Swivelhead

Love those desert muleys. Congrats on your success.

Long read but revealing. Desert muleys are bean eaters, except when desert finally gets some rain. Mule Deer Food Study.pdf

Contact Swaro USA/North America. Give them the serial # of your optic. If in fact grey market, Swaro N/A will tell you how to send to Europe for repairs. The warranty coverage for grey market is not as robust as a North American warranty. Either way, you'll discover for sure if you optic is grey market. Just because it is black does not neccesarily mean it's grey market.

Congrats to your daughter .......... thats a big squirrel. Thinking it could go B&C.

Good on you! Congrats to your son.

Nice bull, good job on the stalk. Hope you heal quickly.

Never met the man, wished I had. Darn shame he did not write a book.

IIRC, Lamell Ellsworth was legendary in the units you are hunting. He was a tracker.

Beast! In my whole life I've never seen a coues buck like that. Congrats.

In a meeting with co-workers, somebody got a text from a news organization stating a plane had crashed into the WTC. Did not think much about it figuring some incompetent dolt crashed his Cessna 150 into a building. Solemn day. Later that night in my backyard, watching USAF aircraft flying grids over Phoenix was a sobering moment.

So much for thieves being tweakers. It would be interesting to know which jurisdiction and what law(s) were used to charge these people. Assuming the prosecution is successful, AZ prosecutors/law enforcement need to be made aware of a path to charge those who would knowingly take other peoples property. Good on the people who came together to ID these crooks. Even better, law enforcement acting on a full platter of evidence that landed in their lap.

Nice buck! Congrats to you & your son.

I'd recommend you get both. They are tools of the trade. Each have their own attributes.

I agree, victim was this years cub. Aggressor appeared to be a relatively young bear too. Wonder where the sow was during this encounter.

You sir, have defined yourself. Pout somewhere else.

Bought two on a black friday deal from Cameraland a number of years ago. They have served me well. I use a Vanguard PH-113V fluid head on 1 and a Outdoorsmans panhead on the other. I'd recommend using locktite on the bolts/nuts where the legs connect to the center housing. I've had them come loose, locktite cured the issue. Occasionally, I'll have an issue with collapsing the tripod legs (especially the 1st large section). With the compression nut loosened, gently rotate (back & forth) the section you are attempting to collapse, it should collapse easily. Periodically I dismantle the leg sections and remove dust & grit. I believe you will be pleased with your purchase.

If you're going to dream, might as well dream big! In 2002 I was @ SCI convention in Vegas. Talked to an outfitter about Marco Polo sheep ...... 30K at that point in time. Hope you make it happen.

Ibex in their native habitat.

Bench rest shooters, long range shooters , etc. all push the envelope. The average shooter benefits from their attempts to improve the status quo. Manufacturers adopt proven technology that evolves from their exploits. I say kudos to those who spend/build the next generation of rifle. We all benefit. Although I don't dabble in the custom arena, I appreciate those who do.

Our family (my dad purchased it in the 50's) has a Savage 340 in .222 Rem. that shoots 1/4" - 1/2" groups all day long with just about any ammo. I was excited to post this info when I saw the thread. Low and behold, the 3rd post is same/same. LOL

Yes it is but the issue will come again. Likely at the Federal level.

The modern equipment you mention in your post (except trail cams) all have one thing in common: The user must be present to operate said equipment. Most of us can only use 1 rifle, bow, etc., at any given moment. Same with optics, rangefinders, etc. Maintaining 7/24/365 surveilance in 5, 10, 20+ locations is a tremedous advantage when "proofing" an area for whatever it is a TC user is looking for. That being said, automated surveilance of public places is not a AZGF issue.

SPF to Wingshooter28

1 MEC model 600JR 20 gauge shotgun shell reloader with powder, some shot and app 60 wads. 1 box Winchester "universal" 12 G 2 ¾, 1200 velocity, 1 1/8 oz, 8 shot, lead. 1 box Winchester "game & target" 12 G 2 ¾ , 1325 velocity, 1 oz, 7 shot, steel. 2 boxes Suprema - 12 G 2 ¾, 00 buck, 9 pellet(boxes of 25). 1 box Federal premium steel -20 G 3, 1 oz, 2 shot. 1 box Federal 20 g 2 3/4 , 1 oz 6 shot (lead). 2 boxes Winchester 40 S&W 180 grain FMJ. 1 box Federal 45 auto 230 grain FMJ. 1 box 300 Win. Mag. 190 grain Sierra Match BTHP. Listing this for a friend. He lives in the east valley, cross streets University & Lindsey. Will not separate at this time. PM me for his phone number. 1st "I'll take it" posted on this thread wins it.

I had hoped Swaro would offer their latest SLC HD upgrade in 12X56. I've got 10X50 SLC NEU's, they are brilliant. Don't really see a need for 8's or 10's in 56 mm for terrestrial viewing. That being said, the 10X50 NEU's likely weigh more than SLC HD 56's. Swaro hit a homer with the latest SLC version.