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First Wal-Mart drove the ma and pa stores out of business by peddling Chinese made crap. Now they think not selling ammo to law abiding Americans is the moral thing to do. Screw them.

I've been after it for a few years with my bow and last week I was finally able to get it done! I decided to go all out this year and recently bought a brand new Mathews and have been shooting a few days a week. It just happened to work out with my work schedule that I had a few days off during the week. I spotted this buck solo at about 150 yards and he bedded down shortly after. I had the wind and took my time. I got within 50 yards and the buck stood up presenting a quartering away shot. I took a few deep breaths as he still didn’t know I was there, I put my pin on him and watched my arrow hit its mark. I gave him about 20 minutes and sure enough he only went about 100 yards. I’m even more proud of this buck because I was solo. I was a little overwhelmed with the work I needed to do but with everything my dad taught me hunting it was a piece of cake. Wish my dad and brother were with me but they got caught up with work. We will have many more hunts together. What a great learning experience for me. Can’t wait till January!

Its the same as the horses. Nobody's gonna let them be hunted on the park. At the end of the day someone makes money when they get sold elsewhere and ultimately get hunted anyway. But hey someone made some money off it right? I'd really like to know more on how they "fenced" off water holes on the park to force them off to get water. Yeah they are big animals but geez they are not a midevil battering ram. TRY HARDER. It kind of makes me think of people that say they are trying to find a job but cant. To which i always think if you can't find a job you are obviously not looking very hard.

So horses are protected and bison are not. We can't corral and ship of the horses that are destroying the land, but bison is all good.

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.

I have debated about what to say about this as I know some have mixed feelings about these highly sought after tags being donated. But after thinking about it I hope that if we are able to share the story that more people might enjoy the experience this increasing the good that has come The selfless decision someone made to donate the tag. A little background. In April of last year my son Hunter (9 at the time) was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Toothe. CMT is a degenerative neuro-muscular condition that causes muscle atrophy and reduced sensitivity in the extremities. As a result of this condition Hunter also had hip dysplasia in both legs which led to two separate reconstructive surgeries last year. He turned 10 in August and we squeezed in a youth Kaibab hunt as well as a cow elk hunt (from a donated tag) between surgeries. I was proud of his effort as he did whatever he had to and filled his deer tag and stuck with it through three cold days for his elk hunt but that tag went unfilled. He goes to PT twice every week and probably will do PT//OT until he is skeletally mature. We are blessed that his lifespan is not impacted and for now he can walk and ride a bike likE his friends, other than limited strength and the unknown of when and how fast the degeneration of his nerves will occur. Well a couple week’s ago Eddie Corona from OE4A called and asked if Hunter would be interested in an antelope hunt. This has been an aspiration of his for several years since accompanying me on scouting trips for my antelope hunt in 2014. So the next day, after going to PT, and the dr and getting x Rays we met Eddie Corona and picked up the tag. It’s been his top choice every year since so of course we were in. Then to find out it was Unit 10 tag, well, we were over the moon. I hope to share this experience with as many as possible and want to make sure that those involved know how much this means to a kid who has not had an easy past 12 months. Thanks to Eddie and everyone who helps OE4A in anyway and also to Darren Couturier who donated the tag. We can hardly wait to share the journey with everyone.

Well after 20 years of applying I was able to hunt the famed Strip this year. It turned out to be everything that I would have hoped for and came home with a buck of a lifetime. Can't thank my buddies at Shadow Valley Outfitters for helping put in the leg work prior to the season starting when I couldn't be up there. Now that I got this out of the way I can get back to hunting Coues 😀

My season lasted a little over a half day. I got into my blind at about 7 am. Didn’t have any action until about 10 am, when a doe came in. After she left, nothing went on till just about noon when a two point came in. After that it was a steady stream of deer, couple spikes and does, till 1:30. I had about as much of the heat as I could take. I never had been so hot in a blind. I was wringing wet with sweat. At 1:45 I had enough. I got all my gear ready to go and took one last scan out of the blind to make sure I didn’t miss something. I looked up the hill and here came a big buck down the trail a long with a 1x2. I scrambled to get ready. The buck came right in front of my blind at 15 yards and was quartering away. Drew, settled my pin on the last rib, and released. The arrow it exactly were I aimed. The buck ran up the hill and stopped then walked off. I didn’t like the reaction of the deer so I gathered my stuff and went back to camp. Decided to give the buck two hours. At 4:00 I started on the blood trail. Not much blood. A few drops here and there. When I got to where I last seen him, the blood quit. Slowly I followed a few tracks and a couple broke limbs. 40 yards later there he was piled up. The arrow hit the last rib and came out on the back edge of the opposite shoulder. What an amazing day for a great buck! Brian

Is it right by that Mule and the Paint?

What is funny is they are more than willing to sell off all they have in stock........and then discontinue.....if they had an inkling of worry they would pull them all off and take the $$$ hit?

This supports what I've always heard about flat tires up there...I bought an extra spare for my Kaibab hunt and never needed it. I still carry it on long towing trips though. Several folks including AZGFD up there said it wasn't necessary (though I noticed the AZGFD truck had 2 spares bolted in the bed)

That larger buck was his 15 rifle buck. It is a dandy. I think final scores was 84-7/8 with 17-1/8 total length on one side and 16-7/8 on the other. Pretty symmetrical and the ivory tips were a bonus. Hit 10 in just a great year.

A few pics of last year’s adventures.

Went out the other day solo and shot this nice bore. Shot was like 250 yards and saw him run into some thick brush. I worked my way over to try find him and after looking for a bit I wasn’t doing any good. It started to get dark so had to make a few phone calls to have some buddies to come out to help track and pack out. He only went about 40-50 yards in to some thick stuff. Looking for a bear at night by myself was a little sketchy so I’m glad I have some good friends that came out and helped.

I'll keep it short and sweet. Turns out, it was actually worth the decade long wait for a tag. I had a blast. Got to spend some quality time with my brother which is too rare these days. Almost killed a really good buck the first afternoon. Got to 45 yards from his does but he decided to run off a smaller buck and not come back for hours so I crawled back out and left the does bedded. Turned out to be a good thing because the second day I found my target buck and was able to slip an arrow in him. I was able to creep into 160 yards unnoticed and then spent the following four hours stuck laying on the ground covered in stickers and trying not to melt. They eventually gave me an opportunity to get to 70 and I made the most of the oppurtunity. I didn't get to see him fall but my brother Cole got to watch him flip just out of my sight. He was with 3 does back in a shallow canyon that isn't visible from any roads. He was 3.6 miles as a crow flies from where I first found him in July. He's beyond what I could have ever asked for. I shot him in the that unit that I'm hearing doesn't grow big bucks anymore so I got pretty lucky. I got the very last tag so it must have been meant to be. I feel like I shorted myself only hunting two days but I couldn't pass this buck. Not in a million years could I have passed this buck. Thanks for reading. Creed.

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Not on the strip but in unit 10 spent a night hauling two flats out with my truck jacked up spare already being used.....those are character building moments!!!!!!!!!!!

Price drop $6500.00

I've had my 10 x 50 nk. over 20 yrs,still good enough. If I need to see see it better, i just become a better seeker. This is my best mule-32 inside.

Today 9-2 I drove halfway from oak grove to Black rock last night, intending to go the rest of the way in the predawn hours. I get about to the turnoff to Mudd Mountain, when i see water on the ground and parts and pieces off to the side. One of the Utah guides had hit a doe and wiped out his vehicle. I clear room for him and take him up to the top so he can meet up with the guy he is helping. I sneak into the area where that big herd that I have been posting pics of has been hanging. Apparently, a couple of bucks in that group went 230" inches or so. Who Knew. I find them, less than a hundred yards away and they seem jittery. I take a couple of pics of the smaller ones and look for the big guys. then this guys look my direction but not at me. The guide I had just helped is behind me. Apparently several of the bucks were killed during the week I had to work. The guide and I talked for quite a bit and he lets me know that majority of my hitlist has been obilterated. we meet once again with the other hunter on the mountain. His wife just killed 180" and he is staying the full hunt. and then I go and check my trail camera the reason I asked that question earlier is because I could probably record it. and that buck is kinda cool. oh yeah that lion is still on the prowl. I spend the evening chasing the pretty buck. He is now hard horned and has a couple of friends. I was at the edge of the field he has dinner in, ironically making dinner when the storm started hitting. Thinking he wouldnt come cause of the rain, I drive through and meet him and his buddies in the brushy part of the field . they leave in a hurry. tomorrow, i will sit one of the three tanks that a has water on black rock.

That is it my quiver would be EMPTY! 😂

Keep at it!! You should have very little company this week.

Im in place with service time for some recaps Friday See this on the way not to much to report I leave St george about 1:15 and get to Deffinbaugh around 6:00. A couple of california hunters on SUPPED up Geo trackers and recreationlist have the animals buggered. I drive past Waring Ranch and head down a road I am complaining about every inch in my 2019 tacoma. Then I see this and can only imagine. I am 92 miles from St George, I wondered what that ride was like for the guys riding in this. As far as animals go nothing but a single doe

Congrats on a great bear!