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My son got it done, rain and all. He’s 2 for 2 now on youth hunts.

Got it done before the storm came in today. Found a rut fest mid morning and the action was hot. Daughter got it done with 1 shot from 25 SST at 360 yds. Hunter was there helping, it’s hard to believe he’s nearly grown. Seems like yesterday he was following me around these same hills begging for snacks. This one got me a feeling a little sentimental.

Bringing this to the top. I posted this Friday evening and about 40% of what I have allocated has been sold. If you would like to purchase some pecans please read through my original post and email me with your order and shipping info. Im hoping to wrap this up before my deer hunt which starts October 24. Thanks Phil

That's a big cow!

You’re missing a comma. ”Yup, it was nasty.”

Lots of rain in 5bs this morning so we just drove prime country til we cut tracks. Started out on the tracks and had a bull bugle up a head. We snuck in the herd of 10 cows, spike, and good herd bull. Set him up on BOGG and had this small cow feed to 60 yards offering the perfect shot for a brand new hunter! Such fun seeing how worked up he was but kept it together to make the shot.

My son drew his 2nd choice 12aw antlerless for his first deer hunt. Due to the weather we got a room in Kanab for the weekend. We had just enough time to drive through the unit Thursday before dark but didn't see any deer. We were joined by his cousin and my brother in law. Friday morning had mom spotting bucks all over the place up high. Between glassing and driving we saw 17 bucks and no does by lunch time. After lunch and some exploring we changed elevation and started seeing some does. We got busted on our first stalk but right before dark we spotted this doe moving through some oaks. Jase and I made a quick stalk and I stopped her with a bleat in a small opening. He made the most of it and shot her at 150yds off my tripod with his 300wsm. She jumped at the shot and ran out of sight. Everyone came down to help us track. Before we even found blood i glassed down the hill and saw an ear in the grass. I handed Jase the binos and told him to look where he last saw her. It took him a min but when he saw her he got the biggest smile I have ever seen. After pics we navigated the new etag app and got her gutted. While we were skinning her G&f stopped by and said he would tell the check station to wait for us. We got her checked in 15min late. It was nice of them to wait for us. Back home Saturday we got her cut up and Jase cooked us steaks for dinner. Great memories were made!

US 60 is closed between Pinto Valley and Miami. Maybe it was mentioned somewhere else in another thread, but it took me 2.5 hours from Mesa to Miami this morning through Winkleman. I haven’t heard if they have an ETA to open it back up. The pics I’ve seen makes it look like it’s pretty bad where the flood waters washed out the shoulder of the road in the narrows, just east of Schultz Ranch. Allow for extra time traveling. Traffic is bad.

That's awesome...congrats! I think I had the opposite experience up there we were seeing lots of does before we found bucks.

S&W Combat 66 snubby 357 SS fully engraved (Factory?). Stag grips. Made in 1975 $3,200 in Kingman

Notice to update on Mon. 20th, draw Tu 21 st

Mine shows right at 3" in SE Tucson since Sat.

He just got back from a long trip so he sat this one out.

Friend took his kids there and had a great time. I don’t know a lot of details but sounded like what’s described above. I agree it’s closer than going to a TX ranch and I’d give it a try.

My Sister-in-law shot a nice bull. Unfortunately I had other commitments (kids hunts) and couldn't get the time off to tag along. My brother would send me pics and videos every day of the hunt. They found a huge unique bull and they spent 4 days playing cat and mouse with it. They passed on a few nice bulls trying to be patient to find this unique bull. Getting close to the end of the hunt they found this awesome bull. They had alot of friends and family helping out on this once and lifetime hunt. She made a great shot! Wish I could have been there.

My daughter was lucky enough to draw a 5B North Limited Twin Arrows cow elk and was able to fill her tag opening day at 10 AM. It rained quite a bit Thursday and then start sprinkling Friday morning, then let up and we were able to locate a small herd and she was able to fill her tag, but then sky opened up and it was just an absolute nightmare, rain storm…..mud up to your ankles, water drenched multiple trips to and from the kill site to the vehicle stuck vehicles, just an absolute mess, but a complete success. Me and my two boys have the same hunt starting this weekend. Looking forward to fill three more tags.

My 14-year-old son, Ryder, got it done on Sunday morning during his youth antlerless elk hunt. He and I stalked and bumped the herd of 20 or so that she was in for nearly 2 hours and 1.5 miles through the forest before he dropped to a prone position and shot through a thicket while they were trying to get away again and hit this girl in both lungs with his .308 Weatherby using a 165 grain Nosler Accubond, in what was likely his last chance at them that morning. I couldn't be more proud of him if I tried! Now we'll let the meat age for a few weeks, then butcher it up and head on out to our father-and-son deer hunt on the 24th. I can hardly wait! Special thanks to my 8-year-old son, Gatlin, for tagging along!

These are so good! Think I ordered enough to last a few months this time. Thanks again Phil. -Sam

I believe that you can use 30-30 dies to load 30 Remington. In fact, I think that Lee used to label dies 30-30 or 30 Remington. Obviously need the shell holder though

She’s a tank. We packed her out in one trip. Two hind quarters in my pack. Two fronts in Hunter’s. We carried the trim meat bags in our hands. Damnear killed me.

Super awesome!!

Here's a video, she was able to get about 200 yards from the bull for the shot. VID_20251001_053208.mp4

I know this rut has been tough this year but wanted to share a successful harvest from my Az archery hunt. Day 11 it came together. Now onto sons youth deer hunt

It was a very slow start and hot. Maybe that’s normal - I don’t know. The last week was real good and there were nice bulls around. I passed this bull earlier in the hunt because of a couple others I’d seen. But on the last day - I figured I’d better shoot if I wanted to take an elk home with me. The other non resident from Oregon got a real monster. I met a lot of nice people here and made some new friends - stayed in AZ from 8/30 through the whole hunt. My elk is all on ice and I’ll be working my way home today. It was a really great hunting experience. Thanks to everyone who had given me tips and advice. I was hiking back to my truck one day and met Vincent - while he was cutting up his elk meat at his camp.