Mr. Natural

Nice dog

I drew my 4th choice, early Nov. whitetail in 24B.

Caught this bear on a game trail recently.

That is from almost two months worth of pics, but yeah...quite a bit of traffic on that trail. What goes by too fast to really see in the video are two bears, two coyotes, and a fox.

I don't see a way to embed video, so here is a link: https://youtu.be/TpsRWZbSl3I

I should have some bull photos tonight, heading north right from work to check a couple of cameras.

woot!

I am not sure when Coues typically shed, but this guy was still sporting headgear as of May 6:

In the words of the scarecrow, "If I only had a tag!"

winner What do I win? A free trip to Discovery Park?

Discovery Park

I like it. It seems to be a great camera for the price. Very fast trigger speed and recovery time. Night photos are less than impressive, but as long as I can tell what the photo is, I'm happy. They are a vast improvement over my old (very old) cameras, which were too slow to be used as "trail" cameras. I could only put them on water, or mineral blocks, or something that made the critters hang around for at least several seconds. I actually bought three of the Force 10's, I just put the other two up on game trails today.

When is spawning season for brown trout in AZ's rim country streams? Many years ago I caught one brown trout with a kype, but I don't recall what month it was. That trout was only about 12 inches long, but sure looked impressive with that hook jaw. Yes, I released it...

If I leave the camera there long enough, photos should look even better when the ferns come up.

So it sounds like the shed is underway, maybe a bit further along in some areas. This is later than I would have guessed. My camera is still out so maybe I will see buck that have dropped next time.

It is a really sweet spot, on a game trail just below a saddle that forms a natural funnel between two drainages. I was pretty sure I would catch bears and Coues moving back and forth.

Thanks...I think I might have some of that.

Do you recall what powder? I'm working with IMR 4350, with mediocre results so far.

Did you get a load worked up for that bullet? Thanks!

I had this mount done years ago.

Thankfully we don't have to choose! But if I had to...7 Rem mag.

I decided not to bother trying to turn the necks on the Nosler brass. I proceeded with working up a hunting load with them and am happy with the results so far.

Yeah, that kind of leads back to my original question. If the Nosler brass have uniform necks already, no point spending money on tools and time turning them. Thanks for the input.

Good info, thanks. Out of curiosity, have you ever compared group sizes with turned necks vs. un-turned necks being the only variable? I realize that in itself (the benefits of uniforming the neck thickness) will likely vary from one rifle to another, but have you observed any noticeable difference?