SunDevil

Thanks Doug. I appreciate the invite and the opportunity to go down south and chase birds with you. looking forward to (hopefully) a great mearns season next year. as a true to the bone desert rat, I only wish I hadn't missed that snow. can't believe it was almost all melted by the time I got down there. oh well.

thats a gorgeous bird Jim. nice tail fan and great pic. thanks for sharing.

looks like you have a pretty good turkey hunting area. those are some real nice gobblers. the tail fan on the one your dad got is especially nice. thanks for sharing.

good choice would be a remington 600 or 660 for a decent price (if you can find one) or a remington model 7. 243 would be a good round.

Remington model 7s are great youth guns.

to bad you were not able to get a pic of that greater trogar.

what about "right turn Clyde"

I know what Scout'ms answer will be: "Badges, we don't need no stinkin badges."

in no particular order: heat, snakes, crowds, private property, missed shots, written applications, illegals, shin diggers, waiting on the draw, "opportunity". it is amazing there are so many of us that even hunt deer in this state.

congrats Doug! as usual, the guy behind the camera did an outstanding job - especially on those last two pics. \"/

just spoke with Doug a little while ago. he got about 3 different shock gobbles this evening just after sunset. he is in the same general area I was last year when I tagged out. hopefully he does not shoot one in the morning and lets me get down and spend a couple days chasing birds with him.

interesting. no email for me yet. maybe that means I had better luck.

shoulda been turkey scouting. \"/

Congratulations Daniel!!! it took me many years to get my first turkey. keep at it.

I have a 7mm Rem Mag and shoot 150 grain bullets in it for WT. for off the shelf, factory ammo, I think you can go as low as 140 grain but only up to 160 grain. I know the 300 Win Mag is very popular for people that only want one rifle. I personally do not have one. I have a 300 WSM and know you can get 150 grain on the low end and 180 grain on the upper end. I know someone who only had a 7mm Rem Mag for years and he would shoot 140 grain for WT and then use 160 grain for elk. never had a problem with either one.

is that Mayfield?

I would double check on this. I called the G&F about this and they said the parent or guardian that signed the tag over must be in the field with the child. it specifically says "the parent or guardian". this would mean to me "the parent or guardian" that signed the tag over. Otherwise it would read "a parent or guardian".

just make sure your wife "accompanies" him in the field. I think that means she has to be within 50 yards of him.

excellent buck and mount chris!

wow - that is some fish for sure! congrats. you will have to let us know how a big cat like that tastes.

you can also head to a gun show. make a sign out of a dowl and some cardboard and stick it down the muzzle of one of your rifles. throw the rifles on your shoulder and start walking around. you might also be able to list it on gunbroker, auctionarms or gunsamerica with some statement about AZ sale only. thanks for the info on backpage.com. good luck!

bummer - I was hoping to make it this year but there is no way my wife would agree to go camping over father's day weekend and miss being with our dads. pretty sure I asked last year about moving it up or back a weekend to avoid this conflict. maybe you can consider it for next year. thanks.

in southern AZ - usually it is May.

where are the antelope? as always, nice pics Doug.

Seeing Chef's post got me to thinking what people's favorite kind of steak is. I personally do not care for either ribeyes (to much fat) or Tbones. Of course I like tenderloin but I might prefer New Yorks. Sirloins are always great steaks as well.