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Thanks for the review. I just picked up the Guide 10 adventure kit from Sportsman's, on sale for $99. Haven't had a chance to use it yet. Just give the battery pack the initial charge. Only took 1.5 hrs. For good, high capacity rechargable batteries check out http://www.mahaenergy.com/batteries/ They sell the Powerex 2700mAh. Been using their batteries for 5 or 6 years now. They also have low self-discharge batteries.

Several years ago, my neighbor's weener dog got ahold of a CO toad and started getting foamy at the mouth. He quickly grabbed the garden hose (didn't have time to take off the pistol-type nozzel), jammed it into the dogs mouth and gave him a 5 second shot. That little weener dog looked like a swolled up tick for those 5 seconds. When he pulled the nozzel out, a bunch of water gushed out and the dog deflated to normal size. Dog was fine after that. Around that same era, my son messed with a toad, then rubbed his eyes. He hit the floor screaming. I put him in the shower and flushed his face real good, then called Poison Control. That's what they said to do.

It'll take 15 bonus points to draw unit 22.....better try another unit

Will a Ranger XP fit on the deck?

Great buck!! Welcome. As initiation to the site, you have to provide the story...with exact details on where you got that buck (unit, landmarks, coordinates, etc)

I've got some old cedar fencing that looks like barn siding, just narrower. I'm in Mesa. It's not too hard to find old barbed wire laying around in the desert.

I have the one from Sportsman's....from Caldwell, I believe. It is AR500 steel. It has been shot by AK47 (.308), AR15 (.223), and .45 on down. Not heavy magnum calibers. The only damage is to the paint. Of course the chain or frame will not take a hit well. I think it will be OK for .300WM.

This guy goes to my buddy's church. He said the Dr. had to leave several BB's in his face. He may loose an eye.

My buddy and I are interested, but know nothing about it....cost, location, success rate, etc. Could you PM me your contact info and best time to reach you? I prefer to have a conversation on the phone. Thx, Brad

One of my favorite songs!

Just a FYI. I've heard some possitive and negative stories about Leica service, so I thought I'd post my recent experience. After 10 years of use, I had to send in my Leica 12x50 Trinovids due to a focus issue in the left eyepiece. No RMA was necessary, just a description of the problem and mailing info. I sent them in the original box with a copy of the original paperwork to the NJ repair facility. Some folks stated the only repair status they got from Leica was a mailed letter. I wanted to avoid delay, so I contacted a service rep to verify they received them. She was very nice and helpful. I still got the status letter in the mail, but also had piece of mind through a phone call and emails. It took about 3 weeks to get them back, but I was relieved to find out the repair and cleaning/adjusting cost me nothing, only shipping to Leica. They work/look great now! Good for another 10+ years

By your pics, looks like below the bridge. Is it still catch and release there?

Wow! Nice browns! I haven't fished CC in quite some time.

Seen some good bulls in the past (5+ years ago) in Turkey-Beaver Wilderness area, NW of Bear Canyon Lake. Seemed to be good genes, with mass and symmetry. you have to be prepared to pack them out. A lot of bears in there too. A camp down the road had to chase a bear off the meat when they returned for another pack load. Another camp had a bear in there garbage. I filmed the biggest bear I've ever seen, down in the bottom of T-B Canyon.

No worries....the police will protect you

Way to go Jack! Good example to the young'uns.

I drew the late (Nov) archery bull in 22-S. My first archery elk hunt out of the rut....probably gonna be a tough hunt.

No doubt, a bipod is very stable. I have a Harris...the non-cant version...tall enough to sit up. However, it doesn't fit in my Eberle scabbord, which is attached to my Eberle X2 pack. So I usually leave the Harris in camp. I carry a Stoney Point extendable bipod. I works well as a walking stick, and is already deployed for a standing shot. If time allows, I can use my tripod as the front rest and the SP bipod as a rear rest, but this takes some messin' around. I think I would like a quick connect bipod setup...like the Snipe Pod. Not sure I like the "tent pole" type assembly. Anyone have experience with that type of bipod?

I wasn't sure what to do after selecting the radio button....so I hit enter. That seemed to work. Might want to include in your instructions.

Holy Drop-tines! Those are great bucks!

I don't recall all the specific years, besides the more recent. Early 90's: Two rifle cow, both successful 1995: Sept. archery bull, 5B-S, not successful (didn't know what I was doing) 2001: Sept. archery bull, 5B-S, successful (learned a bunch from camera hunts) 2002 - 2010: four archery cow tags, three successful (was putting in for 1st choice bull, 2nd/3rd choice cow) 2011: Sept. archery bull, 4B, not successful...got picky hunting a couple big bulls and passed on smaller ones (higher draw odds than 5B-S. First time my partner and I put in on seperate apps, and I got drawn) 2013: Nov. archery bull, 22-S, 2nd choice (first archery tag out of the rut. Played the draw odds and got a tag...tough hunt...we'll see how it goes) If you want to hold out for good bull tags, you won't draw often. Even cow tags are getting hard to get. For a while I put in for 1st choice bull, 2nd/3rd choice cow and got cow tags. I then decided I only wanted a bull tag and drew once in an unfamiliar area. This year I decided I just want a tag, so I put in for 1st choice bull 5B-S, 2nd choice Nov bull 22-S...got it. At least I got a tag.

That honeycomb rim pattern does seem like it could be a mud collector. Sure looks that way. Although, if there's any flex in the wheel itself it could be kinda "self cleaning". Very interested to see how they do. I'm sure there'll be some bugs with such a radical new design. I was thinking the same thing....about covering the sidewall. My concern would be good size sticks getting into the honeycomb and flipping up and wacking me in the head, or rocks flinging everywhere. Nobody would want to ride behind you. An acquaintance of mine said he has been running steel belted radials, made for ATV's. Said he ordered them from a company in Georgia. Got real good performance out of them. I'm thinking they would be a lot harder to plug in the field than regular ATV tires.

That's a good tag! I got the Nov archery bull hunt. I will probably be scouting during your hunt. We have hunted coues in that area for several years. You definitely have to scout as much as possible. It is very rough, steap and brushy. We have seen more elk in there each year. Congrats and good luck.

My wife and I will probably go one day. Haven't looked at the lineup yet.