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Definitely see the first doe in the second picture. Not sure if the second is just below her to our right.

Good ones. I really thought I had one in the first photo but was wrong. Still looking.

I think we all reach a strange point in our lives, mid 40's. Still worrying about our now grown kids, also worrying about our aging parents. It's like we are always care-takers, but there's nothing left for ourselves. Time-wise, financially, emotionally - I really get why it's common to feel the "burn out" right about now. Personally, I see those older and they look miserable. The younger generation is mostly lost somewhere between social media, opiates,meth, alcohol & pot. I hope you find peace - and it sounds like you are looking in the right places. An awesome sunrise over a lake, the sounds of geese flying over, the deep blue of the sky in the mountains, a distant bugle as the aspens turn gold, that crisp air as summer turns to fall, the crackle of a warm fire. Take pleasure in life's little rewards. Be grateful for every minute, and take time to make those you love feel loved. Best wishes to you.

I've used Borax in the water when boiling and it is great at dissolving/loosening up meat and fat. I've also found a pressure washer is way better at getting at those hard-to-reach places than scraping with a blade. BTW, thanks for all the responses I especially like the idea of wrapping the wet HP paper towels in cellophane. That's a great idea.

Awesome stuff! If you get one down in a tough spot, give me a call and I'll bring my boys with some pack frames. Looks like you are in for a great hunt - can't wait to see how it goes!

Great looking buck!

Killer buck! You've got a great spot there. I really liked how you hunted and tracked them - that takes a skilled hunter. Huge congrats.

Man, I'm really tempted. My Tundra still has stock wheels and tires and needs an upgrade.

Not to derail this 9 page thread, but wasn't there a situation a while back where some guy had a very successful hunt (trophy terms) and took the guys who helped him out to lunch at Taco Bell or something, and everyone involved got investigated as "being paid" without a guides license?

Congrats on a great looking buck, but more importantly I'm glad you were able to get out as safely as you were. Thanks for sharing the story and warning - it's easy to forget how fast you can get hurt cleaning big game. You mentioned replaceable blade knives in the title - do you think this was something specific about the knife being a replaceable-blade style, or just their inherent sharpness? I'm just curious if you feel they are more dangerous than traditional style hunting knives. Once again - glad you weren't hurt worse and best luck on a speedy recovery.

Very cool buck! Congrats to your sister!

I can't get my wavepoints to sink.

Awesome buck!

Thx, wish there was more of a story behind the hunt. Wind was howling all day and night, full moon, glassing turned up little. We went to old-school still hunting, walking and looking. It's amazing how these guys have you pegged long before you are in range. A guy in our party shot a coyote, went to check her out, bumped some elk, and that made his buck stand up - and that was it for him. Mine, well, he made poor life decisions and chose to stand when he should have stayed bedded. I was checking out a new spot middle of the day and his cohort, a little forkie, decided to check out the commotion. I had him in my crosshairs thinking, "jerky buck" when this guy stood up. Sometimes it's all about luck, and on this hunt, it was all about luck. Some of the country we hiked in and glassed, the sheer amount of experience and dissecting and falling back on years of experience, didn't pay off. And I'm talking very seasoned glassers in a unit we didn't know much about.

Such a tease.

What an awesome buck! I hope we can rotate the pic though, I'm getting vertigo.Huge congrats on an outstanding buck.

Awesome buck! Congrats!

Wow - fantastic shot at that range for anyone! Great job Draysen on an amazing shot and awesome buck. And awesome job to everyone involved.

^^^LOL. That guy sure has nerve, but like someone posted earlier, it seems you'd be worried all day that someone's going to express their displeasure on that brand new Tundra in creative and/or expensive ways. How do you relax and enjoy the hunt not knowing if that barbed wire gate is going to be laying across your shiny new hood when you get back to it? I sure don't advocate messing with someone's vehicle, but you gotta know you're going to make folks go nuts pulling something like that.

I second what Grey Curse said - that's a great indication that there's not a lot of pressure in there. Great luck on your hunt, and let us know how it goes.

Awesome buck - congrats

Man, what an awesome buck! Just WOW! Great job and huge congrats!

Excellent write-up Houston, and huge congrats to Braedon. Sounds like an amazing hunt and awesome time with your son. Thanks for sharing the story. Braedon sounds like one tough young man!

No, in this case the full-length resizing die would "bottom out" when it hit the shell holder. The only way to get it any further down was to decrease the height of the shell holder so the die could press the shoulder down.

I reload that same brass, also in a Savage action. I had the exact same experience. What I did was sand down my shell holder a few thousands of an inch so when I ran the brass through a full length resizing die it could push the shoulder down just a bit.