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Outstanding ram, congrats to you.

This ^^^^

+1 on the EGW rail. I used Warne steel rings. Versatile & rugged.

^^^^ This pretty much covers it.

The Exxon in Fredonia had a bunch of spectacular muley's. Been a very long time since I was there, don't know if they still are on display.

ASU got manhandled for 3 quarters. Devils have been strong in the 4th quarter all year. A couple lucky breaks (turnovers) was the difference. That, and a missed field goal attempt. Go Devils!

Don't know how I missed this thread ........ Outstanding buck, congrats. Great photo too.

Love those desert muleys. Congrats on your success.

Long read but revealing. Desert muleys are bean eaters, except when desert finally gets some rain. Mule Deer Food Study.pdf

Contact Swaro USA/North America. Give them the serial # of your optic. If in fact grey market, Swaro N/A will tell you how to send to Europe for repairs. The warranty coverage for grey market is not as robust as a North American warranty. Either way, you'll discover for sure if you optic is grey market. Just because it is black does not neccesarily mean it's grey market.

Congrats to your daughter .......... thats a big squirrel. Thinking it could go B&C.

Good on you! Congrats to your son.

Nice bull, good job on the stalk. Hope you heal quickly.

Never met the man, wished I had. Darn shame he did not write a book.

IIRC, Lamell Ellsworth was legendary in the units you are hunting. He was a tracker.

Beast! In my whole life I've never seen a coues buck like that. Congrats.

In a meeting with co-workers, somebody got a text from a news organization stating a plane had crashed into the WTC. Did not think much about it figuring some incompetent dolt crashed his Cessna 150 into a building. Solemn day. Later that night in my backyard, watching USAF aircraft flying grids over Phoenix was a sobering moment.

So much for thieves being tweakers. It would be interesting to know which jurisdiction and what law(s) were used to charge these people. Assuming the prosecution is successful, AZ prosecutors/law enforcement need to be made aware of a path to charge those who would knowingly take other peoples property. Good on the people who came together to ID these crooks. Even better, law enforcement acting on a full platter of evidence that landed in their lap.

Nice buck! Congrats to you & your son.

I'd recommend you get both. They are tools of the trade. Each have their own attributes.

I agree, victim was this years cub. Aggressor appeared to be a relatively young bear too. Wonder where the sow was during this encounter.

You sir, have defined yourself. Pout somewhere else.

Bought two on a black friday deal from Cameraland a number of years ago. They have served me well. I use a Vanguard PH-113V fluid head on 1 and a Outdoorsmans panhead on the other. I'd recommend using locktite on the bolts/nuts where the legs connect to the center housing. I've had them come loose, locktite cured the issue. Occasionally, I'll have an issue with collapsing the tripod legs (especially the 1st large section). With the compression nut loosened, gently rotate (back & forth) the section you are attempting to collapse, it should collapse easily. Periodically I dismantle the leg sections and remove dust & grit. I believe you will be pleased with your purchase.

If you're going to dream, might as well dream big! In 2002 I was @ SCI convention in Vegas. Talked to an outfitter about Marco Polo sheep ...... 30K at that point in time. Hope you make it happen.