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Barnes makes an awesome bullet. 300 grain MZ Expander with 120 grains of Blackhorn 209.

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I talked with a guy from the US Chamber of Commerce a month or so ago. He said it is a liberal strategy to secretly fund Tea Party candidates through individuals or shadow liberal organizations knowing that they can't win a general election in most cases. He used Harry Reid's last election as an example of what happens when a true conservative runs in a tight race. Don't know that I completely agree with him but he got me to thinking. Still, I would rather vote for a conservative than one like our senators.

There are lots of rumors floating around about this deer but before everyone starts throwing stones at this guy maybe we should wait until it has gone through the legal system. Innocent until proven guilty or the other way around?

He is making good his promise to "fundamentally change America." He asked for help to do it by getting elected and the people of America voted him in. He is not stupid or dumb, he is highly intelligent and is doing to America what no foreign military could do........destroy us. I fully expect there will be some ''national crisis" before his term of office is up that will allow him to declare martial law and continue in office beyond his 2nd term. And we will allow it to happen. He is above the law and has no respect for the Constitution or the law. He does as he chooses and nobody has the balls or power to stop him. He is quite effectively becoming a dictator.

I'd watch out being in close proximity to a decoy during any kind of firearms hunt. Some moron is likely to start shooting at it.

I received no email confirmation either and called after a few days just to check to see if my apps were received. The girl told me that they had been received but they were having problems with their email system. For some reason it didn't surprise me.

Years ago I worked as an instrument man on survey crews. Looking through optics all day was part of my job. I have no issues with looking through a scope. It is similar to shooting through a peep sight on a compound bow. I use both eyes open but use a squint which effectively shuts down my left eye. If you have too much difficulty use an eye patch. Some guys swear by it, others say it is useless.

I've been watching the classifieds and see a lot of the Vortex 15x56's for sale. If these binoculars are as good as people say they are why are there so many being sold? I am going to get a pair of 15's but am thinking along the lines of the Zeiss. I am kind of spooked by the number of Vortex that are getting sold. It doesn't seem right if they are that good.

Take a look at this. My wife wanted to try it instead of the Alps Mountaineering self inflating pads we bought. BTW they are nice! Haven't had an opportunity to use them yet but plan to over Memorial Day while scouting in 5BS. http://www.amazon.com/ALPS-Mountaineering-Rechargeable-Air-Twin/dp/B007X098QC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1399557865&sr=8-3&keywords=alps+mountaineering+air+pads

I'm thinking of buying one of these but have concerns about how durable they are. And they are pricey. Any advice before I go out and lay down a bunch of money on one? Are they worth the money?

Same here. 40 years of Copenhagen ruined my mouth. I have a mouthful of crowns now thanks to it. My dentist told me it is acidic and will eventually eat the enamel off of your teeth. He explained to me that is why I had 13 cavities in the teeth that had constant contact with it. Had a horrible sore throat for about a month when I quit. I was told that was the nerve endings coming back to life that had been anesthetized by tobacco. Finally switched to herbal snuff to get free from it 7 years ago. I still miss it when guys like Slim open up a can and shove a big old dip in their mouth.

Ryan, I am in the same boat. I have done a lot of research and the disc-o-beds seem to get the highest marks. However, I have a couple of friends that swear by air mattresses. For the price they carry an extra just in case of a puncture. I am giving this some serious thought just to see how it works. A floor liner would have to be a must I would think to help prevent things from getting under it and puncturing it. Also I would want a DC air pump or a manual pump. DC pumps are on the www for around $20 http://www.target.com/p/coleman-comfortsmart-double-high-airbed-with-built-in-pump/-/A-14348119?ref=tgt_adv_XSB10001&AFID=shopzilla_df&LNM=14348119&CPNG=Sports&srccode=cii_10043468&cpncode=35-200324739-2 I have self inflating mattresses and 4" foam mattresses. I would be packing one extra with me the first couple of times out just in case this didn't work.

Here's one of those "almost too good to pass up" deals from Cabelas. My 450 took a dump and I needed a new one. Couldn't pass this one up! Over $350 dollars off of their regular price. http://www.cabelas.com/product/Garmin174-Oregon-550T-GPS/709096.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3D550t%26x%3D15%26y%3D4%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=550t&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products

I had one point when I drew it for the rifle hunt. There were 4 of us on the same application. None of us had ever applied for antelope before. At the time there were 50 tags for the unit and the 10% bonus pass was in effect. We were tag #'s 6-9. It's still my first choice for archery antelope. 2 years ago I had enough points to draw tag #1 for 18B archery antelope as my second choice. 7 was my first choice and I didn't have enough to draw it as an archery hunt. If I remember I had 12 points that year.

First Southern in Buckeye or Palm Valley in Avondale. Attend whichever one the boss tells me I am going to attend. Both great churches!

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Selling my spotter. I just got everything back from Zeiss. They cleaned and recharged the scope and gave me a refurbished eyepiece. Limited lifetime transferable warranty and Storm Case comes with it. Stormcase is scuffed up with a piece of torn foam but in decent shape. Tripod is not for sale. Asking $1900

Price reduced to $1900. This glass is in great shape. They are selling $3000 or more most places.

Bought the 10x14 last week. I tried to order the vestibule but they weren't going to be available until late May. My wife and I are are going to set it up in the yard tomorrow. I hope it is as good as you guys are saying.

I want to thank all of you that replied and for the pm's. You guys have given me some great tips. I appreciate them all.

Was thinking of heading up to the Sawmill Hills area next month to do some scouting. Just curious if there is anyone that has hunted this area? I guess my main question is how is the hunting pressure? Lots of hunters? What about road conditions? Can I get a tent trailer anywhere near there? I drew this same tag last year and there were a lot more hunters in the area I hunted than in previous years. I am very familiar with parts of the southern/eastern parts of the unit but have never been too far north of Turkey Mt.

bowhuntaz1, I live in the far west valley near Tonopah.

That is exactly what I am doing. I have hunted the unit a couple of times but am totally unfamiliar with the Sawmill area. I wanted to get a feel for the terrain and what roads were open. Maybe some info on past hunting pressure. I am going to have time for a scouting trip in a month and then one more in late August. I will decide then where to hunt. Thanks for the replies. They are appreciated.

125 grain Slick Tricks. If there is a better all around broadhead I haven't found it yet.