thegunsmith2506

That's a lot of turkey fans!

I have seen him around Williams the last couple of years on the late hunt. First time I saw him I knew he looked familiar but I couldn't place him. Then I read his shirt. It was his guide service shirt with his name on it. That was the 2017 season and he had clearly been out helping/hunting. Not really sure what unit.

https://www.themeateater.com/listen/meateater/ep-191-sicker-than-heck There is a lot of good info here if you are interested.

I would buy the xbolt and never look back. I did a lot of reading on some forums awhile back trying to help a friend pick a new rifle. I saw more bad reviews on the CA than many other guns priced much less. He ended up with a CA and it had to go back for multiple issues. I have setup 6 xbolts now, and every one has worked and shot very well. I would spend the extra money on optics and ammo. Good luck!

The smoke shouldn't be an issue by then. We are on the west side and don't even see it here.

Just a heads up to anyone with this hunt. The fire is causing lots of smoke on the east side of the unit. Good luck!

The Cashbox in Tucson use to be great. I haven't been in a few years, but I use to always find a good deal. Several years back I bought a S&W 15-3 out the door for $100

This drives me nuts. Hope you find what you need.

If it was me, I would spend money on a good tripod and head. I really don't see much of a difference in binos in the $150-$500 range. I would look through as many as you can and pick the ones you like the best. Then start saving for high end optics if that is what you want. I killed a plenty of deer with a pair of $100 nikon binos on a good tripod. I wasted hundreds of dollars "upgrading" with mid grade optics. I wish I would have been patient and just saved until I got what I really wanted.

That is sound advice

Its slowing down, but I am sure you will hear a few.

Stuffed mine in a flat rate box. Then I got rid of it. Just like vortex, great warranty, too many issues.

Another vote for Ventana Canyon. My wife loves that place. Get a balcony with a view of the mountains and it is almost tolerable.

We had a good day considering we are not real duck hunters. We got 9 ducks and 2 geese. Took a lot of walking and a lot of paddling the canoe, but it was fun how did everyone else do?

That's awesome! Congrats Strad! You guys have had some tough hunts. Glad to see you have good success this rear. Hope you have a big freezer.

They were going great during the hunt.

They are really going crazy in 8 and 7w right now.

Congrats! Way to stick with it in a tough unit!

That's an awesome bull for 6a! Way to grind it out

We saw one in unit 8 this summer. We have a trail cam out there now so hopefully we will get some pics of them.

I think he has more than 1 video, but one of them is in 32 for sure.

Yup. That is why I think it will be a tough hunt. It's a great time to be out in the woods though. I am pretty sure we can find a few bucks, just not sure we will be able to get at them. The lack of rain could really help.

He is in Tucson

Sorry I don't know about brands, but we went tankless in our last house and were very happy with it. We bought a Bosch on amazon for about $500. Super easy install and worked very well for the 18mo before we moved.

I talked to him about it the other day. He said it's brand new in the box