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Four more days till I get to start!!!! Bulls finally starting to heat up where I’ve been scouting. Sunday had a bull come right up to the truck after I bugled one time. He was lonely. 😂 Brian

My season lasted a little over a half day. I got into my blind at about 7 am. Didn’t have any action until about 10 am, when a doe came in. After she left, nothing went on till just about noon when a two point came in. After that it was a steady stream of deer, couple spikes and does, till 1:30. I had about as much of the heat as I could take. I never had been so hot in a blind. I was wringing wet with sweat. At 1:45 I had enough. I got all my gear ready to go and took one last scan out of the blind to make sure I didn’t miss something. I looked up the hill and here came a big buck down the trail a long with a 1x2. I scrambled to get ready. The buck came right in front of my blind at 15 yards and was quartering away. Drew, settled my pin on the last rib, and released. The arrow it exactly were I aimed. The buck ran up the hill and stopped then walked off. I didn’t like the reaction of the deer so I gathered my stuff and went back to camp. Decided to give the buck two hours. At 4:00 I started on the blood trail. Not much blood. A few drops here and there. When I got to where I last seen him, the blood quit. Slowly I followed a few tracks and a couple broke limbs. 40 yards later there he was piled up. The arrow hit the last rib and came out on the back edge of the opposite shoulder. What an amazing day for a great buck! Brian

Spent weekend scouting 3c. Heard two half bugles. Brian

Big Lake has had a bad algae bloom for about two months now. Smells horrible. Brian

Thanks! I do place my blind on the prevailing down wind side. I wash my clothes in scent free soap. I don’t spray down. With my blind, I do keep only the window I want to shoot out of open. The fewest windows open I feel the better for scent containment. I have been using one of those ozone scent eliminating gadgets. Does it work? I really don’t know but figured why not try it. I have very few deer wind me so maybe it does work or maybe I’m just lucky to not have to much swirling wind. That’s all I do. Good luck. Brian

So cool! I’d love to hunt up there someday! Brian

Thanks everyone! Now I get to concentrate on my archery bull hunt. Brian

Congrats on an awesome buck!! Brian

I really like the double pedestal mount. Brian

He’s in the wrong unit!!!!! Not mine 😂😂😂 Brian

I do!!! 😁😁😁😁 Brian

Lol. Took less than 3 min.

Been trying for that hunt for several years now. Congrats! Brian

Lake level I believe is just below 20%. Had a big fish kill last July. I know of several people that have been and not a lot of fish to be found. Here are some pics.

I have a friend that had 19 points and drew tag #3

I agree. He’s pretty. If I was to mount a cat, one like him would be it. Big black spots.

It would have helped push prices if both buyers were interested in buying coyotes and fox instead of just one. Needed a little competition between the two.

Desert cats usually don’t. They just don’t get the heavy longer fur like a flagstaff, rim, or white mountain cat. Desert cats need to be taken in late December and January to reach their full potential. They can bring pretty good money. An earlier taken desert cat is too flat and short of hair, therefore worth very little. There are other factors also with all cats that make a difference. The wider and whiter the belly with clear black spots is what you want. Also a $50 average on Arizona coyotes is pretty darn good. Here are the three cats that I took up there... the one on the right I didn’t sell. As you can see it doesn’t have the whitest belly.

Some of both. Poor furred animals will not sell at all. Just can’t make a bad animal look good no matter what. Good fur that is poorly put up still sells, but not as good as if it was showed off as good as it could be.

I took three cats to the sale. Didn’t sell one, had a much higher offer from someone not at the sale, sold the other two for $900 and $820. Good stuff sold really well. Fur that was below average didn’t sell well at all.

Here is a quote I got from trappers association on how it will go... You can check in any time. It's first come first served. You can check in as early as 9AM. Sales will start at 10AM. When you get to the sale you leave your fur in your vehicle and come check in and get a number. When your number is getting close you'll be called to bring your fur to the tables and place them into lots to be graded by the buyers. When your number is up you'll be your own auctioneer and buyers will write you a check directly and you can leave if desired. If you choose to No Sale at that time and want to think about it more, you can take another number and move to the back of the line. We have done it this way the last couple of years and it has worked well and efficient and the sellers appreciate the chance to talk directly to the buyer. This year we have multiple buyers and a whole lot more fur. Hopefully it will continue to run smoothly. Remember, the buyers want the best furs with the best put up and will pay good for them. Don't expect to get top dollar for low grade furs and bad put up. Come and have some fun, visit with other trappers, sell some fur, watch some great demos and eat some good food!