MULEPACKHUNTER

So archery Javelina comes to an end for me. I am new to hunting and this is my first year hunting pigs. I put in 15 full days scouting and hunting in unit 20B and never saw one pig. Somehow I still had a good time but I am wondering if the numbers are too low to justify hunting or if they are just living somewhere I wasn't at. I did see 2 pigs hanging from trees so I couldn't be far off. I also saw tons of sign and some hot sign on more than one occasion. Oh well its close to home and its my first year so we will see next year.

TRUST THAT THE MOMENT YOU GET TO THE EDGE OF ALL YOU CAN DO,,, THAT WHICH IS GREATER THAN YOU WILL BE WITHIN YOU TO DO MORE. I use this quote to get me through many things. I am not a religeous person and I was brought up with nothing or no one in my life who was. To this day I don't believe I have ever been around anyone who is. Over the years I have just kept it simple,,,live life every day the best you can. Honor those who came before you. Honor the life your given (where ever you believe it came from). Just be a good part of the world. If you have a bad day just work hard to make the next one a little better. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't but it keeps me moving forward always. A quick note on something my family did to better their lives::: A few years ago we removed television from our lives. Simple like I said but I can tell you I know for a fact that we are better people for it. Every aspect of our lives became better. The other simple thing is we don't own a microwave. We spend alot of time in the kitchen together as a family and of course we eat alot better. My kids know how to cook, clean, carry a conversation. Its amazing. One last thought, Common sense will get you vary far in life. Simple common sense every day. And never forget that the glass is "always" half full.

Ragnar rocks. +1 was palnning oon doing the lost dutchmans half but didn't work out. Let us know how the phoenix race goes for future reference

Going to my first banquet next month. Anyone have comment on how these things are? Just wondering if It will be worth the hour drive one way and the cash? I support always but just never made it to a banquet.

It is the Red mountain chapter and its at the shrine Feb 16th.

Its Feb 16th in Mesa. It was an invitation and I wasn't aware of others?

Looking back now it was a great year. Here's to everyone in 2013. Cheers!

Looking back now it was a great year. Here's to everyone in 2013. Cheers!

No kills for me or my partners but here are a few pics form the season. Do some day dreaming. More to come.

Look on horse outfitters web ppage , they have soft scabards for bows that mightt work. A friend used one on his muule and it was safe.

ah nice one, very true. I will remember that one.

Thanks very much for the info, I spent abut half my time glassing and half hiking or in the saddle just looking for sign. I only spent about 2 days on the hot spot I found due to the fact that there was pressure on some of the others. I felt like I worked hard on the glass these last 2 days but boy was it quiet. I found an area with a spring, mesquite trees, prickly pears and I found one major hot bedding area. I set up Saturday and Sunday morning glassing the bedding area and an east facing slope full of pears close by it but they never showed. One issue I am thinking is that I am in a canyon area and it is very rough so they could get by in some areas under cover. Nobody will say I dont put in the work so it will come soon enough.

Man bummer, I too did this ounce but went back for it and found it. In a rush after spotting some bucks I threw on my pack and took off after them when about 5 minutes later my partner asked me if I planned on throwing rocks at the deer? Hope someone see this and finds the owner.

I know where there's lots of berries . Why would you want to know where they are? Just stop at frys

I am kind of set on the mules myself. Great for scouting, packing, and freindship alone in the hills. Pack camp in, drop mules off at home, backpack in, kill, and hang meat, then grab mules and pack it all out the next dAy. No tag drawn and I have a lot of freinds to help out. I havnt yet but I may try taking one mule and leading him with my gear like the goat and lama guys do it. Honestly its almost too much work packing yourself and hunting. Much easier packing for someone else.

So jealous, I have 10 lbs of pork shoulder waiting for some wild pig to cut into it. Congrats

Took wife and daughter out last weekend and they froze. LOL every patch of water we found was 2 inches thick ice. No pigs for us yet. Congrats

Jealous here, I cant seem to find more than good sign. Working hard again this weekend

Not in your unit but I have found 3 sites in mine with hot sign and I have yet to spot the little guys. Lots of sign but they are not moving around much. Back at it again this weekend. Tuff to spot if they are not moving. Suggest finding hot sign then keep at that area with glass.

This only my second year hunting anything but from last year I have seen the does taking longer to get in cycle it seems. I see alot of loan bucks and does with no bucks on them. Last year the last 2 weeks of Jan they were done rutting but this year it should be on.

I have seen elk in the winslow hunt area. Not hard to scout it either. Never hunted it though

Hello everyone, I have been reading daily all I can from this site and there are some great discusions. Alot of information and some great stories. I am very new to hunting, I have always been into fishing but never hunted until last year. I mainly Bow hunt for now and have been backpacking and running my Mules where I can. I am very seriously addicted to hunting now and I am trying to learn all I can. I have my Arechers Card and plan on doing the rifle hunter safety as well. I went into Unit 8 for the late rifle Cow Elk season Dec 8th or so with some freinds and I have to say I didnt bring enough orange!!!! I was shocked and almost upset to my stomach at what was going on up there. I have never seen so many hunters in one area even in stories. Everywhere I went on the road or hiking off of it there were hunters and guns going off. Crazy. On the other hand my freinds took 3 Elk in 4 days right in the middle of all this. I saw what I would call road hunting going on by about every single hunter up there. I only saw a few guys hiking or sitting water. I never saw one game and fish truck for 4 days in this densely populated hunting area. I saw people in the bed of trucks with guns in hand. Is this normal for up there?