Nice to read through your unexpected hunt & ultimate success. Way to keep at it and find your reward after many years trying. I wonder if I will need to try for so many years before finding success too. If it is a big score like your goat I'll be satisfied!
Sig rangefinders - https://www.sigsauer.com/electro-optics/rangefinders/monoculars.html
I use one for archery and am very happy with its performance in all weather - summer heat, winter snow. Since you are looking for something for both rifle and bow you might want to consider the ballistics...
Even though you say that there is so much you wish you would have known at a youger age - look at the positive - you're investing and seem to have been for a long time. That is a huge plus in terms of building wealth.
Moving your accounts to Vanguard should be relatively easy, they can help...
Interesting - I have the BOA dials on my mountain bike shoes. Like them for their ability to fine tune the level of tightness. I did have one that needed to be replaced. Warranty covered it. If someone with this new release doesn't like the BOA strap and wants to sell the strap only send me a...
Another Vanguard recommendation - they are client owned, meaning they are only beholden to the people who invest, no shareholders to make money for like almost all others. Lots of good learning resources on their website.
I highly recommend a short book (~125 small pages) "The Elements of...
Interesting to read comments in this thread. I am a new hunter, had my 1st tag for the late AZ archery hunt, November 2019. I bought a trail camera to help locate active elk trails before the season. That was helpful though I didn't see any mature bulls on the spots where I placed it - I got...
Here is a reduced size sample, sky is washed out as the contrast is too great to between east sky about 1 hour after sunrise & forest - that would be the case with most trail cams. Detail is good to about 20+ yards.
Campark Mini Trail Camera - $40 on Amazon. Small, about 1/2 size of normal cameras, good detection, good enough photo & video quality - both day & night, very wide angle lens, lots of set up options - # of photos, video length, time of day active, can take photo first and then video, only takes...
Nice write up! Glad you were able to see so many and have success. This season in AZ was tough with the lack of rain over the summer. So far this winter is dry too. Hope it changes soon.
I mtn bike in N AZ where I live frequently and agree that "...animals, don't always know what to make of you..." when I am riding on trails. It most often seems that unless I am descending fast and suddenly come into their view, elk will take several moments to try to figure out if I am a threat...