Ernesto C

Just go there on hunting season/opening day start calling for predators and shoot your gun left and right!! Ernesto C

This is what 5 inch eye guards look like in the field...... Ernesto C

I normally see those 140 bucks in the 45 units.

You need to get out there and start glassing, glass and glass some more until you find the deer. Then once you find the bucks look at their bodies in compare them with the does. A big mature buck will have a bigger body then a mature doe. A fork horn or smal 3 point will have the same body size of a doe; but like I said, the way you will lean and the way you will get experience is by spending time in field. Good luck to you. Ernesto C

It doesn't seem like I get a whole lot of time to look at the points and estimate how long they are and come up with a score when I find a shooter, maybe one of these days I'll find a shooter bedded so I can do that. My advice is to look for length, length in his main beams and his points (where obviously the more points the better), that is where you'll make up a lot when it comes to score. Spread and mass do not make big differences in score when it all boils down to it. BTW, in reference to the above post, even on a 3x3 you get 4 mass measurements per side, you just take the last one (H4) between the G3 and the end of the main beam. You hit the nail on the head in your original post, look for a mature buck, and to do that you have to look at their bodies to determine age on the hoof. Any mature buck is a trophy, remember it is a buck's age that makes him elusive, not his horns. Please allow me to disagree....first one question. Why you dont get a lot of time to estimate a buck a buck and gues a score?? You do not glass or how do you hunt? why? And second I disagree on the statement "Spread and mass do not make a big difference" believe me...they do!! If a buck has eye guards of 3 inches or more, second point of 7 inches or more, 3rd point 5 inches or more, main beams of 15 inches or more and mass of 14 inches or more and spread of 14 or more you will have at least a 100 inch buck. Make sure you read the topic on this forum " The 2009 100 inch post" on the Hunting AZ forum; there you will see lots of pictures and their scores that way you can have an idea what a 100 inch buck look like. Ernesto C

It is a 222 Rem. Yes please post pictures of yours.

Oh man, I told you you made me hungry. I just started eating, salmon, trout and tilapia filets..hummm delicious!! Ernesto C

Joe, go to the store and buy: Green peppers Tomatoes onions cilantro lemon butter Chop out the vegetables, spread out the butter on the fish filets, get aluminum foil, place the fish filets on the aluminum foil along with the choped vegetables just like you saw o the video. You can put them on the grill or cook them in the oven for like 20 minutes. When you get the fish out just ad salt, lemon and salsa or your choice. Huummm man that made me hungry!! Ernesto C

Here it is....fast, easy and delicious... Ernesto C

If it were me with my bow....I'l shoot first and then ask questions later It looks like a 5 x 5 he will probably scores ....high 260's? Ernesto C

Please read the "Prayer Forum" I just posted and update. Thanks to all of you for your prayers. Ernesto C

Nice!! can you take me bear hunting there?

Hey Amanda! you know, today is Sunday, I just notice we have a TON of members right now on the forum; Sundays the forum is normally "dead" no one post or even show up to the forum on Sunday mornings......but HERE WE ARE!! We are all together for you great huntress!! We cant wait to see your first post after your surgery. GET WELL SOON AND COME BACK SOON!! We promise to treat you nice take care. Ernesto C

Coach, what a beautifull and majestic animal you got there my friend, to me it looks just gorgeous. I have a buck I took in 36C on a November hunt and also have a buck I shot in Mexico on a January hunt. The cape of the Mexico buck is a lot darker that the one I took in 36C. The type of terrain where you kill a buck and also time of the season will make a difference how a buck looks like. I think I already did it but it wont matter, just let me congratulate you again on such a beautifull buck! Ernesto C

Cool man nice hunt and congratulations to you and your daughter. My daughter started hunting this year and took a javelina this past February. She has a deer tag for October so hopefully we'll post pictures of her first buck Thank you for sharing you adventure with us Ernesto C

Yes I just have to take care of a couple of small details and hope to post pictures soon of some predators

Excellent advice Josh. I saw a bob cat last week in an area that I usually call in coyots, I'm going to try (notice, I said "try") not to shoot the bob cat if I get to call it in....I really dont know if I'll have the nerves to let it walk away Or I can try leaving that area for calling in December - March Josh, when is the fur auction in Globe? Ernesto C

REMINGTON 700. 30-06 Federal Premium Nosler Partition. Ernesto C

31 pound badger?? WOW!! Cool mount

Nice eye guards!!

CCI MAXI-MAG HIGH-VELOCITY TOTAL METAL JACKET 40 GRAIN. gunsmith.......if you want to have a blast and shot at coyots and bob cats and coyotes that look like a cross between wild dogs and coyotes (their are mean and weird with white and light redish color) talk to Josh. This hunts are in Mexico maybe you want to tag along with us, Josh is trying to film the hunts in Sonora .....or you can shot me a P.M. Ernesto C

AMEN!!

Hyperwrx, Do not understimate the power of a 22 MAG. I have taken dozens of coyotes with that rifle, some head shots yes but lots of them behind the shoulder complete pass trough. BowhuntAz (James) was with me one ocasion when I shot at a running coyot, I hit it just behind the last rib and the bullet came out on the front shoulder, complete pass trough!! But that particular ocasion (dont know why) I had to shot that coyote 3 times first shot 10 yards on his chest, 2nd and 3rd shot at 30 yards behind the shoulder (by the way, last 2 shots were not pass trough) and he kep walking!! but like I said, it was the heavies coyot I have killed. Also bieng fortunate enoug to take countless javelinas and never until this date had to shoot an animal twice never. If your point was that the 22Mag is not for long distances then I agree. I try to keep shots under 150 yards. (head shots). This past Friday I took a coyot at 100 yards hit it right behind its ear! Now the comment you made about Josh is true! as soon as I took the picture he droped the coyot and started to act like a high maint. girl He shot the coyot with a 257 WBY MAG. but Josh needs to tell us the story about that coyot......we were sure we were surrounded by Javelina but not...they were coyots that got to us from behind and..............come on Josh..you tell the story. Ernesto C

Tommy, let us know when you get # 2 ready and if you need help making it...let me know...I can shoot too! Ernesto C

Yeap, I always like them to see my eyes while I smile and then KABOOOM!! On the other hand........that's why Casey should never hunt lions in Africa he's so bad shooting than when he points the barrel up and shoots at the air he still misses it!!