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Awesome buck right there. Huge congrats to Jody! Becker, you are heck of a coues hunter. You really have a knack for finding giant bucks - kudos!

I looked through a pair of their binocs a few years back and was really impressed. With optics it takes a while to gain a reputation, so I kinda waited until the jury was out on quality of build, warranty, etc. Honestly, I thought they would have more name recognition by now.

Raccoon or coati?

A buddy of mine had electrical tape over the end of his barrel. I wondered if it affects accuracy - or worse, could blow up the barrel, but looks like a lot of people do it. Good thread.

Awesome bull. HUGE congrats.

My Mother-in-law has a sweet setup in Punkin Center. Up on top where the dome houses are, she's got a nice 1/2 acre lot. Well, she hurt her heel really bad doing the Clay Spring mud run, and has been on crutches for about 3 months, and her lot got a little overrun with weeds so Carrie and the boys and I went up there to get it under control. She's got a good sized metal building that she keeps her ranger and boat in. It's super clean inside there, but the black widows have really gotten out of control. There are huge webs in every corner, I've got pictures of the biggest one we saw catching and eating a lizard, the webs have huge wolf spiders, even small mice and horned toads in them. So, it's easy enough to go eradicate them once by stomping and burning them out, but how do you keep them from coming back? Moth balls and lime are what we are thinking, but I've seen these kinds of infestations around Tucson and it's really hard to keep them out. Hoping some desert dwellers have figured out how to get rid of these guys.

I'll try and get the pix on tomorrow. They're on my wife's cell phone. For the record, I'll let tarantulas, snakes, wolf spiders even those big scorpions crawl all over me (not the bark scorpions) and it may as well be kittens. But something about black widows and their webs gives me the heebies. I've always used hair spray and a lighter, but when you are only on your property at certain times of the year, you need a strong "passive resistance". Looking into the diatomaceous earth and suspend. Thanks for the replies.

Definitely worth more than what you are asking. Best GPS unit available, IMO. If it doesn't sell, I'll take it for $175 shipped.

That's one heck of a buck. Huge congrats to the hunter. It's the kind that you can hardly imagine exist. But if you're like me, anytime you drive through the desert you're just wondering what kind of bucks are out there a couple miles beyond the closest road. And all that sheep country you're looking at while driving from AZ to CA, you just know bucks like that are out there and wonder if someone is out there looking for them. To add on it was a DIY hunt - icing on the cake. Once again, kudos to the guy who killed this amazing buck.

I've bought a lot of Vortex products for my sons because I know they are hard on gear. Overall, I've found the optics to be very good for the price. And when/if an issue arises, their customer service is second to none. From eyecups being twisted off, to those rubber objective covers that Swaro, etc. wants $15 - $20 to replace, Vortex fixes it all for free. I haven't tried their higher end rifle scopes yet. I agree, when I do invest that kind of money, I don't want to have to send it in for repair or replacement. I just want it to work. But it is nice to know, if you do have a problem, they'll take care of it.

Gonna have to check out those 5.11's. I have other BDU pants I've bought from Amazon I'm not too happy with. Specifically, the adjustment on the waist seems to come loose when carrying a pack. About 45 minutes in and I'm showing off my underwear like a gangsta.

Super buck! Huge congrats to the young man who battled it out and got it done, and big thanks to those who helped make is possible. That's just awsome.

I've seen them big enough for fox, but not big enough for coyotes. You might have to build one like psebowhunter suggested.

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Bogen Tracker - Green. Lost about 3 weeks ago. I sure hope someone found it.

Here's another great reason - not as good, but still. I have the Ranger 1000 range finder. Never filled in a warranty card or anything. One day, I'm out shooting with a friend and it won't range past about 120 yards. Sent it in with a note explaining the issue, and less than a week later, I had a brand new range finder. Pretty hard to find customer service like that, IMO. Quality products, excellent customer service - reminds me of Cabela's back before they went public, lol.

Wow GIG, that sammi is gorgeous!

That's what I get for waiting to pull the trigger. Too many expensive things going on right now, but that was one heck of a deal.

All 3 boys and myself got javi tags. We did great on turkeys (3 for 3) in 14 but got skunked on pigs, deer and even a bull archery tag, so 2015 is going to be the year of redemption!

That's awesome.

It was Legen.....wait for it ...dary.

Hey, the Dev's did great today - huge win, great performance, but when will you guys learn to spell? Leppercon? I know you devil fans are hooked-on-phonics, but it's leprechaun. Not everything is spelled the way it sounds. Oh, sorry, I went to UofA, my bad. LOL. Just ribbing a little, I actually like ASU, have a friend with a son on the team, so I was rooting for them all day. That one-hand grab by Jalen Strong was amazing, but he's the kind of guy that makes big plays. In the 3rd quarter, I thought the Irish might pull a huge comeback, but the devils were on their game today, and the irish gave them 21 free points in the first half. Definitely a fun game to watch. IMO that's what college football is all about.

What a great bull. All the time you have spent getting someone else in the right place at the right time, creating memories for them, it's really fitting to see you get to have some fun and make it about you for a change. Huge congrats.

Pretty impressive game. Thought ND was going to come back after scoring 28 unanswered points, but that next drive sealed the deal. The devils are definitely looking good right now.

Awesome job Noah! Think I met you guys yesterday.