Recent content by Red Sparky

Awesome job!

Those big heavy duty contractors bags come in handy. You can cut them to make a tarp to lay on the ground when field dressing, put a head hole in them for an emergency rain poncho, make a wind break, emergency shelter or shade, etc., numerous uses and they don't weigh that much.

Backyardsniper-- I commend you. I will give you my personal experience. I am 6'3" and normally weigh in at 220-230. Went to the doctor and was almost 300 lbs. Went from a 37" waist to a 42" waist. I normally eat a big dinner and my down fall is Dr. Pepper. I usually have at least 4 32 oz. cups a...

Hydration bladder, gps, flashlight, fire starter, game bags, knives, rope, food, painters drop cloth or big contractors bag, extra batteries. I plan for the event I have to spend the night. I also plan on quartering and hanging any game I get.

Here are photos of a 250 grn ShockWave recovered from a bull here in NM at 200 yards. First attempted shot was 50 yards and powder didn't go off. 2nd attempted shot was 125 yards and cap had fallen off nipple. Third shot went off and hit the bull, quartering to, went through top of heart, lungs...

Is it a flintlock or percussion cap Hawken? If percussion you can use a black powder substitute. I have an old CVA percussion .50 Hawken with the 1:48 twist. It will shoot maxi balls with about 80 grains of Pyrodex real well.

Nice to see the grass is really high where I will be archery elk hunting this year :) :D

Don't know since all I have shot is a 6" s-coil. My bow balances pretty well for me and the s-coil takes out some hand shock. It depends on what works for you and it seems to me if I am in thick brush I don't want a long stabilizer getting in my way.

You might try I-20 to US-69 up to Greenville. Then it is 380 across the N. of Dallas, McKinney to Denton to Decatur. I am not from there, never driven around there, and just looked at the map so it may be worse. Look at map quest to see what I am talking about.

royinidaho--I have stretched it past the 400 yard mark on deer. When I was young and dumb I saw a buck feeding across 2 small canyons. Line of sight was +500 yards, long before the days of rangefinders and just a fixed Weaver K-6. I aimed for what I estimated was correct height but didn't...

130 grain Nosler Partition with IMR 4064. Might be called "old school" but it has worked for me for 35 years so why change it?

Don't know of anyone personally but try the NMG&F site as they have a list of outfitters and guides. Also check with the Forest Service to see if they have a list. If I remember right 54 is north by the Co. border? I hunt south of I-40 so don't have much info for the north part of the state.

Definitely coueswhitetail.com

I already got my e-mails. Me: Archery elk unit 16D Sept. 15-24th, Archery deer, Coues unit 23 Sept 1-24 and Jan. 1-15,2016 Daughter: ML elk unit 13 youth hunt Oct. 10-14, ML deer unit 13 Oct 31-Nov 4.

Your only option on a cow in NM is to buy a landowner tag. We have a draw system here and the draw deadline has past. Also antler less draw elk hunts are resident only.