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Very cool pictures. Great looking buck, and those coati's are awesome. I've never seen the little ones like that.

Nice job! Way to get in the back country. Nice bucks and a great write up. I really enjoyed it.

I think you answered your own question with "they do it in Texas"....no offense but they also fence off all their deer and have turned hunting into a pastime for the uberrich. It's hard enough to get drawn for archery elk or kaibab deer without crossbows getting in the mix. Now if it just about a disabled guy getting a fair shot then that is a different story...same with small game - I am all for it, My sentiments, exactly. Well said.

Great job, Jed. Thanks for sharing the video. That's a really nice looking buck, and some great footage.

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To answer your question, yes. As a hand-loader for years, learning what I could from my dad, every *great* gun is fickle. On the one hand, there are so many great guns out there and so much incredible ammo available it's almost hard to not put something together that shoots really well. Weatherby, Howa, Savage and Sako all have rifles now with guranteed, sub MOA, with factory bullets. As a hand-loader, I can tell you that little things like the primer you use, the powder you choose, the bullet, the brass, whether you crimp or not, little things like "throat spacing" all make a huge difference. Some guns like the bullets right up in the lands, some do better with a little gap. Rifles are more fickle than girls, in my experience. These days you can buy a good rifle off the shelf, put a good scope on it, buy a box or two of ammo and start shooting groups. But if you really get downn and dirty, you'll find every really great rifle has a preferred load, and that's down to the primer, powder, brass and bullet.

Sounds like pretty poor customer service to me. Usually a recall involves "making the customer whole", which means fixing or replacing the product free of charge to the customer. I can see why you are not happy with this.

Excellent first buck! Great shooting there. Congrats on a great coues!

Definitely an interesting post - others are right, we hear about these huge bucks every year and how somebody has them patterned and figured out. Sometimes they come though, more often than not, the ghost gives them the slip. Am anxious to see how this one turns out. Those of you who have photos of this monster buck - why not post them up? If you're worried the background might give away his location - send 'em to me for some photoshopping. I don't know any the southern units at all, so I won't know where this buck is based on pix or background. We've seen other pix of great bucks taken this year where all the background is intentionally blacked out. I don't blame those guys one bit. So many guys are intent on using other peoples' success photos as a scouting tool. But if this buck is legit, and so many of you guys have pictures of him, no harm in sharing some visuals. So let's see him.

Very cool! Great job Geneva!

Nice job! What a great buck. I bet Garrett was on cloud-nine for days! Congrats, and way to get another young hunter hooked for life!

Nicely Done! I'd suggest a full-body mount over shoulder on this one. . What a beautiful little boy! You are in for the ride of your life, buddy.

As others have said, go shoot them all and see what is best for you. I've had Mathews, Bowtech and now own a Hoyt - All are good bows, as I'm sure PSE are too. Right now, I like the Hoyt CRX35 the best, but the Bowtech Destroyer and Mathews Z7 are great bows - just have to figure out what YOU like and what bow does it for you.

+1 Nets are for fish.

Hunting6, thanks, and WOW, that buck in your avatar is incredible! What's the story on that bruiser?

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Thanks again guys! Just made up a batch of steaks for the family, and they were delicious.

Sounds like a great time - be sure to take your camera along. Have fun and come back with lots of stories and pictures!

Allright!!! Great job Team Campbell! That's a father & son experience you guys will remember you whole lives. I'm really happy for you guys - you've been working hard at it and got it done in a big way. Congrats. Jason

Thanks Brian, feel free to come by and have a look at him when you're in the neighborhood. Let's go hunting this winter - I still have an unfilled AZ archery deer tag floating around here somewhere! I know Mark is chomping at the bit to put an arrow in something, and we all 3 know where and how to get it done. Let's do it! Oh wait, I think you're already done - that makes you designated glass man. That's OK, you can be the boss and just tell us what to do - lol.

Nice Job! Way to get that awesome first buck, Clay. Sounds like some good eating too!

Wow! That's the way to start off right there. What a great buck!!! Don't let 'em fool you with the old, "Once you've seen Juan you've seen 'em all" - LOL. Great buck, would love to hear the story to go along with him!

Thanks Pine Donkey, I would sure love to find some extra inches on him. He's the kind of buck that is just awesome to hold in your hands and feel all the cool stuff - great mass, incredible eye-guards, but from a scoring perspective, he's not wide, and doesn't have tall G2's and 3's. In all honesty, I could care less whether he was 95" or 115", I was so exited to walk up and see him, score went out the door. After finding some cool sheds and seeing some good bucks, I know I hiked out of there with one of the big boys, and had the time of my life. I'm just 40 now, but the days of packing in and packing out are starting to feel numbered.

That is freaking Awesome!!! My buddy, Montanna Casey is gonna love that one.

I finally got some of the pictures from Greg's camera. Gotta share this one, since this was definately a "team effort".