Coues79

Very good move. It sucks but its a smart move. You are looking into the future for you and your future families benefit. Good job. The good thing about swaro's is they have a great resell and they will sell sooner or later.

I have the regular Skyline and it works just fine for me. It is not KOWA quality, but it is nice and crisp, edge to edge, clear and IMO, worth the money. I just use it to spot with, once I have glassed up something I wanna closer look at. I do not glass solely with it. I talked with Doug at Cameraland and he said that if you weren't going to be digiscoping, the regular Skyline is perfectly fine and basically the same as the HD. Call him and talk with him. He will give you a good rundown. They're a sponsor of the site; on the homepage. I am satisified with both the scope and Doug's great service. I've bought a pair of Nikon Monarch 10x56, Swaro 15x56, and this spotter from him. He has been excellent to deal with.

For the very few chances of having your breath taken away, heart start pounding, adrenaline pumping, booner appear in your glasses. Then, to know that, that is half the battle; you still gotta get to him, find him and drop him, and you pretty much better be flawless in mistakes in getting to that point to pull the trigger. Also, by getting off the beaten path, back into country where you can definitively tell yourself that there have been very, very few human beings standing at the point that you are at. Looking down on country at a view that relatively very few people get to take in during their lifetime. Finally, realizing that you are taking in the beauty that was meant to be taken in and being thankful to Father in Heaven for creating something so beautiful and allowing me the opportunity to be there. Its quite a humbling experience. Can't wait to share it with my kids.

That's a cool story and great to see you can't give it up. Congratulations on the success. Thanks for sharing the story.

For deep gashes, one might look at a body stapler. I believe Cabelas carries them. Take a sufficient amount of gauze and tape to wrap in case of deep wounds from falling etc. I would hate to have to use staples, but may be necessary.

Was there a thread last year that had information similar to this? I thought there was, and it had some real good information similar to this one; like what people took in the field in their packs. It would be a good thread to pin, lots of useful information that could help someone keep themselves safe in the field.

GREAT BUCK!! Congratulations.

man you take some great quality pics. thx for sharing.

I took a cow in 31, 2 years ago. Its a really, really, really tough hunt. I have also hunted in 28 and have seen sign but no elk. Heard of elk being located in 32, somewhere from the 31/32 dividing road but not sure where at. Good luck if you decide on the tamaracks. Take a 30-30 without a scope and practice shooting from the hip. I'm not sure where the elk are at anymore. Lots of rain, lots of feed. Its not a real big herd out there, so trying to find one is like finding a needle in a haystack. Good luck to you.

I understand what you're sayin'. I do agree that it will be a money maker but if it can keep people from speeding and help people pay attention, you never know, someday it might be the reason it saves a loved one. I think Casey is right on the money. Those things are dang bright. Sooner or later I see it causing an accident.

Both items sold. Thanks for all responses. Good luck on your hunts.

I have a Nikon 440 rangefinder for sale. It is a couple years old. At the time I bought it for $199 new at Sportsmans Warehouse. I have all of the instructions box and holder. Its in good condition and works just fine. $140 for the rangefinder (SOLD) I also have a Badlands 2200 pack I bought last November at Sportsmans. I don't remember what I paid for it. It has the batwing design and spotting scope holder. Its in good condition. I haven't had any problems at all with the pack. $125 for the pack (SOLD) I bought another rangefinder that ranges a little further than the 440 and am looking to get a larger pack for pack-in hunts. P.M. if you are interested. Thanks,

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The pack has sold. Thank you for all inquries. The rangefinder is still up for sale.

I remember very well seeing a dang nice buck you took from Mexico not too long back. Welcome back! Thanks, thanks a lot. And thank you every one for remembering about me. Nice to be back and try to keep up with Casey's post Ernesto C

That is one heck of a buck man. Congratulations on takin' that bad boy.

Wow. Thanks for the quick responses. DB, I will PM my address. If I take a deer this year, I'll bring you a tenderloin.

Hey guys and gals, Do any of you know where I can pick up a lens cover for swaro 15x56's? I lost mine last December while on my old mans deer hunt. Any direction would be appreciated. Thanks

My hunting bud and I have moultrie, wildview and cuddeback cameras. By far the cuddeback cams smoke the others. Those Wal-mart moultrie suck IMO. The wildview was a cheapy and performed decent, especially for the price. It was under a hundred bucks, but no security features or time/date. When we purchased the cuddebacks they were very pricey, think they've come down a lot with some newer models. The cuddebacks have superior trigger speed compared to the other two and mine can be left for three months and have taken over 1500 hundred pics on one set of batterys. I've had pics taken of deer over 20 yards away. I like to place the camera very low (12 to 16 in. off ground) and keep the sensor beam as level as possible. I enjoy getting all wildlife, even the small stuff. I think keeping them low avoids detection as well. Good info. Thanks man. I appreciate all others information as well. Thanks.

Hey guys. I know there are a lot of people on this forum that use game trail cameras. I haven't ever used one but I am going to get into it pretty quick. I was wondering if you guys or gals would be interested in sharing your opinions on the best camera for the money? I am looking to spend up to $250 a piece. So, in your opinions, what is the best for the money? Also, if some of you wouldn't mind explain a little bit on setting them up in the field. Maybe a small list of do's and don'ts, or if you're inclined to do so, be as ellaborate as you would like. I am just looking for some information here. Thanks

I appreciate the advice. I would like to support the site Amanda. How long you expecting them to take? Now as far as set-up goes, is there anything to take into consideration? I will be cautious of location in regards to theives, however, does placement matter? Facing North, South, East, West..... High, Low etc. I would hope to get more pics of game and less of blades of grass or shadows. Any input on this? Thanks for the help! Keep it comin', I'm new at this.

Dang man. First off the guy welcomes him aboard. Second he offers some advice possibly to post the topic somewhere else. Last, he welcomes him aboard again. I don't think the guy was trying to offend no one. I know he has been a good contributor to many discussion. How would it be to offend someone else and run him off? Just like you say, you say potato, he says potatoe. Don't necessarily think he was playin' billy bad a**. Now, lastly, you guys need to quit your dip. Your lip'll fall off. Now back in the day, cope sure would satisfy. No more though. Good thing for a wife huh!

It changes when they turn the phones over at 5 p.m.

I think runnin' into a big ol' nest of Africanized bees is pretty dang scary myself. If you have a big ol' pack on, goin up a steep SOB or crossing a nasty canyon, what are you to do if you start gettin stung? They can get hold of you pretty quick and immobilize ya. Snakes and Lions get my other two votes.

Done.