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Well I drew a unit 23 early cwt tag. I pretty much knew I was going to draw with 3 pts but you always get that nervous feeling waiting for the draw. Now I get to scout for my 23 bull with a rifle and shoot a buck if I see one.

Nice pictures. That 2nd to last bull is sticking his tongue out at you.

I have hunted the unit a couple times for muleys also but have seen some nice coues. You can also send me an email if you would like. We hiked in about a mile off a main road and found an incredible place.

I say string em up! Great looking bear by the way.

I like that last one to. Wouldn't mind seeing him on my hunt this fall.

I will have to agree with Daryl on this one. I never check until I log on to CWT and see a post with about 30 replies that the results are out. And the funny thing is they have probably only been out for 30 minutes. Word spreads fast when they do finally come out.

Elkster, I have 2 other interested buyers. I will let you know what they offer.

That is one of the best videos ever. My wife doesn't think so though.

Funny, I won the Grand Canyon flight for two from the silent auction. I opened the envelope when I got home and there are two certificates in there. One for two flights and one for two flights and the river float. So I will have to talk to him and see if both were supposed to be included. I am really looking forward to taking that. To bad I didn't put in for the Kaibab this year. Maybe he could be talked into making a detour. And I won a golf foursome at Las Colinas. Good times.

I had the early tag a few years ago and although we saw literally 100's of deer and several bucks better than what I ended up taking I was running out of time and this buck came out at the wrong time and place. He came out about 35 yds from where I was set up glassing. The G&F's main objective on the early hunt is to thin out the little bucks and that is mostly what is taken. So you will see tons of them. You just have to be patient and wait for something that is within your limits. Good luck on drawing a tag.

Even though the attendance was down this year it was still a good time. It is always nice to meet a few more CWT people and it definitely doesn't hurt when you walk away with a new rifle. Although it wasn't a Remington but a Weatherby Vanguard 300 win mag. Now I have to decide if I want to keep it or sell it for money for my binocs that I want to buy. Or at least put a dent into buying.

That is awesome. It seems like only a few weeks ago they were just starting to grow antlers.

Wow, I have been waiting for this post to complete. Now I have some thinking to do. I had almost been set on paying the extra but I will have to think about it some more now. I like the idea of saving some cash. Thanks for the updates.

I think a lot will depend on the scouting and what we are seeing. But I will be looking for something in the 350 class or better.

I always hand deliver mine. If I have to drive to the post office I might as well drive to the G&F office. Plus I only live 5 miles from the Mesa office.

Those are some awesome pictures.

I shot my buck a few years ago with a 100% copper bullet and he made it about 10'. Had a pass through with a real nice exit hole. And they are accurate as can be.

That figures, I am going camping this weekend. I just got off the phone with Tonto NF and you can still have fires in developed camp grounds.

That was a awesome story and pictures. Sounds like it was a great time. That is what hunting is all about.

I have never really paid to much attention to what I wear. I have quit a bit of natural gear from walmart I guess. I have a funny story that is probably to long to tell here but Chef wears ASAT and it works great. We found that out up on the Kaibab one year when we were helping a couple guys find a deer they had shot. He was walking in front of one of them when they started to panic. He stopped and asked if the guy was alright and he said I can hear you but I can't see you. Chef was 10' in front of the guy. We laughed for hours after that. And we still do.

Wow, sounds like an awesome weekend even though you didn't score a bear.

Great story. Where are the pictures?

I was wondering what happened. I tried to view one of the other videos and it kept taking me to some other page. Great video.

Congratulations to that young man. That bird looks bigger then him.

Redneck, I hear you. The last turkey tag I had my wife and daughters were ready to kick me out of the house. I used to drive about 30 minutes to and from work and started practicing while I drove. Apparently it worked because I got a turkey the very first time a went out. I have always used a crow call with pretty good success.