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WORKING! but i'm countin' the days down till I quit......7 more days of work then I'll go live with the bulls JIM>

Thanks Allen for the good reveiw on this video! I too think it's a great video ( and not just cause' I'm on it ) it actually is put together very well and has some absolute "TOAD" bulls on there! Steve Chappel does a great job on his videos, very professional, check it out! JIM>

Like has been said, there are quite a few cats in those units, definitely have a tag in your pocket! One year while Archery hunting in 36B in Jan. I glassed up this cat as it was sleeping on it's back! It was in some really thick brush, but I saw the "off-color" spot through an opening and quickly put the peices together to form an upside down lion laying with it's feet in the air! It was laying there, a little over 200 yrds straight across the canyon, facing us with it's eyes closed! We had just rode in on quads to our glassing spot and hiked down to where we were sitting when shortly after I found this cat. The terrain wouldn't allow a stalk with our bows, so we just sat there enjoying the moment for a while through the binos. I had already killed a cat before and this was Brets first he's ever seen, so it was a no brainer when we remembered the .22-.250 sitting in the trailer, 2 miles down the road back at camp. The cat let us walk down to this spot, so hopefully it would let us walk back up? Bret snuck back up to the quads, and made record time to camp and back with the rifle. As Bret snuck back down to me, the cat opened her eyes and just watched him get set up for the shot, still on her back. The first shot missed and she just rolled over onto her belly, the second shot missed ( this was really a tense moment ) and the cat jumped uphill facing away and his third shot was perfect! There was a dead cow in the wash below her that she had been eating, it was old and rancid, I didn't think they ate rotten meat like that, but she was old and had very few teeth left, so we figured that was all she could get. Her belly was crammed full of the rancid meat and is why she was so lazy. It was an incredible experience we'll never forget, and I guarantee we will never be down there without a tag (or a rifle in camp! ) JIM>

I was just pointing it out, I thought it was a lion at first as well, maybe for a fraction of a second but wasn't trying to wreck anything sorry P.S. I'll be a fun hater in 9 if they aren't talking, otherwise I will be nothing BUT fun if they are! Can't wait! JIM>

Hey Jason, I love the Montec G5's. I was hesitant at first 'cause they seem like a big chunk of steel! But, they fly awesome for me also. I shoot the 100 gr. and killed my last bull with them. I ended up taking a "smoker" shot on that bull at close range through a hole in a cedar. I thought he was broadside but later found out he was quartering toward me. The arrow slid along his shoulder blade, long ways through a couple of ribs on the way in and on the way out and stopped, hanging half way out along his opposite hip! I needed the penetration on that risky shot and got it with that broadhead. Very accurate, tough, and dependable.........nothing to fall apart or rattle loose in the quiver. JIM>

I've always thought it made the arrow less forgiving? I remember being told the longer vanes were better for hunting situations due to the increased forgiveness and the shorter vanes were more suited to target shooters? Is that true? JIM> Yes this is true with most small vanes. But the blazer vanes were made for broadheads. I did not believe they would work until I tried them. I have shot 100gr Montecs at 300fps with blazers out to 50yards with no problems at all. Thanks for the info, I might have to try them out, I also hunt with the Montecs, G5's, but my arrows aren't flying THAT fast out of my Legacy! Thanks again, JIM>

Holy cra........That is way cool!!! Had it been in two peices and then glued back together? Or just glued to reinforce the weak spot? Or is that even glue? Looks hollowed out by a rabbit/squirrel or something....who cares....that is awesome! Thanks, JIM>

That would make for a GREAT day! You know....the only reason you saw all that is because you didn't have a camera with you! That's the way it almost always happens for me at least! JIM>

I've always thought it made the arrow less forgiving? I remember being told the longer vanes were better for hunting situations due to the increased forgiveness and the shorter vanes were more suited to target shooters? Is that true? JIM>

Thats awesome! I had a similar experience about 3 years ago, except I received the persons tag. If you blow air into the envelope you can see into it better and read what tag it is, and it was a Muzzeloader Bull tag! The last name was the same as mine, just one letter off and the guy lived near me, but I think it was because of the last name I received his mail. The guy is a taxidermist, so now some of you might be able to figure out who it was......Nobody was home when I drove it to his house, so I just put it in his mailbox. JIM>

Not to be a buzz killer, but thats a Bobcat not a Lion. It looks like a huge Bobcat for sure! Bobcats have the white patches behind there ears and the pointy tufts of hair on the tips. That looks like it'll be a nice buck, and great pictures! JIM>

Awesome...........I'm glad you missed that measurement, I just got some of my confidence back! Now knowing he still gets two more mass measurements, I was only off probably 2 inches instead of 7! Looks like hunt4horns was probably the closest guess! Thanks, JIM>

I have and use the Bogen tripods, but only with the fliud heads. One of them is the Swarovski model and it is a PIG of a tripod, very heavy, even has a sling, but you won't find a sturdier tripod in my opinion. I only use this tripod for the video equipment and if I plan on using the spotting scope a bunch, otherwise it stays at home or in the truck. I personnally don't like the pistol grip head, I had it for one hunt and sold it, it drove me crazy when trying to pan with the glasses or when trying to find something with the spotter, nothing fluid about it, and your hand will start hurting if you try to pan smoothly for any length of time. That's just me though, I know poeple who love it. JIM> I just went back and looked at the link to the tripod Micheal is asking about, and that looks like a good one, especially for the price! I can't tell if it has angle adjusting legs or not, but that would be very important to have. My $.02, JIM>

I appreciate that Allen. We will see what happens, I'll keep you posted! JIM>

Hey David, Are you sure you added in the 4th mass measurement? Even if it was a two point, you still get all the mass measurements out to the tip of the beams. I just think it looks bigger than that, and if you didn't add the 4th mass measurement, it would make sense to me, otherwise, I WAY over scored it! Doesn't really matter though, it's still a great find! JIM>

I really think it's a lion kill, but who knows. As far as score.......I was thinking around 90-91 ealier, BUT after really looking at size comparison with your hand.........I think.....86 1/2. JIM>

Thats a one of a kind tree carving right there! Definitely had an artistic talent to do that. I certainly think it's depicting a Muley. Thanks for the pic, very cool. JIM>

I appreciate that BASS! I won't be able to come up with the cash until later this week, AZGFD is in the process of taking what money I do have for this years labels, and my "loan officer" is in Alaska right now, so for Jason to get the sale sooner........have at it! I appreciate your courtesy! P.S. if you end up not wanting it later, I will buy it. Thanks agian, JIM>

This breakfast DOES leave me hungry faster, but that is why I pack a good lunch, usually for two poeple, but you need to try packing: ham (separately), bread, potato salad (separately), cheese and packets of mustard! Slap all the ingredients between two slices of bread and you got "Ham-tater salad-n-cheese" samiches and top it off with some Doritos.....AWESOME! I have clients come back year after year lookin' for my famous samiches! JIM> Yeah, the elk hunts are a different deal all together. We have our best meal of the day at noon......steak and potatoes type of stuff! We then take a "full-belly nap" and then head back out! Dinner is usually fairly quick and simple, allows more time to relax by the fire and get to bed early. JIM>

Hey Allen, I will be in 12AW Late, with at least 2 tags, as of right now. One tag is my dads and he is holding out for something with trash on it, he already has a couple big typicals, so we have our work cut out for us! I will be there for the entire hunt and most likely the week prior, our other tag just wants something big, obviously, but he has a late 9 tag for elk at the same time, so hopefully we can get dad's tag filled before the other guy shows up. Let me know if you will be up there, it would be cool to meet up and chat. We will most likely be towards the upper end but that depends all on the weather, we'll see. JIM>

Thanks Tony, I have never heard of the twisting the skull plate trick, but makes perfect sense, I'll remember that. I also didn't think about the weight factor of the fresh hides, that woudl be ALOT of weight if we fill all our tags! I'll check into that as well. That would be an adventure driving through the park with antlers strapped on! Thanks, JIM>

I am trying to plan for additional expenses that I will run into on my Alaska trip. If everything goes as planned, I'm hoping to have two Moose racks and two Caribou racks and hides/meat to gat back home! What is the best way to deal with the meat? What is the best things to do with the antlers? Will I have to split skull plates? Do any of you have good/bad experiences with shipping these items before? And my main question is "how much $ should I plan on paying in order to ship these items back home?" I'm sorry for buggin' you all with all my questions, my outfitter has been "out-to-sea" for the past couple of months, so I have gotten very little info since. His wife keeps telling us to be patient, everything will be great, don't worry, he'll be getting us all the info we need! GREAT.......but, it's only a month away! Oh well..thanks for any reply's. JIM>

I had asked before on here about caliber suggestions for my Alaska hunt this Sept., and had settled on my 300 win mag. BUT, due to an incredibly busy past couple of months, I have not gotten that gun ready. Several knowledgeable guys here told me the .270 caliber is sufficient for Moose/Caribou and that is the gun I am most confident with. SO, my Winchester Model 70 .270 w/ Leupold VXIII 4.5-14x40 B/C scope, is sitting at the gunsmith getting a trigger job as I type. Too late for me to gain confidence in my other guns, so the .270 it is. My question is, what is the biggest bullet I can get? What is the best bullet/grain to use for these large animals? Do I really need to go big on bullet size or is there a combo bullet/grain that would work better? I really don't have much knowledge about ballistic stuff, so I appreciate your input! Thanks, JIM>

Ditto on the oatmeal! I like the little variety packs of instant oatmeal! Mix different ones together each morning to change it up a little, good stuff! Keeps ya regular too JIM> Oh yeah.......you gotta top it off with choco-milk

OK, what tag numbers do you tagholders have? I think we have 41 and 51 ( might be 42 and 52, I just remember they were 10 apart). JIM>