MULEPACKHUNTER

Me and my buddy did 2 spring hunts last year and found tracks but no luck on dropping one. We called in unit 22 and 27. We are heading up to 23N for this year so we will see. Taking the mules up shed hunting but bringing the calls and tags for bear.

Rolling the mules up for a pack trip and shed hunt end of March. Maybe a Bear tag will come with us too.

Very nice, we did a Rim to Rim to Rim in October and got some photos but nothing like that. Very nice

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Good deal thanks, I guess up north they have way more bugs so they need it more.

Below is a quote from a blog on prepping game in northern BC, anyone ever here of this? Sounded like something they use to keep pests off while working on game? elk bags and pepper kit**.(**fly and bee mix kit)

Cant imagine doing a move like that, good luck.

Some asked me this and it ended up like the lottery question that comes up around the fire. Rather than endlessly going on and on of possibilties I decided to reroute the question and say what would you rather do and give 2 options. A) If it was all paid would you rather go on a fully prepped full on 2 week drop camp in the wilderness of your choice with 2 freinds for multiple species including fishing with meat pick ups and resupply OR,,, A fully funded full on fully staffed hunting lodge near the wilderness of your choice for 2 weeks with a 1 on 1 guide and your 2 buddies where you could hunt and fish and eat and sleep all at the lodge.

I read a book about newzeeland and they have some cool sounding multi species hunts over there but I think most are backpack and really rough terrain. Sounded like some real adventure. I am not sure on a dream hunt though.

That's what I thought. I will tell you what, I am very picky about my food and have a hard time eating others food for this reason, they just cant treat it as good as I do. I cook alot and have done some catering and private dinners for clients so the meat care was #1 for me. I skinned and qtrd and stripped as much meat as I could with the gutless method then put it in game bags and then in a trash bags all within 1 hr of killing. On the way to the truck I burried the bags in the sand in the cool bends of washes and then waited for the sun to go down before finishing the trip. I packed Ice all around in the cooler until it got home then a day later I boned out trimmed and ground with pork fat into breakfast sausage and man was it good. I also fried a backstrap in butter, sage, salt and pepper and man was it good. First butcher job and first time javi eater and not my last. Thanks for all the info.

Anyone seeing 22LR around yet? I am out.

Man I need some new freinds, they all picked the lodge. Well if this ever happens I know where to find the 2 buddies. Option #1 for me too.

Nice deal, hangin for 5 days huh? I saw some guys in like 75 degree weather durring the archery hunt and they hung theirs all day ? I figured they would go bad in those conditions? Does it seem better to age them?

What would you consider a good herd size if 4 or 5 is low? Congrats on some good hunting numbers. I didn't weigh mine but ended up with 20 lbs of sausage last night from 2 pigs. Thought it would be more but now that I see the actual weights I see its about right.

Good points, Like you said not my cup of tea on some things. Good thing there are some out there who can do that type of managing. Now I don't have an issue with baited bears under a tree stand if I took the time to research and bait myself and did all the leg work to get the bears in and then I took one. I was thinking of paying 10,000.00 to someone a thousand miles away and flying in to a warm bed then getting hauled in a UTV to a spot where they have bears waiting for me. Dont think I would be happy in the end doing that. Or Maybe its because I don't have the ten grand. LOL There is something invaluable in working for it for me. It keeps me sane from day to day doing the research, pouring over maps, hitting the field, for months before going after game.

Very Lame. Dont care if idiot #1 sold bear to idiot #2 but trying to forge the trophy is very lame. Just for the record I dont see that as hunting in the least. Nor is showing up at a ranch with baited bears under a stand hunting either. JMO

More D, thanks for the reply. I am going to try to get out with some more experienced hunters this year for sure. The more I learn the more I realize I dont know. Thanks again and good luck on future draws.

Can I ask how you would handle a deer processing in the field? I have never seen a pig done that way so thought I would ask.

Thanks for the write up I love that skinning technique, I will be using that next time around. Congrats

Wow, I just boned my quarters in the kitchen and it was alot of work, I cant imagine doing it in the field and keeping it clean? I had garbage bags as seen on CWT forums but It was still tuff. I will have to do some more learnin. I was working the back quarters and my wife said I should just pit roast the whole thing too. I will do this next time for sure.

Congrats, 200 yrd running is a tuff shot good job.

Good deal and nice shot placement

I am writing a long drawn out story for my own use but I will shorten it up and worry over it. I just think I cant do the whole experience justice, from conversation in this forum to actually do it I feel it needs to be told better than I can do it. Anyway,,, Hit the road Thursday afternoon for a long dirt drive set up camp with no one around and had some dinner just me and my son age 21. My daughter was still in school and couldnt miss. Friday morning we got some great sign and some deer and left about 12 miles of cross country boot tracks in some beautiful and hunterless Arizona wilderness. No pigs spotted on Friday and now was the time to drive back out the long dirt road to pick up my 16 yr old daughter and drive back in on yes the long dirt road. Quick dinner and a beer and off to bed. Saturday morning 6 mile one way hike into rough country when all was looking like the day before and the kids were starting to look bored at my explanations of where they might be I spot a 9 strong herd 100 yards ahead of us across a wash we just found hot sign in. Too thick to get a shot we decide to back off and watch them move. Feeding steady east we hump it 200 yards up another wash away form them and pop up with them feeding right across us into a 100 yard pick and roll. We get set up and bam my daughter lays down a perfect heart shot and she just lays down, before I can turn to tell my son to take one he lays down pig number 2 10 feet form his sisters. What a day. What a day. I have never killed a big game animal and now I am in company with my kids who have and they did it as well as I hope to someday. I had plenty of time to fill my tag as well with my son pointing to target after target but I knew 2 was plenty to haul for today. Tagged, pics and meat stripped we made our way from cool shade to cool shade and burried the meat at each stop to keep it cool, we finished the hike out in the dark and talked like old hunting buddies all the way. We spent the night telling stories and talking in the tent until 2 am and slept in before heading back out the long dirt road home. Here are some pics from the 2 days.

Good deal, sorry to hear about all the traffic. Not my favorite thing either. Congrats

Congrats, and man that is like Bino city under that tree. I wish my X-mas tree looked like that.