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The Big Bucks are coming out of there lairs!!! Seen this big boy doing some chasing activity on a hot doe this passed weekend. He was very smart and didn't stray too far from the heavy brush lines. Made a mistake and bedded in a killable zone! Stalked up to 60 yards from him bedded and waited 2 hours for him to get up and stretch, freakin drilled him! He didn't go more than 70 yards before piling up!!! It's been an awesome year of hunting! I just want to thank God for making all this possible, hunting is something sacred in my family! Not literally but kinda lol.. We eat sleep and S%$t hunting! To many more hunting memories of lifetime. Happy hunting fellas God bless and be safe!!!! #MuleDeerPutasos #Masiso #BigBucksDriveMeNutz Ohhh and before I go I just want to thank my biggest supporter "trphyhntr"😂😂😂

I need a tetanus shot just from looking at it

Sold this little call to my best friend, wish I hadn't. Talking to him last week and asked if he had used it yet, he said he had not. So Sunday he and I went out for a few stands.

Thanks Chris, looking for more modern and the quick change.. let @Eli enjoy it!

Did they quit applying or quit hunting?

Surprised they made it to old age with that kind of resolve. But like I always say, boomers are the most entitled generation.

you might think about some new tires.....

It's been a problem for years, hopefully the G&F can do something to resolve it. Until then I will keep putting in for Raymond instead. 3 guides in a small area who all think they own spots mixed with DIY guys is a recipe for disaster. Proof here that the issue wasn't cameras, it's the guides.

I'll have this on Ebay for auction. But would rather sell to a member. Standard bolt face, cerakote Graphite Black, has not been used since cerakote. The brass mar on the bolt face was from putting the ejector back in. Not sure where to price it, ebay history shows around $250. I'd be happy with $180. Located in Glendale, I can ship for $5.

Great buck! Well done

Help your grandpa out! Com' on man!!

Not illegal. How images are used could be illegal. I think AZGF is hoping people will stop hanging cameras.

So are they also going to have the rifle hunters filing mandatory reports so G&F can ACCURATELY know whether the archers reach 20%??

I hope it goes to a draw. Maybe some of the rifle hunts draw odds will improve.

Give muley Crazy a call in Kanab I got a killer price on my entire set up.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say: A. Whatever they wanted. B. Whatever is best for them, NOT for wildlife.

I could be mistaken here but the part I always have contention with is the that a lot of that land 'on the ranch' is checkerboarded with public land but all with pvt land access. I don't believe in this state a landowner has to grant access to public land but sure eliminates a lot of state ground if some sort of agreement can't be reached and sure allows for a lot of 'free' grazing land for the owners of the surrounding land.

Nah, Chad knew what he was doing. Then took it a step further and looked like a complete assclown racking a round in his chamber. What a true piece of chit.

We came home empty handed. Was a blast though- everyone had a good time. We were in the right place, just didn't see them. Looking forward to next year!

I've got a older cva optima with a scope on it .Its the older breach plug. So not the quick change .I got it as a backup for my wolf but I don't have use for it as I've got 4 others I'd sell it for the $80 bucks I paid for it as its got some wear to it but functions as it should.I think its a thumbhole stock.if your interested ill pull it out and take some pics.

wildlifewings@gmail.com, swen eberson. I ignored the part about breaking the bank. You pay for what you get. Swen can be hard to get ahold of but his work is excellent.

Mine. Not for sale. I bought it stock, put a lift on it. Now taking it back to original, glad I kept all the parts.

I thought American Motors went out of business a long time ago. Gotta love that Gremlin.

Hey guys, I have been following this post but have refrained from commenting because I think you guys all have great suggestions and don't want to come across as a know it all or suggest that any of you are doing anything wrong. If you are doing something that works for you, stick with it. I'd thought I would just ad the two bits that I have learned with my son. As many of you know my son got licensed and started his own skull cleaning business early this year. Since then we have probably cleaned in the neighborhood of 250-300 skulls and have learned a lot about what works best FOR US. 1. Simmering (not boiling) in Dawn or Oxi powder both work great, in fact we often use a combination of the two which seem to give us the best results. Be cautious of the amount of Oxi you use, too much seems to accelerate the simmering process and can break down the bone more than you might like, leaving the bone on the drier/chalkier side. Watch your skulls carefully through the simmering process and avoid simmering more than once if possible! We have had multiple skulls brought to us for repair that were "overcooked", and the final product really shows it. Once that tissue on the bridge of the nose splits and is pulling back from the bone, get it out of the pot. We have a bull right now that was dropped off to us for repair that is in rough shape and super fragile because of a poor initial cleaning. 2. You really can't beat a pressure washer after simmering to strip all of the meat off. Just watch the power (psi) and be careful on the more fragile areas (like the bridge of the nose and lose teeth). My son uses a 1600 psi electric pressure washer from Home Depot. I would be very cautious and deliberate if using anything with more power. 3. Wrapping those antlers in plastic will save you a lot of work with recoloring, however, it is tough and there are some circumstances where you will want to tough up the color a bit. We have found Minwax stain in the the colors Provincial and Early America applied carefully by dabbing with a q-tip are your best bet for most southwestern antlers. Go slow and deliberate when doing this or you can end up with a mess. 4. Whitening with "40 Developer" (12% peroxide) cream painted on will get you a decent initial whitening. However, keep in mind that you are only treating the surface of the bone. This will help to loosen any remaining bits of meat and make the surface white. However, since you are not treating the entire bone structure, you will notice that you skull will start to yellow back up after a short amount of time as the residual grease (it doesn't all come out in the initial simmer) and other properties of the bone will cause your skull to yellow back up and your skull may smell a bit from the stuff that wasn't treated internally. This isn't a bad thing if that is the look you are going for. The best way to get a long term white and to treat the entire skull is with complete submersion in peroxide (be sure to wrap the antlers and do what you can to keep them out of the peroxide). We use liquid peroxide and dilute it down to between 5% and 6%. For complete submersion (especially for elk) you need about 4-5 gallons so it can be pricey for a 1 time do it yourself guy, but if you keep it in a sealed bucket, you can get quite a few skulls out of a batch. For greasier animals (pigs, bears, etc.) we have found the best degreaser (and we have tried many) is the same whitening peroxide. Throw those bears and pigs in the peroxide bucket for at least a week and it will slowly draw the grease out. You will notice the grease collecting at the top of the bucket. If you cool the peroxide it will solidify and you can scoop it out with a strainer. If you think you are done, set the skull in the sun or on a shelf for a while, and if you start to see grease spots within a few days, throw it back in the peroxide. Anyhow, I hope this helps some of you out. Again, I don't suggest that our method is better than anyone else's, it really comes down to what look you want and what resources you have available to you. We have continued to refine and change our method a lot since we first started and have found that thus far this method has by far and away given us the best results.