CatfishKev

Looks like your all a little trigger happy.

I got the 740 love the fact that is actually cycles snakeshot.

My son has a junior deer and elk tag. He will be shooting a 7-08 and taking a 243 as a emergency back up gun. Optimal shooting range will be 100-400 yards 500 in a pinch. 1. I have always had the kids aim for double lung shots and not through the shoulder. Should I change gears and have them aim for the meat of the shoulder? I never did this because I didn't want to waste meat. 2. Givin the optimal shooting range what type of ammo would you recommend that I could pick up at cal ranch TODAY since I'm in Sierra Vista that will work well on these animals. I have been shooting winchester super X, and hornady SST. Last year my daghter killed her cow with the sst and it was a lung shot that penciled though. I'm kind of looking for something that will open decent on a lung shot if that even exists. I was kind of thinking about the Berger VLD but I'm not sure. Sorry if this is a dumb question, I am just not up to speed on ballistics.

I can hold a flashlight real well. I bet you can but no moonlighting for us. Funny story.. Last time we did a job over there a bunch of your homies rolled up in a panel truck that said something like "tucson restaurant supply". They said they bring the dogs in the abandon house to train them then left since we were working in it. Later that day I was masking off the garage for painting and found a big bag of weed stuffed behind the hot water heater. Ended up chucking it in the dumpster. Awhile later I found out my guys had jumped in and took it.

I know a guy goes out 3 times a week would probably gladly take you along. But the only shooting you will be able to do is with your camera.

Well first off a big thanks to the ADA and the awesome camp they put on every year for these kids. They do a fantastic job! Well we were able to get the whole family up this time including grandma. We all had a blast. Auggie won a pair of vortex diamondbacks at one of the raffles which was awesome! I'm proud of my boys, they put in a lot of work. Auggies not quite a die hard hunter. He likes it when it's easy and not so much when its not. He did put in much more work then expected but all of the ups and downs made him like hunting a little bit more than before. Even Caliche got up every morning at 4am to go hunt with his big bro and was with us every day of the hunt. Opening morning didnt go as planned so we ended up glassing some finger canyons and did get a chance at one. Unfortunately she only offered a neck shot so I told him we should not risk it. Day two didnt have any chance until the evening and we couldnt make the distance in time for the shot. Day three morning we got on some cows on a ridge about 300 yards away and got set up for the shot. He took a shot and missed. After she walked out of sight another cow walked into sight and I let him take another 2 shots and neither made contact. I knew something wasnt right. After getting back to camp I headed to go check the zero on the scope. Turns out the windage knob must have gotten bumped and rotated back to the wrong zero a whole turn. After taping it in place we went out for the evening and saw nothing. Monday morning we headed out and got on some cows. The biggest one was quartering a little bit and I told him to go for it. While lifting my binos to my eyes she must have started to turn as I heard the shot. I looked through the glass to see her staggering forward and trying to stay on all fours. Within 20 yards she was down. We marked her location and zipped back to get momma while giving her a few minutes to expire. Momma thought she was coming for pictures but I bamboozled her into helping with the skinning and quartering process. She handled it like a champ! I think I just may keep her. After packing her out we chilaxed for a few then headed out to fill his deer tag. We had a few chances at smaller bucks but he couldnt get the shots off quick enough. Second to last day we decided to sit a tank. Down the road we saw a big bodied 4x4 muley. It looked like he was gonna skirt the tank and go another direction. We sat for a second just in case and nothing so we gave chase. I told my younger boy to wait in the truck while we went after him. Well turns out we should have waited longer because he came in to drink while we were out looking for him. In the end we struck out on deer but at least we had a great trip and a cooler full of elk meat. Always great to be in the woods with your family. Good eats at the ADA youth camp! Babies first elk camp. Hot dogs n lolipops! Auggie and me. All the special ladies in my life Auggies new glass thanks to the ADA. Oh, and a photobomber.. One unlucky squirrel Camp visitor Ride to young in the back of the truck. I said no and was overruled my my mom. Whattaya gonna do? On the hunt... The big achievemnet! I helped! Savave axis 7mm08 139 sst did the job Before the gore.

That's my size I'll take em if you really want to go through the hassle of sending them.

Sorry, was on a hunt. Probably won't be working weekends. Wont be doing much in way of carpentry, what all are you versed in?

Had me laughing about trying to keep the buy quiet. Congrats.

Great story!

Congrats to your boy. So I'm guessing it wasn't Jim Beam you accidentally drank huh?

Lol, I remember the fear that came over me when I killed my first one. I didn't know where to start. Just did my 5th and it still doesn't feel second nature yet. Congrats!

Cool, and with Grandpas gun! That gun will have very sentimental value for him

Cool buck. Now its time to play the points game!

Don't forget thermal currents, and don't count on scent free gear and soap. Before sun up your scent will go downhill. As the sun comes up and warms the hillside it will carry your scent uphill, then when the sun goes down scent will go back downhill. Keep this in mind when traveling in. Offer to help on some other hunts. Good hunters are always happy to teach others who want to learn.

Update on these. They were great out in the field. Obviously would not hold up as well in the thick thorny stuff but they are comfortable and seem to breathe pretty well. For the cost I will be getting many more. I'd recommend them to all you guys that have long pants as part of your minimum PPE that have to work in hot weather. These are much more comfortable then my dickie and carharts which feel like I'm wearing leather chaps in comparison. Also I don't like my pants looking like floods when I sit down so buy mine a hair long, but I also don't like how some pants bunch up at the bottoms. These don't do that at all. Highly recommend them.

The sst ended up working just fine. She was quartering away and i think started to turn just as he shot while i was lifting my bimos to my face. Looks like it bounced off the rib and right into her leg.

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Who's going? My son Auggie has a deer and elk tag. Hopefully fill the cow tag opening day and then focus on a buck or his choosing. Been counting the days since the draw!

Nice job on a great bull. That's a whole lot of ground meat you got there. Looks like the freezer in my garage. A little too much frost and blood on the concrete.

Great buck, and first day to boot. Nice job!

Nice dark horns! So is the third kid hunting too?

Always cool seeing girls in the field. Congrats on the snack sticks!

Good job to the youngster. looks like it still has velvet?

I understand Onx which I have the trial for will work if you download maps when you have no service. Has anyone tried one of these softwares / apps on a Amazon tablet with no sort of cell service connected to it?