yotebuster

Here's a "brown on the ground!" Picked up 7 this wkd in ND!

I agree with this. Again I don't necessarily care about size, but a 350 bull would be nice. I've looked at the odds a little, but is it really easier to get drawn for Archery then rifle? I did the early rifle bull. So, are you guys saying if I did the early archery bull I would have a better chance of getting drawn? Two years ago I bought a used bow from a friend to try going after deer when I didn't get drawn. Anyways, I got a lot of time to sit and daydream about drawing a tag. I would have to double check but you should be in max point pool. For23N early archery. That means the tag would be guaranteed. You are probably a long ways off from 23N early rifle though. With so few tags and point creep I would expect 5-10 years more for a rifle tag. You should make up the decision if yours gonna wait for rifle or gonna be happy with a bow tag and if so pull the trigger ASAP on it and start building more points. A 350 bull in that unit with an early archery hunt is very very doable with or without an outfitter if you can hit a paper plate every time at 40 yds and keep your cool. If you want rifle plan on a long wait yet.

Why would you kill it for not rattling? I usually let them go if they rattle. I've heard that we are evolving rattlers to not rattle as we kill the ones that rattle and probably walk by 5 that don't for every one that does. The way I look at it if they rattle they're trying to avoid a confrontation the same way I am. If they don't rattle I kill them.

Bwaaahahahahahaha!!!!

Thanks for the info! I was really trying to talk myself into your 270 and to rechamber it but I don't really wanna mess with that kinda stuff to bad. I'll hit you up when I get one in 280 AI!

My bro hopped up on a boulder while taking pics of a javelina we killed yesterday and there was a 2' dback curled up on the rock a foot away. Didn't rattle at all. He was moving pretty slow as it was still cool. Tried to see if he would rattle and he didnt. He ended up without a head for it.

Wilderness1, you seem to always have the coolest stuff. I really want a super lightweight backpack rifle and have been looking at an ascent in .280 AI. What's your opinion on some of the improved .270 chamberings like the .270 Gibbs and .270 AI? It would be deer/sheep/elk rifle so a 140-160gr would be my goal, are there enough offerings for good LR bullets in .277?

I like the beetles because the skull stays stronger then being cooked. If they get handled a lot they don't break as easy. I had western skulls do a mule deer a few years back and it didnt get properly degreased and its all nasty and oily and grey now. I had another guy with beetles that worked down toward cardinals stadium do a few and they turned out awesome, anyone know who I'm talking about. Forgot his name but I know he's on here.

I was in town from ND for one night and saw a CWT sticker the first night out!!

Cool! My family is all down to get out of the ND weather. I used to love bluewater grill when I lived here but it really went down hill! Atleast our meals weren't nearly as good as I remember.

If that kimber was a 280 AI I'd be all over that!

Blacktail?

I've never looked through the 20x kaibabs, but like all vortex products, but I feel like going up in power to overcome a lack of clarity is kind of a step in the wrong direction.

+1000

What he said! I moved out of state and drew a tag last year I could not have gotten as a NR. Best $650 I ever spent!!

Buy a lifetime license then don't worry about it. Unless you plan on giving up hunting in the next 15 yrs its a win win. If you move out of state, even better, it'll save you $160 a year and get you in the resident pool. Can't afford a lifetime license? Then you aren't any better at managing money then the game and fish so quit complaining about them.

You won't get a bull tag in 3, 4 or 5th choice with the exception if 4b late archery I think occasionally some of those get past the 1,2 draws. Look into limited opp cow hunts (peaks area for instance) if you want to draw for sure.

I think the big thing people forget about it resale. If you watch these forums, swarovski really holds it value. I bought my 15's new for $1799. I would guarantee I could sell them for $1500 in a second. I've gotten 4 awesome years out of them and they're still incredible. Buy a pair of Nikon monarchs for $500 and you'll be hard presses to get $200 for them used. Same net loss except you get to have the quality along the way. I've even noticed a huge difference between resale on leica and zeiss vs swaro. Vortex seemed to hold value well for a while but now its slipping. In my opinion they offer to many grades of binos from the vipers to vultures to kiababs etc. That hurts the resale as people don't recognize the name as they're constantly changing them. Everyone knows that swaro SLC's are awesome, hasn't changed much in 15 years.

Double buck used to be a sponsor over on rutnhard.net. I was always blown away when he'd post pics of his work and people would give him positive feedback. It all looked like sh!t to me so I kept my mouth shut. I don't think rutnhard is even around anymore or I'd pull up some threads.

I'd take an elk tag instead!!

How about the dead head above it? That's gotta be an eastern whitetail?!? If not its a monster!!!

Great observation Brad. Now crawl back in a troll hole.

"Honest" and "attorney" don't fit in the same paragraph.

The welders in ND are still going strong. Lotsa pipeline left to build up here. I imagine pay is going down with oil prices, but I know a few welders that were making $200k+ a year up here so I'm sure if he's good and has his own rig he wouldn't have trouble finding a good job.

What size motor is this? Does it have a heater?