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k so my questions are: when i sight my rifle in, i usually shoot in flagstaff arizona,(about 7,000 elevation) and hunt south of tucson arizona( approx. 4,000 maybe) my questions are will my rifle shoot the same zero in tucson that it will in flagstaff? will the velocity be close enough to the same so that it doesnt effect my varmint reticle scope? i usually shoot one or two shots from my rifles at say a little rock around 100 yards when i get to the hunting area. is there a problem with sighting in this high and then hunting down that low?? will my loads work the same way? thanks.

i actually have and it is a great program, but last time i down loaded it, i noticed my computer running slower. it might have had nothing to do with that program but i try to download as little as possible!

deerslam, gotta tell ya, not startin out on the right foot, us gentlemen here (and ladies) cordually(sp) respond with what we know to people who ask nice and are not @$$holes to regulars, got it? good.

scott, i like virgil cause i love the movie tombstone! cant wait to get a chance to hunt over him and penny!

wetmule, you couldnt have said it an better. i have hunted with the following people: my dad, best friend, brother (since he was like 4, he walks with us and is acutally really good and really quiet, loves to carry binos)uncles, cousins, three guys i have met on here by the names of Doug, Scott, and Albert,(awesome guys), cousins, uncles, my mom, grandpa and for the last 6-7 years a guy my dad has worked with for ever and hes who we usually hunt with, him and his son. but by far is my dad and my brother even though grandpa is right there with them. my dad has tought me alot and i have tought him a lot (like spending 600 on the docters waws a good thing). i really like hunting with anyone who knows what they are doing. i dont really like hunting by my self cause i am not experienced enough yet and i like sharing all of that with people, that is the best part.

mine would be my first coues for sure. Azpackhorse, really sorry to hear that, no one should loose a hunting partner.

doug, you know i am there! give me the word and i will take the time off work and am willin to miss a few days o school! do i need a nm lion tag to carry my pistol??? ill have to get my stuff up here but easily done!

sales rep at the local home depot, sellin john deeres all day long baby! make a decent w age for someone in school full time.

i have seen a doe and a fawn dang near lay on top of each other. my dad also missed a 90-95" that jumped up a foot in front of him, like shootin a big butt quail!

coues krazy, when replying, try just hitting "add reply" this way there is no quote and you do no have to post twice.

it depends for me, my dad is an old man (nearly 50) with arthritus(sp) in his hips so we cant walk all that far but he still does pretty well. for the most part we let our big glass do the walking for us but we have been known to put 3-4 miles between us and the truck. it also depends where we hunt, in one of our honey holes, the best glassing spot isnt more than 1/4 mile from camp and the area to hunt is not that big. in another one of our spots, we have a TON of ground to cover so we usually lace the boots up nice and tight when we hunt there.

alright, i have a few choices. for coues, i am 100%sure i am taking my new 270 wsm (unless it dont shoot worth a dang!!!) but for elk and/ or antelope if i get drawn what should i shoot? i was thinkin for elk the 30-06 with the 180 grain accubonds it shoots so well, but if i dont get a coues with the new wsm, i want to break it in for sure! then theres also my old 270 i got from my grandpa, and theres my .308 that i killed my first 2 elk with. but antelope if i get drawn is between the 270 wsm and the 270. pretty sure the wsm wins that one, what do you all think i should do??? thanks

deer: 1 elk: 4 or 5? lope:1 basically i have atleast one for everything, took hunters safety course hope to draw a december 36b tag and i really think i will have this guy feeling! heck, maybe im just hungry, which is very possible.

i aint gonna even post about CHd, he aint work my time, but i did manage to donate 12 dollars to amanda, dont any of u guys laught or say thats nothing, remeber i am in college so thats 1.5 pizzas, or a 30 back of PBR

sent amanda a few pix of my half dog, half cat mix, i will fill info in when it posts.

deer: 36b dec, 36b oct 365b nov I think thats what dads doin elk: 1 early rifle bull(yeah right) 6a cow sped goat: unit 1 rifle, unit 6a rifle i hope i draw a deer and a elk tag and i will be happy! i want december deer and the cow elk tag!

i have taken 2 coues, one being 80 of course, and the other being about 40, but the 40 incher had some neat chartestics to him. this year, i am shooing the first branch antlered deer i see also, 3 points or more on each side. gotta break the 270 wsm in! dad will be shooting the first branch antler he sees also, i will make him!

i do the same thing bret does, my best times is about 4 miles back to the truck in 25 mins. but seriously i really do just throw them over my shoulder and go. i dont know who has it worse, me or dad. he has to carry my gun back and binos along with his stuff also. it is pretty sunny to see the old man with all that tied around h is big ole gut!

i do believe you are right, get that bad boy a new scope and it will be ready to go! has a cheap simmons on it now and still shoots lights out!

seeings as how i am only 19, almost 20 i am naturally in better shape then you OLD farts but seriously i am a tub o goo, one tub o goo who happens to be 6'3 275 and strong as an ox(maybe thats why they call me ox at work???) i used to keep in shape with football, baseball and wrestling but since those high school days are over i have to change it. as it is, i lift a lot and walk prolly 10+ miles a day at work but when it comes deer season, it depends on the tag for some reason. i usually run 2-3 miles a day, usually with my dog and usually in 110+ heat in tucson ( i too love running in the sun, i love to see how disgustingly sweaty i can be!) but not that i am in flag, it is even better! i get to traing at 7,000 feet and hunt around 3500-4000. i will start runnin hills, and just plain ole runnin with my pup here in about june. lifting weights also helps for sure, makes it easier to pack out the 130" im gonna shoot this year. last year, when i was in the dorms, i would load up my backpack with all of my books and run all 7 flights of stairs, that sure helped! ya know what, i think im gonna go for a run right now! gott go.

WOW that is reallllly tough for me! i have a few in no certain order: 1. the 60+ year old 721 in 270 tack driver i got when m y grandpa passed. lots of character, and storied behing that rifle. 2. my first big game rifle, savage 99e .308 that i killed my first 2 big game animals with that i have since given to my brother. 3. my first rifle i bought, remintgon 700 mountail rifle in 30-06, 3.5-10x50 stailness leupold on it. 4. most recent, and gonna be my favorite prolly mauser 98 action 270 wsm custom made thumbhole stock rifle, leupold 4.5-14x40 varmint reticle toppin it off. it is a tough decesion for me! help me decide!

congrats, children are fun! i am only 19 and have helped raise three of them and i wouldnt trade the time spent with them for all of the 130+ inchers in mexico!

the biggest one that i have taken scored 84. this past hunt, i was aiming for 90+ and never saw him. i had several small spikes and forks within 200 yards more than 3 times. what i usually do, depending on the hunt and how long i have is go from there, first couple days try and find a bigun, and then after that i adjust from what i have seen, but for sure, last day of the hunt is anything with antlers! i think the definition of a trophy changes dramitcally person to person, if the animal is one that you busted your butt for then that is a trohpy. i had my 84 incher mounted because he was my first deer, i worked my butt of for 6 years for him and i finally got a deer. trophy for sure has to do with the size of the antlers, but that is not the only thing that it has to do with. what ever you think is a trophy, is a trophy, there is no right or wrong answers!

i think that this will be the year also, me with my new zeiss, and my new 270 wsm and all of the rain. archery hunted the area we rifle hunted this year in janurary and got dad within 20 of a 90-95" he was a big ole boy and will look great on the wall next to my 80.

well, even though they h avent worked, i have seem them and they are BAD butt he has some awesome pics and even better vides! he has been on some hunts let me tell ya! but, he still hasnt been able to kill a ocues