AZ RANGER

My hunting buddy accidently drew the Nov Archery hunt in 27. We were real excited at first, then about 30 mins. later we looked closer at the hunt number and realized what happened. We decided to put in seperate this year and I am glad we did cause I drew archery bull Unit 1. and he blew his bonus points on a hunt he did not want, but at least he is going hunting. it will be tough though.

COME ON RAIN

That's some good footage. Thanks for sharing. I like seeing them in the saguaros like that. What elevation are you at there?

First off Congrats to all the others that feel as good as I do right now, for those that didn't draw I know that feeling too. I can't hardly contain myself at the moment. I drew a Unit 1 archery Bull tag what a great feeling I only wish my dad would of got drawn too. We put in on separate apps this year, and he did not score. He does not have many good years left. good luck to all let the scouting begin

No I don't work for the mine. I work at Roper Lake south of Safford. Do you work at the mine?

Welcome to a great site. There is already a couple threads started on when they will start to shed thier bone. It should be pretty soon though. There are a lot of coues hunters in the Safford area but I don't know how many of them are shed hunters. I will be going out in a month or so to look for sheds and start the scouting process for 08. Good luck. Watch for snakes. BTW are you any relation to Hatch brother Dodge dealer in safford?

Would you mind E-mailing me the name of the place in Safford that you are refering to. I own Gila Outdoor In Safford and We are a Vortex dealer. Right now we have the full line of Vortex binoculars including spotting scopes. The 15x are on their way. I heard rumor that Gila outdoor was moving to he old Walmart in Thatcher and opening an indoor archery range. is this true?

For the last five years I have been logging on to this site and I have enjoyed all the pictures and learned so much by just reading everyone elses posts. I have not really posted much myself so I thought I would share some photo of the 07 season. I was dedicated to getting a dear with my bow this year but it did'nt happen. I still had a great year tho, and I got off to a good start for 08 with an archery pig and a coati I had terrible luck with my trail cam I did not capture a single buck on camera, I have countless pictures of does but no bucks.

that's OUTSTANDING!

This topic brings up a question that is always on my mind when i am hiking in the warm months. If you were bitten by a rattler say 2 miles from the truck or quad, and your by yourself is it better to make that hike out which excellerates your heart rate, or wait for your rescue party. keep in mind the rescue party may not come for a while. especially if you don't have cell service. personally I think I would walk out and take my chances. Any snake xperts or medcal people have an opinion? here is a pic of one I saw this summer in my hunting area.

Thanks for looking. I still can't believe that I never caught a buck on camera in this area. I have seen a few bucks in the area but not many. Its kind of wierd becuase the area has a ton of deer activity. There are several different springs in the area and I have set up cameras on three of them but i guess the bucks are watering elsewhere.

DHL just delivered the refurbished 10x42 monarchs that I ordered from you. They look brand new to me. thanks Doug

I had my tree stand set up 30 yards from the tank the lion is standing onI did have a couple of bucks come in during the rut, they responded to rattling but they never gave a clear shot and never drank at the tank. more pics

some lion and pigs and the coati

another

i guess it worked so I'll try another

first attempt at posting a pic

does anybody know if the minox waranty will transfer to me if I bouhgt a used pair thanks

Yes, I do drive a chevy truck(4x4) with red interior. It is a 79. Do I know u from somewhere? no we dont know each other but I seen you around the Auto shop at the college before and I recognized your face its probably been about a year or more I was working on my blazer in the shop and I talked to you about your truck. I remember faces well and I always remember nice old trucks.

Do you drive a white chevy 4x4 about a 77, 78 somewhere in there? with red interior nice bucks buy the way

what are the opinions of those who shoot ballistic tips I recently shot a box of federal nosler ballistic tips through my 270 win they really shoot good in my rifle. From what I have researched some say they lack penetration becuase they expand to quickly. does anybody have any first hand knowledge thanks

does any body use only spotting scopes for glassing. I already have some 20x 60 pentax binos that I use but I been thinking of buying a nikon spotter to reach out a little further. with my current set up I have a hard time findin deer at distance unless they are up feeding I want a spotter to better see in the shadows and such. I have never glassed with a scope and wondered if most people just use them to take a closer look at game they have found or if you are using them for hrs at a time like binos. is the eye strain too much. the nikon scopes are in my price range and I looked through one yesterday and was very impressed. it would be in the 15-45x65 range

Thanks for the replies. I think I will use them this year and see what I think.

6.42 in is what I have measured here were I live south of safford a ways. thats not including rain we may of had in the spring. its only monsoon totals. Its been one of the best monsoons I can remember in a long time.

I just talked to a local smith here in safford about my Ruger M77 .270 he said it would be about $50.00 to do a trigger job I am not comfortable digging sround in there myself nor do I know whats involved so I will probally shelll out the 50 bones