IA Born

Say the word and its yours to refuse, Mike!

Bump. All but two small-regular jackets sold. Small-reg jackets/parkas for sale. $50/each or package deal for both.

I was searching high and low for the Vortex Strikefire II, but it was backordered forever back then. Dwayne (MatthewQuigley on here) talked me into the Nikon P-223 3x32 model. I've taken it out once and love it. I've yet to put to the test of the first line being 200 yds with the next two being 400 and 600, respectively, but I look forward to it. I have a few friends back in the Midwest who have the P-223 in 4-12x40 and 3-9x40 and they swear up and down by them. Cabela's has the P-223 line on sale right now, too.

I was in 6th grade and had just walked into my classroom after an early morning appointment to get my cast off. I remember seeing the solemn faces and I'll never forget the look on my teacher's face. If I've never said it before, Tim, thanks for your service!

i have a pretty strict policy of keeping nonnatives and not releasing them back, rainbow or browns, unless I'm at my limit or special regs require it. Browns are aggressive and damaging to all kinds of native aquatic species. 10-12" browns are good to eat, to me, and I'd rather eat them than rainbows. They are so fun to catch on a fly rod that its tempting to release them for another adventure, though.

I probably know the answer to this question, but I'm going to ask it any way. I'm working on convincing my wife to let me get 15x56s. My heart was set on Swaros until I did a quick check and saw the pro deal I get on Zeiss. I'm a fan of both Swaro and Zeiss optics. I have 10x42 ELs and two Zeiss scopes on rifles. Is there a huge difference in the quality of Zeiss Conquest 15x56 binos and Swaro SLC 15x56 binos? The price difference is huge and I can justify one more easily than the other with my wife, but if Swaros are the better choice, quality-wise, so be it. Thanks!

Can't wait to get back at it. I promised my daughter we'd try hard to get her one one of her own. Her little brother found one last year and she was not happy that he got one (albeit an older muley fork) before her.

Truly sorry for contributing to it being derailed, but I couldn't help myself. I'll go sit in the corner, now. And GREAT mount!

Not a mule deer, but since its gone that way and 25-06 reminded me of it, I thought I'd share this one. And its no big deal because 1) Its NOT me; 2) I don't even care for the guy in this pic; and 3) its just funny. Back in 2006, I went to my brother-in-law's ranch in south Texas with a couple of buddies and a friend of one of my buddies to hunt deer and pigs. We caught a big boar in one of my BIL's traps. After dispatching it inside the trap and dragging it out, I asked "Does anyone want to save it and mount it?". This friend of my buddy jumped right in. Since this guy and I don't speak anymore and he lives in Colorado, I figure its ok to share here.

Thanks for the replies, fellas! You pretty much answered my question, but there is still room. I guess I'd need to go somewhere and compare the two, but it comes down to my familiarity with Swaro binos and that "what if" question. I'll give Dave a call when I get a chance. Thanks!

Don't know if you'v moved on and found something, but we'd be willing to sell our son's bow. Let me know if you're interested and I can PM or email you pics of everything included. Can also throw in a release that's not being used anymore.

I actually do, but Zeiss Conquests are still about half what I'd pay for Swaros. The Swaro pro deal is why I haven't ruled them out. If Swaros are better, I'll still pay that over Zeiss.

Can you send me info on your Golden Fan package? I want to bring up alternative table ideas for next year's banquet!

have you been ice fishing here yet? its good, you can stack the fish. but sadly when you pull them out of the ice, theyre trout. the brookies in sunrise are pretty sweet looking though I haven't been since I've lived in AZ. I haven't been able to bring myself to trust the ice. That and its 2.5-3 hours away to get into anywhere I would trust the ice.

Absolutely! Our chapter's deck is going to the National Convention with a committee member in a couple of weeks, but I can certainly hold a few back for you if you want! I need to get mine, still, too! Just let me know. They're still $20/each.

All three banquets have the same core package. There will be differences in other local community donations/prizes, though. All three will have prime rib for dinner. Your best bet is to hit all three and then report back to me with your findings!

Nope. Ours is 27 Feb, Yavapai Yelpers (Prescott) is 19 March, and Mingus Mountain (Cottonwood) is 25 March. Grab our buddy Mike Martin and come on up!

Nope! Come on up! There are two banquets near you, though (CV, right?). But you're welcome up here!

We don't have anything that fancy. We have corporate tables and the sponsor membership, but nothing like those. We need to mix it up in the future, though.

In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir, gopher'. And you know you read that in a Sottish accent!

Sandy: I want you to kill every gopher on the course! Carl Spackler: Check me if I'm wrong Sandy, but if I kill all the golfers, they're gonna lock me up and throw away the key... Sandy: Gophers, ya great git! Not golfers! The little brown furry rodents! Carl Spackler: We can do that... we don't even have to have a reason.

I grew up ice fishing in Iowa. I miss that! My kids were asking me about it the other day. If I could justify it, I'd invest in all new gear! Good luck!

Lmk I wasn't able to talk to my wife last night, but just sent her a text. When she gets back from skiing, I'll talk to her. Lots of other good offers up above, so I understand if you move on one, especially since we haven't committed one way or the other.

What makes it the best story is that it IS, in fact, your story! Congrats! I'll take luck over skill any day. I harvested my biggest buck because luck and not skill. Congrats!!

Congrats on your first javelina with a bow! I reconnected with that passion a week ago tomorrow. Great feeling, isn't it?