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That’s where we got this one 2024. He was pretty sick buck.

"Go'n down to where no mercy can be found and you pay for what you've done with your soul. Go'n down to where the darkest of angels circle round" What tune have you cranked up and had on replay?

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited with Quadra drive, 4 high and low and the 4.7 V8. Leather seats, Cold AC, car seat latches, tow package and clean AZ title. Currently has 144,953 miles on it and runs great. I bought it from the original owner in Scottsdale in Feb 2022 at 140k miles and since did a lot to it to make an excellent hunting rig. What I’ve done: New radiator and complete coolant flush, complete tranny flush and new shift solenoid, front and rear differential fluid service, new fuel pump, new spark plugs and idle air control valve, recharged AC coolant, IRO 3” lift and Bilstein 5100 shocks all around, Willy’s edition wheels and tires (90% tread), roof rack and and added a full sized spare tire. What it needs: Check engine light has been on since I bought it for the torque converter sensor (code P0740). I couldn’t care less if the torque converter was working so I never bothered. It’s 22 years old now so has plenty little trim pieces here and there that are loose. It has your standard Arizona pin striping. There is a slow battery draw on it and since it was just my hunting rig I just put a battery cutoff switch on it. This thing is just a lot of fun. It rides like a dream on those Bilsteins and has great clearance. I have done a good bit of hunting/camping out of it as you can lay down all the seats flat and close the door and still have room for a sleeping pad. To me, you get all the ability of a side by side, plus heating, cooling, and no dust which was what we wanted for our young kids. Also, at a fraction of the cost of a side by side. Only selling because we got something bigger for our growing family. Located in SE AZ $7800

Yes Weather!!! Sure its hot here but at least we can drive 2-3 hours and be out of it. I have lived in other states where you couldn't plan anything more than a couple of days in advance because of weather. Huge weather changes in a matter of a day or two. It sucks, scraping windows for ice every morning. When I lived in Dallas, I left my truck in 4-high for 3 weeks because of the black ice. I'll take hot weather any day over cold. There is reason why AZ has so many transplants here and its not because of our sports teams. If AZ's summers were more mild then we would have 15 million people living here. Those 115 degree days are what keep the faint of heart away. I love it when we make national news for our heat. Bring it on!!

I accidentally clicked on a bull bison tag last fall just checking what hunts were being offered. Didn’t bother to call and try to change it as it was like 1:200 chance. Wouldn’t ya know I drew the dang thing. $5k mistake with NR tag fee 🤦🏻‍♂️

Man what a blessed week! To have the opportunity to go to desert. Have you guys seen the desert lately? So beautiful! Beautiful weather! And to have the ability to harvest a beautiful buck, man I'm...I have no words, I'm just so thankful! Then I go to one of the metro units and took a javalina with my bow! Wow! Happy Birthday to me I guess! Thank you Lord for the opportunity and the ability!

Sounds exciting. I've got capable rifles but no money or time. LOL

IMG_8192.mov IMG_8192.mov IMG_8192.mov I ran into a unique but not uncommon situation this year on my buddies wife’s 5B late rifle bull hunt. Opening morning we turned up 2 bulls first light at 1100 yards. Her effective range is about 600 yards so we needed to drop off the ridge and onto a spine between us and the elk. As we made our way there we heard a side by side coming in. I told my buddy to continue on and I would let them know what we were doing. It ended up being two guys from Washington, one with a tag. They too had seen the bulls and were in pursuit. I told them since two bulls were in there we should work together and we can make a final decision on shooter once in position. They were agreeable so we eased in. We got to 600 yards and had the biggest bull in plain site bedded. The other was bedded in thick junipers. My buddies wife had never killed a bull and neither had this gentleman. Despite my gut telling me “ladies first” I knew they had just as much right to the bulls as us, so we agreed to flip for it. Well, she lost. So we got her in position in the event the second bull popped out and helped him with distance, windage and execution. He made a perfect shot and the other bull slipped out just giving us brief glimpses but never long enough for a new hunter. It was disappointing and exciting all at once. Bull was a tank and scored 351”. Super solid dudes and even offered tons of assistance trying to help her connect over the next few days but she could never quite put it together. On day 2 I found her the bull of a lifetime, conservatively 370” and had her at 400 yards from him but she couldn’t get him in her scope in the thick cedars before he bedded. I had to go home but they saw him two more times and no shot! IMG_8192.mov I sure love mentoring new hunters but after killing lots of animals for 35 years it is easy to forget the newbie mistakes that occur over and over again that we made and is so glaring when someone else does it. Test of patience, kindness, and humility for sure! Here is the bull they killed 351” IMG_8201.mov My Movie 9.mov

Full custom 300 win mag built on a kelblys atlas tactical and a 1-9 twist proof barrel 26”. This thing shoot lights out reamer is the “Broz” spec 300 win designed specifically for the 215 Berger and it works amazing. Stock is a manners eh1 and BDL bottom metal. Custom cerakote camo and all steel surfaces. Attached are pics and targets rifle is an easy sub half MOA rifle with the load data I have that goes with the gun. 200 rds down the tube lots of life left in her. I am Located in NM but rifle is with my hunting buddy in phoenix so a face to face in the valley is very doable. Asking $3500 rifle only scope is an additional $1500 if you want it as well. If you take the whole package I will throw in the tan pelican v800 case it’s in. Thank for looking

Just tripped across this and have only read a little! Is this something new for Oregon?

Thank you for sharing your experience! I'm getting antsy already and have been reading through all the old elk threads. Hopefully, someday this will be me and my sons. I have one who's already big game hunting and another that will be eligible next year! Side note: Even as a non-drinker, I find your profile photo hilarious.

This is the same model. They have even cheaper models than this.

New Ruger 10/22 at CDNN $248.99 plus shipping

Not anytime soon CJ. Will be close to Camp Verde possibly this weekend.

I found a buck in 4b that is very good a few months ago that survived the hunts. Just get a tag there is big bucks in every less popular unit.

Great show last yr…was right in the pit!

I'm not real hip on most of the new stuff but this one hits right

Finished this Longhorn yesterday.

Finished this huge Stone Sheep tonight. It's freaking Awesome!!!!!

Man if it were a 20 ga or smaller I would be on my way up there. What a great deal on the Browning. For anyone interested, the superposed is a great shotgun, and this one is from 1974 made in Belgium.

I found this fascinating. I killed an old bull last year and couldn’t wait to find out what he got aged at. Turns out he was 14. https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/25151324/2024-AZ-Elk-Harvest-Age-Results.pdf