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Hope this day brings you all the joy and happiness you deserve. I saw Eddy at gfd and he told me you were in New Hampshere and I hope your visit and return trip home is a safe one. One other thing, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! TJ

For the money you can't go wrong with Ameristep blinds. I will say they are harder to put up than a double bull but easier on the pocket book. If you can aford a double bull blind you will not regret the purchase. I have one of the older models and just love it. The newer 360 matrix are nice but to many things to go wrong than the older version. Just to many moving parts to fuss with. The rods have a tendency to break if not put up properly. I can pull mine out of the bag and have it set-up in 15 seconds and hardly any noise. I've been very successful hunting out of mine. Good luck on your choice. TJ

Gino..... I have done many hogs over the years. The one's I've did with the skin on I already had the meat place clean it for me. The skin holds in all the juices and they look great at a party when you lay them out for eat'en. If you aren't trying to impress your quest then I suggest you skin it and cut it in quarters and wrap it in heavy tin foil. Several layers works the best. Soak burlap bags in water and place the tin foil meat in them just before lowering in the ground. Wrapping bayling wire around them helps pulling them out after you dig them up. I've buried them in sand, dirt, rock lined pits, and brick lined pits. They all turned out excellent. I've tried many different recipes but you can't go wrong with gloves of garlic inserted in the meat with a generous amount of italian salad dressing. I burn my pit full of wood for at least 6 hours to bank a good pile of coals and then let the wood burn down. Depending how much beer you want to drink and when you decide to finally bury it doesn't matter as long as you remember to do so. Throw in a grate on top of the coals, lower your meat and then cover your pit with a cover such as plywood, steel plate or just dirt. I prefer a steel plate over my pit and then cover it with dirt. Several inches will do. Spray water on the dirt and look for any smoke rising from holes. If so more dirt. 12 hours is the rule and anything longer is alright. I've never burnt one yet. Goog luck and good eating. ps.....It's always good to throw in a turkey or ham covered with honey. When's the party? TJ

Welcome to the site. Now where are those trail cam pics? TJ

Wow, thanks for sharing. Very nice cat. TJ

Been waiting to get home from work tonight so I could reply to your post. You Mullin's are amazing. You have helped take some huge bulls and I'm sure your clients are some happy hunters. The pictures are great as always and your stories are right there with them. I'm sure I'm not the only one on here who just can't wait to hear how your hunting has gone and glad you are finally back to update us on your success. Thanks Jim and glad you had anothert banner year. Good luck with your remaining clients and please keep us posted. TJ

Jeff, I'm so happy for Roy and I know he had the best guide available. Good job on getting him in on his first kill. I hope he is going to be alright. Make sure you tell him I'm pulling for him to get better and keep me informed on his elk hunt. Good luck and thanks for sharing the story. Can't wait to see pictures. TJ

Let's remember that several of the forum members are kids! Mark +1 Thanks Mark! TJ

Congratulations Brock on a really nice buck. Ask Santa to bring you some socks for x-mas. TJ

Way to go Jakob. Two deer already? Sounds like you got a hunting partner for life Dad. Way to go Dad and Grandpa. TJ

Amanda. I saw Eddy yesterday and spoke with him for a short time and I did drop off a huge bag full of good magazines. He told me you were in New Hampshere. I hope it was for vacation. I had a couple items to donate to the coues contest but will get them to you when you return. Hoping for a safe return and I hope you got some good pictures of the leafs changing. TJ

Congratulations to Roy and why isn't there any pictures or story? Can't wait to hear how it went. Doesn't Roy have an elk hunt this week coming up? Good luck on it and keep me informed how it goes. TJ

AZMEAT, that was a great write up and I was getting alittle bit of buck fever just reading it. Congratulations to Mike and I hope this is just the beginning of good hunts to come for him. Congrats to all who helped. TJ

Did he have any help packing it out? That is one big bull for a 10 yr old or anyone else for that matter. He has some bregging rights at school for sure. I can see him now on show and tell day. Congratulations to him and everyone that made this happen. Just awesome! TJ

What, no story? Congrats and thanks for sharing him but would like to hear the story. Good job! TJ

Your step-son has a buck that alot of us hunters would love to put on the wall. Congrats to him on a beautiful looking coues. TJ

Congrats on your lope and please never lay another gun on the rairoad tracks again. TJ

Congratulations to you and your son. Ground blinds are awesome and so was that story. Don't know when I've seen a nicer looking buck. TJ

Very nice and thanks for sharing. TJ

Sounds like it was a tough hunt. My hats off to you and my congrats on a fine looking animal. Can't wait to see more pics and reading your story. TJ

That's your 4th? Holy Cow, you are doing a great job and congrats on this buck. Thanks for the pics and sharing your story. Keep up the good work. TJ

How lucky you are and all the other parents who take their kids hunting and fishing. Get him out now and remember to log all your his adventures. I envy each parent and thanks for the pictures. My Mom&Dad started us out fishing when we were in diapers. There were 4 of us kids and they made beds in the bottom of our 16ft boat. Maybe not the safest thing but we survived. TJ

Happy Belated Birthday! A much better avatar. Hope your day was a good one. TJ

Wow, now that is a story to be telling around the camp fire for years to come. Congrats to all 3 hunters. TJ

Congratulations Michael on a very nice muley. Hey, there's more meat on them than those little coues anyways. TJ