Leaderboard

Saw tons of antelope today but this one made the mistake of coming into my decoy at 30 yards! Added story! Was in a valley just north and way of the highway 82/83 intersection. Saw probably 50+lope running in a circle around the valley. They would let me get to about 70 yards and then push the does off. About 10:00 in the morning I moved to one of the few trees to get out of the sun and put up my decoy. I saw this buck and a doe about 200 yards up the hill running towards another hunter at the top of the hill. The doe spooked and ran and this guy turned, saw my decoy and slowly made his way to me. Took about 30 min to cover those 200 yards. He stopped at 60 and started to go the other way so I drew. At that point he started to come back again so I let down. He went down into the wash and popped up behind my decoy at 30 yards. Two steps to the left and I had a solid quartering towards shot. Put it in right in front of the shoulder and came out the opposite hind quarter. Took out lung, liver and femoral. He ran about 20 yards and went down. Was a ton of fun.

I know you get tired of this but I never do! Good luck to tag holders!

I know we just finished with the 2023 giveaway but I've already been shopping for the 2024 giveaway 🙃 . 5 winners for next year's giveaway!!! Guns are as follows 1 savage 110 in 308 scoped 2 savage axis 2 with the adjustable trigger scoped 3 benelli compact 20 gauge nova 4 winchester wildcat 22lr 5 winchester wildcat 22lr And 3 pairs of vortex 10x42 binos If anyone would like to donate I've got a wish list in the contest and giveaway section. I'm definitely in the dog house on this one I'm way past budget and got the look and lecture from the wife. I GUESS I SHOULD MENTION THIS IS FOR THE 2024 GIVEAWAY AND WON'T START taking entries till January 1 2024

2004 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 2.7L 5 speed Manual transmission 280,000 miles Brand new head installed by Precision Toyota of Tucson 4:88 gears front and rear Detoit truetrac locker in rear Old Man Emu suspension with less tha 10,000 miles on it BFG ko2’s (brand new) 5 speed manual Runs great, extremely reliable, I drive this thing to Wyoming, Nevada, and New Mexico for work. I wouldn’t be afraid to drive this truck anywhere. Located near Tucson I will post more pictures in the morning when I get off work.

OTC does not let me down! Filled the freezer and had a blast with my Oldest boy!

Selling a new Sionics 11.5 AR15 pistol, bought an extra and this never got used. Will come with a SBA3 pistol brace. - Geissele Maritime Bolt Catch - Geissele Ultra Duty Mag Release - Geissele Super Charging Handle - Sionics Phosphate BCG - SOTAR Cam Pin (directional) - Forward Controls Ambi 90 Deg Safety (ASF-90Q) $1,400.00 obo - must not be a prohibited possessor and must show AZ DL or CCW, prefer CCW. Located in Queen Creek, Chandler Mall, Bass Pro Shops.

Kind of surprised yesterday.

Like new Legacy Sports "Pointer" model 20 ga over/under with 3" chambers. Nice hard case and screw in chokes with modified and improved cylinder included. The previous owner stated he won it at a raffle and those were the only two chokes included. Purchased for my daughter who shoots left-handed but came to find out the stock has a right handed cast, so this gun would only be good for a right handed youth. Less than two boxes of shells through it before we figured it out. Perfect timing for the upcoming dove opener this Friday. SOLD

Heck throw together a GoFundMe to help the budget. I’m sure you’d get some help on here…gotta keep momma happy!

You are impulsive huh? I love you are doing this but don't get yourself in trouble with momma.

Couple outa the box pictures

Couple outa the box pictures

Sent the action into preffered barrel blanks they did the install to the action. And I screwed the barreled action to the stock.

GR came back like:

Bump for a very nice guy! Buy with confidence!

Am I just getting too old to figure this stuff out anymore? I have a long awaited AZ elk tag and I'm trying to read up on the hunting regulations. All I've been able to find is 30 pages of legalize language showing the applicable laws toward the end of the regulation booklet. Isn't there some plain language explaination of what is required? I'm not even certain how to fill out the tag if I do get lucky. And what about proof of sex? Is just having a tag attached to a rack evidence? Or do they want sex organs attached to a part of a quarter like many other states do? All I've found so far is clear as mud. What am I missing? Trying to read through everything online and find what I'm looking for is a challenge. I miss the old days of paper booklets written for a common man to understand without hiring a lawyer.

One of my hunting buddies and I went on our first ever bear hunt this past weekend. We didn't target pears or acorns, or anything. We simply went to a place that we elk hunt and have seen bears and regular sign over the years. Luck shined down, and my buddy killed a nice sow on Saturday morning. S.

congrats! Anytime in the field with family is a successful hunt.

I would go shed hunting. Sheds are going to be where bulls go post rut and where you might find them on your hunt. This gentleman harvested this bull less than 800 yards from where I found the bulls previous years sheds

Any excuse to get out in the hills! Learn the country and do some fishing in between!

I've done it the last three seasons. 1st season, I got a depredation tag, which I filled. Last year, I missed a bunch with my pistol, switched to my crossbow and found a bull that i really wanted but couldn't close the deal. This season I've helped four people fill their tags, including myself. It's a 3030.

New pet

I did run into this demon.

Shooting a bull when it's 90 degrees outside is a lot of work. I've been hunting close to home for the most part with the occasional excursion to the greatest unit. Seeing more than a few elk. Until today, i had my standards pretty high and passed up maybe 20 spikes and small bulls. The area I liked themost got hit hard by a couple of professional hunters and you may have seen the bulls they took on ig or Facebook. That being said my normal area was devoid of elk the last couple of days. Mostly from insomnia and little from curiosity I went to the greatest unit ever this morning with determination of shooting the first branch bull I see. My dog gave me a guilt trip so he came along for the ride. We get to our spot maybe 30 minutes after first light and start walking. 10 or twenty minutes after leaving the truck I spot a calf and few other non bulls. We get closer and for the first time ever my dog is not growling at rocks he's picking fights with. Then all of sudden an antlered bull sticks his head out for a moment 65 yards away and disappears just as quickly. I wait maybe 10 minutes, maybe 20 minutes, honestly idk, he comes out broadside at 60 yards. I am shooting a 1948 marlin off handed that I picked up from cwt member. (Apologies I forgot your handle) My first shot, no reaction, second shot no reaction, chambering of third shot he starts to cantor off and I go full.john Wayne shooting everything he's in an opening. I go to where my first 3 shots were and I find blood instantly. The herd climbs the hill opposite of me without my target in tow. i start following the blood trail thinking hes within a few dozen yards. Not the case, at all , I follow and the blood trail actually gets bigger for once. After an unknown distance and time, I catch up. He stumbles up and I put two more rounds into him, one behind the shoulder and the ending shot in the neck. I think this is my 10th elk and first with a rifle.

I couldn't pass on this bull