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December 31st, 2013.

All of these mounts are incredible but the full body mount with the prickly pear pads in front on the habitat with the slightly open mouth is absolutely fantastic! If I was doing a javelina mount, I would like something similar to that. I also like the one laying on the floor with no habitat...that thing looks alive! I'd like to have one like that too, just to see the look on my wife's face when she came in the room. LOL! Fantastic work Jim!

My apologies, Unit 40B-W North Gilas. This range is SE of Yuma. You go through the Gila Mountains on your way into Yuma on I-8 heading West towards San Diego. You can access the East side of the range by heading South on 25E just West of Wellton, AZ. The West side of the range is accessible by going through the pass mentioned above and heading south on 15E. I can give better directions to anyone interested. Nick

One of those is oddly familiar? Great Work Jim!

ATTENTION SHEEP HUNTERS, GLASSERS, ETC! Tom (Lv2hnt) is having a tough time on his hunt in the Gilas. We've seen a number of good rams on this hunt, but we haven't been able to get to them to kill one. We need help finding a ram in a shootable position. Time is running out for Tom and his "help" has gone home for the most part. We need your help! If anyone ever wanted to get in on a sheep hunt, here is your chance! Contact me here by PM and I can put you in touch with Tom or let you know where to go. I am positive Tom would be extremely delighted and grateful for any assistance he can get this last week or so. God Bless, Nick

Drew 13A with 8 points in 2010. Drew Unit 1 Archery in 2012 with 3 points. Gotta play to win!

Hey TJ, try HabiMap on the G&F site. That has the unit boundaries as a layer. Good Luck!

Congratulations on breaking your 8 year curse! Nice job doing it with the recurve too! Still waiting to get my first javi after hunting them for decades with a bow. Yes I suck at hunting javelina!

Beauty Don! Congratulations to your crew and the hunter!

I got drawn in 2010 with 8 bonus points. If it can happen to me, it can happen to anybody! First off you have to apply for the draw to get drawn, so don't miss it no matter what! Your best bet will be to apply for units that don't have many tags come out of the 20% set aside. Unit 9/10 has one of the best odds. The 46's usually have better odds than most but be prepared to take stock in or hike a LONG ways to hunt. Some others as well but some of these units can be nasty! Just ask Tom Wagner, who is on day 20 of his hunt in the Gilas. Good Luck!

There are definitely some c+'s and some b-'s in there, but I wholeheartedly agree with your classification.

Incredible mass on that ram. Congratulations on your hunt of a lifetime!

It was a pleasure meeting you at Game and Fish the other day. Thanks for sharing your photos and story. Congratulations!

Congratulations to your grandpa! That is fantastic!

Thanks for sharing all of these photos! What an epic hunt with outstanding success!

What an awesome hunt! Great job on a fantastic ram everybody! Congratulations on harvesting such an incredible animal with your bow. I can only imagine how excited you must be!

Best of luck to you Brian! We're all pulling for you man!

Thanks for all the responses. Although I thought heavily about trying something different this year, I'm going back to the scene of previous attempts for another round with the javelina in 37B. I've found herds in a few different places in that unit and also killed a deer there so I figured that's the one. For those of you that don't know me, the javelina is my nemesis. I've shot at them a bunch and even hit a few, but have not recovered one and put my tag on it yet. I've killed elk and deer with my bow and other stuff with my rifle but the stinky, pesky javelina is my biggest challenge. Ridiculous huh? At this point I just laugh at how crappy I am at finding and hunting those things, but they are one of my favorite critters in Arizona. I'll get one some day and when I do, I will be one happy camper!

What a pain in the rear! Sorry to hear you had to drive so far Bruce. Hope things are going well otherwise. Nick

Thats a great ram. Congratulations to the hunter and your tio! Beautiful full curl and red horns. Hard to beat that!

Jeff and Tene' Miller did a euro mount for me. You could always just do the wet maceration method yourself, but your neighbors might not like the smell too much. LOL! Nick

Thanks for sharing about this hunt Jay! Those are some awesome photos. I don't know Brian but he seems like a great guy from all the stuff he's posted on this site over the years. As a fellow bowhunter, I'm pulling for him big time on this hunt to take his ram with his bow. This will be an incredible adventure for all involved I'm sure. Best of Luck to everyone, Nick

I was a little disappointed in the book too. I am not diappointed in "HabiMap" however. This takes electronic scouting/doing your homework to a whole new level!

Will definitely have a deer tag as well. I shot a buck on Jan 2 a couple seasons ago on a combo hunt, but still haven't gotten a javi! I live a good 3 hours or so from good pig habitat so scouting is a bit tougher to accomplish regularly. Might try to get out and poke around once I narrow down the units.

The boy is getting into the Scholastic Clay Target program and loves to hunt doves. He has graduated from his Mossberg 500 and wants a new gun for Christmas. We are thinking of getting him some type of semi-auto or over/under. He's just a beginner but is showing lots of promise so I don't want him handicapped by the gun. He shot a Browning BT-99 at the Club very well (20/25 first time with that gun, 3rd time on the range). I am thinking of a few guns like the Beretta A300 Outlander, the Weatherby SA-08, or maybe a CZ Redhead or Canvasback. The kid is huge and has been shooting a 12 gauge for a couple of years so no youth models or 20 gauges please. Does anyone have any other recommendations or ideas? Budget of $500 to around $750. Also would consider a used gun in excellent condition if there is something out there. Thanks everybody!