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My boy did great in the draw this year drawing elk, deer, javelina, crane. He was on fall break, and I had the time off so we loaded up and headed to camp on Wednesday. My buddies parents were there so we hung out, enjoyed the weather and waited for the rest of the crew. Everyone got there and we waited..... for the rain. And let me tell you, it did not disappoint. We stayed in my buddies dad's tent and got absolutely soaked. I was legit worried about my son. We ran the wood stove all day and night and eventually got stuff decently dry. With some borrowed bags, we survived. Threw a tarp over the tent and all was good. The mud was absolutely insane. We got atleast 4 inches and the roads were insane. We didnt hunt much the first couple days, but did help a friend's son pack one out. Sunday morning heading out, the voltage regulator got caked in mud in my rzr and absolutely fried. No luck Sunday morning but had to tow it back to camp. Sunday evening we walked from camp (truck batteries are dead too). Walked out from camp, the wind was bad but was hoping we could see something on either side get the wind right and circle. We got to as far was we were going to go then circled with the wind in our faces to slowly hunt back to camp. Glassing as we went, I immediately found a cow. As I was carrying the rifle, I extended the bipod legs and jacked one in. Levi asked me "dad what are you doing?" "There are elk up here buddy, and atleast one is a cow!" We got behind cover and snuck up about 100 yards. Peaked around a bush and saw the bull, a really nice 6x6 let out a bugle. Put eyes on his cows and got back behind cover and closed another 40-50 yards. We peek out and there is a lone cow, broadside shining in the sun. I range her, 281 yards. Turn the dial on the scope and tell Levi to get on her. Hes on her. Im ready. "Let her have it buddy, squeeze that trigger." He lets one rip. THUMP. "Good shot buddy, you hit her. Reload hit her again." My boy racks another round like a seasoned vet and lets it rip. "You rushed that shot, reload hit her again." THUMP. Great shot buddy! I put two more in his gun. She steps out. "She's still standing, hit her again!" THUMP. She lays down right there. I can hear her labored breaths. "Reload buddy, stay on her but dont shoot unless she gets up!" Needless to say she doesn't. She made it about 10 yards. Three shots in the boiler room. The supressor absolutely made the difference as they had no idea where we were or what was going on. Money well spent. I can not put in to words how proud I am of this kid. Hes persevered hunts with no luck. Lots of rain. Being cold. Not seeing much (these were the first elk we had seen). And then, during crunch time he handled his rifle like an experienced hunter. Not to mention trying to control blood sugar through all this. Writing this up and reflecting brings tears to my eyes. Rifle info: Bergara B14 in 7/08 shooting 120 TTSX, all 3 rounds blew through.

Can't express how proud I am of my boy. Ill do a complete write up when we finally get home. Truck batteries are dead. Rzr voltage regulator fried in the mud. Not sure i can get my diesel out of where we are camped, let alone the trailer and rzr. But, my boy put 3 through the boiler room on his first elk, first Arizona animal at 281 yards. Supressors rock!

My favorite place to photograph fall colors is in Colorado, especially the San Juan Mountains. It had been a few years since 2022 when I was last in the mountains for the changing aspens. I had ten days for this trip and spent the first four days beneath Capitol Peak waiting for fall and winter to mingle. A storm on the third night made the fourth day memorable. It was nice hearing the elk bugle in the mornings, despite not having a hunt permit. Actually, I failed to draw any hunt permits this fall, so all shooting will be done with a camera. Afternoon spotlighting as the storm cleared. Sunset on Capitol. Along the Last Dollar Road near Telluride is an area of aspens which grow in many intersecting angles, an area I call the "wacky forest". I try to make photographic sense of it on each visit. Morning sunlight crept over the mountain to illuminate the tree tops.

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

Kaibab youth hunts are special. Congrats!

I am taking orders again. I have shipped all orders to date. I am completely sold out of the Maple pecans and Pawnees Plenty of time before Thanksgiving. If you are coming down this way to hunt you can save on shipping and pick up at my home Thanks Phil I am offering once again a special deal for Friends here on the CWT Forum. I have packaged these pecans in a way to reduce labor and shipping and are being sold at cost. My labor as well as my wife Pat’s is free.😀 Here is what I put together No fancy box, bags or tins. I use Ziplock freezer bags I order to reduce cost. You can break these into smaller quantities that can be stored in the freezer or better yet use them up and share them with others for the holiday's. I WILL START SHIPPING THE FIRST ORDERS NEXT WEEK AND WILL DO WEEKLY SHIPMENTS UNTIL THE PECANS I HAVE ALLOCATED ARE GONE. I am using UPS ground through Pirate ship to reduce cost, I am also packaging in smaller quantities so unlike past years you do not need to buy a minimum of 8 lbs. In order for you to get your pecans without any additional delay, I will ship the pecans each Thursday and let the payment catch up. In an effort to reduce our labor I am offering only 2 size boxes, a 2 1/2 pound box and a 5 pound box to start with. I am offering a little more variety this year and you can mix or match in the 5 pond boxes. ( For example 2 1/2 LBS of Maple Glazed pecans and 2 1/2 LBS of Native pecans) The shipping for 2 1/2 LB. Box is $7.00. 5 LB. Box is $10.00. Example if you wanted 2 .5 lbs of Maple and 2.5 lbs of Natives it would be $17.50 + $14.00 plus shipping $10.00 total of $41.50 shipped by UPS to your door. No shipping cost if picked up at my home. See pricing and description of the pecans below. Each bag is 2 1/2 LBS PAWNEE FANCY JR MAMMOTH HALVES 2.5 LBS. $17.50 The Pawnee pecans are rated excellent for flavor large size. MAPLE GLAZED PECAN HALVES. 2.5 LBS $14.00 High quality pecan halves glazed with real maple syrup. TOPPER NATIVE PECANS. 2.5 LBS. $17.50 Small flavorful pecan halves as they come from wild native trees. MAMMOTH PECAN HALVES AND PIECES. 2.5 LBS. $14.00 Extra large pieces and halves great flavor and price. JR MAMMOTH ORGANIC/KOSHER HALVES. 2.5 LBS. $25.00 Sorry Limited quantities at a super price. If you or your friends want a box just send an email your order to: Newepco@gmail.com with your name, delivery address and what you wish to order. Send a check ( personal checks ok) to: Phil Carr NEWEPCO LLC 8502 E Calle Bolivar Tucson AZ 85715. I ALSO EXCEPT ZELLE. Thanks Phil

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!

Nice Remington 700 in a really good HS Precision stock with a Leupold 3-9 scope. Barrel date code is 1984. Located south Tempe area. $800

Very nice condition, 20 ga with vent rib. 25 or 26 inch barrel. Fixed Imp Cyl $650 Located south Tempe

Awesome as always. Thanks for sharing.

San Carlos went back up about 1% now that the gates are closed, might add another 1% to that by the time its all said and done. DAN

SPF. Thx for looking. Will post back here it the deal falls through

Awesome

Absolutely beautiful!

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

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.

$6000. Tucson East side New M/T Tires 2 weeks old 12 ply 2.7 v6 only 84500 Miles A/T PDL PW, AC, New LED Lights . New Jeep Bumper All fluids changed Roof Rack. Snorkel, Skid Plates. Spare Tire on Carrier Runs great 520 260 Five zero eight nine

We’re very lucky to have this offering every year, so thank you for taking this on yet again. Ignore the spider guy. There’s always one that has to threaten to shut down a good thing. Email sent. Thank you Phil!!!

I had a few beers and thought I was being funny. And I had a traumatic experience once with a spider.

Cpp grid heater delete kit with piping and harness, was on back order for a while, I sold the truck and can’t use it now , I have 830$ in it , also have receipt, it’s new in the box, asking 700$ or will trade

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.

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.

No impact on San Carlos as most of the runoff went towards Roosevelt. San Carlos area had its own short-lived flood event but most people don't realize just how far the water has to travel to reach the Lake and most of that route is very sandy with big S curves that don't help. Current water level is 0.39%. On a positive note a bunch of our dirt ponds filled back up and should be ready for restocking immediately. DAN

Brian they always seem to peak in Mid October.