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Figured out how to attach with my phone. Here is the happy family!

Awesome photos, awesome dog! You are living right my friend!

Nice Job Kevin!

I've never used my 15's on an elk hunt. Sheep hunt is a whole 'nother ball of wax. I have 3 sets of binos. 7x35 are generally around my neck. I also have some 10x50's and some 15x56 depending on what and where I'm hunting I'll put either of those in my pack with a tripod. If I bring the 10's I usually leave the other two at home. I don't have a spotting scope. I rarely feel undergunned with glass with the exception of field judging animals from a long ways off. For simply locating critters, I'm set. For elk woods I'd go for a pair of 8's or smaller. For more open country maybe larger.

Hi folks, Just seeing if anyone has a 7mm-08 rifle that you might want to part with. My wife caught the elk fever last year and wants a different gun. I think the 7mm-08 cartridge is perfect for what we want to do. The rifle needs to be fairly lightweight and easy to carry. That was her biggest gripe after carrying around an old lever action last year. I have been looking at the Tikka T3 Lite and Savage Lady Hunter, but any rifle that is around 6 lbs empty might do. Shorter than normal length of pull is probably helpful but we might be able to work on that later. I have a Savage 110 .243 with a Burris Fullfield II scope for trade value. Willing to put some cash on top. Let me know if you have something that might work for us. Thanks, Nick

Hi Patrick, Just wanted to update you on last weekend. My stepson Andrew shot his first perfect round of 25 during the SCTP Commissioners Cup Trap competition under what I understand were some miserably windy conditions. We believe his team finished second for their group. Not sure how he finished individually, but we couldn't be more proud of him. 8 rounds of trap is a lot for anyone to shoot, but Andrew shot 4 20's, a 17, a 19, a 22 and the 25. This is the first team he has been a part of and he improved tremendously over the course of the season. Parents this is an excellent program to build lifelong skills in our young people while enjoying the outdoors. If your kids have any interest I would highly recommend the program. Good Luck, Nick

Yes I guess what you would call companion tags have gone away. Hunts will now occur from Aug 15 through Dec. 4th. 7 tags per hunt, 8 two week hunts. Two archery only hunts, and 6 general hunts. 56 total tags for cow or yearling only. Not sure what more than 3 months of constant pressure versus "companion" pressure will do to the hunting and availability of the buffs. I am very curious how this will turn out. Also curious what the Guides and Outfitters think of this new set up. Wonder if they drove this? It is certainly too late for any comments for this round of the Hunt Guidelines process but something to watch out for next time for sure! Also the Park Service is soliciting comments on Bison Management within the National Park. Might not be a bad idea for hunters to let them know their thoughts on that as well.

That is a fantastic trophy!

Mexicali is a city in northern Baja near El Centro CA. The sheep that live in the southern half of the border states are Ovis canadensis mexicana. I like the mexicana vs nelsoni sub species, although the flaring horns of the nelsoni is pretty cool.

Mr. Mandile nailed it. Good luck catching it with your bare hands! LOL!

From the Harvest Report: LARRY DUHAMMEL Hunt Number 6023, Unit 37B, 32 7/8 Curl R, 31 6/8 Curl L, 14 7/8 Base R, 15 Base L, 22 4/8 greatest spread, 21 tip to tip, 6 Years Old, 94 4/8 AZ Score, 162 5/8 B&C Green Score Nick

Civics lesson for today...The United States of America is NOT a democracy! We are a Constitutional Republic! In a democracy, decision are simply made by majority rule. If anybody here went to a public high school, we all know how well popularity contests work! LOL! Our Founding Fathers were extremely careful to not let our government be a democracy. A democracy is just begging for tyranny!

I agree with the guys above, I'd look at anchor point or possibly rest movement. You could be torquing your bow slightly different also, but that generally results in left to right impact changes. If you are still shooting great groups with broadheads, I wouldn't worry about it too much and maybe just adjust your site a bit to correct. Sounds like you're on a roll! Keep it up!

Hey Patrick, Keep up the great shooting. That is something to be proud of. Congratulations! Nick PS - My stepson Andrew will be participating in the Commissioner's Cup for Trap in Tucson this upcoming weekend. His mom and I are expecting a newborn any day or else I would be there with him. His grandma is taking him to Tucson, so he doesn't miss out. He shoots for the Yuma Young Guns team.

Remember, a 7mm RM is a Magnum! It is loud, kicks hard, and might shred a small critter like a coues deer unless you are shooting from a long ways off. If you are a meat hunter there might be better options. For your basic all around rifle for hunting big game in AZ, nothing wrong with a .308. Shorter action, shorter barrels equal lighter rifles, equals happier hunter at the end of the day. A plethora of load options available from hunting, to match, to cheap practice stuff. Great ballistic coefficient. Magnum rifles are overkill for me, but that's just my opinion! One thing for sure is with a thread like this, you are sure to get a lot of opinions! Sort through the facts to figure out what you want.

I had a pronghorn and a sheep tag in the same year a few years back. Needless to say, I need my rifle shooting better than ever before. Honestly, I had a hard time finding something off the shelf that would shoot as good as the good ol Remington Core Lokt, 130 grain in MY gun. It just likes that stuff. I tried the $40 ammo too and some of it sprayed all over the place compared to the cheap stuff. Other stuff performed similarly but cost over twice as much. With thin skinned critters like goats and sheep, bullet performance was more than adequate. Test it all, see what your gun likes. Once you find one, stick with it!

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$69.20, not bad for two huge boxes that were not exactly lightweight.

Tent was shipped from Colorado same day UPS ground and arrived at my house today. Awesome service from Davis Tent!

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If durability is an issue, I would look to a company that uses high quality materials and craftsmanship. Those usually come with Made in USA, Italy, or Germany printed in them. Made in China, no thanks! That's fine for some yuppie shoes you go to the mall in, but quality footwear and China are mutually exclusive IMO. As far as boot craftsmanship, soles with a goodyear welt where they stitch the sole to the upper rather than use glue usually makes for a much longer lasting boot. Of course some of the better companies have figured out how to get the glue to work and don't use the goodyear welt on lighter models, but you will pay pretty good money for those. The brands I would look at for a quality hiking boot are already mentioned above. Might also want to throw Zamberlan on the list. I would stay away from Danner or Irish Setter unless they are crafted with pride in the USA.

No love for the the stinkbug look eh? I can't understand for the life of me why any auto maker would send a truck out the factory looking like that. Good Luck! Leveling is one of the first things I did when I got new tires on my truck.

Davis Tent added a bunch of tents this morning to their Scratch and Dent Sale! I didn't fiddle f!@# around this time. I ordered a 12x14 with a Window, Screen Door and set of the traditional poles. Now I can quit wondering what kind of wall tent to buy, cause I just bought it!

That is so cool! I'll be in your shoes in a few short weeks! Congrats!

Thanks for taking responsibility for your mistake. Many would just keep on blaming Game and Fish and refuse to accept that the mistake was theirs. Good on you man! I hope you draw your bull tag next year!