OpticNerd

Congrats! Glad everything worked out for ya in the end. Some of my most memorable hunts are the ones that don't turn out as planned. . You probably won't be forgetting this hunt for awhile and now you got an awesome hunting story to tell. The difference in vegetation between your hunt and your daughters is crazy. Congrats again and thanks for sharing.

Nice find! Looks like a good one. Too bad it's a just muley😜

I think next year you should plan on going antelope hunting just in case. That way you'll be ready when you get offered another rejected tag a week before the hunt starts.

You smoked him. You dropped him. No way. Great job guys congrats!

Successful or not I hope you report back on how the hunt went. Curious to see if 23n holds up to all the hype.

That meat shelf is slick. Before when I would pack a deer out I had to put all the meat in the pack which caused some space issues. Not no more with the MR. I probably just jinxed myself and I'll never shoot a deer again so I'll never know how sweet this pack really is.

Nice! I'm sold on MR as well. I'm getting the Terra 65 or 80 haven't decided yet but leaning towards the 65. Kifaru is tempting but I'm too cheap. Plus isn't there some kind of rule or something that says your pack can't cost more than your binos.

Very nice! Those are some awesome pics man!. You get a new camera setup? I think you told me a couple years ago you were digiscoping with a phone and Swaro 65mm. That pic of the buck just above your buck looks like his twin. Congrats on a nice buck! This hunt must have been one heck of an emotional rollercoaster for you. Thanks for sharing it with us!

Yep. Over the past 15 years it seems that most of the forums I've followed has gone down in activity except for an astronomy forum and maybe a camera forum. Don't know why for sure but it does seem forum popularity has gone down over the years.

Stud buck congrats man! It's crazy enough to think you got to get up at 1am to be the 1st one at a tank let alone having to sleep at waterhole. Hats off to all you stand sitting maniacs out there willing to go through all that craziness!

Yeah doesn't seem like you hear about Badlands like you use to. When you mentioned their warranty made me wonder if Badlands are the Vortex of the backpack world.

Sorry my coues brother I wouldn't be interested in the Team Elk now that I know more about it. Too small. Whatever pack I end up getting has to be atleast as big as what I already got.

I'll have to google the team elk pack and see if it's something I might like. I'm thinking I might wanna give the Kifaru a try instead of getting another Eberlestalk. I'm just having a hard time spending that much on a dang pack.

Great job kid! You might have just got the biggest coues of your life. Looking forward to the story.

Same boat as you. I've had a Eberlestalk Just One for about 15 years now. Good pack but it seems a bit big for my frame. I'd like to find one that feels like it actually fits me. I was looking at the Outdoorsmans you have. What don't you like about it?

Wow. Looks like a stud buck.

Really!? I can't wait to see the pics if he did. That dude's a hunting machine!

Does that Creed dude even hunt😜

The area I'm hunting is extremely dry but there is water available for the deer. Been hunting this area for the past 10-15 years and as far as I can remember I've never seen such a lack of greenery at this time of year. I've been wondering for a while now if the bucks are eating a different kind feed that is better for antler growth during a drier growing period when compared to a wet one? I know a lot of hunters think a drier year is better for antelope horn growth when compared to a wet one. Could this be possible for deer as well in some areas?

Nice job! That's some good looking country you were hunting. The video of the bucks fighting was pretty crazy reminded me of a jackrabbit fight. I've seen does fight like that but I can't recall ever seeing bucks kicking each other more than once or twice. Pretty cool congrats!

Hard to tell with just one pic but I'm guessing a solid 25-30 incher🤣. Great pic btw.

Archery antelope is freakin awesome man! Congrats on a great buck!

I'd be happy with an OTC cow let a lone a nice bull. That's awesome man!

I wish all bino FOV specs where in degrees.

You sure about that Casey?? The FOV on Duovids at 15x is listed at 60 deg and only 53 deg on 10x. If anything 10x should look more restricted. When comparing them other 15s according to the Swarovski website the 15x Swaros are only 62 deg. The Zeiss 15x are the widest 15s I found in my quick search and they were listed at 69 deg. If the listed online specs are correct the 60 deg of the Duos isn't bad at all.