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I wear shorts in the blind ALL the time. Is it better to wear scent lock and sweat your but off, (stink) or is it better to stay cool, dry, and comfortable while spraying yourself down on and off with scent-a-way throughout the day. I choose the latter. i use unscented gel anti-persperant/deodorant made by mitchum. not some flakey or puddy like crap that doesnt work. I use under armour ((type)=wicking and does not stink when sweat hits it) shorts, underwear, & t-shirt and do pretty darn well. heck, wear black golf shirts in the blind, just dont wear cologne with it. i was recently laughed at for wearing shorts by someone WHILE THEY WERE HELPING ME PACK MY DEER OUT SHORTS MUST BE OK... although legs do get tore up allot. Scent control is not as hard to combat as people make it out to be. i will be the guy shooting an elk next week wearing shorts. HAPPY HUNTING!

Well finally after 27 years of big game hunting and probably twenty of them with a bow on and off, i did it. I sat a blind for a couple of days trying for a good coues buck i had on camera. i managed to whack a turkey and watch some elk but deer were not willing participants. on third day i bailed out figuring if my body was gonna hurt from sitting all day i might as well try and make it productive elsewhere. i was on way to quad after leaving EVERYTHING by a fence when 2 little muleys jumped and bailed. of course they stopped and looked back. i RETURNED to fence on my hip that is falling apart and rummaged through everything to find X-bow, cocking device, bolts, range finder, binos, well everything i had put away... IT WAS ALL WORTH IT. WITHIN ABOUT 400 YARDS MY FIRST (ARCHERY MULEY, CROSSBOW DEER, SPOT-N-STALK) WELL LETS SAY THIS LITTLE DUDE DID A LOT OF FIRSTS FOR ME. WHY DO THEY ALWAYS STOP AND LOOK BACK ? WELL WHATEVER THE REASON, I HAVE FINALLY KILLED ARCHERY DEER SPOT-n-STALK, X-BOW OR NOT I AM HAPPPPPY. I never thought i would have physical limitations at anypoint in life but since things happen i am really glad God put a terrific FAMILY and great FRIENDS in my path. thanks to those who helped me on packing out.. *** the bottom pick is who i was after. maybe next year!!!

i commend you on your thoughts. i dont want to say decision yet cuz ya aint had much time to think about it. i just dont understand why there is NO velvet record book. should we start our own?? the natural beauty of velvet is incredible. SYNTHETIC velvet not quite the same . i do believe he is non typ & in my book he is the bomb!!!!!! of course i know nothing about scoring but i do know that is one heck of a deer. CONGRATULATIONS!

I hate those misses. Seems sometimes like they are the longest lasting memories EVER !! I truly believe if we never missed we would get bored really fast. keep at it and good luck..

beautiful buck. congrats.

I am sorry to here you cant be here for hunt. You dont think your C.O. will let you have a little leave time for elk? you know i posted a thread on here about how bowtech has a deal for guys to buy a bow settup for a gr8 price if currently on active duty overseas & obviously able to squeeze in a little R&R. i thought it was awesome. bow is settup and delivered to whatever country for a set $. they have it on their site if you know anyone who might be interested. I WOULD HAVE KILLED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOUR SAFETY AND SPEEDY RETURN. tell kolb good luck from me. i am hopefully gonna land a toad in couple weeks but you know me, if it comes down to it i am bringing home some meat even if i can pick my teeth with his horns or horn, i am not to picky come the second week. take care jeff. mike

In Iraq now or are you home? i know Colby was worried you would not make his hunt. you know he would have got his turkey few years back with me if not for a little gas problem!

Very weird. i would not want to walk to that drinker in the dark

im ready for elk... i just havent slept in last two nights cuz im thinking about it. i watched my little video clips of tree thrashing and now i have INSOMNIA

THANK YOU GINO! man you always have the right words at the right moment.

nice job brian. figures the guy that already shot a bear this year had a good bear walk into tank on him! GR8 DEER. NICE TOP TANK PIC.

JERK!

HEY MAN. THAT WAS MY STAND!! just kidding. gr8 deer. somebody mentioned it was a twin of his first buck, must have been triplets cuz my first archery buck looked just like him. i just shot my first spot-n-stalk archery deer this year (muley) 2nd proudest hunting day in my life. itty-bitty forkie and man he taste good. CONGRATULATIONS AND COOL HUNTING WITH THE KIDDO!! BY THE WAY. i had a guy send me to a waterhole last November for elk, said first one got busy told me to go to second. i pulled up to first tank and counted - 5 - different stands. 1 ladder, 3 climbers, and a ground blind. so in this case does someone sleep in their treestand night before hunt? why do some people insist on stacking stands like that? pretty stinkin funny.

WHAT A AWESOME BUCK!!!! i do think you should have ditched 1/2 dozen or so of those pretty arrows for the pictures seriously, GR8 deer.

I second this. I do believe we have a winner. that is one awesome buck !!! i figured records would crumble again this year, NICE JOB. HE IS A ABSOLUTE TOAD. I HOPE I CAN SHOOT AN ELK THAT BIG SOMEDAY... congratulations!

NICE JOB. I FELL RIGHT INTO IT.

YEAH! What you guys think this is.... CD.com???? cmon man, you know you were jealous of that baby carp i stuck over the weekend. it made me one happy man. by the way, thanks for teaching me what a carp deer was so this all made sense.

sale pending.

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So if someone writes a magazine article and brags , tells ELABORATE stories, and generally is very happy to TELL THE WORLD ABOUT WHERE HE KILLS is he ehtical? I understand this is legal, but is this not throwing many fellow AZ. hunters to the wolves while HE sneaks off to hunt in peace in another unit ( maybe we could start a wheres N.L. website, it could be like santa on Christmas). im sure some will defend, but this is how it is. ' HORTH AMERICAN WHITETAIL MAGAZINE 'RECORD WHITETAILS FROM LAST SEASON' VOL. 28 NO.3 PAGE 42 NOT MY HERO, IS HE YOURS ???????????????????

RAMON AND I READY TO DO IT AGAIN. BUCK LOOKS FANTASTIC. TELL JARED HE IS STARTING TO SHOW ME UP. CONGRATS PROUD DAD.

Really beautiful buck. CONGRATULATIONS. POST THIS YEARS TOAD A.S.A. IT HAPPENS!

so do those of us who were ticketed 15 years ago after G&F snuck in their new law (then) for carrying pistols(weapon) in any unit during general javelina or elk hunt unless you had tag. except shotgun shooting shot whith active hunt going on in same area where shotgun was needed. so, to break it down. if your kid had a tag and you were carrying sidearm you got ticket. if you were hunting yotes in unit whith general pig or elk going on and you did not have a tag for one of those hunts, you got a ticket. AND IF YOU SHOT YOUR PIG AND HAD LAID PIG, AND RIFLE YOU SHOT IT WITH DOWN, YET STAYED ON THE MTN. TO SEE IF FRIENDS HARVESTED AND WALKED DOWN BEING THE ONLY HUNTER WHO TAGGED OUT BUT WERE STILL WEARING PISTOL YOU GOT A TICKET FOR "IN PURSUIT OF GAME IN EXCESS OF BAG LIMIT" he sat in wash below watching with binocs why yes it was lame to pay that stupid ticket, yes it was. i went to court with 3 witnesses only to walk in and find G&F officer having coffee with judge in chambers. i through my wallet on desk and when asked what it was for, i replied it looks like you have made your decisions so take what i owe you!! YEP, not to smart, but it sure felt good. yes they dropped that law a while back. DO WE GET OUR MONEY BACK?? what a scam that was.