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SPF. PM's sent to j-rod and Dan H. RR

Amanda, I used it one night in 29 and my friend used it a couple of nights on one hunt in 21. It is real easy to set up; two poles and a minimum of two stakes on the ends; just a few minutes. The negative of a bivy is that you cannot sit up inside. When I used it, it rained all night with no leaks. Dan, UPS or USPS delivers cheaper than the gas would cost from Flag. I do not know when I will get to Phoenix, maybe a mid-week trip to Cabelas in a couple of weeks. Doug~RR

Bottom Line Fishing Buddy 2255 w/ Side Finder & Temp. Tube Holster for float tubes C-Clamp mount Used about 4 times $125 Shipped The Bottom Line Fishin' Buddy 2255 takes portable fish finders even further. Still the only specifically designed portable fish finder that operates as both a Sidefinder? and a depth finder, the Fishin' Buddy 2255 features a built in multi-view transducer and multi-view screen providing both side views up to 120 feet away and down view to 240 feet, at the same time. With 160 vertical pixels, 1,600 pixels per square inch and 12,800 total pixels, the angler is provided enhanced clarity and precise detail on the 3.3" by 2.4" high resolution film Supertwist display. The Fishin' Buddy screen also includes digital readouts for depth, in feet or meters, and temperature. The portable Fishin' Buddy 2255 weighs just five pounds and measures 5 inches by 9 inches by 44 inches and has many other features. The unit operates for up to 40 hours on three C-size batteries that are stored in the water-tight, non-spill container built into the handle. The adjustable C-clamp mounting system allows mounting on jonboats, dingies, docks, canoes, float tubes, pontoons, rowboats and for ice fishing. Doug~RR

Coleman Peak 1 Backpacking Lantern Model 222A Padded Nylon Pouch Weighs 1 lb 13 oz on my fish scale Single Mantle, Liquid Fuel http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/...ategoryid=19010 $30 shipped Doug~RR

I drew tag #1 , but that was in 1995. Y'all have some good hunts up there this year. Doug~RR

The instant oatmeal has been processed a lot and has lotsa sugar. Probably better to used the regular oatmeal and add the fruit and nuts. I never found the instant oatmeal to last long in the belly either. Whole grain bagels w/ cream cheese, OJ and a sweet Danish that my certain tooth demands is the standard for me. Lark, Guessin' you're not wanting to apply for the camp cook position RR

I have been using TR Taxidermy since moving to Flag 15 years ago. Tim Rajsich has done 10 mounts for me. That Polar Bear he did for a local hunter is a neat mount. Stop by his shop when you come up on a scouting trip. Three of the mounts Tim has done for me. He has also done two elk. RR

Sorry that I don't have any coues running around in the back yard here in Kachina of which to take pics. RR

Jim, If you split the skull plate, I'd suggest that you saw the plate with a sideways V as opposed to straight line between the pedicles (helps the taxi align the antlers on the form). Pieces of garden hose help protect the antler tips. Check w/ your taxidemist how he would prefer them. Figure maybe one pound of boned meat per quart of ice chest. RR

Scott, You coulda lashed it to the top of her car like in that Montana elk picture. I figure a mid-week trip to Cabelas in about a month will be in order. The only thing I "need" is a set of light, packable rainwear for Alaska. Saw some at SportsmanS, but would like to see the offerings at Cabelas. RR

Love2hunt, Those bulls are around the Kachina Village/Forest Highlands area for most of the summer-till the rut starts. Seeing them is fairly common if one gets around to look. RR

Lightweight supplex nylon sometimes come in camo. Not the quietest for walking though. Caped vented-back like the tarpon fishing shirts. Just in a sage color may work instead of camo. I found a camo set at WalMart a few years ago. I also use lightweight camo thermax polypropelene undershirts. Something like this. http://cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pr...&hasJS=true

Got about an inch up here in Kachina. As you can tell from today's pics, those elk just swelled right up RR

Tony Grimmett's video on scoring antelope should be worth the investment, considering that antelope tags are so difficult to get. RR

50 pounds? he'll barely have spikes! Wait... ding ding ding ding... another winner in the CWT "tiniest buck with milk on its lips" category contest winner. Glad there are no Kalifornicated condor aborted cow fetus-eatin'buzzards that might eat the gut-pile and die of lead poisoning in southern Arizona. Wait again...News flash....Phelps Dodge is expanding operations into extracation of Pb southeast of Arivaca . RR

What kinda beer is in the chest? None of them with cheap twist-offs or pull tabs, I hope. Iffin ya want quality glassin', ya gotta provide quality hobst. RR

Last season I tried the Blacks Creek Jim Horne Alaskan. Has a pouch for a water bladder and unzips to expand for loading a deer quarter or two. http://www.blacks-creek.com/jimhorn.php The Eberlestock Just One J105 is good and has received good reports. Available at Sportsmans Warehouse. http://eberlestock.com/J105%20Just%20One.htm This year I will be toting a Mystery Ranch NICE Frame with load carrier and 5000 pack. Reportedly a very comfortable pack under heavy loads. http://www.mysteryranch.com/catalog/index....;products_id=21 One thing that I really like is the Kifaru Gun Bearer (sure beats a slipping shoulder strap, frees a hand, and can be attached to about any pack with a waist band). http://kifaru.net/GUNBEAR.HTM Kifaru makes some awesome packs also, as endorsed by Scott Adams. http://kifaru.net/BACKPAKS.HTM RR

I thought an RX IV would be nice. Not so sure now. http://longrangehunting.com/ubbthreads/sho...rt=all&vc=1 http://longrangehunting.com/ubbthreads/sho...p;page=0#115485 RR

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Federal loads a 150 grain Nosler Partition. That is what I would run with in the 270. RR

Rich, Back when I was teaching high school, and not enjoying many students, being a wildlife photographer was one profession I thought that I might enjoy more, albeit with less pay (less than a teacher's $ almost pays for the mac n cheese). But I do like to eat and have a nice German beer or two. Today's pics were almost snapshots and did not have time for a good setup or take time to set the depth of field as I scurried around the neighbors' houses. Tony Mandile has posted some nice professional pics, as has Tony Bynum over on Monster Muleys. He has posted some good camera and tech info in the photography forum on MM. I took these with a handheld Panasonic FZ-20 digital. Doug

They were all bedded when I first saw them, but I impinged upon their comfort zone to get closer pics in order to get trees and fences out of the viewfinder. Probably was 30-40 yards away. Had to leave Rica in the house as she would have been flushing them quicker than a running covey of Gambels. Doug~RR

No draws for me. But I'm looking on the bright side that there is archery deer, turkey and bear starting Sept 1, rifle bear starts Aug 11, and Rica gets a lot of quail and grouse hunting. Not to forget the fall fishing in the high country. Doug~RR

Just when y'all about had me convinced to get a good spotter, it appears that there will be no coues tag for me this season. RR