no worries

Congrats. But can’t help you with a cape.

Nice buck. Glad you had a great time and thanks for sharing.

Nice snag. Love the 101s , kinda like 805s lately as well.

Great story to go along with a trophy buck.

Be safe and enjoy the adventure, especially with an old friend.

A coworker grew up down by Magdelina and has a family friend ( rancher) with 3 unused tags. I’m just the getting details but the rancher claims he can push the gun permits and other papers thru in time to hunt. I’ve never hunted Mexico but I’m looking at giving it a go. Anyone else interested? PM me for details. Thx Jim I’m edititing the original post to add a couple of things. 1) I haven’t seen the ranch or met the actual owners, they are friends of a coworker. He grew up in the area and knows the family very well. 2) I’m not involved with or making any money on this hunt. I just want to go down there and hunt Coues and I’ll be paying the same $$ as anyone else. 3) This could be a fantastic hunt or it might be a waste of time and money. For the price, I’m willing to give it a try. Please take that into consideration before you lay out your money. No refunds if we don’t harvest a deer. The pictures I’ve seen look really good, but so do a lot of social media profiles (LOL).

Both remaining tags are spoken for. I’ll update the tread if they become available again.

I have 4 tripods up for sale. 1). Vanguard 263 with aftermarket rubber feet that do not have the spikes. No head. $40 2) Vanguard 263 Has the original rubber feet with spikes. No head. $50 3 &4) Promaster 525 Aluminum with original ball head. $80 each. I have the original boxes for the 525s and at least one of the Vanguards. I also have a SBH 25 Vanguard ball head for $15 or will add to one of the Vanguards for an additional $10. Items located in Tucson. Thx Jim

Thx Flatlander. Enjoy the tripods and thank you for a smooth transaction.

Predator, Ill try and gather some info for you about the javelina hunting and PM you with it.

Mine too. We are only hunting the weekend of 1/26 and 1/27. What unit ? We are in 36.

Trying to get it setup for week of Jan. 28

Thx Andy. Its refered to as Ranch Estrellas these days. Access is thru the town of Estacion Llano.

Ranch is east of Benjamin Hill.

Looks like glass and stalk. We bring in food , can prolly pay a cook if needed. 7 days on the ranch.

Hunt includes permits, escort to and from Nogales border, ranch house and guides. Cooks are not included. Ranch is located 170 miles south of Nogales. Still working on dates. I have no idea on how well their “guides” perform. They have pics of some bucks that are over 100 “. They also claim to have albino javelina on the ranch. Ranch is over 3600 acres. Terrain looks somewhat mountainous.

Should know today.

It’s discounted due to becoming available so close to the hunt date.

$1600 each for a week. Still getting details. I have some pics of previous kills. They also have albino javelina on the ranch.

I have taken them into Mexico without any issues.

Good luck Ernesto. I would enjoy a follow up story with pics.

Sorry Ahawk, it sold yesterday after I posted. Thx Jim

Items 1 ,3 and 4 are SPF. One Vanguard 263 still available. $40

I have a couple of pro master 525s and they are pretty nice, but will prolly be a little short for anyone over 6 foot. They are going up for sale soon. I’ll can also sell you a Vanguard 263 with a Manfrotto 700 RC2 fluid head for $125. PM me if you are interested. If you are in the Tucson area, you are welcome to grab either one and field test them.

If you are spending the money on Swarovski or Meopta , make sure you buy a good stable tripod. Binos don’t bounce very well. Vanguard 263 and 264 are a pretty good value. Not the lightest option but they are stable.