Sky Island junkie

I was trying to finish it as cheap as I could without putting too cheap of a scope on it and lucked out. Optics planet had Nikon Black x 1000 scopes on sale for $300 so I bought 2 of them. The tupperware stock I stiffened up with epoxy and a couple steel rods in the butt. It weighs 11 pounds is the negative but shoots lights out, just as good as my PRC that I’ve got a lot more into. A different( lighter) stock might be a better route for a youth for sure

Agreed. Didn’t need a brake but I ordered one from Witt machine and worked the trigger, filled the fore end with epoxy and that thing is a blast to shoot. Bought it for my wife but I’ve used it for a couple of my hunts and had no problem killing 2 bucks past 600. Never thought I’d buy a need more but I still haven’t started wearing the flat brimmed hats!

The current experiment that G$F is conducting is working well as far as for the health of the mule deer herd period. As fewer people purchase otc tags, they’ll go to a draw for the revenue in my opinion. We live in an area with a big population of stupid mule deer that many drive out to “hunt” that used to result in a month and a half of exposure to idiots that pull their dusty bows out and fling arrows with little practice wounding many bucks that go off and die. Last season closed roughly a month earlier than it used to with only a harvest objective of 5 muleys. I’m pretty much a Whitetail hunter and consider the mule deer around our place pets. Last season was the first hunting season in a long time where those deer got a break! Not sure what the answer is to give responsible archers more opportunity but with the population growth opportunity is probably a thing of the past

Sumbitch I thought he was just kidding! I 100% got his point even though I chose to not use the cams to do my scouting.

Ahh yes Yellow front! Of all the stores I miss, I probably miss that one the most. Picking up the weekly Bob Hirsch Outdoor Almanac was a weekly highlight!

Ernest T Bass quartet! I don’t mess with TikTok but a buddy sent me a TikTok of Oliver Anthony. Can’t believe my first introduction to this guy was on freakin TikTok! This guys gonna get some attention!

Wow great find! I’ll give you $50 for it! 😂 Is the barrel brass? Looks it

Got tags in mail today

I’ve always assumed this. If not I owe a lot of $

That’s right. I’ve got those friends who seek out the crowds when camping. To each their own. I’m definitely 180 opposite, I recently sold my bass boat because I don’t like having to dodge jet skiers and other partiers with no courtesy. Now Apache is going to be ruined too! Yes I’ll have some cheese!

Yeah I’ve got a bunch of family in so cal. All very red and not even a thought of leaving the place they grew up in. I bought and trailered a vehicle back from just outside LA a couple months ago and I don’t really see myself going back anytime soon just because of how congested it’s gotten but everyone I met that couple days were super friendly. I get the same feeling when I have to travel to the the greater Phoenix area. Sad

Problem is camping isn’t camping anymore. So many want to pull their $80k fifth wheel with $100k truck outfitted with everything that’s in their home and then bitch they can’t get away from crowds. Take a 4x4 with the bare essentials and find the nastiest road that most people these days won’t go down (at least with a truck) and you’ll get away from the crowds

Yes you did! Mud and sweat for us at dawn in Rita Ranch this morning!

West of Benson

Hopefully they’ll be freaked out a lot more in the coming weeks! We got just under an inch

Why? Wash all the cicadas down the wash?😂

Decent shower here! We’ll take it!

Simón!! Beautiful voice!!😂

Yeah we had over 20” last monsoon down here and then a wet winter. Lots of dry brush now. A couple weeks of dry lightning strikes as this thing winds up is a little spooky

Guess I never really thought about it but the big group of guys I camp with Im the only guero and I’ve got no problem eating carne asada tacos, drinking cervezas and listening to a little Vicente Fernandez and not an ahole in the bunch. I don’t hunt with them though, they’re too serious about their eating!

You could always count on Paul Harvey to make us think! Grew up listening to him telling “The rest of the story” Great video! Happy fourth!

Dang that’s almost too purdy to eat!

Must be a regional thing, we didn’t feel like going crazy and that’s exactly what we had for an early dinner tonight, except regular not jalepeno and a salt and vinegar potato chip garnish. 😂

Friend of mine is trying to deal with a GMC dealership in Tucson on a 2500 Denali. They won’t budge off 101k out the door. Suppose this is why I got close to what I paid for my 06 mega cab after putting 170k miles on it