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Took my brother up to do some fishing and I wanted to setup my first ever trailcam. The fishing was good but the big ones are waiting for the monsoons I guess. I hiked in quite a ways to an area I've jumped a big coues buck, bedded on a bench above a spring, numerous times during nov archery elk. Since this spanned a few years, probably not the same buck, just a good spot. Anyway I set up the cam on the bench and a bear has been tearing the logs up in the area. Did find an old shed on the bench that had the tines chewed off but has great mass. Maybe his grandson is still around. Kent

Redman, that's great, probably going to draw your dec tag now also. Good deal. Later, Kent

Ok, cut the heels out. Sierra trading post has really good deals on quality backpacking boots, but the largest I can find is 14's, don't know if you should buy them before you try them though. Might call before and see about their return policy, I've bought a ton of stuff but never had to return anything. I always assume when someone posts this type of question without naming a highend product that they are looking for a good product at a good price. If price isn't a consideration the Kenetreks are probably the best right now. Here's some good deals right now in size 14, sign up for their email and get 20% off. Lowa boot Lowa Kody Kent

Only coues here. I used to archery hunt around Williams and off DD rd way back in the early 90's, there were some big WT around back then, at least in unit 8. Kent

Yes, you are on the edge of each shaft, a 400 or 340. A spine chart is only the starting point. You may be able to put a 125 head on and still be in exceptable spine as far as accuracy goes. You will not gain any KE without cranking up the poundage though, you will go slower but hit just as hard as if you were going faster with your current setup. If you were in perfect spine with your current setup and you were probably real close if not perfect, I shoot the same DW, DL, and GT XT at real close to the same poundage. Putting the 125 will put you slightly underspined, your shaft will flex more now, than with the 100. To get more KE you will need to up the poundage and that will put you even more underspined. Imagine pushing a rock with the point of a stick. It will bend before getting the rock rolling and having it's own momentum. If the stick's the same except for length, it will bend more if longer and less if shorter. Spine. If you use the same stick but try and push a different weight rock it will bend more or less depending on the weight change. Effecting spine. If you add more or less energy into the shaft and head, the shaft will bend more or less depending on the amount. Spine again. If you make one change, you must make at least one other. Nothing helps KE except increasing energy. Here is how much flex is in a tuned bow. To have your bow in tune you need the flex to be as vertical as possible with a release, horizontal with fingers, and ride on two nodes going staight/square to the target. That's why once you have your arrows bought and cut and a head attached there is only one true poundage/energy tune with your bow to that setup. Like the harmonics of a rifle barrel, the harmonics of your arrow shaft is important. To truly get more KE you will need to up your poundage, buy stiffer arrows and put on your 125's, then retune your entire setup. The most important factor in penetration is hitting as square as possible and the broadhead. Don't fix what ain't broke. Kent

Coues Archer, I have never used the easton epics but at 8.6 gpi there's not much difference than the GT's at 8.2 so each is spined pretty close. Are you having accuracy problems with your setup or just wanting a change? The only reason I ask is, if you are chasing tune by buying different equipment, it is probably a waste of money. Any arrow can be made to work in any bow if it is spined for that setup. You may have to adjust the poundage a little to really harmonize it but that is easy. I shoot the same setup you have right now and have no problems, going to a 125 head would only screw up my tune and cause me problems and cost me money. KE will only increase with poundage, not weight of BH or arrow. Shooting the same bow without adjusting poundage. A lighter arrow will go faster, a heavier arrow will go slower, they both will start at the same KE and hit with the same KE at the same DISTANCE. A heavier arrow may penetrate 5% more, at the same distance if it is spine tuned correctly, because of momentum, but that's almost nothing. So many people think they will gain some advantage to going with a heavier arrow or head or both, than what is recomended on a spine chart for their DL, DW and arrow. There is no advantage and tuning becomes a big problem. Paper tune doesn't count, it's how well you shoot out to distance with no fliers and at any position. Kent

308, that's a great unit, I've backpacked in the wilderness alot. Kent

The only way to increase KE is to increase energy/poundage. A heavier arrow/head combo will have a 3 to 5% increase in momentum, if the poundage stays the same, which isn't enough to consider. With your DL and poundage you're probably shooting a GT 5575, to keep the spine correct you will need a 90 to 100 grain head. If you add a 125, you will need to lower your poundage, or buy heavier spined arrows. If your bow is in tune now, when you change one thing, BH weight, brand of arrow, arrow spine/weight, poundage. You have to change at least one other thing to bring the bow back in tune, changing the rest or nock won't do it. Spine is everything. Gaining 3% in penetration by using a 520 gr arrow/BH combo over a 360 gr combo will make very little realworld difference. If you don't have the heavier combo tuned perfect so it hits square on target you will lose penetration and have less than the lighter arrow. Kent

Spur of the moment we grabbed some cloths and headed down. forget the swine flu, forget the drug wars, we're going fishing. Good friends, good food and great fishing. can't beat it. Kent

Richard at Liar's Corner in east mesa has them. Was in there Last Sat. Kent

Again, I'm not trying to get in the middle or anything, just trying to help if I can. My offer stands and it's no trouble for me. Mike, Ryan did PM me yesterday and say if I worked it out it would be fine with him. I have to leave for Californa at 2:00 and will be back sun evening. If the deals a go just pm each other the word yes and Ryan pm me your number by mon morning and I'll take care of everything. I'm headed to up to help with the AES work project the next weekend and can drop it off. Kent

I like those units because it's easy for me to scout them, depending on where you live that may be a consideration. I start scouting in Aug, it pays off. No knowing this early which unit will have the biggest buck in it though. Kent

Yep, any dec tag should be yours. I know what unit I would take but that's a big responceability to choose for someone else. Good luck, you will have a chance at a big buck. If you happen to pick a unit I know, I'll give you what advice I can. Kent

With 8 points you should be able to get a dec hunt, don't put in for oct or nov. I'll check the odds on some units and post them. Kent

Live bait will be 2 to 3 times more successful, especially if you work them in a lift and drop pattern. Nightcrawlers, minnows, waterdogs, crawdads, if the fish are biting, you'll be catching. Bugpluggers always have an advantage. Kent

I will be headed up Thursday or Friday and can deliver the stuff to Mike. Ryan, if you need your money by Tues I can pick it up Mon and give you the money, Mike can pay whan I see him. I have to go to Cali tommorow and will be back Sun evening. I'm not trying to get inbetween anything but if I'm a solution fine. Kent

Not much of a pic, I put my reloading stuff in the garage while remodeling the house and haven't brought it back in yet. I think your primer tool is really cool, looks like you have 2 different size primer feed tubes. Any date on it? Kent

That is neat. I like old stuff like that also. Not nearly as old or cool as that, but I use a Herter's press and scale to reload with. Kent

Gino, I was teasing ya, like you said they all start looking alike. We do seem to hunt alot of the same units though. We'll have to sit down and shoot the breeze one of these days, I'll be spending alot of time up at Christopher Creek and Forest Lakes this summer, and working on some of the wildlife projects. Kent

I 2nd the ultimate game bag. I'm going to add them to my pack this year for boning meat out in the field. Cut to the size needed and lighter. Canvas is fine. I used to like the 72 in canvas bags Popular sold when they were in business, they would go completely over a deer whole after skinning and cutting the legs off. Handy and only 3.99. I have to make my own if I want those anymore. Kent

Amanda, truely amazing. Thanks Kent

Neat, my buddy put cams out last year and the elk would rub on them and push them around the trees, very funny. Kent

It's hard to say, you need to call probably. I can read the note 2 ways, one he's kinda a smart butt and the other he is just saying the spot is already salted and producing and 'please' take the other salt out because it might mess up the mojo. Hard to tell in written words. He didn't mess with your cam or remove the salt himself and left a number, so I would give him the benefit that his note was friendly until discovered otherwise. That spot looks familar. Kent

Great pics Doug, the GC is one of my favorite places. Kent

TJ!!! are you kidding me! That's one of those days that you can say," Let me tell you when...", till the day you die. Congrats friend. Kent