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I agree with speedygoss here and not even sure what the rules are exactly regarding this...is there an actual rule or is it an "unwritten rule" that can easily turn into an issue of "forum cops" as mentioned above? I think (and I've been wrong before..so someone please correct me) that the intent of such a rule would be to prevent blatant advertisement on the site by the company without being a sponsor. I agree if something works or doesn't work I want to hear about it from others...sponsor or not. If those others are friends or family of the inventor, so be it. As long as it's not blatant advertising for sake of advertising...which I honestly haven't seen in the past couple years with Swhacker. What I've seen and noticed doesn't seem to be advertisement as much as responding to specific questions about what works and doesn't work and why...or what was used in a particular hunt. Sure some of it was info based on what happened in testing of the product before it was widely marketed and bought by Hank Parker's company. Maybe it's the local ties of the inventor that cause more attention for Swhacker...I don't know. Heck PSE is local too...should we not mention them in any discussions about preferred bows or latest equipment? I guess I shouldn't have started this thread http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/30163-cool-new-gadget-by-a-local-company/ about a gadget by a local company under the same rules...although I did talk to the company about becoming a sponsor and mentioned that in the thread. By no means was I advertising...I just wanted to let folks know about the product who might be interested. AZLance is spot on too...I think I see more posts about Remington, Swarovski, Vortex, and all kinds of other products who aren't sponsors. Rage, G5, and Muzzy seem to always come up in any broadhead discussion. Heck lately I think I've seen as many posts about Mossback and GSO (although maybe not so positive)...are they sponsors? I don't know... Speaking of sponsors, maybe I should contact Apple. It just occurred to me that my ipad is probably going to make this one long run-on paragraph even though I spaced it out nicely for easier reading. Maybe not...we'll see. (yep...run-on paragraph the first time using "fast reply" trying again with "full reply"...looks good in preview!) Just my 2 cents here...someone point me in the right direction if I'm off-base. Nothing against the original post or TJ either...I understand exactly where you're coming from, just not sure how clear the rules are and how well-known.

Awesome...thanks! I'll be glassing there from the top of the Rincons. They even have trail cam photos in the visitors center that I've been using for scouting. I can probably see Saguaro West from the Tucson Mountains too...sweet! Thanks for all the tips and glad to see there's still a sense of humor out there! I already gave away my top hotspot just west of the Baboquivaris, but I guess I could share it with a couple of others as long as you promise to coordinate and not hunt on top of each other.

I've heard of a few friends doing this...but usually someone's dad or parents that can no longer hunt or no longer want to hunt, but like to come along and spend time in camp. It's a great setup if you find the right person...

Me too! 100% so far and that's a first for me.

Nice buck...congrats!

Awesome...congrats!

+10 on elkhunter1's boxes...excellent work.

Awesome story, awesome buck! CONGRATS!

Fun game with the family. Didn't expect to be sitting in the rain at a Wildcats game. Almost like a football game back east.

Awesome...congrats! And how dare you shoot one without its winter coat? Blasphemy!

How close is that to Area 51?

Yeah he's a jerk...but you did the right thing. Good job.

Welcome to AZ...I grew up hunting in TN, so similar background. AZ hunting is a lot different and takes a little getting used to, but I've grown to prefer glassing and spot n stalk over the typical treestand hunting in the south. No recommendations on a group of hunters, but hopefully you find someone on here...always more fun to scout and hunt with others. I had a friend with this tag a couple years ago and he said it was a tough hunt. Most of the areas I know have a lot of mule deer. Not sure on whitetail. I've always heard access is a tough issue for whitetail hunting in 34b. Start here on the azgfd site and might try to contact one of the wildlife managers in the unit. I ran into one in Jan during archery and he was surveying whitetails, so I'm sure he can tell you some good starting points and access issues. http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/hunting_units_34b.shtml Good luck and again welcome to AZ and CWT!

Buy a tag and go for it! I buy one every January too just in case...

+1 huge props for doing this...just one of the many reasons I love this site!

Thanks Tony for boiling it down just the facts. And speaking of boiling...if you need some tag soup recipes, I've become quite the tag chef the past couple years!

That was probably MacGyver aka Elkhunter1

I've been shooting the .270 130gr Accubonds. Shooting pretty well for me so far.

Awesome first archery deer! Congrats!

Awesome! Thanks for posting.

Nope, exact same spot the only deer I saw in there was a few does. Saw one small forky about four miles east of there. if you were with me we could have taken them and saved the Border Patrol lot of time and money Crazy. We were just talking about how traffic patterns had changed some and the changes in habits of the smugglers. Glad you stayed out of harm's way...and great job on the assist.

Wow Steve...not the kind of excitement I hoped to hear about from your hunt today....same parking place and canyon as we went yesterday or were you in a different spot?

Steve is the man! He put me on more bucks yesterday than I saw most of the season last year. Thanks for sharing your spot with me and hopefully we can get it done another day. When you called and said you needed help I was immediately thinking you had found the big boy and needed help packing him out! Sorry I was already tied up with family obligations otherwise I would have dropped everything and come to help. Glad you figured that out...still amazed! As a testament to CWT, if Steve hadn't reached anyone else or figured anything out I was ready and waiting to post a call for help here and I know Steve would have had help within a few minutes! Reminds me I need to put my jump box back in the truck...

2 words: safety harness!

That must have been you I heard bugling