Recent content by nmlongbow

95XL, Yes I'm familiar with the Brazos Cliffs. They are spectacular up close. I've been on both sides of the Brazos for quite a bit. A friend has a cabin on the river with a nice size property. He doesn't hunt or fish though. I've seen bears often the area it just depends on they year. A young...

Brazos peak is a beautiful area in N/NW NM. I've spent a lot of time in that area including about 50+ days elk hunting. One hunt was with a compound bow the rest were with trad bows. I've killed several elk within 15 miles of Brazos Peak but all with a bow and all but one under 20 yards. There...

I've hunted solo most of the last 20 years. All tent camping for elk and muleys except for several days in the back of the truck with a camper shell. Most hunts are 6-8 days and all archery hunts. Sometimes I have a handgun but not always. I enjoy the solitude and prefer hunting solo although...

Baking soda might help a bit but human odor doesn't just come from the mouth. Recently some dogs have been trained with 90% accuracy to detect lung cancer in a human just by smelling their breath. A deer's sense of smell is about 30% better than a dog.

The cover up scents are gimmicks but people won't stop buying them. Animals will just smell human scent and the cover scent. Keeping the wind in your face is always the best. When I'm elk hunting or after other big game away from civilization I take chlorophyll capsules during the hunt and a few...

52 has plenty of elk but not that many big Bulls. I've hunted it many times for elk and deer during archery season but ML is usually the best time for the rut.

I've had the Trail NP2 in .22 for a few weeks. It's heavy but hard hitting and accurate considering I've only put about 50 pellets through it. The scope it came with is nothing special but I'm getting 1 1/4" groups at 30 yards with Crosman Premier pellets.

Agree that the Appeal doesn't compare to the CMR. Everything will load up with gunk if you don't take care of it. A PMR and CMR together would make a nice combo. But as usual, these keltec guns are in short supply or over msrp.

I didn't watch the video but I've been doing gutless method for about 10 years. When I'm solo elk hunting I take the rib meat but leave the ribs and bone everything else out. Doing it gutless, skinned and boned out with a 2" caper takes me 2-3 hours. I have more knives but really don't need...

I shot an elk in the neck several years at 20 yards with my recurve. It was an accident, not sure if she moved or I pulled the shot. She ran hard for about 80 yards then fell over dead. No blood until the last 15 yards then there was a ton. Of course it was a pass through with a 4 blade head but...

Our local Sportsmans had Thundercrud for 32.99 last week, no line, 1 brick limit. Still too much for that stuff buts it's the first time I've seen .22 there in 3 years.

Cecil the lion may be dead but Anthony the antelope can rest a little easier.

It's legal to hunt collared lions in Zim and a bunch of other areas. I don't know who is at fault if anyone but I doubt the dentist wanted to pay 55k for the famous named lion. He probably trusted his PH on the shot? I also doubt the PH recognized the lion as the famous tourist attraction why...

I use a S.A.M. Tab instead of a glove. It's a fairly thick double layer tab with a cord that wraps around your wrist. You won't be shooting a gun with the tab on but it slides off of the hand quickly and hangs from the wrist so you can use your fingers. Be sure to use a deep hook and not your...

Kelty cache hauler is a good freighter style pack for about $100-$120. $50 more for the bag if you want it. You can easily carry 120lbs if you're up to it. Kifaru and Kuiu make some really nice packs starting at $400 and can be custom sized. I still use a 15 year old Gregory internal frame that...