this is true, but not in Arizona. I have hunted on private lands a lot that aren't posted. If they don't want hunters, they will post it. You cannot enter a fenced residential or commercial YARD but just crossing a cattle fence in the wide opens is a completely different matter.

I think there is enough to hold them longer this year. I once counted 430 elk in a long meadow by Beaverhead in unit 27 one year. It was awesome. I had a bull tag in unit 10 last year and on Thursday morning I hiked a couple miles into my spot and counted 140+ elk from one spot- then a plane came in and broke them up- repeatedly buzzing the herd and scattering them 5 different directions. If I had been carrying a rifle, i would have been real tempted to shoot the plane down. later, when I complained, found out it was G&F flying. I lost a lot of respect for the Dept after that hunt.

I went to the link and, of course, it required registration to see the pics. I went through that when Brock posted his story on there of his big buck. I didn't join, but in all fairness, I cannot view pics on here unless I am signed in. What gives?? Dennis

Nice bull- way to start off the year. I agree that those are copywrited photos and if Chad doesn't want them on here, Amanda is obligated to remove them. I wish there wasn't so much jealousy against the auction hunters- there are only a few of these guys- they are pumping money into the management- not hurting us one bit! Dennis

That is a great buck, first or not!

That rifle wasn't worth $500. It was in horrible shape. Good Call.

I have one on my Mt rifle and it is floated as well. about 3/4" from the forend. If I had a #4 barrel that required it, I would look elsewhere for a problem.

Great pics- looks like a fine place.

Doug- I've been there! Didn't have snow when I was there though!! Scenery My little buck

I had a guy come in underneath me Saturday. I could hear him rustling around and thought it was probably a bear. I finally looked down and saw his arrow fletchings. I told him I was already sitting here and he was cool with it and left.

Great buck!!!

Great buck!

If you want to know what is best, read the match reports for the F-class and 1000 yd BR stuff and see what twists etc are WINNING. If you look at FACTORY varmint and tactical rifles in .308, they almost all have 1-12" twist which is considered excellent, if not ideal, for the 168 grain SMK that all the good factory ammo uses. That said, it really limits you on useing anyting longer. My 300 WBYs all have 1-12" twists because they were built before I had range finders and I shot 150 and 165 grain bullets. My next one will be a 1-11" twist, You said that your twist is sort of a weird one- not really, I know some match shooters that swear by 1-11.25", now that is weird! You done good Lark!

That one didn't look all that bad.

Doesn't look like a whitetail. Can't imagine why you would be interested in that sucker!

There are two settings on the scopes with B&C reticles. You should be good with one of them out to 550 yds. With the turrets, they operate independently of any parallax adjustment. Most any scope higher than 10X is going to have some form of parallax adjustment. My 2.5-8 doesn't but my 4.5-14s do. You can twist it to the range indicated and most of the parallax will be gone. To really fine tune it, you should check parallax at all distances ahead of time and see if the indicated yardages are correct. I found on one of mine that the 100 yd graduation is off a little and I made small mark to show where I need to set it. The side adjustment models such as the Long Range series of VX3s or Mark IVs actually focuses the crosshair and is easier to use but a more expensive feature.

A 220 grain SMK out of a 300 mag is dynamite on big game. Desert diesel's son killed his bull two years ago with that bullet at 750 yds and it worked about perfect. Don't kid yourself on the bigger bullets. 20 years ago I would have agreed with the 125 grain bullets- we didn't have affordable LASER range finders and we needed every bit of trajectory help we could get. If 125s were good, there would be some serious shooters and hunters using them. There aren't. Pretty much everyone in the long range community is either using SMKs or a VLD such as Berger or JLK. If it has to have a hunting name, then they are using Ballistic tips, Accubonds, Sciroccos etc. For long range shooting, you should use the best combination of high ballistic coefficient and energy you can accurately get. As far as bullet twist- I have never even heard of an 8 twist 30 caliber barrel. A 1-16" twist will stabilize most 125s and they are used a LOT at SHORT RANGE benchrest- not at long range. They shoot phenomenally small groups with them- out to 200 yds- after that, the wind eats them alive. Some of the lighter bullets have the same jackets as the heavier bullets and have a disproportionately high BC (108 grain Lapua Scenar comes to mind) it has the same jacket as the 124 and 130 but can be pushed much faster. It makes a great mid-range bullet (600 yds). Hope all this makes sense!

Depends on how heavy of a scope you want. My initial suggestion would be to get a VX3 with the B&C reticle and you are good to 550 yds no problem. I have them on a 300 H&H and a 260 Rem. I can whack a gong on the first shot at 500 yds with either rifle. There are a lot of good scopes out there. If you want a tactical type scope (30mm tube, heavy duty, big turrets) I think the Burris tactical scopes are the best value going. Good Luck

Some spotters have more eye relief than others. I think the fixed power eye pieces are better in the Swaros. My Pentax has adequate eye-relief. Maybe try someone else's scope and see if there is less eye strain due to relief- check the specs on the fixed eye pieces, you might want to pick one up.

I have used a lot of different things but mostly I use 85 grains H4831SC and 165 grain Hornady flatbase and SSTs. I have killed more game with the same load and 165 grain X bullets than any other combination. Work up to this-my rifles have all had custom chambers and barrels. I get about 3400 fps with the 165 grain loads. I have a 1-12 twist barrel. You might not get this with a 10 twist. If I were setting out to hunt elk with it- I wouldn't use the SSTs. I am also going to start working with Bergers in it as well. These are mostly an advantage for long, long ranges. Out to 500 yds, the regular bullets work pretty well.