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For the record I sold it to the guy from Prescott for $250.

I know the hunter who took the Gordon Buck. I've hunted with him in the past. He shot the buck at high altitude in Colorado its not a cactus buck. One of his friends owns Black Orvis and was on the hunt with him and that's the connection to Black Orvis. Justin is very much into the research of the area he hunts, and the hunt was 100% on his own on a spot and stalk no blind hunting. It couldn't happen to a better guy who knows his woods craft and works hard for the deer he gets. Congratulations Justin!

Whelped on 12-15-2018 we have left 1 black/white/ticked male and 2 black/white/ticked females. Parents are from Champion blood lines, the pups are fully AKC registered. Both parents are used for personal hunting. The Sire weights 50lbs and the Dam weighs 45lbs. The pups received their second set of shots. They have been dewormed. Their tails are docked and declaws are removed. Pups are located in Sahuarita, AZ. $800.00 Call 520-625-1662 or PM me.

We've had up to 20 inches of rain in parts of NW Tucson this past year, average is around 11-12". I saw that southern AZ is finally out of drought status on US drought monitor map. The desert down here has grass/greenery everywhere right now. Also, Mt. Lemmon has had snow on top for about 3 months straight now.

Beautiful pups.

Leave it to the CWT faithful to crap all over someone else’s success. Typical

Rumor has it, it will be displayed inside Trailriders in Eagar

id be just as happy to have a 3c tag in 2019.

I wish whoever retrieved the fallen tree would donate it to one of the town establishments in Alpine so it could be a monument. Everyone's comments on here endorses how special that tree is. Perhaps its place should be in front of the Forest Service building since it was USFS property that we all own after all.

I think most Swaro owners are upgrading to Vortex Vultures

I’ve never listened to or read anything that jay Scott has put out there (except when he used to post here) but why bash the guy cause he got successful doing what we all love? Talk about class envy.

Why would jay talk about anything but the best... Take your vortex and go be poor somewhere else.

My little fishing partner was a trooper today. Hung in there till we finally got one! On a side note guys, live every day like there's no tomorrow. Lost a good buddy Friday. Way too soon. RIP Jon!

I tell my wife that when I talk to myself, it's sometimes the most stimulating and intellectual conversation that I've had all day.

I know technically January archery is the first hunt of the year but it always feels like the end of the season to me so I'm calling it that. How did everyone end up this year? Successes? Lessons learned? New gear tested? Crazy stories? Close calls? Goals for fall? I'll start. I'm still very new to western hunting. This was my second season out here after growing up mostly rifle and shotgun hunting in Wisconsin then not hunting for almost a decade due to military obligation. Got back into it the year before last and realized I knew absolutely nothing about western hunting so I definitely had my work cut out for me. Had a really fun first year learning how to glass and getting familiar with new gear available. One thing I realized after that first year was I needed camping gear and some optics upgrades So I saved up everything I could and got the best binoculars out there. What a difference. Deer jumped out at me and my ability to glass got much better too. Unfortunately I didn't get to spend nearly as much time out on the mountain as I hoped to this season. A nagging injury kept me out of the game almost all fall and with the wife nearing the point of giving birth I had to stick close to home for December and January. Nonetheless I checked out a spot literally two miles as the crow flies from my front door so I spent as much time as I could scouting around looking for a place to set up for the late season. I ended up seeing more bucks than I ever thought I would in that spot but it was a season of so close but so far away. Rutting bucks were sneaking past just out of reach from where I was setting up in an ambush or I'd lose them in the flats when I was glassing. Finally after the rut I was sitting on a hill surrounded by hikers, pig hunters and even a bird hunter kicking around trying to flush some quail. I had mostly accepted the season was coming to a close with my tag very well in tact when I decided to sit up on a hill and glass a little since the weather was so nice. Within five minutes I spotted a bedded buck watching the same activity I was watching, including the three horseback riders that walked through the wash right below him. I put a stalk on him but without a spotter I ended up beneath him a little and I looked up in time to see him bound away. I have so much to learn. This year I decided to put in for elk and I think when early archery comes back around I'm going to have to push up into the higher elevations to tree stand hunt the pines. Hope you all had success last season and are looking forward to the next year. I'd love to hear what you guys (and gals) had going for you!

I use mine to find Jay.

Mine have to auto deer finding button

I think everyone assumes when they buy them they are going to be just like Jay Scott

Because 12's look better hangin on your chest than 15's LOL

Everyone’s wife’s are making them sell them.

Yeah with a pretty good buck. We seen 3-5 bucks a day and shot this guy on second to last day. One of the best hunt I have been on.

Thieves suck.

I'm only 5'11"

This thread exposed some "true colors" I would say...

I'll also add, that I am a fan of both Vortex and Swaro and disagree with the crowd that loves to bash all things Vortex. As someone who has owned and still currently uses both brands (Razor 10x42s for my son and wife, Vortex Razor 27-60x85 spotter, and Swaro el 12x50), I have never understood it. NO, Vortex are not as good as Swaro, but I don't think I have ever heard them claim to be. In their price range, they make a very good product and from a customer service standpoint, they are an outstanding company.