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Figure I ought to introduce myself before posting. I'm 27 years old, been hunting for about the last 7. Only serious Hunter in my family and group of friends, guess some are born with it. Got a degree in Parks and Rec from NAU and I've worked as a Wrangler/trail guide, assistant park Ranger, wildlife tech on a high dollar South Texas deer ranch, pink jeep guide in sedona, zip line guide in the redwoods, Backcountry packer in the idaho sawtooths and now am working on a contract with the BLM in Kingman. I like to hunt just about everything, small and big game. I mainly shoot rifles, shotguns and my bow in that order. Had an exciting archery season but couldn't seal the deal. Looking forward to getting out there more this year, learning some new country, meeting some good people and seeing lots of game. Cheers

Had an uncle who lived in Springerville who would tell the story of how people began shooting arrows into that tree: In the 80’s much of the logging industry was being shut down due to the spotted owl. One afternoon a recently laid off worker from the sawmill was driving down 191 when he noticed a spotted owl perched on a branch of an old dead snag just off the road. He stopped, took out his bow and pinned the owl to the tree. Upon returning to town, he told others of his ounce of revenge. Soon a truckload of unemployed loggers was headed down the highway to see the small victory of logger over owl. They all shot an arrow or two at the hated bird, most missing, but sticking in the tree...and the rest is history. I will not vouch for the accuracy of this story or any others he told; but they all had a common thread, something in the woods got shot!

You mean ferrel horses like wisdom? Shoot em all.

That is not a handgun. I am gonna try and get one this year with either my glock 42 .380 or Glock 19 9mm. Haven't made my mind up yet.

#gay

That tree holds a lot of memories for generations of archers that travel through that part of state. Some friends who put arrows in that tree are no longer with us, others are getting pretty grey, yet others who were just kids are now taking their kids hunting. Every trip up or down 191 included stopping at the arrow tree. First arrow I put in the tree must have been late 80’s or early 90’s. When my son was finally able to pull back a compound he couldn’t wait to put an arrow in the arrow tree. Not sure how or when the tradition of shooting the arrow tree started, but it seems like it’s always been a thing. Good memories, good friends, sad to see it fall but life moves on.

Not necessarily could have been injun's lots of injun's in those parts I saw some pictures of it Im thinking back in the late 80's early 90's.

Never put an arrow in it but i’ve driven by it at least 100 times. Always wondered when it was gonna fall. Been in bad shape for years. On the bright side though, now every single person that drives by it won’t have to uploada picture of it to social media.

I tried to tell him that but he’s given up on a Challenge

That was an unofficial Arizona landmark. During the wallow fire, I believe, they actually put a fireline around it.

anyone that shot it lower than about the top 3 feet is gay.

Knew him fairly well.....always spoke with him at P&Y Conventions over the years. Would alsways thank me for my service as a lawman......won’t ever forget that. About 6 years ago he was on the same flight as me, my wife and kids......my son sat next to him......he was great and talked Bowhunting and the importance of school with him the entire flight. Class act for sure.......and IMO wrote the best Bowhunting mule deer book EVER.......will miss you, DS.

the wild horses coming of the rez are way out of control . they are serious threat to people traveling the highway . those wishing to save them need to put them in a corral.

Had the distinct pleasure of meeting Dwight Schuh at the Bowsite Gathering at the Pope and Young Convention in Phoenix a number of years back. He was a humble and friendly man that we all can aspire to be like. He was an inspiration to me for decades. I pray for peace for all of his family and friends. Lets hear your stories about Dwight if you have them. We lost a good one boys, but Heaven gained a great one!

I've used several different handguns, .44 mag Redhawk, .44 mag Desert Eagle, .45 Win Mag L.A.R. Grizzly, .223 AR-15 pistol, this year will use a .357 Mag Coonan 1911. Plus I alternate daily carrying either my bow or muzzleloader. Good luck on your hunt! Post pics and a story!

Hoping to get my first javelina with my cva scout .243 bringing my Glock 21 as back up😁

Got after some quail this year but have them a break after seeing how low the numbers are. Good thing it's been raining

6.5 Creedmoor:) my wife used it last year so this year it's my turn.

I have a couple of his books that he signed from the 1980's. His articles were the highlight of Bowhunter magazine for a couple decades. I still have one of his nylon framed three piece packs. Carried out quite a few bucks with it. Sad to hear of his passing.

Have to stop archery hunting then. How many lost arrows lay in the forest now?

Last time I said that I got slapped.

I talked with a lady down at AZGFD this morning. The instituted a cap on applicants this year and reached it yesterday morning. If you didn't get in you have to wait until next year.

I love it. That works for me.

We used to hunt javelina a lot near Oracle. Lots of cattle. Found javelina around them many times. One particular long weekend hunting them, we would laugh and say "better glass that herd of cows" because we were finding pigs feeding with the cows so often. It made it more difficult to sneak in, as the cows were kind of jumpy and would alert the pigs. We would have to wait for cows to move from behind a pig to get a shot. It seemed the pigs were using the cows as lookouts. Last weekend, in a heavily hunted area, I saw a good sized herd of pigs feeding on the south slope, in the sun, in typical pig fashion. I helped a younger hunter, I just met, get in on them. He was able to get two shots, but missed. It was fun to watch through the binos. I didn't even apply for pig this here. I haven't been that excited about dealing with a dead, stinky pig for a few years now. I've often thought it would be a blast to hunt them with a paintball gun. 😁

Looks like javi poop to me! Top one for sure. Second one has a bit of hair so I am second guessing, but that would be my first reaction. Javelina poop is like a dog poop but green, and turns chalky white as it ages.