khmer6

Here you go. http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/54319-friday-whos-hunting-piggy/ Not an easy hunt. mainly 26m, 38m, and the preserve. Only seen 1 success for 2014 so far. seemed like there were more OTC pigs down in 2013

Theres another thread here that I posted the regs for the metro unit OTC archery. There is also the year long mohawk valley hunt I believe as well for rifle.

how do those A-max hold up against game? I've only ever used the V and A-max for plinking. SST for game

Nice! what caliber?

Nice job!

you might get lucky and your kid chuck some rocks into the brush they are hiding in :-D

Early rutter. Must be pumped full of hormones ha

great times. my 4 year old loves to scout and get high to glass. once he finds tracks, he starts ducking down and follows them making piggy noises. carrying that extra weight will definitely help condition you :-D My soon to be one year old is already 30 lbs, so I'm not sure if I'll be carrying him around once he's ready to hit the desert flats haha

yes sir!!! corn/dog food fed piggy!?!?!? lol

This is from the "Spring 2014" regs which was released last year in 2013. az_spring_2013.pdf

Their body armor is tougher than a lot of people tend to believe. Even FMJ from a pistol can sometimes have a hard time punching thru

Look in the spring regs for LAST year. I have the pdf somewhere if anyone needs it

what gun is that in your avatar? it looks like a beast.

no worries. we all know change in government goes slow. the whole salt/baiting thing is really bad, there are so many different answers floating around. best advice is to just proceed with caution. as far as the caliber changing goes, not sure how often they look into this matter, but if i remember correctly, the weapon types for turkey was recently changed? last couple of years maybe? So getting the 17WSM added may be just a matter of a few e-mails from folks to put it in motion. Not saying it'll happen quick but eventually they will take down the 22 caliber or larger restriction (which across the nation is usually a common rule) It looks like for Javelina general 5mm or .22 magnum rimfire is legal but .17 magnum and 22 rimfire is now. I don't see any game that 17 magnum is legal for the take. As far as air rifle goes, they need to be precharged and .35 caliber or larger. Change doesn't happen if no one speaks up. If you have ballastics charts or research I would submit that to them. I'll even send them an e-mail as well and voice your opinion. I think we should all have options on what is legal and not, and if its a humane way of putting down an animal then why not. If you say the 17WSM is a candidate for taking down a javelina, then I am with you on making progress.

You have to realize a lot of these rules are pretty old. The times haven't caught up to modern cartridges. 17wsm is how old now? There are lots of other cartridges created in the 2000s as well.

Wow awesome buck. Sucks that their raffle tag is only valid in the fall and not year round !

Awesome bull

+1 only shed i ever found was a mulie while dove hunting. why is that funky looking piece of trash so white? I've never seen a weird twig before, oh wait. its a nice 5x shed!

thats good to know.... cuz 30 days after tags are suppose to be mailed out would make it christmas time....and if you are doing archery only hunt, you might as well be SOL. really slacking this year. if this is what springs hunts are like, then imagine elk and general I think some of the early deer tag holders barely have enough time as it is to prepare

great story and kudos to those that help

Mostly mulies. But the coues that are in that unit (20a) are usually in the deep and rough terrain. So people usually just pick off the mules

Cold front might get them going. But then again last year we had that cold then it got warm again. Then finally got cold again. So they were kind of an odd cycle last year. And of course all depends on which unit!

I was pumped for the OTC season. I noticed it wasn't published in the 2015 documents at all. Only mentioning of it was the 2014 spring regs. Then a few weeks ago, I drove by a few of my spots and noticed they were closed. Dirt paths blocked by big boulders, gates locked, signs put up. Ugh. Was really hoping for a 2014 redemption pig.

In the picture your hand kinda makes the pig look like it's go a huge tongue lol

Hollow point is the way to go.