lancetkenyon

I have run an OLD Coleman catalytic heater for years. Crack a couple windows, and it does enough to knock the chill off. Looking at the weather reports, I bought a Mr. Buddy heater for the future. Good to hear they keep a tent warm. Expected temps are low single digits in a week or three up north. Does a regular hose for a 20# that fits in a lantern work for the Mr. Buddy? Guess I better verify.

I got the photos too.....😎 Adam is a stud. Good thing that 28 shoots so well....

I can say the 121 Hammers fly REALLY accurately, but BCs seem WAY inflated. Like 6-8" low at 545, 12-14" low at 741, 18+" low at 921. I couldn't even estimate how low the 921 yard drop was. Pretty unexpected. 545 group was very good however. Like 1.5". 721 was about 2". The vapor trail off the Hammers is a sight to see. Looks like a dust trail! I have a couple good videos of them, but here is a still frame of one.

Hey dipshit...that is a moose, not a doe.

303" killed this year too. Not a "draw tag buck" though.

If he wants to beat that....he needs to switch to mulies!

I tested an Athlon Midas. Did not track, or even resemble coming close to returning to zero. Sent it back and got a brand new replacement. Did the exact same thing. I sent it back to the supplier and told him to never, EVER order another one for sale. POS. I have an Athlon Ares BTR, and it sits atop a loaned rifle. I have only shot maybe 20 rounds under it. It is OK. The suggestion of an SWFA 3-15×42 is a great one. I have two still. Had the 5-20×50 HD for years with zero problems, and LOTS of shooting. My suggestion, look at used higher end scopes. You can find $1k scopes used for $600 all the time.

In my opinion, that was a good pass on those bucks. Stay warm buddy.

Good prices. Great jackets.

Went out for one last long range verification on the rifles today. The 131 Blackjack @ 3190 (I went with a slightly lighter load than the 3250 I was shooting before to save some brass life) are freaking insane. Accuracy is second to none. And they seem like they get there quick and in a hurry. Drops are miniscule. Shot them @ 545, 741, 910, 1181, 1250 today. Shooting conditions: 55-80°F 27.19-27.25 barometric pressure 5-9° up look angle Yargage=Drop (in inces) @ Elevation Dial 545=36" @ 1.9MIL 741=86" @ 3.2MIL 910=149" @ 4.6MIL 1181=300" @ 7.1MIL 1250=351" @ 7.8MIL

Good scopes.

There is some weird horizontal line in front of your "6". Not sure what it means.... But 6° is freaking cold!

Yes, all AZ, and several more that are Euro/skull caps elsewhere as well.

Hope you degreased your firing pin! Wait....that sounds kind of weird on a trip with two guys headed to the frozen north....especially after seeing the picture of you cuddling on the plane...

Wiiiiiiiiide coues!

Awesome buck!!!

These should fit more like a 32". I read a bunch of reviews that said they run small. I wear a 30" waist, and ordered a 32", and they fit like all my other 30" Kuiu pants. Awesome pant though. If they were a 32", I would take them in a heartbeat.

I think I told the story in a previous thread. Not a great elk hunt. But, we were out on the very north side of the unit on a 2 track glassing hills and flats. Oncoming truck, I pulled over to let him pass. When he did, I had my window down and threw up my hand with a smile. He barely even looked at me. As he passed, I looked in the back of his truck in the camper shell...."That sumbitch has a mule deer in the back!" Just the head was all I saw, but saw the left antler, ear, hair, etc. I snapped two photos in my rear view mirror, and told my cousin to call G&F. I checked the photos, and could not read the plate, so we started to turn around to get the plate. He took off! I mean, Baja 1000 took off. We gave chase. We would close the distance, I would stop and glass his plate. We finally got all the numbers, and told G&F. Well....the last turn, was a dead end. I knew, because we had just been down it an hour before. I stooped, and we could see he was at the circle at the end, and I saw his shadow walking outside of the truck. Told my cousin and son-in-law that deer was not worth dying over, so I turned around and we departed....about 100 yards down the road....my son-in-law says, "shoot, here he comes." He tailgated me for a couple miles. I didn't drive fast, but I had my pistol in hand, one eye on the road, one on my rearview mirror. My son-in-law had his 7RM out, my cousin had his .300RUM out. Luckily, we didn't hit any gates. Finally hit a main dirt road, I turned right, and he burned it left in a hurry. Called some buddies who were up there too, and sent the photos and a description. 45 minutes later, he bombed past them too. The unit manager called me back that evening, we told him everything again. He went and looked on the dead end for a deer head. Nothing. He said he knew who the truck belonged to. The next day, I got a photo from the game manager, of a deer at the guys house. Skinned and dried out but still had dried tissue on it, and was absolutely 100% not the same deer. The guy said we had seen THAT deer in his truck from a few weeks before when he legally took it up on the Kaibab. Said we scared him when we turned around and that is why he ran.... Reading about his criminal history, makes me glad it did not get more confrontational, and that I was not with Taylor, but had another couple guys with me.

It got real tense when the guy turned down a dead end road.

Because the guy I saw, that looked similar, had a nice 4x4 mule deer in the bed of his truck during elk season....and took off and we gave chase. Got the plate # and Called G&F on him.

I am not 100% positive, but fairly sure I have seen this guy in 7W during late rifle elk season..... Anyone know if he drove a white Dodge Dakota 4x4?

Good price.

Yep, the gate at Tortilla Flat is now locked again. Meaning access between Tortilla Flat and Fish Creek hill is basically cut off unless you take long dirt roads. Sucks for any upcoming deer/sheep hunts.

I am checking with MCSO...