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I am selling my Smith and Wesson model 1500 .270. It has leupold rings and bases and I am asking $300 obo.

Also to give you guys some incentive to buy some tickets I just heard from the president that we will have Doc Meyers 440 bull along with several other 400 plus bulls on display at the banquet.

Guess you will just need to swing by Dons while you are down here for the ISE show.

Manny asked to not have any pictures released or I would have posted some up! You really have to hold this buck in person to get an idea of what it is!

I have seen it many times! The mass is unreal on it!

I will be there on Friday and Sunday at the Arizona Elk Society booth.

Alright guys and gals there are still tickets available and we will be setup at the ISE show next weekend so come on by and pick up your tickets!

I have heard of feral hogs in the 36's on the refuge, but have never seen them personally. The skull is definately from a feral hog, but is that a bullet hole in its skull? I found a skull like that around Flagstaff 2 years and it had a bullet hole in its skull most likely from someone who brought the pig out there to kill it and butcher it.

Don't know how I missed this thread! Great job everybody that is one heck of a January!

Great story and great buck! Sorry to hear about the missed shot in December, but it happens. Keep up the good work!

Looking forward to seeing you again Richard. Hopefully you will be as successful as last year! Just wanted to bump this to the top since we have more of our live auction items posted on the AES website.

I have always worn Red Wings, but I just got a pair of Danner Frontiers and with several trips out with them I am nothing but pleased with them. The Frontiers come in an Uninsilated, 200 gram and 400 gram.

What about me Gino? I wanna see the beast now!

Great video Bret. You both sound super excited. Keep up the good work.

I have shot just about every bow on the market and to tell you honestly, they all shot great. The Hoyt line is a great bow that is smooth and quick but you need to keep the cams timed. The Matthews line is also great because of how smooth and compact they are. The Bowtech line is probably one of the most underrated bows out there because that are less expensive, but they are smooth, quick and light. PSE has the speed thing down for sure and they bows shoot good. Figure out which bows you are the most interested in and go to several shops to try each of them out and decide. No matter what anybody on here tells you it is what feels best when you shoot it. Good Luck and keep us posted on what you end up going with.

Way to go Garrett! You are becoming one fine hunter. Keep up the good work and enjoy every minute in the field with your pops.

Man Jakob is a hunting machine! Big congrats guys!

Way to go guys! Sounds like a great time out in the field!

Hey Matt good to see you on here again! Big congrats on your first coues buck with your bow! I cant even imagine what it feels like.

Trophy Taker all the way man. You can get one for 60 bucks.

I had probably one of the best years of hunting that I could ask for in 2008. Started out with Javelina Then was able to chase some deer with buddies. Then went scouting for elk for a long time. Chased some deer with the bow and even got to see some world class elk be taken. Then it was time to get serious with coues Then it was time to help buddies with archery deer.

My dad and I did good again this javelina season! We left the morning of January first around 5:30 in the morning hoping to have camp setup by 9 but we ran a little late. Around 10 we got to glassing and in less than 5 minutes my dad had found a herd of pigs way up on a distant ridge. So my dad and his buddy went up to try to get on them while I stayed low and watched. By the time they made it up to where the pigs were they had disappeared so I told my dad to check the saddle just beyond where he had seen them earlier. So he crept up and over and I got a call about 5 minutes later saying he had hit one. Well by the time I was able to load everything up and make it to where they had parked I had ran into Doug (AZP&Y) on the road and he gave me a ride the rest of the way to the truck. Thanks again Doug. While I was shedding some weight my dad called and said he had found the pig. As the story goes my dad had only seen the one pig so his buddy didnt get any shots. My dad said the pig stepped out and he figured he was at 20 yards, but later found out it was more like 27. He hit low and missed all the vitals, but followed the blood and found the pig laying under a juniper only 5 yards away so he drew back and finished it off with one last shot. Here is my dad with his second archery pig. It might just be me but I think he is spoiled. He has hunted archery pig for 2 years gotten 2 pigs and has only hunted about 3 hours! The second morning we were actually able to make it to our main glassing point. We all glassed for around an hour when I found a good 2 point buck. He was havy and had a decent frame. I watched him for about 10 minutes and then he bedded. So I decided to attempt a stalk. I worked my way around a big canyon and slowly eased my way over the top of the hill he was bedded on. With the roll of the hill I had to crawl about 20 yards to see where he was bedded. I saw the rock he was bedded under and ranged the front of the rock at 26 yards! I just kneeled down and planned to wait it out. After about 2 minutes a doe stood up and started to walk away and the buck got up and just started to chase her. I watched as the buck chased her away without any shot opprotunities. Just a few minutes later my dad said he saw the buck in the bottom so I worked my way around again and came up over a rock and saw the buck standing in the shade. I ranged him at 56 yards and started to draw back, but before I could get to full draw he started to chase the doe again. Here is a picture of him bedded. We moved to a new area for the afternoon suggested by John (JLG) and we glassed hard. After about 2 hours I glassed up a buck and he looked good. We watched him for a while but he never bedded, we figured he would go in the mid 90's. I continued to glass the same canyon and found a spike and then found a big buck bedded in some thick stuff. This buck appeared to be a solid 100 to 102 type buck sporting 4 plus inch eyeguards, but with only 30 minutes of light left I didnt want to risk spooking him. On the third morning we went back to where the big bucks were spotted in hopes of finding them or some pigs. We setup to glass right at first light and in a matter of minutes I found a big 2 point but he moved off and out of sight. We continued to glass for 2 more hours finding only 1 more doe. At that point my dad and I decided to go and glass some different hills while my dads buddy decided to check a draw that had alot of pig sign. I managed to glass up a small 2 point bedded when my dad went to check on his buddy. My dad came running back saying they had pigs so I ran over there to find out that his buddy had hit one. We followed a dismal blood trail for 400 yards and lost all sign. Apparently he had hit a branch and the arrow deflected and hit the pig to far back. So while they continued to look I moved up the ridge to try and get back on the herd. After about an hour I was only 100 yards away from the pigs. I was trying to figure out the best route when I herd a woofing sound behind me. I hooked my release up and turned to see a pig running full speed at me only 30 yards away! I drew back and turned in one motion and shot almost instantly hitting the pig right between the eyes at a mere 2 yards!!! The pig went end over end and was flopping on the ground so I put 1 more arrow in him to put him out of his misery. So here is my unicorn pig Hope you enjoyed the story! I have to pack and go chase some deer now!

That is a huge typical!!! Great job on a great buck!

I can tell you I have used these game bags for the past 3 seasons and I am nothing but pleased. They are easy to use and do not tear!

Happy Birthday Matt! Hope you have fun this weekend and get one of those bucks you have been chasing!