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I thought this was going to be about those mugs that bitches carry around

This buck was killed. Unless he moved quite a ways it was 12aw.

Would have been a kick butt coffin though!!

What a day this was. Went out for a solo hunt. shortly after day light I had glassed up a group of 6 mule deer bucks. I watched them for almost 2 hours waiting for the right opportunity to make my move. I snuck in from just over a mile away and watched/studied from 300 yards out trying to figure the best way to make this opportunity work in my favor. The wind was in my favor, and I had very little cover to close the distance. I ended up at the last juniper tree between me and the 6 bedded bucks. I peeked around the shaded side of the tree just to get caught by the small 2x2 in the group at 91 yards. All the deer got up and were on edge and ended up busting out. I watched them go over the next ridge and then hiked back to my jeep. I sat there contemplating if I wanted to try again and locate these bucks or push farther up the road and hike into a water hole I had found on onx. I said screw it drove farther up and then hiked in 1.5 miles to the water hole I had never seen before. Lucky for me it had water and quite a bit of deer tracks. I brushed myself in a blind and sat down at about 11. It was pretty warm out and I was hot from the hike in. But by 215 this buck showed up and was on water drinking out of nowhere. I ranged it at 41 yards while he was facing me head down drinking. I got up on my knees and drew back. He lifted his head after drinking and looked over to his right while elbow deep in the mud. I debated for a second to let him turn or just send it head on into his chest. I felt super confident in the shot, so I let it rip. The arrow smacked the deer with the loudest thud I have ever herd shooting an animal with my bow. He dropped in his tracks and flopped for a few seconds, and it was all over. I packed up my gear and hiked around to check out what I had just shot. I knew he was a solid buck but definitely wasn't expecting to shoot my biggest coues yet off a random water hole in an area I never hunted before. My gut was telling me he might break 100" mark, but I didn't spend a lot of time admiring him as I had to get to work taking care of the meat and getting it all packed out. After just over a 2mile hike back to the jeep with very little water left i was beat, but it was all completely worth it. The next morning I took the head out of the freezer and taped him at 111 7/8" I was shocked beating my old record of 104" with my bow.

Helping a friend sell a Remington Express Magnum tactical shotgun - 12ga. This was bought new, then taken out and shot only once. Note: The buyer will be asked to sign a makeshift form just to document the transaction (buyer will get a copy). Pretty basic - gun sold by Party A to Party B, etc.. Located in central Phoenix. Price is $375. Please PM if interested. Thanks!

I AM NEW TO THE FORUM, BUT THIS IS A LOCAL AZ SALE ONLY - IF ANYONE ASKS YOU FOR PAYPAL FF, OR ANOTHER PAYMENT AT ALL THAT IS NOT IN PERSON, PLEASE REPORT THEM & BLOCK. Like new in box, glass and armor all pristine. Comes with Marsupial case. I used once for a day long scouting session in 34A and realized they do not fit my style of hunting, which is hard not smart lol. I baby my equipment so you won't see scuffs or wear marks. But the wife and I have a baby on the way, so I figured it was time to thin out some of my gear. I bought new from EuroOptic (not demo 'new') & Marsupial beginning of this year. 4750 cashiers check or cash, local only in areas around Tucson or Phoenix and anywhere in between. Happy to meet in person for any serious buyer to look at the optic and lmk if you need more pictures.

Hello everyone and thank you for allowing me in this group! The information in here has been great! We are from Oklahoma and my son who is in the Air Force is gonna come hunt with me in January and looking to get some leads on good areas for Coues. We shoot trad archery but may bring compounds just in case. We drew 36 for javelina so we will most likely focus on this areas. Any help would be greatly appreciated and would be willing to trade an Oklahoma whitetail hunt in the future for good intel!

Took a few years to figure out this unit. Not a good unit. Scouted a big buck this summer. Saw him 2 days before season but not again for 3 days during season. Crafty old sucker. Bears like flies. Not for the faint of heart unit. It sucks. Big buck scouted. Caught this buck stretching at 130 PM, 20 minutes after my nap, Day 2 of 5 of hunt but day 5 for me as NM has 5 day seasons and I got there early. Thought he was my big guy and he was in a good spot for an open sighted muzzleloader with very few deer in this unit. Gotta go get there in case I said. Got setup at 75 yards after a sporty stalk. Great setup with some rocks in front, perfect. I still couldn't tell exactly what he was as he was tight in the trees with 83 degree highs. But I was hoping he was my guy as this area was smack in the middle of the big guys home range. Opportunities are not many in NM for sure.... Sat on him for 4 hours at 75 yards and still couldn't ID what exactly he was other than a good buck. Finally, he got up to feed a bit and I realized he wasn't the big guy but dang with a big wind storm coming in and at 75 yards I assessed him fast and said he's pretty good. He wouldnt turn so I shot him hard, hard quarter to. Shot him at 75 with a 275 grain Barnes. Heart shot him but I didn't know with the BH 209 smoke . He went a full 100 yards and it was a bloodbath. No idea how he went that far. He's got ear and brisket wrinkles and his teeth match that. He's at least 6 I think if not older. Maybe older. He's likely as good as he's gonna get, likely. I'm happy with him even though the big boy is a class above. Inspired by Kev...

SOLD PENDING FUNDS I am offering for sale my very high end Spanish made Zamacola model 111 12 gauge true Side-lock shotgun. This shotgun was made in 1962 during a period of time when hand made highest quality Spanish shotguns were being made. This gun operates perfectly and is in what I would put at 90 percent plus condition with exhibition quality wood. The bluing is like new and the 100 percent heavy relief engraving covers the frame. With hand detachable locks, double triggers and front articulating trigger. Automatic safety. Please see the page I posted on the model 111 from the Zamacola catalog. Here are some specs. The stock has a 14” length of pull, Prince of Wales grip, with a checkered butt.The forend is a Beavertail. Hand cut checkering at 28 lines per inch. The Barrel is the original 27 5/8” length, ejectors, concave matted rib, with an ivory front bead. Chambers are 2 3/4” and chokes are full/ ex full. Total weigh of the shotgun is 7 lbs 2 oz. And comes in a nice break down case. If you have ever wanted a beautiful sidelock shotgun this is an opportunity to own one at a very great price. Feel free to contact me with any questions. I am also happy to ship to your FFL $2500 packaged, shipped, and insured to your FFL or save $100 if picked up at my home in Tucson. I will be traveling to Prescott next week so we could meet in person along my route and also save on shipping.

Introducing Timeless Taxidermy. My son has begun cleaning skulls to earn money for wrestling and other camps. He is registered with the AZGFD and has cleaned several skulls for friends and family. He will be accepting a few deer, cow elk, antelope and javelina per month. He is capable of accommodating bull elk on a limited basis due to freezer space and time constraints. Prices below: Bull Elk $125 Cow Elk $100 Buck Deer / Antelope $75 Antlerless Deer $50 Bear / Javelina / Mt Lion $75 There is an additional charge of $25 for skinning. Please reach out with questions or requests. Located in North Mesa.

Thank you! Was able to get my fill.

Sold

Probably not worth the effort of picking up but I have 20 pieces of Hornady you can have. When I was looking for brass I found some of the loaded ammo almost as cheap as brass. Several companies use Nosler brass even for their cheap loads.

Just tagged you in it. It will be at the top of the classified ads now.

It's tough to post hunt and kill stories on here. Folks either call it bragging or who knows what else. I'll think about it...

God continues to bless me, and today was no different! Unit 34a was scheduled to close today at sundown, so I headed down for the final day in hopes of killing a big ole bruin, but just happy to be outdoors! I had never killed a bear with a rifle (3 with bow and one with handgun) so I decided to take the old 30/30 lever action out for a try. This big ole bruin walked out right before sunset and presented himself at 42 yds. 1 shot from the old lever action and he tumbled into the gulch below, but he wasn't done as he reared up and began to come straight for my tree stand! 2 quick shots put a end to that and then the work begun! this bear stood nearly 4ft high as he walked in, a monster of a bear ( maybe some Mexican Griz DNA in him). I was a little nervous as I walked up to him, because he was so big! The pack out sucked! I hurt everywhere now! We green scored the skull at 20.5" tonight! Amazing day for a last day of the hunt! I think I'm done bear hunting! Too old for this stuff! lol. Truly Blessed!

Out of state archery tags sell out in a few minutes. Be prepared. I have that javelina tag as well

I lost a knife in 1986 in 23 on a deer hunt. Schrade fixed blade. Probably a little rusty by now. Good on you for trying to find the owner.

Found a nice knife during the youth cow hunt in 23. Please send a description of the knife and I will get it mailed to you.

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.

The Lord blessed me again with this awesome buck today. Crazy thing is I passed this buck up twice on two different days, totally mis judged his size. Today not sure what it was but I saw his antlers in a different light and decided he was good enough. He walked right under my stand and I was lucky enough for a 7 yard shot. A quick score before he went in the freezer came up with 109 2/8". His size was very deceiving, and his mass added up. And before anyone asks, I was alone, didn't have 20 guys on 20 different hills, didnt use radios, also the closest power lines were at least 14 miles away! I thought about posting this in the classifieds, but didn't want to anger Stanley 😬

I've seen you hike, you'll never make it

Walmart at 4915 n. Pima in Scottsdale.

Finally got my life-size mount done to accompany my 1/2 life size mount. Made so they look like 1 mount, or I could separate and have 2 mounts. The 1/2 life-size was my first Arizona archery and made to appear to be coming out of a cave. The full mount was taken with a Remington bolt-action pistol, an XP-100, cambered in .221 Fireball.

I would prob shoot the first adult buck you see or be prepared and ok with not filling the tag. 33 is not a trophy unit by any stretch. should be a good hunt, I used to hunt it often.