Healy Arms

Mid March 2013

Shotgun

Close - and it's a whole number - no fractions

We're a whole lot closer now. Both sides of it. Someone will hit it

All too high so far. Lions, as a rule, get over estimated in weight. I think Dogman has a 125 that's record book quality.

Closest so far...

Really appreciate the feedback guys. As always - we know you have other shopping choices - so thank you for doing business with us.

Just got a delivery - we have a decent amount back in stock. On the shelf right now: FED-100 CCI-500 Win-WSP Win-WSPM Rem-1 1/2

Last weekend in October, nighttime hunt under a full moon, Dave calls and kills this mature AZ tom:

It varies - but typically Dave is going out right after dark. As the full moon comes up later & later - we correspondingly go out later. Some lions get called around 8-9pm and others at 2-3am

And the javelina population - this lion had a young javelina leg folded over in it's stomach. And a boat load of javelina hair.

Good Morning Coues Whitetail Members, After a nearly 2 years selling guns & ammo and Wildlife Tech Mighty Atom callers online, we've opened a retail location in Mesa, AZ. We're inviting CW members & readers to stop by and say hello, take a look around, and tell us what you're looking for in a local shop. We've already been open for 6 very busy weeks in an industry that's getting loads of attention - but it's time to make it official and meet some new friends. Were located at 3164 S Country Club Dr #10, in Mesa - Pollack Sunset Plaza, just down from Sprinkler World I'm working with Amanda to have a Coues Whitetail day at the shop in early December (after the Nov hunts and before the rut hunts). Stay tuned for info. All the best, Mark Healy

Thanks for the business - much appreciated.

Hey Chef - Thanks for stopping in and thanks for the biz

He prefers to call by himself - he was alone on this hunt - shot the lion at 30 yards (about 18 inches from the call)

36 minutes

There - managed to get the photo fixed -

Rifleman, Here's a pic of the latest lion Dave called - called at night - 36 minutes. I will do a more thorough write-up and post more pics soon. Big cat - I think Dave is around 6'2" to 6'3"

I could atempt to educate you about the pitfalls of posting hearsay that begins with "I met this other guy", but... Knowing what I know about the hunt, the check in with AZ G&F and having talked to the biologist at the AZ G&F aftgerward, I will instead ask that you provide some factual and physical evidence of this allegation. The burden of accusation is yours sir. Begin.

This is a guest entry by Mike Healy from his home in Idaho. Carl, his son and hunting partner, is thirteen. The following video was created by merging still photos and actual footage from a two-day coyote hunt in the summer of 2011. We called, and shot, 5 coyotes. In this video you’ll see one coyote taken on the run and another dropped by a head shot at approximately 140 yards. Regards and good calling, Mike Healy View the full article

Hi Bill - don't count on it unless you get some bighorn in the area you'd like to hunt. This whole change is about saving them.

This is a guest entry by Mike Healy from his home in Idaho. Carl, his son and hunting partner, is thirteen. When Mark and Adam Grinstead invited Carl and I to a recent duck hunt, we jumped at the opportunity to go. The Grinsteads have hunted ducks for many years and are happy to share their knowledge with others. I’ve never called anything other than predators, so I was looking forward to seeing ducks respond to the call and trying to film the action. Earlier in the week, Mark and Adam each took their limit of ducks. They spent two hours breaking a large hole in the ice so they could place decoys on open water. Once the decoys were floating on the water, they waited patiently for the sun to come up. Here is Mark with the harvested ducks. Mark Grinstead with ducks -- 2011-11-21 Here is Adam with the harvested ducks. Adam Grinstead with ducks -- 2011-11-21 Zeus is Adam’s duck dog. He’s eight months old and retrieving very well for his young age. With maturity, experience and additional training he’s going to be a fantastic duck retriever. Carl and I met the Grinsteads at the hunting area at 6 a.m. on Black Friday (no Christmas shopping for us!). We walked to the blind and got situated. Due to warm weather, the pond wasn’t frozen and Adam had an easy time dispersing 30 decoys. Here are the video highlights from our hunt. Thanks for reading. Regards and good calling, Mike Healy View the full article

You were always allowed to use a shotgun, prior regs limited the ammo to slugs only. New regs allow the use of shotguns shooting shot. I think it was a good move- especially for fur salvage. Here's a link that explains the new regulations - AZ Nighttime Mountain Lion Hunting Regulations for 2012

Just give me a call and we'll try to work something out for you - they typically don't make any changes because of the depth 120 WT sounds gives you. It really is a generous list of WT's greatest hits.

Agreed - that caller's volume will part your hair and do it with clean & crisp sound. We just had a gentleman from Chandler walk out the door with a Mighty Atom 15 - he listened for 15-30 seconds handed Marc R. a credit card and said "box it up". Once you hear one...