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Before January 2019, I hadn't taken a buck with a bow or taken one with a rifle since 2016. For 2017 and 2018 rifle seasons, I told my husband if I couldn't find one at least 85", I was going to pass. Coues meat is my favorite, but we had enough for the two of us with his bucks. Passed a handful of nice bucks on both hunts and had a couple blown stalks during the bow seasons. Opening morning of the 2018 rifle hunt, I glassed up 2 bucks a little over 500 yards away. The biggest was about a high 70's, maybe 80". Not wanting to shoot, we continued to glass. About 25 minutes later, we hear 2 guys walking up on us. My husband asked if I wanted to tell them about the bucks and I said sure. He tells them the distance and asked if they wanted to take one and the guy said "you bet!" We had him look through our optics that were a tripod so he would know where they were. He gets set up with his rifle and my husband gives him the range. He shoots and isn't even close... hits 3 feet below the bucks feet and way right. The buck doesn't even spook because the shot was so far off the mark and the other buck just continues to feed. He's getting ready to fire again and my husband told him to hold on and shoot our rifle. It's dead on... I took an antelope with it with one shot at 709 yards. My husband sets up the gun and dopes it for him. The guy slides behind the rifle and can't find the buck in the scope. After a few looong minutes of my husband dialing the power on the scope up and down for him, he finds him and is ready. We get in our binos, tell him just hold right on him and smoothly squeeze the trigger. The gun sounds off and the buck takes 5 steps and is down for the count. The guy is so excited! I think he thanked us and shook my husband's hand about 6 times. lol It was a great feeling to help someone and see them so appreciative and happy. Fast forward to January 2019..... We are on the archery javelina hunt and I always have an OTC deer tag. We have put in almost 4 miles and the pigs have given us the slip twice. Back in December I had sprained my ankle and it was still pretty sore. I told my husband I needed to give it a break, so lets glass a little bit. We set up the tripods and are only in the glass about 3 minutes when he says those words we all love to hear..."I got a buck." What follows was even better..."He's a good one." We didn't have to do "rock, paper, scissors" to figure out who gets to go after him, because he didn't get an OTC tag this year. Lucky me! The buck was feeding in certain direction and the wind was good. To make an already long story short, I was able to position myself in front of where the buck was trying to go. I was in the shade and had good cover. I had time to tell myself..."Make this count. This doesn't happen every day. Stay calm, aim and follow through." I had ranged a few areas where I thought he was going to come out as it was real thick. At the 40 yard clearing, he walked right on by. I can now see he is coming straight at me. I'm watching him through the brush and with the terrain, he's either going to keep on his path or turn and come broadside in front of me at 25 yards with a clear shooting lane. Well...he turns. This is it...it's gonna happen! Everything now slows way down...it was the strangest thing. Almost like slow motion. I can see him on the other side of the brush. I draw my bow and settle in. I see his nose clear the brush, then his eye. He has no clue I'm even here. Now his neck and then his shoulder. I place my pin in that sweet spot just behind the crease and follow him. My bow fires, I don't remember touching off the trigger. It hits it's mark. He spins and blows out of there running straight away from me, so I can't see the exit. I watch him disappear and crash into the brush. I'm trying to see if he comes out on the other side of the brush...he doesn't. I still haven't moved and I hear some huffing sounds that are either him or some pigs then all is quiet. I wait about 15 minutes and decide I can slip down and see if I can find my arrow quietly. I find it and good blood right away and mark it. My husband stayed up on the top of the ridge, so I figure I better go get him and let him know I hit the buck. From where he was at, he couldn't see me, but he heard the arrow hit and heard the buck take off. The second he sees me he asks "Well?" I will never forget the look on his face when I told him I hit him and it should be good. It's now getting late in the day and we're worried about it getting dark. Lucky we had one bar of service to get a call out to a great friend to head our way in case we needed help finding the buck in the thick stuff. It's now about 40 mins after the shot. My husband and I get down to my arrow where I marked the blood and start slowly tracking through the brush. A few drops here and there, nothing, then a big pile, then back to a few drops. I'm not gonna lie...I was wondering what the heck? Maybe I didn't hit him as good as I thought. Then, "There he is!" He is off to the left....in the thick brush...and he is done! I couldn't believe what just happened! From where he was shot, he went about 60 yards. So many things have to go just right. I'm so thankful it was meant to be for me! We had him hung in a tree and skinned when our friends got to us. 2019 has started off almost like a dream. Let's hope the good mojo continues. With 9 bonus points I have drawn an early archery bull tag. Please keep your fingers crossed!

I got my buck back I shot in November. I originally was going to have another guy do it but he has developed arthritis so badly that he can no longer do taxidermy. I was not able to get my buck to Noel until Mid-December and on Saturday he called and said he had it all done. Just can't beat the turn around he offers and the work he does. Out the door was $475. Now, this buck isn't a monster by any means but he fits perfectly in a specific spot in my house.

I will always root for Pac 12 teams when not playing UA. Go Devils, Ducks, and Huskies. Also go Cyclones. Any body but PUKE! 😎 Madness

Will always be Squaw Peak to me. Lol jk There was a procedure for renaming it which technically was not followed. I never ever heard of the other Squaw Peak

With only a non-resident 6% chance of getting a tag it's not that exciting I don't have that kind of luck but we'll see in a month from now. After putting the whole family in over $6,000 hope at least the Shorties draw some tags

Great buck and awesome writeup,good luck on your hunts this fall.

Great story, great shot, great buck! Congratulations!

Congratulations on a great buck. Good luck on your elk hunt.

Speaking to crappie - I wasn't there first hand but I heard Alamo was just starting and some fish were being caught, especially Sunday. One guy I know caught a dozen long lining mid lake and another report I read online said a jet black male was caught in shallow water. Reports I have from Roosevelt weren't as promising, including a fishing tournament where one fish won it and it was caught off the bottom. I have a few friends that can catch fish that got blanked, mostly due to the windy and murky water conditions. Roosevelt is going to slowly keep filling but as the surface area increases into the higher water elevations the next couple weeks, the lake will stabilize enough for the fish to get comfortable in beds. It should start this weekend after this small front passes. My somewhat educated opinion anyway.. Also had a report that even Saguaro was murky across the lake, so bad that the guy couldn't check if bass were on beds yet, can anyone confirm that one?

I cheer for both schools , But Miller has under acheived with the talent He has had. By now He should of been in 1-3 final 4's and elite 8 every year. He has recruted great but got caught cheating. Some other big name schools will get it too. Louisville allready has.. I bet Kansas ( a real bi under acheiver in my book They win confrence titles and thats all. Not much in Tourament.) N. Carolina is cheating as is John Caliparri. Miller is to sour in interviews for as much as He has accomplished in life. I think He knows He's out. too bad, This could be a good rivalry If Hurley keeps cleen. And as far the Devils this week They play cold they go Home. On other hand if the shoot decsent they could to sweet 16. They have alot of Horses. Could be fun or could be crying Weds................BOB!

Maybe cuz there's more than one squaw peak? I was referring to the squaw peak in Maricopa County

I went with a Tikka in 7-08 several years ago for my wife and daughter. I put a brake on it for them and it has been a fantastic rifle. Most recently my petite 10 year old daughter put the hurt on a pig with it this past January from a long way out. We have used it for cow elk, antelope, and javelina. Great rifle for them. I highly recommend a brake for the ladies and kids on pretty much anything larger than .223 if it will be used by smaller hunters.

When they lost all their recruits last year after the ESPN's story came out saying Miller was on a wire tap discussing $$$ for Ayton. It wasnt proven, and our recruiting class took a hit. We have the number one class coming in next year if he stays......

I like Miller and hope he is innocent. If he isnt then that is different but for now he is. Arizona got screwed over this year and he made it a whole lot better IMO.

Good luck to the Devils in their pigtail playoff game........UofA Cats under Miller have accomplished in ten seasons something that hadn't happened in the previous 20 plus seasons........second time for Miller to miss post season action at the NCAA's.......... 1983–1984 Lute Olson 11–17 8–10 8th 1984–1985 Lute Olson 21–10 12–6 T-3rd NCAA 1st Round 1985–1986 Lute Olson 23–9 14–4 1st NCAA 1st Round 1986–1987 Lute Olson 18–12 13–5 2nd NCAA 1st Round 1987–1988 Lute Olson 35–3 17–1 1st NCAA Final Four 1988–1989 Lute Olson 29–4 17–1 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1989–1990 Lute Olson 25–7 15–3 T-1st NCAA 2nd Round 1990–1991 Lute Olson 28–7 14–4 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1991–1992 Lute Olson 24–7 13–5 3rd NCAA 1st Round 1992–1993 Lute Olson 24–4 17–1 1st NCAA 1st Round 1993–1994 Lute Olson 29–6 14–4 1st NCAA Final Four 1994–1995 Lute Olson 24–7 14–4 2nd NCAA 1st Round 1995–96 Lute Olson 27–6 14–4 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1996–97 Lute Olson 25–9 11–7 5th NCAA Champions 1997–98 Lute Olson 30–5 17–1 1st NCAA Elite Eight 1998–99 Lute Olson 22–6† 13–5 2nd NCAA 1st Round (vacated) 1999–2000 Lute Olson 27–7 15–3 T-1st NCAA 2nd Round 2000–01 Lute Olson/Jim Rosborough 28–8 15–3 2nd NCAA Runner-Up 2001–02 Lute Olson 24–10 12–6 T-2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2002–03 Lute Olson 28–4 17–1 1st NCAA Elite Eight 2003–04 Lute Olson 20–10 11–7 3rd NCAA 1st Round 2004–05 Lute Olson 30–7 15–3 1st NCAA Elite Eight 2005–06 Lute Olson 20–13 11–7 T-4th NCAA 2nd Round 2006–07 Lute Olson 20–11 11–7 T-3rd NCAA 1st Round 2007–08 Kevin O'Neill 0–14‡ 0–10‡ 7th NCAA 1st Round (vacated) 2008–09 Russ Pennell 21–14 9–9 T-5th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2009–10 Sean Miller 16–15 10–8 4th 2010–11 Sean Miller 30–8 14–4 1st NCAA Elite Eight 2011–12 Sean Miller 23–12 12–6 4th NIT First Round 2012–13 Sean Miller 27–8 12–6 T-2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2013–14 Sean Miller 33–5 15–3 1st NCAA Elite Eight 2014–15 Sean Miller 34–4 16–2 1st NCAA Elite Eight 2015–16 Sean Miller 25–9 12–6 3rd NCAA First Round 2016–17 Sean Miller 32–5 16–2 T-1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2017–18 Sean Miller 27–8 14–4 1st NCAA First Round 2018–19 Sean Miller 17–15 8–10

Ok i got them down loaded off phone ,hope this all works as i am not to computer smart. I can say there were alot of people in Pennsylvania ,Ohio and NY. there and all so impressed with with how long Dad lived healthy with a memory and great health til 4 months ago. A lot of folks here in AZ.too.. I am so proud to be his son. We were poor but He allways found a way to take Me an Him hunting since I was about 7-8 years old .{left the 4 sisters at home}, Allways had an old car ,never a truck. Born in 1920 Dad cried 20 years ago when He told me He had to quit school in the 5th grade to help find food and clothing for his 4 younger sisters. {all Whom He out lived,} That was 1930 prime of the Great Depresion. . Gamps was a Mechanic and went on the road to find what ever work he could and send home $. Gram. was a seamstress and sewed rag together and thats what they whore, and She sold clothes to others. They lost their house and were living with grandparents. This was all in Brookville PA. now right on I 80 inthe central mtns. of PA. After the War they all moved to Erie Pa. to work in the facktories. I have so Many WWII stories Dad told me about 20 years ago We need all night around the campfire to hear them. Dad was in Africa and India in the war . These pics are from India and then back home ,some with Me and Him Thanks all and enjoy Your Dad. I was blessed to have him healthy till 98.There are so many good stories I want to tell but I cant type long enough. Again thanks and enjoy..Some pics are sideways I dont know why They are noy on My screen when I download em or were they taken sideways...........Robert Richard Baughman JR.

Ram with the Hemi

I'm trying to hold off the excitement until the lake stabilizes, but can't resist. Just this last week alone, she's up 7 vertical feet in elevation and 101,000 acre-feet in volume. Lots of things to be optimistic about at Roosevelt. I've got a good feeling I'll be breaking the mold of mediocre-at-best crappie fishing ol' Rosey has been producing the last 7 years. Can't wait, good luck and take some kids fishing when it kicks off if you can. They won't forget it.

Better question....... how many will wait to buy a tag until after the kill? And how many will claim it’s from an open area.

Well boys how did ur hunts go?

+1 for magnus stingers outta a light poundage setup, my girlfriend and mom both shoot'em

Well My 98 year old Dad Past tonight. I allways bragged about Him. WW II Vet . Rest in peace My Mentor. Glad I went back to Penn. 5 weeks ago to see Him ,I knew it would be the last time. But still hard Pill to Swallow .Thanks ALL! AMEN..............BOB!

Go to Mexico and pick up an Amarok. Neat little trucks.