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I'll try and get the pix on tomorrow. They're on my wife's cell phone. For the record, I'll let tarantulas, snakes, wolf spiders even those big scorpions crawl all over me (not the bark scorpions) and it may as well be kittens. But something about black widows and their webs gives me the heebies. I've always used hair spray and a lighter, but when you are only on your property at certain times of the year, you need a strong "passive resistance". Looking into the diatomaceous earth and suspend. Thanks for the replies.

Definitely worth more than what you are asking. Best GPS unit available, IMO. If it doesn't sell, I'll take it for $175 shipped.

That's one heck of a buck. Huge congrats to the hunter. It's the kind that you can hardly imagine exist. But if you're like me, anytime you drive through the desert you're just wondering what kind of bucks are out there a couple miles beyond the closest road. And all that sheep country you're looking at while driving from AZ to CA, you just know bucks like that are out there and wonder if someone is out there looking for them. To add on it was a DIY hunt - icing on the cake. Once again, kudos to the guy who killed this amazing buck.

I've bought a lot of Vortex products for my sons because I know they are hard on gear. Overall, I've found the optics to be very good for the price. And when/if an issue arises, their customer service is second to none. From eyecups being twisted off, to those rubber objective covers that Swaro, etc. wants $15 - $20 to replace, Vortex fixes it all for free. I haven't tried their higher end rifle scopes yet. I agree, when I do invest that kind of money, I don't want to have to send it in for repair or replacement. I just want it to work. But it is nice to know, if you do have a problem, they'll take care of it.

Gonna have to check out those 5.11's. I have other BDU pants I've bought from Amazon I'm not too happy with. Specifically, the adjustment on the waist seems to come loose when carrying a pack. About 45 minutes in and I'm showing off my underwear like a gangsta.

Super buck! Huge congrats to the young man who battled it out and got it done, and big thanks to those who helped make is possible. That's just awsome.

I've seen them big enough for fox, but not big enough for coyotes. You might have to build one like psebowhunter suggested.

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Bogen Tracker - Green. Lost about 3 weeks ago. I sure hope someone found it.

Here's another great reason - not as good, but still. I have the Ranger 1000 range finder. Never filled in a warranty card or anything. One day, I'm out shooting with a friend and it won't range past about 120 yards. Sent it in with a note explaining the issue, and less than a week later, I had a brand new range finder. Pretty hard to find customer service like that, IMO. Quality products, excellent customer service - reminds me of Cabela's back before they went public, lol.

Wow GIG, that sammi is gorgeous!

That's what I get for waiting to pull the trigger. Too many expensive things going on right now, but that was one heck of a deal.

All 3 boys and myself got javi tags. We did great on turkeys (3 for 3) in 14 but got skunked on pigs, deer and even a bull archery tag, so 2015 is going to be the year of redemption!

That's awesome.

It was Legen.....wait for it ...dary.

Hey, the Dev's did great today - huge win, great performance, but when will you guys learn to spell? Leppercon? I know you devil fans are hooked-on-phonics, but it's leprechaun. Not everything is spelled the way it sounds. Oh, sorry, I went to UofA, my bad. LOL. Just ribbing a little, I actually like ASU, have a friend with a son on the team, so I was rooting for them all day. That one-hand grab by Jalen Strong was amazing, but he's the kind of guy that makes big plays. In the 3rd quarter, I thought the Irish might pull a huge comeback, but the devils were on their game today, and the irish gave them 21 free points in the first half. Definitely a fun game to watch. IMO that's what college football is all about.

What a great bull. All the time you have spent getting someone else in the right place at the right time, creating memories for them, it's really fitting to see you get to have some fun and make it about you for a change. Huge congrats.

Pretty impressive game. Thought ND was going to come back after scoring 28 unanswered points, but that next drive sealed the deal. The devils are definitely looking good right now.

Awesome job Noah! Think I met you guys yesterday.

That's awesome Pine Donkey. What a stud buck, and to have your sons out there working hard and putting to use all the things you've taught them is icing on one heck of a sweet cake. Huge congrats. We see a lot of dads helping out the kiddos, it's nice to see it come full circle.

That's a great hunt. Nice write up too. That's real hunting and getting it done with a well placed shot. Nicely done, and huge congrats.

Sowats Point, Indian Hollow, The gooseneck, bone hollow - off the roads two ridges further than where everyone is.

Here's the *pumpkins* the boys turned out tonight. Pretty fun. Josh, my youngest loves the ducks. Nick and I did the Spartan Helmet. "Come and get them". Matt took on a more ambitious "punkin". The Jagerbomb. It's the Jagermeister deer with 2 bulls colliding.

Nice, they all look good, but the Browning Buck looks really sharp. Great work.

goinhuntn, I feel your pain. I don't know what it is about AZ that people treat public land the way they do. Before I go on a graphic tirade about the horrible messes I find all over this state, I want to thank you for two things. First, for being that guy who cleans up the messes you didn't create, and secondly for bringing it up publicly. Between hunting and my family's love of hiking, canyoneering and exploring, I've been all over AZ, NM, CO and UT. Compared to our neighbor states AZ has a totally different culture when it comes to littering and respect for the land. I've been all over neighboring states and in Colorado and Utah, especially, people just don't throw beer cans out the window, dump whatever, wherever. NM is also noticeably cleaner. Any road that is easily accessible in AZ is littered on both sides. Two-track roads near any small town have full-on dumps where someone dumped couches, carpet, building materials, you name it. But the camp sites - just blow my mind. The mess left behind where people camp and fish and hunt - it's like they are going to be there once, and expect someone to come behind them and clean up when they are gone. The trash is awful, but the way they can't manage to handle the sanitary aspects, I just don't get it. Toilet paper, feminine products, diapers, I've seen where campers pulling out around Greens Peak and Big Lake literally dump their black tanks either in camp or driving out - raw sewage. I sure wish there was a way to fix it, but when people have that mentality that they are in some of the most beautiful country on earth and choose to trash it because they are too lazy, complacent or cheap to clean up after themselves, I don't see it getting better. I hope people will adopt the attitude that you leave each place better than you found it. Not only pack your mess out, clean up what the slob before you left, and maybe, finally, someone will not say, "heck there are beer cans all over the road, I may as well toss mine out too" or "it was already a mess when I got here, no sense in cleaning up before I leave." If we all make it as pristine as possible, maybe it will be harder for someone to be the first to disrespect it.