25-06

I was only off by 7/8

Harry Lawson, Tucson (520) 326-1117

Sounds like you did the right thing....Hope the scumbag is with the devil by now....Terry

Really......

This was my buddy Steve's daughters first time hunting deer, and I'll tell you what she sure takes after her pappy. Opening day was windy and hot so about noon they headed back to camp for some lunch. That evening they found some bucks up feeding and she shot but buck fever got the best of her and the bucks were soon gone. The next morning I arived at there camp about 5:45 and asked Steve what the game plan was and he said lets glass from camp and cook up some breakfast at the same time. Well right away we found some does on the side of a hill that just stood there like statues cause of all the wind. I thought the bucks would probably be down in the thick stuff so I started looking down in the rivenes and sure enough found 3 bucks as they bedded. Now the problem was how are we gunna get Shanie within shooting distance, after carefully looking at all of the options we were on our way to close the distance to only find out we were still 330 yards away. By now its raining cats and dogs with the wind blowing stronger than ever the bigest buck stands up and Shanie gets a good steady rest for the rifle and lets one rip, another clean miss and the bucks were up and over the hill in no time. So we tell Shanie to just wait there and that we would go back to camp and grab are packs and water and such be right back. When we got back to were she was she tells Steve "dad the bucks came back over the mountain" sure enough the bucks not only came back around but were heading right towords us. Then the rain starts to pour again and we loose site of then cause our binos were wet and foggy. After the rain stopped and with dry glass Steve finds the deer again, puts the range finder on em and this time they were only 225 yards away. This time she was calm as could be and used my tripod as a rest, Steve and I watched as the buck just dropped in its tracks. Perfect shot placement right behind the shoulder and split the heart in two...

You dont need to kill one first, just getcha one and put it on

He lives in Lagrange, betcha 10 bucks it was him

It was probably Az4life, thats kinda cool to see one up in the northern states.

Anybody know what kinda critter this is? My dog was out in the back yard playing with it, I aint ever seen anything like it.

Danners all the way...Just get the danners and you'll never look back...

I sure hope the donkey was ok...

Great looking buck, congrats

Hey Bro, Hope you are out havin the best Birthday ever...Happy Birthday

Well the last word in your post was very grown up as well. I understand why you lock your gates. I was raised right in the middle of 32,34,30b area. and have seen most sreas worth hunting closed down do to hunters as well as ranchers. The ranch i hunt in unit 34B is locked off as well. you have to call the rancher and he will give you the combo to the gate. This is done after he takes the info he needs before you cross the cattle gaurd. It is not always sportsman shooting tanks either. I have seen a 2 wheel drive truck drive into an area shoot up a tank and drop the gate to the ground and drive off. They drove right out of the ranch and on to the highway.I later gave the discription of the truck to the game warden. He said yep that is the same truck the rancher identafied in the ranch down the highway. They caught them and they were not even hunters. just out to cause problems. + 1

I would like to see em...Please

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Glad to have you back, and you better get ta typing if your gunna catch up with Casey

Here is a pic of a lion that weighs 227 pounds...To me this lion looks more like just about as big as they get.

I aint been out scouting since July 14, but my boys and I are hittin the hills this weekend. Hopefully we will locate that droptine again... Terry

I agree big time that Ernesto C. NEEDS TO GET BACK ON THE FORUM.....And I hope that what ever happened in the past can be forgivin and find it in his heart to join us once again...Terry Lambeth

What size are the rims?

Bill, I hope you are having a wonderful Birthday.

Just found out today from the AZGFD that last year a lot of the Ranchers were letting 25 people go through there land to hunt as long as you paid a $25 fee. (That is why last year I was able to go places that I cant this year) Found out this year an Outfitter went to all of these ranches in 32 and made a deal with them to put up gates and locks for X amount of dollars. The only way you can go through this private property now is if you book a hunt with this Outfitter group which is $1000. Mercer Ranch and other ranches will not let you through this year. GF didn't give me the name of the Outfitter group. This is the case on the east and west side of the Galiuro Mtns. GF said they are working with the state and federal government to build roads around these private properties but will take several years. So good luck to anybody that has a 32 tag! If that's true, it's a prime example of why i don't care much for some of these outfitters. GF told you this?? Big time bummer guys...$$$$Kinda wonder what it will be like in a few more years

Rattler is real good fried up like chicken, just aint much meat on em.