Edge

We almost hit you near River View Ranch.

Ranger.

We located this bull feeding on a hillside along the Mazatzals Wilderness close to the east fork of the Verde. We had to make a wide approach due to the wind but setup for the shot at 209 yards. We had spent the previous week practicing out to 200 with his T/C so we were dialed in with the .50 Cal Barnes 250gr sabots pushed by 150 grains of red hot. First shot lunged him and he swung his big butt around to us. Was nearing 630pm before he quarted away and John put the next round thru his spine. We were exhausted and ill prepared at this point, dark and no moon, couldn't see your hand in front of your face. We did good just to make it back to the Ranger. Weather cooperated and got chilly out and the meat was good. A big thanks to all the hunters who came out to lend a hand Lee, RUM300 Martin and Donnie. Derek for helping us scout last week and Tom Wagner for his hard work with AES. This well deserving vet survived being stabbed in Graneda, shot thru the tibula in Mogadishu, hit three times with IEDs in Iraq not to mention numerous parachuting mishaps. I found him to be a humble, humorous man whom loves his country, family and of course, hunting! And true to his word, I found no quit in him. .

Or text Tom at 480 760-3868

Or text Tom at 480 760-3868

Not seeing the pmText

Texting is best, I'm at 623 707-3420

Any recommendations?

Yes and they're donating their processing services free to vets in the Hunts for Heroes program which this tag falls under. Wildwood thanks for the help.

if you pm me, I'd like to donate a hand forged hunting knife for Tanner's raffle I'll be incommunicado though for next several days but I'm making certain my pm box is cleaned out.

Pm me a number, I do all gates. I'll be out hunting next several days.

I do my own but since it's somebody else's tag, I'll just pass along the info. Warm as it is he's going to have to act fast if he drops one.

That seems to be what I'm finding out

He'll tell you he much more resembles a Yeti.

Dead snakes can bring great joy.

My bad; your neighbor Bill catches them all the time in his barn. Thought you liked them, so he releases them on your side of the fence.

I walked up he looks at me , with head lamp on, then looks down 2-3 times. I said what's the matter with you? I don't remember if he said look down or I just spotted it but he almost caught me in his arms. Lol I forgot all about that, and now I remember I still owe you buddy lol Ahhh memories ... I'd do it all over again.

That is not even a funny joke. Unless you are watching it happen. Watched with anticipatory delight.

I think the OP is still upset one night I wrapped a dead rattlesnake around his trailer hitch before he hooked up. Just testing his situational awareness in dim light. No harm no foul.

Is there any where in the Payson are where I can park a toy hauler for 4 days next week?

Got it figured out, thanks ShedhunterAZ.

I'll check with the owner, he's a deserving vet with the H4H Muzzleloader tag in 22S Just an incredible and deserving guy. Pretty sure he won't want to leave it unattended in the forest for several days.Thank you.

Talented man, I believe one of his knives was raffled at the recent Christian Hunters raffle. My condolences to his friends and family.

Dibs Pm sent

I have not seen them but the most likely cause is improper heat treating during manufacturing that left the part either to soft or to brittle. I have seen a number of fastener failures on Polaris products resulting from improper heat treating. Guess # 2 is loose lug nuts. Reason I asked is if the problem isn't addressed it'll happen again. Are there after market rims on it?