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I’m watching the game for the first time… on your point about not being a pussy today, on his pass to Gunnar to go up 14… doesn’t he step up in the pocket and take a hit? I was like, whoa, right on. The coverage I have is inconclusive. ETA: great phrase: “Quinn had a fantastic game that wasn’t perfect.”

I’m glad that worked out for you! I bought that same unit but have had a problem with the rifle platform, so I haven’t posted yet. The thermal exceeded my expectations, though, and Outdoor Legacy is solid IMO. Please feel free to post what you are using it for here - I’d love to see it!

Tried a new butcher shop that recently opened up nearby. Quality meats at local grocery prices. Pre-made sides were spot-on. Fillets for the wife and kids, and they were excellent. The prime strip was very good but seemed to equate to what I can get at my favorite grocery butcher counter - but that’s OK. Looking forward to supporting this place.

Family fillets. My 8 and 10 year old boys have NO IDEA how good they have it. As usual, with a hint of mesquite.

Good luck, man! So happy for (jealous of) you. If you can, chronicle as you go. Can’t wait for pics!

Y’all know I cook over fire. But up here, near my farm in NE Texas, my neighbor had me over for dinner last night, and thus made me appreciate cooking steak on a griddle: Hard to tell in that pic, but the steak was medium rare and seasoned to perfection. It was… incredible… So from a pure fire guy to y’all who griddle or sous vide or whatever… perfect your method and appreciate the results. There are many ways to get a great steak, and perhaps that is part of the greatness that is ‘STEAK.”

@USCATX check out https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLateNightVisionShow and literally call Outdoor Legacy and Jason and/or Hans will hook you up. I haven’t posted about this yet, but I was looking for a thermal for a 6.5 Grendel pistol and I researched for months. Part of the research was watching that show. I called the shop, and Jason called me back in 5 minutes. We spent an hour OTP working through use cases I never thought about. He gave me solid options and actually saved me $ by me not choosing something that was overkill for my needs. I bought and I’m putting together the platform - hope to post soon. Regardless, at a minimum you get an opinion from those guys - zero sales pressure when you call. Good luck, and post results!

Anyone know what's up with @deadshank? He's a quality poster on a lot of threads, but he hasn't logged in since June 6. Hunting season is upon us and we need to hear about his adventures at deer camp.

The fam wanted to celebrate the end of the first week of school with some more meat butter finger food. A couple of CM prime strips over mesquite.

^That post is a tad borked. Edit time ran out. Apologies. To make amends:

Masochist. ^This right here. All 12 trophies will be euro mounts (that's my style) and the hides will either be fur or leather product; I'm still working out what I'm going to have made (rifle cases, ammo carriers, wallets, etc.) vs. what will be "rugs." There are two additional "cull" animals that I'll use for leather product and for barware. Karoo Taxidermy out of Graaf-Reinet is doing the work. I toured their facility and it was an incredibly impressive operation. They seem to successfully scale volume, quality, and specialization. I had met the owner back in January and had communicated with staff prior to flying over, so I had pretty much made up my mind before the safari. Even then, I encountered no better option before, during, or after the trip. ___________________________ If y'all want to see what a South African taxidermy outfit looks like, here you go. I probably focused more on the skulls than the shoulder/full mounts because of my interest. Reminder - this is NOT my taxidermy, just my taxidermist. Spoilered for the pics: The spoilered above looks like chaos but every single item, no matter how large or small, is labled/tagged and tracked from receiving to shipping. The half-day was worth it to learn how it all worked.

Sorry for the delay in updates, but life has been busy since getting back a month ago. Day 3 was a day of both success and disappointment. Spoilered for longcat. TL;DR: While continuing to search for the elusive bushbuck, I was fortunate to come across this gorgeous impala. 162 yards, DRT with a spinal shot. Capped off the day with a couple of “policeman’s coffees” around the camp fire. More to come…

Treefiddy? For this mission, it could be 20-200 yards depending on where I walk up on them. Hence trying 6.5G on thermal - seems the right balance for what I encounter.

The need for a thermo monocular should be stressed more often. I bought an ATN OTS-XLT 2-8x about 3 years ago, and it has served me very well as a supplement to my NV rig and just out and about at night on the farm. I have not considered an upgrade, possibly because I don't know any better? I'll check out the Nosler, though at first internet research glance, energy at distance might not work as well for pigs.

How does that Grendel upper shoot, and using what ammo? I'm hoping to get ~1.5MOA using the Hornady 123gr SST for hunting. Will PM if I decide on a Pulsar.