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I just curl up in the dirt next to the fire. Tarps are for sissies.

I love to camp but it seems most my friends and family don't anymore except for hunts. In the process of building a cabin in my hunt unit (finalizing plans) but I will probably still camp out for hunts. I think a lot of what determines how people hunt is if females come along. My wife was a trooper when we dated and when kids were young. Not so much anymore. She and girls will rent a hotel room nearby and me and guys usually camp out. From my experience, women never go backwards, only forward.

wait, you camp without a campfire? next thing youre gonna tell me is you dont bring beer either

Scouting trips - Cot under the stars Hunts - Kodiak with the cots

Still doing the kodiak canvas tent thing. I have a nice setup that makes it very comfortable and works for my needs and budget.

With the youth giveaway just a few weeks away I'm looking for a person to pull the winners. It's on the first Saturday in September. Super quick and easy . Probably just a few minutes of your time . **** note *** you will be on a quick video to be posted. I'm in Gilbert and can meet with the person with in reason. Thanks.

Much tougher, terribly windy. Lost a 40lb rooster from the rocks and I will never recover from it. We were bit constantly but nothing big.

Thanks That sounds good ! I'll be in touch with you as it gets closer.

Drive truck till it's no longer practical and set up a tent. Oak & mesquite fire to cook over or enjoy and sleep on a cot in the tent. Get up early and hike in the dark for 40 min and start glassing as the sun comes up.

I used to have a pop up trailer but when I got a side by side I had to choose one to pull. So I sold the pop up and bought a 12X12 Alaknak and the XL cots. I probably sleep better hunting than I do at home.

The best sleep I get all year is on a cot, in a tent.

We gave up the rv camping about 10 years ago. Depending on the weather I will usually be in a hammock unless its really cold.

35 foot 5th wheel and a $1200 mattress. Done it all, but when you get older it's all about being comfortable and enjoying. For me at least. Trucks, camper shell, ground, tent, that was awesome time's and very effective and cost sufficient but I need more comfortable living.

It really does not have a distinct flavor and just like calamari it can be very tender or chewy. It is best grilled when it is fresh. This started out with a dried mild chili that I took off the top then put it in water to hydrate. Then into a pot of hot water for 15 minutes and brought it up to just about to where it would start to boil then took it out. Put it in a blender with three cups of the water on the lowest setting for 10 minutes with a teaspoon of kosher salt and about two tablespoons of EVO. Then I added it back into the pot of water with about a teaspoon of chicken broth made by Better Than Bouillon (In a jar from Walmart) and kept it on low while I cut some thick slices of the biggest carrot I could find. I took out a pablano, four tomatoes and half an ear of corn and let them soak in the sink full of water for 30 minutes before grillin them. In the mean time I thawed out some shrimp and the octopus. I added two bay leaves and a petal of anise and 1/2 teaspoon of Smokin Racha hot sauce from Puckerbutt Pepper Company (I buy it online) into the pot and let it meld for 20 minutes before tasting it so the flavors can start to come together and build. I grilled the pepper to a char then put it in a plastic bag to sweat turning the corn to get some color on it. Tomatoes are tricky and need to be attended to turning them so they get a slight char but don't burst. Once the octopus was thawed I picked out the small to medium pieces and shelled the shrimp. The "broth had been cooking for about an hour by now and was "getting there" but I added some more salt and hot sauce. Maybe a 1/4 teaspoon of salt 1/2 teaspoon of hot sauce. Now I added the carrots and brought it up to a simmer for about 15 minutes until the carrots were tender enough to be able to stick a fork in them but still firm. Now I sliced the corn off the cobb and took the charred skin off the poblano and pulled of the seeds and chopped it into 3/8" in pieces and added half of it in. I peeled and deveined the shrimp and put them in the fridge to stay cold. I took the shrimp shells and put them in a pot of water, brought to a boil and took them off the stove and let it sit for 10 minutes. Strained it and added the stock into the pot of veggies. I let it simmer for 10 minutes or so then added the octopus and brought the temp back up. At this point the octopus was done so I cut the tomatoes into pieces, added them and the whole shrimp and let it sit for five minutes until the shrimp were cooked. I also added in 1/2 a medium Gray Squash when I put in the octopus that I sliced about 1" thick and then quartered each slice.

Well Tomgobbler has lived here his whole life and myself and other that have lived her over 40 years all see the same thing. Its a good hunt but #s are down. In the 3 years they have had the hunt (3c December) the biggest buck that has been killed is 180" class buck. It sure is better than pre-fire but not nearly as good as it has been.

Things that’s didn’t happen for $500 Alex

Times change. CWT has been liberated, just be happy and go with the flow.

Reminds me of all the ranches in Texas "over run" with pigs... but want $300+/pig.

I’m sorry I can’t help I am better than 90% of the population.

No it wasn't. But I said all I got to say. Now that this thread has taken on a life of it's own I'm gonna swing like Tarzan offa D's nuts and go watch this play out from a distance.

who isn’t

I don't know Duwane nor have I spoke with him, but his son in law Nick graciously donated some money to my niece's cancer fund without knowing her nor me. We've talked a bit through social media. He seems like a very stand up guy to me, and if I was ever considering a guided hunt, I would at a minimum give Duwane's son in law nick a call ask some questions.

I took a classing class from him over a year ago, he came across as nothing but class in the short time I spent with him. His SIL was there, Nicky. That guy is a deer finding machine. Dwayne and I would be just getting out of his truck after swapping a story, and Nicky would already be behind the glass and on deer.

No. The guide can use a helicopter to push the animal to the hunter waiting by the truck