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You guys make some great video's, and know how to find the big boys. I am glad to see "Lumpy" up close. I got a quick glimpse of this buck during my scouting before the season started, but he disappeared quickly. He looks even bigger than I thought. I especially enjoyed seeing that tall buck in the pine trees . David

I used to hunt alot with a guy that road a suzuki 250cc 4x4 with double shifters for putting it in low or super low. He was easily 250 pounds and 6'3. He never had any problem following me everwhere I went on my sportman 500. I can only think of one time where he needed more power and that was in some of the red clay mud and the tires got so packed that it would barely move. He would load that thing for bear everytime we went out. I bet you could find one of those in your price range and not have any problems. David

Man those are some great antelope. What did that last antelope score, he looks huge? It's just amazing that you got video of my antelope after I had spent days in there before the season without ever seeing him. I love the video and can't wait to see the finished product. David

I relisted my Ranger on Craiglist since I will have some time now to show it to prospective buyers. I can't load any pics here, since they are over 5MB. David http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/rvs/2895316897.html

I have seen herds near the Cleator area in the past. They were usually close to the bottom of the ridges, sometimes in the washes. David

I am looking forward to seeing you guys on Saturday. David

I just recently had the chance to look over some of the footage from my antelope hunt and found this short clip about 3 minutes after I made the shot. I wish my camera guy was able to get the shot on video, but we got split up when we spotted the antelope and I had to move fast to try and get into shooting position. I was still a little excited when he got to me and started filming. Enjoy, David

Are you able to take a picture at the same level as the antelope. I still haven't made a decision on mine and would love to see how it looks. David

Bill, I was joking about the SCI scoring system. We simply weighed the pig since he looked so big. There was a pig shot last year that was 59 and we thought this one might beat it. I have never seen it stated anywhere that an animal has to be gutted or not when weighing them. Its getting a little to serious around here. David

We used the SCI weighing rules. We didn't want to deduct for the guts. He took him a long time to grow that belly. Congrats on a big pig Lance. The skull will most likely make the Arizona record book. David

Devon, Call Accurate Auto Glass and ask for Pamela. Let her know David refered you and they will take care of you. I used to do alot of the chip repairs for them when I owned my glass company before the economy went bad. David http://www.accurateautoglass.net/

Hey Guys, I personally know Lance, and can tell you he is a great and honest fella. This is his first post, but don't let that be a deterent to purchase his quad. He is also a large contributor and supporter of the Deer Association. David

Me and my son spotlighted a lion at 40 yards last year. Whenever I would mouth squeak, it would sit up from behind some brush and look at us and then lay back down. It never got scared or ran away from the light. We spotted several lions that weekend with a spotlight. We found two together at one time and kept the light on them for almost ten minutes at 100 yards. One of them actually layed down and the other sat next to him. This was the same weekend when I shot my lion at 8 in the morning. I don't think they are all that afraid of lighting. I am trying to get Game and Fish to add this unit to the night hunting. David

Years ago we had a pig die in a cave. We took a shoelace and tied a knife with the hook blade on the end to a stick and stabbed the pig. We then twisted it a bit to hook the skin inside. We were able to drag him out in a similar manner as you did. It looks like you guys cleaned up on that herd. David

I remember when I first started hunting pigs I had the hardest time trying to figure out where they were. I would find sign and tracks, but no pigs. After a couple years of no success, I went down to the local library and read everything I could about javelina. The following season I was armed and determined to find these pigs. It didn't take me long to find a herd while scouting. Opening morning of the archery season had me glassing the hillside where I had found them earlier. I found them within the first ten minutes and made my move. Twenty minutes later I had my first pig on the ground. After that season, it was almost easy to locate them. One thing to search for is the prickly pear that is shreaded. Make sure it is not from cattle in the area. When you find that, start looking for what looks like dogs digging around the roots of trees. I have also found where they would eat on the bottoms of Palo Verde trees. Once you have found a feeding area, use your nose to locate the smell of the herd. It is similar to skunk. Most herds like the sun facing side of the mountains in the mornings, but I have found them everywhere. Get a mile or so off a road and you should have trouble finding these signs. Wear out those boots a little also. Hope this helps. David

I got lucky again this past Saturday and managed to sling an arrow into my biggest pig so far. He was pretty old, and his tusks were getting worn down. I shot him at 20 yards and he only made it about 20 feet. When I opened him up, I found where my Magnus Stinger had sliced the arteries just above the heart. It had actually missed the heart and lungs. My arrow was dug into a dirt embankment about 8 inches. It looks like the skull might be big enough to make the book. One of my clients shot a pig the day before that was 56 pounds. Pretty good weekend. David

Rick, Thanks for the quick reply. I was hoping it was a 1/8 so I could shoot the heavier bullets. I already have a .243wssm with a 1/10 that loves the 87's. David

Can you tell me what the twist is on the Encore barrel, what you have shooting out of it and accuracy? Some pics of targets would be great if you have any. David

Yes. I have been out of town a bunch lately, and haven't had much time to show it. I will be around this week until Thursday if you want to take a look at it. Shoot me a PM with your name and number. David

I love pig hunting also, but it always seems to end so quickly. Good job on a quick hunt. I shot one opening morning, but my son said he moved right at the shot and just clipped him. No blood trail, and just a bit on my arrow. David

Give Don a call at Remchester Brittanys. I have a male from Frankie that was very easy to train and is also a good house dog. He looks almost identical to his father. David http://www.remchesterbrittanys.com/

I was out this morning looking for mr big since I was one of the lucky 50 to draw a muzzy tag and found two herds of does. They still weren't showing any rutting sign and one of the herds didn't even have a buck with them. There were 3 bucks hanging with the other herd, and the biggest was about a 130-140 three point. This herd usually picks up a big buck when the rut starts, but he has shown up for the party yet. He was about 185 last year, so I am hoping this year he is as good or better. By the way, it was in the teens in the desert this morning. Headed back out Tuesday afternoon and will stay until the season is over. David

When you are close to town, try using house cat on your ecaller and a decoy. David

I want to start this story back on the 14th of October. I was out with my 13 year old son setting up cameras and glassing for the up coming deer hunts. When night fell we thought it would be fun to spot light for a while and see if there were any good bucks hanging around. We had only been spotting for a bit when I noticed two sets of eyes low to the ground and right away thought bobcat. I pulled up the binos and could instantly see that it was 2 mountain lions. One was sitting and the other just laying next to it. We must have watched them for 10 minutes and they never moved. The next morning about 5 am I had my buddy come out with some hounds and we started walking some roads. We were standing next to my rig talking and looking at some fresh track when all of a sudden his dad started yelling back down the road about 100 yards CAT, CAT, CAT. We ran back to his truck and his dad said that the cat had come out of the brush near us and ran right down the road past the truck. When daylight hit, we got the dogs out, but for some reason had trouble getting a good scent trail. Later that night me and my son thought we would give the light another try. About 30 minutes after dark, we found a lion stalking a doe. She some how noticed it and ran off. The lion was slowly walking across a cotton field when I noticed more eyes. It was an additional lion about 200 yards away from the other. At this point I was in complete amazement. I had only seen one lion in my life and now had 5 sightings. The next morning we got out early hoping to possibly glass one up while looking for deer. After a couple hours behind the glass, I started headed to set up more cameras. We stopped at a spot between two fields and I got out to put up a camera. I didn't see many deer tracks, so I decided to move east one field. Right when I sat back into the vehicle, my son asked me "what is that up there". Right away and could tell it was a cat. I grabbed my gun and lay down on the ground to get a good rest. Right when I looked through the scope, I could see two cats standing together. I shot at the one in the front and neither one of them moved. I knew then that I had shot high. I settled my 400 yard dot on it and shot again. This time the cat jumped straight up and did a 360 in the air and ran into a Sorghum field with the other in tow. After about five seconds, an addition cat ran into the field with them. Sorghum looks a little like corn, but it alot thicker and taller. I waited 2 hours before I decided to risk my life and go in after what might be an injured cat. I only found 2 drops of blood before it entered the field and couldn't find any where it ran in. I spent the rest of the day trying to find blood somewhere on a plant. I had a friend come out and help me, but he couldn't find any blood also. I shot this cat at 8:30 in the morning and finally found a puddle of blood at 4:30. I had to crawl on my stomach sometimes, but I was on a good trail. About 50 yards in the trail went cold and couldn't find tracks. It was very disappointing not to find my first cat I had ever shot. We were back at it again in the morning of the 20th with the hounds again. We weren't able to get a hot track that morning, so we took the dogs back to where I lost my cat. Every once in a while the hounds would get a hit, but never found the cat. Friday morning I decided start calling right at daybreak where we had seen some good cat sign. I called for about 45 minutes with no luck. I headed back to an area where I had found two tracks walking together and started glassing the area real slow hoping I would find a cat heading back to bed. I had been glassing for almost an hour with not luck, so I decided to walk a road that runs between 2 fields. I started down the road and instantly found fresh tracks. I walked a little more and saw an additional track walking the same direction. I had my eyes to the ground for about 30 yards and for some reason decided to look down the road. You can only see about 400 yards, since the brush is thick on the sides and the road has a slight bend to it. I noticed something about 300 yards down and pulled up my binos. Standing behind a bush, I could see the head and front chest area of a lion. I instantly thought, I don't have a gun with me. I turned and made a mad dash back to my rig parked about 45 yards away. I grabbed my AR-243wssm and ran back. I only had time to lay out and try to get solid. It was very difficult to control my breathing to take a good shot. The cat had not moved an inch, so I took the shot. I could instantly hear the sign on the bullet hitting bone. When I looked back through my scope, I could see anything since the dust had kicked up from the shot. When the dust cleared I could see the lion stumbling, but running out of my view. I ran back to my rig and called my buddy that was duck hunting about a half mile down the road. He said he heard the hit from there and was on his was. I waited about 20 minutes before we headed down the road. We got the spot I shot and found blood and a one inch square piece of bone on the ground. I started following the tracks while he watched out around us. We only got about 50 yards and noticed the tracks going across a deep ditch with water. I decided to run back to my rig and shut it off, but move it up at the same time. I had just stopped and stepped out whan I saw him swing his gun across the ditch and he started to yell to get over to him. I could see the lion trying to run off. I was able to put another one in him at about 80 yards and this finished the job. I pulled my first shot, and it hit him right in the front bone of his left leg and severed the bone at the joint. I think if we had been quiet, he would have bled out right where he was hiding. He isn't a big cat, in fact they aged her at about 10 months old. I can't believe they can grow so fast. I shot this cat within 500 yards of the last one. We have 9 cameras out now, so hopefully we can find the bigger one I saw with the one I shot last weekend. I didn't have time to take many pics, since I wanted to get her skinned on on ice. I shot this one at 8am. The date stamp is wrong by one day, and the time is off on the pic. David

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