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Yes, really happy he got a nice bull after his last heart break hunt. I know those elk roasts are gonna disappear fast,with his tribe, lol.

Congrats!

Awesome!!

Nice gesture.

Nothing like a good old fashioned pack out. Congrats!!

See pics above. 👍

cool.

not sure how i missed this. congrats!!

I stopped by today to check. It was Datil. Just happened to be in the area. Got a speeding ticket in Socorro. I don’t think I was even speeding, just had AZ plates.

That’s the one.

I was thinking that was in Magdalena, but it’s hard to keep those little towns straight. The dude behind the counter told me the story of the big muley in there. Impressive buck.

Great pics!

Post up Black Friday hunting deals here. I never find any good deals. Somebody help me out.

Nice.

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Sharpening a knife is a skill every man should acquire. It’s an under 5 minute process. get you an old cheap pocket knife or kitchen knife to practice on, and a good whetstone or some other method. Once you get the hang of it, and feel confident, you can move on to you better cutlery. I found this little tool that has a carbide sharpener one one end, and a small whetstone on the other. It was super easy to figure out, and got my knives and broadheads super sharp. Slipped it in my backpack, and kept my knife sharp while butchering, in the field, well, till it got tired of messing with it and forged on with a dull knife. But it did a really good job when I used it. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Smith-s-Edge-Stick-Knife-and-Broadhead-Sharpener-2-pc-Carded-Pack/28473107

I found some really nice bulls in the desert, a lot of them were broken up, but good bulls none the less. But, just in case, I had several blinds built and stands hung at remote water holes. So opening morning, i glasses up a nice 6x6 in the desert, with 9 cows. I was by myself, but gave chase anyways. I ranged them at 1200 yards, and took off. When I got over there, the elk were gone, and I have no idea where they went. I may have gotten picked off, or maybe they just moved on. But without a spotter, there was no telling. I looked for them till noon, walking and glassing. Nothing. since it was warm, I thought I’d get on a waterhole early, and try my luck. It was a long rough ride in, and then a short hike. When I got all settled in, I realized I had no water. I got out of the blind to hike back, but decided I better get right back in and tough it out. An hour later this guy came in, but from a direction I wasn’t expecting. He wasn’t a big bull, but I wasn’t gonna be choosy. I had to move my chair to the other side of the blind to draw. I had him at 35 yards. I settled the pins, and let one fly. To my disappointment, I could see blood dumping out of his brisket. I hit a solid foot low. But when I shot, I heard the arrow or the cam hit the blind, which really messed up the shot. Re adjusting my chair nearly cost me. I tried a few quick follow up shots, but blew them. The good news was that this bull was pouring blood. I’d spent the previous night hand sharpening the shwacker broad head, and that was critical. I could see he wasn’t going far. I dug in my pack for some stalking slippers, and slid them on. I snuck to 50 yards, from where he was standing, and had a small window in the trees that I could send an arrow. I figured I could hit liver with the shot I had, so I took it, and nailed him. At that point I backed out and called pwrguy, who brought another friend for the pack out and meat cutting. He expired shortly, with very little of a tracking job. He was probably less than 75 yards from the initial shot. Both shots were complete pass throughs. I was really thankful to take him on opening day. God certainly answered that prayer.

Cool.

Thanks!!

Man I hate that.

I’m going with a really old trophy rock.

My brother was a rez cop at the Payson casino. after a few drinks, it’s pretty common for people to pull into the north bound lane and drive all the way to the valley.

+1 on this. You have to get the stihl pro saws, or you’re just buying junk.

There’s a lengthy answer to that question somewhere on here. It made sense at the time.

I almost bought that gun, and wished I had. I couldn’t get one review on the hells canyon, but it was the only gun I could find in 28 Nosler. So, even after posting on here and getting no feedback on that rifle, I went with the tikka in 300 win mag. I hope I made the right call. Maybe price, and ammo availability influenced my decision, and the multitude of reviews on the tikka. But that 28 Nosler, what a cartridge! Talk about hard hitting and flat shooting.