mattys281

If you're going to sit for only a couple hours at a time, you can us just about anything. If your goi g to sit all day, do your butt and back a favor and get something with a hanging hammock style seat. I cant even begin to tell you how much more comfortable they are for long sits. As for using a ladder to get in and out of a climber, thatd be hard to do with the ones I've used as they all had the wrap around bar type upper section. I have unstrapped the upper section from around the tree and reattached it above a branch so I could inch up another foot or two and get some leaf cover around me, but its not very convenient and really not necessary where I normally hunt out of one. I just try to climb at least a good fifteen feet up and if possible climb a tree that has other trees around it to help break up your shape and keep you from being skylined.

I've never done it before, but I hear there are some companies that actually rent high end optics now. If it's not something your going to use very often, save yourself a bunch of cash and just rent a set-up.

I currently have a 20 but have gone without in the past. If you sight in the first pin at 27 itll be good for anything from 30 and under, unless youre shooting incredibly slow. The 27 pin will be 1-2" low at 30 and about 2-3" high at 20. At least thats what ive gotten with it shooting 270ish fps.

Keep your hands off it and try to prevent it from contacting anything. My taxi told me once its damaged/crushed, theres nothing they can do to fix it.

2014 coues from 27 2013 muley Didnt make it over there last year, but hope I have a 2016 pic to go with these in a couple months. These deer were shot out of the same tree. Not at all uncommon to see both types in the same range.

Ticks and fleas maybe. Ive never seen it on a deer, but ive seen pics of dogs that get eaten up by them so bad that they literally scratched their ears off. Nice buck you found!

^^^This^^^^ I'd at least buy a turkey tag to go with the deer. I've had several chances to kill turkeys the last two years that I deer hunted there, but I didn't want to give up a day of deer hunting to mess with a dead turkey so I let them go. I told myself that after I got my deer, I'd come back for a turkey, but I ended up getting my deer the last day of my hunt both times, so ended up taking the turkey tag home. I didn't get over there much last year and in 2014 I was only there a couple times and didn't see any bears, but pretty much every other year I've been there I run into them at least a couple times between scouting & hunting. I've only had one shot at one so far and missed, but there's quite a few blackies in 27.

Ive taken a couple deer out of 27 with my bow. In my opinion you could not pick a better unit for a first try. This unit litterally has everything from wide open rocky/cactus cover desert terrain in the south to high pine country at over 8500 ft. I dont like heat stroke or rattlesnakes so I hunt high using treestands. I think you will see more deer glassing in the open stuff, and if you want big antlers spot and stalk tactics are your friend since scouting will be a problem for you. But if your game is to just fill a couple tags with anything that is legal, bring a treestand and a good book and plant your butt on a deer trail up in the pines. Im a 'its brown its down' guy myself and have very limited scouting time too, so I'm not too picky.

Awesome trophy! Congrats!

Sorry I should have talked about my previous game trail post I did a few weeks back where I had 4 different bucks coming in daily. The area you described is about .2 miles south in a transition area. I have been dreaming about getting these bucks on my camera cause I seem to see them every late season elk hunt and a few real nice bucks call this place home. You gettin coues, muleys or both? Most of my muley experience is out of 27 in the thick timber above the 8000 ft mark. I've been working cameras over there for about 10 years now and it's always the same story. Nice size herds with some nice bucks through the spring, then around this time when the does break up the herd and meander off on their own to drop their fawns the bucks that were following them around scatter. By the time the hunt starts up in August the does have formed back up into some smaller herds that might have a couple spikes or forkies hanging around, but the big boys are gone. I usually find them hanging out on or near steep stuff that's no good for little fawns, leaving the flatter ridge tops & meadows for the does. The elk also prefer the doe country. There's some bucks that meander around and show up on cam from time to time, but good luck figuring them out.

You are in doe territory my friend. Lots of does and elk. Find a steep south facing drop off with a flat area right on top and you will find your bucks summer range.

Liberty is a great bow. I had a hard time deciding between that one and a black ice. I went with the black ice in '09 and we're still knocking things dead 7 years later. Love those diamond bows!

Yeah.... but you don't drink any less either. Sinner...

I also don't think my jeep really effects my success rate, but it sure did help me get fatter. After owning it the last 7 years, I just can't believe some of the places I used to walk to!

Ive hauled a couple critters home in the trunk of an old Nissan altima. Theres plenty of good country right along the side of highways and most people just drive on by it.

I'm sure youre stressing over it and it seems like a hassle, but stuff like this has to make you pause and thank God we live in the time we do where they know so much and they have as many different testing options now. 50 years ago, you're doc would've looked at it, scratched his head & said, "hellif I know what it is, let's cut it open 'en have a look..." Hang in there bud, you'll be fine.

Im sitting here watching curious george with my 3y.o. baby girl and 1y.o. baby boy both up in my lap. Couldnt be happier. This is how a day should end.

Nice! Thats a good project, modernizing an ole family heirloom.

Wow! Looks like an amazing trip!

They should at least cut off the zip tie and lose the block before disposing of the carcass. in the facebook/twitter/snapchat/pussified/reactionary america we now live in, nondescript images and emotional diarrhea means a lot more than facts.

That lambo looked like the driver couldn't find the gas pedal. The truck is b.a. but the video looks more than a little scripted.

Im against it too. I spend too much time in 27 and am fine with seeing black bears every year, but I have no desire to be on the look out for their plus size cousins. I hike in and out in the dark and am already constantly checking my back trail over the cats and blackies, those wyoming and Montana boys can keep the brownies.

I think I would try to shoot the gorilla, but accidently miss by 18" or so....

You are your childrens' hero. Never forget it and always conduct yourself accordingly. I didn't have a dad when I was growing up, so my gradpa was my hero. I don't remember ever being hung up on an athlete or superhero, but papa was the biggest man alive. We didn't lose him in combat, old age took him. But he went to war for us.

That's a tough call to comment on when none of us saw it. I know when I was a kid, I didn't have any trouble finding my way into mischief, but fortunately I survived it... at least I think I did.