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One of my best days calling for sure! My buddy Travis and I met at 6am this morning headed out to a place that I was graciously given keys to and it has not disappointed at all! (Thanks again Cody!) Travis has never been calling and hasnt done much hunting so I wanted to get him something. First stand, I sit on the down wind side with my shotgun and I see legs coming. I ready myself and see flashes of the dog behind a bush. I tell Travis where it is and see if he can get a bead on it. He cant, that dog gets away. On the second stand, we walk over a ridge with a old two track on it and set up. I am again set up down wind with the shotgun and he has the rifle. It is more open on his side so I hope something will come towards him. About 10 minutes in, I see ears and I instantly think man that looked like bobcat ears... They were headed my way. Not slow, but not fast. I look to Travis and say don't move, something is coming in on this side. I see the cat as he walks out of the bush, right towards me. At this time he is probably 45 yards away kind of behing some brush but about 1/2 exposed. I have the bead on him and am waiting for him to come in... Well, he decides to stop, I think just to check stuff out but I drop the hammer on him anyways and he collapses at the shot. No twitching just down! I just up and yell bobcat and run down there. Big ole pretty male! On the next stand, we drove down the road up to some hils with some good rocks. Figured a fox would come out. When we sit down, (this is where the fun was, well other than the bobcat) I start calling and about 10 seconds into it a herd of javelina step out onto the hill about 225 yards away. I tell Travis watch this... I switch the Foxpro to Baby Pig Distress and here they come... On a string! It takes them a fex minutes to get there but the first one gets there hair on end all puffed up and walks around like he is big and bad. He gets so close he sees Travis and runs off (Close, but nothing yet). Another minute or so later here comes 3 more... The big boar runs around the tree the call is in 3 times, stops looks around and runs off (about 3 yards from Travis). THEN come 5 more... They are literally running everywhere. When they decided they cant find the ruckus and it is time to leave they scatter and one runs literally about 2-3 FEET from Travis. It was headed right towards him until the last minute. (Travis is on the SWAT team, and I knew he was uncomfortable when the safety on the rifle clicked off.) I had to eventually stand up and shoo the pigs off all while still having the caller going. Well, I looked up and a coyote was walking along the hill at about 200 yards.. He stopped and I put the AR on him and shot and he went down. I could tell he wasnt hit too bad but he was still laying there. I sent another his way and he was kinda behind the rock and I hit that. He jumps up and takes off running... Somehow, I shoot this coyote, on the run about 225 yards and he does a cart wheel stone dead! I couldnt belive it! It was an awesome day, lots of fun!

Jade, what station?

Beautiful gal, beautiful buck! Congrats to you and her!

Awesome buck!

Thanks guys. It was am awesome time! After doing some debating, I am going to sell this hide to a buddy from work. Beautiful, large desert cat but I already have a big ole tom life sized and a big old female tanned....

Fox/cats is where the 12 guage shines! nicely done. Did some callin up on the 707 this weekend.. Nothin.

Jake, and his wife celebrated the birth of their second little baby girl today at 7 lbs 14 ounces! On a day where Tucson,Az was horribly scarred for life, a wonderful little girl was born into this world. Congrats to Jake and Hannah!

Is this designed for a 4" or 5" 1911?

Well, most English books I have read and been though from dont really consider two sentences a paragraph.... You say your self you dont own an AR, correct? So how would you personally know about accuracy of an AR? Guess what, I own an AR and I personall know what they can and can not do. Nice try. And although not an AR exactly, the "same" design is the .50 BMG used in the military, correct? As far as the Doves and Bobcats in Mexico, according to the ranch owners they possessed the proper paper work. You're point about the buck?... In my time here on the site I have killed what you have ten fold. If you had much time in the field, you would realize stuff happens... But, I guess you dont remember that do you? But, I am done with this. This is not about our beef.

I always thought you were a dumb @$$ but now that is affirmed... Especially seeing your first paragraph about how AR-15's and handguns dont have any personal use. Dumbass.... You spend two paragraphs talking about your personal beliefs in firearms, specifically handguns and AR-15's (which, btw AR's ARE as accurate as bolt rifles) like that is an important matter at this point in time... Then you think other people were the drving force behind it, and not him being crazy nut? Wow, YOU are a whack job as well!

Gotta draw the tag first! Thats the hard part, from my understanding.

I dont evern understand how there will be a trial....

Any update?

Jakes personal favorite color is pink... I cant tell you how many times I have gone to pick him up to go coyote hunting while he is wearing pink camo. I have to explain to him, although it IS camo, it is not the correct camo for the job... Plus, he already has a little girl running around. congrats again Jake.

Thats an awesome buck Cory! I would say he is low 90's

Get a .223, .22-250, .243 etc etc You'da killed that cat with one of those

My old man was a member at Tucson Bass for a while! When I was in Casting Kids, they sponsored me all the way tot he national championship.

Ok, so after a little research, this is the one I have: http://www.harrisbipods.com/HBRM.html $60 shipped. This is brand new, never been mounted on a gun, with out original packaging.

"Found a track" and "hunted a track" are two different things. Thats the beauty of public land... Just because you"found" something doesn't mean squat. If he wasnt out on it with his hounds actively pursuing it with his dogs then who ever this other houndsman does not have a leg to stand on. There is no such thing as calling"dibbs" on public land. Call me unethical or what have you, but if I wanted to sit a tank and there was someones blind there (unoccupied of course) I would sit it in a heartbeat.

Personally, I think comparing someone sitting in YOUR blind to someone out on the same track you cut is hilarious.

Man those are SHARP!

I was thinking urn as well, but never seen a square one.... But, I'm 'out of the loop' when it comes to urns these days.

I wonder if your mother still has the ugly stick she used to beat you with? If she does I would gladly take a few solid whacks so that I can sit next to some nice bucks! Even had a 100" buck stand out there infront of me this year and he refused to pose with me.... Oh well!

Some good cats! Geoff sure is a ugly dude! Poor guy.

Im gonna say fox or coyote.