Sam

Great hunt for the family. Very nice.

Great looking dog. I had one growing up. Ours was very friendly, not aggressive at all. Lots of energy, but very good dogs. I hope someone takes her.....wish I could.

Great job and it is nice when hunters lend a helping hand....

SOLD

.270 - Rem. 700 BDL. Put a youth stock on it, fits perfect. When she was younger she shot the Core Lok Reduced Recoil bullets, less recoil than a .243. She now shoots regular 130 grain bullets.

Sounds like you need to mount the scope further back. You should always mount the scope when the scope is on the highest power. I had the same issue with my daughter and the Leupold base on her .270 - even with a youth stock. So, I put on a Blackhawk Extended base with Leopold rings and was able to move the scope back enough to give her the right eye relief. The Blackhawk Base seems pretty solid - I was not familar with this base as most of the bases I have used are Leupold. But Leopolds have very little adjustment and the Blackhawk has tons of adjustement.

Fun hunt.

Congrats to both of you! How exciting. Two deer on the same ridge and a first for your daughter.

Agreed - THANKS to all my family and friends and to those on this site who have served and who are still serving.

Looks great - you may have a 2nd calling. What a nice looking deer too.

I agree - no upper limit on population numbers is a major problem. AZGFD and the Feds need to look at other states and learn from their mistakes. This has been a disaster from the beginning. Not to mention the amount of money spent on this whole program is an embarrassment to the Department. On a side note..... I don't agree that hippies are behind this - animal rights activities yes, hippies- not really. Back in the 50s and 60s people were called hippies because of the music they listened. Kind of an off shoot of the Beatniks. Trust me, I know many old "hippies" that hunt and live off the land. And they also vote Republican sometimes.

Very nice - congratulations!

Congrats Hoss on a great looking deer. That is a deer of a lifetime and just huge!

Nice deer - there would have been no hesitation for me.

Yep - Alaska uses them for moose also. I have mine from last year. Great moose!

+1 If this ever happens to anyone remember the beer cans would have had his finger prints all over them. TJ That's what I was thinking. I'm sure some of his garbage would have prints. Game and Fish have a list of all those drawn for each unit, but I am not sure how they would match the prints.....unless his prints are alreay on record for some reason. I think alot of prints are on records now a days, many jobs require them, so he could possibly be caught. So glad you decided to report him.

Very nice - I can relate. Congrats to your daughter and everyone involved.

My daughter was fortunate to get her fist elk on the youth hunt. After missing opening day and getting to camp a little late, we headed out from camp Saturday morning just before daylate to go after a bugling bull. It took about 45 minutes until we saw the 1st cow. My daughter could not get a shot. We stayed with the herd and she was soon able to get a shot at a cow that was standing broadside for a few seconds, but started running before she shot. A clean miss as I watching with my binoculars. The bulls kept bugling, so we kept after the herd. After another 10 minutes or so, I decided to try a calf call. We sat down and called for about 10 minutes. Some coyotes started going crazy and the bulls kept at it too. So, I called a little more agressively and soon a cow came over the hill looking in our direction. One shot to the neck and she went down. Of course, the whole morning was memorable for my daughter. My wife was with us too. What a great hunt and the pack out wasn't bad.

Thanks Keith - She shoots a .270. The shot was just about 100 yards. She was sad about missing an earlier shot, but recovered quickly after this one went down on the spot. It sure was exciting for my wife and daughter to see this cow respond to a call and come in.......not quite like a bear or a bull, but still pretty cool for them.

Great write up Keith. Glad your wife was successful. Short and sweet. So glad you stayed with it and found blood. Goes to show we should never give up after a shot......

Nice job - congrats to your wife.

Nice job - way to go.

Last week on the cow elk hunt, I shot one Saturday morning. Had it skinned, quartered, and hanging in game bags by 2pm in the shade. Strung up tarps to keep the sun off. Night time temps were in the upper 30s, daytime low 70s. Meat cooled nicely at night. But it really wasn't cold enough to get that deep chilling effect that I prefer. Monday when I went to put the meat in the cooler, I smelt some bone sour from one of the front shoulders. There was some blood shot between some of the fat layers and it started to spoil. This is the first time this has ever happened to me. So, I cut off about a third of the shoulder before coming home. The rest of the meat was perfect. I cooked up some of that shoulder and it tasted fine. With daytime temps in the low 70s, I was pushing my luck. I think it was a bit warm, even though the meat was in the shade. I also should have made sure all the blood shot was off the meat. In year's past I have left quartered elk and deer hanging for 5 or 6 days with no issues at all. But, daytime temps were more like in the 50s.

I am going to be selling my Toyota Xtra Cab soon. It is a 1994, 4X4, 5 Speed. Has new tires 31x10.5 and a shell to match paint. It only has 159, 000 miles on it with a V6. I was thinking it would be perfect for a high school kid. However, I will need to get more than $2000 out of it. I haven't decided on a price, but I am thinking more on the lines between 4 and 5,000.

Very nice - way to go!