WHT_MTNMAN

One thing scouting does is get your blood pumping. I have the 3c tag and most of the bulls change habits and location before season starts but all summer it keeps me motivated to keep shooting, practicing and excited to be chasing bulls. Oh and when you get to see a couple real good bulls on camera or something, it just makes it that more exciting. Like was said before, learn the unit and find lots of cows.

The more of you that stay home will hopefully drive the price down for my coues tags. If I could get a decent tag every few years I would not be so quick to go down, but I have no worries yet. I've never been to Africa but I feel safer going to Mexico hunting than flying across the pond.

Thanks Tom for the great looking pup. This is Bridger the newest member of our family

Like my dad says, if it hurts to hit your head, quit hitting your head. That goes for smith or shipper

Great looking fish, my wife and I caught a 100lb sailfish on our honeymoon over 10 years ago, I can't even imagine how exciting a fish that big would be bringing it in. Nice job

Well Gino, that hoyt sure is a shooter, but still has a bit more hand shock and noise than the z7 IMO. I still can't decide which one I like best. The customer service and warranty on Hoyt is sure nice, being close and all, but I've had no complaints with my Mathews.

Conor-Great tribute to your Dad, Your father is a great person and has raised you right, well mostly. haha.

Tommy- Congrats to the newborn.

I'm interested pm sent..

Update. The road is open. I drove in a mile or so tonight. The gate that was closed last week is now open

I drive by there 2 or 3 times a week, and the road off 260 is open to the trailhead, but as of late last week the road about 300 yards from 260 was closed.

Nice job ROB, link doesn't work, check out his link in signature page

This year the money was taken out upfront, in years past only applications fees were charged unless you were drawn.

WOW.. That is way awesome.. Sounds like a real busy fall Bob, It wasn't Jessica that got the tag was it? Huge congrats.

Tommy depends on which side of the debate your on? lol Taylor has its identity.... it's TRAPPERS

Wow, If your headed to Trappers, I will take a German Chocolate cream pie, thanks,

Congrats, I need to make it down and find out a bit about a trailer I inherited, and update a few things.

+100 this is the only thing that is happening. So how many of you are going to go to the EXPO? I know for a fact if I had expectations of going and the results did not come out I would not go because I would be tooo pissed to go. Now if I had expectations to go and they came out man that would be the place to be because I would be pleased with AZGFD. Oh well what the heck is going to happen one person says the lady says before 5:00 pm today and others said they will not be out till April 1st and others have said on sunday? What the heck really believe AZGFD is going to come in on their day off and load them get real. Others have said monday. Well at this point I am now as stressed as I can get. AZGFD sure can piss people off sometimes. After 4:00 i get out of work and start thinking about the weekend and will at that point maybe have a stress relief. Good luck if they come out today and if not good luck to everyone when AZGFD gets off there A$$ and decides to do something for once. Game and fish never said it was going to happen today, others that supposedly had inside sources or called and talked to "someone" said they said that it would happen sometime. It will come out, when it comes out. I'm as anxious as anyone, but man come on.

Looks great. I like that pose.

Yeah I've fished it this early and you won't catch any bass and water is dangerous to cross, but if you can find a good pool you can still catch some cold water cat fish, ummmm.

Nice I love hats...they look awesome, the shirts look great also, I got to get some ordered.

Congrats Oak, nicely done, what a beautiful goat.

Jeremy, my thoughts and prayers are with you, and your family.

Well me and my wife will be there at a table with Haywire and his wife and another couple of friends, see some of you tomorrow.

Well after a few invitations and everything not coming together quite right, I finally felt ok about finances , time off etc.. and accepted an invitation to hunt Old Mexico to hunt Coues Whitetail with Clay Goldman. About 8 of us from Payson headed down Fri. morning early and crossed border with no problems around 8:30-10 am. We got to the Ranch around 1-2 pm set up camp and headed out for an evening of glassing. We figured out where everyone was hunting, I was directed to the borders of our ranch and off we went. The next 5 days were similar. Up early, great breakfast (thanks Bob) hour quad ride to hunting spot, glass a few good bucks and lots in the 85-95 range but I was holding out for a smoker buck, back to ranch after dark with another great meal prepared. We had three tags on one ranch and three on the other. During the first three days, the other ranch produced a 110ish buck with a six inch drop and a heavy palamated buck in the 105-110" range, and a 100" buck with some cool character. ( If I get permission I'll post some pics) I passed a couple of really good bucks that I figured would go 105 but was reluctant to shoot one too early in the hunt. I found a really big 2 point frame that would probably score 100-105 on Tues, decided to pass and then was talked into shooting at (which when I put the scope on him I was glad to do) Long story short I missed a long shot that should have been relativly easy but I made a dumb mistake in my excitement. I watched him climb a saddle about a mile away at a run. The weather was starting to turn, with rain and fog setting in so I decided to go to an area that I had seen a really good buck around 105". We glassed for about 30 minutes, found a decent buck and then found the buck I was decided I was going to shoot. It wasn't the same buck I had found earlier but he looked to have decent mass and long G2's. With fog gathering around us and rain pouring off in the distance I decided after almost six days this would be the buck I would take home. We moved into just under 300 yards and I made a good shot. We then got packed up and headed back to the ranch house with the next day and a half spent in strong rainstorm as we cut the trip a day short and traveled home. I had a great trip, with some great people and can't wait to make it back. Thanks Clay for the invite and for making everything flow perfectly. My buck is just under 100" I just put a rough estimate together. There is a bunch more to the story, but as usually I don't have time to write it all up, I hope you enjoy. Here are a few pictures Lion kill buck for that had been seen last couple of years so I looked hard for him, I guess there was a reason he never turned up.