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She did it again. After very little activity we finally found a shootable cow on day 3. Was on a NASTY road(swore before that I would NEVER drive that road again) I found a nice cow bedded at 490 across the canyon. We watched her for about an hour waiting for her to move to a better position as she was partially blocked. Finally WE moved and had a good opening. Just as we were resituating for the shot the elk chose to get up and start meandering. So began the clown car circus of scrambling to get everything set up. She held 1 moa for a little wind from right to left and let it fly. Cow took a few steps forward behind a tree and disappeared. We watched for awhile and she never came out but my brother said he saw some bushes shaking. So the niece and I got packed up and headed down. My brother has recent surgery and can't walk well so it was just the two of us. Perfect double lung shot. Pretty much DRT. That's her 2nd 500 yd DRT shot in 2 hunts. after a SEVEN HOUR marathon packout our day was done. And so were we. I couldn't even drive back to the cabin I was so tired. We are so proud of her for toughing it out. What an amazing accomplishment. and she never complained once. I am STILL complaining. I hate manzanita.... The ride home....

Anyone here an agent in tucson?

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Lens flare. Enlarge the pic and you can see the rest of the halo.

we did spend about 4 hours scouring the area for more sign. zippo got back to camp amd watched the video then understood why. he was super bummed.

between 10 and 15 yds. partly the cause of his itchy trigger finger.

wounded? barely. the thing didnt bleed more than a drop right where the arrow fell. got more damage running through the trees than he did from the arrow. 3 inches of penetration in the shoulder wont even slow him down let alone kill him. so no, we dis not catch up to him. i only posted the video because it was a cool up close encounter. and a very unfortunate shot placement.

figure of speech. not LITERALLY bounced. about 3 inches of penetration and bounced out after a few steps of it flopping around in his skin

nephews first bull hunt. walked him in to 10 yds. thought he was shooting lungs but had no idea how big they were that close. bounced it off his shoulder. slo-mo video shows it well lv_0_20220925134305.mp4

a friend of mine is moving and cannot take his ammo woth him. he wants to sell but has no idea where to price these. any help would be much appreciated. and YES it is for sale

Anyone selling a handheld GPS unit like a garmin oregon or maybe an inreach? Mine took a dump this week and need to get something quick

He is in QC. The ammo may be in my possession soon in Gilbert

Anyone have a good experience with local rental car company for long-term rentals? Wife had her car hit and we need a rental until she gets a new car.

Yes, other insurance will "eventually" pay for it. Car is at an impound lot, not a bodyshop...yet. Car is totaled so who knows.

I tried this once but my wife put a stop to it and said we had to keep them, Something about CPS blah blah blah,,,,

Except with optics planet their terrible service has nothing to do with covid or shortages. This has been their modus operandi for many many years. If you search their website, they have EVERTYHING you could ever want, yet they have ZERO actually in stock. They don't tell you this until AFTER you try to buy something. They are not a store, they are a broker. They take your order then find it for you....eventually, maybe.

Ah man, I thought those were blue jeans. I am disappointed. I thought you went full redneck on that hunt. I should have known you were too fancy for that. Well done regardless. Keep on keeping us jealous!

You keep embarrassing us mortals with these ridiculously awesome animals. And without a stitch of sitka camo! You are unnatural young man!

Well, not ALL are spikes. My BIL just sent me a pic of a TOAD he killed. Wish he was on here to post it up. But it was VERY nice.

But the argument can be made: How many more will be wounded/die later and what will all those extra hunters/pressure do to that unit? Same number of deer REPORTED killed, but way more pressure ( in theory) and likely more actual dead deer.

Morakniv Companion, Edris or Basic For the price they are very hard to beat.

I got next dibs!

are you looking to break down the pallets or cut upnthe peices after? i have done this. sawsall breaks them down really well.

isnt there a super famous "hunter" from heber thats a fireman?