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That is great news the thief was caught! Hopefully you get all your stuff back. Jeff

YES!! Congrats again Jess! Jeff

Thanks Bojangles for starting this thread, I have very similar questions that you did. What did you end up doing? On X? Gaia? GPS? Something else? I know this thread is a year old but I appreciate reading all the other feedback from others too! Thanks, Jeff

My hat is off to you! I can't stand the heat. Congrats! Jeff

Good stuff! Thanks for the post biglakejake. Jeff

CouesN4Abruisin, How did you do 5 years ago? Jeff

AZ8, LOL! Cool buck! Jeff

Out of curiosity, what chassis is that in the 1st picture? Jeff

You'll have to weigh out your options with reloading and decide for yourself because it can be addicting! I started about 10-11 years ago and never looked back despite if costing more or less, I love it. I actually think I have a little problem because I have acquired too many bullet and powder combinations to tinker around with finding the "perfect load", LOL. Jeff

My boss says the same, have to sit in a chair to use the BTX's comfortably. He uses the Helonix Zero I think. It weighs about a pound and gets you off the ground enough. Not sure of the tripod set up. Maybe a trade off with a lightweight chair will allow for a sturdy tripod? Jeff

When you went Javelina hunting years ago did you take note of any deer spots? If so, start in those spots. You'll probably find mulies or whitetail before you find Javelina, LOL! The cool thing with that tag is that it is "any antlered"! Jeff

To answer some of your questions: I would say 31 has a good/wide distribution of WT. The WT range from the desert floor all the way to the peak of Mt. Graham and everywhere in between. They are not in pockets but like I said they are really low in the mesquite/prickly pear/ocotillo country all the way to the ponderosa/spruce/fir. You can camp by your buddy in 32, you'll just have to be in the Bonita/Klondyke area to be close to each other and each others' units. I would just use google earth or buy a Coronado National Forest map. I have done a couple solo backpack hunts and lots of hunting from the truck. I have had success with both but I have never had a problem getting away from hunters in this unit and often find myself in canyons all alone (as far as I know LOL). We did have a good fire a couple summers ago that has changed a few of the canyons access (harder to get into) but like any fire it has only benefited the habitat. Our winter moisture was great and even through the spring was nice but it is pretty dry now. Our monsoon rain, IMO, has been a less than average on the mountain but hopefully that will pick up. Hope that helps.

Here is a couple bucks we took last year in 31. My sister-in-law on the first hunt and my daughter on the late hunt (same tag as you bigsky2). Both bucks scored over 100" which was super cool as I haven't killed a WT over 100" in 12 years of hunting them and both of these ladies did it on their first deer! Jeff

bigsky2, Did you get someone to help out or places to go? Since you and 149 other people drew my tag (lol), I can help you out. Jeff

Ahh, dang, sorry!

Archery tag?

See you there 😊

Is it new/used? Round count? Thanks, Jeff

Pretty darn cool! Congrats, you'll make the 'old' man proud. Jeff

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LOL. Funny thing I just bought a Tikka 2 months ago! I wouldn't mind upgrading to the HD's but I would have to sell my other 15's first.

What the heck , Jim!?

Hello and Happy 4th!! Got a new rig I'm trying to get zeroed for 100 yards. Here's the details: Larue 20 MOA bases Leupold Mark 5 scope 5-25x56 (.1 MIL turrets) I mounted and leveled the base/scope Bore sighted in the house (things looked good) At the range: Scope was at 0 on the dial and bullets hit 3" high and 3" left at 25 yards. Ok Corrected the windage (verifed with a shot) Moved target to 100 yards (and assumed point of impact would be the same) Boy was I wrong!! Next couple shots went 3 FEET high. Let the barrel cool (as much as possible when it is 90 degrees outside) Dialed scope down (.5 mil is all it will go) Shot high at 100 Held 3 Mils of hold over (above the center zero cross hair) Shot and hit paper (high of course) WHAT AM I MISSING? Thanks for any help! Again, remember I cant dial down in elevetion. Also, I decided to shoot at 767 yards and all I had to do was hold 1.5 mils to hit the target or I would shoot high.

I am loving this tack driving rig!! Thanks again for the help. Jeff

Yep that was it. Dialed to 5 mils, I unscrewed the elevation cap, reset the cap to zero. Went to the range and I was almost dead on at 100. Just has a couple clicks up and right and I was perfect. Thanks All!! Jeff