elkaholic

Is it me or does that cat look on the skinny side? - rib bones all stickin out -sag along the belly -hip bones stickin up time to put a tag on him/her. gotta love those trail cam pics

sometimes a womens intuition says it all! besides it'll make her happy!

well guys it 's not always related to taking shots with a rifle - I'm an avid archery hunter - I 've taken lots of javelina and a few elk - but never a deer . Now i' practice a lot and concider myself a good archer. I'm good- out distances of 40-50 yrds . I practice all the time on my back yard. this happened to me in wisc. aa long time ago ' - I had achance to go deer huntin - archery Now I've never hunted out of an elevated tree stand - never need to - while hunting in Az. the area was baited so- it was a sure thing - I had shot a few times in my cousins back (from the ground) i was ready. A nice little 3x3 came in - I'm 20 feet up this big tree in a great stand - How easy is this gonna be- I'm think -first deer - first shot - I'm done . -I took my time line up the pin - he can't be 25 yrds away shot right over his back - I'm like no way - i had him - he runs off. Ten minutes later , here comes agin -same spot - ok now way I'm missing agin - shoot- same thing right over his back . Now i'm down to my last arrow - here he comes for the third time a little farther out.- you guessed it - missed agin . I watch him run away - I'm out of arrows , so i get down collect my arrows and climb back up in the tree. he never came back - I'm totally bummed out - how did i miss this guy 3 times . I know the bow is sighted in - I had practiced - so I set get back to my cousins house - take 3 shots at 25-30 -40 yrds- dead-on . i'm like no way . so i set-up the target by the house - ,climb up on the roof and try it agin - i shoot over the target every shot - i get back up - aim for the bottom of the target and sink the shot dead center - i was easily missing by one foot! I know since then that one should never forget to allow for the angle of the shot. hunting with a rifle is no different! Gary

ok - heres the latest - seller -Dr. Ken Howell, author of the 1987 "Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions" He's 90 in a wheel chair and would like to sell some of his things - he's living in quemado N.M. i had asked for some idea of what he'd like to get for the big eyes - he answered -half-way between felonious and federal heres his comment on the price of these rare optics---- A modern replica is going for $2,000, I'm told. Not sure whether it comes with the same fancy fitted steel military case, but I assume that the tripod comes with it. A friend tried to find (but couldn't) an original Zeiss like mine on-line. He found an American-made Navy version at something between $6,300 and $6,500 — with or without the fitted steel case? I don't know. That's what I meant by "half-way between felonious and federal," though I'd assume that the Navy version originally cost the gov a lot more than it'd ever bring as milsurp. , anyone interested i can pass along info or get you in contact with him! Gary

"More wining Wha Wha Wha :lol: " wining: A beverage made of the fermented juice of any of various kinds of grapes, usually containing from 10 to 15 percent alcohol by volume I'm in --- guess that explains a lot

this one was killed this yr - ohio i think reported no sex organs

my freind has drawn the ham hunt --and wants one with a crossbow - he just looks funny walkin around with a crossbow!- lol

is this guy chriss ? all over agin - thought he was 86'd a long time ago! same mental output

last couple seasons - weather always plays a key role - we all know,cold - windy -rainy weather means they should be hold up in the draws / caves etc , keeping warm - so we are looking in all the nooks and crannies hoping to see or kick 'm out - after several hrs - we are about to give -up- decide to look at the big hill in the area - guess what - there they are !-right on the very top ,so even piggys can do the unexpected! keep the meat as clean as possible - take an extra gamebag!

A trapper I knew would clean/wash the entire Javelina with a strong soap to get rid of the skunky oil before skinning it. I went one better last year and took a fresh killed Javi to the self serve car wash and degreased it and power washed it before skinning it.... The meat really tasted good , even grilled the backstraps were great! I know now to carry some automotive degreaser and 5 gallons of water to wash them up before skinning! guess ya learn what you are taught- i learned the musky oily smell comes off with the hide - why would i waste time washing it! if you spent 5 minutes just keeping your hands and knife clean - you'd get the same results -

"If everyone will still be just as happy for you then why does it bother you if someone wants to post a +? It has nothing to do with someone being shy but you certainly have the right to your opinion. The score of an animal never has meant crap to me but I don't condem those who thrive on it. What the he!! makes the difference what someone wants to post?" +1 i agree - what difference does it make - unless its an official report for the book - I can call it anything i want mines a 120 class buck

thats why we like the whitetail hunts - a really nice buck!

come on he was just givin a helping hand by moving the lick closer towhere it should be - by the tank - hope someone knows these guys - still want to hear excuses!- lol and I would say - yes G&F will want this info and photos especially if it is a trail and not a road- off road on atv is illegal - this is great evidence of this type of violation!

as long as you have them - post them - you'd probably be doing everyone a favor . as now you've opened the can - pour out the contents! I'm courious to see if I know them! be interesting to see if they see themselves (they could be members here ) and what kinda excuses they have to justify picking up your salt blocks Post'em up!

I hope everyone is having a great time!- I'm thinking about you all! sorry i had previous plans - i hope everyone gets home safely- Gary

here you go http://www.azgfd.gov/regs/elkregs.pdf if they keep up with the quanity of hunts - there will be no quality - the big elk herds will be gone ! we all see it - drive the woods and you may not even see any elk i remember stopping and just trying to count all the elk was hard - those times are gone !! if they keep this up it will ruin elk hunting here in AZ ! any you elk hunters who had unit 10 -post here and tell us what you saw this yr

1625 antlerless cow tags in unit 10 rifle - Are they out of there minds - they are destroying our herds - there is now way they can recover from illiminating all the cows G$F what the **** are you thinking???!!! even if they only kill 500 thats THOUSANDS of lost elk over the next several yrs! first the 5's then the 6's now unit 10??

nice idea but who's gonna drive to flag to sign up? anyway to sign up otherthan in person?-

i always take the backstraps - wrap in bacon - slow cookin crock pot - you can use a rub spice if wanted but always great - i usually just use a little lemon pepper - serve with rice or noodles rest is beer brats or some other sausage or cook and shred like stated above

lesson for us all - break a window - any window ! cut screen on door - jimmy lock . they need physical evidence - what a joke - hope it gets figured out for you!

yep - i stand corrected - they do define road hunting as illegal - guess i failed the guide test - lol you can not look in either direction while driving down the rd - to and from any spot or camp - if animal is spotted do not stop or pursue - even if said game animal jumps in front of vechile - you are a road hunter - oh i forgot i didnt intend to see anything it just showed up!

i guess i stand corrected on the issue of g&f defining and stating " road hunting" is illegal so the g&f guy (No names) who loads his atv with freinds and family /with tags and drives around while hunting is illegal also ! i bet -99% of all types of hunters are hunting illegally the way it's stated - interesting

nice hunt - awesume bulls - we all hope to experience hunts like this - especially at 80- way to go !

"But I know it has been said somewhere that if you are just driving at a slow rate of speed looking for game it COULD be considered road hunting. That was said in the regs." ok - show me! if anything its in the definiton of "road" being maintained for public convience- where if a speed limit is posted and you are driving slow may cause some kind of an accident! Most of us can remember drivin down a rd during season - have g&f drive by and just wave or they will stop and check license - never in 40+ yrs of hunting az backroads has anyone ever mentioned driving slow was or could be concidered road hunting. to the best of my knowledge --I've never seen anything in any published regulations for arizona that the term ROAD HUNTING was defined as illegal! the only mention of roads and hunting in the latest regulations - has to do with hunting from a vechile --- meaning taking wildlife from a vechile- which states - "using a vechile to hunt while traveling on or off rd:and or chasing wildlife with a vechile, both are illegal"

we all know its illegal to shoot from a vechile or a maintained road - chasing/pursuing game etc. etc. even the wm guy has to abide by the regulations - show me any item related to how fast or slow you drive down a road while hunting - - which decides if you are a road hunter! !i'd fight any ticket that said i was going slow and looking for game thus -- i'm a road hunter! which is not illegal either - its just a handle we give people whom dont want to get out and hunt,who just drive around and hope to find an easy shot! I know of a time when a guy who was driving downthe seven springs rd - looking out the window was wondering accoss the rd a little sometimes on the left and then on the right - a g&f was approching - stopped and him and gave the guy a ticket for driving down the wrong side of the rd - guy took it to court - judge thru it out - he said i'v e driven that rd and I knowthere are no lines to indicate which is theright or left side besides we all try to avoid the **** washboards.