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I will be there again this year. Make sure you bring your bows. We usually have a friendly competition shoot. David

Before you spend a bunch more money, find a discount tire that has a Road Force balancing machine. This machine will be able to tell if you have a bad tire, which is usually the problem when a death wobble occurs. A regular balancing machine will not pick up the problem. A road force machine actually has an arm that comes down and makes contact with the tire while it is spinning on the machine. Plus they mount an additional adaptor to the wheel in order for it to fit the machine perfectly. This will duplicate how the tire performs as if it was actually driving on the road. It will also tell them the best position to mount the tire on the rim, or tell them if the tire is actually "bad". It is usually not covered under manufacture warranty unless it is really bad. I have experienced this same issue with some of my lifted trucks in the past and in some cases it was a bad tire. Hope this helps. David

I recently completed my antelope pedistal from my 2011 archery season. The taxidermy work was done by TR Taxidermy in Flagstaff. During the mounting phase, I had him insert a tube inside of the mount so it would allow me to spin it on the pedistal to whatever position I wanted. Now I really was hoping to tackle the pedistal on my own, but soon realized I was in over my head. So I got a hold of Tracy (Gr8 White Jr) here on the site and we put our heads together and came up with an idea. I found the wood in the forest outside of Flagstaff and thought it would look great. Tracy puts his professional skills to work and was able to put everything together without showing any cut marks on the aged wood. I wanted it to look like it was built 100 years ago with no machines. We spent 12 hours working on it, but 2 of those were telling huntin stories. It weighed about 130lbs when we finished. Thanks again Tracy. I decided to take a crack at building the habitat on my own. This was my first attempt at building a habitat and I really enjoyed it. It is alot harder than it looks, and now I see why taxidermists take a while to get mounts finished. I put at least 6 hours into making it look like the habitat where I shot my antelope near Flagstaff. I am very happy with the way it turned out. David Here are some pics from the Arizona Bowhunters Association Banquet this past Saturday.

Did you draw a tag?

Here is my ad from craigslist. I have the price at $9200., but I will take $8500. I can also send pics of the rear soft top. I take very good care of my equipment. You can flly enclose the vehicle with the rear top on. David http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/rvs/2671566228.html

I will be there with the wife and boys for sure. This is a great banquet with some nice prizes. If you have kids, bring them along. I hope to have my antelope mount finished and on display at the banquet. David

I have been using vanilla extract for years now and it will stop just about everything. Plus the deer will come to investigate the smell. You can sometimes find the huge bottles at the discount stores. David

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