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Awesome buck, I love those deep forks. Huge congrats.

Thanks wklman, about as close to giving it away as I can get.

50 bucks?

I like the straight angle - personal choice. I find it easier to get on target. I really think you need an adjustable eyepiece. 20-60 or more, IMO. Having the ability to get a wide range of view at 20X, then focus in at 60 or 80x if you can gives you a lot more detail.

I'm partial to Rock River, but honestly anything you find that is mil-spec is probably a good bet. Anderson run around $70 per lower individually and as low as $50 in bulk. They are 7075 T6 aluminum. Same as Spikes and other makes.

What Bonecollector said. I always have a Harris bipod on my rifle but if time permits the Triclawps is more stable. I also have one of these ^^^ on my AR and they are awesome. In a rush, use whatever is available - limb, pack on rock, etc. More time, bipod. Enough time to set really set up - Triclawps.

Trophymountman, I don't think the stud will fit EL's. It's an SLC stud and I don't think they are compatible. I don't have any EL's to try it on to find out. Gixxer - sorry, the mount (new) is going for around $160 on ebay.

Here we go again. Time for popcorn.

What an amazing bull! Huge congrats!

Nice rifle. I have one in 25-06 a lot like that and they shoot great. Good luck with the sale.

Wow - great buck.

Great footage of some awesome bucks!

IMO, this is a gray area that should be addressed by the state. Technically, we have a right to be on that land and use it with the proper permit or hunting license. Anybody can go out there and put a chain and lock on it and keep people out. We have no idea whether it was legitimately locked by the state or just some random person.

Offers welcome.

Trades, offers?

Hey guys, blatant e-scouting request for unit 9 speedgoats, lol. What can I say, when you get up there in points you put in for the units known for big antelope even if they aren't close to home. Anyway any suggestions for this area would be much appreciated. I'm mostly looking for what areas to avoid in terms of congestion and having to worry about getting into a footrace every time I see a nice antelope. From my research so far, and what I'm used to close to home I'm thinking about the dog knobs up into the slightly more vegetated areas. I will be planning some scouting trips between now and then but having never been in that unit in my life, some starting points would be very useful. Thanks in advance.

One sweet Sig. Good luck with the sale.

Man, absolutely beautiful buck - Huge congrats. Awesome having your son out there with you too. Great pix!

That is one beautiful buck. Huge congrats. But 'ya know, great pix without a story kinda leaves us hanging. Let's hear the whole story!

It's probably 100% mental, but I have no problem eating tree squirrels, rabbits for that matter. Something about ground squirrels just seems dirty - like they're diseased rodents. I shoot 'em all the time and wouldn't eat one unless my life depended on it. Same with Jack Rabbits (why are cotton tails OK?). I did try to eat a jack rabbit one time and it was like eating boot leather - maybe just trying to cook it over a fire made it so bad.

Living up here in the White Mountains, we've learned there are 2 extended weekends it's best just to stay home as much as possible - Labor Day and Memorial Day. We stock up before-hand and just stay off the roads as much as possible.

Ever get to the point in life when you have to take a really hard look at where you are, where you've been and what's left when you leave? I'm a religious person and only 45 but I have been thinking about these things a lot lately. My body is telling me time is short, but it could just be nothing. I think I have a lot left to do here, lives to touch, but lately I've just wanted to find God and make peace. I'm out on the Campfire, because that is where I've always found people searching for the same thing.

Man, my heart goes out to you. Thieves are the lowest of the low. I really hope your brother recovers his gear, although it's pretty much impossible at this point. I hope all fathers out here teach their sons not to be the kind of person that steals another man's hard earned belongings.

Ya, probably right. It's not that I'm not hunting. Just last week I had 4 antelope in archery range. 2 were dinks I couldn't justify shooting. 2 were studs but I somehow couldn't draw my bow. I've gone over the reasoning in my head - I didn't want to take a shot that might lead to a wounded animal - but at the same time, I know a part of me didn't want to take a life I didn't have to. It was fun seeing them come in, get nervous, just watch them and learn how they interact.