Viper

I wanna go! For the first time...I bought a point this year.

You can find plenty of toads in Dec/Jan....Not sure about Nov.

What is the total height, with extension, and the weight?

I'm wondering if a regular size ranger would fit on the bed?

Great bear! Nice color!

What length is the bed?

Walk, horse, mountain bike, air-drop...

Find the does and areas with the most sign.

I wore them when I used to hunt 33...mainly for the shin-daggers. They were a comfort after seeing several snakes. Got struck on the boot once.

Been lots of coyotes in 5B-S for years

Yup...it helps to go out and shoot now and then throughout the year so setup is 2nd nature. I layoff in the heat of summer, then get out as much as I can when it starts cooling off. I have the same scope and really like it, 4.5 - 14 x 44. Takes out a lot of the guess work for hold over. Don't forget to make the parallax adjustment as well. They seem to be better calibrated to .30 caliber ballistics, but close enough on my .270, out to 400 yards. Be sure to practice off the shooting sticks and bipod, laying in the dirt and rocks.

I have a 1970's Wingmaster, 2 3/4" only. Would this barrel fit and allow me to shoot 3" shells?

Wow! Great job! I think I will apply for the youth hunt next year

I had a tough time finding a local used one five years ago. I found one on archerytalk.com from a guy back east. Still had to have it installed at Archery Headquarters. Good luck.

Davy Crockett did it. He reached way down deep, grabbed the bear's tail, pulled real hard...turning that bear inside out causing the bear to run the other way.

Would probably mean less hunters/people in the woods. Maybe I could get a tag. I think my choice of weapon would be different.

All great bulls! What did that last one score? You all will be telling these stories for many years.

I had bought a '98 Coleman Westlake with that roof design. It started sagging within the first year. If I remember, the plastic was splitting on the sides. Way too much span for that design. Coleman (Little Dealer) replaced it free, with the upgrade design, and also put the A/C support bar across the inside. No issues for as long as I had it. Not sure what the new top would cost. Might be worth it if you plan to keep the trailer. A couple of the cross bars might offer the support you need on this roof. They fit on the underneath, from one side to the other and have an upward arc against the roof. The ends bolt through the roof. They are designed for support of an A/C unit.

Nice bulls Evan! I was wondering if your brother got his. You guys are killers. Congrats!

Great video! Looks like a great hunt with a lot of action. I was surprised at how many good bulls were allowed to walk. A lot of "gosh darnits" in hunting, huh...LOL.

Great job....sticking it out! That's where the mental toughness makes a difference. He is a great bull with great character...wall hanger for sure. I think he will score better than he looks...great mass. Congrats! What did your buddy get?

Wow! Amazing bulls! Congrats!

I used to be more trusting of strangers than I am now. It's something that has evolved with age, experience and wisdom. Sure, I love this site for the opportunity to learn from each other's experience, see great photos, hear awesome stories...kind of a virtual family. There are several folks on here I have never met, but feel I know them...their character, by their posts, and I feel I could trust them. But rest assured, there are plenty in the hunting community that are constantly e-scouting. I didn't put much stock in it until last year. My hunt area was overrun with 4x the usual number of hunters due to a post.....I know it to be fact because I heard it from a couple of them. Why do you think game camera/SD card theft and sabotage is epidemic? If these folks will steal and destroy property, they will surely glean information from others. Most may not change units, but they will definitely key in on a different area based on information.

I've had two Arctic Cat 500's for 10 years now...bought new. They are great machines. They ride great. Only issues were minor mechanical I could fix myself. I bought them because, at the time, they had the highest ground clearance and suspension travel, and most fuel capacity. They have a full locking front diff that I've rarely had to use. My wife and I have really enjoyed them. Hauled a lot of game on them. I am debating selling them to get a side x side due to wife's physical issues. I would say, with today's technology/quality, any of the major brands would be good...just get full independent suspension, 4x4, and at least 500cc. Fuel injection is nice, but not necessary up to around 8,000 feet....at least I haven't had any trouble with mine anywhere in AZ.

Exactly! I told my wife that maybe its time to sell my ram 1500, get a 2500 diesel; sell the pop up camper and get a bigger toy hauler that the Ranger will fit in and then use the 2500 Ram to pull it all with. Nothing like $100,000 to uncomplicate things, right?? And then I threw out, maybe we should just get rid of the pop up and go back to tent camping so I can pull everything with my Ram 1500. Some days, Viper, i really miss the good ol' days of tent and small ice chest living! I sold my tent trailer a few years ago. We weren't using it much. My wife chose taking the quads camping rather than the tent trailer. So, we've been tenting ever since. All the methods have their upside and downside. I'm trying to avoid the huge toyhauler. I've always been a tent geek. I have several of various sizes and function. I just hate all the packing gear, in the heat, sweating my a$$ off. Each time I do it, I start looking at trailers