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at the 13:21 mark(don't forget to turn the sound off) this vid cuts to underwater footage of feeding the penned bluefin off 'dego. i had been wondering how they fattened 'em up for the Tsukiji fish market lee

We had a blast, from the begining all the way to the end. Laughing all the time We crossed the border and like always no issues and very easy. We made it to the ranch. Arnie wanted to make sure his rifle was still zeroed in after his airplane flight...to make a long story short, after 7 or 8 shots at the paper plate guess what? A decent buck walks by the target and Arnie takes him can you believe that??!? Target shooting and a nice buck walks by the target! 😫 😊 Arnies with hes nice buck! On a different area of the ranch, Clayton made a great shot on this beautiful buck My buddy Kyle was after a very big buck that he and Clay had glassed about 1000 yards away. He did not know that the ridge where he glassed the buck was the same ridge I was on. I did not know that the buck he was after was only 200 yards from me. After talking to him on the radio I told him and Clay to move and hike the knoll what was infront of them so they can see down and have a better position to shoot the buck. The buck was at the bottom of the ridge or canyon. While I was waiting for them to get to the top of the knoll, I glassed the top of the ridge infront of me (same ridge where the buck they were after was) and OMG!! I saw a giant buck walking from left to right! I felt like if me eyes open wide open! Big main bean long tines I wanted to shoot that buck. I knew right away he was a shooter! I ranged the buck at 530 yards. While the buck was walking I kept saying, please stop, please stop, stop buck the buck keep on walking until he went into a little draw out of sight. I knew Kyle and Clay where going to be in a lot better position than me becuase they were going to be able to glass that draw were the buck desapeared out of my sight. I inmediately called them on the radio and asked them, are you on top of the knoll? We just made yes we are on top of the know they responded. Please I told them glass the top of the ridge infront of you, the ridge that is on the same side where the sun comes up in the mornings. Do you see on the top of the ridge the two tallest trees? The trees that rise above all other trees? Yes they said, -ok, a very big buck just walked 20 steps below those two trees; he was walking from left to right please glass that area and look for that buck it looked really good I told them. Like 30 seconds later they called me on the radio and told me Ernesto, yes we found the buck. Ok I told them if you like it Kyle, shoot him. Kyle and Clay were looking at the buck through the spotting scope and were trying to decide which buck was bigger, the one they were trying to shoot or the buck I just told them where it was. Whyle they were looking at the buck on the phoneskope the buck turned his head and they said at the same time double droptine! double droptine! Kyle inmediate jumped towards his rifle and got in position to shot that buck. Clay call me on the radio and told me, Ernesto, we are going to take that buck, its 350 yards from us, I told them, take it! Here is a picture of Clay and Kyle just moments before taking the shot.. And here is the result of a well placed shot After eveyone got their buck, now it was my turn to get a buck. On the last day of the hunt, around 4 pm or so I got this one What a beautiful hunt with great people, great friends. Waiting for the next January is going to be brutal on my....I can't wait for the next hunt. Stay thirsty my friends! Ernesto C.

Been out walking the dogs every chance I get. This has been the best year for finding horns for me. Found my first confirmed lion kill, first match set, first nice deadhead (only deadheads I've found have been spikes 🤣🤣). Heres a few pics. A few of the dogs are locating sheds, one brings them back, one runs off with em, and my pup is addicted to them.

I am excited today as I got to spend some time in the pen with my new pup. "Clover" is a German wire-haired pointer like Rica was. I sense that good times, adventures and quail hunts lie ahead. The pups are five weeks old today, so it will be another three before the home schooling begins.

2007 Sequoia SR5 4x4, $13,000 - 125,000 miles, runs perfect, has a few stcratches and dings from the previous old guy owner, I just put a 2” lift, Rancho 9000 shocks on the front, Fox shocks on the back, has good tires, 285 BFGoodrich AT with low miles on them. Interior is leather, I have the 3rd row seat as well. I am the 3rd owner. Needs nothing, I am upgrading to a diesel truck. I looked a long time to find this sequoia and know how hard they are to come by with decent miles on them. No low ballers, I am not in a hurry to sell. I would entertain a trade on a 4 door 4x4 2500 pickup or high end optics or a long range rifle plus cash 💰. This is not an ultra clean one owner, it has a few dings and such, exterior is 7/10 and interior is about the same. This has been well serviced and cared for, I bought it on a vacation last year from a Toyota dealer in Wyoming who had done all the service since new. Andy 602-881-0610

Another + for Kyle! I’m blessed to call him my cousin. He does fantastic work and really enjoys what he does. Check out his page at craigscustomrifles.com

Todd South, Southern Xpress. He's in Mesa near Bass Pro. He's a perfectionist and machinist.

+1 on Kyle. He has done work on 3 rifles for me. Top notch in every regard.

Kyle Craig with Craig's Custom rifles does quality work and is honest and fair. He's currently working on my second build and has done work to a couple other rifles for me. I believe he is a forum member as well. (520)405-3662

Kyle Craig for sure. He built my 28 Nosler, but has gone over and above since then. He has sold me bullets when I was in a bind and couldn't find any, he has given me Boxes for shipping when I needed one. Also anything I've Ever Needed tweaked on my rifle he gets it in the shop and does it almost immediately. I can't sing enough praise about the work that Kyle does.

Kyle Craig- Craigs Custom Rifle. Located in Oro Valley. Quality smith that produces perfection. Good luck in your search.

If you want to drive yourself to the brink of insanity, listen to the Jay Scott Podcast with Cody Nelson. Any of them. The guy cannot ever wait for Jay to stop speaking before talking right over the top him. It makes me want to rip off the headphones and use the cord to hang myself.

It has been a long time since I used their services, but in Tucson, Harry Lawson used to do some nice work. His son Randy was running the shop last time I was there . https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lawson-Harry-Gunsmithing-Co/160319777322736

I don't feel I wasted my 22 points on a muzzle loader tag. I's been a long time coming here in az. TJ

I have owned several hunting rigs over the last 15 years. I even built an all custom samurai that would go anywhere, but I had to tow or trailer it. I finally tried a Suzuki Grand Vitara years ago and it was an awesome hunting rig. I drove it to where I hunted and used it the entire time and drove home. Several years ago I moved up to a Suzuki XL7 and put a 2 inch lift and some mud tires on it. Built a custom rack on top that can hold two adults for glassing the flats and winch mounts front and back. It is a total sleeper and goes just about anywhere I want to hunt with ac and heat. I even got the one with leather heated seats. It has a 185 hp v6 and hauls all my gear. It has never broke down or left me stranded and they are a lot cheaper than the others. David

who uses breaks on that spiral anyway?????

I have a stop sign right there.

The brown is from the buck above in the trailcam pic

Yeah, this is why I was hesitant about posting. Lots of people question the system and start getting sour grapes when an 11 year old kid gets a world class tag. The tag is donated by the hunter to a qualifying charity. The charity has a list of qualified individuals who have submitted paperwork from a doctor who confirms that they meet the requirements. In Hunter’s case he has a permanent disability but children with life threatening conditions also qualify. Veterans have different requirements around combat injuries of certain severity. But I can tell you that the kids we have met at OE4A events are sick. At the OE4A banquet they have pictures in their slideshow of the kids who have passed away since their hunts. The wounded vets organizations sometimes have a hard time finding vets who meet the requirements but are still capable of the physicality of the hunt. The organization appoints the tag to a qualified recipient at their discretion. Last year Hunter received a late rifle cow hunt. This year the organization knew that he was better suited for walking and was really excited about antelope hunting. When Eddy called about the tag he said the donating hunter said he would like it to go to a kid if possible because it was a father and son who both donated their tags. The other tag went to a 17 year old boy. Hopefully that answers questions and people will continue to support these organizations. I know last year when we were driving home from Hunter’s elk hunt, he asked me if we could hunt again the next weekend. I reminded him that we were going back to CA for his next surgery that week. His response “Oh yeah, that is coming up.” We didn’t kill an elk on that hunt but for a few days he forgot all about surgery and the half body cast he would spend Christmas in, and the PT after that. He didn’t have to go watch his little brother play on the football team that he couldn’t be on. He just went hunting with his Dad. I can’t tell you how much that meant to that little dude and especially his Dad. So I am grateful for everybody who provides a tag or volunteers or spends 200+ nights a year helping or scouting or guiding these hunter’s. It means a lot.

Went scouting in 3C today, saw one elk and about 50 horses. Need to remove them!

Fox News and Fox 10 News. Huge difference

Bowtech Realm 70lbs. Selling the bare bow.

Kifaru. Pick up a used one over on Rokslide.com and it will be be the best thing you have ever done for your back. They carry weight very well and are highly customizable to fit YOUR torso, waist, back profile and hunting needs. I used to think my Eberlestock's and badlands were comfortable. After Making the leap to Kifaru, the difference is like going from a cheap pack to a badlands or eberlestock. Some other good higher end companies to check out are EXO and Stone Glacier.

Another gem by Jim.

This was my "proposal bear" from last October. I shot it while "camping" with my girl friend and proposed to her that evening. Our wedding rings were made out of it's leg bones!