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That is a nice buck I would get him mounted.

On the rock to the left in the picture.

When I relocated here in 1976 there were 2.3 million people living here and you could get five acres in AJ for 20-25K, total. There were a lot fewer people and it wasn't hard to find places or game to hunt. There were no GPS's back then so you used a compass and got a Map. 300 yards was a long shot. By the early 90's with the influx of more and more people tags got harder to consistently draw. I can remember when there were 1000 WT tags in 29, and some years you could get a second tag and maybe saw two other camps. Fact is last year AZ population was 7.6 million people living here. There are less areas to hunt, more people doing it and more roads carving into them. Compound that with Social Media and droughts it takes a toll on game numbers.

Nope. But that is a cool picture. I lived in Maine on the border of New Brunswick for many years in the 70's and you wouldn't believe how incredible it was to see. Just lights from farm houses for 100 miles in every direction.

I'm looking forward to it. Who else is going? I am looking to put one on my 700 that I had a brake put on back in 93.

It's very very common because 95% of hunters will never have a mount done. And 95% of them have no clue so things will never change. Nice of you to bring it up. You might want to post a few of your favorite Youtube videos. But hunters will continue to bring in capes and expect miracles.

Off furlough?

What did you torque it to when you put it back together?

My guess is that's Mt Fuji?

Swarovski will replace them for free. Usually they get stretched out and fall off and get lost. I have a spare for whoever buys this.

Left the house at 4:45 this morning and there was a lot of smoke in the air. Was there a house of brush fire? Drove 10 miles to work in Tempe and it was still in the air.

Love the patina on it.

True. I just like to fish and try to do one trip a year with my son out of state each year. I'm old and he has heart failure so we make the best of it.

Awesome.

Jeeze those are some nice bucks. I've been three times since 2013 and taken two bucks but nothing to brag about. I swear my blood pressure drops 10 points when I get there and hate leaving on the last day. You all did good.

Beautiful Wood!

Good to know. I thought any deadhead without hair was ok to pickup.

They have been out for three years. Back when I bought mine they cost me 3K.

Well that's good to hear. I though I was going to have to petition Stanley change your screen name to just Kev. Good looking brood you and Pickles have there.

Yes. But I have no idea how well they work.

Start a new topic in the Campfire and explain that engine to me.

That's a dandy of a buck. Congratulations.

I am leaning toward getting one but know little about them. Are they easy to setup? Any downfalls?

Never heard of a 353? Is that a 350 bored 15 over? Looks very rough, but start high is always a good place.

Way to stick with it. With 12 points I may put in next year. I had a tag in 97 and passed on a 170ish opening morning but never saw a bigger buck.