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Man those bulls are big. The biggest bull I have ever seen was near Point of Pines. Tons of bears by Dry Lake area. I need to get back over there and try to shoot one of those huge cats. Where is the best place to hunt for them on the Rez? I plan on calling one in. David

Good job Jimmy. He looks perfect on both sides. Do you have any pictures of the sheds you found? David

I thought I was the only one that did the shirt over my head trick while glassing. I tried using a black shirt on Friday and it was even better. David

Here is a link with info about the light. Its amazing how well the ultraviolet light works. David http://www.streamlight.com/tt3c_uv.htm

You will usually here a "thwack" type of sound when you connect. Something I bought this year was a flashlight that can see blood at night time just in case I have to make a recovery after dark. Keep looking for that arrow. If you made a hit, it will be close by. Start checking in the trees just behind where you shot the deer. David

Just this past elk season I tried something new. After washing my cloths in some type of scent remover, I dried my cloths with some of those scent wafers from hunter specialties. They were the ones that smell like cow elk urine. And let me tell you, IT STINKS. I actually had the wind at my back when the whole herd came into me and did not detect my scent. Throw a few of the wafers on yours cloths and hat for extra protection. I would have to say that it works. Just make sure your wife isn't home when you do it or you might be sleeping in the garage that night. I think I used a whole box of cloths freshener to get that smell out of the dryer. I just tried some of my cloths today in mule deer urine to get ready for a hunt on Friday. I will tell how it turns out. David

Has anybody seen or heard of a small camera I can connect to my bow and run the wiring to my video recorder in my pack, and then be able to record my own hunts? I had seen one years ago that was mounted inside of a hat, but can't find anything now. I also have a Canon digital camera (S2 IS) that I could connect to that I could record onto a 1gb SD card. It takes excellent video and would be easier to download onto my computer. If you have any ideas, feel free to pass them along. David

Jimmy, I noticed if I stay below 30 power and then zoom all the way in using my camera seemed to make my pictures a little better. I think I also have my camera set on 100ISO. I just bought a new Canon S2 IS, but haven't had a chance to take any pics through the scope yet. It has an image stabilizer that is really supposed to help take some nice pics. Plus it takes some great video. Might be something to look at as a future camera. David

I picked up a Primos original can and a buck grunter last night. I also found some scent that is supposed to be an attractant for mule deer. I am going back up Friday morning to give them a try. Thanks for the advice. David

I found a nice muley on Sunday while hunting for pig. I followed him for about three hours and he seemed to stay in the same general area. He had about 7 does with him, but didn't seem to be showing any rutting activity. I am going to try and hunt him this weekend and had a few questions. Has anybody tried putting out any type of scent that seemed to be a good attractant? I want to set up my double bull blind and hunt from there. I wanted to put something out that might hold him close to the blind. What about a doe bleat? Any suggestions would help me out alot. There are two other bucks hanging around the group, but no fighting going on. David

I actually have even more of that rodent and quail in the same pics. He was on at least five pics alone. The quail are in there all of the time.

I set my camera up on a water seap I found last weekend while crawling around in the thick stuff trying to find out where the pigs were bedding down. I did some calling in this area last year and called in a fox and bobcat, but did not have a weapon with me. I was hoping to have pics of the bobcat and fox, but only got the fox and tons of pigs, plus the wrong end of a skunk. I took one of my buddys along with me this weekend who has never shot an animal with his bow and got him real close to some of the pigs, but it was a sharp down hill angle, so I told him not to shoot. We were right above them for about two hours, sometimes only about ten yards just watching them wrestle with eachother and napping. I finally decided to take shot when they moved out of the thick brush that was down in the river bed. It was exactly forty yards, but I forgot to adjust for the downhill angle and shot about three inches over his back. I am kind of glad I missed so I can go again next weekend. I attached my digital camera to my bow, so hopefully I will have a video of the kill shot next weekend. I forgot to turn it on when I took the shot yesterday, otherwise I could have shown the missed shot. David

More pics from this week. I think there is a lion hanging close to the area, since I didn't get anymore pics of the pigs after the 9th. Plus I couldn't locate them all day on Saturday. I spoke with a guy in the area and he told me he saw a lion cross the highway about a mile from where I am hunting. David

I have got a silver lifted Kia Sophia with 18's, watch for me. David

AZ, I live off of Loop 101 and central, but I was on my way to pick up my fifth wheel at my grandfathers house off of 70th and union hills. David

Yeah that was the truck. I didn't see you until you were coming past me. I didn't hear the horn, otherwise I would have waved to you. Bass, let me know when you are ready to lift your truck. I will get you set up with Offroad Unlimited. AZ, what part of town do you live in? David

I saw one last week on the loop 101 right around 67th ave. It was on the back of a red truck, but I can't remember what kind. David

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KP, We were actually standing right above them yesterday. This is at the bottom of a deep river bottom with boulders on both sides. We were just standing on the boulders looking down on them. David

I went to my favorite spot that never has any hunting pressure and to my surprise there was a quad riding into my area. I had bedded the pigs down the night before and this guy on the quad left the two track he was on and drove right into the river bed where they were bedded. I was to dark still for me to see where they all went. I finally found them about 8am, but they kept moving due to the fact the hunters were quail hunting and all the shooting was spooking the pigs. But that wasn't the only problem I ran into that morning. I forgot to bring my tag along with me. Luckily I have a great wife, so I gave her a call and she met me in Wickenburg with my tag. So I went back to my spot and found the pigs again. They had settled down a bit, so I was off after them. I got in close to three different pigs, but they were to small and one had two babies with her. I am in a big pig contest this year, so I am waiting for a biggin. I did have one rush me and stop at about six feet, but I thought a skull shot wouldn't be ethical. I will be on them again on Sat. and get some video of the kill shot. David

A rubber mallet, since you can walk right up to those little rats. I love getting 5-10 yards away from them when I shoot em with my bow. David

I went up to do some scouting for my pig hunt in January and found the same group of pigs I shot my pig out of last year within 30 yards of where I shot him. These pigs have been in this same area now for 13 years. I have never seen another hunter in the area. The picture is about 600 yards through my scope set on 30x. On another note, while I was up there I tried out my new Christmas present. A double bull Matrix blind. I did some varmit calling, but nothing came in. But, you can take a great nap inside one of these. Plenty of shade and no wind.

I used to love hunting 32 until everybody else started loving it even more. I have seen some good deer in this unit, and it looks like Scott found them. Nice deer. David

I always like to look for old mining relics while out hunting. Two years ago I was deer hunting near Stanton Octave and found one of my oldest mining claims. It was still in the original tobacco can with no dents, just a little rusty. If you look closely at the document, you can see that it was written in August of 1928. I am going to try and have it restored and try to see if any of this persons family still lives in Arizona. I also found another one behind Fort Grant a couple years ago way up in the pines stuffed inside of an old alka selzer bottle. The date on that one is from 1956. The claim was from the Hoot-Owl mine and the names were Charles D. Stevens and Robert F. Stevens. Anybody know these guys? I have also found some flour cans that are in good shape from the late 20's that only cost 10 cents. David

I posted this over on the AZOD board, but thought it might interest some of you guys that don't check out that site. I sure would like to find something like this. David This guy is selling a rack he found that was killed by another elk. If you look in the picture you can see where the other elk had broken his antler off inside of the skull. Now that bull must have had a splitting head ache. I doubt that bull is 340in. David http://modzilla.com/horns.php