stanley

"that's when I unloaded my whole clip of my sidearm in the general direction......"

Sincere condolences for your loss. Regards, S.

VERY, VERY AWESOME!!!! Nothing like hunting with your kids, TIMES THREE!!!! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

Over the past couple of seasons I've taken to packing my old 30-30 again. For some reason, I feel like I want to shoot my next deer with it (muley or whitetail..... Carried it in Utah this past weekend on the general rifle hunt, but never got close enough to a buck for a shot.). I'll be on a coues hunt in 36C late next month, and I'll once again be trying to get close with my 30-30. Like akaspecials mentions, if an archery hunter can stalk within bow range then why can't a rifle hunter stalk to 30-30 range? Go for it! S.

My son Nicholas, was drawn for the 6A Jr. Elk hunt this year. He just turned 17 last month, so this was his final 'Jr.' elk tag, and we had a GREAT time together! Due to misc. reasons, none of my usual hunting buddies or older son could come along (Ken and his son were going to come-up Friday after work to help, but that ended-up not being necessary..... ). So it was just the two of us! We took it easy this time and stayed at my sister's house in Flagstaff as opposed to gearing-up to camp. Woke-up early yesterday and drove down to the Lake Mary / Mormon Mountain area. First light found us about 1.5 miles in to the Pine Grove Quiet area. There were some bulls bugling here and there, so that was a bonus as Nick had never really been on an elk hunt where the bulls were active. Fun stuff!!! Well at about 7AM we heard two shots about 1/4 mile away down in a little canyon. I told Nick we should just chill out because you never know what direction the spooked elk might run. Sure enough about 30 seconds later I start seeing elk moving through the pines across the flat terrain about 400 yards away. There were 30-40 of them, bulls and cows moving nervously trotting, running, stopping, like they do when kind of confused and not sure where they want to go. We positioned ourselves for a little better view and sure enough they kept moving and started to make there way a little closer. At about 275 yards, one of the cows finally stopped clear of the others by herself in a nice opening and gave Nick a clear shot. He was using his grandpa's Remington 7MM. and with one perfectly placed shot she dropped on the spot! Ended-up 1.9 miles (GPS) from the truck, so we spent the next 6 hours hiking the meat out. Thank God for a strong 17 year old boy and Eberlestock packs! Leaving next Thursday for 6 days of deer hunting in Utah with some old friends. Some fresh elk back strap chops will be an awesome addition to our menu! Happy hunting all!!!! S. Amazing morning with great clear & cool weather! Resting after we hiked back to pick-up the remaining meat prior to loading-up. We made the decision to bring all four quarters out in one load (two packs) apposed to doing the four mile round trip a 3rd time. Yikes, I'm feeling OLD this morning!

Wow Lance! You know what a freak I am for kids hunting!!! SO awesome for the young lady! Thanks for sharing the pic! S.

Holy heck!!!! Yea man! From kids to grandfathers, and every age in between!!!! VERY awesome and cool, Phil! Thanks a bunch for posting! S.

Very awesome!!!! Love the write-up and pics! You NAILED it regarding hunting with your kids!!! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

Great video and pics, Hector! So glad that you and your dad had an amazing hunt together! Hard work and awesome shooting led to great fortune shining on you! We reap what we sew in life, and you deserved this good grace! Karma!!! Best regards friend! S.

VERY AWESOME!!! Good for Noah! My son Nicholas and I were in the Pine Grove Quiet area as well. He was fortunate enough to kill one on Friday morning. Two mile pack-out for us too, but of course it was well worth it (I love hunting in the 'quiet' areas.....)! Glad you guys had a good hunt! S.

YES!!!! Awesome for you and your daughter! All three of my kids (daughter included.....) killed their first deer on that Jr. Hunt! NOTHING beats hunting with your kids!!!! Great pics and write-up! So awesome! Also, thanks for sharing with the site! S.

Yes!! AWESOME!! Good on you for getting your boys out there! Great pic of those two boys with the elk! Isn't it amazing to hunt with your kids? Love it! We were up in 6A also and had a great hunt! S.

AWESOME!!!! Nothing beats hunting with your kids!! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

VERY awesome for all of the kids! BIG TIME KUDOS to all of the parents and helpers! Just awesome!!! Thanks for sharing all of the pics with the site! S.

Awesome for Elijah!!! VERY cool! Also, very cool of you taking im out! Nothing beats hunting with your kids, IMO! Thanks for sharing with the site. S.

Holy heck, Josh! That is VERY cool!!!! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

Outstanding!!! Awesome for Jared! Thanks for sharing with the site!! S.

Outstanding!!!!! NOTHING like hunting with your kids! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

Awesome!!! Love to see the Jr. hunt pics! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

YES!!!!! Youth hunter time!!!!! Awesome! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

Yes! Have done it, and I greatly enjoy it! Of course, I also love being with friends and my kids...... S.

Awesome! Really cool that you were able to experience that with your friend! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

so if you get 2 idiots running a muck in each unit then what? Same as in unit 32...... Private land owners may exersize their right to close their land off and/or be as selective as they want to be regarding who gets access, when. S.

+ one to this rifle being a sweet little machine! With my father's recent passing, I was fortunate enough to take final possession of one. My kids and I have enjoyed shooting it for many years, and now it has moved permanently from my dad's safe to mine. Good luck selling it! Someone should snatch that thing up quick! S.

I've got some of the 'managed recoil' .308 rounds that I would be willing to give you if you thought you could use them. If she is willing to give them a try..... My daughter has killed a couple of deer, and she used the managed recoil rounds on each one of them. She is a little bigger now and doesn't have as much of a problem handling the kick of a rifle so we really don't need them anymore. I live in Central Phx. and work in North Phx. I can double check my inventory when I get home tonight to be sure of how many rounds I have. Let me know if you think you would like to take them off my hands. S.