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  1. Jaden Bales

    Commissioner Tag Raffle is BACK | $50 Tickets!

    Update: We just drew John Crouch from Green River, WY as the winner! We're working on making sure all the secondary prizes are claimed (aka, people can go on trips and such) before we publish all the winners up, but figured I wouldn't keep you Roksliders waiting any longer. Thank you guys SO...
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    Argali Owyhee 1P Tent | What do you wanna know?

    There ya go @GodSpeed1
  3. Jaden Bales

    Age Restrictions in Lieu of APRs?

    That's super interesting! Makes more sense on the main mulie public areas being OTC and doing that restriction. Kinda cool that the MLD system gets guys more hands-on. I think that sounds like a great deal. But I don't know a darn thing otherwise about it.
  4. Jaden Bales

    Age Restrictions in Lieu of APRs?

    It's all part of the process amigo! Totally understand that perspective. Happy to share some links if you'd like over PM. And I'm with ya. If you start shooting giants too early, you'll never have enough space on the wall for them all. 😜
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    How much have you seen a buck regress in a year?

    Pretty sure I saw in Brock McMillan's study that he suggested up to 30% of growth was due to habitat year to year, so 180" deer at 5.5 years old could, in theory, drop to just under 130", then maybe be back up to closer to 180" if you got rain at year 7.5. Probably pretty tough to control for...
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    Age Restrictions in Lieu of APRs?

    I would challenge you to re-address your approach to mule deer hunting and commit to the craft - no matter the tag. Read old mule deer hunting books like @robby denning's or Walt Prothero's, or David Long's or Mike Eastman's. Listen to the mule deer podcasts like anything with Brian Barney...
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    Age Restrictions in Lieu of APRs?

    ...but isn't TX like 97% private ground? Personally, I'd be ticked if I was a landowner and wanted to take first-time hunters out and had an excess of bucks but that regulation was in place. It's a struggle to help adult-onset hunter friends in Wyoming on 4-point deer on public lands, but I...
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    Age Restrictions in Lieu of APRs?

    I'd go out on a limb and say managing for minimum buck ratios has worked for managing bucks since we started managing hunter numbers in the early 1900s. If buck ratios are not below objectives, I figure most of this is about whether or not an individual "feels" like there's enough age class for...
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    Age Restrictions in Lieu of APRs?

    Hear me out. Honest question. Why do we need to manage for age class at all?
  10. Jaden Bales

    Age Restrictions in Lieu of APRs?

    Boy, I have a 180" gross buck on my wall that doesn't break 20" and if I couldn't have taken him home, I'd have thrown a fit. Where's this regulation? Texas?
  11. Jaden Bales

    Desert vs Rocky Mt Mule Deer

    This and what @Pistolpete28 said are so good. I definitely try to hunt desert deer ONLY where and when the thermals and prevailing winds agree, whereas midway up a steep slope in the mountains on a blue bird day seems to be consistent on thermals even when the directionals at the top might be...
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    Desert vs Rocky Mt Mule Deer

    Oooh hadn't heard this before. You're talking the little geranium flower thing?
  13. Jaden Bales

    Desert vs Rocky Mt Mule Deer

    Man, I've come to love hunting bucks in the desert country. I just find them easier to turn up when you don't have a sea of timber to contend with after they lose their velvet. They also will be much more concentrated around shaded up pockets instead of anywhere. But, the drawback is usually...
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    Utah 2024 Draw Thread

    Same. The "View, Edit, & Withdraw" button is grayed out.
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    2024 Cold Bow Challenge

    User Name : jadenbales Bow Brand : Bowtech Bow Model : Realm SS Sight Brand : Black Gold Verdict BH Brand : Daysix 125s MER : 50 Yards (Decent uphill, feet uneven) Hit (X/3) : 3/3 Day 1: Beaut of a morning. Hit forward but in the kill zone I'm going for on this mini caribou. Day...
  16. Jaden Bales

    Is the 300 WSM Dead?

    I just swapped out my 300 WSM for a 6.5 PRC (I know, vastly different but that's a different thread). So might I say I personally don't see it gaining popularity? I do have some ammo and reloading dies for sale if in the market though! ;)
  17. Jaden Bales

    Utah general season / public land bucks video

    Pretty good collage of bucks there! Love em when they're all fuzzy and easier to find! Haha.
  18. Jaden Bales

    Commissioner Tag Raffle is BACK | $50 Tickets!

    650 are left. Have sold 350. Looks like our high-rollers who buy big chunks might have spent on other raffles already!
  19. Jaden Bales

    Commissioner Tag Raffle is BACK | $50 Tickets!

    That's the spirit!
  20. Jaden Bales

    Commissioner Tag Raffle is BACK | $50 Tickets!

    Hey all! We normally run a Spring Fund Drive raffle at the same time, but this year we decided to add all the prizes from that into the Commissioner Tag Raffle to sweeten the pot! Granted, I understand most folks here will only want the Commissioner's License, here are the other prizes...

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