BJ----You are truly an original. So did you kill that big bull elk with a Kentucky long rifle or your bowie knife? Now in all honesty you are right all you need is your " smokepole" but them other gagets make things a little easier.


BBJ-----I though as you do that the Swarovskis and Zeiss were overpriced. Untill this hunt. The two biggest bucks killed were by hunters using premium optics. I found tring to judge a nice buck from a very nice buck say 12" -13" from a 14" -15" with cheaper optics was almost impossible. Now this was my first hunt for antelope and I am sure that has a lot to do with it.