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That is a monster of a buck! Nice stalk from three miles!

Great write up, TJ! However, I love the part where both you and Peg "sniff the pig and can't smell anything." Come on! Even a man with one nostril and a bad head cold can smell the odiferous scent of a javelin from 50 yards!! Sweet tracking job and excellent finish. I wish I was your neighbor!

That is when an OTC archery pig tag would come in handy.

Keep an eye on that herd and see if any little blondies show up in the pack from his procreative abilities!

Super sweet blondie! Was that a boar or sow?

Why would they pull that hunt after 15+ years? Are the antelope not faring well down there, or are they becoming monster trophies? What is your theory?

When I grunted, I blew out two short grunts, like the baaa of a sheep. The first buck --which was walking parallel to me-- stopped, turned my direction, and stood still , so I flung an arrow at him. The second buck was also moving parallel to me across a canyon at 150 yards. He reacted the same way, but continued to walk his course after about 10 seconds. I stopped him three times that way, until he took off. Never did either buck begin traveling towards me, the call just stopped them and caught their interest.

Nice little spot for bucks. Clean up your email files, your inbox is full.

Sweet buck!

Nice buck! Do the "locals" down there who you work with ever come across any jaguars during their operations? Do they ever tell you jaguar stories? Just curious if they come across the jags more commonly than we do in southern Arizona.

Great job!

About 25 years ago, a buddy and I pulled a 20 foot minnow seine in the Kiwana's Park Lake in Tempe. We caught tons of "minnows" and a few bluegill before the horse patrol galloped up and asked us to leave. That was before the stocking program was in effect.

Put a trail camera on it and predator call in the area in another three to four days.

Nice job. Congratulations on both species! I wish I were you!

Great job. Looks massive to me!

Unit 33. He bedded down 20 yards from the hit. I thought he may have slipped away, so I blew on my grunt call and he magically stood up and limped away another 30 yards and bedded down again. I waited two hours and went to check on him, but he had moved again. I tracked him about 200 yards on a ridgetop, where he had bedded down twice more, before he went over the ridge top and down the other side. I stopped where he crested and gave him four more hours before going over the edge and bumped him up 50 yards beneath me. He limped away into the brush before I could get a shot off and I never saw him again. All three of his bedding areas had about half the blood volume on the ground compared to his first bedding spot as shown in the picture. He had a decent blood trail all along the ridgetop as well. I went back today to search for his final bedding spot beneath the ridge to check his blood loss and found maybe a six-inch blood spot on the ground. Not a sign of blood after that final spot. Glassed around and pushed the thickets, but he was gone. I definitely learned how tough it is to arrow a coues and respect anyone who has accomplished that feat spot and stalk.

I tried this yesterday and today on two different 4-point coues. Every time I blew on the call, they stopped and turned and looked at me. They would have been tagged deer with a rifle at 50 and 120 yards.

I am cursed right now. Shot my first ever deer, a nice coues yesterday, and lost him. Went out today to continue the search and arrowed a pig, which also eluded recovery (i have shot 20 plus archery javelina in my career, and this was my first loss) so i am double bummed. For the past two days, all i have been doing is tracking, beyond the blood trail, and it has stretched my skills. But still, no recovered game. I guess that is why it is called hunting. My archery January is now over.

That was a great 80's tune by Whitesnake, but why bring it up here? Discussion of rock and roll songs belong in the Campfire section.

+1 on the blue surgical gloves. I rip through about 3-4 pairs when butchering/field dressing a bear or an elk. They are also great when working on the Jeep or other car repairs under the hood!

Nice job! I would have shot that buck too! Now, dad gets to sit at home and wish he was still out in the field!

Going out by Superior tomorrow, the 27th, to scout for javelin and chase any bucks with the bow. Looking to take someone with me. Will leave the east valley around 6 am and come back before dark. Just a day trip to check out a new area. PM me if you are interested and have the day off. Hope to not go solo into a new area. Thanks.

Thanks. Got a partner for the day. Safety in numbers.

Merry Christmas to all! My twins were ecstatic to see santa last night! It was much better than daddy santa. Next year we will host an official CWT get together for Christmas, as our twins will be old enough to handle the situation.

I would have let her walk right over to the taxidermist! But, I think you are looking for her much larger boyfriend! How long of a run she put up in the snow before treeing?