GHOSTLUVR

Thank you Mike, and nice to meet you too! And no it wasn't me doing the escort I was in a meeting at that time. But now that you know me flag me down and say hi. Im usually around!

Pm sent MIke

Welcome to the site! Is there 3 cats in that last picture? Looks like one in the background crouched behind the grass! Either way, two darn many in that area..good luck killing one!

From past taxidermy experience I would tuck the birds head under a wing, wrap the entire bird in newspaper to protect the feathers, keep him dry and cool and either get him home and frozen or to the taxidermist asap! Good luck on your hunt...

I'll reply to this one...I've seen it before, but what a beautiful story! Thanks for sharing! Happy Easter everybody....

Wow Amanda! That camera takes great video. May have to buy one for next year!

Pictures number 1 and 2 look like the same man with some years elapsed.....any relation! Love both those pictures though!

At first I thought Lion! But no tail and the spots on the front of the back leg I realized bobcat. Neat picture.. That camera must be awesome to pick up that movement at so far out!!!!!!!

+1 for the Bushnell 3200 line. All Bushnell 3200 scopes are tested to withstand equivalent to a .375 H+H recoil. The Bushnell 3200 10x40 mil dot is being sold on the Barrett .50 BMG packages. Granted this is a semi auto .50 thus less recoil, but still pretty impressive. I built my daughter's rifle on a budget and got this scope around $200. The MOA adjustments are positive and it consistently returns to zero zero (passed the 100 yrd box test multiple times)! It's not the ballistic reticle your asking about, but in your price range and on a 300 RUM, I think you would be pleased! However, you need to know something about minute of angle adjustments to work the turret, and I won't even get into the use of mill dots so as not to confuse.....Good luck!

In the words of Forest Gump, just answere every question with, "Sir, Yes Sir!" It worked for me. Good Luck!!!!!

Ok AZantlerhead. Maybe I avoided a legitimate topic. I trapped throughout highschool and college. I'll tell you that it is an incredible experience that requires a lot of knowledge and responsibility. I was very dissapointed to see the legislation regulating the use of leg hold traps on public land. I feel that legislation took away a very family oriented experience as well as did terrible things for our wildlife in Arizona. The regulation of trapping in the state, in my opinion, has started the AzGFD's overwhelming need for new regulations on the sport of hunting. Deer and antelope populations are on a steady decline, partially because of predation and not hunting. If it were hunting, it is because of monetary reasons and not harvest methods ie: bating, long rang shots, high velocity bows, good optics, you get the idea. Most of the predators in the state have few if any natural threats. I assure you that the lion in Amanda's video has probably never felt so uncomfortable in his life. However, the animal was relatively relaxed. That is because it is a predator and not a prey. The lion has no natural threats. On the other hand, anyone who watches a whitetail deer for any length of time will comment on how jumpy the animal is. They are like this all day and all year long. We as sportsman pursue them perhaps 10 weeks out of 50 weeks each year. Predators haunt them every minute of every day and every night. I don't feel bad for the predators and for that reason any animals taken by human means. They were placed here at the time of creation to provide for our needs. They need to be regulated! They need to be eaten! Calling and random kills during the open hunts are not doing it. I would bet that more predators are killed by vehicles on the highways than by hunters. Trust me, I see them every day.

That lion sent his AzGFD survey back and he had exceeded the, "Harvest Objective." His method of take was just modified!!!!!!! This thread could be interesting if not ugly!

+1 Gino. Those guys had to much Cornmash Bellywash last night!

This is on the AzGFD's reply on page 20 of the Salt and Feed no more forum. "This language does not prohibit hunting over water, the use of game calls, the use of cover scents or the time of day an individual may hunt." So as I read it, water sorces of any kind, man made or natural will be ok! However, dump a bunch of apple juice in it and maybe you'll have a problem!

Happy New Year! Here's a picture off one of my trail cameras a couple weeks ago. One of the neatest pictures I've had. Hope you enjoy.