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I might have to go against the popular trend here. I did it in what many consider the worst year in recent memory. Did it solo, spot and stalk and I know the deer I ended up with would have scored a lot better in any other year. It was still the most challenging and rewarding hunt of my life. I opted not to take up some really great outfitters' offers, no scouting packages (these are generally bs in my humble opinion). If you can, go up a weekend or two before the hunt, drive all the main roads and get a feel for the unit. It's HUGE and impossible to cover in one hunt. You'll have to figure out what area you feel the best in, that matches your style of hunting and just decide to focus on that area. If you try to cover too much ground you'll just be road hunting, which in the late part of the hunt sometimes proves to be more productive than hiking/glassing. Shoot me a PM.

that won't last long.

Happy Birthday Houston!

Diesel Excursions are awesome - you're lucky your's doesn't have the 6.0. We spent a fortune at BulletProof on ours, but it's a tank now. I agree with Hoss50 on getting it out to a broader market. Try Craiglist in other cities, even Ebay motors. These trucks are very sought-after but you have to reach a big audience to find the folks willing to pay top dollar and even arrange for shipment.

Sorry Wildwoody, nuthin dead this time, only rocks and a lot of gravity.

Red Rabbit just posted some amazing photos from upper Antelope canyon (I think) and I didn't want to derail his thread but here's some photos from 2013. Funny thing is, that little guy, Josh is now 15 1/2 and about 6' 1" We've got similar pix from 2014, 2015 & 2016, but this was when we really got the hunger for Utah's red rocks. We're headed for Zion Monday morning hoping to do more of the same. Corona Arch.

Ding and Dang... Top of Ding, now gotta go down Dang.. No way down but down, no ropes... Hope you all enjoyed. Have a wonderful Independence Day.

Moonflower 2

Moonflower Canyon

Because it's so picture heavy, I'm breaking it into parts... training day...

Wow - just amazing. My family fell in love with slot canyons years ago. Started with Spooky and Peek-a-boo not too far North from where I think those were taken. We're headed to Zion Monday morning to hopefully do the Subway from the top and Orderville via Birch Canyon. We've done Ding and Dang in little wild horse, several cool arches, various slots and narrows in southern Utah. I'd love to pick your brain on new cool places to visit like that. Thanks for sharing your amazing photography with us.

Yeah, I suck at judging them too - he's mid-low 70's if he's narrow. We don't have a look at his spread so it's hard to give him more than that. My wife said 80 but she admittedly is taking a wild guess.

I tried "chew" when I was young. Lucky for me I sat between two Cherokee kids on the school bus with a folgers can spitting brown skoal spit into it. I had to be 6-7 years old. The smell on that bus ride made it impossible to ever put a dip in my mouth, even though every single kid I grew up with in the Oklahoma sticks had a chew in constantly. I can't go any further without pointing my own hypocrisy. To this day I love a good cigar. My oldest showed up the other day with a dip in and a cigarette in his hand. How do I tell him I don't approve when he's doing what myself and everyone else around him is doing at some level? My hat is off to you for kicking what my mom calls "the nastiest habit ever". We're imperfect people, but striving to overcome the vices you dislike in your life shows a LOT of character. I'll be keeping you in my mind and prayers. You can do it, I know it.

Happy belated Birthday Shelvin!

So, we ditched our cable and watch everything though our ROKU box. Mostly netflix. One thing we miss is being able to watch college baseball. The channels we've tried seem to be only press conferences and highlights of past games. Is there a good channel we can add that shows live college baseball games?

Awesome videos. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks guys!

Bluegrass cover of Rocket Man.

Nice Job! Pretty tough year so far from what I've seen. Gongrats to Hunter.

Unfortunately, no. I looked hard for the other side but didn't find it. Funny thing is, I found this and two chalkies within about a 1/2 hour and thought I was going to tear it up. Despite covering a LOT of ground I never found another horn that day.

Happy Birthday! Glad it was a great one for you.

I don't blame you - I'd be after "The Guardian" - I love how he carries his mass all the way out.

That was a no-brainer!