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I have a 270 WSM in the Tikka T3 Lite. I love it! I shoot 140 grain bergers out of it. It has taken several deer out to 750 yards and could go further if wanted. I have a muzzle break on it as well. I will never own another caliber. Best caliber for the west IMO.

I know right?! But hey, I set the parameters for my opinion. I know they are unrealistic, but those are them.

Way to represent the mountain brother! Congrats to you and Dan on some really cool bucks. Josh

Some great points and arguments made here. In an effort to look at this with an open mind (assuming there is no hidden agenda), I think the point Tonto Rim is trying to make, and correct me if I'm wrong, is that while baiting may not be the only or even largest cause of the increased success rates for archery, it is a factor. As far as factors go, baiting is more easily controlled than the others such as the increased technological aspect of archery hunting. As such, it would be logical for G&F to seek to control that factor as a means to try to bring the success rates for archery back down, even if just a little. That would allow them to issue more rifle tags which would increase their revenues all while still allowing the generous opportunities for archery hunters. Again, all that was said under the assumption that this would be the only limit or ban, and that there are no hidden agendas. I have hunted over bait in the past (albeit unsuccessfully) and have nothing against it. But if banning it was the only limitation placed by G&F and there were no hidden agendas, and G&F guaranteed us the return of the closed archery units, then maybe I could entertain a thought or two about supporting the ban. Just some thoughts... and good luck to everyone this weekend.

Just curious as to why you are selling it so cheap after only using it twice. Please enlighten me.

That was really cool. Good for that turkey. And good for you!

Houston, I saw a pic of that thing this morning. What a beautiful buck brother! Look forward to hearing the story "someday." Good to know the background was photoshopped. We had a discussion of whether or not it was.

Showed the bear pic to my 6 year old daughter... "ahhwww" Thanks for sharing!

Completely agree!

I think that an argument could be made that the threat was not over, maybe it was to him, but others could have still been in danger. The fact that grandpa pursued the thugs does not necessarily make him liable. Because he took it upon himself to rescue the others, it fell upon him to see that the threat was completely ended. Notice he did not leave the building. Once the thugs were gone and posed no more threat to the patrons of the cafe, grandpa stopped firing. Either way, the last thought I ever want going through my mind is "I wish I had my gun." Great video.

I shoot the Bergers out of of a t3. Try backing the Bergers off the lands and jumping them in. My 270wsm like the bullet touching the lands, however my brothers 300wsm in the t3 likes the bullets jumped. Once you find what length your gun likes in those Bergers, you'll touch em all. It's a tedious process, but so worth it!

I had forgotten about that. Good times right there!

Dude, that is awesome!!! I have had a cat in the freezer for a while just waiting to get mounted (the one from my profile pic). I think that mount is incredible.

I use shooter. It works like a champ. I had it on my android but recently switched to the iPhone and just downloaded the app to the new phone. So easy to use.

Dan, Do these need the leica tripod adapter with the strap? Or do they have the ability to attach like the new ones? Josh

I know specifically of a case where some ranchers got the county prosecutor to press charges against a guy for cutting locks and entering state trust land on which the ranchers had a state land lease. The guy lost, had to pay restitution to the ranchers and got community service. Do not cut locks. Those ranchers were later reported to the appropriate agency and were forced to remove the locks. Interesting.

+1 on Todd South. He does a fantastic job. He did mine and some family members guns as well. Are are very happy with the quality and cost.

I agree Coach. I graduated from ASU, but really only went there for geographical convenience. I grew up a UofA fan. So, whenever the teams play other teams, I root for the Arizona team. However, when they play each other, I want UofA to win. State pride I guess.

Will be watching that one! Gotta love the small town rivalries!

The Badlands bino vault is perfect for my 10x42 SLC's. I love that bino pack man! The only thing that I would change is to make it a little easier to take the binos out to put on a tripod. I will have to come up with something for that though for now. I hope they make one that will fit the 15's someday if they don't already.

If G&F were the culprits on this one, I believe that there is a period of time before property to be considered abandoned, and I don't think one day satisfies that in this case. Sorry about your blind bro.

Redman, I hear you. I remember taking the one week course about 20 years ago and actually enjoyed the field day (I remember a lot from that course, like have to pay the instructor an extra 50 cents a day for talking too much to a buddy, though I still think he just wanted a cola). I think it is great that G&F offer the online courses for free now... very convenient. My beef is with the availability of field days. Yes, I would pay to have a more convenient field day that I didn't have to schedule months in advance, or travel 2 hours for (not to mention gas money). I have no problem running my kid to a local school or someplace like that everyday for a week to take the class if I knew that would automatically enroll him into a field day course. I actually think I would prefer my kids to have the in person experience with a live instructor versus the computer. I think they would take it more seriously. It is when he takes the class online and then it's a crap shoot to try and get into a field day. I guess I am still ignorant on this issue (as I don't even know if the in person classes are still offered and what that entails). Just writing about the frustrations that friends and family have had with the field day course. I don't ever remember the courses being an 8 to 10 week course though. That's like a hole law school class. I guy could probably run game and fish after a course that lengthy. If that is what it was then that's interesting.

This isn't the first I have heard of this either. I understand that the people that do these field days are volunteers (and I'm grateful for their service). But if the state is mandating that anyone 10-14 years old take this course, shouldn't they offer some legitimate and more convenient ways to get it done. As apache12 said, we are all busy enough, then to have to schedule something like driving to Tucson or scheduling something I don't know how many months in advance!!! Sheesh. I know it's important, but let's face it, we get busy and lose track of these things until the weather cools down and we are reminded that hunting season is here (maybe that makes me a bad father, or poor hunter, I don't know). Don't get me wrong, I know it is a privilege to hunt, but it is because we hunt that these agencies exist. My kids are getting close to the age to have to take this course. If the state agencies won't provide a more convenient way to abide by their rules, then maybe somebody could make a dang good business out of running these clinics as a non-volunteer and make a lot of people real happy by doing it. Sorry for the rant, it is either too late for me to be up with a new baby, or I just had a bad day at school. Not sure which one. Buenos nachos!

So cool! I wish I could get my wife to go with me. That would be fun. Congrats man!

Very cool. Congrats to Todd and Kyle. By the way, anyone looking for a good muzzle break, Todd does a great job!