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That is an impressive list of animals there. Most of which I don't even know what they are. But most of them looked like they were on the side of a very steep mountain. Luckily you do your own taxidermy work. Congrats on all of them.

Congrats to your dad on a great buck. I am not sure who looked happier in that picture with both of you.

That is a cool picture with the snow capped mountains in the back ground and your dog on point.

Got mine today too. Looks identical to the post above. They are built like a tank.

My neighbor had a friend take his truck into Walmart for an oil change. They drained the oil and filled the tranny fluid. Needless to say they wrote a check to have it fixed.

Great buck and story. Congrats

So I am in the market for a new bigger gun safe. I am looking to spend right around a $1000. What is the best safe for that kind of money and where does everyone find them? I have looked at Sportsmans and Tractor Supply Co. but know that there has to be several other places to look. Thanks

That is a great buck. Congrats to your son.

Thanks for the replies everyone. To me it kind of reminds me of buying new tires for my truck. It is something that I have to do but hate spending the money. I would much rather spend the money on another rifle to go inside it. Looking around it is amazing how much money you can spend of a safe.

Was it a one day sale or am I looking at the wrong website? I don't see any 30% discount. That would be my luck.

If I am rifle hunting I could care less. I wash my clothes in the same laundry detergent that we use for regular laundry. If I am going on a archery hunt then I will be a little more careful and wash clothes in scent free detergent and use the scent free soap. Otherwise I just pay attention to the wind as best I can.

I would also look at the Savage long range rifle. Hard to beat their out of the box accuracy.

Both great bucks. Congrats

I am left handed and do everything left handed except golf. Had a friend with right handed clubs that I borrowed when I first started back in high school. Now if I swing a club left handed it feels like a girl swinging. But I putt left handed. Usually take strangers about 2 holes to say something.

At this point I think I would stick with it and wait for the rifle tag. The way I look at it is with archery there are so many things that can happen that are outside my control. Rifle not so much.

Great job on 8 bucks. I don't think I could ever pass on a 100+ inch two point. How big was the ranch you guys were hunting?

Burr, that looks really cold. But fun. Although not so much after the pictures were taken. Congrats

The worst thing is that most of our pets have much shorter lives than we do. So we have to go through that over and over again. I had a GSP that I had to put down a few years ago due to liver cancer and it was the hardest thing I have ever done. I told my wife I couldn't even imagine loosing a close family member. Luckily the hurt fades over time.

My last bow was a Parker. I really liked it and it shot well. Just because it is a smaller unknown company does mean they don't have great bows.

I have given up on messing with the moon phase and all of that. When I can get time to get out and hunt I go for it. I have scheduled Mexico hunting trips around the moon in the past and didn't see much difference. If I had to pick between hunting the moon and the rut I would try to time the hunt with the rut. They will be up and moving no matter where the moon is.

Lance, even your photos are high quality. That is why I am bringing you my Lazzoroni the next time I get to the west side.

There was just another thread with the exact same request earlier in the week. Look it up. There were a couple people that had some. I bought 2 pounds.

The same thing happened last year when I applied for me and a few friends. All of us had the option except one. Never looked into it more because I wasn't getting it anyway. I would like to hear the outcome.

I have hunted the late archery hunt in 23 twice throughout the years. If you don't have any or very low points it isn't a big deal to put in for one. However if you are starting to build points I would never blow them on those hunts. I have had chances on both hunts and shot a nice bull the last time. But they are the hardest hunts you will be on unless it happens to be completely dry and they have to hit water. Just look at the success rates. Usually below 10%.

Dang, that is over an hour drive. Too bad. I guess us east siders will have to have one.