bowsniper

Sorry to miss out parasiting off you! My youngest has a ball game Saturday afternoon. Have a great time! Mark

Let's remember that several of the forum members are kids! Mark

Brian, I heard a rumor that G&F was considering a rule change to make all hunts mandatory reporting. Any truth to that? (hopefully?) Thanks, Mark

OK, I can go with that. I for one have said a few things in the past on this forum that were not cool and I regretted. What do you say that we all just reset and move on? Mark

Str8Shot, Speaking of threats.... You certainly have some growing up to do, and you don't seem to play well with others either. Do your parents know that you sneak onto their computer when they aren't around? Why don't you just wonder over to Monstermuleys where you would be more at home. Mark

He's ready now! You'll have more fun with him than you will ever have by yourself! Mark

That buck could be anywhere once the rut starts, you may never find him during the rut. If he's that big, good chance that he will live through the hunts. It's up to you, but I would only consider it for a very close, longtime, trustworthy friendship. Mark

What he said! What he said! Mark

Several years ago, I spent a lot of time ballistically mapping my 300 win mag out to 1000 yards. Opening day I glassed up a small carp at 765 yards. I dialed my turrets according to my chart and dropped him on the first shot. (no wind) Somebody please tell me, was that HUNTING or was that CHEATING? Please tell me, I gots to know! Why is shooting a lion treed by dogs considered "fair chase"? Maybe because lions eat "your" deer? Mark

As bowhunter4life said, all article three rule changes are on hold for now. But, you bet this issue will be back. If we hit the commissioners as hard as we did the first time, (cwt.com members did a great job!) we still could have a chance to beat this issue. Stay tuned. Mark

You are a killing machine!! Mark

My youngest son, Daniel, 9 years, accepted Christ and was baptized last weekend in a lake up on the rim!! Mark

Very nice, thanks for the pics! Mark

I hate to say this, but I really believe it, "what ever you do, do not trust in AZ G&F". Mark

This is scaring me........ Mark

I am the cheapest guy I know, but I couldn't help myself. I sent Joe Wilson's campaign $50 for standing up and telling the the truth! Mark

Here is the short version: Lion trotted across narrow shooting lane while I just happened to be in full draw. Found him six hours later. Here is the long version: I was up in my treestand before light, getting set up for my coues hunt. Not much on the camera, not much hope, but a great day to be a kid in my treehouse, watching for critters, reading a good book, and scanning for bucks after every two lines in the book. A few years earlier I had missed a great rut buck when one of my bow cams hit a treelimb when I released. The tree limb sucked the energy right out of the bow, and the arrow went under the buck. OUCH! Now, every morning, as soon as it’s light enough to hunt, I go to full draw and make sure that everything is clear. So, this morning, I am at full draw, checking everything, and looking good. Then this happened, I’m guessing in less than 2 seconds at about 30 yards: “BIG PAWS. LION! KITTENS??!!NOKITTENS!GETPINONHIM!WHATPIN??!! HE’SGOINGBEHINDTREE,MOVEPINTOOTHERSIDEOFTREE!!! IGOTTA*@$%@!!LEARNHOWTOCALLLIONS!THEREAREBRANCHESONOTHERSIDEOFTREE!! THEREHEISBEHINDSOMEBRANCHES!!SHOOTORHE’SGONE!! RELEASE!!!!!!” The lion let out a quick cry, and then did a complete flip. I did not where or if the arrow hit. He disappeared as if Scotty had beamed him up! I heard him crash through the forest for only a few seconds, then total quiet. OK, what now? I wasn’t in any hurry to get out of my tree, so I waited the normal two hours when you are not sure where you hit the animal. I glassed and glassed, but could not see my arrow or any blood. It’s 8:00 am, two hours later. “What now? I have never tracked anything that could eat me, so let’s wait two more hours.” It’s 10:00am. “What now? Let’s wait two more hours. Hey, maybe a buck will wonder by. Yeah, that’s it! I’m here to hunt bucks, and getting out of my tree would scare any bucks close by. Yeah, that’s it. Wait.” It’s 12:00 noon, six hours later. “What a wimp!! I gotta quit hiding in my tree and go find that cat.” So I crawl out of the safety of my tree and slink over to the spot where I shot him. I had an arrow knocked, and my glock 21 in my hip. “Which one to use first?” I’m good to 40 yards with the bow, but reloading is slow. The glock has lots of bullets, but I spend too much time with my bow, and I shoot a handgun like crap. I was really wishing I had the buttstock of my FN-FAL, 7.62x51 NATO assault rifle tucked into my shoulder pocket right now. I found good blood at the spot where I shot him, but no arrow. I slinked my way along the blood trail, still trying to decide between the .45 and the bow. At about 10 yards I found the arrow. Good blood all along the shaft, but the blood stopped short of the fletches. Except for a couple of drops, the fletches are clean. What up with that??!! I followed the blood trail a little longer, and then I smelled him before I saw him. He had piled up about 50 yards away. As far as the arrow goes, it entered at an angle, and was stopped by his opposite shoulder instead of passing through. Then he must have pulled the arrow out? I have never cleaned a lion, and I was amazed at the size of his muscles and meat, his big paws, and sharp claws and teeth. After seeing this, I quit feeling like a wimp. This lion was a blessing! The shooting lane was so narrow, that there is no way I could have taken him unless I was already at full draw. I think having no time to think about the shot really helped me. When I have several seconds for a shot, I get all jacked up and filled with adrenalin. Everyone is asking me, “is he big, is he big??!!” I have no clue, you tell me. As you can probably tell, I don’t know zip about lions, except that they don’t tend to hang out in one spot for very long. I would measure him now, but he’s all rolled up in the freezer. I’ll have to thaw him for G&F inspection. I hope it’s ok to refreeze him, because I going to take my time to pick a good lion taxidermist. If any of you could make a suggestion on a taxidermist who specializes in cats, please let me know. Thanks for reading! Mark

Thanks for all of your comments, I am still all jacked up! It is a Tom, not very big, about 7 feet nose to end of tail. I want a full body mount, but it would cost me $3000 and a divorce! Just kidding about the divorce, but there will be some intense negotiations! Mark

TOO FUNNY! Thanks for that! Mark

I even got them to school on time! Mark

If you get a 12a doe tag next year, PM me and I could give you some tips. Mark

Stan, You are the youth hunters best friend! What a blast! Mark

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This is a bs, hyped up story from the left. Wilson voted for a larger bill, that included authorizing $250,000 annually between 2003 and 2008 for government reimbursements to hospitals that provide treatment for uninsured illegal immigrants. Hospitals are legally required to treat everyone, including illegals. Read the House Bill yourself. The bill does say that illegals are not covered, but then it also says that no identification or proof of citizenship is required to be treated under the health care plan. The left says that providing ID, a SSN, or other forms of verification of citizenship is "unnecessary" and "burdensome". So what do you think will happen? The president is obviously lying, nothing new for presidents. But someone has to start calling them on it. Mark

310 to 320. Good Luck! Mark