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Did you cut that pig in half with your broadhead ? I love chasin them little suckers around, and hope my boy will take me along with him when I get up there in age. David

Thanks for all of the great comments guys. We were able to get out again this past Saturday. I had the pleasure of meeting another one of our members, Ben(SunsetFarms). He had me meet him early Saturday morning so he could show me an area where he see's pigs quite often, and a good place where Austin could help me. I followed him in to a spot where I could unload my Ranger and get our gear loaded up. We were able to get riding just at daybreak and hadn't been riding for more than five minutes when I noticed some black spots about 150 yards out. I stopped and started to glass. There were eight pigs in the group, and had heard me stop. I got off the Ranger and started to get my bow out of the hard case and I think they heard me. They took off on a fast run. I went ahead and rode down the road quite a ways and then stopped and got off to glass towards the area where I think they might be heading. When I pulled up my binos, they were actually heading right towards us on a fast walk. I then ran back to the Ranger and grabbed my bow and got set up for a shot. We sat down next to eachother and within about 30 seconds the first one came into view. It walked about five yards and stopped. The exhaust from my Ranger was starting to cool down and was making a ticking sound. The pig got a little nervous and walked out away from us and then changed back on the original course. I was able to stop the pig at 35 yards and let my aroow fly. I heard the hit and could then see a hole in the side of the pig as it ran into the thickest, nastiest brush I have seen. We waited about 25 minutes and started to look for the blood trail. I wasn't able to find anything on the edge of the jungle of brush, so I entered it where I saw some fresh tracks. There was no blood to be found. I wasn't able to find my arrow either, and Austin said he thought it was hanging out of the pig when it ran off. We searched the brush for and hour and a half with no luck. There were so many tracks in this stuff that you didn't know which ones to follow. This stuff was so thick that I would loose Austin standing just five feet behind me. I decided to go back to the Ranger and find a road that would take around to the north of the area and then search back towards where I shot. We searched again for about and hour and couldn't find any blood. At this point I was getting upset with myself that I had made a bad shot and might not be able to recover the pig. We went ahead and drove back around to the original area and I started to comb the area for my arrow again. I must have come within a couple yards of it several times, but I finally found it. I finally knew then why I couldn't find the pig. It had the smell of the stomach, which I couldn't figure since the hole wasn't that far back. I went ahead and got back in into the brush again searching for anything, but still couldn't find a drop. I then went and set up about a half mile away and waited to see if any birds would start to circle, but no luck. We stayed until dark, but nothing materialized. We weren't able to pick up the trail on Sunday since Austin started to get sick. Hopefully we can get back out again before the month is over. Sorry I didn't get any pics, I was so wrapped up in finding this pig that I forgot to get my camera out of my pack. Thanks again Ben for the help, and it was great talking to you. Austin had a really good time and can't wait to come out again. David

I used to go out just to kick around rocks. I have a nice Tesoro detector, but I don't take it out much anymore. When I am out hunting, I wish I had it with me when I see some great places to detect. David

Coues7, That is a new Nikon 13-30x50ED angled I just started using back in November. It is super light and I would put it clarity up against my Swaro ats 80. I like the fact that I can leave it attached to my tripod and slide it down into the back pocket of my Badlands pack. http://www.nikonsportoptics.com/product.ph...mp;product=8321 Huntn coues, I have 2in aluminum spacers on it, and 2+5 offset wheels. It made the Ranger alot more stable and also corners like you wouldn't believe. There is also a two in lift kit on it, along with the 28in tires. I am building my full cage for it next week, and having a full soft top with side windows made just like a jeep. David

Great bucks for sure. It sure looks like the lower part of unit C to me. Did you guys see any lions on your hunt? David

Josh, Have you ever even seen a lion up close before? David

I have a pig tag in that area. Maybe I should turn this into a double hunt. David

Whow, We haven't heard from Todd (el fuego) in a while, but now he appears with the truth behind this huge buck. I also grew a caterpillar on my chin to match the lip. My arms alot bigger than that guys. Todd, could you please post a picture of that big boy you shot in Kaibab. David

Ron, The deer turned out very nice. I can't believe that big boy came out of the that area. I have never seen one that big in there. David

I have to go into Bass Pro once every month to do inventory. From what I can gather, they have hired most of there upper management from Home Depot stores. None of them know much about outdoor products, and will not make any decisions unless they hear it directly from the top dogs. David

I think this was a lion kill. I found it in the bottom of a dry creek in 23 up in the forest area. David

Can somebody recommend a good gun smith here in the valley. He needs to have machining capabilities at his shop. David

I didn't realize Brunos was still around. I used to buy my reloading supplies from them. They are only a couple miles north of me. I need a barrel cut down about 6 inches, and then rethreaded to accept my Boss system. My rifle is a Browning a bolt. I also wanted to see if my barrel is thick enough to have it fluted. David

I think I have to run out to Bass Pro on Wednsday, so maybe I could run down to his shop and see what he can do for me. David

Thanks for the recommendation. The only problem though is that I am in the far north valley and would like to find somebody a little closer. He sounds like he would be a great gunsmith to work with though. David

She sure looks like an "Isabel" to me. Izzie for the short name. David

Once again, great story. I will be up there next weekend I hope. Tell your dad I will stop by and check out he rack, and congrats. David

Now that I have got my new scope, I want to get a rifle that I can carry all day and still have enought power to shoot a deer 500 yards out, and sit out at the range and shoot for a couple hours without killing my shoulder. Now my biggest obstical is that I am left handed. I really wanted to get a .243wssm, but nobody makes one for a lefty. So then I turned to a 25.06. It seemed to have about the same ballistic figures as the .243wssm. So I found the Tikka T3 lite, but was told at Sportsmans Warehouse that Beretta is only importing the .270, 30.06, and the .308 in the lefty. I also looked at the Savage Weather models. I would like to do a bolt gun this time instead of a single shot. Any ideas? David

Darren, I was actually looking at the Savage website last night and saw the lefty 270wsm. TLH says he really likes that caliber, and is a good shooter. Thanks Doug for all of the links. I like the Ruger and Browning, except for the wood stock. I prefer the synthetic over wood, even though the wood looks better. David

Matt, I really like the Nikon products. Do a comparison between the two, plus look at the warranty offered by Nikon. I sent back a pair of binos a while back with some scratches on the lenses. They sent me a new pair. David

Well my new scope finally arrived after waiting for quite a while. It is the new Nikon Monarch 5-20x44 Matte BDC. They enlarged the ocular side of the scope this year giving you more four inches of eye relief and more magnification. They also moved the parallax focus adjustment to the side of the scope for quicker adjustment. It also has the BDC reticle inside for long range shooting. Now I just need to find a new gun to mount it on. I can't decide what caliber to buy. I want to get something that is lightweight and can shoot out to 500 yards with no problem with little recoil. I am considering the .243wssm. David http://www.nikonsportoptics.com/product.ph...mp;product=8424

I already have a Browning Stalker in a .300 win mag, and 7mm mag. I am actually selling the 7mm right now. Browning makes a .270, but I don't know if I want that much gun. The weatherbys are out of the pick since it costs so much for the ammo. I also want stay around 100-130 grain for my bullet weight, and over 3000fps out of the barrel. David

You can get one at Cabelas for $530.00. David

I have the Swaro angled and the Nikon ED angled and prefer them over the straight. It just feels more comfortable to me to just let my head hang down over the scope than to try and get lined up behind it. Goto a place where you can sit and try both of them and then make your decision. David

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