Kilimanjaro

"I'm dead serious Dad, they're RIGHT under my nose!!!! D-O-N-T M-O-V-E A M-U-S-C-L-E.." "I got'em right over here.. Now hurry it up with the best part.. The shootin'!!" "Sometimes you gotsta get every last inch outta yer snooter to get the jump on them rascally quail birds!!" Lucky dogs.. This is their office and this is what they do for a living.. They are promply paid in full with these and hearty ear scratches.. Union break.. Happiness to an English Pointer is a bloody tail tip.. How many do ya see in the pic?? Like Casey mentioned, we were witness to some stellar dog work today and were weighed down in a bit over two hours by bulging game bags full of our intended quarry.. One of those days you'll talk about years down the road for sure.. I live for days such as this one. Take care guys!!

Casey and I musta saw 25 of them today just out of Patagonia..

I'm in Silverado Hills east of Houghton right off of Broadway..

Kast, you could probably count the distance from where we live from eachother in yards instead of miles.. I live in that exact same area.

Hey guys, not to re-hash old topics, but I thought ya'll might enjoy these pics of a couple more big boys we pulled out of MT.. LOTS 'O WORK on these bad boys!!! This bull was old, wore out and a BRUTE!! My bud smoked him with a .50cal frontstuffer. And this bull was the "prettiest" bison Ive seen.. Super cape on him and an abslolutey HUGE body on him!! He got thumped with a Sharps 45-70. Take care guys!!

Nice buck, Dude!!! He'll look good on the wall for sure! Now get yer butt in gear for some quail hunting!!

Nice 1000th post, ultramag!!!!

If you saw the damage they do to the ecosystem first hand (I did in Nevada), you'd agree that the only thing they're good for is either target practice or a one way trip to the glue factory with a short stop by the French butcher shop. I hate those things.

Thanks Darren.. Brandon told me to be on the lookout, but I wasnt sure if it was in the Nov or Dec issue. Ive been looking, but cant find that magazine anywhere here in Tucson!! Thanks for the heads up in which month its in. Amanda, I knew that pick didnt come out too well, but those were FRESH diggings! As in the covey flushed right there when we interupted their lunch! Made it out again this morning and decided to make it a little bit of a challange. Knocked the dust off the .410 and found a couple of boxes of shells. I hadnt shot her in a couple of seasons now, and figured it'd be a great excuse to shoot a few through 'er.. A few turned into a quest. A quest to actually kill at least one bird!! Oh, there were plenty of them found by the dogs ..10 coveys to be exact. But I couldn't BUY a bird today!! I musta shot 6 shells for every bird brought to hand!! I finally said mercy when I had no more shells to shoot!! And my vest was a tab bit lighter today with only 5 birds to show for all that blazin'.. But, even with the less than spectacular shooting, it was still a great morning to be out. These are the days I daydream about all year! Some covey points of the day from the "A" team. And some singles points.. Man, those suckers will hold tight! And I guess if I'm gonna shoot a small gun, small birds are par for the course!! This has got to be the smallest Mearns Ive ever seen shot!! I had to wipe the milk off his lips before I took the pic!! "Avian veal" Two days of hard huntin' will wear ya out so much that you won't even be able to make it those last 2 feet to your kennel... I'll be out after 'em again next Sat!!

Very nice amigo!! I see the mutts did their jobs!! How many coveys did ya'll put up?? Glad to see ya with your first mearns of the season!!

Yep... that'd be your's truely!! Ive been in quite a few articles for quail hunting/ big game hunting over the yrs.. several of my best friends are professional outdoor writers and they'll throw me in there every now and again. BTW, what month is that issue?? I cant find it anywhere and Ive been looking!

great lookin' desert buck!! I'd have busted him as well. No brainer!

It looks like its going to be a season to remember for sure. I could have been finished in an hr if I would have shot a few outta each covey. There were young birds EVERYWHERE!! The coveys were 90% this season's birds. Family groups. Those young birds are a hoot to watch. They've never even seen a hunter, and show almost no fear of you or the dogs. Virgil had a young male run under his belly while he was on point!! I was 1/2 a second late on getting a pic of it!! If you're headed down that way in the morn, let me know. I'll be leaving at around 6:30 or so from the house. I live on the N/E side. Make that a 1/2 marathon!! I've done a full 13 a couple of times this past few weeks and I gotta say, THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH!! I seem to have a wall that is a deal breaker (almost) at around 11 miles. Im still kickin' around the idea of the full montey at the PF Chang run in PHX. But I will say this, I'm sick to death of running. Thats the worst part of all this.. You gotta run yer butt off in order to only do it once, officially!! At least I'll be ready for my death marches at my upcoming acdemy.. I'm headed out to the Search & Rescue academy in late Feb. for 5 weeks of torture!!

Great deer Jim!!

Well, this is my first PE of the season.. Havent had too much luck with recent bird hunts with the hot weather and lack of real hunting time on my end. My coues hunt was a bust as well. But I made it a point to get the pups out this evening for a quick run 'round for a covey or two in a spot thats always produced birds for me. This hunt pleasently suprised me. I was going out more to excersize the pups and get our kinks worked out for the upcoming Mearns season, and came home with a grin from ear to ear. I swung by and picked up Casey and we were in the area in no time. And as usual, the locale didn't disappoint!! We were into birds from the moment we got out of the truck till we had to pull the dogs back because of darkness. While we surely didnt hold up our end of the bargin with shooting, the dogs did wonderfully. We were given a show of bird finding, honoring and backing, and just all around good dog work!! We did manage to scratch down a handful to show the pups that we were trying!! Only problem with this hunt was that is was only about 2 1/2 hrs long! It was one of those afternoons that you don't want to end. Gambel's country A special place to someone else too long, long ago. PINNED DOWN!! (Of course I missed him!) Pay dirt!! Gotta love it.. Thanks for lookin' guys!!

Cuz there ain't no south TX monsters here in AZ!!! And I just love the country they live in. The deer themselves dont do a whole lot for me. But they're habitat is what mountain hunting is all about. I love that part of it the most.

Animas/Silver City area muley. Been confirmed for awhile now.

Isnt that what a coues deer is?? A blast to hunt, but not much there in the head-ware dept.

Not to steal the thunder from Tommy, but I have the same request... Only mine is the Nov issuse. I cannot find it ANYWHERE!! And one of my best buds wrote an article in it with some pics of of me and my pups and I'd like to get a copy or 2. Thanks guys!

Great looking deer, Ron! The holes in the ears almost looks like a serious skin condition that has gotten worse and worse. The only thing I have seen that compares was a couple of Impala ewes in Africa that had the same looking affliction.. The guys I worked with over there said that it was caused by a severe allergic reaction to too many tick bites in a small, local area.. like the backs of ears.. But this aint southern Africa!! So it could be anything!

I'd take him to Africa.. No doubt.

I agree with Clay. Looks like a Prairie rattler. And you were in the right part of the state for them.

Nice looking ocellated birds, couestaxi!!

Congrats on the two great bucks!! Glad I swung by and got to handle them!! You guys earned them!!

Great lookin buck!! And with a muzzleloader at that!!