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+1, the crab legs are really good as well as the cedar plank salmon! +2 , you can't forget about their shrimp/crawfish etoufee or the lobster. Thinking about makes me want to take my wife to dinner.

Not a left over but, my step dad checked online typed in the wrong user ID and assumed he did not get drawn. He or my mom check there po box very rarely then he checked his credit card statement and found out he got drawn for early muzzleloader bull for 3b. That makes 4 early bull hunts I will be on this season. Two archery unit 1, my any elk limited opportunity in the 3b north and now this one. I sure wish we could space these out a little better. I wonder if my new overlords, um bosses, will be mad if I take off six weeks straight?

It snowed in show low yesterday. I can only imagine what it did up there.

For me I want to hunt and take all of the species/subspecies of animals in Arizona.

This is testament to this website and the quality of it. That I actually wrote something and did not forget my password or user name or lose interest for 100 post. Here are some random pics some I have posted others I have not. Enjoy and thank you Amanda for having a great web site. Elk bedding at 15 yards from me scent checking little bull Incoming monsoon Archery elk season Brothers opening day buck in 36a Other brothers second day buck in 36c (two bucks two days two units) Its never boring taking my daughters and their friends elk hunting And sometimes even successful After the fire My Nephew is a natural We have a crime scene here I go to the wrong places to turkey hunt Think he has enough jewerly (25 yards: dear G&F all I want for xmas is a sheep tag either rocky or desert I am not prejudice) spotted, snuck in, called and then shot poorly Playing tag with these guys was to say the least exhilarating. No Mr. Politician there is absolutely no reason to have an AR15, but I am sure glad we had one on this trip it was -12 degrees that morning The minataur Buddies last day of Archery deer season 2013

Thanks for all the props on the 100 post. Tj that's my favorite pic also. Quick story on that, I had shot that bull poorly, on Thanksgiving on the last day of the late archery season a couple of years ago. I jumped him out of his bed then I went home to get reinforcements. My brother asked my nephew if he wanted to help Fred go get the elk he just shot. My nephew went to his room grabbed his gun and put on his boots then went to my brothers truck and said "lets go" Trophyhuntr the next 100 will be interesting, the whole reason I started carrying a camera was because of the looks people would give me when I tried to explain what I saw or just experienced. (I have an October any elk tag and I am tagging along on a couple of unit 1 early archery bull tags, I will have some opportunities for a couple of pics) Here are few more to start post 101. Enjoy. Midget bull (I hope he is fully grown now I have this unit) Bear or Squatch?? Camp Raider!! He was still flexible Jinx breaker Not quite ready for prime time I wish my brother could shoot straight

I had this conversation with my wife: Her: "You do not have an office yet" Me: "nope not till May 1st" Her: "you can work from anywhere as long you have your phone and computer?" Me: "I guess so" Her: "Good you are taking me and the kids to San Diego and we are going fishing and the kids to the beach and Sea World. You have been an A__ H___ lately anyway" Me: "If you force me too I guess I will go." So we head off to San Diego hit a 3/4 day to fish the islands in search of the "right kind" (yellowtail) and some fish taco meat. We hit the landing at Point Loma with high hopes of heavy limits. Should have been here yesterday or tomorrow. We hit a mini cold front perfectly and decide to go out anyway. Hitting the bait dock and see the deck hands and sea lions go to work. This gentlemen's name is Karl, a rather burly coarse quick witted gentleman and what every deck hand should be. My wife was talking trash about how she was going to beat me and then Karl asked me. Why are divorces so expensive? Because there worth it!! We head out in the grey light of dawn when we pass a couple of ships headed into dock. Including this LPA. Had a retired Marine next to me that gave a brief summary of its armament. Normally they have only six harrier jump jets but this one had eight. There is something majestic about the American Fleet, something that words cannot describe and seeing in person puts you in a state of ahh. You can see the tradition of seaman past, their struggles, their victories and their tradition. It is an honor to say that they protect us and our freedoms. Back to fishing. We spend the next few hours chasing the right kind never quite catching up and not putting a line into the water until around 10:00 when there are some scattered sightings on the sonar mixed in with the mammals(porpoise). My wife has her own style which is really simple. She does not try iron or fly lining or anything that is not directly attached to the bottom. She gets a half pound weight drops to the bottom and waits. This simplistic method always, always gets her in the running for big fish. This day was no exception. She caught the first fish, one of the biggest and was one of the few with multiple fish. I caught one small sculpin. Her Ling Cod We try for a few more hours and nothing. The captain was not afraid to use gas and we stayed longer then scheduled. It was just an off day of fishing but a great day on the water. Southside of the islands. We were at a place called the rockpile for most of the day. The ride home the crew gets ready to fillet some fish and the gulls know it. I can not help but think of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" every time I see this. We saw whales and porpoise the fishing was just off that day.

TJ I could set something up. I am pretty good at that kind of stuff. I just need to know what kind of trip i.e. 3/4 day, overnite, 1 1/2, two day etc. When (sometime not during hunting season) and how many (the more we have the better the deal). Prdatr, the other deckhand actually runs his own charter most of the time and he said he caught 73 Albacore last year and 17 in one day. I do not think the fishing is as good as it use to be, but its not bad. My step-dad hit the bite a couple of times last year for BFT, making me very envious. I still have a couple of steaks in my freezer that need to be seared and eaten.

That was weird on one post it had the writing and the other it had the pics. Should work now.

DBL post

Did you call or check on the internet. My brother and friend called and it said "you are sucessfull for 3001" when they checked online they both had archery unit 1 tags. Kind of a cruel joke.

3b North early muzzleloader oct 4. to oct 17th. WOOOHHHOOOO!!!! Tag number #6

In WA state, a 3point or better rule was implemented for Eastern WA mule deer game units. People griped negatively something fierce, my group welcomed the new rule. now, 7 years later the quality and trophy level has markedly improved under less than ideal environment conditions for the mule deer herds. to the point where a late season draw only trophy buck tag is a sure thing.....but regular season a hunter has better chances at a good branch antlered mule deer buck than years ago. if you're going to have bigger bucks, the smaller ones need time to grow. I mean no disrespect about your guys opinions, But I could not disagree more. We do not need more regulations we need to practice self control. If you do not want to shoot spikes than don't. Mav I see in your avatar you have a pic of a spike bull and you look very happy with it, congrats, it did not take a giant bull for the smile on your face. With the regulations you want to see enacted you would not have that smile. I will pass on more mature bucks and bulls than most; to the point where my close friends are questioning my sanity. My Dad, one of my brothers and my brother-in-law will shoot the next thing with antlers that they have permits for their happiness equals yours in the spike picture. So by all means if you do not want to shoot immature animals than do not. I know I will not and many of the people I hunt with will not. It does not take regulation just self control. Back to the topic of this thread WOW you guys did a great job taking that many bucks in such a short time.

Bonecollector, absolutely you can have my excess tag. just clear it with g&f

I've been double charged on a CC I only used once. Does that mean I get two elk tags??

I got one of those crappy late season archery bull hunts or a limited opportunity muzzy hunt. Darn the luck right after I finished paying off my taxidermist from my last crappy late season archery hunt.

I remembered at the last moment that I had a javelina rifle tag for my stomping ground in 36c. My intent was to go traditional and hunt with my dad's 1975 Shakespere Super Necadah that I found in his backyard recurve. My second option was to take my cabinet queen out for a dance. I have a 1945 model 70 30-06 with a lyman alaska factory mounted scoop with a weaver quick detach mount. Best laid plans usually go out the window and this was no exception. I intended to load some ammo for it considering you can not by a cap for a cap gun at walmart right now. I ran out of time and grabbed my dad's recurve, my bow, my daughters 243 and my 357. I was going to hunt with something. Opening morning I left my house in Show low at about 4:30 am headed for the area where I spent 9 days chasing rumors and myths about double drop tine bucks and 190" class typical bucks that once roam the desert flats and I did not see in all that time archery hunting the rut. I sign into the ranch and head straight for my camping spot with my weapons secured on my trucks back seat. I get nearly to my spot when a thick horned muley crosses in front of me and stops at fifty yards to taunt. As I am reaching for my camera and then the batteries it bounces out of my view and spooks a herd of Javelina. With the herd running down the arroyo I am trying to find an accessible weapon to no avail. I sheepishly laugh tell myself "typical" and head to my parking spot. I get out grab my dad's Super Necadah ultra modern (in 1975) recurve and through my 357 in my pack and go. I spend the day shooting cactus patties and putting stalks on quail breaking three of the four ultra modern (in 1981) fiberglass arrows that were in my quiver. I get to an arroyo that is absolutely loaded with tracks which I follow to my goal getting within range at about twenty yards. I nervously release my last non broken arrow and wiffed by about three feet. Javelina are running everywhere when I remember I have my pistol in my pack and I miss three more times at well under 30 yards. Good shooting day on my part. Day 2 I decide that Javelina are not the reason to have a Javelina tag and use this time for a conditioning regime for when G&F awards me my Sheep permit and climb the rockiest steepest area I can find. After seeing a half a dozen deer and a giant squirrel I get off my rocky perch have a sandwich and a negro modelo and decide to get back to the flats. I forgot my camera at the truck deciding that I would not need it I walked a little further and then see a couple of does. I watch them as they bounced about twenty yards farther and see a couple more does and a 170 class buck. Thinking well that is about the biggest buck for the area another buck comes out making the first buck look small and my camera is 2 or 300 hundred yards away in my truck. I could kick myself for that. I guess I needed a reminder that I should always be prepared. I walk the washes again and stalked quail to 10 feet, examined old pottery and looked at some black flint substance that I believe my predecessors made their broadheads from. I get to a spot that looks just to good with tracks and rootings. I reach into my pocket and grab a bear call I have had for years and called for a few moments when a big gnarly boar comes out of his napping place and sees what the noise is all about. This time I grabbed my daughters 243 making the 70 yard off hand shot an afterthought and taking an animal with ammo I reloaded for the first time. I was in my bed at home by 10. Nice break from reality.

AZslim thats my goto call. I have called in nearly everything with it, even a bear. TJ, you got that right. My new overlords, um i mean bosses, are being very thorough on their potential investment with me, keeping me on my toes and in business mode constantly.

Ive got a few pics. Wife had a cow hunt and we saw 60+ bulls

I do not know where to post this topic, so Amanda please move as you see fit. After not hunting deer since Jan 17 of 2012. I planned this trip for me and my nephew for this week he was off of school, but for whatever reason he was not allowed go at the last minute. Not wanting to waste the opportunity I came solo until Sunday Jan 6. I used Jan 1 as a travel day and played road warrior against the sonoran skiers as I traveled down from my home in Show Low. I will also be trying three different hunting styles; stillhunting, stand hunting, and spot and stalk, in that order. (Road hunting is always an option) I am trying to take that next in my hunting progression from mature animal hunter to a person who gets true giants. My wife does question my sanity. No guarantees if I will be able to take the step, but I am trying. Day 2 began with me leaving camp just after first light and within five or so minutes of stillhunting I saw the only deer I would see for the day. It would test my resolve on whether or not I can do it I had this guy at twenty yards for a couple of minutes. Please excuse the blurriness when I put the bow down and grabbed the camera out of my pocket I started shaking like crazy. A little after I grabbed my composure I stopped by to see an old friend. An ocotillo that I thought was big and out of place on the flats 30 years ago, but is even larger now. I have been hunting this area since it I was big enough to pump a pellet gun. A short time after that I ran into my first batch of Javelina spooking them in every direction. I remember reading on the javelina forum just to stay still and they will come back. which I did and a pig at twenty yards for a while and eventually wiffed the shot. I am now 0-8 on my last eight shots on these little guys with every type of weapon. I keep hunting all day until about 2:30 and I stumble upon a herd of javelina. I had the wind perfect and started taking pictures as I inched forward. There were several but I picked out the napping as the one I wanted to put my tag on. You can see the line of his back behind the "V" of the palo verde. I missed a 38 yard shot which normally I can shoot a dime at that distance. After looking and not finding any signs of a hit I was retracing my steps when another pig woofed at me and kept coming closer. At fifteen yards I felt it was self defense and fired my third arrow of the day knowing this was a hit I gathered my arrow only to be in disgust that I made a bad shot. These little guys have my number. I gave it an hour or so and started my trailing. After losing the trail after a short distance I walked the arroyo in frustration and found him about 150 yards from where I shot. I read some excerpts from Carl Hathcock's book about focusing in on the sights which I did. I guess I did not realize it had turned towards and instead of a broadside shot it was a quartering to shot. The entrance was exactly where I aimed the exit was right before the opposite hip. Up next for day 3 Standman Style. I admire Standman's ability to stay put for hours at a time. I think that is a form of punishment in Guantanamo. I have told myself I will stay until two o clock no matter what. I am only hoping the giant coues are thirsty and the rock climbers could not find any bio-diesel to power there subaru's. I will be in the shade of Elephants Butt waiting for whats next.

Thanks, Its no problem on the job part. Nothing official yet but managed to keep everyone I work with employed together. I hope I can get out for few days before the end of season.

One of these days I will go from novice photographer to amateur photographer and look out. Days 9 and 10 kinda run together with all the other stuff going on. Last time I checked the calender it was January, but mother nature was telling me otherwise with this guy. He was well over four feet long. I only had about two hours before I had to go up the freeway to my next appointment so I took a couple of pics of this little guy and left You got to admire the effort. I tried to shoot one of these guys friends but ended up with nothing but feathers. Anyone can shoot quail but hitting them with an arrow and allowing them to live is a true talent. I broke my bino's so I will try to waterhole sit once or twice before the end of the season in hopes of getting one like that flatlander coues at least I hope to.

After volunteering at my former job for a few days I finally made it back down to 36c for what I thought be 5 or 6 days. Best Laid plans never seem to go the way you want. Due to some things I did not anticipate I will only be able to hunt two plus days. There have been two things I have learned in the last 24 hours or so. First is there are two kinds of people in this world the ones that cant wait until Friday and the ones that cant wait until Monday. I realized which one I am and its not the fun one. Second thing is hunters put themselves through heck for fun. Day 8. I get up from sleep and have the luxury of starbucks. I am staying at my brothers house for this one. I decided that today I would go to the top of the mountain about a quarter of the way up I stop and look and see deer in each direction I am not headed. Good sign I hope. I go further then look back down the mountain and realize the last statement from the last paragraph. We, as hunters, do this for fun. Further up the hill I see a buck that I could have "cut em off at the pass" and got within at least the edge of my distance, but instead just watch to see what the heck he was up to. Found this guy giving me his intense glare I get back to the truck after spending some time on top of the mountain and decide to hit a few waterholes to see if there are any ducks around for pictures and maybe an archery shot. This is mid-day on the flats as flat can get, miles from the slightest undulation of hill where a coues would be. I look I and see this guy I immediately think shooter whitetail, but then realize I am three miles from the nearest hill and it's just a nice young muley then it turned. I drove down the road thirty or fourty yards or so and grab my bow. I go to where I watched and took pics of this buck for several minutes and I drop to my knees to get the arrow under the canopy of mesquite branches as I start pulling back he takes off like he is shot of a cannon. This buck falls under the cool category. He is so far from where his genetics tell us where he is suppose to be I would have been happy to shoot him.

Well if you guys are interested I can do a chapter 2. Bad news is they just closed my office/branch. Good news is I have a ninety day severance package and a deer tag in my wallet. I am planning on going for 4-6 days next week before I start my job search if you are interested I will take you along. Anybody need an electrical salesperson

Here are few things I try to keep in mind when I am stalking. Take them for what its worth. Keep the wind out of their noses (obviously) it does not have to perfect just out of their noses. When you find an animal you are going to stalk look all round it to find the extra set of eyes that will bust you. The animal you are stalking is not the one that usually catches you. Use the terrain to your advantage. This may sound weird but try to sound natural, meter your steps and work slow when your in sound range. You will make noise, but make it as naturally sounding as possible. Almost try to sound like another animal. The buck I took last January knew something was above him, but he assumed it was non-threatening and actually came closer to check it out. Don't give up on a stalk until you see the animal bouncing away. I have ratted myself out to many times when I have done everything perfectly and just gave up when I could not see the animal. Most importantly, Practice. I spent yesterday (when not looking for deer) stalking quail trying to get a 20 yard archery shot. Good Luck and don't give up