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  1. JimP

    40" Buck one the Utah Henry Mountains

    This buck is going to have quite the following the next few months starting here in August with the bow hunt. Here's to him giving the hunters the slip and surviving another year. http://fox13now.com/2016/08/05/utah-dwr-posts-video-of-deer-with-40-inch-antler-spread/
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    T/C Triumph Bullet recommendations for Colorado Elk

    Two years ago I used a 300 grain Thor over 90 grains of Pyrodex in my Triumph for my elk in unit 61. The elk took 3 shots to drop him with two of the three being complete pass throughs. The third was recovered on the far side just under the hide. He only took about 10 steps before he dropped...
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    Arizona Draw

    Is it just me or is Arizona Game and Fish drawing out the dray for this years deer and antelope? Perhaps I am just eager to see just what I drew since I should draw my late season deer tag down there.
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    Bugs/spiders

    How men and women see spiders.
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    Lets Talk About Headlamps

    What headlamp do you like? I'm looking for a good one that puts out a good amount of light. It doesn't have to look like daylight when I am using it but a close second. I don't like ones with rechargeable batteries. They seam to die at the wrong moment and then you have to dig out your...
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    Colorado high country mule deer hunt

    Not that I know of. Here is a screen shot of the area from my Onyx maps. It does show a trail below Booth Lake that will go over to the Piney Lake area
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    Leupold Warranty ++++

    Here is a shout out for Leupold's warranty service. I had a minor problem with my 10x42 Cascades binoculars that I have had now for close to 10 years. All they needed to have done to them was to have the swivel tightened up to where they would stay in one place. I sent them in 2 weeks ago...
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    Book Cliffs deer help

    For scouting start on the Divide Road and go from one end to the other and you will see tons of deer. I screwed up last year on two bucks that each of them would of gone over 200". I had them at 230 yards when I spotted them from camp and got to within 20 yards before they busted me in the...
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    On Line Apps are Open

    The on line application process is now open for Arizona. I got mine in for a December coues deer hunt down on the border, here is to hoping that my 8 points gets me there.
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    25-06 Powders

    A year ago I purchased a Weatherby Vanguard in 25-06. At that time I built up some loads using RL22 and a Barnes 115 grain TSX bullet. Everything went well and it was shooting moa groups all day. Now I am going to switch to a Barnes 100 grain TTSX bullet and looking over some loads I have...
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    Another Poacher Bites the Dust

    Another self entitled poacher has bit the dust here in Colorado. Here is the story. http://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/News-Release-Details.aspx?NewsID=5753
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    My African Safari

    That afternoon we headed to a new location where others had spotted some bulls the previous day. We parked the truck and took a hike but all we saw were small bulls and a dozen or more giraffs feeding in the trees and a few impala along with some blue wildebeest. I was up against it for my...
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    My African Safari

    Thursday came and I was still 3 animals short of my goal with 3 days to go, this is going to get interesting. We headed off to another farm for a chance at kudu and a warthog. We picked up a local tracker and headed up into the brush. At the first location we saw quite few warthogs but nothing...
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    My African Safari

    Tuesday day four found me after my black wildebeest. We kind of knew where they hung out at so we got into a location where we could glass for them from a long distance, they were there. Donny drove his truck up the hill where they were located on and parked 1000 yards off of them, the stalk was...
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    My African Safari

    This forum looks a little slow and most of us are sitting around waiting for the draws to happen. Here is a story of a African Safari that I took last year to South Africa. I hope that you enjoy reading it. 2015 African Safari. All I can say about my first safari in South Africa is...
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    Semi Old Man But a New Member

    Well, I finally did it and registered here on the forums. A few friends recommended that I come on over here from the forum that I am on now that is slowly going downhill. A little about myself. I am from Colorado and Utah and have hunted quite a bit in both. Both elk and deer along with...