Arrowslinger

Thats what its all about. Congrats to her, and you.

Big congrats to Thomas!!!

Congrats!!

Great read, pics and bulls. Congrats!

That's a huge skull, congrats!

dang!

Congrats!!

For tripods, look at the SLIK Sprting Pro EZ. I just returned from a trip and used my Swaro's on it for days on end, very stead tripod, fairly light, and a decent price, think it was @ $130.

Tony, thanks for the link. I've lived in California for almost 7 years and if a condor landed on my truck hood, i'd have no idea what it was......i'll be deer hunting in the 'lead free' zones starting in July, but will stick to the bow.

Varmints are 'off limits' while hog hunting at Tejon....not sure why, but that's one of the rules they clearly state and desertbull hit the nail on the head.....wet roads at Tejon are a very bad thing.

Tejon Ranch is well worth the drive and $450 for a hunt in California is slowly turning into a bargain. I've hunted the ranch on two seperate archery only hunts, having a great time each and seeing 50+ hogs along the way....but going home with a full cooler is definately not a sure thing and the success ratio is way less than 50%. It's a tough hunt and the hills are steep, but seeing how you guys hunt coues and know how to glass.......you'll do very well! This is mine from February of this year in 'Carbon Canyon'....had to name it that as my buddy missed 4 seperate hogs over the 2.5 days.

Here's a handful of 'trophies' from the past few years: 2007 California Blacktail My first elk -2007 Oregon 2007 Oregon Spring Bear 2008 California Hog 2006 California Bear -19 8/16"

A few final pictures...just picked the mount up yesterday. Final Score 145 7/8 P&Y Columbian Blacktail -Velvet.

I can only hope, but i'm not coming out till something's dead! There was a whicked storms last year on the second day of the season in the high country, don't forget your rain gear.

Matt.....you're gonna have a great time in the Trinity's, lots of bears and a chance at some smoker blacktails. I'll be headin' in that Friday as well and staying for 5-7 days. Might see ya on the trail.

I switched out the insoles in my Alaskans with SuperFeet ~ they offer great support.

Another vote for Meindl's....i use the Alaskans, great boots for the backcountry!!

I used Sitka gear on 3 backcountry hunts this past year; a 3 day deer hunt, 5 day bear hunt, and a 10 day elk/muley hunt. The clothing dried extremely quick and peformed great! but you're right, it's a tad pricey, but in my opinion, it's worth it! As of January at the ATA show, Sitka was not offering their line in Max1....all my peices are in Mtn Mimicry, great pattern, but like you, i prefer Max1 for the early season. Buy a couple peices and see how you like it.

I used horses/mules this past year on one trip, then goats on another....the goats were easy to take care of, could pack a pretty heavy load, and required zero maintenance-other than a high line during hunting hours, had to do this or they'd follow you in the field. They didn't drink any water for 4-5 days and just browsed on bark, limbs, dirt, and whatever they found near and in camp..........pretty neat critters for backcountry hunters.

SOLD

I'm selling a lightly used K&K Outdoors 45 Camo Tripod w/ Pistol Grip head. This combo is one year old and was used on 3 backcountry trips. Everything's in great condition and in perfect working condition, except a few scratches from normal use in the backcountry. New it retails for $304.95 I'm selling it delivered to your door for $175!!!! If you need to see pics, don't hesistate to ask. kirk.

Mattys281...thanks for your kind words! We had an incredible hunt, saw literally over a hundred hogs and 11 of us put down 7 hogs with 4 of'em being BIG boars. Here's mine, taken on the last day, 243lb gutted!

Max height is approx 45", so no, you can't use'em standing up. Here's a written review on the K&K Tripods: K&K

Couple pics per request: Ready to pack Tripod with legs fully extended

Should find out Wednesday of next week....maybe sooner if they get the results posted up. If i do draw, i've got 5 vacation days ready to burn.