I'm thinking this is him beginning of the year.
And thinking this is him in 2014. First deer.
You'll notice he has a split brow the previous 2 years. If it's him, he didn't grow the split this year.
I've been to Lost River once about 10 years ago, and Royal Flush a handful of times. The guides and dogs at both places were great. Royal Flush has a lot of ground and is fairly flat with pockets of timber. The field we hunted at Lost River was brushy with lots of trees which made it more...
Got mine right before they raised the price of a tag from $13.75 to $25.00. Pretty sure they kept the lifetime available for a year or two after that, but it was steep. Not having to go through the hassle of all the changes they have made with buying a license was well worth it.
I do have 3...
Usually wear my Lowa Rangers, which are uninsulated, until it drops below 45-40 in the mornings. The 2400 gram boots are great when stand hunting when it's really cold.
I'll second that on the BA Hanson barrels. I bought a 16" SS gov profile barrel from USDS a month ago. Shot a 4-5" 10 shot group at 200 yrds with a red dot.
Still needs to get bedded. Should have had manners install a mini chassis instead.
Rem 700 with a Krieger barrel in 260 Rem
Manners Elite Tactical T3 with Badger EFR
Badger BDM
Badger base with a Spuhr scope mount
Vortex Viper PST 4-16x50 FFP
Got it done this morning. Got up on a power line easement around 6 this morning. It follows a ridgetop and there are always birds up there. Had one start gobbling way to the north first thing, then another one way to the West. I sat for a while, never calling, hoping one closer would sound...