lancetkenyon

We heard a total of 1 half-hearted bugle very early in 7E this morning.

Douchebag guide and really lousy "hunter".

It wasn't quite "one day", but that rifle sure made it easy with as well as it shot.

Nice meeting you Dan. Good luck on your hunt!

I have the same binos. Hundreds of hours behind them. Amazing glass, never any eye fatigue. Good price.

If you will ship, I will take it. PM sent.

I bought a pair of the Kuiu Tiburon pants used from a member here. I love mine too. I wish they came in more solid color options like the attack pants. I have worn mine from dove hunting to scouting trips so far. Super comfortable and cool with the open "mesh" fabric, yet tough.

In will be in 7E on the weekends. Count me in for help if needed. I have 3 late tags to try and fill in there in December.

Unless they are in a populated area, I let them be. Even scooted them off roads and removed them from work sites. If I can safely move it, it lives. If it will not leave an area either on it's own or let me move it from where it poses a threat to people, it dies.

I just finished load development for an R700 Sendero in .264WM w. 1:9" twist. I didn't even attempt a 140+ bullet. But the 130 HVLD I worked up is a laser beam. It wasn't the fastest load I tried, but it is the most accurate. And 3195fps is still nothing to sneeze at.

215 Hybrid over H1000. Elk medicine.

I used to use a cheap tree stand belt. But when you life is literally On the line, get something decent.

I had a guy come to my house last night to pick up some loads, and he asked me what died when he walked by my garbage can. I told him dove carcasses. My wife is such an understanding and patient woman, a real saint.

Heck, I get distracted by ANY game animal, big or small. Part of our nature as outdoorsmen and women. I truly enjoy the outdoors and God's creations. From a cool rock or burned out log, to flowers, cactus, clouds or a sunrise, bugs, squirrels, birds, coyotes (which I try to kill every one I see), elk, deer, etc. About the only thing I could do without is catclaw. I hate that crap.

On a side note, I got to help a new hunter out on Monday morning. After my cousin and nephew left, and Chris was cleaning up, a guy named Angel pulled up. Younger kid, early 20s probably. He stopped and talked to Chris while I was finishing up removing pest Eurasians. Chris gave him some tips on where to stand, and where to watch for birds. I watched him miss about 10 shots, and when Chris left, he started talking to me. Cool guy. I had seen him hit 1 out of about 10 shots. He told me he was new to hunting. I asked him how long he had been shooting a shotgun, and he said about 1 year. So I gave him a quick lesson on shooting, leads, follow through, where to hold, etc. Showed him on the ground and drew it in the dirt, and showed him where to point, etc. Went over the basics, how to sight, distances to shoot, what to pass on, make sure to pick up the empty hulls, etc. No one had ever explained any of that to him. So after a quick tutorial, I helped him watch for birds, told him what to pass, and what to shoot. Wouldn't you know it.....next shot...dove down! And the next, and the next. I think he went 7 for 10 those next 10 shots! He was pumped after that. Glad I got to meet him, nice kid, he was truly excited about getting into it too.

Had a good time with my cousin and nephew, and Predator. I got me a new girlfriend too. She gives big, wet, sloppy kisses if you buy her dinner. Literally, every time I dropped a dove in the pens and went to get it, she came to see me. The only cow that would let me touch her. I fed he some nice fresh Bermuda 1st thing in the morning, and she stuck around the rest of the morning. I named her "Filet". Got 8 legal birds, and 70 Eurasians. 4 boxes. If I could quit trying to drop those high flying pigeons, my percentage would go way up too.

Looks like those "match" bullets performed fantastic on game.

Went out with my cousin and 2 nephews today. I think the 4 of us were about tied with Adam yesterday. Not an exact count, and Adam has the single person high score still, but we had a blast. I had 2 whitewings and 68 Eurasians. I had 2 catches out of the air, a one handed shot, and 1 double bird for a single shell. 82 shots. Saw Hoghunter, Sherman, and one of their buds out there, and they were slaying them too. Saw Mike make a couple one-sided shots too. Here are a few of mine.

No pictures, but I am already home. Limit of legal birds,plus 22 Eurasians by 7:10. Took me about 10 shots to get my leads back on, then I slayed them. 2 boxes + 2 shells. Loading up some rifles as we speak to head to the range now.

Range bag packed. Shotguns ready. License with bird stamp in the wallet. Alarm set. Fingers crossed.

Brandon PMed me, and I actually texted and said, "Why didn't you just text me?"

I have seen some bulls from 6A, 7W, and 10 that all looked great. But even on average years, there will be bulls that dwarf others. So it is hard to judge a population by the biggest bulls. But having a tag means you are already ahead of the game!

Let the tourists go to the wolves now. Not try to bring the wolves to the tourists. Besides, they will never be seen! And I am sure the hunters in 9, 7, 10, 12/13 would just LOVE that!

I was about to say the same thing. You better buy that guy a 6 pack of his choosing.