John O

Great job!! Good family times, and great memories. Enjoy the tender cuts

+2 for Bull Basin in Tucson. Class A shop. Wouldn't go anywhere else.

That is AWESOME!! Way to go, and a big congrats to your daughter. Great memories for sure.

Last time I was in there he had a Savage 110 in .270 for around 300 bucks. He has that type of thing all the time. Good luck.

If you are near Tucson, try Legal Pawn (520-622-0265). On 4th Avenue just south of 22nd. Small family owned shop, and they have a lot of good guns at excellent prices. Mike is the guy who runs it, and is a real straight shooter.

Way to go!! He's a good one.

Awesome Jake!! He's a real beauty.

Awesome! Way to go.

Way to go!! I love last minute bucks.

Okay Dad, now I'm Ready For Whitetails. This is what my 11 year old son Ryan told me last year after shooting a little 2X2 mulie on his junior hunt down south. Little did he know what a challenge it would be. I was able to draw a December whitetail tag, and ended up signing it over to him. I have archery hunted during this time, and figured we could get it done no problem. We were on good bucks every day, but I under estimated the difficulty of ensuring he was on the buck as the does were being chased all around the hillsides. Nothing would be worse than to accidently shoot a doe, and we struggled to settle him down on the bucks. Most times one of the does, especially the fawns would lock onto us when we got just inside of 500 yards, and eventually take the whole group with them over the top. With a LOT of close calls, and a few missed shots, Ryan was beginning to wear out and getting a little down on himself. We talked a lot about why we are out, and that we will have very few times like this together, and always found reasons to laugh and have a good time. This morning he seemed almost to the end of his rope, and I could tell he either needed to have some success, or we were going to be wrapping it up. After rolling out at 4:30 am on the 5th day of his Christmas break and just missing an opportunity at a nice buck, we decided to head home early so he could have a little R&R. I took 5 minutes to quickly glass a hill on the way out, and picked up two dear. One looked like a spike as he walked in one direction, but when he turned looked like a doe (you will see why when looking at the photos). I got out my scope, and verified that it was a spike. Ryan wanted to go after him, so we geared up and closed the distance to just under 300 yards. We were looking almost directly into the sun, but Ryan was able to pick them up quickly in the prone position and get on the right deer. One good high shoulder shot, and a follow up a few minutes later and he was done. I think it was more relief than excitement, but you would have thought he just shot a 110" trophy buck of a lifetime. I love the quote that "No prize is greater than the effort it took to achieve it", and although this is a late tag it is a real trophy for Ryan. Even though he is only 12, he hunted like a man, and I am very proud of him. By the way, Ryan has now decided he is ready to go back to focusing on mule deer.

Held it in my hands yesterday, and what an absolute MONSTER. Took some photos, but will hold back posting because I don't know the guy. What I did hear is that he shot it in 34a. Casey- PM me your cell number and I will send you the ones I have.

Not saying TTSXs are the best choce for everyone, but they have my vote. My good buddy hunts with the Bergers, and yes they do amazing damage. I think in the end, shot placement rules so focusing more on a good trigger, steady rest, practice, and knowing your ballistics are going to ensure a clean kill no matter which one you go with. I have attached some TTSX wound photos for reference (Warning- A little graphic). Two show ideal shot placement, and the others were a little off. Either way they performed very well.

Javelina breakfast burritos on the outdoor wok. Can't beat em!!

Nice job Casey!! How much in the way of illegals did you encounter/see?

Been loading 110 gr. Tipped TSXs in .270 for years now. Between myself and my boys, shot 4 deer, 2 pigs, and a cow elk with them. Fantastic wound channels, and group less than 1 MOA. Can't go wrong with them.

Thanks Amanda. I'll take your offer to enter the smallest coues contest as a compliment. :)

Way to go! Trophys truly are the memories and time together, not always inches. Congrats!

Pretty awesome. Good job!!

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All I can say is WOW!!! Truly, the experience of a lifetime.

Great job, and great deer. You are right, there is nothing like it. Good to see your post.

That's a great way to ruin a first timer Good luck convincing her to shot a small one next year. What a great start, with so many hunts still to come. Congrats!!

We want photos, we want photos...... Come on Jim.

http://www.nimrodpacks.com/n9.html Used the same one for 6 years, and love it! I like how the lower straps are elastic, and the uppers are fixed.

Nice buck. Love all the points. And yes, I still really like 36a (maybe a little more now). I think you need to make sure Jim sees this one.