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I have three favorites I alternate between. 1. Rossi 357 with a 4" barrel in stainless. Very accurate, 100% reliable and I shoot it well. 2. Glock G22 with both a 40 S&W and a 357 Sig Barrel, see above 3 Smith and Wesson Model 329 44 Magnum. Goes bang every time, very light (maybe too light), accuracy is average but acceptable. Go figure. Never "HAD" to use any of them.

Sorry to hear that. My condolences to you and your family.

I have a high arch and EE-EEE wide feet so buying boots that are light and fit is a chore. I have had Rocky boots last 15 years but the last pair blew out the heel and it was not repairable. I purchased a pair of Danner Pronghorn boots in 2009 and other than being a little tight width wise they have been fine. The first time I put them on with a pair of Smart Wool socks they were tight but loosened up the first 100 yards and felt like an old pair of boots as there was litterly no break in time. They are also pretty quiet.

Awesome... Mossy oak head-to-toe carrying a gun tromping through the brush grunting and then top it off with a pink bottle of Vanilla Lace from Victoria's Secret to keep the little gnats away... Man card: REVOKED!!! haha. It probably works, but a few gnat bites are worth the years of ridicule I'd endure in camp. I hear ya! My brother usually just has some Off on his boat which is what we use but it is a little too much for little kids. They have not really had a freeze down there yet so I am sure that the bugs will be thick when I go down at the end of this month for his birthday and some serious fishing, which is funtastic. He doesn't hunt but is a fishin machine and there is so much marsh down there you probably couldn't fish all of it in two lifetimes. Then there is the Gulf for the big tuna and such. They call it Sportsmans Paradise for a reason.

Vanilla Lace lotion by Victoria Secret or Skin So Soft Lotion works better. My brother lives in South Lousiana and while some cajuns have used dryer sheets on and off for the last 20+ years the others work better. Of course you can always just use Cutters or ThermaCell.

Carlos, My son won a Youth Remington Model 700 many years ago and it has been a great rifle. We are not looking to sell it but I just thought I would pass that info along. It is a composite stock ADL and very light and handy.

I have a pair of Pronghorns I bought in 9/10. They could be a tad wider but after walking 100 ft thsy loosen up just fine. When I buy new boots (every 10 years or so), and I have many pairs, I first narrow down which ones come in xtra wide, then go for weight then looks. Once I hit every place in town I start trying on boots and usually after a few months buy a pair. It's a royal PIA, so obviously I don't do it very often. All of my other boots have been Rocky's, up until the Danners. I walk alot, with a frame pack and don't own a quad or horsey. I also take care of my boots with a decent leather conditioner. I am using one from Justin lately. I also got smart about socks. I love my Smart Wool socks. They never get matted down, wick water and sweat away. And I can wear the same pair for a few days, yes a few days if need be. At $15 a pair they are pricey but they are light years ahead of regular socks when it comes to comfort and can make a good pair of boots a lot more comfortable.

Awesome. I love 33 it's such a great unit. You have become quite the tracker, I think you were born 200 years too late.

God Bless him. The man is a Legend. I would love to have been a fly on the wall when he and Elmer Keith had conversations. Very, very glad to hear he is still with us.

Indirectly is a pretty big word.

I picked up few maps of the area and will be going further back on that road this weekend. Thanks for the info. I saw the Wilderness area on the map but also know that just because it is wilderness does not always mean that there are not two tracks into it.

This is a new Hunt Unit for me and yesterday was my first opportunity to get out and begin scouting.I went in off of 93 across from the turnoff to Bagdad and went back a mile of so to where there was an old mine. I did not see any pigs but found a few tracks here and there in the few canyon bottons I walked. Spent quite a bit of time glassing and spent some time chasing a few quail. I pretty much had the are to myself, wonder why LOL. I did see another hunter drive past in one of those Rhino thingy's (sorry for leaving my truck in the middle of the wash) and some pilot flying low at stall speed (probably scouting too) and hope to get back out next weekend too and go in a little further. Just wish there wern't so many roads.

The University of Wyoming had a paper on their website a few years ago where they tested deer and elk for tenderness using a gauge after ageing and it showed no difference. Presumeably due to the lack of fat. It was a PDF and anyone can view it, just takes some work to find it. I have Denmark Foods make brats and italian sausage and just bone out the meat in the field. In the past I have made chilli and also smoked a shoulder after marinating it for a day with cloves of garlic added into the meat and it was great. I might add that soaking the meat overnight in a bucket of salt water and ice will pull out most of the blood adn 99% of the odor.

I took a TC to Dave many years (25) ago and he replaced the bushing while I waited in his shop. A year later he custom made a barrel for a friend that took almost a year. Phone calls went unanswered and it was highly frustrating (imagine). Still, he is a very sought out smith.

NO.Plastic tip bullets have a lot less penetration. (Think Hollow Point).

Sorry but I callin BS on that. Although the .270 is a fine Antelope round.

YUP . Good to meet you and am glad I didn't have to drive too far.

If COUESAZ passes I'd like to take a look at it. 602-four-nine-nine -0610 (Chris)

That is a great pic TAM and reminds me of when my son was younger. I always gave him a pack to wear so he could "help out" and carry stuff like food, water first aid etc. When he was about 11 I got him his first knife to carry whic was a big deal for him. I have found that after taking a few pigs and have my trophies I now just bone them out on the spot. I take the meat and put it in a 5 gallon bucket with two cups of salt and a bag or two of ice, add water. I leave it in there over night and change it in the morning, then soak it again all day. It pulls out all of the blood and 99% of the smell. I have been very fortunate to take them with rifle, pistol and bow over the last 25 years and am looking forward to hunting 16A after picking up a leftover tag for the General Javi hunt. I will probably go up and scout this weekend and maybe next too as this is a new unit for me and work has kept me super busy the last six weeks going to and from Kingman and it is killing me watching that area at 60mph. LOL

WHile it is a very accurate round you really want a heavy bullet for Elk that will retain enough energy out to 300 yards, especially if shot placement is less than perfect. Will it work? Yes. But there are many more better choices for Elk.

120 Barnes X over 69gr of RL-22 or 160 Partitions in Federal factory loads.Remington 700 ADL, 1st year Stainless/Synthetic. This rifle has shot anything well I put in it. I have some Barnes 160gr Vortex to use on my 12B Mulie hunt and will shoot a few at the range this morning to see how they do.

Stinks. Not much of a change for the rest of the week either so the deer may not move down into 12B for a while. I proably won't hunt the first half of the hunt.

I have a 12B tag so maybe if the plateau gets some more snow in a week or so maybe a few deer will move down lower into 12B (fingers crossed).

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My son started hunting with me when he was 5. As a junior he shot two Cows, one at 7am the other at 5pm. When he got older we would stay out all day and by 10am we would pull up some shade and take a snooze. If it is hot expect them to be up and moving, looking for water between 11 and 1, as most animals will do. Sitting for hours can be boring, or you can gain a lot of knowledge about animal activity. I have found that a kids excitement for the hunt is very high the first day and diminishes a bit each day as the hunt progresses so I would try to stay out all day for the first few days. There is always something to do and see like challenging him to hike one more ridge and the look on his face when he gets up there because he did not think he could do it. Last year on a hunt he and I were sitting up on a ridge just before noon when he saw a small heard but was not able to get off a shot before they disappeared below us about 150 yds away. He went down after them but did not find them. 15 minutes later they came up the hill and passed within 5 feet of me on their way to a tank.