My Rights As An American

Unit 1 second season! This is my year!!!

Ok, need to sell this. Went out to the trailer this morning to get ready for the elk hunt only to find that some scumbag had stolen both of my trailer batteries. I HATE THIEVES!!!!!!!!!

Try archery talk.com first before eBay. TONS of used stuff for great deals and a wealth of knowledge on archery stuff from around the country. Bought lots of stuff from there, including two bows. Coueswhitetail.com is the best site out there, and archery talk is wonderful just for archery stuff.

Few days late, but happy birthday big brother! Kids baked you a birthday cake on your birthday and we sang. Miss you and love you a ton. Girls are growing up way too fast, baby boy is now almost three. Red Sox just won the World Series for the third time in 10 years! It was a fun season to watch. Did not get my first ever turkey yet but I know you are watching over me and trying to make it happen. I know that you are watching over all three kids and that provides a bit of comfort. Left you a beer on your birthday like always.Tried to call again but no answer. Not sure when I will stop trying to hear your voice again, but I sure wish I could at least one more time. Sitting here handing out candy while the kids trick or treat. Sure missed you watching the World Series clincher last night. Wanted to celebrate with you, not the same satisfaction in life as it used to be. Love you and miss you more and more everyday.

GO RED SOX!

Uh, that must be mine. When you turn it on, it shines. When you turn it off, it does not. It is made of metal and has a light in it, with batteries. I lost it in 36a. Yeah, that must be mine! Just kidding of course! Good luck finding the owner, my guess on this one is that you will be hanging onto this one for a long time!

Bummer, sorry to hear about that. Good luck and hope they get the gun back safely.

Turkey and javelina for me and my crew!!!!

Congrats! Cannot check for a bit, at work. Not worried about javelina but would love another chance at spring turkey!!!!

Of course. I got javelina in Unit 35F, Buffalo in Unit 5BW, Bear in Unit 47U and Turkey in Unit 12ANSEW. Nothing for you? Bummer, good luck next year!

I will be up there with two other hunters, and you are more than welcome to stop by and introduce yourself and grab a cold one. I know at least one other hunter on this site with that tag, and he will be with lots of others! Happy to help if you drop one!!!

Maybe Groupon will cut us a deal!

This! ☝️ I have tried craigslist & eBay also without much luck this year. I am the same way. I have an enormous need to fell like I saved something. We need a group buy on canyon coolers... 20% off and I am in! 75% OFF AND I AM IN!!!!!

Prdatr, any 308???

The one near basspro was cleaned out of lots of ammo one hour before I arrived. Still had 300 and 338 ammo and steel and buck shot in 12 and 20. Anyone have a lead on 308???

Yeah, that!

Happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are all very proud to know you!!!!!!!!!

Was camping in Unit 22 this past weekend when I went for a quick quad ride on a nasty trail that I had never been on before. About 500 yards in up a steep hill I see something in the road so I go to the side to avoid it. As I pass the object I see it is a rifle in a scabbard and pair of saddle bags about 10 yards farther up the hill. Retrieved both items to find a very nice leather saddle bag and leather scabbard holding a Pre-64 30-30!!! Checked everything for identification, nothing attached. Unloaded rifle, nothing was in the chamber. Rode the rest of the trail to the end to find nothing. About three hours later, as we were sitting at camp thinking of the most appropriate way to get these items back to whoever their owner was, a couple rides by on a quad and asks if I had seen a horse. Turns out the rider (a law enforcement officer from the area) was thrown from his horse, knocked unconcious briefly and lost his horse, saddle, gun and saddle bags. Horse ran away and everyone started looking in the wrong direction. After I told them where I found the items, they realized that they were at least 1.5 miles in the wrong direction searching for the horse. About one hour later, the law enforcement officer's son, who is also law enforcement from the area, shows up and asks if I was the one who found the items. He was extremely courteous and friendly, a very positive interaction. Kids got to see their daddy give back the gun and saddle bags and saw how friendly the officer was to me. Rider who was thrown called me the next day to exuberant thanks and appreciation, nothing but absolute highest class shown. I was really impressed with both the father and the son and how they treated me and showed their appreciation. Turns out the father took a pretty good fall but got on another horse and immediately started searching for the first horse. With the information that I had provided, they found the horse above the area I found the items. In less than 12 hours, the rider got everything back that he had lost: horse, stirrup, saddle, saddle bags and family heirloom gun and scabbard. A tremendously positive story and experience for me and my family, but a tremendously positive outcome for all involved! Hard to find really positive stories for all, but even more proud to part of one! Stay safe out there!

Just. laughed. WAY. too. out. loud. at. work!

Have seen elk and bear sign down lower in the mesquite for quite a few years now about 5 miles south of 188/87 junction. Seemed very odd a first but not after hearing all of the talk about them around that area. I would have to believe that they are on Mt. Ord and Four Peaks based on where I have been seeing sign.

Excellent pics, thanks for sharing!!!

Thanks everyone. I was very honored to be part of something so positive and have the kids be around to see things happen. The best part of the story is that everyone was fine, rider and horse. The second best part is that the rider was reunited with all of his belongings in less than a few hours. Nothing was lost in that very rough terrain. How often is it that I can tell a story about finding a gun? That is one that will stick with me for a while.

Been to Oahu a few times, and Kuaui once for our honeymoon. Kuaui was absolutely beautiful!!!!! Would definitely go back. Oahu is very touristy, but still a ton to do there. Was there around Christmas and it did not feel right. Seeing Santas in short sleeve shirts or without a shirt and a hula skirt sort of killed the mood while White Christmas was playing in the background. Weird, just weird!

That is because you practice a ton. Archery shooting is both cerebral but becomes quite instinctive over time and consistency. Archers must always remember the cerebral aspects, however, because the variables exacerbate over distance. Practice helps a ton, but I also believe that certain distances exceed an archers capabilities for lots of reasons. My personal limit is 50. It is our obligation to ensure humane harvests of our game. Anything less is unacceptable as true hunters. I think our conversation, although a wonderful insight into distance shooting and personal limits, is an unfortunate off-spin of assumptions made into the original intent of this thread, which was to try to reunite a hunter with a harvested bull. The original intent was quite noble and ended up in the successful reunion which should be commended, but some assumptions were made during this journey that divested from the purpose. I think many people intentionally or not assumed that this bull was lost due to a poorly placed arrow due to long distance shooting or the likes. Sadly, losing an animal, even a well-placed kill shot, comes with hunting. I think the assumptions quickly blew up, unfortunately and led to an off-shoot discussion of the limits of archery shooting.

9. Animal movement is exxagerated MUCH more at longer distances. Sure, animals can jump the string at any range, but the time it takes an arrow to get 90 yards versus 10 yards is so significant that it cannot be overlooked or poopooed away as not a major variable. Animals cannot "jump the string" at 10 yards to the point that you hit them in the hind quarters or generally gut shoot them. That becomes a significant concern at 90 yards.