Flatlander

Love it!

Sorry about all this but in fairness I did reach out to you as soon as I came back from a hunt to let you know. When I didn't hear anything I thought it better to pull than to draft and never update my lineup. I had no idea it would prevent us from drafting. Sorry my bad I blew it and apologize.

Great bull! Looks like fun!

I don't have time for this. Anyone want my spot?

Awesome story! Congrats!

That buck is a giant. And from 21 no less, wow!

Prayer is a powerful thing

Definitely brother. That's some scary shiz.

Usually before I get to the bar

I have decided to create one consolidated thread that I will continually update in reference to my upcoming antelope hunt. The fact that I have a hunt to prepare for at all is a testament to two principles related to tough-to-draw hunts in this state. First - You can't win if you don't play. Meaning, you better apply every year if you want a chance at getting a tough tag in this state. With 80% of the tags going to random draw recipients bonus points don't do much to help you for goat unless you are closing in on the bonus pass for a specific hunt (archery, because the bonus pass for firearms hunts aren't able to be caught). Second - Do your research. I studied the draw odds for years, did countless hours of data entry and researched what hunts might give me the best opportunity to pull a rabbit out of my hat with one of the toughest to draw species in the state. After all my research I determined what hunts gave me the best opportunity to somehow snag a tag and also allow me the experience I was hoping for. This year I drew the last permit for my hunt, meaning if I had applied for some other hunt because I didn't do all the homework and find the hunt that gave me the very best chances, I wouldn't be hunting at all. Okay, now that I have spoken about the stuff that is near and dear to my heart, I will get on with the details. With a tag finally in my pocket I started doing my field homework reaching out to past tag holders, contacting the WM, calling landowner's and studying maps. Armed with enough info to make me dangerous I decided this weekend it was time to put the rubber to the road and start looking around. I loaded up my 4 & 5 yr old sons and headed North. Here are the results of our first day out. The first buck I saw that peaked my interest: Some more bucks: Another group of bucks: And this buck: And these: Not bad for a first day's work. I found plenty of bucks to gawk at and best of all my boys had as much time staring at them as I did. It was a day that I will never forget and I hope the same is true for them.

Tuesday is perfect.

Can't wait to head out and relive this dream with my buddy LV2HNT tomorrow. Fingers crossed the powder stays dry.

I will have to auto draft with either Wendesday or Sunday so no diff to me. I think I registered again. How should we pay up, especially cause I am pretty sure I was one of the slackers last year. If it does end up being on a night other than Sunday or Wednesday folks are welcome to join me in my man cave during the draft.

So your anniversary is going to be during the archery elk hunts? Doesn't really matter where you live cause life is over.

Thanks for meeting today Jack!

I'll take a pint. In Gilbert, so just let me know where to meet.

24b has almost no bears

How bout if you put that Leupold on the .280

Could have just summed it up by saying you took your daughter to a MM concert.

So you are supposed to slow down when road hunting? Maybe that's what I have been doing wrong. Still trying to figure this out.

Anything?

Sword 3 pin sight. Used. A light rust formed on some of the pins during a rainy August hunt. Light doesn't work, maybe a battery, maybe not. I never used it. This is actually a pretty nice sight but o went to a slider just for fun (anyone who knows me knows I can't shoot more than 30 yds anyway). New $149. Asking $50. Sideways pics cause it's an IPhone, sorry.

Why would you want to do that. It has very little recoil as it is. Suppression

The last buck for sure. Mass above the prongs = shooter buck

Nice. Did you take any pics of the cam? I know a guy who has been putting up new cams this year