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The reward? That feeling you get when you do what's right. You are exactly right. I was more curious as to what monetary value someone places on high dollar optics that they were sure they would never see again. I'm sure most guys and girls on this forum would not accept a reward for finding something like this. I know I wouldn't.

Oh no, not another Wildcat. Just kiddin'. Go to AZGFD.GOV and you can download the regs for deer when they come out. Archery hunts start as early as August and then start again in the winter and most run til the end of Jan. General hunts start in the end of Oct. There's lots of places to hunt near Tucson. Welcome to the site.

I called the number right after I posted. The lady who answered commented about how there are some great people out there. Wonder what the reward was?

There is a classified ad in the AZ Republic. Someone lost their backpack between New River and Table Mesa Road on Jan 9th. 602-550-5258. Maybe this is it. Edit: Backpack is back with its owner.

Have you washed those 'lucky' hunting pants yet? Those pants were standing up by themselves on my elk hunt. Cool cat you shot Ryan.

I missed a javelina last Friday. I shot high, missed 3 inches over his back at 47 yds. perfectly broadside. I showed my son how I had my arrow knocked. He said my cockvane should be down. I had it up. If the vane hit the little bar that goes over the rest to contain the arrow, would that make the arrow go high? I guess I may have to put a little sticker on my bow that says cock vane down. I always remember in practice, but in the heat of the moment I forget. I know I still have a lot to learn about archery hunting because I got a late start into archery hunting (wifes fault). My bow is a Switchback XT with a ripcord rest.

A guy at work showed me the article. What about all the 'trophies' that don't get killed that year. They obviously pass their genes on. I've taken mostly dinks and freaks out of the gene pool.

That little bar seems kind of useless. It keeps coming loose anyway. Thanks for the help.

Wow, that is a monster. Way to go Pops!

Looks like that deer's daddy mated with a Texas Longhorn........

Happy Birthday Ry Ry! Hope your day was great. Hope you can come pig hunting this Sat. or Sun.

Congrats on a great buck! He went the way I'd want to go..........

That is very impressive what your son is doing. I'm sure he got it from his Dad. I'm sure if it's a pair of Swaros or other high end glass, someone is very upset. My nephew lost my old pair of Simmons on his 1st deer hunt north of Globe. Come to think of it he lost my steady stix, too. I've got his Swaro 15's in my safe right now, though. Hope you find the owner and kudos to your son.

In flat terrain guys will set up 6 or 8 ft ladders to give them some elevation to see what's coming in.

Ryan, don't sell those until after my pig hunt. I'll rent them from you. Flash, the tripod can be used while you are standing up. Not sure of exact height, though.

Congrats on a great bull. He doesn't look to be all busted up either.

Wow, what a great day for you. That's awesome getting a lion and 2 yotes in the same day.

Good job, any deer with a bow is a great deer.

I think Josh is Chuck's little brother. Way to go Josh. You are a hunting machine.

Very nice! Way to go!

There's a lot of good advice given here. Enjoy the time with your dad. That's probably the most important. My dad wasn't a hunter so to speak. But he helped me alot. He was there for my 1st pig and deer kill when I was 13 or 14. He gutted them for me and then said the next time it's up to me. As far as finding animals and shooting them, I'm a big believer in luck and thinking positive when I hunt. You need to be ready when the opportunity presents itself. Just a couple of seconds can be the difference between filling your tag and not filling it. Sounds like you are getting tags and getting out there. It's just a matter of time I guess. Just remember anything can happen when you are out hunting. Good luck to you!

Here's my hunting truck. Has hauled 4 elk and 1 antelope so far. Still waiting to transport a whitetail.

They are out there. I had one right between my legs quail hunting in Oct. Some people though are snake magnets. They seem to always come across snakes when they are out.

I got my bull after 4 hard days of hunting. Tuesday morning we got to our spot. My nephew Ryan spotted a group of cows on a hill. We were about to leave when he said there was a 5x5 with them. I started walking right towards them, using whatever cover I could find. The bull came out of the trees into a small clearing. I cow called and got him to stop broadside. Luckily I had ranged the hill and knew I would have to hold over him. My .270 did the job and hit him in the neck and he went down. Later we ranged him about 400 yds. A longer shot than I like to take but I had a solid rest and was not out of breath for once. I want to thank my nephew Ryan (Azryan) and my son for all their help. My wife and girls came up Saturday afternoon til Sunday afternoon and helped, too. The hunt could of been over with Friday morning when we saw a spike 1st thing. But Ryan said no spikes allowed this trip. We also jumped some bigger bulls in the pines but could never get a clear shot. We did way more walking than glassing and saw lots of different animals. We had a great time.

Terry, congrats on your bull and your son-in-law's bull. It's always great to be there when someone takes their 1st animal. And you had family spending it with you. My wife and girls came up for Sat. and Sun. of my hunt and it was great to see them excited to help me look for elk. They actually spotted 2 nice bulls but they were on private property.