Big or Bust

If he's with girls, he ain't in misery...

That buck will be just fine I assure you ..

I agree with your placement comment....

I've glassed up two mulies with arrows in them.. That buck will be just fine...

Absolutely correct....

Yup... I know of three really big coues killed in the last 5 days....

Steal of the month...

No sir....

No experience with either of yours...

My rule on rangefinders is add 50 percent to the distance you want to actually range critters in the field. Companies test distances on hard objects not deer. For 800 yards in the field reliably every time, I'd run the Sig 1250 or 2000... If not, find you a Leica. I've got multiple of each.

That is about my load too Stomp in a 22" tube. Think I'm at 59.0 even in a 22" tube and am about at 2,825.

They'll stop during their hasty retreat after I've been busted with a bow and maul a barrel cactus. Then start their hasty retreat again. I'm talking big big boys.. See it quite often...grin...

Tikka CTR...

I'd highly suggest the Nosler Etip then.... I'd take it's terminal performance over the TSX or TTSX all day long. Plus better BC's....

I lap everything, always....

Keep fighting brother man....

I put the tarp up to allow snow to slide off much much easier reducing the snow load if you are not at camp...

Where are you?

At those elevations, I'd prep for teens to 80's...

The outdoor edge blades IME, dull 3x faster. I use them simply because of the much easier and safer blade changing....

All 4... I thought I had missed my chance when I seized up as their was some writhing in the snow... But got it under control just before they fed across the small opening I had...

Returned last week from a 3rd season buck hunt in Colorado. Pretty sporty hunt as we always bailed off the mountain due to snow on day 1. My good buddy was stranded for 10 days in same camp 2 years ago before we were able to get him out of there. Long story short, the bucks were only moving at night, the full moon and wind made the first 4 days rough. Passed this guy up on morning of Day 5, then regretted it. Found him again and I shot him that evening. Pretty sporty packout as I started to suffer from severe dehydration and barely made it back to camp. I knew I was in trouble as getting on the ground to shot him, both calves and hamstrings seized at the same time. That was interesting. Very tough hunt this year. I feel fortunate to have had a crack at this guy. 505 yards, 168 VLD from a .280 Ackley. Buck goes 182"...

Love the buck. Gnarly and cool....

Awesome stuff....

I'd take it to Kyle Craig at Craig's Custom Rifles here in Tucson. Great dude, good work...