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We got two really nice boars in 27 this weekend. Not much bear activity at all, we just persisted thru that aweful heat and got lucky. Both bears we got were in the pears. Another hunter in camp missed shots at 2 different chip shots at bears and went home empty handed. We'll be out again over the weekend and then I'll be able to log some serious hours in my treestand for some bucks.

Ya I think it could be. I'd like to see the sheds a little better but I'm just guessing from all the mass and stuff that it just might be. Ask ol' Redbeard and see what he thinks. Bowhunter4life, Andy and his bud took all those pics, I wish they were mine.

Bummer for you Mike they are sick! Freakin awesome pics Andy. That fat 3x4 is probably your ice cream scoop buck if you ask me. But I haven't held the sheds in my hand yet though. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that's my kind of thinking!!!!!!!

I found a pretty decent set today while I was bear scouting/shed hunting today. I'd guess them to be in the 92-93" range. I found the first one and made a big circle looking around and finally went back to where I'd found the first one. I then headed to a small saddle about 40 yards away and I hadn't gotten but 15 yards when I spotted a couple tips sticking thru the grass. The match was 20 yards away. Boy that was lucky! Most times I never get too motivated to look for a match because I rarely find them but I guess this set was meant to stay together. I sent the pics to Amanda for her to post soon. Enjoy them.

Nope that's not him, you'll see what I mean when Amanda posts the pics. The G1s go strait up and the fronts are about 3" long and everything is very symetrical, he's just got short eyeguards... if it's him.

I think I may have just got 4 pics of this deer alive at my salt lick. Amanda will hopefully be posting the pics soon in the trail camera forum with my others.

Well I just got some more film back from the same camera and it seems as if I've got at least 6 different bucks hitting my salt! I'm so excited I can't handle it. I'm gonna have to wait for 2 more weeks before I can even start hunting too. Oh that hurts!! I'm heading out to bear hunt but I'll see if Amanda can post the pics under this same topic. The match set of sheds I found a week and a half ago might be off one of the bucks. He looks extremely similar but he just doesn't have the 3" eyeguards that the sheds do, they're 2" at the most now if it's the same buck. I'll be back on Tuesday and I'll see what's up then.

dang those are funny! What's up with people crapping in their overalls/coveralls? Next time I wear some I'm definitely gonna pay more attn whenever the urge to release comes. One funny story (maybe 2 actually) I have is when my Dad and I hiked to the top of this really steep ridge early in the morning to glass for bears. Both of us were sweating hard and quite thirsty as we tried to set up our tripods. He's about 10 yards from me behind some brush when I hear what sounds like a cat coughing up a hairball, HUUUAAAAGGHH HUUUAAAAGGHH!! Obviously we're supposed to be quite you know but he kept making those dang noises. I finally walked over to him and he's dry heaving after just having a sip of water. Ever since I can remember Dad can't drink water first thing in the morning or he gets sick. Don't ask me why. It was so funny watching a full grown man gagging on a sip of water.... sissy! We both got a big laugh over it. Didn't see any bears either. About 20 years ago Dad and I were coming off of a really steep mesa, headed back to the truck after Coues hunting all day. Well Dad slips on a slab of sandstone and lands square on his tailbone. He sat there a second or two just looking ahead and finally leaned over and ralphed up a whole bag of pre-chewed M&M's he'd just eaten at the top 20 minutes earlier. I laughed so hard! Then a few minutes later I took a header down the slope and put a big dent in the scope. Good times!!!

Hey thanks Mike that's aweful nice of you to say. I just keep plugging way at it. Ol' Littlebear has got some sweet trail cam pics too, as well as a couple other members. I do appreciate you saying that though.

Bowhunter4life, You know it! Trophyhntr, I put that lick there just as a place to stop there deer as they were walking by. I found it a couple years ago, there was scrapes and this good trail going thru so I decided to put the lick there then. It's about 7 yards from my stand to the salt and I'll be about 20' up above them. I'm glad you all liked the pics so much. I tell ya, I almost got buck fever when I got the first look at my pictures! I checked my trail cam yesterday and it had only taken 6 pics in a week so that bummed me out but maybe the 6 are of the bad boys. If I get some more good ones I'll let you know. I love these trail cams!!!

Ya, same area but a couple miles away.

OHHHHHH, New Mexico you were talking! I'm a little slow.

Az4life, that was hilarious and a good idea!

Looks like the 5x5 genes of unit 9 to me. Killer bull!!

Becker, the clarity of that picture is freakin awesome! What camera do you use? I'm assuming digital. Thanks for sharing.

Dude that is a fantastic buck on the second pic. I love his 2x3 frame and the wannabe nubs at the base. That left antler is GORGEOUS!!! Thanks for sharing the pics.... way cool!

Read this and tell what you think. Sounds very legitimate to me but I'm a sucker. http://www.fastestbows.com/articles/corrigan/scent_suits.htm

Like I said, finding both was total luck. It was just my lucky day I guess. Glad you all liked the pics. I've got some new trail camera pics I'll send Amanda too, incase any of you are interested in those.

Hey that's pretty sweet to have those tags man. Good luck and send some pics if you get any.

Up here around Camp Verde theres a HUGE crop of acorns on just about every freakin scrub oak and gamble oak in the woods. In 6A the prickly pear fruit is decent but in 21 there seems to be literally hundreds of fruit per cactus. I'm guess another tough year for bear hunting. See you in 27 is my guess Bret.

Jack Squatt!!!!!! A couple rolled rocks is all I saw. You?

Ya I've got the pics, who do you think you're talking to? You're the one that met the dude, not me, so I can't help you with the name there brother.

Freakin SWEET!!!!!! Missed you at the BHH in Willms today Andy. It was good to see a few cw.com members there too. Josh

What'er you doing in 6A? That's my unit! Just messin around. I think they'll be out tomorrow(Tues). They're always out the week of the Bow Hunter Happening in Williams cause everybody is talking about it.