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Nice to see deer but at this point it is more important to find where they are living, what they are eating, etc. Check water sources. Recent sign on the ground will reveal their precense. Then you get to practice your glassing technique. Good info on how to glass has been posted to your thread. Get comfortable when setting up to glass. Glassing, done properly requires intense concentration and can be mentally fatiguing especially when grinding along without producing any "fruit". Keep at it, all your techniques will improve.

Love it! Three generations on hand, clean kill = As good as it gets!

Beautiful. Hope it's really difficult to access and a well kept secret.

Know of a few that are unhuntable due to the 1/4 mile rule that seem to be well occuppied. Not much feed this year doubt they will winter well.

Baker Marine repairs binoculars. Astronomy crowd uses Baker Marine, Suddarth and a few others. Try a search @ Cloudy Nights or Astromart. You might try a pointy tool to chase the aluminum threads, likely the starter threads have material embedded which you might be able to remove. A dental pick may do the trick.

Good stuff. Congrats to the young hunter. I applaud those who stepped up to help.

Solid post. Heavy arrows tame radical bows.

I agree. So many variables in archery it's almost mind boggling. To prove FOC is a contributing factor for optimum arrow flight requires a lot of equipment. High quality arrows need to be weighed, spine tested, etc. to remove as much variation as possible from arrow to arrow. The bow needs to be well tuned Then, the human factor must be mitigated so you'll need a shooting machine. Probably need to do the testing indoors to eliminate wind, temperature, humidity variation. For most, this type of testing is not realistic. Forturnately, others have done this testing and reported their results. FWIW, do as you please.

I also beleive late rut activity is basically cows coming back into estrus after an unsuccessfull breeding attempt. Suspect it could also be young cows 1st estrous and they are late bloomers. I've seen good rutting activity up to the 1st week of November but no later.

Beautiful! Nice job on the video. No fishing?

To me it appeared he emboldened the cat by retreating. Also wonder if his distress sounds did the same. No telling. Suspect the cat mock charged when he attempted to pick up rocks. Overall he did OK but why in the heck was he running video on his phone when he should have been on full offense?

Thx for the review. You may want to consider the Vortex 12x50's.

FOC is important for arrow flight with a fixed blade BH design. Not so much with an expandable although proper FOC improves arrow flight in both instances. Altering FOC affects spine. Something to pay attention to when experimenting with FOC.

Congrats to your son.

Dream trip. Good on you.

How will you get to Mag bay? Boat ride or fly into Loreto then be transported to the Pacific side?

Jack O'conner, John Jobson, Russell Annabel and more. Wrote adventure stories, how true they were is up in the air but it was riveting for an aspiring young hunter. Now days, for the most part articles are "how to". Other than AZ Wildlife Views and American Hunter I have not had magazine subscriptions for years.

Highly viscuous silicone grease. Not easy to find in small quantities. Manfrotto sells grease for their tripod heads online, may not be suitable for the Outdoorsmans pan head. Link: https://www.manfrottospares.com/index.php?route=product/product&keyword=grease&category_id=0&product_id=295

12BW is primarily BLM land not forest service although depending how you want to access 12BW forest service orders are pertinent. The fire that affected 12BW is called the Pine Hollow fire. Check out this link from inciweb: nciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6899/ Appears most access has been restored, best bet would be to contact BLM AZ Strip office or check out their website.

Gladiator describes the bull perfectly! Congrats to you & your daughter.

If you don't have astigmatism the focus of an optic will usually correct the flaws in your vision.

Brands mentioned are all excellent. Be honest with yourself as in what would you really like to have, spend accordingly. Personally, I have three pairs of 15's: Swaro 15's ( pre 2006, not NEU), Swaro 15 HD and Zeiss Conquest 15x56. Zeiss are very good but finicky with IPD. Optically, Zeiss are on par or better than the older Swaro 15's, prefer the ergonomics of the older Swaros over the Zeiss. Swaro 15 HD's are a step up. Ergonomics are amazing, good eye relief and a large sharp sweet spot. What ever you purchase, pay particular attention to eye relief as it's a big deal for eyeglass wearers. Likely, you'll own your new binos for a long time. Plan ahead as eventually, you may need eyeglasses.

I'd recommend reading AZGF regulations till your eyes bleed. It's a long read, there are a lot of rules but you need to know them. Strongly suggest an AZ hunter education class. Class is available online but you will need to attend a field day. Upon successful completion of the course, a permanent bonus point is awarded for all species requiring a lottery draw. Should you choose to hunt out of state, many states require proof a non-resident has completed a hunter education course. Welcome to CWT. Ton of info archived here, use the search feature. Site has an abundance of talent - shooters, gunsmithing, reloading, archers, shotgunners, fishermen, historians, biologists, etc. No matter the question, somebody on this site will have an answer, it's amazing. Have fun!

Smokin' deal. Material for one this size cost me $75 15+ years ago.

Always end a tactical nap with "amen." Especially at work.