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You're preaching to the choir!

I am all in for making hunting retro. Traditional bows and muzzys and Fixed power scopes for general hunts. This would give the animals a chance grow to maturity.

Talking to a lot of crossbow, you would be surprised how many had knee injuries or back spasms. This loophole is getting abused and i am glad it's closing My stepdad has a champ permit, primarily so I can retrieve his game if he makes a bad shot. He hasn't hunted any of the otc stuff with it.

I only have one honey hole right now, but its in an otc area so I guess I can't help you.

The late archery hunt, that I love was 100% draw with 6 points just a few years ago. Now it's single digits.

Generally, when it's a dry winter it's a really wet late spring. This could be one of those times with perfectly timed rain.

Hopefully, for people to forget about it.

Congrats Houston!

I'm not saying it wasn't. I am just saying there is ring doorbell footage of the bull.

I am not much of a quail hunter. Honestly, I do not remember the last time I shot a shotgun at a quail or at all for that matter. But I did today at the only place where I can consistently find Quail and that is Winslow. I found a small area with a heavy concentration of Gambel type birds. I missed my first 16-18 shots or so adjusted and hit my last two. If I was at all competent at quail hunting a late season limit would have been possible. It was alot of fun I do not think I will wait this long again to hunt these guys. The terrain is like hunting beach covered with weeds

Some people online are saying it's a neighborhood bull.

Truth! After my nephew didn't get his goal and chose to get skunked, my arrogant butt doubled down on our bet and had a goal of 116" (one inch bigger than his biggest). I saw around 20 bucks, I was just looking for that next, next level buck. Now that I am pointless, I may do the October hunt next year and spend the hunt on top of the mountain looking for a particular buck.

I could not find the rut in 36c after 14 days of looking.

This was Saturday. Only one other hunter was there when I left.

And the day after you giving me grief about my tripod, I lost it!🤣

Well I got skunked. I passed bucks i shouldn't have. For those that smirked, look up my strip hunt, I am not right in the head. Yesterday, I hiked in 2.5 miles in the dark. got to my glassing spot at the edge of the rez and after an hour and a half found a buck I would be happy with. It had eyeguards that looked longer than my hand. Set up for a shot @431 yards. I actually practiced upto 440 yards in preparation. I setup with a very solid rest, squeezed the trigger and the bucks disappeared. After checking for an hour or so. No signs of a hit, whatsoever. What I learned 1 - there is no rut in December 2 - hunters treat a December coues tag like a September elk tag. With a lot of helpers 3 - setting up for a long range shot solo is very hard 4 - practice shooting angles as much as distance. 5 - be persistent. No matter how boring looking at the same spot is, eventually something will walk by. No regrets. I will go back to still hunting for a bit.

This mornings count. 18 does. Two bucks. One was decent.

I just got to my camp spot 47 degrees and more than a few road hunters. 500 am can't get here fast enough. I figure i have a 2 hour climb to get where I want to go.

Thanks! If its the ranch house I'm thinking about, an old family friend was born in it 80 years ago.

Will do. Most likely, though, i will stick with king anvil. I still want to do some exploring.

36c. When I am hunting for myself with time. I will push the envelope, looking for new areas. I knew the population was low where I was headed, but also knew few people would hunt it and maybe find that older age class buck. Starting tomorrow I will go back to more traditional areas.

Good luck to you, as well.

We caught one big buck adjusting from his sunrise place to the heat of the day and 8-9 mid to smaller bucks opening weekend. We had him at 750 yards with me behind my brothers new long range toy. Just didn't feel right to me and in my head I think I can always find bigger. If i can't find anything better, I will go back to him.

6 days of hunting for me. I've seen 0 movement. Last three days, I hunted, I saw one doe as I was packing up to leave. Back at it tomorrow.

Do you have a time machine?