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This is a dang good deal on a pair of kick butt glass. These slc's are legit.

Exactly my thoughts. I've lost interest in ever posting any pictures on this site anymore after reading what can come from it.

What hunt do you have

Great bull right there! Awesome mains. Great tops. Congrats!

I agree. Kowa beats vortex all the way. Kowas spotting scope type glass on their higher end is the best there is.... and I personally like swarovski the best.... they beat swaro. Check out birding forums for more info on kowa

Exactly. Run the odds of however many people put in for unit 1 early bull and tell me that 80 fewer people being able to apply for that hunt is going to change draw results significantly. That's just an example. I can see where Tony is coming from with splitting tags from his earlier comment. I get his point. Playing the odds however, I feel that I would have a better chance of drawing. And..... sorry but IMO I don't think that a guy that waits 15 years to draw a bull tag needs to compete with archery cow hunters during the same hunt. There's time in September to split those hunts up. And yes I "get" that it's a persons choice to wait 15 years for a special tag and some folks call they're archery cow hunts a trophy hunt. IMO they should be split for different time periods. There's no reason to have them occur simultaneously.

Stratifying hunts..... -Cow hunters out of the equation during archery bull hunts.... they hunt earleir in September. -Split the allotment of archery bull tags between two hunts in September. Keep the same number of tags just make two archery bull hunts in September. Less hunters in the woods equals greater opportunity plus greater quality of hunt. With stratification that means greater draw success theoretically. Two archery bull hunts per unit during the rut means folks have to decide between putting in for the two hunts per unit OR one unit and another. So between a guys favorite two units, there are 4 archery bull hunts to decide on. The number of tags have stayed the same just more hunting opportunity. Real similar to NM structure. I want it.

Until something is done dealing with the north end access issues in klondyke, the huntable areas down south with continue to get slammed. Very difficult to get away from folks in 31 anymore. Too bad all that country in the north is getting locked up.

If you have a smart phone its good to get a flashlight app incase you forget your flashlight for your pack. That's saved me before.

Where's the recipe? ;-)

If I were you, I would be on the lake very early in the AM.

Grainy picture and due to this I would say a lion IMO.

Wow! That's a lot of endurance man. Nice workout!

I had a pair of ibex that i bought 3 or 4 years ago and these were phenomenal boots. Problem is they discontinued that particular ibex model and went with a different design..... not better but still a good boot. I am a looking at the meindl air revolution so its good to get this review .

I recently acquired some used swaro binos. Contacted swaro USA prior to sale with serial # and received an answer within 24 hours. Definitely worth doing. Also verified year of manufacture, etc. +1. They are usually pretty quick with their turnaround answer time.

I anticipate that they may change the date for leftovers to be accepted. I don't think its going to be a big deal either way. They are done when they're done.

32 has higher deer numbers but access is an issue. However, 31 access is becoming an issue as well. You will be an hour drive at best from safford to 32 where you can begin hunting.... 31 is right out the door. Top of the mountain closes to vehicular access during the winter but you can hunt if you walk in; can be productive. Southern half of the unit will be busy with people (31). There's a lot of steep country and the mountain thermals are usually in full swing. It can be extremely difficult to hunt if there is even a slight breeze in the mountain pockets... it'll swirl on you quickly and at the worst moment. Snakes are not likely but also are not guaranteed to be in a hole either. I would get a room and do day hunts if money isn't a concern. Good luck. There's definitely better and more productive units in AZ but these two can be decent.

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I really hope that the proposal to implement money towards "access" really holds true. We have lost too much in accessibility to hunting grounds and that IMO needs to be one of the top priorities or we will continue to see that loss.

So did this guy walk off the cliff while you guys were there or was he already down there when you drove up? Sure is awesome to see that you were there to help this man out. I can't imagine the desperation he mustve been feeling. Good for you all.

This is the best advice that you're going to get. Everyone's eyes are different and like different glass. I for one feel that swarovskis are worth the money as they along with leica are the only glass I can look through that doesnt mess with my eyes and give me headaches. If your eyes like them after a long time observing then yes, they are good glasses. If not, look for something else. Don't make the mistake of ordering a pair without having spent time behind them.

July 11th they'll start hitting cards

Those are great pics! Always a lot of fun in these mountains. I can attest to the bite at big lake this year. There is a difference. Finnicky hits and not super aggressive. Still a lot of fun being there.

I was wondering what was going on that early in the AM.

Man thats an awesome pick up right there. Wow.