Pine Donkey

Another gift from Doug! Awesome!

“This Post is for the dogs” the post, with increadible response when Amanda got sick any kids hunting posts the iconic cornbagger ”where am I” posts

Had an uncle who lived in Springerville who would tell the story of how people began shooting arrows into that tree: In the 80’s much of the logging industry was being shut down due to the spotted owl. One afternoon a recently laid off worker from the sawmill was driving down 191 when he noticed a spotted owl perched on a branch of an old dead snag just off the road. He stopped, took out his bow and pinned the owl to the tree. Upon returning to town, he told others of his ounce of revenge. Soon a truckload of unemployed loggers was headed down the highway to see the small victory of logger over owl. They all shot an arrow or two at the hated bird, most missing, but sticking in the tree...and the rest is history. I will not vouch for the accuracy of this story or any others he told; but they all had a common thread, something in the woods got shot!

That tree holds a lot of memories for generations of archers that travel through that part of state. Some friends who put arrows in that tree are no longer with us, others are getting pretty grey, yet others who were just kids are now taking their kids hunting. Every trip up or down 191 included stopping at the arrow tree. First arrow I put in the tree must have been late 80’s or early 90’s. When my son was finally able to pull back a compound he couldn’t wait to put an arrow in the arrow tree. Not sure how or when the tradition of shooting the arrow tree started, but it seems like it’s always been a thing. Good memories, good friends, sad to see it fall but life moves on.

Great story! Good guy has stuff stolen, great members of CWT offer their stuff asking nothing in return, hobo finds his conscience, good guy gets his stuff back. This is a great story on a great web site! Brian, be sure to post some pics of those kids smiling behind a stink pig!

Forest Service has the day off tomorrow. Sounds like free tree day!

The Zoo club in Flagstaff. Got kicked out one night when I decided to climb a tree to dust the turkey mounts. Good times in the 80’s. Does that place still exist?

Love that place, the Springerville mall!

RIP Roy Clark

This post says it all! Nice buck, I love to see kids getting bit by the hunting bug, well done!

Absolutely Awesome, great buck for a great kid! Nice work dad.

What is in the proposal to ensure the additional funds will be used for education. Arizona has a long track record of creating new taxes for a ‘cause’ then through legislation or administration, diverting those funds.

In my experience bears are guided by their stomach. It would depend on the availability of food in the area you are in as well as food in neighboring areas.

1:8 if you are shooting the 140+ bullets will work well. 26” will help the speed, without pushing up the pressure too far. Give Kyle Craig at Craig’s Custom Rifled a call, he had a wealth of knowledge and can do all you work for you. Heck of a nice guy too.

I love hunting during the rain, and have found animals to be quite active. The last bull I killed was in a moderate to heavy rain. It had rained softly all day, and we were in elk all day. I passed 4 bulls prior to taking him. Move slow and you can walk right up on them during a storm. If you are archery hunting, be sure to wear your rain gear while practicing to be comfortable for the real thing. Also, if there is a lot of lightning, get out!