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After twenty years of watching me leave to hunt and fifteen of me taking my three boys hunting, she was finally ready to go. Our last headed to college this fall and I guess she felt this was her time. She’s a lefty which meant new rifle. She got her Christensen Arms 7mm mag dialed in and I had her shooting to 500 fairly quickly. She drew a tough unit with only 15 tags but I’d seen elk in one canyon pretty often in Jan OTC deer so I was hoping they’d be their when is was warmer. Pre scouting showed they were there but bear hunters and early hunts had them holding in deeper canyons. After four days of hiking and glassing our work paid off we picked them up mid day but they pegged us and pushed a mile back. I sent my boy after them to keeps eyes on from a distance and we circled around behind them but they didn’t flop over to where I thought they would. My son watched them bed in thick juniper at three so we backed out again and circled back to where we thought they’d pop out at sun down and move across a ridge. At 4:30 two hunters we didn’t know were right below decided they’d had enough and packed out to their truck and left. Good luck for us. At 5:00 they popped out like we thought and moved across an open ridge. We cut the distance to 600 yards by 5:45 and got her setup. So funny because game time was much more stressful then practice shooting but she held it together First shot was back a little and the elk just stood there as the Barnes passed right through (I’m on the fence on this bullet performance). She was at a steep angle so my bad for not adjusting her point of aim. I adjusted her turret down a bit and next shot punched through the shoulder and back into the boiler room. Elk fell back and was done. Nice steep climb to the elk but easy pack down. She did great. So proud of her. Never complained and carried her own gear and rifle. Thanks to my son who works at GoHunt for some new gear for us and for his work on the spotter. She’s hooked and still has a grin on her face.

A buddy and I went out striper fishing down here in Yuma a couple days ago. We ended up with 9 solid ones and let some of the smaller ones go. We also caught a 12lb limit of smallies. Fun time on the water.

I hear what you are saying on the fatigue, but a hunt like this one I think I'll be just fine being focused. It's just too good of a tag to not really get after it, especially because I feel a little guilty for not making a scouting trip up there. I thought about heading up Tuesday, but figured a couple extra days wouldn't hurt. I've got work squared away (famous last words for a small biz owner) and luckily the wife is understanding of this tag and how lucky I am to have it.

Choot em.

.almost as nice as my office today...

Pencil hole in pencil hole out.

I used hair peroxide and let it sit for 5 hours

There are not many situations when a 300 Win is a bad answer. That bullet is a good choice.

Great story and pix. And the pix deserve to be correctly oriented since the story is so good. Eddie

Any big camps going on in 36 B , like the old days ? I will be rolling in Wednesday night ! All be on Westside of unit . Shoot straight, going to be a good year

Good luck, 36B is a great unit!

The 12+42 pure are nice glass

These just got posted, looks like a pretty good deal.

Grass and weeds/catclaw are epic tall. Gonna be interesting. Shooting prone will be hard to rely on and you better glass the right angle or you may not see them...

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.

The mystery ranch 28 pop up is pretty adjustable to a small frame person and adjusted to hit me. . My daughters both share one. they have Been on camofire about once a week for a month.

I’m sure 30A can be tough especially with all the private land. But there are good deer in there. Took this out there in 2020 What ranch are you on and where?

Catch 22 or Gerardo on the Bottom Fisher both are great

”Brah”, 60% of Americans don’t have $500 in their savings accounts. Hunters aren’t any different. Sorry that you might feel differently bout it but facts are facts. That’s why the vortex diamondbacks are probably the #1 selling bino’s on the market.

🤣🤣🤣. Everyone wants them, most can’t afford them. Especially while the economy is tanking, selling something that’s out of most peoples price range is going to be tougher than usual.

I'm at a waste water treatment plant in CA this week. Nobody wants to see my view.

Out my picture window just now...

Those sneaky bastards, dressing in their furry costumes to invade.

If any of these male jags identify as females then according to our administration, they can get pregnant.