cactusjack

why would anyone want to stay in a heated cabin with electricity, running water and shower and toilet? I love packing my truck with to much gear, but yet forgetting stuff, setting it all up, fixing what breaks, going to bed and waking up cold, killing an animal and having to pack it up with all my gear, after I break camp, on my already overloaded truck/trailer. Too bad I didn't draw my first choice, Unit 1 or I would be hitting you up. Unit 8 will have to do.

Mark and Kathi, thank you for all you do. Get your tickets soon, they are getting close to being sold out.

I have a Tikka t3 plastic you are welcome to have. And some 870 butt and forearm and a 10-22.

Pm sent.

Got my tripod setup.

I lucked into the chassis, thank you B4Dan, and decided to change one of my rifles around. It has a Leupold Mk4 2.5-8 on it but Im looking at the Zeiss V8 2.8-20 or the new Swarovski Z8i 2-16x50. Stay tuned.

96 left at 10:30. Going, going....

a doubler in the spot and stalk world is about as useful as a dremel tool is in a machine shop. I mean, you could, but why?

It's an addiction. 3 243s and 2 308s. And one 222 rechambered to 223. It was ruined by someone so I figured what the heck.

Who would you recommend locally to have the action trued up?

Me too. I only have 2 308s. Good hunting

Lol. Lance, who talked you into that Jim White doubler? I bet he has changed his views though.

I think he meant this one. It still makes me laugh and want to cry at the same time.

Pm sent. Unless it is trashed, I will take it

I thought it looks like a built up cheek weld. is that the sling I see?

great shooting. Could I get a close up of the stock of that bad boy? Interested in the cheek weld.

What are you hunting? Turkey?

Another route. Can you own chickens? If so they are livestock. You can legally dispatch animals attacking your livestock.

A big no to the antifreeze idea. Sheriff Arpaio puts people away for that. You can legally kill your own animal/pet. Adopt it. I think if you feed and shelter it for 7 days it becomes yours. I will find the law.

Have you complained to anyone about it? If not, good. Sometimes they run away. Cats die all the time if they get outdoors. Coyotes, big hawks, golden eagles, mountain lions, killer whales, ect. If it were to disappear, there are so many ways it could have happened...

I need another wall tent like a fish needs a bicycle. I bought 5 tix though. Lol

We went to the Marvin Robbins/Az Elk Society/Game and Fish Mentored Turkey Hunt this weekend. I had 2 hunters. My 12yo daughter and my 14yo daughter. It was their first turkey hunt. The entire event is amazing. We had great food, cooked by Phoenix Varmint Callers (thank you Ray and crew) The mentors are amazing people, taking time out of their lives to get kids hunting. We had a great time. Our Mentor happens to be a cousin Joe DiVito, and my daughters hunted with him and their 11yo cousin. Family+the outdoors=Amazing. Opening morning, we got on a couple of birds early. We set up our decoys and our mentor began working. It started slow. There were 2 gobblers talking to us. He worked those birds for 60 minutes before one came up to see where this lonely lady was. The tom came up south of our stand and circled around and came in from the east. My 14yo daughter had it at 30 yards, but the sun was right behind it and she couldn't get a great sight picture. About that time, a hen down near he came up from flew down and started talking. The tom, flew down where she was. I thought it was over. Our mentor, didn't quit. He started sweet talking him and about 20 minutes later I heard a hen coming up the hill near where I was set up with my 12yo daughter. The hen was followed by the tom that flew down and they were headed right to our decoys. At 35 yards my daughter let the hen get by and then unloaded on the tom. She had never shot my 12ga Super Black Eagle, she said it kicked a little more then she was expecting but only wants to shoot it next time. (I only had 3in shells for her, the 3.5s are just crazy) She insisted on carrying out her own bird. The mentor had a scale back at the truck, the bird came in just shy of 19lbs, the daughter weighs 75lb tops. On Saturday morning we were set up and waiting to get a tom to come down to our stand. We heard him talking and before we could talk back, or he even flew down, someone above us shot him. We didn't see the shooter but we were surprised how early we heard the shot, probably 1 second after first light. Oh well, to each his own. We didn't get on anymore birds but had a very successful hunt and an amazing time. It was cold, windy and we even got snow, but my kids and I are ready for next year. Again, a HUGE thank you to all involved in putting on these camps.

i will take em all.

I put in with my brother in law and a couple of his friends and we were lucky enough to draw Unit 8 Sept Archery Bull. How can you help me? Well, Im going to create a spread sheet with all the best hunting spots and huge bulls that you all have located. All I need from you, is GPS coordinates, pictures and schedules of the bulls, and what hunting gear you want me to use of yours. In return you will get a hand shake and I will post the info on the web so the whole world can find our secret spots.

the thought of hunting with a crew serviced crossbow somehow makes me giddy.