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  1. C'mon guys and gals, I'm tired of looking at elk, I wanna see some big ol' floppy eared critters with happy hunters holding their antlers! With all the work we've been doing with the elk lately, I've actually forgotten about the tag I've got........did I mention I drew a Late Kaibab tag? I really do not like going over to the other site to look at flop-ears, so please post up whatcha got to feed my hunger! Thanks, JIM>
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    Freaks of the Woods

    I am a sucker for antler character, regardless of what type of critter grew it! What cool, abnormal, sheds or skulls have you guys found? This one is a Coues. The story behind this is one of my brothers friends found this buck and it's skeleton by a tank in 6A. He never even touched it, he didn't care! He said it was "JUST a SMALL RACK" and didn't want to waste his energy packing it out! My Bro told me about it and I jumped in the truck and jammed up there and found it! I have some cool photos of it covered in snow, I will try to find them, and I GLADLY packed it out for myself! It didn't look like a lion kill and it was several months after the last hunt, so I don't know what killed it, but I'm glad not everyone likes what I like! JIM>
  3. I just received my signed copy a few days ago and I've already read it front to back! That says a lot because I'm not an avid book reader! It's a great book full of exciting and incredible experiences that Mr. Quimby shares about his life. I would reccomend this book to anyone! Thanks Mr. Quimby, I'd be satisfied if I could experience just half of what you have in your life! JIM
  4. I remember when I was younger seeing a picture of somebody with a full albino Javelina and thinking that would be the neatest and rarest trophy to get. I've had a serious addiction to hunting these stinky critters ever since killing my first one at age 15 and I think with the exception of 2 or 3 years, I've killed one in AZ every year since. Spending as much time in MX as I do enables me to hunt them even more every year and it's awesome to see how much the locals appreciate it when I bring them a fresh killed pig, plus it's awesome that I don't have to butcher em'! With all the years I've spent hunting the desert and all the countless pigs I've seen I've never seen a full albino and can't think of any friends that have either. I've seen several that were light colored or had white spots but never a full albino, so you can imagine my excitement a few days ago when I saw this freak! I was on an early hunt with a friend in Mexico this past week. The weather sucked, it was very hot and the deer activity was very low unless you were on water. We never saw any rut action and all the Muleys and Coues were still in bachelor groups. I had hoped for more pre-rut action at least but that wasn't the case on the desert ranches we hunted. We did see several great bucks of both specie but nothing worthy of shooting this early. On one day at straight up noon we spotted a group of pigs and immediately noticed the bright white one!!! Luckily, my buddy with the rifle knew of my admiration for Javi's and saw my excitement! He handed me his rifle and without hesitation I slammed a perfect shot through the trophy of a lifetime, well...at least a trophy of a lifetime for a Javi lover such as myself! LOL! I'll throw a pic in here to illustrate how crazy white this dude is compared to normal pigs! The pictures aren't the best because of the harsh mid day light and he's actually whiter than the pics appear! He has pink eyes, was a good sized boar and appeared to be in perfect health. I didn't have time to freeze the cape long enough prior to heading home so I had to leave him in MX but I'll bring him back on my next trip! I skinned him for a full lifesize and I cannot wait to get that done!!!! I've never interrupted a hunt before to shoot something for myself and I felt bad about it but luckily my friend was understanding and awesome by giving me his rifle and a half hour of his hunt to achieve a dream I never thought was possible! Thanks, I'll never forget it mi amigo!!!
  5. Howdy again all, hope the season is a great one so far for all of you! I'm home from one hunt and turning right around for another, but I wanted to post this up for you.We had the great privilege of sharing a hunt with Wade Armstrong recently. Wade recieved his tag through the Hunt Of A Lifetime organization and Wired Outdoors came along to catch the experience on film for you all to see. The Wired Outdoor guys do an amazing job as you'll see by this video! I want to give a huge thanks to Dusty Mathis for all his effort in putting this hunt together for us, after watching the video it's evident the hunt was one nobody involved will ever forget!Congrats Wade on a great bull! View the full article
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    Rhino or Ranger?

    I have been back and forth on this subject more than anything else before. I've have been to a bunch of dealers and talked to a bunch of people and even looked at other options for comparison. I even looked at the Kubota (diesel) RTV today and finally found a 700 EFI Ranger, but it was a 6x6 and thats two too many tires for me, although I'm sure they are awesome. I finally realized they are all good and all have slight pro's and con's but went with the one that felt the most comfortable to me and finally got a call today that one came in and the race was on to be the first to put the money down. I bought the Arctic Cat Prowler! The Prowler is probably the hardest one to get ahold of out of all and I got lucky today that one came in that was the dark green that I wanted and someone backed out on buying it. I just happened to beat 3 other guys to the store and bought it. They are still finishing putting it together and I bought the brush gaurd, warn winch, dual scabbards with rail system, and the full cab kit with doors for far less than a Ranger equally equipped! They are even getting it licensed and street legal for me and I pick it up on Thursday. I was going to buy the Ranger because I couldn't find a Prowler and I feel the Ranger would be better suited for what I do, but I just hate the bench seat and the "golf cart" feel. Thanks for all the reply's you guys gave me on this previous subject. I will post pic's when I get it home! Thanks, JIM
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    Favorite Family Memories

    Howdy all, I'm starting this thread in hopes to see all your favorite outdoor trips you've shared with your family! I basically did life in reverse, I chased my dreams of hunting for a living and acted "retired" for a large part of my life but now I've settled down and started a family of my own. This has changed my priorities on a grand scale and although I will still guide a few hunts every year (bugling bulls of course ) I'm now focused on spending time with my daughter! I've been very protective of her over the past year and haven't taken her out in the woods with me yet. I was too worried about her head bobbing around on dirt roads, what if she gets sick, etc. But she just turned 1 year old and is almost running now... just in time for shed hunting and fishing and I'm very excited to get out there with her! I'll soon have pics to post here with her and I shed hunting and fishing and can't wait! 'Till then, let's see your favorite times in the outdoors with family! Recent trip to the zoo on Ariel's 1st birthday... I'm hoping she was thinking... "You look tasty"!!!
  8. Howdy all, it's too late to change my mind or change my add-on's but I currently have a 2015 Dodge Ram 2500 being built. I researched as much as I could stand it online and basically picked out the truck, lift, tires and wheels without ever seeing any of it in person and that's pretty scary! I still haven't even seen the stock truck! Fingers are crossed it all comes out OK, will find out next week! My current truck is an '04 Ram 1500 with the 5.7 Hemi, 6" lift w/37' kevlar MTR's. Aside from sinking it in a "puddle" in MX and having to buy a new engine, my current truck has been amazing and has never gotten stuck or broke down (even with damaged engine from the "puddle" incident it drove me home)! Because of my experience with my current truck I decided to stick with Dodge and the same engine, even got same color but not really by choice! I went with a Pro Comp 4" with 35" Terra Graps wrapped on 18x9" Fuel Kranks. Truck is gonna be crazy shiny but I'll have no problem scratching it up quick! Who else has a 4th generation Dodge? Post up pics or thoughts on how you like it, things to get, things to watch out for, etc! Thanks! JIM>
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    4th Gen Dodge Owners? Let's see em'!

    AzPredator, I'm glad to hear you've had good luck with the 5.7 as well! Casey, I would take you up on that offer if I still had my '04! This new one ain't near the race truck that last one was. But then again, I been babying this new one and haven't tested it out yet JIM-
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    4th Gen Dodge Owners? Let's see em'!

    Price and proven prior history with the 5.7 that I had in my '04. I had a budget I needed to stay under and to get a brand new truck I had to stick with the 5.7. I loved that engine in my last truck so I had no problems with buying another. My last truck had a bunch of aftermarket add ons done to the engine so this new one isn't as peppy or fast but still has plenty of power to pull any of my trailers. JIM>
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    4th Gen Dodge Owners? Let's see em'!

    Put my first scratch in it today too...that hurt! It'll get less painful as I build the collection tho, but man that first one sucks! Ha! JIM>
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    4th Gen Dodge Owners? Let's see em'!

    I finally got my truck home but they installed the wrong wheels and the fender flares haven't been painted yet so she's gotta go back soon hopefully to get done right. So far this beast is awesome! I definitely need to look into the various mods to increase MPG, I don't know how accurate the computer is and I probably jacked it up by constantly hitting the "reset" function hoping it'll show me some better numbers! LOL! I didn't buy it for good gas mileage so I just try my best to ignore it!
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    4th Gen Dodge Owners? Let's see em'!

    AzBob, that is awesome! SirRoyal, they tried talking me into smaller tires so the tire pressure sensors would work, I told them I didn't care about the sensors as I tend to air down when on hunts anyway so it would be an issue either way. I didnt know anything about overriding, I'll look into it, hopefully there's a way to just disconnect it or turn it off?!
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    4th Gen Dodge Owners? Let's see em'!

    Sir Royal, from what I've heard you won't be disappointed with those BFG's as well! Did you have to do any cutting or do you have any rubbing with the leveling kit? Thanks, JIM>
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    How a first date should be!!

    That Muley set is awesome! Great job on what sounds/looks like a Great day! JIM>
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    4th Gen Dodge Owners? Let's see em'!

    Thanks Casey will do that! My dad and several others I know have gotten around 50K out of them as well.
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    4th Gen Dodge Owners? Let's see em'!

    Thanks, 14.5 is better than I thought! I was getting around 9-10 mpg with my last truck! I think you meant to say "+"45 offset on factory. The "-" offsets are pushing away from the truck. I went with the 18x9 with a -12mm offset but was wanting them to sit flush or just barely outside the outer edge of the fender flares. After looking at yours I'm guessing mine will definitely be sitting outside that edge more than i had expected. I like the wider stance but with a black truck and exposed rock throwin' tread it's a bad deal! Plus I'm having them install the factory fender flares which don't stick out and protect as well as Bushwackers would have. Oh well, it'll look cool but I may be having to spray Rhino Lining on the lower half of my truck! Ha! And YES, carwashes will be a weekly event i'm sure, at least until I get it scratched up enough that it doesn't matter!
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    4th Gen Dodge Owners? Let's see em'!

    I drove out to the dealership today and saw my truck for the first time! Still on the trailer but hopefully in my driveway by next Tuesday with the makeover complete!
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    4th Gen Dodge Owners? Let's see em'!

    I just realized I said I'm getting the "Terra Grapplers" but I've actually got the "Trail Grapplers". I was able to get them for quite a bit cheaper than the Toyo's but I do like those! I've loved my Kevlar MTR's but this truck will see a lot more pavement than my last so had to find something that lasts longer.
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    4th Gen Dodge Owners? Let's see em'!

    Casey, I didn't research the tires very much, I just know several folks who have gotten great mileage out of those Nittos. I almost went with the 20's but that's 2" less air cushion to ride on! I'm sure this 2500 is gonna ride a lot stiffer than my 1500, need all the air cushion I can get, probably should've went with smaller but they don't look as good! JIM>
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    4th Gen Dodge Owners? Let's see em'!

    Sir Royal, do you remember or know what the offset was on your rims?
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    4th Gen Dodge Owners? Let's see em'!

    Sir Royal, you and I were almost twins! I had a white 5.7 found back east but the deal fell thru so jumped on a black one that was found closer. I even almost went with the same rims but couldn't decide so I closed my eyes and just picked one! Your truck looks awesome! Not that I'm too worried about it as I know it's not great, but what MPG are you getting? Thanks, JIM>
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    Favorite Family Memories

    AND we were lucky they didn't take off when the flash went!
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    Favorite Family Memories

    It was hard to get the girls to pose for that picture too! Luckily the blinking light on the camera got their attention long enough! HA!
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    Favorite Family Memories

    Figured this needed to be brought back up, getting burned out on all the CCard hype and want to see more great memories from you all! Whether you get a tag or not, still gonna be tons of stuff to do in the outdoors this year with friends and family! As I flip through my Photobucket library, seems like every page has great memories I've had over the years that I don't think about or remember often but it's neat to reflect back on them! Here's a photo of a day long ago when I took my then "girlfirend" on a day trip with the Mules, "Katie" and "Gracie". Little did she know that once we reached the top of the mountain and while enjoying the view I would get down on my knee and propose to her! She obviously said yes! Great memory for sure! JIM>
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