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Well both of my kids harvested their first elk last week. We were in screaming elk everyday. My daughter shot her elk opening day and my son on the forth day. Want to give some thanks to a family member and a good buddy for directing me to a few spots. Sorry for the sideways pic.

Here is the Coues deer I was able take with my statewide tag with the help of Kory and Bobby of A3 . There knowledge of the area and with the deer was truly amazing. Once we found this deer they spent hours breaking it down. It was decided that we would try and harvest this deer. We had to relocate to find him again and after 8 hours of waiting he finally reappeared just before dark . Now he was with another buck of similar size but was a typical 3x3 with amazing eye guards. To be able to have two 130 inch bucks standing next to each other I thought I was seeing things. Now I had to make a decision it was an easy one for me. I like em trashy . After we ranged him at 600 yards I let my Axis works 280 AI do the rest. It was now almost dark Kory and I hiked down to the deer When I put eyes on him I was speechless it was bigger than we had thought . I told Kory I was going to do a life size mount so he was very careful field dressing the deer. He then proceeded to load the deer into his pack whole it’s a pack that he has designed and just now starting to sale it was his smaller one about 3200 CI it was amazing all of the room it had not to mention it’s the best built pack I have ever seen I am getting one. His company name is Desert Mountain Outdoors Well after many miles of packing we got back to camp about midnight what an epic day. Still in shock of being able to take a deer like this thanks to A3 and there amazing guides Kory and Bobby.

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Finally found one today. Been going out after work and on weekends looking for one. They are cool animals. Taking it to the taxidermist tomorrow.

Thats awesome! Craziest thing Ive seen in lower AZ I saw whole hill side with tall grass moving. I stood there kind of freaking out like some magical thing is happening. By the time the grass hill side moved to the bottom a whole family probably 80-100 of them came out. I just stood there in amazement !

“He was a with 130 3x3” ….”what unit?” That’s like asking for nudes of someone’s wife. That’s a huge buck man, congrats

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Not going to lie this spot and stalk otc bear has it in for me.past few years i have had great luck finding bears and this year was not any different and I finally got some shots off but missed my mark. Saw eight bears and two cubs in a day and a half but every time i tried to get close i could never pic them up again. Finally i spotted one well over a mile away and decided to haul butt over to it. Bear country is no joke and i got my butt kicked getting there. I set up and got my cross hairs on the bear. But had to pull off and dry heave a few times from exhaustion and adrenaline and try and regroup. With the adrenaline and up and down a few ridges and a big canyon i was not ready i guess. Tried to get steady best i can and I squeezed off a few. All three shots over the bears back and he was gone. Learning experience for sure. It got the best of me this time but i am dialing in my bear skills and locations and hopefully next year it will happen. Few pics to share. All from august

Happy Birthday Amanda! We all appreciate everything you do with this awesome site! Thank you from everyone!!!

Looking for some used Sworovski binos. either 15 X 56 SLC’s or 12 x 50 EL’s. If anybody has some for sale let me know!

How did it shoot?

It's all good the guy needs some remodeling done so he'll hold it. Should be rolling by the time the next hunts come up next fall.

The elk will move off the flats and into the thicker pj over the next few weeks as the rut winds down. Find some points where you can glass into the more heavily vegetated hill sides, preferably with a fair amount of cliffrose and you'll turn up some bulls. Finding a a good one that's still intact is going to be more challenging. Good luck!

This is the bear i shot at

The 90 I believe would fit, but won't stabilize. I'd say the heaviest for this twist rate would be a 77 gr OTM bullet. The 77 VLD is to long. 70 gr VLD is marginal. COAL for 77 is 2.300"

Twist rate is 1-10.75" COAL would be 2.400" Picture posted of 55 grainer in mag box. Hope this helps

My boy is 12 and has the Kuiu divide 1200. Perfect for kiddos. Lots of pockets, spot for his 2 liter water bladder, and a couple big pockets for clothes and gear

Screaming deal right there. My Lapua is on firing x20.

unfortunately im in tempe, quite the drive from tucson. But I have reloaded quite a few cartridges since that post and learned a lot! I ended up buying a trimmer and headspace gauge (among MANY other tools lol) so am trimming to keep in spec and sizing to bump the shoulders between .002-.005” depending on the rifle.

So much fun and good eating!

Vortex diamondback are great for kids, not too pricey but also good "enough". Bit if the budget suits you get them vipers which are slightly better.

My son found one on his hunt:

I’m a little surprised a guide wouldn’t know how to cape a critter out for a lifesize mount?

I've been learning Taxidermy for a few years now. The past 6 months I've been doing Artifical velvet. In August I took in this AZ OTC Bull. Unfortunately the original velvet was destroyed. When I accepted the job, I had no idea how difficult it was really going to be. Unfortunately the Bull had been left outside and the velvet had dried. I initially didn't think that was going to be a problem. WOW, I was Wrong!!! When I tried to get it off with my 3000 PSI pressure washer, the velvet didn't move. The pressure washer, literally had zero effect. I was shocked!!! On to plan B. I had to soak the antlers in a kiddie pool for weeks. As you can imagine, the smell was HORRIBLE. After 3 weeks, I was finally able to remove the velvet with the power washer. Unfortunately, the antler tips were in terrible condition. They nearly fell apart in my hands. Ultimately, I had to rebuild 5 tips. Once the velvet was off, the rack had to sit outside until the smell disappeared. This again, took a lot longer then expected. It took 5 months before it didn't stink. Once the smell was gone, the rest was easy. I think it came out really nice!!!