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I get spotted skunks fairly often on trail cam. They are one of my favorite to get since they look so cool. Amazing to get a bobcat with a squirrel!!

Awesome!! Love the solo backpack style hunt!! That is so cool!! I do that for coues but not sure I would do it for elk unless I had a army of packers to come help me once the elk was down. Loved your story, thanks for taking the time to write it up!! 3-4 year old seems like a good guess on age to me.

Brandon asked me to post this fine buck for him! First he has ever gotten with a muzzleloader! Scores about 115!

more calls are needed! here is the latest release from AZSFWC Please thank Senator McCain for signing on as a co-sponsor of S 3919, Senator Hatch's Wolf Delisting Bill. If passed, the bill will remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list and states will be allowed to manage the wolf going forward. It is important that we show our appreciation when a Senator responds to our requests and Senator McCain has done just that. PLEASE KEEP THE TELEPHONES RINGING IN DC. REPORTS INDICATE THAT WHILE CALLS ARE BEING MADE, WE STILL NEED MORE. Hopefully most of you know by now that the Arizona Game and Fish Commission voted last Saturday to support S 3919 at the recommendation of Terry Johnson, the person who has given several years of his career and is responsible for the wolf recovery program in Arizona. The Obama Administration now has a commitment for its own amendment to get attached to the Omnibus Spending Bill in the Senate. This amendment is bad. It increases the wolf recovery numbers in the Rockies (original number was 100 in each state of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho- they now are saying 500-700 minimum number in Idaho), gives the Interior Department complete authority over wolves with no state participation or input and contains provisions for re-listing if certain conditions are not met. In addition to continuing to advocate for S 3919, we also need to stringently oppose the Obama Administration amendment to the Senate Omnibus Spending bill. Please make phone calls today to the Senators listed below. If you are outside the state of Montana or Arizona, please call the Senators from your state. Call or email Senator Max Baucus and Senator Jon Tester of Montana today. Call Senator Jon Kyl and ask him to sign on to S 3919 and do everything he can to assist us in this effort. Call Senator McCain and thank him for co-sponsoring the bill and for helping to move this bill forward. Senator Jon Kyl 202-224-4521 Jon_Kyl@kyl.senate.gov Senator John McCain 202-224-2235 John_McCain@mccain.senate.gov Senator Max Baucus 202-224-2651 Max_Baucus@baucus.senate.gov Senator Jon Tester 202-224-264 Jon_Tester@tester.senate.gov Thanks for your assistance, Suzanne Gilstrap

information from Pete Cimellaro: To All: I am hopeful most of you already know the AZ Game & Fish Commission voted last Saturday to support delisting the Gray Wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This is all Wolves, including the Mexican Wolf here in Arizona. This action is an attempt to bring about a change in the failed programs that have paralyzed wolf management through out the West. Many states, including Arizona, year after year have had continued problems with the USF&WS, Wolf Advocates, Environmental Extremists, the Media, etc. Western States are seeking a remedy to the problem of Wolf management under the ESA, which unfortunately usually turns to Wolf management by the courts. While Wolf recovery has met, and in some cases, exceeded population targets; the states have had their hands tied by the Wolf Advocates and their use of the court system. This has led to the destruction of some Elk, Deer, and Moose populations and continues to be a problem for wildlife managers. Here in Arizona it has led to a paralyzing stalemate with the program in limbo, without direction and input from the states. In Washington DC, Sportsmen for Wildlife and Big Game Forever have been working diligently to get the ear of the politicians. They have succeeded! S. 3919, is the result of this effort. I strongly urge you to send a message to the Environmental Community, the Animal Rights Extremists, and all of those who want to manage wildlife at the federal level and by the courts. Say no to the abuse of the system and return management of wildlife to the states where it belongs. Support the Arizona Game & Fish Commission, the Wildlife Conservation Organizations and the Wildlife we all cherish. Support S 3919!!! Make Two phone calls today! Call Senator Baucus (202-224-2651) & Senator Tester (202-224-2644) and ask them to join with Senator Kyl, Senator McCain and others to pass S.3919. Do it now, Timing is critical!!!!!! Pete PS: PLEASE PASS THIS ON!!!!!!

I had a javelina do the exact same thing last year! I couldn't believe it!

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Very cool pics!!!

Wow!! Nice! Thanks for sharing your adventure!

Congratulations Casey!! Grandma is proud of you! Thanks for sharing your story...

+1 and thanks for the update...can't wait to see the pics tomorrow. I was out today and put up a trail cam on a fresh scrape. Hope I get as much action as you have been getting.

did you donate it to Outdoor Experience 4 All? I was supposed to be taking a young girl out this weekend in 23, but they had a death in the family and have to postpone. Maybe it's your tag?

I adore Cliff anyway, but yes I love the sticker pic!! Awesome ram Cliff! I am very happy for you buddy!

yea....I wish he would have passed too That buck had some knubs that looked like they might have become drop tines in the future.

On the other hand.....Scott Adams 124 inch buck seems to only be 5 years old based on tooth wear. But there was a burn in that area probably a year and a half before Scott killed him and the regrowth probably helped a ton with nutrition and it was a great antler year (meaning good rains and thus good vegetation growth) in general that year. I think Scott's buck would have gotten even larger as a 7-8 year old. It takes three things to make a great buck....Age, Nutrition, and Genetics. and we know Scott's buck was a beast the year before too!

here is some more info based on shed antlers from the same bucks over time. the first pic shows a set found by Dan and Monica King. You can see his best antlers are when he was 7+ years old. and some from Jim Reynolds collection: this set is missing some of the early antlers

I would say that generally truly large bucks (say >110 inches) are going to be 7 years old or larger. my buck from this year scores 106 and based on toothwear and sheds found and trail cam pics, I would say he was 5 years old. My 110 buck from mexico a few years ago was 7 years old based on tooth wear. Dale Gonzales gave me the lower jaw from that monster buck (story and pics here) he killed and I think it's at least 8 years old. When I worked on San Carlos we pulled teeth from a lot of Whitetail, but the lab gave inconsistent results so we didn't have a lot of faith in that data. But the mule deer were easier for them to age, and the biggest bucks were generally 8, 9 or 10 years old. I would say you can get good 100+ inch bucks at 4-5 years old, but true monsters tend to be older.

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Congratulations on your buck!

GH is out there visiting family....not sure he will get a chance to hunt while he is there.

Looks a little chilly out there!!

thx Tony!! I appreciate any and all help spreading the word.

Wow! I am excited for you Jim!! Can't wait to hear your stories!

WoW!!!! Stunning ram! Congratulations!

+1 and here are a few pig pics of from me and my friends: this is the the oldest javelina I have ever shot. Her teeth were worn out with several just gone. I will post pics of the jaw of this pig compared to the one below that my friend shot on the same hunt. Old javelina vs young javelina...look at the tooth wear! my archery javelina from last year: mark denham's javelina from the same hunt: