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Coues tag started Dec 15 on Ft. Huachuca and I hadn’t had much time to hunt, so I broke away on 30th for a quick day trip. Hit the road at 3:30 AM, buck down by 8:30, and back home by noon. Glassed all morning, only picking up does and no sign of bucks. I was just about ready to pack up and move when I gave it one last look. Caught a flick of movement that gave him away. He was tucked in perfectly—never saw his head or antlers—but his body size told me he was a buck. He was about 400 yards out with no shot, so I ditched my gear and closed the distance to 225. At first I couldn’t find him and thought he might’ve slipped out, but after slowing down I picked up his legs in the same spot—standing now, still no shot. If he dipped, I was done. Instead, he turned in place and bedded back down, opening up a small 12-inch window through the brush. That was all I needed. He never made it out of his bed. Shout out to all the guys on here that gave me some knowledge and pointers! Thanks a ton! Tried adding more pics, but wouldn’t let me got some reason.

We finally made it up last week for my boy’s elk hunt, and he made it count. His first shot was solid, clipping the heart. Earlier that day I’d told him if the elk was still on its feet after the first shot, don’t hesitate—put another one in her. After that first hit, without a word from me, he sent a second round into the lungs. As the cow turned and started to go down, he followed up with a third shot, again through the lungs. She dropped instantly, clean and quick. Hardly any meat damage, and we came away with just over 100 pounds of ground elk.

My uncle came to see me , he has cancer and the Dr.’s are giving him the long face - 😞 so he asked if ide build him , a plain old simple pine box . How do you say No to that ?? Elk antler handles and elk Burr inlay ….. I guess this qualifies for a plain old simple pine box …..

Gambel quail on mesquite log by Paul Taylor, Taylor Made Taxidermy, Scottsdale AZ. Good condition. SOLD I am in Phoenix/Ahwatukee near the 202 and 17th Avenue.

Hey Guys, I didn't want to step on Tomgobblers thread Pine Box, but everyone has their time, and maybe there's some of you like myself that has more days behind you than in front. Any way if you have an honorable discharge, Uncle Sam will set aside a plot and headstone for you. I recently contacted the VA for prior authorization, something you might want to do to save your survivors from doing so. I applied on the VA website in Sept of 25, due to the govt shutdown I received the paperwork yesterday.

This will be my wife problem

Is she from the Star Valley area?

You really gotta get something more substantial to protect that scope bro.

Defiance Ruckus GA Hunter- Barrel: 24" Krieger Rem. Varmint; 7.75 twist; chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor 0.165 freebore; 414 rounds through it; 5/8x24 muzzle thread. Chambered and threaded by Keith at PCR. 2 extra fire pin springs - 24# and 21# $1700 no trades. Located in west valley but I am all over town for work everyday.

Man what a blessed week! To have the opportunity to go to desert. Have you guys seen the desert lately? So beautiful! Beautiful weather! And to have the ability to harvest a beautiful buck, man I'm...I have no words, I'm just so thankful! Then I go to one of the metro units and took a javalina with my bow! Wow! Happy Birthday to me I guess! Thank you Lord for the opportunity and the ability!

Selling my used 15x56 binoculars made by Meopta for Cabelas. Rebranded Meopta B1 series. Comparable to SLC for less $$. Excellent condition, the glass and body are both free of damage. Top quality binoculars at a great price. Photos coming later today

Looks like I screwed that up... Ill have to re measure 🙄

stinky fingures

Just got back from an Off-range hunt in extreme Southern N M. Found a group of 4 bulls and killed one They are very good eating

Rams seasons over and I still don’t know why this matters to you guys.

For sale Mathew’s VXR 31.5 in green. The mods on it are 27.5” draw @60lbs, bow shops will have mods to accommodate your length and poundage. It has been hunted with more than it has been shot, but is in great condition. Shows most wear on top limb pocket from stalking critters. strings are from last year and look brand new they are custom out of Montana. Couple small nicks or shiny spots on top cam as well but is superficial. I’ll have to see if I have the grip around I shot bare riser. Will come with only the QAD Mathew’s integrate rest. Priced to sell at $550 willing to meet within reason (west valley) located in Surprise for quicker response or more detailed pics text- 4zero6 581 ninety nineteen

I will take this 100 percent

Wouldn't tag #1 go to bonus pass?

Tell us why you handed the business over to your wife again? Surely it wasn't because of legal trouble, was it?

ill do $200 and throw in a hooker. Dudes probably has 3 points

This system is so gay

They all taste the same.

My 16 year old Zane drew a sheep tag this year. it was nowhere on our radar but the hunting gods smiled and the $300 charge was a sight to behold. Tag 1! i immediately reached out to my hunting buddy @buglethemin who had the same tag a few years ago and happens to be a sheep guide with Arizona Desert outfitters, which made the situation a whole lot more doable. On a side note If anyone needs help on a sheep hunt, they are a top notch outfit. We Scouting started in July, and we located some good looking target rams. One of the problems when a 16 year old draws a sheep tag is school. When the hunt finally rolled around, he missed a Friday and a Monday, and we hunted four hard days. But there were final projects, finals, etc. We located a couple possible shooters but not anything that was an immediate go in the first couple days. When we came back the next weekend, we found all the sheep had moved and that many days away between hunts was going to be a problem. We were not able to find the previous rams. After a couple more 12-15 mile days, we were still looking for that mature shooter ram. The late rains and green up and changing weather had them doing strange things. Zane finished finals and we headed back out on Friday the 19th. At this point, he had been in school or hunting sheep for 19 days straight. We had split up to cover different areas.That afternoon, @buglethemin called and said he found a mature ram in a bowl they were glassing. We hurried over (hurry means mile or two hike then 30+ minute drive then more hiking) but got to the other side of the bowl before sunset. The ram and 3 smaller rams came over the top to our side. It was too late to make a play, but we bedded the ram and had a plan for the morning. The next day, we were there before sun up and immediately located the rams. The shooter ram and a smaller ram then immediately went back over into the bowl. We hiked a three mile loop around and picked them back up. We were looking into the sun and the rams never stopped moving, and no shot presented. The rams eventually fed onto the bench on top of the range and moved west where we lost site of them. We climbed the mountain , and started working the edges looking for them. By early afternoon, we had one cut left to cover. About that time, another buddy called and said he had found them in that cut. We worked our way to about 300 yards from the edge they were over. The wind was in our face, and the plan was to wait for them to feed up and cross over and present a shot. It was a great plan, until the wind shifted, blowing directly at them. They spooked down the cliff face. We hurried to the edge, and hurriedly got a range and the rifle set up. The first shot was a miss low, and they ran another hundred yards up the opposing mountain face, bearing the top before they stopped broadside. We got a new range, and Zane sent it. The sheep ran a bit, wobbled, then was down. After 8 hard days of hunting, he had his sheep. Old ram with a ton of character, and a scarred up old nose. Game and fish aged at 9 laying down the 10 ring. i cannot thank the sheep hunting collective of friends and family that showed up to help enough. It was a grind of a hunt but ann amazing one.

Here area couple more photos from that trip. Jordan with the a bull and Josh with a cow from this hunt

we are so cynical, how cares there big ugly birds