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I figured I'd share the story of how it went down. It was pretty amazing. I had the opportunity to hunt desert bighorn sheep in the Cabeza Prieta wilderness of AZ. It was an incredible experience that I will never forget. The Cabeza is rugged, austere and dangerously beautiful. The only thing that really exists out there are the iconic desert bighorn. This story is filled so many nuanced connections between amazing people. From the moment the original hunter decided to donate the tag to me because he got Covid the hunt was meant to be. People that I didn't know I came from everywhere to help me make this a reality. I literally could not have done this without them. And for that I am forever grateful. When I hunt, I'm not the person who is always chasing antler length. I always have "the quality of the hunt" in mind. It's about the experience. This experience was among the best. In previous years of hunting I've had hard earned lessons, I've beat my body up and I've learned to deal with the frustration of failure often. On this hunt everything went perfectly. It culminated when I was able to harvest this 10yr old beat up and broken warrior at 220yds off the desert floor. I had prepared myself to climb on my hands and knees up these steep 1000' cliffs to make it happen. Instead it all happened at the bottom. I'm still in disbelief. The original hunter had 29 year's worth of bonus point for sheep in AZ. I've only been hunting for 4 years so I assumed I'd never hunt sheep. 2 days before the hunt he gets covid and donates his tag to me through Outdoor Experience For All. I was floored and quickly accepted only to find out that 46b west is a wilderness walk in unit. I called the preserve and they granted me access to drive in because of my prosthetic legs. I got out to the area a week after opening with some great dudes helping me. We glassed and saw some good rams over the next few days. On the 4th day we went deep into the unit and spooked3 rams that winded us when we got to the glassing knob. The rams went up a mountain and were not huntable for me. We backed out and drove a ways to a valley to glass. We glassed up those same rams a long ways a way from where they originally were. They ran up a mountain and down the other side then ran over 2 miles across the desert floor to a whole new mountain range. They were laying at the bottom in the sand when we saw them. I made a mile long stalk in to 220yds. Wind was perfect and we dropped into a wash bottom to cover movement. When I got there we couldn't see the big one but the second biggest one was in sight. I was considering taking that ram because he was pretty good but a little younger. Then the bigger on stepped into sight and I was able to take him 20" off the bottom of the desert floor. It was absolutely amazing.

So after chasing mule deer in Dec/Jan archery my wife decided she wanted to try her luck on a desert mule deer during the general hunt. We’ve chased these deer only during archery and had decided to keep tabs through the years. We finally felt we had a solid plan so off we went. We got to her u it the afternoon before and set up camp then went out to glass. On our way to our glassing spot we came across a groups of 4 bucks hanging out in the area we were goi g to focus on. We got up early Opening morning and my wife and son got ready and headed to the area we had chosen to be at sunrise. I went to the glassing spot. At about 0611 I glasses up a group of 5 bucks, one of which was a definite shooter. Once they had formulated and approach everything just worked out perfect. I was bummed I couldn’t be with her when she shot but having just had hernia surgery a week earlier I was relegated to glass duty. 312 yard offhand shot with her 300WSM and the rest is history. Super proud of her!

I found this deadhead on a ranch here in Texas. I recently restored it and I was thinking this may be a Coues. I know it may be hard to tell but I have a suspicion it may be. Thanks for any help!

Ill just leave this here.

I'm still using my old Brinkman 'R2D2' looking thing that I picked-up for $5 at a yard sale 20+ years ago (Added a $20 electric heating element to it for consistent heat.). Sort of limited on capacity, but one roast, turkey, or batch of salmon at a time is good enough for me, anyway. Maybe someday I'll up my game and go for one of the newer models, but for now I'm still too cheap. lol

Thanks fellers. It was a heck of a hunt and I'm dang lucky to have been able to pull it off. It wouldn't have been possible to do without so many great people helping me.

I haven't hunted with this rifle in over ten years now.... Time for someone else to enjoy it. Remington Sendero in 7mm Remington Ultra Mag. H&S precision stock 26" Fluted barrel Just over 400 rounds fired through this rifle. No signs of throat erosion. Very accurate with 140 Gr nosler ballistic tips at 3600+ FPS $950 Catalina/OV/North Tucson

Good buddy of mines father was rewarded for 36 years of volunteer work with Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. This man puts in work.

Me to, I won a knock off about 15 years ago from the NWTF and got tired of fixing it. I bought the YS640 a few years back.

Well if you keep it put foil on the pan…it won’t stay clean for long.

I love the simplicity of a pellet smoker/grill and what you get out of it. It takes significantly less time to clean and tend than my old wood/charcoal smokers. Much better taste than propane, but yes just like everything in life there is some maintenance. Couple of things I have learned over the years of pellet grills/smokers Keep them out of the weather as much as possible either with covers or on a porch etc.. Pellets will retain some moisture and if they start breaking down it really gums up the auger. I usually keep just enough pellets in the smoker so that if they get wet, either directly or through humidity in the air I don't waste a bunch of pellets. There is a sweet spot when you vacuum too much or not often enough If I'm doing long smokes (6+ hours) I'll clean them out every time. If I'm doing quick grill work, steaks, hamburgers, chicken etc... I clean them every 5 or 6 times I use it.

Are you getting any error codes on the temp controller display? Mine gave me some issues with shutting off and a LER code on the display. Ended up having to open the cone shaped cover on the chimney to get more air flow through the unit and that seemed to solve that issue. They're great when they work, but frustrating as heck when they don't. Good luck

Anyone who wasn’t a muley crazy dink rider already knew Hatch has a history of illegal hunting. Hamberlin it seems hes in litigation with azgfd quite frequently.

I HIGHLY recommend hiring a lawyer!!!!

Had a solid 175-180” buck chasing does in my field this am.

Uhh. . .You literally asked him if he had to sign his criminal citation that he received in person? So do you know?

Tell me something I don't know. Thanks for the info though.

Criminal citations can be sent in the mail and don't have to be signed if there is a summons. If it was given in person he had to sign it (not admitting guilt)

07guardian, would you mind telling us what happened to them with the commission? Very seldom does the commission show mercy on anyone even in cases like that.

So when you get a traffic citation you have to sign it to acknowledge you received it right. Was that the case here also and did your buddy you were bear hunting with witness it all? You admitted confessing so it is probably too late to backpeddle but like they say in Russia. Deny everything and make counter accusations. But then here it all is in black and white. Yup, honest mistake so just play it out and keep your integrity intact.

This guy was with does during an elk hunt.

Interested

Thanks to everyone who reached or offered insight. I hunted every day of the hunt except for the last (crane hunting) and was unsuccessful. Tag soup for me. I did see two bucks and let a tiny spike go for future hunting opportunities.

I like this pic of him on the 4 wheeler, it looks cool.