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Maybe he likes his home state? Maybe likes the cold weather? Just cause you don't doesn't mean you need to knock it. I love my home state. It gave a lot of people, Bob included, excellent jobs when they werent available elsewhere in the country. The job market is still incredible here. If you have a CDL or any type of trade skill arent a felon and have work ethic you can make 6 figures here real easily. Hunting is great, people are as nice as they come, and the weather is actually pretty nice. 50 degrees again today. Summers arent much over mid 80s for the most part and despite what Bob says, it doesnt get that cold in the winter. Ive lived here for 30 years and never seen it get to -50. Itll get to -20 a few mornings in January but mostly 20-30 in the mid winter. Not much different then Alpine AZ.

A good sawzall will work but a band saw is better to keep the osso bucco consistent in thickness. Thats my favorite cut on an elk! Call me crazy but Ill take it over backstraps!!

Big batch of sausage!! I prefer it over deer actually. We killed 287 that morning between 7 shooters. Thats a lot of summer sausage!!

Dang Bob, thats quite a statement. I love my home state. Loved AZ when I lived there too but I view the Phoenix summers the same way you do the ND winters. Just run from your house to your car and back again. I guess its all where you were raised. ND has some incredible hunting opportunities. The weather can be cold but it can be nice too. It was 58 here yesterday. Shot a limit of roosters in short sleeves!

I think anyone who can come on here asking for shot placement advice on the SECOND lion hes called in and shot (or shot at doesnt matter) in one year is a legit dude. Ive only seen two of them in my life and certainly havent ever called one in. If I had to guess 90% if the peanut gallery hasnt either. Count me in as impressed. As far as forgetting what rifle he was shooting. Im prettt sure if I called a cat in that close and shot once with a .270 Id be trying to knock another arrow on that thing Id be so excited.

You dont lose points do you? What do you have to lose? Go get out there and elk hunt!!!

. Where is western precision out of?

With a rifle, especially at that range, I would take a front on shot at any animal. You would have dropped him in his tracks and likely gone nearly all the way through him. Its the ultimate shot for saving pelts as well as it rarely exits.

Sounds like its turning into a gong (no) show?

my thoughts exactly. Didnt the just rename it the Kachina Wilderness Hunt or something like that?

Good work! Love me some juvy snow geese!

15 points for me..........

We will find out soon, ha ha, from what Ive heard they very tastey!!! Ill be using my smoker Thanks guys for all the complements It will taste incredible. Ive shot truckloads of them and never had a bad one. Their meat is slightly darker then a ruffed grouse but way way lighter then a sharp tailed grouse. Just got done with a big plate of stir fry with pheasant and blue grouse mixed and cant tell the difference.

+1 for Robert Major. He probably mounts more oryx then anyone in the US and would be able to network one for you if he doesnt have one.

Maybe call the operators of the hunts? A lot of people euro them so they might be able to spread the word. Also call some of the Texas canned hunt places?

Ive got one you can borrow mike. Only issue is its in ND at my hunting cabin and I wont be there till Friday. When does your hunt start? If I got it in the mail that Monday you probably wouldnt get it until 11/17-19? Im guessing youll find one local between now and then but if not let me know and I can send it down. Dont buy a cheapo. Youll end up hating it.

This isnt a manual transmission by chance is it?

Awesome! Congrats Scott!!

I would look not so much at max power but at zoom capability. Older and cheaper scopes have a 3x zoom range (3-9,4-12, 6-18 etc) I wont buy a scope without a minimum 6x these days. There are just to many good scopes out there to compromise on this. A 3-18 would be ideal for a kid. All the benefit of a 3x on low end with top end to make 3-400 yard shots more consistent at the range if nothing else but to make them confident at 250 yd in the field.

I always set my zero at 100 yards. Then based on the hunting situation I can adjust it as needed for quick shots. Typically I will put it 2moa up which gives me a decent point blank range out to 250 or so and anything beyond that Im gonna dial anyhow. I get really nervous about a zero beyond 200 as it puts yornrifle toonhigh at 100. 3.5 high at 100 is a wounded critter for a lot of animals.

Wow! Incredible bucks!! I'd keep being picky if its landing you bucks like that!

Agreed, younger bucks seem to have long narrow snouts. I know this buck is at least 8+, most likely more. I have a shed from when he was a yearling that looks like it had been laying out there for a decade You have his yearling shed? I'd like to see a pic of that!!!

There is absolutely no blood left in the antlers the second the velvet is gone. Technical they start shrinking the second they strip velvet and it continues essentially forever although it slows to unnoticeable levels fairly quickly. They fall off due to osteoclast activity at the pedicle/antler interface brought on by dropping testosterone levels. The osteoclasts attack the bone and resorb it until the antler falls off.

I have a 5-30 and like it.

Awesome pic! Moose are incredible critters!