Mike S

Congrats, now you understand what I said about the 1911 cool factor!

I'll be in 37A Friday morning with my Freedom Arms .454 and maybe my Colt 1911. Good hunting everyone! Mike

It's the best option for the 12x50's in my opinion. I've been happy with mine.

Awesome rams and write up Don! Congrats to the hunters, you and your team. Wish I could have been there :-(. Have a great Christmas!

You would be fine to carry with or without a lion tag or license, unless you are on a refuge or somewhere with special regulations. I asked about this exact situation when I was purchasing a lion tag at the AZGFD office a few years ago. The lady (Tice) was delighted that I was getting the lion tag, but was very matter of fact in telling me I could carry my rifle whenever/wherever I chose, license, tag or not.

Well done!!!

Bump for a fine pack. I have their longbow model. . . Cool avatar pick. My wife and I just got back today from a mountain biking vacation trip to Gooseberry Mesa!

Good luck, there are some good bucks in there...

During our October hunt in 36C we had lots of issues ranging from the 4 mules my brother and I had pop up within 100 yards of us on Sunday morning as well as numerous interruptions by very low flying helicopters on the following days. Not a quality hunt this year at all.

Use the 1911. More cool factor...

18" on a coues would be huge. I'd be looking at 13-14" for a mature buck. At least in the southern units I hunt. have fun and good luck. Mike

I prefer Reloder 22 with 130 gr Hornadys for my deer load. I also use H4350 with the 130 gr Barnes triple shocks with great accuracy, I switch powder as I run out of case capacity with the Reloder 22 and the long Barnes bullets...

Are the roads within the refuge open? The website says the refuge is closed due to the shutdown, but not sure if that means the gates are closed.

I'll be using my McMillan stocked pre 64 Winchester M70 fwt .270, shown here on the PRGC 500yard line along with it's best 500 yard 3 shot group to date.

Very cool, was this built on a controlled feed action? If so any feeding issues with the AI cases?

Sold

Didn't realize there were that many .22 hornet shooters out there...

For a Rem 700 I would talk to Bob Brackney in Wickenburg.

What action are you building on?

My vote would be buy the 12s, sell the 15s, keep the spotter and get a smaller pair for around your neck if you feel that is necessary for hand holding. I have the 12s and they only weigh 38 ounces or so. The question is do you feel comfortable hand holding them and/or how much do you expect to hand hold them.

Anyone notice the survey markers for the proposed gas pipeline along the the base of the Baboquivaris this fall? We did during the October hunt. Here is a link to the proposed construction : http://www.kindermorgan.com/business/gas_pipelines/projects/sasabelateral/ Appears the refuge won't allow it to parallel the highway crossing the refuge and would rather have it cut across the open desert along the western alignment shown on the map. Makes no sense at all!

Thanks for the link. Hopefully common sense will prevail. Mike

Thanks Don, in my experience the boars seem to run heavier on the average, although my heaviest to date has been a sow. I've also noticed the boars tend to be in the back when the herd is traveling. Mike

Those are some big ones Don. Congrats to all. Have you found the boars or sows to run larger? Mike

Bill's shoots are great practice for hunting type shots. You will not regret coming out. Hope to meet some of you CWT members there. Mike