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I would have to imagine that a mother with her kittens has to really raise the risk factor for the dogs and a dog up in the tree has to even increase it more. Glad everyone had a great time and no dogs were injured. Great video...look forward to more.

do you know if the bladders are PVC or Poly?

Mine was a deer load - 130grn Nosler BT

I really like R17 in a 270WSM I have but I found it to be a bit temperature sensitive so be a little careful. I did my load development when the temps where in the 60s with no signs of pressure at all. Last time I shot those rounds it was upper 80s low 90s and I was starting to see some flattened primers and the bolt lift wasn't as smooth as it normally is. I had great accuracy results with it though.

I would go with a 260 Rem...more punch than .243 win, better BC for like sized bullets than the .243 or 7mm...particularly in the bullets weights more suitable to less recoil. A really nice compromise between your too choices. http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/72845/Remington+MOD+7+CDL+260+DLR+SYN http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/78127/Savage+11+TH+XP+260REM+NIKON

Here's some video. I also added to the story.

Here's the first video I have uploaded. This bull was across the road that divided the two units.

Congrats on a great bull!!! What a fantastic experience. I'm sorry for you loss but it's clear you were not alone.

It's a fantastic book and an incredible story of leadership and survival...be for warned, if you get it be prepared for s couple late nights as you won't be able to put it down.

Congrats to the young huntress and way to go Big Bro for helping your sister!!

Was there yesterday afternoon and they had a good supply for those looking. Be for warned they are still doing 1lb per person per day so take a couple friends.

I discussed my BMI doubts with my Dr. and he explained it a in bit different way. He said people get hung up on the fat/skinny factor of the BMI chart when in actuality we should be viewing it as risk factor indicator. He stated that what it really shows is that relative to your BMI what your increased risk for developing weight related diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and etc are...as we all know skinny people can develop these diseases and some heavier people never do but as you weight increases relative to you height your risk for developing these diseases increases. So, don't view the chart as am I skinny or am I fat view it as am I increasing my risk for developing weight related diseases or not.

I have an antique had carved box that just happens to be the exact size to accommodate the tag in the envelope they come in. I put the tag in the box and it sits on my nightstand next to my bed.

I used on last year and have mixed feelings about them. They are durable and the roads on them are very accurate. The things I didn't like were issues with the names of places. I would often find the same name reflected multiple time. I would cross reference to a topo application I have and find the correct names so wasn't a major issue. It also doesn't show the contours very well. I have also used FlatLine Maps and they are fantastic. In the absence of a flat-line being available they are good but you will replace it once a flatline becomes available.

Think it's pretty tough.

A few corrections... I said "I didn't need to read them". I didn't say "I didn't read them" so I do know what was contained in them and only after careful consideration did I pass on my concerns. As for differing opinions, I not only welcome them, I encourage them. What I don't like is when individuals can't communicate those differing opinions in a respectful manner and are unable to show the same respect for others opinions they expect to be shown to theirs. And for change, I welcome it when its for the best. The changes I've seen to this site I do not believe are for the best and therefore I voiced my concerns which I don't believe you would have issue with given you have done the same thing. I never asked the political forum be closed nor to be returned to hunting issues only, I did request the one thread be locked down, the return to its original intent was Amanda's choice - all I did was voice my concern. I understand your opinion on this differs from mine and I respect that and am respectful of it. Please try to show me the same respect. Sadly, I understand all too well the horrors of extremist and extremism as my wife and her family has be the victim of it so there is no need to lecture me on or question my resolve against it.

Unless you can read minds, I really don't think you are in a position to call BS on this. At the risk of being flamed by the more recent negative toned responses that have become common place on this site, I am one of the people who contacted Amanda and voiced my concerns. First in that the Politics have been dominating the board, second for the negative attitude that it has generated in all threads and for what I found deeply hateful and offensive discussion you started. Yes I didn't need to read any of them but so often the members of this board espouse the principles of Family, Faith and Friends how could I not when a third of my family is Christian, a third Bahi'a and yes a third Muslim. Although none of us are what would be called active practitioners we do identify our selves by our born into faiths. What you were advocating for is essentially the extermination of a third of my family. Further, the political topics and negative / confrontational responses associated with them along with an overall increased level of negativity towards Members, Game and Fish Department and many other entities this site has diminished in not only my eyes but in many others. I've been a member for 8 years. For years this was the only forum I ever visited and it was the first thing I checked in the morning and the last thing I checked evening. I was more interested in checking the new active posts then I was my own email. There was a day where I read every post now I hardly read 20%. Additionally, I now frequent two other forums and CWT.com has become the last one I check. On those other forums there are no political discussions and the tone of those forums are nothing but positive - kinda like CWT.com use to be. Now I fully expect to be flamed for this but I speak the truth as I and many others see it. I'm sure I will be called a whiner, a liberal and I'm sure much worse but know this I don't care what is said because I know where I stand, I know who I am and I know I live my life in accordance with with my faith and in doing that I had an obligation to register my concerns and complaint. Flame away! Larry

Perhaps the most educational fly fishing video ever produced!!

Giving these a preseason bump...If no interest they will stay in the safe. Thanks for looking.

Going to give this a one time preseason bump to the top... First is a Remington 700 BDL SS DM chambered in 300 Wby Mag. Has a Harry Lawson installed break and Leupold bases and rings. Less than 80 rounds. $775.00 FTF plus shipping if not FTF. Second queen is the Kimber Montana in 270 WSM. It also has a Harry Lawson installed break with Leupold bases and rings. 200 +/- a box fired through it. $975.00 FTF plus shipping if not FTF. I've hunted with both and been successful with both I just haven't shot them in quite a while and thought I would see if anyone had any interest in them. They are too nice not to be used. PM me if interested. PICTURES ARE NOT THE ACTUAL RIFLES. I'M LAZY AND EASIER TO DOWN LOAD PICTURES THAN PULLING OUT THE CAMERA.

if you don't want an honest answer." Talk about having your Ars handed to you...love it.

http://explore.org/live-cams/player/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls I thought this was pretty cool. I'm sure the activity will pick up as the salmon start moving in bigger numbers.

Quite a bit more active tonight. Still not seeing many fish being caught but definitely more bears.

17 years of waiting to draw the Elk tag of a lifetime and less than two hours into the hunt I pass on this guy… http://s99.photobucket.com/user/scoutm5909/media/s-pass1_zpse14a7848.mp4.html Now, before the calls for the straitjacket get started give me a minute to explain. In preparation for this hunt, I spoke to several people about my special tag and what my expectations should be and every one of them said the same thing – “SAVOR it you will only get it once!!!” So, that’s what my goal became. I refused to lock myself into a number and focused on finding experiences that would allow me to truly savor the hunt. After considerable reflection, I was able to define what I wanted to get out of the hunt. First, I didn’t what to be pressured by others in the field – I was fortunate enough to share SunDevils’ unit 10 Trophy Hunt last year and it seemed all too common to run into other hunters/guides. Even though Chris took a great bull the pressure from others in the field in my assessment took a little away from the experience so I wanted to try to avoid that with my hunt. Secondly, I wanted to get up close and personal with the elk – I set goals to see as many elk as I could, get as much video as possible and most importantly be so close to the elk I could feel their bugles. I was fortunate that I was able to fulfill these goals beyond my wildest dreams. Between five scouting trips and six days of hunting we looked at nearly 75 different bulls – maybe even more. Here are some of the highlights: http://s99.photobucket.com/user/scoutm5909/media/S-louie_zps4d732f50.mp4.html http://s99.photobucket.com/user/scoutm5909/media/louie_zps4d9e1837.mp4.html http://s99.photobucket.com/user/scoutm5909/media/Spar2_zps233a63d4.mp4.html http://s99.photobucket.com/user/scoutm5909/media/Bull2_zps1349efab.mp4.html http://s99.photobucket.com/user/scoutm5909/media/scouttripbull_zpsdf6dd3b6.mp4.html http://s99.photobucket.com/user/scoutm5909/media/5x6bull_zpsb341fabe.mp4.html In six days of hunting we had eight or nine different stalks (we had so much going on its hard to remember exactly how many) on bulls none of which would have happened had I shot the first bull. So I’m happy to say there are absolutely no regrets on passing him on the first morning. On four separate occasions, I was less than 75 yards from bulls rutting cows and at times I was less than 40 yards away. On one of those occasions, I was fortunate to witness the herd bull defend his harem from 3 different satellite bulls – I failed to get much video of this as I was giving serious consideration to taking the herd bull and by the time I decided to pass they had all moved off. You will have to take my word for it that it’s truly amazing to witness first hand a herd bull at 50 yard charging a satellite bull to reclaim his cows. The small amount of vide I did take isn’t in a format that the new Windows 8 recognizes so I’m not able to post. On another occasion, I stalked into a herd that when I started only had 2 bulls in it. By the time I got close, less than 40 yards from some cows, I was in the middle of 5 different bulls screaming their heads off. The experience was so intense I got caught up in the moment and missed a rather close range shot on a really nice bull. . Here’s some video of the bull that started the chase. He’s a little hard to see as I’m about a mile and half away but if you watch closely you can see how big his frame is and you get a good glimpse of his awesome 4ths. http://s99.photobucket.com/user/scoutm5909/media/MondayMorningBull1_zpsa616d18a.mp4.html The final occasion was on a really nice bull we believe we had given chase to the night before only to have run out of light. We relocated him around 9:00am Wednesday morning and gave chase for almost 2 hours. He had a really distinctive bugle that allowed us to follow him for over a mile and half without ever seeing him. Unfortunately during the stalk we bumped his cows and they picked up their pace. Shortly after which we bumped a small 5x5 satellite bull at less than 40 yard. This ended our chase as the small bull although not totally spooked quit bugling halting the bigger bull’s bugles. Without him talking there was no way to locate him in the thick trees so we called off the chase and called to be picked up. http://s99.photobucket.com/user/scoutm5909/media/TuesdayBull_zpsfb25e92e.mp4.html After being picked up we made contact with the rest of our team and found that they had bedded what they felt were a couple nice bulls. We decided to make a run to look at them before they got up. It took us about an hour to get to where they were glassing from. We took a quick look at them through their spotting scopes and decided they warranted a closer look. We had a brief discussion about the best approach and we were off. Fortunately, at what we thought would be about 300 yards from the bulls, there was a small hill that gave some elevation and a chance at locating them in their beds. Compared to some of the other stalks the approach was going to be relatively easy with perfect wind and flat terrain. The only true obstacles were three fences we had to cross, one of which made a serious attempt to commandeer my “left one”. I will spare the details and just say I think I will be going under fences for the foreseeable future. Upon reaching the hill we proceeded to pick the bedding area apart finding only cows. At one point, the wind changed and blew our scent directly into the bedding area. This got a small bull up and in seconds he had us pegged as we were exposed on the open hill side trying to find the bedded bull we were after. Fortunately, a few cows got up to feed and settled the small bull down. After about 45 minutes the sun was high enough in the sky lighting up the big bull and forcing him out of his bed. He slowly fed towards the cows and smaller bull. We had identified three openings we thought he would cross. One was just under 475 yards, another at around 500 yards and the smallest was 540. I set my scope turrets to 500 yards and waited. I watched a few cows feed through the 500 yard opening making me more confident he would walk through it. After a few flirtations with stepping out he finally stepped into the clear and I let it fly – BOOM…WHAAAP! He ran behind a big juniper not to reemerge. A few cows stopped and looked behind the juniper almost as if they were encouraging him to get up – he didn’t and they moved off. We packed up our gear and went to claim our prize. Unfortunately, I discovered I hit too much shoulder and not enough vitals and had to put another round in him to finish him off. Upon putting my hands on his rack I have to admit I was a little disappointed. Disappointment not in the well earned trophy but disappointment that the experience had ended. Disappointment that there would be no more early morning bugles, no more glassing up previously unseen bulls, no more chases through the pines and junipers. The 18 year wait and the most exciting hunting experience of my life were over. There was so much more to this hunt - far too many events (big climbs, risky descents, quads blowing stalks, missed shots) and details (sounds, smells, thoughts and feelings) to include in a short story so I will leave it at this was the single greatest hunting experience of my life largely because of the fantastic group of guys I was able to share it with!!! Thanks to Chris B, Chris R, Dave B, Warren H, Stephen D and Graham!!! It wouldn’t have been the same hunt without all of you being a part of it. Can’t wait for the next tag to be drawn. I’d also like to thank a few others anonymously- they know who they are. Your advice, support and intel was extremely valuable and greatly appreciated. Side notes: The opening morning bull was not found again after Saturday Morning. We thought he was killed by another guy we know Sunday Morning but after close inspection of the video I took and his bull’s rack it was determined it wasn’t the same bull but had to be his brother. His bull was killed within 1000 yards of where we found the opening morning bull and within 500 yards of where we last saw the opening morning him. His bull scored 375” and it was agreed it’s a tossup as to which one is bigger.