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Great goat and it looks like it was well deserved. I have thought a lot about the same things you have through the years. The only problem that I have is that now that my kids are out of high school and mostly self sufficient is that I am almost 50 years old and those hunts are hard on our bodies. I think the best way to do it is a little of both. I try to spend a good split amount of time hunting and family activities to make everyone happy.

Been there done that. Woke up to 2 skunks fighting over chicken bones from the night before about 3' from me. Never kept so still in my life until they rolled out of the fire pit where the bones were and then never moved so fast.

I am not sure if it is or not but you weren't as lucky as I was. I had my 108" coues deer fall off the wall and land on the couch. Hopefully they can.

I have a Viking Epic and love it. It is smaller than yours but they are great trailers. Good luck with the sale.

Congratulations on the bucks. I have been wondering how everything turned out since we talked in Sportsmans that day. I am glad everything worked out for you. Also tell your dad congrats for me. Orlin

Congrats on a couple late archery bulls. That is some nasty looking country. I know how tough it can be. The bull in my avatar is a late archery bull.

Dang, I just bought mine about a month ago. Where were you then?

Great buck. Your uncle is lucky to have you around.

It is incredible.

Great way to look at it. I don't know if you will have to deal with 18" of crusted snow. Might look for someone with horses that you could call to help pack out for a fee. I am not too familiar with the unit but do have a buddy that has hunted it a few times and really likes it.

I love the display. It is great because it doesn't take up a bunch of room so you could put it almost anywhere you wanted to. That is the main reason why I have never thought about having any displays done in the past.

What industry are you in? I was with Motorola and GE for a long time before taking the leap and starting my own business. I saw this type of thing happen from time to time. If you are trying to stay on then I would make sure you are covering your rear. It can definitely make working there much less enjoyable.

I wouldn't be packing that spotting scope around that is for sure. In fact I would probably try and only use 10X binocs hat are high quality. As for clothing I would layer so that you will be ready for any type of weather. Depending on where you hunt it can be extremely cold or shorts weather.

Cool left side. I would have loved to have seen that snow on the early hunt. Congrats

Can't beat that. Congrats to your cousin. That is cool getting a picture before he shot it.

I have hunted Mexico a couple times and whenever I saw cattle I almost always saw deer close by. Like others have stated it was almost odd how often I would see both together.

That is awesome. Would love to hear the story behind this hunt.

Great rifle. I have one in .308 that I got from my dad. I have killed a couple deer with it.

That is how you get your money's worth out of a hunt. Great bull. Congrats

Holy crap! Congrats on one heck of a buck. Incredible mass.

I was going to say the same thing. That is plain illegal.

Wow, great first buck. Congrats to your son and you.

Congrats, that is quite the accomplishment.

I have a few older rifles that are probably worth a lot more to me than actual money. I have my grandpa's Browning Automatic shotgun that he picked up in Belgium when he served on a mission in Europe when he was younger. Because it was manufactured well before WW2 I can't find any exact manufacture date on it. I also have his 300 Savage that he used to hunt with when he was younger. Then I have my dads Winchester M88 .308. The cool thing is that I have used all of these rifles in the past and shot deer or quail with them.

The way I buy bows is every time I draw an archery bull tag it is time to upgrade. I am on my 3rd bow right now. And imagine it will be a few more years before I upgrade.