Shooter McGavin

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HAM season right around the corner, how fun would that be!!!!

Back on 10/11/13 I posted my boys 1st javi and told him that he should set a goal for getting all AZ BIG 10 Game in AZ before the age of 20, well today he is at 8 just like he said. Due to a school field trip yesterday and me having to work all day we couldn't be out there on opening day. We also couldn't get him a JR deer hunt tag because he hadn't passed the AZGF Field Day prior to the first draw, I was fine with that but I knew it wasn't going to be easy so we had to settle for a leftover general deer tag. I was really bummed knowing that in 36B with 800 tags there was going to be a lot of activity and being the 2nd hunt made it even tougher. We got up at 2:30 packed some grub and rifles and headed out. The whole drive down there all I am thinking about is getting to our glassing point and looking for deer. We finally park the truck and start walking in the dark, I tell Jake right now our only enemy is the sun, we need to beat the sun. We finally get to our spot at 6:15. I told him to start glassing the big hill to our north and I was going to glass the deep canyon to our south. He is still getting use to the whole glassing thing, so I told him to pick apart the mountain as if it were a giant grid. Inspect the whole mountain up and down and then go from side to side, do it twice. I told him for every doe he spots he gets a $1.00 and for every buck $5.00. A little incentive. Well at 7:00 AM I spot a small buck (spike), which was bedded down. I tell Jake I got antlers, ranged him at 272 yds. You want em, I asked. He said no I am still looking for deer. I smiled and said good job. I turned and focused on the large hill to help him out and from time to time just peeked over at the spike just to see if he had moved at all. We sat there for another 55 minutes glassing, nothing turned up on the big hill. I asked him if he wanted to climb the big hill to look for more deer on the other side, I had told him that I had seen and actually took some shots at some during my hunt. I then asked him, size doesn't matter with these deer. Just actually finding a buck and getting a shot off is half the battle. Each deer is unique in its on way, just like every hunt will have lasting memories. He looked at me and said, I want to see if I can put a tag on this deer. At that distance I said go ahead and use my gun. I took it to the range and had it dialed in at 300, so I knew it wasn't going to be an issue. He extended the bipod, got in a sitting position and said I got it in the scope. I told him to take some deep breaths and practice squeezing the trigger. Safety on of course. He said he was ready, so he flipped the safety off. I told him to just squeeze the trigger and once the shot goes off put another shell in the chamber, I'll watch the deer for him. It seemed like 5 minutes had gone by so I looked over at him and he was shaking and breathing very hard. He stated that his heart was racing and the scope was all over the place, I told him to put the safety on and take some deep breaths (combat breathing). He did and said he was ready, he got back on target and squeezed the trigger. The buck rolled over and slid down the hill about 10'. I said nice shot, high fives and knuckle punches all around. Well the canyon was very steep and nasty, it took us roughly an hour to get to the other side. Took some pics and told him now the fun begins. We both took turns cleaning it. I drug it down into the ravine and about 1/2 way through the nasty crap. He took over and got it back to the truck. While driving home he said what can I get from the butcher, I just happened to have a receipt/order form from WGP and I said make your list. Can't wait for those tasty snack sticks. Got home,unloaded everything and just prior to putting everything away he said, "dad I want to shoot a really big mule deer", I said that makes two of us. To be continued.........next year.

unit 10 bull 6 BPs unit 5BN cow with 6 BPs unit 10 cow with 6 BPs unit 27 cow with 6 BPs All these rifle, thanks in advance

People have been baiting game since biblical times. So the "old school way" you speak of is a dream. You make me laugh......but I am assuming you are talking about how Eve lured (baited) Adam with the apple or is that how Noah got all the animals on the Ark.

It is called hunting for a reason, not baiting and waiting. The hunters mid west and back east are all jokes. Get out there and kick some sticks, enjoy the great outdoors. Do it the old school way, get out of your vehicle, get your fat a$$ off your OHV's and hike, hike and hike. This country is getting lazier and fatter each day.

I shot one with a Weatherby 300 win mag @ 326 yds with 150 gr. Hit him in the front shoulder, small entry and slightly bigger exit. I specificlly took it out to do some long distance shooting, no problems. Have fun with it.

15x50 Vortex Viper Binos non HD for sale. Comes with original box and strap. Also comes with nylon case and aftermaket Vortex bino buddy system. Purchased from another CWT member on site. Asking $420.00. Will post pics tomorrow. Great glass, no scratches.

Binos are sold, thanks Chad.

SPF again, I am meeting someone tomorrow evening. I will update post with either a sold or still available. There are two others on the waiting list in front of you towerhouseclan, but I'll be sure to let all know.

I have always carried my rifle with a buddy & now my son who is hunting after I have tagged my big game for three reasons: (A) I always have a lion tag ( we almost always hunt down south, I would rather be in a gun fight with a long gun than not...enough said © my buddies are clumsy and I would hate for them to fall and knock there scope out of whack and not know if there gun is sighted

Price drop $380.00

These great binos are back on the market, sale fell through.

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I ran into a decent covey elk hunting just north of Williams past Three Sisters mountain range in the flats by the train tracks, scared the beejesus out of me.

At age 10, my boy shot and killed his first javelina with his Weatherby 270 Win on Oct 11, then he shot my Kimber 270 WSM on Nov 9 and killed his first WT deer. I hope he doesn't think we are trading any time soon.

Opening morning shot at 4 different bucks, all will live freely to roam the hills again. I was so disappointed with my shooting ability I blamed my trusty Kimber 270WSM and put it back in the case and pulled out my Rem 7MM mag to hopefully seal the deal. Well the evening hunt was just a nice long hike. Oh well, I new Saturday was another day. Woke up early only to see doe after doe. Came back to camp frustrated. After lunch decided to have a little target practice with the guys at camp, they broke out there trusty little 22 and I had my 17HMR. We played all kinds of shooting games until the clouds rolled in and temperature was starting to drop a bit. With the 2 hours of practice I new I was ready to fill my tag. I new I wasn't going to fulfill my tag in camp so I loaded up and drove away. I drove roughly 1/2 mile from camp, parked and headed around a hill. I started glassing and immediatly saw 2 bucks. I ranged them at 195. They both were feeding away so I got low and kinda scooted and crawled within 171 yds. Set up my bi-pod and squeezed the trigger. Buck down. I watched the other buck look around and slowly walk off, if only one of my buddies were around to fill their tag. All in all, it was a great hunt. I was the only one to fill a tag out of 7 guys. My boy has this hunt Nov 8, so I know where I am taking him so that he may get the pleasure of filling his tag as well. Story and pics of his hunt in 3 weeks...stay tuned.

Well clearly it is one of those rare big breasted bed thrashers and a fox.....duh

I'll be taking the Kimber to the range this weekend to see if it was a me or the gun. I'm pretty sure it was buck fever/opening day jitters.

My boy just turned 10 in March so I took him through firearm safety mid year, missed putting in for early draw for deer but was able to pick up a leftover jr javi tag 37A/37B along with a Nov 8 WT tag in 36B. Well we got up super early and started kickin the sticks around 6:00, no luck just a bunch of quail. Went to the 2nd spot and climbed into a gorgeuos bowl only to be beaten by other hunters glassing it, told the boy 1st come 1st serve and we left. Asked the boy if he was getting disappointed about not seeing any pigs and wanted to know if he wanted to try one more spot. He said absolutely and off we went. Took him over a small ridge about 10:30 and started glassing, I told him I wanted to try my J-36 javi call to see what might come out of this small ravine, 5 minutes later I see something on the hoof headed toward us. At first I thought it was a yote but it was grunting and hoofing all the way here. I told Jake to extend the bipod and get ready, it came within 25 yds and wouldn't present a shot, plus the rock cliff we were on wasn't the flattest either. It ran off through the brush only to be followed by 5 more. The 2nd pig stood boadside about 30 yds down hill just long enough for Jake to squeese one off. One and done. High fives, fist punches and huge smiles. The other 4 pigs stood around for awhile and slowly headed back into the ravine. We both headed down so that Jake could tag his first big game. Gutted it and started heading back to the truck. Took more pics, loaded up and smiled the whole way home. Looking forward to the Nov 8th WT trip. I told him a goal he should strive for would be to fullfill the AZ Big 10 before he turns 20. I told him he only needed 9 more and in which he replied after Nov it will only be 8. I'l be rooting for him.

-Opening day will be my Kimber 270WSM topped with Kahles scope and a tagged WT deer -2nd day I'll take my Remington CDL 7mm Mag topped with a Zeiss scope looking for Mt Lion -3rd day will be my potato gun cuz I'll have beer to be drunk

I have this same pair, absolutely love them. As good as any Swaros or Leica's. Well worth the money, you won't be disappointed.

Was down there yesterday, some of the creeks still had running water. All the big stock tanks still holding water. Only saw one other person scouting and of course some hippies.

I heard that they found about 200 dead crows near Topeka , KS and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. They had a Bird Pathologist examine the remains of all the crows, & he confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu, to everyone's relief. However, he determined that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, & only 2% were killed by an impact with a car. Kansas then hired an Ornithological Behaviorist to determine the disproportionate percentages for truck versus car kill. The Ornithological Behaviorist determined the cause in short order. When crows eat road kill, they always set up a lookout Crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger. His conclusion was that all the lookout crows could say "Cah", but none could say "Truck."