6AYoteHunter

By the way all 4 elk skulls were from kills in AZ

Even though deer are vegetarians they will eat skulls for minerals. I have multiple videos of a mule deer doe this summer eating elk skulls. She ended up eating a total of 4 cow elk skulls in about a month. The 10+ people that have seen the videos were amazed. I understand some of the AZGFD concerns because of this, but I think they went about this seriously wrong. I am a diy type person and will now be packing a ton of extra gear to process my animals while on out of state hunts. Doing europeans mounts in the bush and wasting an extra day will now be common place for me.

Hey those Swarovski 18x56s were deemed too powerful for fair chase. They capped them at 15x to prevent 100% success rates. Sorry could not resist

They are awesome and can handle just about anything. Had to wait on some Max 1 camo ones I ordered and they updated me often via email and phone calls. See if you can have someone give you a hand though since they fit really snug.

Walk a lot and determine their favorite water sources, feilds, and roast trees. Then draw out their paths on a map. Generally with this method you can find them within a couple days. The trick is to get within range and not have multiple birds in the way. Was easier in the 22 mag days.

Not sure about all the areas but the spots I tried one year had a crazy number of hunters. Was running into hunters every hour. Word gets out fast when elk tracks are spotted in these areas.

The Tru-Fire I had was terrible from day one and broke before I wore out a string. Scott makes a great product and wore out a few strings with one. I have had my best accuracy with T.R.U. BALL and now have 3 of them (1 handle style and 2 wrist). They have awesome customer service and can get you any size wrist strap if you need one. Might have to try a Spot Hogg just for fun.

Swarovski STX is awesome. Almost bought a Kowa then looked through one of these at outdoorsman.

I cannot see Leupold red at all in the summer. The Leica "orange" works great for me. My old nikon also worked but was black. Swarvoski red is tough at times.