Red Rabbit

Mike/Treestandman, well said. RR

Looks like velvet heaven for now. Have a good season, and would be neat to have one of those velvet buck in hardhorn on the ground in the upcoming video. Doug~RR

I was asked to write a guide to taking photos of your trophies, so I put it down in the Photo/Video forum. Doug~RR

Doug @ Camera Land had advertised a demo pair of Minox 15x58 ED asphericals for $724.99 He is a CWT.com site sponsor and might be able to help your friend. Sample list (SWFA) also sells used/demo optics. http://samplelist.com/ Doug~RR

I have been using Accuweather.com http://wwwa.accuweather.com/forecast-climo...01&metric=0

I am with Bownut on the Winners Choice strings. Replaced the Zebra Twist on my Mathews with a Winners Choice two years ago, and have not experienced any problem. The peep (using no tubing) hardly rotates, unlike the original zebra string. Doug~RR

Wade, I am not set up for PayPal. Amanda is, if you would like to donate to the general operation of the website. Sent you a pm that gives contact info if you want to donate to th econtest. You can archery hunt in Dec-Jan for coues if your muley tag goes unfilled. Forkhorn, He can enter ONE division/category per deer. Everyone is also in the best photo category, so a person could win big buck and photo, like last year. A person could also win typical and nontypical in the US and Mexico and archery, if he has enough tags and is a fortunate hunter. Doug~RR

1, 11M, 27, 29, 31, 45

One could set the various camo patterns together on the grassy hillsides, against trees, against rocky slopes, and take black and white photos of how they disappear (or don't) from a distance. Camo can help, but I think it is the movement and noise that gets hunters detected more than than the wrong camo pattern/color. Be stealthy and plan your movements and paths. How about that shiny gunstock, polished barrel or watch crystal? RR

The recent summer rains brought these colorful fungi up from a stump in the front yard, along with a few ponderosa pine seedlings. Doug~RR

That didn't take long.

68 resident tags at $24.50 plus 7 nonresident tags at $130.50 equals $25,795 for 75 unit 13b tags. Not even close to the 6 figures that one auction tag raises for wildlife. I had a good friend that bought two of the Gov tags, hunted with Ryan's crew, and did not shoot a buck. He also bought a rez tag and personnally spent over 28 days hiking on the ground with his guide for one particular buck, and did not get a chance. He spent many months pursuing his goal of a 200" typical and never got one. It's not always as simple as receiving a phone call and popping a buck "tied to a tree" the next day. Money may buy the tag, but it doesn't buy the buck. I seriously doubt that a regular tag holder has spent the time in the field to repeatedly locate a buck enough to pattern him and then have the auction tag holder shoot him a couple of months before the season. If he was out there enough, he would have bumped into other guides before the season. RR

Deerslam's method sounds typical. Don't use a brass brush with the Sweets or other copper remover, as the brass has copper and you will get a false blue reading. Regarding step three, I would run a dry patch or two through the bore to remove any excess oil before firing. If the barrel seems rough and fouls a lot after breaking in, or doesn't give acceptable accuracy, then I'd use TFF. It helped my 260 a little. I think the break-in and TFF may help a factory barrel more than a custom barrel that has been lapped and polished. RR

One item to consider about blinds is the choice of material. Many with lots of polyester or nylon will reflect light and appear shiny. (The same sheen applies to some hunting clothes material) RR

Photobucket works easily for me to post pictures and its free. I believe using an outside server like photobucket would work better for Amanda as it won't tie up server space. http://www.photobucket.com/

I read this about Vortex on another forum this morning. http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/s...0/page/0#956195

Bass, Since you are volunteering (the rest of us took one step backwards), how about including "how to for avatars." I think there was a thread on this inthe last year. RR

Ernesto, You're welcome. Glad to share. Scottyboy actually told me how to post pictures a couple of years ago after I got a home computer. Doug~RR

Firstcoueswas80 and I went down to the cinder pit to check our zeroes for the weekend. Shooting at 100 yards off the bench. I was shooting my HS Precision chambered in300 WSM. Casey told me to stop after the first round, but I shot 2 more rounds since anyone (even Casey) can shoot a one hole group with one shot. Nothing has changed from last fall. It'll do. Next, Casey was shooting his Bettin Custom Mauser 98 chambered in 270WSM. Lil' stinker flinched 3 shots right together. Now, we know the rifle can shoot, but what about the shooter? We've all heard about his shotgun tactics at game to keep the ammo manufacturers out of the red. He'll be hunting those bears closer to the Vortices above Sedona, so the power of the crystal may throw him askew. Good luck to you bear hunters this weekend. Doug~RR

Real NICE find that would be neat to incorporate into a lifesize lion mount. RR

DUG, In that price range, you might look at the Minox BD 10x42 BR w/ Asherical lenses. These have gotten great reviews. Check with Doug at CameraLand on these. Some info on binoculars: http://www.consumersearch.com/www/sports_a...tory.html#intro from winter of 05: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Publications/.../Age_Binos.html The chart makes for some great comparisons. RR

Swarovski, then Leica. The negative about the Swaro is the larger size of the aiming circle, but it ranges further and has better optics, according to side-by-side reports. Check with Doug at CameraLand for the Leicas. Have not read any good reports on the Leupold RX IV RR

Those Ocotillos like growing in the limestone, which is calcium carbonate. Of course calcium makes for strong bones (got milk?) and BIG ANTLERS. RR

The boys from behind the house were down in the meadow this Friday evening. I was hoping the sun would peak out from behind the clouds and give some great lighting, but no such luck. Three of the fourteen. The single bedded bull got up for a stretch.

Darren, I like how the rays of light come through the storm clouds. Jim, I'll send you the licensing agreement and fee schedule Doug~RR