yotebuster

In the good units yes, I just can't figure out which unit would take more for late archery then late rifle. I know that a unit 1 or 23 late archery tag will take 6-8 points but the late rifle tags take a few more typically.

Not sure that there's a unit that has tougher draw odds for late archery then late rifle. Honestly if I were you I'd just say what units and hunts they are and someone can crunch the numbers for you and see if you'll get your late rifle with 2nd chance in bonus pass. You won't get any of those tags 3rd choice so don't worry about it.

Wow. Good deal. We just bought a 1000 gal one last summer and it was $4k!

You won't get it till next year.

I ordered a 2-12 for my buffalo gun for $699. I've got 2 other 3-18's. love them.

Dang. I almost ordered one and then they sold out. I woulda got it with no tax and free shipping to ND. Wish you could take it back and then they could sell it to me!!!

If you go back to the older threads when the kaibabs and razor hd 12x50's came out they were compared alongside Swaros over and over. Mostly they came out slightly behind in people's eyes. Not sure if the coatings break down or if people just let they hype sway their opinions, but you won't find anyone ranking either of those two glasses alongside awards anymore. They are "seeing the light" in just what you said, they are a mid level bino that stands slightly above the other mid levels not because of reliability or glass but because of a good warranty. Nothing wrong with vortex if it's in your price range. I even have a pair for bang around binos and am reasonably happy with them.

Must know someone sittin on a pile o points

Wow! Good price. Not to many of these left around that are this nice!

Get the vx6! 3-18! Better on both ends! Cabelas just had them for $750

We raised pheasants for years and it's really hard to keep multiple birds together without them trashing each other. I would say the odds of getting a taxidermy quality bird at a put and take preserve is Non existent. Also unless they have good flight pens they will most of the time run or get caught by the dogs. They haven't flown their whole life so why would they when they are thrown out in the desert. Fly up to ND, I can point anyone in the right direction to shoot wild birds till you're sick of it. Although if this winter doesn't ease up we may not have any left.

Wow. Screaming deal!

If this thing had longer barrels I'd have a hard time not pulling the trigger on this!

Just fill it right to the top with W296 and squish it down in there with the longest bullet you can get. Make sure it's a magnum primer as that helps push the bullet out faster. This is critical as you need to get the bullet out as fast as possible as the gun is going to blow up.

Should actually average you guys out to 2.5 which I'm pretty sure rounds you up to 3 points on the app. If she wants a bull tag I'd stick with late rifle in a low end unit. Maybe look at the 4's.

. No hunt in there last year so no odds. Looks like in 2015 it was 20 pts for bonus pass but only 22% chance. 100% with 21 pts. In 2013 you would have been 100% with 20 pts. Shoulda put in for muzzy in 1 last year as you woulda had a 40% chance with 19.

According to hunters trailhead you should be in bonus pass if it stays the same as last year. Bonus pass was 10 pts with a 9.2% chance and all apps with 11 drew. This is assuming you are a resident.

How do you differentiate between those and holes in the rock from erosion?

Any chance you'd mail it up to ND? I would probably take it if we can figure out a way to get it up here.

I think this is right on the money. The guy screwed up and poached. He killed $32,000 worth of sheep and needs to pay for it. He self reported because he knew that two dead sheep laying in the hills with his bullet in them and a third gut pile with his tag on it would get him in trouble. Imagine if he shot a person in his haste? He would get manslaughfer and be sitting in jail for a long time because he didn't do things right. Crappy deal for a guy that went out without motive. Kind of, but this is why we need to be so careful when in the field, it's serious business! I know I personally have missed opportunities at big critters because I didn't have a clear shot, and I've missed others and not shot again because I was uncertain of whether or not it was the same animal. This guy got to excited and didn't give a crap. He wanted a dead sheep at all costs and he got in trouble for it. Worst case scenario the guy coulda walked over there, looked for blood and relized he missed, and got another sheep a different day. Instead he pushed the envelope and cost the taxpayers a LOT of money and he needs to pay for it. As far as being labeled a poacher and being butt hurt about it, he needs to man up to what he did. He is a poacher. Maybe not premeditated but he let his excitement get in his way and that caused him to make a mistake that made him a poacher. I've been caught not paying attention to the speedometer a few times and had to pay a fine and had my name go on public record as a criminal because I wasn't paying attention. Did I throw a fit? Nope. I paid the fine and was lucky no one got hurt because I owned up to my mistake. In my opinion he's extremely luck he got to keep the first sheep he shot. This sets a bad precedent for the future. Say a guy shoots a 160" ram on the last day and as he's approaching it his 190" buddy stands up that he hadn't seen. He could easily kill the second ram and say it was a mistake that he shot the 160 ram knowing that for $30k he could get out of it.

Looks like he's having fun! Pardon my ignorance, honest question, he can't even call home when he wants to?

I think they'll sell some off of the fact that they have a big following. I see more and more extremely hard core hunters "seeing the light" about vortex but the fact is they have a big big following and big name through social media with occasional users who probably are just fine with middle of the road quality and a good warranty. I would be a lot of guys are going to go out and buy these and assume they have the "top of the line" rangedined. Personally I wouldn't touch any electronic vortex with a 10ft pole.

Looks like an AZ monster to me! The bodies are so much bigger in northern antelope they can be deceiving! I bet that buck is bigger then 80% of the antelope killed in AZ on a given year!

I just bought 18 deception decoys this year for using here in ND. Completely changed my crane hunting!! They decoy right in and finish in them. We hunted over them 4 times this fall and shot limits every time. I've tried every other decoy on the market with minimal success. I was prepared to have stuffers made but I'm so glad I didn't! I'll try to put up some pics later.

Nice scope! But the eyepiece isn't pointed where it's lookin?!? Bump for a good guy and a good price.