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We had three 15 bird limits down by 645 and they were still flying strong.

Not an interesting take, and yes you should discard it. Not everything is a conspiracy theory. It's supposedly fake because the instructor was standing somewhere he shouldn't have been? Well, he either made a mistake or he was stupid. That doesn't mean it was staged. He also claims it is fake because, as he says, "why would the mother release the video?" Well, if he was willing to do any research at all before trying to become an internet conspiracy theorist hero, he would have discovered that it was the Mohave County Sheriff's Department that released it, not the parents.

Needs to sell because moving in less than a week!? :-) Darn things are so big I can't take them with me and I can't afford the optics security deposit for my new rental. :-)

Best youth 243 package available for the price. Just make sure you're getting the Axis II and not the original Axis, which is good, but doesn't have the upgraded trigger: http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/mobile/product/90730/savage_axis_ii_xp_243_youth_wscope

Depending on the unit, you can guaranty yourself an archery tag with 10-13 points. So I guess once you get to that threshold you just have to make a decision on how much longer you're willing to wait. Guaranteed rifle tags take 21 or more points.

The common theme here seems to be "how much."

How much for the bullets?

Is the base one of the older-style weaver type bases CVA used to put on their muzzleloaders? I have a CVA Axis and, unbeknownst to me, the base worked itself loose on BOTH the muzzleloader barrel and the .223 barrel. I switched over to the integrated one piece ring and base set they offer now and haven't had a problem since.

That's what I thought. It seemed like there was a thread hi-jack here. Good luck to both of you on your hunts.

I didn't realize Idaho had a unit with only 75 tags a mere 2 hour drive from the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas. ID has lots of controlled hunts that you can apply for for a mere $15 application fee after license. If you don't draw you can hunt general season and see far fewer folks than you would on a public land antelope hunt in AZ that has just 15 tags. Grab a $200 round trip from Allegiant and you are in business. Its actually pretty do able. The point is people figure stuff out, no big deal. You're right. It's totally the same thing. My bad. The irony in your suggestion is that I'm stuck in a La Quinta Inn in Provo tonight because Allegiant Air's plane broke down on the runway. Now I get to burn a vacation day tomorrow that I could have used on a crappy OTC hunt out of state to sit and watch the clouds of Mosquitos blow in from Mud Bay. At today's luggage rates on Allegiant, what would it cost me to fly a cow elk home from Idaho? $400-500?

I didn't realize Idaho had a unit with only 75 tags a mere 2 hour drive from the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas.

Not trying to make you feel bad, just commenting on why you never hear guys talking about them. Once you get hooked on them and then end up without a tag one year, you'll understand. I know of at least 7 guys from this forum who hunt it, and not one of us has ever reported on it or posted any photos. If you get a tag, send me a PM. I'm more than happy to share information...in private. :-)

They have been getting harder and harder to draw each year (used to be over the counter even) since folks won't quit taking about them on hunting forums. If you go and have a good time, then you may want to keep that in mind.

That happens because they do not reuse tag numbers when a tag is rejected for a bad credit card or when a leftover tag has to be pulled for a bad check.

I know you can purchase a duplicate license but I don't think you can replace a lost tag. I believe if you lose your tag you're SOL. Nope. You can replace a tag for the $4 fee as well. We have done it more than once. Take a look at the lower leftside box on non-permit tags (where the dealer punches a hole depending on the type of tag). You'll see there is a $4 duplicate sale option. One year when my FIL needed one the folks at Sportsmans insisted that they were not allowed to do it. We walked over to Walmart and had it done and then had the Department call Sportsmans to set them right.

bigorange, why wouldn't you just purchase a duplicate tag for $4? or whatever they cost. I should know how much they cost, I've bought one or two. Exactly. It costs you $4 and about 5 minutes at any WalMart or other license dealer. We got a replacement for my BIL at close to midnight one night before his hunt.

Make sure you get him the companion javelina tag. My little sister in law had that junior muzzy tag a few years ago. When the only buck we saw during the hunt gave us the slip, we were able to keep her interest by shifting to the pigs. Kinda cool to be hunting the only exclusively "muzzleloader" javelina tag in the state, and in December too.

I don't understand. Are you saying that you were on the application with the original poster, and that you guys didn't get the tag he thought you got. Or, are you talking about your own situation, separate and apart from his? To the response above about drawing the 23 Dec. tag with only 2 points, yes that is possible and happens all the time for residents, but a non-resident can only draw quality deer hunts by picking up one of the first half of the bonus tags offered in the bonus pass...which in this case meant having 11 bonus points.

Did you also note the season change? HAM javelina hunts will now be left open one extra day to allow for hunting through Presidents' Day.

You looking for adult size or kid size?

The top of Four Peaks is wilderness. I don't believe there are any towers up there.

I don't think they offer the 115gr in a tipped tsx anymore. Personally, I shoot the 100gr tipped tsx with good results from both H1000 (72gr) and IMR7828ssc (70gr) out of a 26" 700 CDL.

My buddy needs Retumbo. I have H1000. I'll check with him to see how badly he needs it. If he wants it, I can make a trade happen for at least one can.

Never been a problem for us. You can still hear someone speaking right next to you, even with earplugs in.

I don't hunt deer the same way as quail, so I always have time to add ear protection before the shot. It's usually the same way with elk. I just keep the loose foam ones in my pocket on most hunts, but I have kids keep the kind with the hard plastic band and foam ends around their necks after we make a spot. If a shot has to be rushed, the kid shouldn't be taking it anyway. Last season I took an elk with an off-hand 150-yard shot in the timber. I wasn't expecting to run into him. That was the first big game animal I have ever taken without the use of hearing protection. I won't take a gun with a muzzle brake on a hunt just on the off chance I don't have time to protect my ears before the shot. An occasional shot with a non-brake muzzle doesn't worry me much, but I don't want to risk my ears by taking an unprotected shot with a brake.