Big or Bust

Amen .

For my back and fit, I'd put Kifaru, Stone Glacier, and Mystery Ranch above Kuiu for packs. Kuiu's zippers are weakish as well and their fabric is more prone to rip and tear. All of this is of course in my personal experience and I love Kuiu....

Amen. I'll be 9 days living here out of a Reckoning in a few weeks. Three shooters found this past weekend.

My setup too. I prefer the gun bearer on the front but the Reckoning is a kick-butt bag for sure. Kifaru gives you multiple options.

I have the Reckoning bag with the built in meat shelf and run the gun bearer and a couple of guide lids and smaller accessory bags. Lots of cool features and it's my do-all pack. If I have a pack on my back this one is it. It serves as my "daypack" or it can be used as an expedition pack as I'll be living out of it in a few weeks for 9 days. I've never understood the concept of a daypack. I want all my stuff plus space if needed for cape, meat, etc. on my way back.

Yes - Kifaru for the win.... Casey, I can stop by one day and you can take a peak if you wish.

I would agree with something similar...

Coues seem to take drought on average better than any ungulate I've seen. I've got good bucks on camera and I'm in a spot that has had 0.74" of rain since March. But, ponds were full entering spring....

Laffin. Ok. Minimal relative to other species but that's just flat not accurate....

Those are contributing factors but forest management across the west is the true culprit.

Great job....doesn't look like the same range I'll be hunting in at those same heights in a few weeks. Great job. Cool buck. Congrats.

I do spend a lot of days a year in the woods but they went from tripod to padded case to pack. No falls, horses, etc. heck if I know....

Meopta. Swaros are fragile and I got tired of sending back 15's that were internally fogging resulting in me having to pay to fix the same issue 3 times in 5 years. Meopta are super bins. Don't miss Swaro at all quite frankly.

Lock your doors!

This buck scores 142""....

I agree. Maybe gets into the 40's...

My number 1 buck this past year, an old buck in the 190's broke his main beam off right above the brow sometime the week before opening day. Heartbreaking. My number 2 buck in the same area which I ended up targeting and killing, had fresh antler puncture wounds and lots of cape damage on his neck when I killed him likely from fighting with my Number 1 during the first November season. It was a weird year last year. Good stuff boys. Love talking big desert bucks.

I've had bucks, big bucks, consistently hitting cams on water. For years, spring through pre-rut. One summer their water dries up and I get the same deer on other cams many miles away never to return to the area they called home for years even with new water. They rehomed if you will. Big old desert bucks are fascinating and will teach you a lot about deer that runs counter to common thoughts IME...

Agree. Desert bucks can move. A lot and far chasing water. I agree with the roving home range too relative to resources. They will also move far to rut. Most of the bucks I chase are solo deer as they tend to do in the desert with some age. Not all, but most. If you've got bucks found, they'll be around that area during your hunt. Only two things will change that, their water dries up or lions move in. Both will make bucks disappear.

Got through this morning at 8 AM sharp. Thanks -

Thank you. I was number 342 in line. I'll try tomorrow.

What number are you guys calling? Mine is jacked up too and every number I tried on the renewal notice is busy or disconnected. Thanks -

Yes, 3' up in a saguaro....

I was also in 5BS this past wknd and to say the conditions and feed looked good would be an understatement with good rains every day this wknd to boot....

Small peepee?