murfys69law

58 year resident here in AZ and had 4 elk tags.. very spread apart too. I have never seen a wallhanger during the hunt so ended up shooting a spike both times and 2 cows the other times. With what it takes to get a tag especially for a NR, I would not hesitate to hire a quality guide. I have thought about it myself...and trust me...I hunted my A$$ off during my bull hunts. It's not always that easy even with pre-scouting and friends helping. Now I am pushing 60 and it's harder to get out there and put a 10 mile hike in. A guide in my case may be the way to go if I ever want a quality bull. ......just saying

Yeah Desertbull...listen to what the newbie says......he's been a member here for going on 45 minutes now

5nRamirez...when it gets that bad I just tie my tackle box on my line, lower it down and let them pick what they want..JK

Thanks Bill. Just wondering. Sounds like they taste like they look....LOL

I will say AZ Ground Pounders can find big bucks. Saw a 136 buck they took last year..A real Toad

If you have a boat and wanna give me $100 an hour I will have all the patients in the world and you can fish for whatever you want and I will treat everyone with respect and tell jokes and hand you beer or soda and land your fish and cook it for ya'. I can show you all my secret spots and tell you what to use for lures, plastics, etc... LARK

Don't have any but i would suggest a Marlin 30/30 Should be able to pick one up fairly cheap and they shoot good.

Anyone ever eat Warthog? Just wonder what it tastes like. If it tastes like it looks,,,,count me out

Lets take the Big Bo ranch in unit 10 for example. It's private property and they own it. They do allow vehicles in certain areas and you can drive across their land to retrieve a downed animal . NO atvs, side by sides etc... allowed and that is their right. IT"S private. All hunters wishing to use this prime elk area obey these rights as they want to continue to hunt an area that has great elk. If they didn't they could stop all hunting completely. Granted, elkaholic owns a much smaller area, But IT"S private. He should be able to say who, when and where anyone can use it. If he follows the state law on providing access if needed then he is doing his part to follow the law. Why can't others do the same. IMO it is the hunter, backpacker or whomever is there to find out where and how he is able to use the land before just going into it and then finding out it's private. It's called do diligence. MO

This how a lot of us feel right now!!!!

Just happened to see this the other day and was amazed that Elk are getting this big. I understand as the story goes it was shot in 2010 in a high fenced, private area. This is one amazing Elk and anyone that saw this would have to agree. Absolutely a huge monster of and Elk. This bruiser scored 617. UNREAL!!! Eye guards are as long as any other part of this rack. With this said, I guess any hunter with these morals could go to a petting zoo and do the same thing. It is an awesome elk but fenced in, on private property doesn't give this animal any fair chase at all. The thrill of the kill doesn't justify the means for such a majestic animal as this.

Same months in the Gulf are prime. We have caught reds tho throughout the year sometimes,

I won't Get in to a pi$$ing match. I will just say that ONE of the best eating fish IMO and thousands of other people is the Redfish out of the Gulf. They are true fighters and have beautiful large white flaky filets. You can catch them on fly rod, shrimp, (bubba gump is the best) lures, squid, and other baits. I will say that Flounder is a very good eating fish as well. They are part of the Halibut family. Working on shrimp boats as a kid I got the chance to eat numerous types of fish and have found that sport fish are fun to catch and some are very good eating but it's hard to beat Redfish. If you ever go try to get with Malcom Savoie in Cameron, LA. They have a harbor right there and he can steer you to the people in the know.

Whatever Brian..the way you made your comment WAS directed at me. I have been fishing salt and freshwater for 40 years. I have worked and fished on boats from Cameron Louisiana to the Baja Tip..Your opinion is no greater than mine. Enough said.

That's just about it swivelhead....

Hey Bob...you're the same age as me...Better make this one count cuz next time we get drawn we will be shooting from a wheelchair and gumming back straps..I guess that's OK too....

That's ok...i'm laying down looking at them........oops.....i fell asleep for a minute,,,,, Just kiddin' ya...Nice buck and great mount.

What??? times 2

Any pics?

Ya just gotta love the old guy's that have been around the block....

Pay no attention to what I said then. Havasuhunter must be an expert about this. I didn't say they weren't fun to catch. (tuna) I just said if you can get some bottom fishing and and catch some good fish like grouper or sea bass they are better eating. And yes yellow tail is not bad. But I don't know if Havasuhunter realizes.......YELLOWTAIL ARE NOT TUNA!!!!!!!!! They are part of the Jack family.

You can't use your same old email but dif password. I tried and it said that the password was already taken.

naturegirl, wonder if your son can get you again with the pregnant story too?....Just saying...

That's great....I will check when I get home. I'm sure I have something in the freezer I forgot about.

This elk will not score in P&Y or B&C beings it was not a fair chase animal. SCI is the only one to score this record and it also states it was high fenced area.