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Don’t post much anymore but wanted to share. Was able to fill my OTC tag this morning on this 4 point muley.

9 days of hard hunting in super dry conditions results in great archery buck. My son and I hunted hard for 9 days before getting an opportunity on this buck. Spot and stalk. Love chasing these things with my bow. By far the hardest antelope hunt of my life.

Had the incredible privilege of helping my buddy fulfill his lifelong dream of killing a Dall Sheep. He absolutely crushed it at 3 months from his 71st Bday. Best part was his son had a tag to and killed a giant 11 year old ram. Northern lights were spectacular!!!

My nephew got his first archery buck yesterday. He is 13. They took it back to camp to skin and quarter. After everything was done, my brother was sitting there enjoying a cold beverage and another buck walks into camp. My nephew convinces him to shoot it.

My wife and I had an interesting encounter this past July out hiking. We love getting out and wandering around, if we find an antler Whoo Hooo, if we sneak up on some elk, YEAAAAAAA but in general our philosophy is, if we aren't out in the woods we never know what we might miss. We were up in the Alpine area, decided to go hike an area that we have found that we enjoy, not too steep, deer, elk, turkey and the hope always of seeing a bear. While out hiking this time we decided to take a little different path than normal and this is what we bumped into!!!! After our amazement to finding what appears to be a very healthy dead bull I called Game and Fish to report the find and also see if I could collect the antlers. ( I had no clue what I was getting myself into with regards to the velvet!!!) I also really didn't expect to get the antlers, I have never experienced this type of situation so I was apprehensive. I gave them the coordinates, they asked if I could send them pictures but I couldn't because of cell service, I was surprised I was able to make a phone call, but pictures wouldn't send out, so we went on our way and I sent pictures when we got to good cell service. This all happened around 1:00pm! I was told that Game and Fish was going to send an agent out to investigate and they would get back with me and let me know if in fact I could collect the antlers. My curiosity got the better of me, we went back out there next morning to see if in fact Game and Fish had gone out there. Sure enough they had been out and so had the vultures and at least a bear! Big ole pile of bear crap right next to the carcass. I didn't hear anything from Game and Fish until maybe 4:00pm, the LEO that had gone out to do the investigation informed me I could collect the antlers and where did I want to go to get them. I informed him I was in Alpine and he agreed to meet me at the 191/FS249. So we met there and spent a lot of time visiting, asking questions. He informed us he had performed a necropsy on the bull, looking for possible cause of death which initially he found no cause. He took the skull and antlers to two vets that were camping up by Big Lake and they peeled back the hide on the bulls skull. They found an area that would indicate blunt force trauma to the head. Overall very interesting experience, according to the experts I was too late to really preserve the velvet because it already has begun to slip! I was very impressed with my interaction with Game and Fish. When if there was any way to preserve the velvet at this point, he told me to go home and take a good picture to remember! I forgot about the ear tags. One of the tags was radio traceable. This bull had been tagged approximately 50 miles from where he died!

Big thanks to Jeff ( Huntsaz) for all his help. First place Cooper Williams Second place Rylie Ellis Third place Tanner Nelson Forth place Lillian Liles Fifth place ---Andrew Garcia --- didn't make the Arizona residents Requirements Under 10 special draw was Mackenzie Nelson And the winner of the gift cards is Cade Medlin I'll be in touch with all the winners tomorrow and I should have the draw video up hopefully by then for those interested. As always big thanks to everyone who donated to the giveaway. Check back at the first of the year for next year's giveaway!!!!!

Yes. Information is limited but he was found deep in Walnut Canyon by a helicopter. Ground rescuers were directed in and found him alive. He was located about 1 mile from his vehicle. Thank you again to everyone who assisted. There was an amazing response from the “outdoor community”.

When someone whips into the diesel pump in a gas truck, goes inside, and never gets gas. Next.

Killed a buck on the first Wednesday of the season. Went home for a couple days. Came back up Sunday had a couple buddies hunting the long weekend. Monday morning a little before daylight went to go number 2 . When I was done noticed oak I was walking past about 4 feet off ground in nook of the tree had bunch of rocks in it. I thought that's weird some kids must have put them up there playing around at some point. In the middle of rocks is a big butt blacktail. Went back to camp to let it get a little bit lighter before I took care of him. I knew he would be mad when I knocked him out of the tree. I always like to just take their heads off and skin them. My dad makes hatbands and knife sheaves out of hide. Went back 10 minutes later, he's gone.pics always post sideways for some reason

when I park my gas truck in the shade where the pumps are and the diesel guy gives me a look like he wants my QT drink. Can’t stand it!

Looks like they found him and was flown to Flagstaff hospital. Do not know the details.

I saw this on social media and didn’t see it posted here. Thought I would share. Stud ram. Pretty cool story that the tag ended up being donated to a veteran. 👏🏻

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I got lots of other pet peeves too. People putting their shopping carts right next to their car and leaving it when there's a cart return a few yards away is one of them.

Was going to post this over in the 'Green Chili' thread but figured I would put it here instead. One of my favorite times of the year is late August - early September because I can take advantage of my favorite two New Mexican exports; Pronghorn and green chilis!!! Picked-up a big sack of extra hot Hatch chilis from my local Food City and went to work over the weekend roasting them up and putting them to use. Ended-up with 24 8oz jars of green chilis and 12-quart jars of 'green chili' (find the debate on the other thread). Some of the green chili was made with pork and some with pronghorn. Both excelllent!

ok, I'll give a short summary of how this hunt played out. I drew a unit not known for lots of antelope, but I knew the possibility of shooting a giant was there. this is a unit that I have had success in in the past. We have not had a great monsoon season this year and numbers have really been down. throughout the hunt I would see on average probably 6-10 antelope per day. I spent all summer scouting and found a couple of bucks that I had on my radar identified as "shooters". Day one, I have one of the shooters in range but not broadside. Im trying to move in and stay hidden and get a better angle to I can get a shot, when a truck drives over the rise and bumps the buck. I hunted him again the next day, and found him first thing on day number two. I put him to bed around 10:30 and decided to come home attend church, and come back sunday afternoon when he is in a better spot. Well I get there and there are two hunters driving the ridge he was on, I never saw that buck again. I came back in to work on monday, day 3 of the hunt and hunted just afternoon monday-thursday. I saw antelope every single time out, just nothing I wanted to pursue. Friday morning, day 7 breaks and I decide to try a new area. Just as it's getting light enough to see my son pulls the truck off the road and said, buck! I pick up my binos and see a great buck standing with 6 does about 300 yards from us. We watch the buck, hoping he works into an area with more cover so I can try a stalk. Well the buck eventually walked onto private and I never got a chance to stalk him. Saturday, we go back to the original location hoping to once again turn up the first buck we saw, and we can't even find an antelope in the area. we hit a couple of new spots and turned up some younger bucks that morning, but nothing with any age or size. Sunday, final day of the season. We head out before daylight to look for the buck that wandered onto private, we turn him up immediately, and he is further into the private. We then head to an area that I have had success in the past, and find a group of 3 bucks with one being a great buck. I began my stalk, and get to about 120 yards before the bucks have decided that they have had enough and sprint out of my life forever. haha. By this time it is around 10:00am. I told me son, we have had a great hunt, and have spent some great time together over the last 9 days. I was ready to head home, go to church, and call it a hunt. He said dad, lets go check that ridge we saw that buck watering last weekend. I said ok, once last effort before calling it a hunt. We get there, sneak our way up to a vantage point to get eyes on a small tank and as soon as I pick up my binos I see a buck at the water. Unfortunately the buck was about a year old and not even legal to shoot here. we looked at each other and laughed and walked back to the truck. Once we got to the truck i put my bow in the case, strapped my release to the top limp closed the case, grabbed two celsius' from the cooler and my son and I headed home. we are talking about baseball as we round the corner and there in front of us are two bucks feeding into a small saddle in the middle of the day near the busiest forest road only 2 miles from town. my son slams the breaks and throws up his binos and says, dad, its him! It's the buck we have been looking for since day 1. He was with another buck and feeding into an area where he couldn't be seen from the road. I jumped out of the truck, grabbed my bow and away I went after him. I topped the hill just above where I saw the buck disappear and peak over and there he is, feeding 80 yards from me and coming right to me. I get an arrow, move to get a shooting lane and the small buck sees me and runs about 15 yards and looks back. I range the little buck because the big buck trotted off right towards him. He is 74 yards. I look down to adjust my slider and when I look up the bigger buck is standing there with him. I draw, anchor, release and watch as my arrow sails low. I hit the buck between the knee and the shoulder. I saw blood immediately and watch the buck go over the next ridge. I was upset, how can I blow that easy shot? I walk to where the bucks were standing and range the tree I was at. 85! In the time I looked down to set my sight, and look back up those bucks had takes a couple of steps. I knew they moved a little bit, but I didn't think they had moved that far. I reach into my pocket to call my son and realize that I don't have my phone. In the excitement I had left in in the truck. I mark the spot and walk back to the truck. At this point it is 11:30. I get back to the truck and talk things over with my son and we move two draws ahead of where we saw the buck run. We hit a fenceline and I told my son that the buck would not cross that fence if he is hurting. I didn't feel like the shot I made was fatal and I thught I had just clipped the leg. Not much blood on the ground or on my arrow. we walk down the fencline and find no indicaiton of the buck. So we walk the fenceline uphill. I thought to myself, no way this buck ran up that hill. we would have seen him. I take about 3 steps and see the bottom wire of the fence pushed up and a small speck of blood and antelope tracks on our side of the fence. My son said he came through here. we follow his tracks 1.1 miles from there with occasional drops of blood and finally sit to get some water. I told my son, Im going to walk to that bench and peek over. The bench is about 100 yards from us. I hit the bench and the antelope is bedded just below it. He gets up and runs about 1/2 mile to the east and beds just below the crest of a small hill. We sit and watch him for about 2 hours and he never moves. I made a plan to sneak around the backside of the hill and pop over the top. As I top the hill I get a text that says you're right above him, be careful. I peek through the trees and see the buck bedded below me, 28 yards. I sit for 2 hours waiting for him to stand and he doesn't. My legs were cramping so I decided that I needed to do something. I stand up and hear something behind me. A freakin cow elk, 20 yards away bursts out of there making enough noise to scare everything out of there. The buck spooks, hobbles to an opening and stops to look at the cow elk across the hill. I range, settle my pin, and sent an arrow through the lungs. the buck made a short run and toppled over. My son watched it all through the 15X swaros. I look at my watch and it is 4:37. What a day. I waited for my son to walk over to me and together we went and found my arrow and walked up to the buck. It was him. the buck from day one! And we did it together. This was the hardest antelope hunt of my life. Low numbers, hot dry weather, and lots of miles. But in the end I wouldn't have it any other way. Blessed for another successful hunt with one of my kids. I love chasing antelope with my bow.

People who relocate rattlesnakes are clearly democrats

Here is a bear I found day before opener, not sure why I didnt go back to this spot. Lol IMG_2210.mov

If anyone needs a euro done please give me a call. I do not boil. I use Maceration to remove the meat and tissue. I'm located in Queen Creek. 928-595-1554 I offer the below services: •Traditional Euro •Artifical Velvet •Velvet Preservation (freeze Dry)

Someone driving 35 mph thinking they are going to merge into traffic on a major freeway with other vehicles going 65-70 mph.

Currently at 1.4% today. Water backs up to about jack rabbit flat area. No signs of fish kill yet besides a few by the dam area, otherwise the water actually still looks fine. Primitive launching only now by soda canyon and New Govt areas. Sounds like catfish is doing really good right now, seen plenty of 20lb flathead skeletons all over the place. Rest of the reservation remains closed at this time. Only fishing allowed at Talkalai and San Carlos Lake. DAN

A great big thank you to all that have helped so far. It was archery hunters who located the side by side stuck in the canyon and alerted authorities. Currently there are 3 SAR teams searching on foot from the location of the vehicle. Please keep praying for a positive outcome.

Only bear we ran into. Great color but a youngster

Bite is on at Rosey... doubled up on a A-Rig the other day... they were also smashing my sexy shad square bill. Bite dropped off after 10 am. I spent the whole day in Salamae Cove caught nice healthy fish.

The sad part is, Karen's getting upset has WAY more impact than science and facts, especially when the animal is "cute".