Kilimanjaro

Are they available yet??? I really want one!

That's my dream coues deer to take.. palmated beams with a dropper. Absolutely awesome buck! Congrats on the deer of a lifetime!

Congrats and great lookin photos!

A few months ago, I asked Brent if he would want to do a little side project for me.. He graciously took on the work andf yesterday, I was finally able to see the end result.. He did a FANTASTIC job with the base I commisioned him to build for my personal zebra pedestal.. He made it EXACTLY like I had envisioned in my head.. 100% cherry wood. Recessed slots to allow me to show off the back hide in the base itself. It came out great!! I am so happy with the end result with this mount and with Brent's hard work, I just wanted to show all of you guys the mount and to give Brent a big ol thank you!! Thanks buddy!! I'll be using your great work again for sure!! There are some great folks off of this site.

Im at home in west TX right now for the holidays and some quail hunting, and Ive seen alot of them flying through this part of the state headed towards the coast..

No problem Blake.. It is 35" high, 20" at the base, and 8" at the top.. the slats are 5" across for the backhide to show through.

Thank you very much guys...

Great post Tyson.. My beef isn't about cussing on this site at all. I RARELY have any need to come close to cussing on here to get any of my posts noticed at all. I just DO NOT like being told what I can and can't say and when and where I want to.. I really DO NOT like censorship. But on the same token, I can respect others, and know AND follow the rules when they apply (as in this case with this site).

Where did you get him? who is the dam and sire? Looking at him I would bet there is a bit of Guardrail in him as well? rebel blood One of my best buds back in TX had the litter a few years ago and let me have the pick.. He owns Mist Kennels.

Nice limit! Had I not worked last night, I woulda been out there too!

Lance, I really dont even know where to begin with this one.. Your post REEKS of delusions of grandeur.. 99.999 % of EVERYTHING you just typed was useless filler that you just used to make yourself sound bigger and more educated and has absolutely nothing to do with the original intent of this topic... Where, in any post or posts, did you read that we are a bunch of uneducated, drunk driving, F' bombing rednecks where a BAL level of .08 or higher is required to hunt with our terrified kid(s) sitting next to us while we blast rounds out of our redneck jacked up jeeps?? Not one person on here ever advacated those actions which you described.. Where, in any post or posts, was it said that most on here sling F bombs around their daughters, mothers and women in general and want to do the same on here?? Yet another use of "hot air" used to make your side seem bigger, better and more important.. Kinda like using BOLD text and making your letters RED.. Actually, I took offense to your post.. You insinuated that I am uneducated (in fact I am a college grad), cuss like a sailor in front of women (I have tact and taste, thank you), blare obsinities in the ear of my 16 month old daughter ( yeah right!), and drive around swilling booze while road hunting (you're hilarious!)!! You sir couldn't be farther from the truth.. You don't know me.. You have no idea who I am or how I am. All you know is a name who posts on here every now and then. Same with me towards you..For all I know, you could be a preacher in some morman chruch, or in that same token, peddle porno online.. I have no idea, nor do I care in the least. But I do NOT appreciate being lumped into your "devil spawn' that you described in your post. It was totally off-line and pretty much totally off topic. All that the topic was about is the fact that the word filter was a bit over the top and that it was filtering words that arent really cuss words at all.. If you think "h" word , and dam , are cuss words, you might want to lock your kiddos in their rooms til they are ready to face the real world out there. I heard the "h" word a couple of weeks ago in chruch.. Maybe you'd like to berate my priest who said it in front of ALOT of children too? Oh no, I just heard Hank Hill say "dam" just now on a daytime TV cartoon.. Hmmm, maybe you should not let the kiddos watch any TV at all.. See how rediculous all that sounds?? Just like alot of your post.. Get real!! Your post was nothing more than a long winded attempt to get your opinion across..You did it, and that's that..It isn't going to change who I am, or anybody else on here. But we all know what opinions are like, because we all have them. Maybe you should get off your high horse and get back to polishing those church pews instead. Watch your mouth folks, Lance has the soap.. I'm done...

Half the words that get the dull ax on here aren't swear words at all.. Blatant use of vulgar profanity is a given nuke, but censorship of little meaningless adjectives that are used by almost everyone in their daily lives is a whole other thing entirely.. I'll back you up Casey.. And probably get blasted for it!! Isn't that right, Effenjeff!!!

Great lookin' cat!

I'm glad you had a good time, Hector.. I just wish we woulda got into a covey or 2 of gambels.. That "new" country down south wasnt quite like I like it too. There were plenty of birds in there, but it was THICK and STEEP!! Might have to try it one more time before the season winds down.. Matt, I figured you'd like my pointer.. He's outta Honkey Tonk blood!

If there was any way possible to disagree with this statement above any more than I do, I'd actually PAY to be able to say it on here without it getting nuked in about 2 seconds here on CWT. It actually made me chuckle.

That's the biggest crock of crap Ive read in a long time.. I truely am beginning to dislike AZGF more and more everyday.. He shoots the elk too close to someone's residence.. Ok, he shoulda been fined for that and that should have been that, a ticket and fine that he paid. Case closed.. But because he was hunting in July, the guy had money and such, the warden took this case "personal" and literally threw the book at the guy and fined him with everything he could, confiscated the elk, etc.. Then the hunter gets a double dose from AZ by getting hit with a civil suit as well!! Pure crap. And then "wonder guide" John skates off with not so much as a slap on the wrist!! If I were that hunter, I'd take him straight to court and sue him for every penny he was ordered to pay in the civil suit.. He was the hired guide, and it was and IS his resposiblity to know where he is hunting. This case really boiled my blood.

I guess I'll go first and throw a number out there.. lets say 981 beans in the jar!!

Thanks guys! It came out as well as could be.. the skinners over in Africa really did a number on the skin, and I almost didnt mount it. I've mounted ALOT of zebras previously, and this one was by far in the worst shape.. And it just happened to be mine! When I got the cape back from the tannery earlier this yr, I was sick when I pulled this zebra out and got a look at him..I was so mad in fact that I called the outfit I had hunted with and let him know what I thought of his sub-par skinner's work on my trophy.. I was refunded the full amount on the zebra trophy fee. And rightly so.. I seriously didnt think it was going to be mountable, but I decided to give it a try, and I think I got it together as well as I could.. I have over 8 hrs just in sewing on this thing!! But the base came out flawlessly!! Thanks again Brent! And it balances just fine without a counter weight shelf!! When you get up to this side of town, stop on by and check it out!! I'm finally caught up on my own stuff!!!

I missed this somehow... Anywhooo, great buck Kev!! Another great Mex buck on the wall!!

I got a call today from a buddy in MT who lives in the town where I lived while up there, and he told me that tonight's low there was going to be close to 55 below actual temp with a 30 to 40mph wind blowing..thats getting to nearly 80 below ZERO with the wind factored in.. If you have ever expirenced weather like that, you have an idea of what I'm talking about... if you haven't, consider yourself lucky!! Its 10000000000000000X worse than 120 heat in the PHX valley in June... cold that cold is aweful!! Never again!! All Ive got to say is that its 59 at my house right now and I love it!!

Nice take... we went out today and were blasted with high winds that got worse as the day wore on.. ended up with 10 birds between 2 of us and 7 covey finds by the dogs... not the best day out there, but better than being at work!!

Kinda took me by suprise when I checked in (haven't been on in the last few days), but it looks good! Change is good every now and again!

I was too yesterday!! It was just too nice outside to go to work!!

Today is a day that I live for.. and it was a long time coming.. I missed all last season with my ill fated move to MT. But alas, all is right with the world now.. It was an opener for the books. All day yesterday and most of last night, we had a great, slow soaking rain that came in with a cold front. At around midnight, the front pushed on through and behind it was some of the most perfect weather one could ask for for quail hunting. Around 37 at first light, an almost cloudless sky, and better scenting conditions couldn't be had!! Should you want to find Mearns, you're more than likely pass through these "pearly" gates.. We made our way to the first place of the morning and hit the ground at 9:15, and it ended up being the only place we went to!! With the amount of birds we found, there was no need to go anywhere else. "And here we go!" We hadn't gone 10 minutes and I find Penny locked down on a HUGE covey!! Knock one down and spend a few minutes praising the dogs.. "if ya see these, you are in the right area.. Be ready! They're REAL close!" Another big covey that was pinned down by both pups.. This point cracked me up.. Both dogs were burning up the hillside when they both did the 'ol screaching halt points at the exact same time.. You can almost read it in they're faces.. "Oh crap, they're right there between us!! Don't twitch a muscle!" "Got 'em locked down here, Dad.." Takin' a well deserved break from all this hard work. Fruits of the labor.. In a little over 2 hours, we found 8 coveys and brought to bag 8 Mearns quail. I made it a point to take only 1 bird per covey. And for once, I held up my end of the bargin!! A better day of hunting would be hard pressed to be found. We'll see what tomorrow brings!

Since moving to MT from AZ back in Sept., I had told myself to make it a point to find the time and do trophy bison hunt while I was living up here. This country is steeped in bison history and I could think of no where else I would want to do such a hunt.. I have a buddy up here who ranches around 12K acres in central MT who just happened to have a herd on his property.. and within that herd, there are a handful of real bruiser bulls.. We made plans back in Sept to wait till the dead of winter to let the bulls grow their full winter capes.. FINALLY, the hunt rolled around and I headed out east to the ranch in the COLD MT winter.. We started out the hunt by stopping at the foreman's house for a cup of cowboy coffee and making sure the tractor had the loader on the front end!! After cussing the wind and the chilly weather for a few minutes, we were on our way.. We then made our way onto the rolling prairie in search of the herd.. Out here on the endless open sea of grass, a herd of 20+ bison isn't too hard to spot. You can see their hulking masses from at least 3 miles away!! We had spotted them out to the south of our location, up towards the foothills of the mountains and a good 500 ft higher in elevation than where we were at the time. With the herd now in sight, we ditched down into a coulee that paralled the herd and would take us right within shooting distance, should they not smell us.. We made our way towards the herd, periodically taking a peek at them to make sure they hadn't made us out.. When we finally got to within range, I eased the cigar sized 45-70 blackpowder cartridge into the open rolling block breach of the Shiloh Sharpes rifle I was toting.. A true bison gun if there ever was one.. As we eased up out of the coulee, we had put ourselves to within 75 yards of the feeding herd. The wind was howling out of the west, and with the wind, the herd hadn't heard us, or caught our scent.. We glassed them over and gave each bull the twice over.. Finally, with pretty much every bull within range, it was just a matter of which one tickled my fancy.. I was hoping to find a bull that was at his full potential...fully mature, with horns that weren't getting any longer, and huge body size.. There was a couple of bulls in the herd that fit that bill to a tee. We narrowed it down, and waited till one of them eased into a open shot. After a short wait, one of the two target bulls fed off a few yards away from the rest of the herd. I eased the hammer back on the Sharpes, slowly sqeezed the set trigger, and then eased the trigger back.. BOOM!! The acrid smell of the blackpowder burned my nose as the smoke came right back in my face.. The bull was hit well, but he didn't hardly react to the hit at all!! I quickly threw another round in and hit him again. This one hurt him alot! He tried to make off with the rest of the herd, but was soon wobbling on weak legs. After about 20 seconds, it was over. The old bull tipped over into the golden grass. But as soon as he did, the WHOLE herd came back and surrounded the fallen bull and started pawing at him and hooking him, trying to rally their fallen compadre back to his feet.. It was quite a sight to see that. It also made clear how a buffalo hunter in the 1800's could set off in the distance and wipe out an entire herd with ease.. When we made our way up to the bull, I was blown away by his sheer size!! He was beyond huge!! We then radioed back down to the ranch house and told them to fire up the tractor!! We took plenty of shots of the bull, and then made our way back to the barn in preperation of the HUGE workload that lay ahead of us!! The amount of work that comes with shooting an animal of this size is staggering..the caping, fleshing,boning, and packaging took us all that afternoon and all of the next day as well!! I was glad when we were do with all of that! As I now type this, I can reflect on this hunt.. Was it a hard or physically demanding hunt? No, not by any means. But that aspect didn't take away from the experience at all. This was a hunt that I've always wanted to do since I can recall, and can now say I've done it. I probably won't ever shoot another bison, but I am glad I did it. I took a super sized bull and I'll be plenty happy with just him as my only bison I ever take.. It was a fun hunt, and a great way to spend 3 days after all the other seasons have closed.. I didn't get to hunt any big game this season because of the move to MT from AZ fell at the wrong time, so this was a great way to "feed the fire" this winter, in preperation for another African safari coming up this Aug.. A great hunt that I would recomend to anyone! There were HUNDREDS of Sharptails on the ranch this weekend.. That's my luck though, hunt Sharpies on the ranch all season, can't buy one.. hunt bison, they're everywhere you turn!! This was the view I had when we had finally got up on them and peeked up out of the coulee. There were about 10 others in the herd that were just outta camera view.. BIG BULL DOWN!! The Sharpe's did the trick!! My bull was estimated to be around 11 to 12 years of age and weighed right in around the 1 ton mark..a giant bull!! And from those of you who are numbers counters, he was a hair over 18" on lentgh, and had 14" bases!! don't let the warm weather look in the pics fool ya.. it was about 24 degrees with a good 30 MPH wind howling!! It was damned cold out there!! The ONLY way to take care of a bison in the field!! haul him off the ranch and into a barn and outta that wind!! I now have a whole new apprieciation for the plains indians who made their living off these animals..they are a ton of work, and I couldn't imagine doing one without modern convinences.. buffalo slayer... thanks for looking, guys!!