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"roadless- primitive- rattlesnake infested- wash board grand canyon lookin- evil killer lion, bear and wolf ridden" much better description. the reason i was asking if you found the whole body is i was wondering if a lion or a wolf got him.

i would guess hes talking about the blue range in unit 27 and if so its one of the few untouched areas in the state. its hard to describe exept by the word beautiful. its only problem is it has a population of Mexican gray wolfs. thats a good looking buck. was there any other reminisce of the deer around? and did you get a tom?

now that i think about it ill keep it either way, cause its on a light weight tripod my whole set up is geared toward backpacking. but the 128rc is not a ball head. its a fluid pan head. i still have the ball head that came with the tripod. its seems like a very good ball head but not ideal for glassing.

that plate is huge in comparison. i should have read this 2 weeks ago. i just bought my 128rc. with a vortex high country tripod, 20-60 nomad with an adapter for my vipers. im very impressed with the fluidity of the 128 but i could see how the smaller plate could be steady with binos or a spotter but a little shaky with 10lbs rifle on it. but it i decide to get the claw you may find a 128rc in the classified section. thanks for the info.

i see i was under the imprestion that all Manfrotto heads used the same plate. does any one have a pic of the 701/501 HDV style??

ive been lurking around a while and signed up a week or so ago. so i guess this is my first post. my question is with the claw the recommended head is 701HDV but i was wondering if the 128rc would work as well. i have the 128rc and i love it. i have seen both in person and there is very little difference between the two. the max supported weight is the same. i have never seen the claw in person. thanks in advance.