300RUM

I found this blade while hunting during the archery deer & turkey season in 4B this year. It was in the area of the recent fire. In my opinion the blade was fabricated by a hobbyist knife maker. What I find unusual about it it is how the blade arches up placing the point well above the centerline of the handle. Any ideas as to the advantage of a blade this shape?

I found it near fork tank east of FS 170 in 4B. Saw a few small bucks but just couldn't stalk quite close enough, the challenge of archery. The attachment points are rivets. They are the proper width to indicate they held handled on each side. Majority opinion so far supports my best guess of skinning, but I am no knife expert. Thought it would be interesting to see what everyone else thought.

Once you get it fixed if you're not already using them try getting a tempered glass screen protector. I've broke about five of those protectors but they saved the screen every time.

returning a chainsaw after a year? 11 months. They gave me store credit. I bought a Paulen instead. Home Depot has a lax return policy. I had the opportunity once to ask a Hot Shot crew what brand of chainsaw they recommended. The unanimous answer was Sthil. These are guys that definitely do not have time to put up with a junk chainsaw.

Sounds like you're Mr. Murphy's chew toy.

Can you push him over to 4B for December 1st rifle? LOL. Seriously though it's very generous of you to put that offer up.

When you practice shooting your bow practice from sitting and kneeling positions as well. You are likely to shoot from these positions in the field. You will see some archers raise their bow arm about 45 degrees to draw then lower the bow to be on target. It makes drawing easier but creates lots of unwanted movement. Try to hold the bow on target and draw straight back. It is a little harder but less likely reveal your position. Ideally you will draw when the animals head is down or looking away but you never know when they may look up or in your direction.

Ironically I am. I've never hunted elk with a rifle, always archery. I don't have a rifle tag this year. A 4B bull tag was just donated to Hunts for Heroes and I've agreed to guide it. I know the unit well and have a cabin Forest Lakes so we're off to a good start. If you have any words of advice for a arrow flinger heading out for late rifle season send me a PM.

It's great to see that others were able to step in and keep this hunt going. Congratulations to all.

You can go lighter but you get to compromise. I've got a 700 that is 7 lb 8 oz field ready. I use an NSX compact 2.5-10x42 that is probably about 8 oz lighter. I also have a 20 in number 1 Barrel. Lightweight was my priority when I built it. At 8 lb 11 oz and shooting groups like pictured above that rifle is one sweet package. And I just got done telling myself I wasn't going to build another rifle...... My .280AI was built to MY "lightweight" specs. 8lbs 15oz all in. Plenty light to carry, but still has enough mass to shoot well fairly easily. I could have gone lighter, but I was not really interested in a featherweight. I put some heavy bullets downrange at a high rate of speed, and recoil isn't bad with the Hawkins muzzle brake. I personally think 8-9# is a perfect carry weight hunting rifle. I suppose featherweight is a fair description of my rifle. I set out to go as light as possible and still mount a decent scope (thanks again for all the input on the scope). It is not a rifle I would carry on every hunt, but when I choose to carry it I love it. It really helps lighten my load when I am going to hunt in a more mobile style. With an ankle that is screwed and plated together every pound can really make a difference. That said, a rifle in the weight range the OP and yourself built does seem very appealing.

I was raised Lutheran and rejected it in my teens. Sounds like you and I found the same "church".

What part of call the sheriff do people not understand? If you have somebody basically in your front yard discharging a firearm is an issue the sheriff can deal with. You're lucky if you have one game and fish officer on duty in the unit. There are many more sheriff's deputies available. If during the process of investigating the complaint of firearms being discharged in a town or a residential area the sheriff's deputy believes that game violations may have also occurred he can detain said individuals until the game and fish officer arrives to investigate those.

An upholstery might be another option.

Years back I had an individual who was going door-to-door looking for donations for UNCF try to put a guilt trip on me for being a racist because I declined to contribute. I had to politely explain to said individual that I was by no means a racist and I did have a policy of not contributing to racist organizations. I continued to point out that the organization he was representing consistently used race as the basis to choose who they provided Aid. Because he chose to represent them I figured he was the racist. The poor guy guy about had a meltdown at the end of that conversation. I am in no way condemning UNCF, I think what they do is great. The fact remains that they, and other scholarship funds, provide assistance based on an individual's race. In my book that's racial discrimination.

Lots of scholarships come with specific requirements attached. Would this principle favor Banning scholarships from the United Negro College Fund because they did not provide scholarships to white, hispanic, Asian, or Native American students?

He looks tasty! Are you going to serve him up with a nice side dish of chrony? For me it's any antlered tag soup. I hear that stuff is supposed to be twice as bad as the single species tag soup. Congratulations on the buck.

I am going to help out on a elk hunt in a few weeks and decided to update the MVUM, that no one seems to follow, on my 2 GPS units. Both are Garmin etrex 20's. Both units already had the 2015 MVUM in them. The first unit updated quick and easy. The MVUM updater will not detect the second unit. The GPS acknowledges the USB connection. Basecamp will detect this GPS. Any suggestions on how to solve this problem without using a hammer?

Yea, I used to say that to. Breaking an ankle on a solo hunt while packing out an antelope and having to crawl a mile in the dark just to get to camp where there was still no cell coverage changed my mind. I have had a few days at work that were a little better than that.

I just got back from my deer hunt. Started out with 2 other hunters in camp. Chris, my hunting partner of 30 years, and Joe, a veteran we guided for Hunts for Heroes. Joe was so much fun to have around we invited him to apply for deer with us. Chris had to leave Sunday afternoon, Joe left Tuesday morning and I stayed till Thursday by myself. With other people there or by myself I'm fine. I have done 10 day hunts solo. I guess I am more concerned about hunting than needing company. Well, until I put a bullet or arrow in something, then company is very welcome. You did say it was a unit down south didn't you? There is plenty of company available. Just pack extra burgers and dogs and invite a group of illegals for dinner.

Sounds like you need to develop a multiple personality disorder.

I just got back from a week-long hunt and never saw a buck that nice. Congratulations to your wife.

Can anyone recommend a quality holster with MOLLE mounts that would fit a small pistol like a Kahr CW40?

They can call Tom at 480 760 3868. He's had a lot of Deer tags donated already and may not be able to use all of them. There have also been a lot of elk tags donated and the priority right now is to get veterans and volunteer guides matched up to those.

I thought about it a few years back and after looking at the area boundaries around Camp Verde decided not to do it. You are pretty limited on where you get to hunt. It's something I might be willing to try some year when I didn't have other tags myself or wasn't helping friends out with their tags.

What a beast! Congratulations