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Took this yesterday evening after a rare late October thunderstorm. Reservation Lake.

Good Luck to all headed out. Looking forward to seeing some bucks hit the ground.

We’re moving to the Midwest. Our home just outside of Show Low was listed today. End of a dirt road. 2.5 acres. Backs up to National Forest and has direct access. Directly in the heart of 3C. We have bulls in our front yard every week. Trout fishing 7 miles away! Shed hunt out your back door or relax in the hot tub and listen to the bugles! Will include all of my OnX pins from the last 6 years of exploring and hunting through 3C, 3B, 1, 22, and 27. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1866-Simpson-Well-Rd_Show-Low_AZ_85901_M29920-38978

Great thread. Brings so many great memories to mind. Early 70's we decided to hike in with a full moon and camp on the mountain my old saw a huge buck the year before. My brother and Dad found a good spot for me to sleep at and then they left to find their own spots. That was the longest night of my life. In heard a pack of coyotes going crazy in the direction of my brother. I thought he was getting eaten by them. After about 2 years the sun was finally coming up. I poked my head out of the sleeping bag and spooked a couple of does bedded down about 10 yards from me. Went and found my Dad and told him my brother was probably dead. We found him glassing a ridge. He never heard the coyotes yapping. Finally got back to the truck around noon and found mountain lion tracks all around the truck. Needless to say this 13 year old slept in the truck the next night.

Licensed and titled Custom built Camo trailer features: 3500 pound torsion axle with spare and led lighting Insulated top with lighting and double rear doors Fold down bunk Open and enclosed storage on the sides 13 gallon water tank with 12V pump Includes popup outhouse, collapsing garbage can, Coleman camp stove Currently set up in shop to show in San Tan Valley.

I started a little hobby and have done 5 couse deer within our family and two antelope for a CW member. I have a mulie in the works that will be bronze. Extending this service to interested parties. The process takes about a week from start to finish. Cleaning, primer, thee coats of metal, patina, polishing and then a matte clear coat. I use high quality products that are actually metal. Bronze, copper or silver. Patina for an aged or oxidized look if you prefer. $200 for deer, antelope, javilina. $300 for elk. I can take in skulls in any condition, but prefer nothing rotten. Best and faster if the euro is clean. Extra time for doing a euro or heavy cleaning and repairs on teeth, etc. would be a little more $ depending on what you have.

My house in the middle of showlow is turning into Estes park. Our two local bulls are bugling every morning. Also have one really good buck.

Excellent picture!

My buddy is in 3c said they’re going crazy

They were on fire in 6A till 10:00, then slowed down, but heard them sound off all day long.

Wow, I'm going next week..

Beautiful

They are still going in 8

The elk in 6a were going all the way till Monday last hunter tagged out and left camp Tuesday. Early and till dark as normal

heard our local bull after dark last night and again this morning

Wow that is a cool pic

Just fish two rods.

Curious to know about what some of your favorite memories of outdoors are. This time of year is one of mine. Even though I am not much of gun hunter anymore, the opening day of the general rifle deer hunt brings back some of my best memories outdoors. Back in the late 70's hunted unit 17a with a HS friend and his father. The getting out of school for Thursday and Friday, loading up the truck, the drive up north, breakfast at Denny's before we left Prescott, setting up camp, cold mornings, listening to world series on the radio in camp were all good stuff. We haven't done this in many years but the memories are still strong. Good Luck to all those people going deer hunting this weekend.

I still rememeber the first animal I ever killed, a squirrel with grandpas 22. Watching my son when he killed his elk. He was jacked up. Watching my dad draw back on a bull in 4b. Stepped on a twig and spooked it, but he was shaking like a leaf. Thought he was going to fall down. My dad was a pretty even keel guy, so to see him lose it like that is something I'll never forget.

Mid 60's, grandfather would take my brothers and I quail & rabbit hunting north of Phoenix. Usually near Cave Creek & Lone Mountain roads. We had a blast. Grandfather started a fire inside us that burns to this day.

My most memorable trip was when my dad took us to McCoys crossing on the White River more than 45 years ago. It’s where I got hooked on stream fishing. Probably fished 5 miles of that stream in 4 days pitching rooster tails and mepps spinners. I never forgot that first trip and didn’t know how special the place was to my dad until 6 months before he passed in 2016. He told me that’s where he wanted his ashes spread. My mom wants her ashes spread with him so I’ll be going back one of these days

Camofire was great 10-15 years ago when they had Sitka Saturday and everything was 50% off. Then for whatever reason their discount started to decrease and a quick google search could usually find same item for less. Haven’t purchased there for years now.

Right!?! Here are some more photos of that shed.

My 1st deer at age 13 in 24A shot it running at 30 yds with my brand new .270 Rem. 760. My 1st javelina at age 12 in 24A. Dad took a nap and I watched the hill across from us. Saw a javelina go from one bush to another. Woke him up to tell him and he didn't believe me. I convinced him to let me walk over there. 20 minutes later I shot my javelina and he missed his. LukeDukes 1st javelina when he was 11 was memorable. We ate at Judys Cookhouse in Miami and he had the shits before we left. We finally got to our spot in 23 and found a herd . He shot a javelina and it took 2 hours to find it. It was right where I told him to look and the only place I hadn't looked! Don't even get me going about all the elk hunts we've been on and still hope to go on.

Tossing around the idea of selling my brand new FX Impact M4 .25 cal. Literally a month old and even comes with a cheap night vision scope. Just filled the tank. Haven’t shot it yet, it’s too fancy for me. I need a more simple setup. Was going to use it for rats in the back yard and still might. $1800, comes with the scope and a bunch of pellets. I17 and carefree hwy.