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We didn’t have a forest service LEO for awhile up here. Recently got one back full time so far so good multiple people have turned in piles of trash that were dumped in the woods and he was able to trace it back and cite the people doing it cuz they literally dumped their mail with it. He moved in right around the corner from me seems to be making an impact already.

Wanted to share a short video I just put together of our 2024 hunts. Not much to it...5 kills and a couple missed shots. I'm still getting over the miss on that last buck. Missing a buck like that will give a hunter nightmares for the rest of their life. I'm just glad it wasn't me doing the missing for once 😜

Had a flock this a.m. strutting their stuff and a few gobbles. Pretty flippen early this year. Supposed to get some moisture this week, I sure hope so!! Good luck to you tag holders!

Who did the barrel cut and thread? Free plug for Short barreled ruger Americans. Easy to carry and handle in the woods.

Thunderbeast is a no brainer! Best in the business!

Points mean nothing! Luck is everything. I'm sitting on 29 now.

Yes do it. Get hub compatible and quick connect for point of impact consistency

I live in 8 and drive around all the time. There are a few homeless camps but its not bad at all. A lot of the rigs you see parked for weeks on end are logging crews. It is overrun with weekend warriors until we get a good snow. Sadly that didn't happen this year. If you want to see homeless camps drive north of i40 between parks and flagstaff. One camp has a rubber made garden shed. Its sad no matter where they are!

Bye 👋

Lol. All I know is its tough to be a Non-member, especially right now. Good luck you guys and try not to pull your hair out. DAN

Absolutely one of the best most stressful, fun,and rewarding hunts I've ever been on . I would encourage anyone to do the same thing and help if you can . I'll agree with Dan we definitely needed and got a miracle. For that bull to stop in the only lane to shoot we had . It was just 10 feet wide and uphill. Once that bull dropped it was a absolute sigh of relief . I wanted for Aj to get a elk more than anything and we definitely were on our last chance . I'll give it to Aj he never once complained and was always being a joker . It's my pleasure to call you guys friends.

AJ wanted to walk up the hill through the thorns to go see his elk . enjoying the afternoon waiting for Chris and My dad to get back with the side by side so we could winch him down the hill AJ made it to his elk. A respectable 6x5

I first want to thank all those who offered help and support on this hunt. I am sorry I didn’t get to it sooner and I will probably post this in pieces as I type. This hunt, the way we were able to hunt, would not have been possible without Chris(CrazyMonkey). When we found out AJ had drawn the tag I immediately set him and his brother up for their hunter Ed course for spring break in March. And I immediately began to wonder how we would pull this off. I was concerned that he would not pass hunters Ed, since he is intellectually disabled and has cerebral palsy. And I have got to hand it to the game and fish officers and employees involved in Hunter ed in Arizona. Even though he had lots of trouble with different aspects of the course, they were more concerned with making sure he had fun while taking the course and assisted him every step of the way. So Thankyou AZGFD, you guys were amazing! We practiced shooting throughout the summer here in Arkansas, and it quickly became clear to me that he needed a lot of assistance with the rifle. After a conversation with the game and fish officer of his unit, he encouraged us to get his CHAMP permit and do what we could to help make the hunt successful, with one exception, AJ needed to be the one pulling the trigger. So I was able to find a camera that attached to the scope, and we started practicing with me helping him aim and telling him when to pull the trigger. He was getting pretty good, so I felt confident.

I have spent a bunch of time behind spotting scopes . This is one of the best by far much better than the Swarovski in my opinion do to the focus wheel being a better design on the kowa makes a big difference.

Good deal on the pound for pound best spotter on the market

Made some great friends and had a great time helping on Aj's hunt . I'll let Dan tell the story hint it was a successful hunt.

My lady wanted me to share some more of her shed decorating for the fall season with all you fine people.

I decided to use my very first deer I shot antlers and put them as zipper pulls on my Bino harness. What do you all think?

I love this thread! I alway like bringing my sheds home and let my lady to decorate with them . Makes her as excited as I was about finding them. You know what they say “happy spouse, happy house” !

Nah, jumping around like a teenage girl is enough for me.

Found this matched set on the wifes first quad ride/antler hunting trip. We pulled over to have a break and almost parked on one. While I was picking the first one up she was looking for the match and found it. She was pretty excited. (And, No I didn't "let her find it". She remembered me telling her that the big guys will often shed them both fairly close to each other because they don't want to walk around lopsided.)

A little something from out of state

I like the 2 point and small shed collection I have. Shed to the right of the mount actually scores 100 " ! Looked for the other side for 2 days. 23" G2. Could have been well over 200" typical on the hoof.

My neighbor wanted to take some pictures of their newborn and asked if he could borrow a European of one of my bucks to use. He didn't tell me his idea or anything but the set up and picture is one of the coolest I've seen.