Chef

Thanks for playing guys! This was last February during Javalina in 33. Saw no pigs but spooked this Coues three times. My friend spotted it at about 500 yards and we closed the distance to about half and that's when I took the pic. Okay...who was right? Chef

Dodger2, I pray for your Dad and family. Hope he ends up well and recovers quickly. Chef

Not an archer, but will pray for you and your family nontheless. Life gives us some unexplainable twists sometimes. Just stay strong. I know how your dogs passing must be to your family. Tell your wife, that when she dies, Sport is the one that will greet her, tail wagging, and lead her to Heaven. That is what my Great Grandmother always believed. That our pets are the ones that will show us the way. Hope your Mother does well and her stay at the Hospital is short. Hang in there friend, and stay strong for those around you. Regards, Chef

Congrats on dropping him. Looks like a nice one.

Several years ago we were hunting dove here in AZ. Hunting the ranches and their fields. Anyway, I was with my brothers, one of which was close to 300 lbs at the time. Not very athletic either. So we come to one of them dirt irrigation canals that had water in it recently and looked like "dry clay" mud but was slippery and wet at the top. So we all jump the ditch and wait for my heavy bro to make his move. He gets as close to the center as he can as to not have to jump so far. He does his jump and lands in the muddy ditch...face first!! It was hilarious! His boots were on the opposite bank stuck in the mud! The suction had held them whilst he lept out of them. We still laugh about it to this day. AAAHHHH...the memories.

I went with a friend from MM.com last night. He introduced me before to the gentleman that owned a lot of the mounts in there. Low and befold we saw him there too. Even the four full mounted sheep in the entrance are his. Hard to believe he had them all in his house before this.

Just got back. They all look the same! LOL Didn't spend any money...yet.

Gonna keep my sticker on until I can piss off someone at USO when seeing it. Good news for AZ residents. I still think there is a conspiracy against me and the draw though.

Was a Chef for many many years. Got the entrepreneurial spirit and went on my own in a different field. Fast forward to now. I've been working for a John Deere distributor since 2006. CP Sales Manager for 8 states we're in. I enjoy what I do tremendously. Regards, Chef

Hope the ash and soot doesn't devastate too much.

Very nice. Your new pup is quite a cutester. Great pics.

Here's mine. With my CO. bull...no AZ tag yet. I'm with Lark on the USO thing too with my sticker!

Nothing for me. Just more bonus points. Congrats and good luck to all!

Had a great time! BUFFALO TAG: $13,500.00 COUES TAG: $19,000.00 COUES TAG: $16,000.00 MULE DEER TAG: $135,000.00 As mentioned before, great food and got to meet some great people. Amanda and all at the CWT table...it was great to meet you all! Chef

I really enjoyed that! Thanks!

That is a very good buck. Congratulations!

Awesome. Gorgeous Buck. Chef

Tough dealings my friend. I do hope you don't suffer much more than you already have. Without our health, we have nothing. Take care of yourself and the hills will be there for another day. Get better soon, Chef

Okay guys. I need to step in here and say something. I am sure the rest reading this agree. We don't need any pissing matches on this forum. If we are going to start calling eachother names and start threatening one another, then we shouldn't be posting in the first place. There are such things as private messages that you can send to do that. I am not thin skinned in any sense but also don't like to see threads turn to garbage and bring down the quality of the forums. Amanda can pull the post all together, or actually ban people from posting. That is not what everyone wants. We all have qualities that bring a different perspective to the site. It would be a shame to lose valuable info and experience. Don't lower the standards Amanda has set for her forum. Regards, Chef

I commend and respect your persistence.

Have the San Carlos elk tags go up for auction. They will go for way more than $35k.

Excellent and beautiful buck! Much deserved congratulations. Chef

Good Luck and Happy Birthday!! Chef

Interesting topic. On our last elk hunt, my Father dropped an elk only to have him get up and bolt after ten minutes of celebration. It was a classic and great hunt up to that point. I had dropped my bull one hour prior and my Father had just come in too see it. I heard a bugle in the distance and called his bull into 100 yards. Needless to say, you can imagine the celebration that commensed. Only to have the SOB get up and run off! Both him and I (me mostly) scoured the countryside (GPS units in hand) for three full days. (took me that long to pack my bull out of that hellhole) My Father never once took a rifle afield again on that hunt. I wouldn't feel right either. Guess it depends on a lot of things, the reaction of the animal to the shot, amount of blood, etc. Merry Christmas. Chef

Congrats to your bud on a great looking deer. Merry Christmas. Chef