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My 14 year old son had a bull tag this year. We did a bunch of scouting but never turned up any huge bulls. We had found a few good bulls and kept the options open with the help of friends looking as well. While scouting I found a good dead head coues buck that goes 105. Also while scouting I made a bad decision to leave my rifle behind because of a long nasty ranger ride and a long hike, on that trip I glassed up two lions sleeping near each other. It killed me to watch them for three hours at 500 yards without a rifle. By the time his hunt came, one of the better bulls was killed and we lost another shooter that we could not turn up again. Opening morning had us with bulls bugling and he passed on a few really pretty bulls, a good bull that was broken and a bull with huge thirds at 40 yards, but I could not see his top end until he turned to leave. Turned out he was a shooter but never got on him again. A couple of those bulls were so close that they were almost drooling snot on us! My wife and my Dad were glassing from above us all morning and had seen a better bull go to bed. We left Dad on top and brought Momma with us that night. She stayed a little back when we called a couple times and she had a couple small bulls sneak in and almost stepped on her! Got close to the bigger bull but never got a good look at him. The second day had us up at 2am to cross a nasty canyon in the dark to get into some remote country. The nice thing was that we had eyes glassing this country for us and we worked through some bulls but no shooters. My boy and I kept moving a couple more miles midday while the rest of the crew glassing went to camp and waited for word by radio to see where we would need pick up well after dark or we had stuff to just stay where we were for the night. We got into some new bedding area and had a few bulls bugling early afternoon with two growlers that we needed to see. We let them make their move and we chose to sneak in on them since they were getting pissed at each other and growling consistently. We got right in between them and got set up. I told my son to wait for me to give the go ahead. Just then one of the bulls stepped into our lane at 15 yards bugling and drooling. I asked my son if he liked him and he said yes. He was not broken and I said kill him!! He shot, we cow called and we listened as the bull piled up about 50 yards away in the brush! As we walked up to him, I knew he was not the big bull we had came for, but my son was thrilled because he had just shot a bull bigger than his last one. I apologized for telling him to shoot and he was still smiling and holding the antlers. I called my buddy on the radio and told him we were deep into the area and we would be awhile. I mentioned that I told him to shoot the wrong bull and he said "it's not about the size of the bull it's about being with your boy", that would mean a lot in the coming weeks. We decided to cut him up, hang it and come back at sun up with the horse. So while I am on the radio, I look over and see my son with the bugle and crawling away from me. Then he bugles and begins to call in the first of 3 or 4 different bulls over the next hour or so. It was awesome to just sit back and watch him go to work with just the bugle, changing his tone and pitch and direction. Then cow called with his bare mouth and broke some branches next to him, that was when I realized my days as my sons guide are nearing an end, soon he will be my guide After all that and lots of pictures, the two of us broke his bull down and hung it in a cedar tree nearby. Then we made the long hike out with his antlers to where my buddy and my Dad were waiting with the ranger and a warm fire. We slept a couple hours and then my good friend met us back up on the hill with his horse. The horse took the quarters and my son, wife and I took the rest. We made it back to camp, got the meat on ice and enjoyed the rest of the last day in camp. That comment from my buddy would mean a lot because five days after my son killed his bull, I was scouting for another hunt when I was in an accident that broke my legs and quickly ended our hunting season. So take every day in the woods as a blessing from above because you never know when it will end. Next season will be here soon enough and it will be my daughters turn with me by her side, headed deep into some wilderness in this great state!!! Sorry for the long story but i got excited re-living the hunt Dead head Two lions bedded together My boys 330" bull!! His new bull on the left, his first bull on the right.

I forgot to mention how proud I was of him to chose his own type of mount and do almost all of the wood work, boiling, cleaning of the skull and even mounting it to the wall! He also had a huge hand into the reloads that killed his bull! He did an awesome job!

Depends on the size of your 10 year old. When my son was 10, he was very tall and long armed, he was already shooting my 7 mag with a break very well. Killed a deer and elk with it. When my daughter was 10, she is petite, so a youth 243 and youth 7mm-08 were perfect for her first pig and elk when she was 10.

On late bull and December hunts, we insulate any pipes under the trailer. If it will be teens or lower, we do a simple wind stop with a tarp around the bottom of the trailer where the pipes are and if it is really cold you can run the generator for awhile during the day and plug in Christmas lights under the trailer to slow thaw any slushy water lines.

Looking to buy a roll cage for a 2006 Polaris Ranger 700xp. Also please let me know if you know of anyone parting out a ranger or if you have old parts laying around that you want to sell. Need both front lower A arms, headlight wiring harness, steering linkage and some other stuff. Thank you. Call or text Bobby 480-220-six501

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My 12 year old daughter has a tag. Her first deer tag!

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Looking to buy used tires for my truck with some life left in them. Or new tires that you want to sell. Let me know what you have. 31x10.50r15. Thank you. 480-220-65zero1

If this is in 5a. The trees all go in different directions and track for a mile or two. Around 2011. Near happy jack. Dozens of healthy mature pondos snapped at about the 20' mark. Kinda crazy.

Tornado in 5a a few years ago

Offline topo maps Does not need service if you just look at (upload) the area you are headed to when you do have service. I use it in airplane mode all the time.

Thanks. I will look for it

Looking to buy some 300WSM brass. Let me know what you have. I am in the Queen Creek area. Thank you.

Sorry. 7 mag Winchester nickel brass for sale/trade.

I also have about 250 pieces of once fired Winchester nickel brass if anyone is interested in a trade or to buy

Cyafoya... I was having an issue with my 300wsm brass chambering also. My brass was just a touch long, 2.095-2.100. I trimmed all my brass to 2.090 per the Lyman book, and it all chambers perfectly now.

My wife and daughter both hunt. Both of them started with a cow elk. My wife when we were 17 and my daughter when she was 11. We hunt a lot as a family or with other families. My wife has been on many hunts over the last 20 years as the only woman in camp. She has also packed out more elk meat than some grown men ever will!!! Oh ya, and both of them shoot better than me

Doubling up on coues bucks with my wife two different times was awesome! My kids elk, deer, turkey and pig hunts always come to mind. But this one helped shape my love for hunting 20 years ago. When I was 15, my dad and I drew late rifle bull tags. We hunted hard for a few days with no luck. It was day 5 and dad said we had one last morning because he could not afford anymore time off work. That morning we did not even see an elk, we were driving back to camp to pack up and leave. At 11am a spike ran across the two track road, Dad jumped out and dropped him! Then he heard me shoot, he said did you shoot at the spike also? I said no, I shot that one, he looked the other way and my big 5x5 had died right in the middle of the road! He looks at his spike and looked back at mine about 3 times and finally said "well son of a B****" in a good ole John Wayne twang! We hugged and laughed the rest of the day breaking down those bulls with frozen hands.

Chris in Douglas (douglasgunguy) did a good job for me. I can PM you his number or he may chime in here later.

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Does anyone have a kayak or canoe they are willing to rent for a quick overnighter this Wednesday 7/13? My daughter and I are headed to Willow Springs fishing and she wants to go kayaking. Either a 2 person or two singles. I am in Queen Creek. Thank you. Bobby 480-220-6501

I got a couple kayaks. Thanks for your help!

Awesome! Thank you