Hatchet Jack

you bow hunters amaze me, I cant even kill a blind 3-legged javelina with my bow. what a neat old buck

Dang good deal. I paid 275 last year for a used one and it's been well worth it.

I just added a Kowa 66 to my pack. Between tripod, spotter, 10x, & 15x it's about 13 lbs but I wouldn't want to leave any of them at home. Each serves its own important purpose.

Seems like it's pick your poison. I did the 10x 15x last year and I still found myself wanting a spotter more than a handful of times. I even left the 10x in the truck one day to save weight and I missed having them. I've never packed 12x but I imagine the drawbacks would be trying to handhold for quick scans or when you're glassing longer range and need the extra 3x. But it would sure be nice to only buy and pack one set binos. I have heard a few guys say they gave up the 15x for EL 12 and were happy. As for me I'm going 10x 15x and 66 spotter this year. I better hit the gym.

I spent a good half hour looking through the Maven 15x56 at their headquarters in Lander. The glass seems pretty good but the eye pieces suck so bad that I did not enjoy looking through them. They are bulky and did not fit my face at all, which doesn't really sound like a big deal but they were just weird to me and hard to get settled into like you do with a high end binocular. The 45mm series is built differently and I liked those, though I didn't have anything to do a side by side comparison. I think their bread and butter will be appealing to those guys who like the customization aspect of their product.

I have compared euros and the pre hd swaro 15 side by side and in all honesty would take the euros for overall view. My buddy said the same and he owns the swaros. I think where the EL really shine is the edge clarity. Nothing compares. I have heard of quite a few guys giving up 10s and 15s and just using the 12 EL. I've thought about it but I don't think I could give up my euro 15s yet.

It seems like there are guys who just know how to get it done no matter what, whether themselves or helping somebody. You always have awesome reports. Very well done.

Less than a third have caught a fish and almost half have never been camping... Unreal. First thing that comes to my mind is "WTF do these people live for?" I help with the boy scouts in our community, and while I'm not a huge fan of the organization, I feel it gives these kids some exposure to important things. These are 12 and 13 year olds and they can't tie on a swivel or hook or make their own fire and tinfoil dinners. The group we have right now either don't have a dad at home or their dads don't seem to spend much time with them and show them the finer things in life. I feel tremendously blessed that I had a dad who took me on fishing and hunting trips when I was a kid. I think if there were more dads out there like mine and you guys, we wouldn't have near the problems we see with youth today.

i think instead of shed hunting I'm gonna go out and look for rangefinders, probably have better luck

I'm gonna go for a Leica 1600 in unit 32? But really good on ya for trying to find the rightful owner.

Good work and nice write up. That's a cool buck. You are a fast learner, way to get it done!

I looked through this same setup a couple of weeks ago, I was very impressed with the clarity at 60x. Also a very packable scope. I will be buying one once I have the funds in a few months.

Nice. Tough to beat camel loins. I love watching my baby eat deer and elk meat. she wolfed down some coues steak tonight.

In response to azranger and red rabbit. There's an Allen screw if you pop off that small cap put some loc tite on it and snug it down and it'll get rid of that play. I have the 700rc2 and it's a good head.

Sure wish I was on here at 2:24 pm. Somebody made out like a bandit.

If you go swaro get the hd. If not get the euro hd they should be going on sale around Christmas. I never was crazy about the bino/ranger combo on the Leica but my buddy has a pair and they were very handy on a coues rifle hunt. Optically they were sixes with my euros.

I'm guessing it swings out and supports the stock when you're shooting

Nice work. I remember on my late rifle hunt last year thinking how hard the late archery would be. Way to get it done.

Good news! I just found a bunch of Winchester 7 rem mag brass in my garage!

FWIW, I have a pair of Euros (meopta) and emailed meopta on what to use for cleaning. They replied with this... "to clean the lenses here we use acetone. As long as what you are using does not contain ammonia, you will be fine."

That's a pretty buck. Good job

Better lace up yer boots tight and maybe throw on a snake gaiter. Have fun wish I was goin

had one buzz me while I was walking through a rock slide, never did see him. A guy I know said he had a black rattler crawl between his legs when he was sitting down glassing.

Looks like I got the leftover of the leftovers. Better than sittin home shuckin my nubbin I guess, and it's kinda close to home. Anybody else headed down for this hunt? I'll be goin solo, wouldn't mind camping with somebody just to ease my fears of getting shanked in my sleep. Pending wife approval I'm heading down in the next couple weekends to check out the access situation, or lack thereof. I need something to get me pumped for this hunt. From what I've searched it sounds like doom and gloom, but I'm gonna give it a go anyhow.

Good work. I love seeing bucks that guys have worked for