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Ain't that the truth!

Very VERY nice. Congrats!

That's a lot of "firsts"! Great of you to take the time to take such cool pictures also.

I want to chime in here and give my .02 cents. Duwane is undoubtedly the most helpful hunter I know. He genuinely wants everyone to be successful. He is a wealth of information and as nice a guy as you would want to meet. He has some longtime guides that are ABSOLUTE KILLERS of giant bucks. I have personally enjoyed his glassing lessons, full of tips and techniques that will make you more successful in the field. The most important lessons taught are where to look for deer and when to look for them at certain areas. He makes things simple and so easy to understand that they become "second nature". I have friends that have purchased his map service as well. He will give you areas to camp and hunt and gives you case scenarios that depend on weather. He hunts the same areas as well (successfully) so you can feel confident he isn't feeding you bogus info. Top notch camps with comfortable accomodations and food. These guys are consistent killers of giant bucks...period.

There is nothing better than enjoying that meal and remembering the hunt.

Tim, Cool, I'll give you a holler. I was going to get with you soon anyway since I need to get my big bore over to your buddy at Grizzly Custom Guns for some goodies. Yes, It has clips at the bottom already.

I am looking for someone that has the newer style Badlands pack that has the bow holder "clip on" that attaches to the bottom of the pack. I know they come with the new style 2200 units. The old packs don't have them and well, I want one. I was at an archery shop lately looking for one and they told me Badlands doesn't sell them separately? Thanks for your help!

Looks like they got my letter Keith. You're Welcome.

Hope you have a good one.

Much congratulations on a fine buck! Looks like you came and took care of business for sure.

That's pretty cool of your wife to try to surprise you like that. Looks like a really good 200 yard group to me. It's great what a bedding and trigger job will do for a rfle. I'm sure it's happy to have you love it once more. Thanks for sharing.

I've hunted other states where people use llamas as pack animals. The hunters put so much blaze orange on them it isn't even cute. They say they still come up on people at the ready with their rifles from just the noise. Incredible.

Feliz Cumpleanos!

Regardless of what brand/power you decide...please do yourself a favor and call Doug at Camera Land like RR requested. You won't find better service and you might surprise yourself with how much cash/tax you can save. I can only give high remarks on the level of service he not only provides his customers, but to all of us here on CW.com CameralandNY is a sponsor of this site, let me know if you have trouble getting in touch.

He's a beauty! Congrats to you and your friend!

$10K is a small price to pay for hunting big mule deer whenever/wherever you like. I'm sure he's thrilled.

That's great to hear. I know the service normally has a reputation to be "so-so" with Leica. This definitely gives me a bit more piece of mind. Phil, good luck on your Mexico hunt too. Say hello to Jimmy and tell him we miss seeing him.

Good update Scott. Did you get any pics? Talk to you soon.

Prayers sent.

Great story. Congrats again to your SuperDad! (May they always stay that way.)

I have my CCW. I am willing to use deadly force to protect myself or my family from severe injury or death. I know the stats, but don't over think things when all heck breaks loose and you are more worried about other things than controling yourself and the situation. Did they tell you how that case in Flagstaff was going? (I believe the only case where a CCW was used in the state) Just wondering what happened to the guy. They also gave us the name of a lawyer that specializes in CCW and gun cases, just in case. (handy) This world seems to get worse everyday, and with this economy, people do stupid things. Better to be prepared.

I say 205. That thing is a TOAD! Much congrats to your Dad. Definitely the caliber buck we all look for. I love that first pic...the smile says it all. Have him post up his story...especially how he feels, now that he harvested the big buck.

My buddy had one installed on his rifle at the gunsmith at Usery Range in Mesa. One of the cleanest jobs I've seen. He can swap out the brake for a thread protector too for hunting situations. He seems to like it a lot. Again, you can't even see where the brake starts on the stainless barrel. Here is the website address,,, http://www.accuracyspeaks.com/