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Cheater. You just want 14 other people glassing for pigs for you. Smart like a fox....

There has been a fairly heavy rain all day today in Chino Valley, Paulden and Williams. Unit 8 is already overlflowing with water. 19a needs more water to fill tanks. Most tanks in 19a north of Woodchute are around 50% before this rain. Food is starting to sprout and the critters that I have been looking at are all in good shape and healthy looking. There is plenty more rain forecast this month.

Just returned from my first Javelina Hunt... let me just say you guys that live in Arizona, I’m a little jealous everywhere I’ve been in your state has been really enjoyable... Anyhow back to the hunt, day one my first 20 minutes and I passed 2 pigs at 60yds... I didn’t want it to end that soon... well little did I know that could have been the wrong decision... Saturday morning comes around and we spot 3 more fighting and chasing each other up and down a hillside... well I miss them 3 times at ranges from 220-330yds... I wouldn’t see anything else until Monday morning... Monday we wake up to a little snow on the ground with high hopes for some good tracking... well the snow didn’t provide anything fresh as far as tracks go and the wind was terrible... I just about called it quits for the morning when I glasses up two Javies about 1500yds out... so off I went and got into 120yds and the rest is history... i had a great time as always...

I might know someone who has thousands of them...😉

Last time I had a tag. Had to film with a potato.

32? For crying out loud eat a donut man.

There were 5 in our group, only 4 hunters. A friend bought his son this hunt as a college graduation gift. We Saw lots of bucks, mostly 90-95", some 100" plus and a couple of giants that we caught glimpses of. Brian shot first, but his gun was off, so he had to sight it in again later. We spotted a nice buck on the next ridge, 500 yards away, so I got as close as I could from the ridge we were on, which closed the gap to 300 yards. We watched them for a couple of hours, either feeding behind shrubs, or they'd bed down in the thick stuff. That gave me time to find the best way to setup for the shot. Ended up using a nice V-notch in an Oak tree. There were two other bucks with the one I was after, so we really had to keep an eye on them. They got up again and started feeding, the bigger buck disappeared behind a large bush. Watched it for about 40 more minutes on and off through my scope. I could only see the Bush in the scope at 16x, so I radioed Brian, who was still at the top of the ridge, to tell me if he saw it step out. My eye was starting to twitch from looking through the scope so much, lol. After a while more, I looked over my scope and saw a deer behind the Bush walking away. Quickly getting back into the scope, I saw it was my deer, and about to disappear over the top! Figuring it was now 350 yards, I put the second crosshairs on the TDC reticle behind the front shoulder, as it began going behind another bush. After firing I heard the "whack", then I hoped I had a good hit. Wondering what happened to my radio spotter, I took the radio out of my pocket to check. I somehow had turned it off! I turned it back on and was told I dropped him in his tracks. After climbing up to him, he wasn't as big as I thought, or wanted, but it's a cool looking buck. Hit him right where I aimed, bullet lodged under the Hyde opposite side, in front of that shoulder. Later, I recovered the Nozzler accubond bullet and the yellow polymer tip! The rest of the hunt went well, everyone got a nice buck, but all under 100 inches, in fact mine turned out to be the biggest at 96 1/8. Frank the grad also shot a huge female mountain lion! Weird thing, when we looked in its mouth to see the teeth, there was a whole, unchewed eyeball in there! Smaller than our bucks' eyes, could have been a fawns or a javelina. Nice crested saguaros we saw. Frank holding the eyeball. The eye that was in its mouth. Big paw and claws. My buck had a white nose. Oak tree I used for the shot. My deer was on that far ridge top.

I didn't even check my sizes! I was so happy with the product, I threw them in the laundry to get washed so I can wear them. Got the green in a long sleeve t-shirt and hoodie. The color is great.

I don't but the last evening of the archery deer season I was on a bunch of deer that suddenly spooked. I knew it wasn't me and wondered what happened. I went back to my utv and headed down a nearby two track. I topped a hill and there were two guys with rifles and packs that had crossed right where those deer were. This was in the middle of nowhere on the south end of the Vultures near an area we did a big cleanup about 10 years ago, much of it illegal drop off garbage. Lots of illegal activity in an area that most don't even think about

Let's split it, ill give you visitation

I'm in that middle ground.. I hate to give my 16 points away to an archery tag now, but I also hate the idea of waiting another 10 years. I wish I could cash in 1/2 my points for an archery tag and keep 1/2.

I've drawn archery tags in 1997, 1998, 2003, 2006, and 2017.

I been drawn 3 times, once with about 5 points, one with 2 points and one with 9

Yep, white trash to millionaire just like that.

True story A guy my brother worked with said he'd get tased in the nuts for a 100 bucks. My brother said ok. Sold tickets to the public works Dept for 10 dollars each and got a cop to use to taser him as a demonstration. 40 people bought tickets. My brother kept the other 300.00 bucks.

I’m pro cop & they have a very tough job. That cop was wrong 100% IMO that guy was compliant & wasn’t doing anything. I’m all for LEOs doing there job, but some of them are on a power trip & abuse there power. That cop should be in jail!!

I have had my hands full with dudes that are literally 1/3 my size. The strength of the person who doesn't want to be detained can be truly impressive.

I have a portable tens unit for my back, when i get home Ill put it on my sack and start at low power and see what happens.

The job of a police officer is dangerous enough without idiots like that guy being difficult. I’m not saying the cop couldn’t have done some things better, but I totally understand why he wasn’t taking any chances. You never know who you’re dealing with or what kind of crazy stuff can happen. He could have easily pulled a gun out of that bag for whatever reason. You just never know. Can’t blame that cop for making sure he goes home that day.Anyone who works as a cop, firefighter etc who deals with sketchy,unpredictable people knows where I’m coming from.

My little fishing partner was a trooper today. Hung in there till we finally got one! On a side note guys, live every day like there's no tomorrow. Lost a good buddy Friday. Way too soon. RIP Jon!

I tell my wife that when I talk to myself, it's sometimes the most stimulating and intellectual conversation that I've had all day.

Apparently, but I find myself to be just delightful so I'm having a great time with me.

You guys rock! Congratulations to all on beautiful memories

I went on a dry ground horseback hunt in 2017 to finish up my Big Ten. It was the coolest thing I have ever done, I saw country you would not believe, we took horses where I could not believe. I figured mules were in order, and the guys I was with laughed at me for questioning where they could take horses. Once the hounds lit up, it raised goose bumps. For those of you who are considering it, do it!

Big Browns needs to come up with some water marks and a catchy team name for these group pics. lol