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  1. Zeiss Conquest V4 is fairly popular in this application as well, but it’s second focal plane. http:// https://www.eurooptic.com/Zeiss-CONQUEST-V4-4-16x50-ZMOAi-1-Illum-Reticle-93-Ext-Elevation-Turret-Ballisti.aspx
  2. I’m a Sig fanboy so here’s a few options from them: http:// https://www.eurooptic.com/Sig-Sauer-BDX-Combo-Kit-Kilo1600BDX-LRF-and-Sierra3BDX-Rifle-Scope-45-14x50mm-SO.aspx http:// https://www.eurooptic.com/Sig-Sauer-TANGO4-Scope-4-16x44mm-30mm-FFP-MOA-Illum-Reticle-Side-Focus-025-MOA-A.aspx Both in the 25oz weight range
  3. How long range do you want to go with it and do you want to manually turn turrets or use holdover/electronics? And stay lightweight I’m assuming?
  4. Nice work! Is that doe in the last pic missing half her left ear?
  5. My 8yr old daughter has been in my ear about getting her a bow. She’s seen me shoot mine some, and I think has seen some female comic book characters with them or something. Anyway, I took her to an indoor range this weekend where they had some toy bows, and she had a good time, wants to do it more. I’m looking at getting her a quality bow that they use in the National Archery in Schools Program; maybe she’ll compete one day. More importantly, maybe I’ll have a bowhunting buddy one day:
  6. The state stocked the Oryx and ibex on two separate ranges (white sands and the Florida mountains). On range/reserve there is a very in-demand draw system for the Oryx/Ibex. There are off-range draw tags available and I also believe they sell some off range/reserve oryx tags year round that are good for ~30 days or so; so theoretically if you see one off the designated area, you can run over to the fish and game office and buy a tag and come back and try and get it. This isn’t first person knowledge; I’ve only talked to folks that have done the Oryx hunt and Rinella had a good podcast where he did an Oryx and I think an Ibex hunt (or had a guest on that had). The ibex archery hunt is super low success rate (~7%).
  7. There’s a few free-ranging higher altitude animals that are hunted as regulated “non-natives” in certain areas and as invasives/exotics in others. Some I can think of: Auodad in west Texas/ NM Oryx in NM Ibex in NM Elk, Axis, other exotics in West Texas These animals don’t get the negative reputation that pigs do, but the state game agencies want hunting to keep the numbers in check and/or keep the animals within a certain range. Pheasant is also a non-native/“invasive” that’s managed like a native game animal, FYI. The original pheasants from China all got loose from a barn in Oregon during a storm if I recall, now we have them over maybe 30% of the lower 48.
  8. Just camera perspective, but I wish I could snap my fingers and drop 30lbs of fat and add some muscle, conditioning, and flexibility before this elk hunt. Hunting between 7-9000ft. I’m feeling like I have an ass whip coming. Now that I have my gear mostly sorted out, I need to really work on getting my self in better shape.
  9. Reagan beat met to it; I’ve had success with steel wool, but bronze wool sounds like a better idea. Really fine steel wool (I think 0000) and Corrosion X has worked for me on blued guns with some light rust. Go very slow and very light pressure. Might soak it in Corrosion C for a day or two prior to hitting it with the steel wool. Also as a PSA: Corrosion X For Guns is a great product that I think is better than Rem Oil as a lubricant and has some of the rust protection of Corrosion X. http:// https://www.corrosionx.com/collections/corrosion-prevention-control/products/corrosionx-ultimate-clp-cleaner-lubricant-and-protectant-for-firearms?variant=32078265548896
  10. No birds were flying today so we did some work around the ranch and then I took some time to finish sighting in my new Weatherby and then swung over to the longer range targets for a few shots. the Sig BDX setup worked great, just range the target and the scope gives you a holdover and wind age call. The wind was gusty, so I’ll need some time to practice more wind estimation, etc, but looking lethal for elk next month. iPhone slow mo video is a handy tool to run while you’re taking a shot or two to check your form, etc pre-shot. E.g. my right thumb is more comfortable on the side of the tang rather than crossed over the top and my accuracy was better. I hadn’t noticed until I reviewed a few shots. Good time at the range. .65” group after finishing up the sighting in:
  11. Schnee’s is having a 20% off sale now, got my boots and pack ordered for this fall. Pricy, hopefully will be worth it.
  12. So good. Husker thoughts to ponder. What have I become? My sweetest friend Everyone I know Goes away in the end You could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt
  13. Also, a cultipacker will get you better results than a drag for packing the seed in after broadcasting, you might take a look at some point, they can be built/bought used for not too much. Dr. Deer says plots will outperform dry protein 10-1 in a cost per lb protein forage production. I plot about 5-8 acres on our ~184ac place. I drag a packer behind our disk
  14. How far west are you? Turner Seed fall deer mix is out of Breckenridge TX and makes the best blend for west of I35 from my 15 years of trying dry land plots. East of I-35 things get easier with some of the Alabama and other eastern company blends (Pennington, tecomate, buck forage oats(whitetail institute), etc.) Test soils, fertilize, and don’t plant too early, also you need to plant about 2.5-5% of your habitat area if I recall (if possible).
  15. I like the DdlM aesthetic. If fact now that I think about it, I have four skulls in my office at work (which one of my young folks describes as “very intimidating”); but only one of them is human ; )
  16. Boating has been slow for us the last couple years (two jobs changes and moves), but we had a great day today; the 8 yr old stood up on the zup board for the first time
  17. I get it completely. A few years ago I was just as surprised seeing a pink gun as you. If we as a society had made firearms/marksmanship/hunting more approachable/normal to girls/women decades ago, how different things might be. We need women engaged to help “normalize” these rights/activities if we are going to maintain any semblance of the country we grew up in over the next several decades.
  18. On a serious note: anything that makes shooting more approachable to them and lowers the barrier to entry is a good idea. I tried getting them to shoot my grandad’s old Winchester 22 last year, but it’s too big and they couldn’t get setup on it right and they lost interest pretty quick. They don’t even want to touch my big rifles; but they instantly knew this thing was designed for them and looked fun, wanted to do a pretty long dry firing session at the house when I got it out and showed them.
  19. I taught my 11 and 8 year old girls how to shoot a rifle today. Took it slow and easy. Started at 50 yards or so off the tailgate with me holding the gun and them squeezing the trigger, etc and then progressed to them shooting alone and then backed up to 100 off the bench. 11 yr old is right handed but left eye dominant we figured out pretty quickly so I set her up left handed. She was ringing a big gong at 100 yards consistently and having a great time; said she’d “love to do it again soon”. Huge, huge day for me.
  20. One of the guys on a Sako collector’s forum took a photo while he was doing an inventory awhile back. I took a screen shot to show the wife when she says I have enough guns.
  21. What aquifer/formation is the well pulling from?
  22. Picked up my new Weatherby and Sig Sierra 6 last night. I’ll post better pics and a review at some point in another week or so, but I needed to post a photo now to try and get my priapism to subside.
  23. Cabelas finally is starting to have some inventory. I’ve been looking for 450 subsonic for months
  24. The craziest part is that half of the stuff I was interested in is sold out. Kenetrek is sold out of both of the models I was interested in; next shipment due mid-august; Schnee’s is sold out of my 1st choice, next shipment also due in August. I was not anticipating having a hard time finding availability of $400 boots, but this is the world we live in now. I don’t want to wait until August as I need to break them in.
  25. Buying new hunting boots for my elk hunt, etc. Shopped Kenetrek, Zamberlan, Meindl, and Schnee’s. Thinking I’m going with the Schnee’s Timberline. Boots are pricey these days.
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