Jay Scott

Posted by Jay ScottI have two items that are for sale today. My Docter 40X Super Wide Angle Binoculars ($2750.00)and a pair of Danner Pronghorns 400 gram size 11D ($75.00).The Docters Super Wide Angle 40X Binoculars just recently came back from Germany because I banged them up on the left ocular housing. They replaced the part and refurbished the whole binocular. These binoculars are flawless to look at and look through. The lenses are in absolutely perfect shape. I was super impressed with Docter Optic customer service and have a great contact with them if you ever need it. Email me at jayscottoutdoors@gmail.com if interested or would like to see them. I live in Scottsdale. In an effort of full disclosure I cut the eyecups off of these binoculars while I used them for a great wide field of view. When they came back from Germany they have brand new eyecups installed by the factory. The paint on the bottom of binoculars is a little worn from being in the case. The Danner Pronhorns GTX ($75.00) are size 11 D and have been worn two or three times. The tread is perfect and I still have the box. There are no major scuffs on the boots just normal stuff from wearing a couple of times. Email me at jayscottoutdoors@gmail.com if interested. I live in Scottsdale. View the full article

Here are some more photos of Ernie Meeske's giant Arizona Unit 22 ram. The ram scores 186 7/8 gross and 186 3/8 Net Unofficial. Video to come soon. I was so honored to be a part of this hunt for Ernie's once in a lifetime ram. We had a great time with friends and family and memories were made that will never be forgotten. I would like to try and thank the people that helped on this hunt in one way or another. I sure hope not to leave anyone out. Ernie Meeske, Seth Meeske, Jeremy Plain, Justin Taylor, Jack Johnson Jr and Sr, Gary Kimball, Erv Earll, Janis Putelis, Greg Koons, Mogollon Taxidermy, Cody Nelson, Darr Colburn and of course the Good Lord above for keeping us safe and watching over us. Special Thanks to the Meeske's for letting me be apart of their great adventure. The video of this hunt should be unreal and I will be posting it soon. View the full article

I just got in from sheep hunting with the father son team of Ernie and Seth Meeske. Ernie harvested a absolutely beautiful ram yesterday. I am going through the photos and video and will be posting more soon. I have to say without a doubt we gave it everything we had and located, filmed and watched some truly world class rams. I got to witness a father and son truly having an experience of a lifetime together on this hunt. A few words that come to mind when I think about our shared experience: heart, determination, love, pure, honesty, fearless, perseverance, family and humbleness. I feel truly blessed to have been apart of this whole experience! More pics and video coming soon. View the full article

andre thanks for the input but these were sold on the first day of this post with four people in backup. Sounds like you really know your optics though. Thanks!

After working/guiding hunts since mid August, I finally got a chance to go cruise the woods on my own, at my own pace. I had a CO third season Mule deer buck tag in my pocket and was pumped to say the least. My first two hunts were duds. A combination of warm weather and bad picks of locations on my part. I had guided the first five days of the nine day rifle season so I was only left with three and a half days to hunt. Seven hunts total. On my third hunt, I went glassing and found lots of deer but no shooters. The next morning came with a blizzard. Visibility was 200-300 yards when the squalls subsided. I decided it would be best to be in the woods anyway and try hunting the old fashioned way, just slip around and still hunt. The drainage bottoms were much less windy and that's where the deer were. The first depression I came to was holding a dozen deer with four bucks, but still nothing to make me chamber a round. Cresting the next ridge, I peeked and spotted a lone doe. I glassed all around her for 15 minutes but found nothing. Ten steps later, I saw the bedded buck that must have been watching me, bounding away. I wish I could say I had a shot. I muffed that opportunity bad! He was very very close to being a shooter, but I'll never know for sure. After he bounded away, the other ten does busted out of the cover. Lesson learned: Where one mule deer is, many mule deer are. Patience. I figured each new drainage was showing promise so why not one more. I watched as a single doe fed in the bottom. Soon the one doe turned into six. An hour later, another deer came into view. "YES, YES, YES", I thought. I got to watch this buck push his does around for an hour, never offering a clear shot. They all bedded around noon, with only one doe in view. The next four hours went something like this: "Stay here or go." "Boy it's cold." "Stay focused." Shiver, shiver. "He wasn't that big." "I should go glass somewhere else." "Man it's snowing hard, again." Shiver. Eat something. Drink water. Shiver. Repeat. You get the point. I was only 200 to 300 yards from these deer, but could not see them. It was too risky to move to find a shooting lane. At 4 pm, the deer were feeding again and soon came right below my position. Between a numb trigger finger and the shivers, I'm lucky I hit the buck, even at 70 yards. My patience was rewarded with a beautiful representation of the species. I feel very fortunate to have had a hunt such as this and am looking forward to drawing a mule deer tag in the future. My KUIU gear kept me in the game. I was especially enthused with the Guide pant. Breathed well on the uphill, and kept me warmer during my sit. The merino neck gaiter was also a game changer. After remembering I had it stowed in my chest pocket, the addition of this super small item, seemed to bring my core temp up ten degrees. Enjoy the pics! I sat this meadow my first evening. No deer, but the peace and quiet and dozing made for a great evening. My KUIU Icon 6000 loaded with hunting gear, three bone in quarters(lost one shoulder to the 300WSM), backstraps, tenderloins, and heart. Plus chocolate horns! Must have been close to 100 lbs. but the pack handled it well. Truly a pack that can go in light and handle coming out heavy. View the full article

Check out the great 2011 desert bighorn sheep hunt my friend, Mike Miller, from Miller's Southwestern Meat Processing and his brother have in Arizona. This desert ram nets over 180 inches! Sheep season starts in a few days! Good Huntin' to those who have tags this year. View the full article

Here's a pic of a buck that will be around for the 2013 hunting season. I'd like to run into him next year! View the full article

Thanks! I responded to your email. Thanks alot for the quick response. I will take them.

I would like to buy some used Polaris Ranger 26" rims to use for spare tires for Ranger. I have tires but need rims. I dont care what they look like I would prefer just used stock or standard looking rims. Please email me at jayscottoutdoors@gmail.com if you have any leads. Looking for full set but would consider individuals as well. Thanks! JS

Check out this rut crazed Brawler Bull filmed in Arizona during the elk rut with Colburn and Scott Outfitters. View the full article

Watch out wildcats this bull is looking for you........

Check out the 2012 AZ Super Raffle Sheep hunt video, http://www.jayscottoutdoors.blogspot.com/2012/11/video-of-larry-spillers-az-super-big.html Good luck to all of the general season sheep hunters this year!

That was sweet last night!

Rimsza you scoundrel. The only good kitty is a dead kitty! I hope the Devils give a beat down tonight! Should be a fun night. Go ASU!

Scouting AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep- I had a great little encounter with this ram that saw me at the same time I saw him. He would move behind the rock then peek around then wait and peek around again. This went on for over 10 minutes. He finally came out so that I could see he was a nice young ram. View the full article

Scouting continues in Unit 22 for Desert Bighorn sheep. Hunt starts in 13 days. Can't think of anything else I would rather be doing right now. Special thanks goes out to my good buddy Gary Kimball for all of the fun we have been having. View the full article

Enjoyed another great day scouting for sheep in the Arizona desert. Finished off the day with another amazing color picture by the creator which makes two awesome sunsets in a row. Can't wait to see what tomorrow may bring..... View the full article

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I have the privilege and honor of hunting and scouting for desert bighorn sheep with Ernie and Seth Meeske, of Payson Arizona. We have made many trips to the Arizona desert while looking for Ernie's ram for the upcoming hunt. Some of the trips have been scorching hot and some have been windy and cold. Some of the trips have yielded many rams and some have produced very few sightings like our trip yesterday but the journey continues and the search remains constant. We made a big hike yesterday into God's masterful creation and at 2:00pm we were positioned on a high bluff glassing the surrounding area. Seth got my attention and told me to just look through his binoculars. I thought he had found a giant ram, well as it turns out, I peered through his binos and saw a yellow horn sticking out from under a rock. I pulled out of the binos and the father son duo had a smile that was from ear to ear. Seth made a heroic attempt to get off the ledge to go inspect the find. Congrats to Ernie and Seth on their great trophy head. Quick measurements of the head are 36 2/8, 14 6/8, 14, 13, 9 4/8. Mid 170's ram that had been in this position for at least a couple of years. It is so refreshing to see the love and respect that the Meeske's have for each other. It is not hard to see the tight bond between father and son during any circumstance that we have encountered. I look forward to our adventure in the search for the Ernie's once in a lifetime ram and feel honored to be part of the team. View the full article

Posted by Jay ScottScouting in the Arizona deserts for bighorn sheep is one of my favorite things to do. It seems that with each passing day the anticipation of the hunt becomes more exciting. Good Huntin' to those with a Arizona sheep tag in their pocket. A new edition to my gear is the Schnee's Granite Boots (see pic below) so far I absolutely love the boots. I will provide a full report once I have put them through the test over the next couple of months of sheep and coues deer hunts. But so far they provide incredible support and stability while crawling in the rocks of sheep country. View the full article

I have a pair of Danner Pronghorn boots that have been worn two or three times. Size is 11D. These boots are like new. I still have the box. $75.00 obo. Please email me at jayscottoutdoors@gmail.com if interested.

Talk about a bachelor pad! How many rams do you see in this photo? AZ Desert Bighorn Sheep photo by Colburn and Scott Outfitters View the full article

I have a pair of Docter Optic 40X Super Wide angle Binoculars for sale for $2750 obo. These have been great binoculars for me. The lenses and the whole binoculars are in very good shape. Last fall I banged the left ocular up and sent them back to Docter. They replaced and fixed the ocular and refurbished the whole pair. The lenses are immaculate and have no scratches. There is a little paint rubbed off on the bottom where they sit in the case (see pics). Email me at jayscottoutdoors@gmail.com if interested or would like to see them.

Guys the boots are sold pending funds. I had five guys email so to be fair I have to go with the first one that emailed. So sold pending funds. I feel bad because all five guys emailed within about 20 minutes of each other. Good Huntin' JS

Posted by Janis Putelis September found me in Arizona again as I had the awesome pleasure of guiding "Tom the Greek" in Unit 10. I can't say enough about the quality and character of Tom. If I ever get the chance to hunt with him again, I'll be jumping at the opportunity. Tom was prepared for the long 14 day hunt both mentally and physically. He shot his bow daily to ensure he would not fail when the shot came. During the the hunt we had a few lows, but mostly we experienced loads of "highs" that you can only get from lots of close encounters of the elk kind. The bugling started slow, but by day 8, the bulls were ripping. We enjoyed lots of great call-ins and overall good times. Here are a few pics from the hunt. Enjoy! The leftovers of a test rocket fired over us on opening morning. I must admit, it was a bit intimidating, as we watched it's trajectory heading our way.Our cowboy camp under a nice shade tree. We enjoyed sleeping under the stars and listening to bulls bugle most evenings. With the "cowboy camp", we were able to move locations easily and spend more time hunting and less time driving.Shooting daily, Tom was ready.Early morning glassing.That smile says it: Wow! Tom scoping a herd of 150 elk with lots of six points tearing it up. That's what you come to AZ for.The WA products kept us in tip top shape during our 14 day hunt.Kuiu's Icon 6000: I love how small this pack is when I have it cinched down, only carrying my optics and minimal items for the hunt.Great Moon watching.We were blessed with many a beautiful sunrise and star filled sky.Tom enjoying some bouldering during his elk hunt.Tom's fine bull killed on the 11th day of the hunt.Tom made a great shot at 35 yards after the bull had come in to only 5 yards and then backed out to go around the tree Tom was standing next to. The bull went about 100 yards before piling up. View the full article