GreyGhost85

Read something yesterday that said that only 30% of hunters vote. There are supposedly 11.5 million of us in the US and a LOT of those numbers are in swing states. This is disappointing. Get out there and vote people. AZ is a big swing state this year. If the number of hunters that voted was up in the national average, it would really help us all. Crazy that a group of people with so much to lose due to our interests has such a small showing at the ballots. I'm sure some of this has to do with it falling smack-dab in hunting season but that isn't an excuse.

Bad taxidermists need to be put on blast. There is no room for them.

i killed a buck a couple years ago that i swore was like 110". He was similar to your big one. Lots of extras that were just under an inch, only 9 3/4" inside and only one eyeguard and it was only about an inch. Barely made it over 100" gross.

Unless they are now a convicted felon!

The buck on the left didn't break 100" when you measured him? man, you need a new tape measure! is he really narrow or something?

Take it easy bruh. He was probably just shocked that someone is asking HD price for SD glass.

Sent a scope off to leupold a few weeks ago (see my post about crossing ups off the list). They told me to expect 6-8 weeks for repair. I bought a replacement scope from cameraland and it literally arrived at the exact same time from the same carrier as my repaired scope. From the day i dropped it off at fedex until the time it was back in my hands was a little over a week. Now i have two identical scopes.

I was shooting 340, chronographed. 31” draw 72lb PSE Omen. I had it over 350fps with 360gn arrows but it was a little hairy. I now shoot a Mathews around 410gn arrows at about 305-310

Just use a strong, sharp, fixed blade broadhead. I would honestly look at a 2-blade with a long taper if i was you. If you centerpunched a rib at 45-50 yards with a short, fat broadhead, you could be in trouble. Magnus makes some tried and true 2-blades that you won’t have to take out a loan to afford.

If you have time, definitely go for a new string. 125gn head and steel or brass inserts will bring up your weight quite a bit i would guess but with your light total weight, you are shooting arrows that are not spined very heavily and all that weight out on the end could make your arrow flight less than desirable. It is probably too late in the game to totally change your arrow set up. 369 is LIGHT for elk. I did kill a bull with 385gn arrows at around 70 yards but I was also shooting nearly 340fps.

Huh?

I have a couple single-6’s, a couple winchester lever 22mags and a PMR-30. The levers and revolvers have not left the safe since i got the Keltec. They aren’t as “sexy” as the others mentioned but they are bad@ss.

That old man has seen better days.

If you can’t shoot fast you need to shoot heavy. You only gain energy from speed and/or weight. With a heavy enough arrow out of a compound your range shouldn’t hinder you much. People kill stuff with recurves all the time.

I have a set of Vortex Kaibab 15X56 i would like to sell. I sent them off to vortex less than a year ago and they came back basically new. New lenses, new armor. Glass is 99%, only reason i say it's not 100% is because anything used cannot be 100%. I have the original box, paperwork and case. I will also include a Jim White style tripod adaptor. $900. Call or text me at 602-376-6278

Yeah, not a “hunt”. Just a freezer filler. His favorite are Eland cows. Claims it’s the best table fare in the world. And they are BIG

there is a guy out of Montana that everyone sends their Doctor 15's to get worked on. Can't remember his name but i'm sure someone on here has used him

i know a guy that goes to Texas every year and whacks some female "exotic" animals to fill his freezer. cow buffalo, cow eland, nilgai, fallow/axis does. seems like he said he pays around $12-$1500 for the big animals and 3-400 for the does. a little spendy but somethin to think about maybe

Is that a coues at the bottom?!

I have the same one and love it. It is a beast.

Those guys sounds like a bunch of yahoos but I wouldn’t have called G&F either. Sounds like they let their excitement get the best of them and bent a couple rules.

Holy cow. Not many people would have handled that situation the same. If he turned away and ran he woulda been lunch. That video would have been about 6 minutes shorter if i was in his shoes

FOC=more weight on the front. More weight=less speed. What is the purpose of having more “foc”? Your 412gn arrow at 289fps will kill any animal in north america. 5-6” group at 70 isn’t good enough? You sure increasing foc will be the end all? People get too caught up on the small details and forget the big picture. I’ve ran 400gn arrows through a bunch of animals and i don’t think any one of them wondered what % foc i was shooting. Sorry, FOC is a trigger term for me.

Im in 27 right now and have a bulge. Not sure why you’re looking for one though

Although you’re not a blind sitter, if it stays dry like it has been, sitting water will probably work VERY well this year. Especially with the limited number of tags in that hunt.