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Well my oldest son was drawn 3 yrs ago for 6A bull and couldn’t connect. He said if I were to get drawn again his tag would get filled, well he is a man of his word. Friday was a very slow day. Saw nothing. Saturday morning was different. Had a shot at 20 yds when this bull came in, unfortunately missed as it busted us. He was in awe to see an animal that large that close to him. He was shaking so much, I think I was kind of giggling watching him hold his bow. Chased that herd all morning, but cold never get another shot. Sunday went to the same spot and chased a herd all around, shot at a massive 6x, put his pin on 60 yd and shot over its back, after we ranged the tree it was standing next to it was 50 yds. He was bummed. Monday went to a new spot, were on bulls in the morning but not close enough. That evening got on 2 more bulls and was able to fling an arrow at 30 yds but hit a tree. Tuesday morning walked up to a small ravine and a huge herd was walking up to us, we stopped. He drew his bow back and out walked this spiker, before I could say anything about the 4x behind it he let it rip. It happened so fast I didn’t know what to do except ask, which one did you hit? He said the spike. We found blood immediately and found the bull piled up between 2 trees. High 5’s and hooting and hollering. As we were cleaning he asked I want to I find my arrow, I said how you shot it, it may still be in him, he said no way…..well sure as heck it was lodged right in him in the body cavity completely buried. 1st bull down for him and our whole family. Off to Casey’s and a nice lunch somewhere in Flag.

Go to 3C....someone needs to shoot a lot of horses out of that unit...lets take Mr. Magoo hunting up there!

Being the gunner on a pronghorn hunt is way, way different than being the spotter. Especially after you've waited half your life to pull the tag. Here's a quick recap of my 2024 pronghorn hunt Scouted all summer looking for something to really focus my efforts on. Although we did find a few decent bucks, it took until the beginning of August to find the one that really got my heart rate up. We first spotted him a little over a mile away with heatwaves making it tough to really know what he was. The next morning we walked in before sunup in hopes of at least being close enough to get better pics to review. Found him that morning at about 700yds. Something piqued his curiosity and he made our morning way easier: IMG_5745_2.mov He was probably prettiest speed goat I had ever seen, plus he seemed to like me back, so my mind was made up. We named him Heart for obvious reasons. We continued to scout other areas but always made one more pass through to 1) see if we could relocate him 2) see if there were any archery hunters on him and 3) see how many rifle hunters were scouting in that area. As it turns out, we never saw a single vehicle until day two of the hunt. way less stressful that way. As hot as it is, big props to the archery guys... trying to close to bow range with buzz worms crawling around is a ballsy proposition IMG_5433.MOV Sadly, this one died of lead poisoning not long after this video was taken... Fast forward to the day before the opener: I am fortunate that my brother Curt has the ability to work remote thanks to Elon Musk and Star Link so he was in camp early. I wasn't able to get out of work until about noon. Just as I was pointing the Bronco north I get a message from him. He hasn't moved a half mile from the weekend prior. IMG_5982.mov Opening morning: Here we go!!! I had a lot of help from friends and family on this one. had two sets of spotters with Curt and I on the ground the area we had last seen him. As the sun rises we get a call that the buck is in a pasture. We make the half mile walk to get into shooting position only we missed our mark and the buck spotted us before we spotted him. things got real frantic, real fast and I ended up sending a shot across his bow. I lost a little piece of my soul when he kicked that extra gear and was leaving a dust wake across the prairie. We played hide and seek with him for a little under 5 miles. He finally bed and we were able to get to 450yds before we ran out of cover. Its way easier when they don't know you're there- was able to get a comfortable rest, in the shade, and waited for him get up to stretch. Results below: Helluva thing these pronghorn... Hope everyone gets to experience it at least once. Thanks for looking Dave

Killed my biggest archery buck the other day. It had been several years since I got one with a bow. I am sure this is the oldest deer I have got.

Okay - good news - I have heard from them and there was in-fact a printer issue and an upgrade to new paper issue that have been holding up production. We are going to start getting resupplied soon. Thank you to whomever reached out to the Flatline folks and got the communication going again. Communication is good. Have a productive fall season, Mark Healy

Good luck to those who have bows in their hands chasing Elk. Aim small, miss small. I wish I was out there with you! If your in the East Valley and need a euro give me a call. Adam 928-595-1554 Deer $100 Bull Elk $200 Cow Elk $130

I have had a few requests this week asking if I would be offering pecans for sale again this year. I am happy to offer 8 lbs of pecans including shipping for the same price as last year Which is $40.00 to your door. If you would like a few pounds less I am offering a 5 lb box shipped for $32.00. If you pick up at my home you can purchase for $4.00 lb. To place an order send your request to coues3pt@gmail.com telling me how many lbs you would like. You can order as many as you want and if you wish as some have done in the past have some sent directly to friends and family. My intention is to start shipments starting next week. I have put aside 600 lbs for members, friends and families. Many of you ordered pecans from me last year and Thanks Phil You can mail checks to Phil Carr 8502 E Calle Bolivar Tucson AZ 85715

Well its my sons 5bs bulk tag. We had a few good scouting trips and have a plan. I will try and post pics and videos and give updates for those interested. Went out tonight to a waterhole we like and heard a few bugles which blew me away. They been talking after dark but not today. About 50 yds before water this guy came in. Hope to see him in the morning. He had no cows with him. On way back to camp saw a bull pushing 20 cows hard. About a 310 bull but rutting hard. Hope to have a good morning. Up at 330am IMG_7729.mov

Sounds like he’s asking the right questions.

He’s on cloud 9. He was asking me why people would want to hunt elk with a rifle, I just laughed and said because we can and not everyone is a Robin Hood.

Memories, and delicious tender meat! Awesome! One of my best memories is watching my dad shake like a leaf when he had a 270" bull ag 15 yards.

Sounds like you are doing everything correctly. Right now the deer are usually going back to bed in the shade in really thick stuff right when the sun comes up in central AZ. If its over 85 degrees out I usually only glass until about 8am and dont get back on the hill until 5pm. If you are committed use spotter and look into any shady spot you can find in the afternoon. I also make sure this time of year wherever I am glassing has a view of a water source.

I skipped classes at NAU to chase cow elk when I was 20/21. I'd do it again! Maybe that's why I didn't graduate college until I was 37?

Some better pictures of the the binos

Update on this since it got bumped. my son decided to stay in AZ and started the apprenticeship program through the union in Tucson. He started working this summer and school just stared a few weeks ago. so far it is going well. Thanks again for all the advice and suggestions

Union pipefitter here. Went through my apprenticeship here in Phoenix (finished in 4 years instead of the normal 5). Made a decent living during my apprenticeship, did not have any student loans, was able to use my GI bill, and was able to grow both my pension and 401k the entire time. Current wage rates (which are publicly available) are at $48.40/hr. (on the check) for a journeymen, which is right at $100k/yr working 40's, plus all the benefits that get paid for on your behalf and do not come out of your paycheck. Most big jobs these days run on 5x10's, some on 6x10's, which are great when starting out, but can easily be passed on once you have been in a while. Oh, and we don't get PTO, which means there is nothing to be denied, we just have to save for when we do not work, but can take off as much time as we want, whenever we want. Most years that I work 5x10's, I average around 9 weeks off, split between vacations, hunts, fishing trips, and traveling internationally. It is a very comfortable lifestyle.

Anybody know this guy who just joined Tuesday?

You sure it didn’t fall out in the Pete’s place parking lot?

But will also retrieve spoonies when its 25* out. 20240110_094310.mp4

You guys are mean. Here you go: 35.251953° -112.148209°

You guy's are something else. Can someone spit out a bear spot so this kid can shoot a 14 month old bear. We need to get back to the classified adds.

Our “forefathers” were not begging for hunting spots on the internet. Beef is in fact hundreds of dollars cheaper a pound (you wouldn’t know since you’ve never killed a bear). If you like to hunt I get it, but a bear isn’t the animal to go and shoot for meat. You hunt bears for the sport of it and the trophy of it and the meat is a bi-product (which I enjoy). If you are a meat hunter you should hunt cow elk. The last thing we need is more guys bear hunting ready to ground pound every single cub and 70 pound sow on the mountain. Bear hunters should try and be selective for mature boars. And I’m pretty sure our “forefathers” killed bears because they were killing their cows and not eating them. It’s way easier to kill a deer or an elk and it tastes better too. No need to get offended that people are teasing you because you can’t figure out hunting on your own like most good hunters have. Did you vote for Biden?

The August hunts are best if the prickly pear has fruit on them,you can glass them up pretty easy. By the time October rolls around the fruit is usually gone and the bears with it. They'll be eating acorns, Manzanita, cedar berries and harder to find at that time.the better units are 6a,22,23,24a. I would try to go in one of those units next August, start scouting and looking for prickly pear fruit towards the end of july-mid August in middle elevations

Ol George Soros money.

I promise that I won't insult you or "beat you down"..... ..... but I would like to see the pics and hear a price as well.