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While I was glad to see it, that had to be one of the dumbest calls ever.

I've found that most digital cameras take really big pictures. Before I post any pix here I open them up in Adobe photoshop, go to Image/Image Size. The default size under Print Size is 60x45 inches. By changing the width to 10, the height adjusts to 7.5. Then I select File/Save for Web, which allows me to save as gif, jpeg or png formats and the resulting file size is shown in the lower left corner. A typical photo will with medium quality will be under 100K saved as JPEG. I save these photos off to a folder called "reduced" and can post them easily. Example: This photo was 19.8 MB on camera and reduced to 103 kb.

Awesome bucks. Congrats to your hunters. I've hunted the SC twice and come home empty both times but have seen some really nice buck. Nothing like what you turn up though. Great job getting your hunters on some really beautiful bucks.

Nice! Lovn' the AR. Probably not a better pig gun. My middle son connected this weekend with my AR. Pix on another thread. Congrats to Laura!

Dang. Nice looking rig.

We'll be down there with 3 tags to fill - staying at Punkin Center. Good luck to all the youth hunters this weekend.

Great vid. I use this method on all the animals we harvest. I've always started at the back quarter though and worked forward, taking the back strap. then the tenderloin last on each side. The order doesn't matter much IMO, but they did keep it really clean. The goal is to use the hide, peeled back, to act as a tarp would to protect the meat from contaminants.

Awesome. I love seeing members meet up and make new friends. Sounds like a really fun hunt.

YESSS! What they said ^. I wish I were out there hunting them, but too many projects at home and work right now. If you're not hunting 'cause you think the rut is done, it's not. This is a great year for horn growth and the rut is still going strong. Never a better time to get after them.

That's awesome! Way to get it done with a bow. Huge congrats to you and your son. Great times in the field together and a whopper of a pig.

Nicely done! Those piggies are addicting. Gonna try and get one with my flintlock this year.

Basketball, whether it's college or pros just looks to me like street gangs. I can't stand to watch it. The entire sport has lost all credibility for me, and to make matters even worse, WNBA, WTF? Blast away.

Nice!!!

Sweet! Nice way to start it off.

Now THAT's how you write up a hunting story! Great story, awesome pics along the way, felt like I was right there in the moment. Thanks for taking the time to write it up and share. I've never seen pigs in the snow like that. Very cool.

Beautiful buck! Way to stay after it - especially the work in finding and recovering him. Huge congrats.

Nicely done, sir! Great job.

Prayers sent for Jared, Mike and their family.

I like the idea. I'm planning on getting into better shape for canyoneering this year and looking into crossfit. My wife and her friend are gymnastics coaches and we just moved them into a huge warehouse next to crossfit in Lakeside and it looks like a fun way to get in shape. I didn't see anything about the preparation for "train to hunt" - is it a full time workout, diet regimen, etc, or just a yearly competition?

While I love havalons and carry one with me on all hunts, I still don't think they are a replacement to good fixed blade and folding knives. The bigger the game the more knives I carry. Buck 119 is one of my favorites and I have quartered, boned and processed into steaks many elk with the same knife, but it does need a touch up from time to time. The best one I've found is the one AZ41Mag has in his post. I have a couple that are blue, but the same sharpener. Reversible diamond hone, takes up virtually no space and doesn't shave your blade like those carbide ones - with a little practice you can keep your knife razor sharp through an entire elk - or even a couple back-to-back. It even has a fish hook groove for honing your hooks. http://www.amazon.com/Knife-Sharpener-BlizeTec-3--Secateurs/dp/B00KRN00UK/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1420245109&sr=8-5&keywords=blue+diamond+hone

Aay to get it started off right for 2015. Sounds like a great stalk and shot.

Are you suggesting we start thinning out the population? Just kidding, but exactly what do you mean by "do something about it" when it comes to overpopulation?

Bad roads up here tonight. Glad I'm at home.

Whatever Anu Year's Eve is - I'm having a good one and looks like you are too. Duel in the Desert 2014 #11 Arizona 42, #13 ASU 35

Those guys are great. I bought some 10x42 swaros with them and they were really great to work with. They know optics and can get you behind what's best for you - some guys do better with Zeiss, some Leica, some Swaro. Not too many places where you can look through all of them side-by-side at an actual mountain as opposed to the inside of a store.