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About 1uofacat

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  1. 1uofacat

    New Archery Equipment for the '24 elk hunt

    That's where I picked mine up from, & you are correct!
  2. Anyone using new equipment for this years elk hunt? After a month of looking (dating back to well before the draw) I decided on a Lift 33 & am setting it up. While I've done well with my 'old' Apex in the past, it was time for an upgrade. I will say the recoil is essentially non-existent when shooting it as Mathews has outdone itself with this one. The one thing I'm still deciding on however is a rear-facing stabilizer to help balance it (with a quiver of arrows). Is there much of a performance difference that should be considered other than weight & balance for this bow (above QD)? I imagine there's a lot of you here that have spent substantial time on this already and am looking for your thoughts...
  3. 1uofacat

    Credit Card hit thread

    My 2nd son drew a September rifle bull with only a Hunter Ed point years ago & took a decent bull on opening day. It was a real fun hunt & you'll likely have the same. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good!
  4. 1uofacat

    Credit Card hit thread

    Unit 8 September archery bull, this year for my youngest son & I (who took his first bull with a bow in 2017). Words cannot describe my feelings adequately here... I feel incredibly fortunate!!
  5. 1uofacat

    Credit Card hit thread

    If the average is 3.5 points between 2 applicants, it's rounded up to 4.
  6. 1uofacat

    Draw Results Come Early this Year?!!

    I've got to say I don't qualify for this group of unfortunate souls... that said, I belong to a similar group regarding a sheep tag though!
  7. 1uofacat

    Credit Card hit thread

    & that's what I thought last year, but was hit mid-afternoon. Honestly, there doesn't seem to be 'enough' hits posted for it to be over yet.
  8. 1uofacat

    Credit Card hit thread

    that explains the constant flow of elk tags... [edit]...and while you still have to 'get lucky', there's a big difference between how lucky one has to be when comparing a tribal permit app to a general draw permit app & getting 6 bull tags in 6 years. Good luck on your hunt! Antelope tags are apparently harder to get...
  9. 1uofacat

    Credit Card hit thread

    Unbelievable... another bull tag. Either early archery or November rifle for my son & I.
  10. 1uofacat

    Draw Results Come Early this Year?!!

    So you travel Lake Mary road at twilight & have a good brush guard on a strong bumper huh? 😁
  11. 1uofacat

    How do you measure success?

    Who remembers being able to get 2 whitetail tags/year? That was fun, taking a buck early for the freezer, then trophy hunting for the "real" tag! I miss those days...
  12. 1uofacat

    How do you measure success?

    I had fun this season. Although I never let an arrow loose on an elk, there were opportunities that just didn't pan out. Day 3 was perhaps the closest I came to cutting loose, but never got a clear shot. Letting this bull go on day 5 wasn't easy, but I wanted a much bigger amimal having taken larger ones. If it had been day 10 or later, probably different outcome... Bugling also wasn't near as prevalent as we'd hoped for either. There were days where it was also completely silent. The bull on day 3 was significantly larger btw too. Oh well, it was, as I said, a lot of fun!
  13. 1uofacat

    Blood tracking dogs

    You cannot use a dog to track wounded animals except for Mt. lion or bears in AZ...
  14. 1uofacat

    Good year to have a tag

    Been scouting & hearing bulls in 8 until almost 8am. I'm sure as time goes on it'll get better. Camp is almost set up, & it's so nice to have a bull tag again! Lots of feed, water is not sparce, and the weather seems to be finally cooperating/getting cooler!
  15. 1uofacat

    Anyone thinking of selling there truck soon

    Mine is a 2003 GMC Quadrasteer 1/2ton HD 4x4 Denali crew cab. It currently has 170K & going strong (bought it used w/30K miles). It turns like a mid-sized & pulls trailers excellently with the quadrasteer capability. Personally I wouldn't trade it for anything. It's too bad GM got greedy with this option early on turning many sour on it, but I've had zero issues with it in 18 years. Good luck on your search.
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