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Zac attack, it was a pleasure having you out on the ranch and there hunting.. It was a BLAST!! I was just as excited as you were when I watched that arrow zip through that aoudad ram at 18yds!! I am glad you made the hunt. Glad to have ya there, buddy. I hope you enjoyed your 1st trip and hunt in TX.

A double trophy buffalo hunt in Australia in June, a Roe deer/European wild boar in Belguim in July, and a trophy leopard, sable, hippo hunt in Tanzania in October. Great year ahead.

I know what the AZGF DOESN'T do.. manage their quail populations appropriately and keep the cattle folk from grazing this place into the ground. Nor do they take heed or constructive criticism from those folks and organizations who put the future of AZ's quail species in their best interest. Not sure what they DO do, but I do know what they don't ..

Looks like my ibex hunt in Kyrgyzstan last month. I saw them doing the exact same thing. The snow was extremely dry and light. No moisture in it. The goats just forged right through it with no problems.

My dream North American hunt. I would go tomorrow if I had the extra substantial $$ needed to hunt TI. Hammer of a ram. Congrats to the hunter.

I cook mine with river rocks in the crock pot. Cook until the rocks are good and tender. Serve rocks to family and/or friends with all the fixin's. Feed the stink pig to the dogs. Or enemies, whichever is closer.

What in the world is a "jackwagon"? Is that a new insult for road hunters? That's a new one on me..

If anyone knows of any QUALITY Brittany Spaniel and/ or English Pointer litter (from proven registered parents) whelped here in AZ or NM in early to mid Nov, please let me know. I am looking for another great Mearns dog to add to the family. Plus, a 6-7 week old bird dog puppy makes a GREAT Christmas Day gift for a 4yr old daughter! Thank you

You mean this football sized goiter jutting from my neck Isn't normal??

Nevermind a good Brit or EP, I found the perfect birddog. I named him Stubby. I hope he points!

Way to go, buddy. See ya in a couple weeks.

A recent two week wandering in the midle of nowhere Kyrgyzstan, central Asia within the massive and beautiful Tian Shan (Celestial) mountain range. A bone jarring 10 hour ride to the end of the earth. Typical Kyrgyz homestead. Portable! Mode of transportation Easy, old boy, don't trip now! Fly camp.

Thanks guys. I appreciate the kind words. Amanda, ironically, I know both the hunter (the son Spook) as well as the Border Patrol Agent who, by some minuscule stroke of luck, was there training the Kyrgyz patrol. They were lucky beyond belief. Cam Lancaster saved the group's lives by heading out for help after the chopper crashed. The predators over in the area were wolves & snow leopards. Both of which were in abundance. Thanks again!

Great buck, Brian. Congratulations!

If I buy one of these mutts and decided to shoot a Hereford bull while out deer hunting, would he retrieve it and bring it to hand?

Thank you, guys. I appreciate the kind words. Thanks!

Very recently returned from my British Columbia Rocky Mountain goat hunt. Hunt was VERY hampered by bad weather.. Fog, rain and snow. I only got to actually hunt 2 1/2 days out of the 10. I decided when I booked this hunt that I would rather take a gamble on the weather and try for a mature billy in full winter pelage. To me, that is as much a part of the overall trophy as the horns are on this species. That decision almost came back to bite me. Luckily for me, billies are fairly religious in their movements and all we had to do was wait for the weather to give us a break. The outfitter knew of a billy that was extremely religious in his movements and would be there 100%. All we needed was a weather break. Once it did on lucky day 7, we quickly made our move and went for broke to beat the quickly closing window of opportunity. We found the billy from the spotter in no time in his bed and began the 3 hour climb to get within range of him. Quickly finding him in his comfort zone. He was perched up there without a care in the world sleeping where no man would dare walk without ropes. Here is the mountain where he resided. He was on the knoll mid-way up the range, just to the right side of the prominent avalanche chute. a LONG way up there without a care in the world. We bombed up the avalanche chute as far as we could. The bottom 2 hours of the climb consisted of "swimming" through the seemingly endless sea of Devil's club and alder. Good times! I am still picking out the spines in my legs and hands.. Once we cleared the alders and Devil's club, the terrain went to 40-46 degress and began to get quite steep. We pressed on until we had a feeling we were getting near the same elevation of the billy's perch. We then exited the chute and then began side hilling through the slidespruce thickets making our way ever closer. Once the slidespruce thicket was drawing to an end, we could get no closer. The shot was going to be 281 yards. The EXACT distance where this this billy was missed 4 times the year prior.. in the same location, no less. He was bedded above us at a 20 degree angle without a single care in the world. I was able to get a good rest on a downed spruce log, quickly dial him in and squeezed the trigger on the .300WSM.. First shot hit him higher in the shoulder than I wanted, but it rolled him over. He was QUICKLY on his feet. 2nd shot was right in the boiler room. He shuttered at the imact and was still comptiplating his escape. He then turned and was facing up the cliff-face when the 3rd shot was placed directly at his tailbone. This one dropped him hard. He slid backwards and pitched off the 120' sheer cliff directly below him. He did several complete rotations in the air before crashing into the alders and snow below. After he hit, he slid a couple hundred yards down the snow chute. Luckily, the alders and snow acted as a cushion and there was nary a hair missing or horn chipped. Whew. I guess the snow isn't was bad as I thought. He was everything I wanted in a British Columbia billy. He had the body size, the winter coat, the horn length and mass. Perfect goat. A shot facing back into the mountain face to show the horns a bit better. I skinned him out for a lifesize mount. Nothing less would do. Packing him back down.I took this pic as a last enjoyment of the open area of the avalanche chute before "diving" back into the sea of alders and Devil's club. A few scenery shots of the area.. British Columbia is a breathtakingly beautiful part of North America. It can be awe inspiring when the weather cooperates with you. Glassin' for goats. Sunrise on the Columbia River valley.. On top of the world.. Thanks for looking guys.. I hope my luck continues. I am off to Kyrgyzstan in 6 days for ibex with a very good outfit. Hoping for good weather!!

Damned cholla follows me around the globe!! Past 13K ft, it was COLD Setting up Helluva place, these mountains

Past hunters Plenty of four legged hunters in the area too. After Richard's Marco Polo success, we enjoyed Argali oysters!

Thanks guys.. I appreciate it. I feel extremely fortunate to have taken a billy of this caliber. I hope my luck can continue on into Kyrgyzstan. T-minus 48 hours and I'm off. Thanks again. Jay goat hunts in BC and AK will set you back anywhere from $6500-10K depending on who you hunt with and where they are located.

Thank guys, I appreciate it. I am extremely glad I was able to capitalize on the short break in the weather and was able to seal the deal on such a good billy. Casey, thanks for the summer's worth of handloads.. I know I have been burning them like they're 22LR!! Thanks for keeping me stocked. They are def. dialed in for my set-up. Tackdriver out to as far as I can accurately shoot (or want to). A goat inside of 600 is in trouble with this setup. 308, he is certainly flirting with the B&C all-time record book.. Even more than the horn measurements, I am glad I did the hunt as late as I could. The cape and body size on him is as much a trophy (if not more so) than the record book sized horns he sported. They are spectacular animals, aren't they?!! They demand more respect than they get, thats for sure. Sundevil, you are more than welcome to come on by anytime. Give me a bit to get him mounted though. Thanks again, guys. I appreciate it.

'Dat kid is a cool cucumber. A killin' machine.