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13 pts 270 WSM that belonged to Duwane Adams built by Craig's Custom Rifles in Oro Valley The shot was 350 yards and it happened on Day 4. That afternoon the weather moved in as you can see which made the hunt very difficult. I hunted with Duwane Adams and had a great hunt. Very low key no pressure. I drew a 3c tag two years earlier and turned it back and I am glad I did.

30 inch neck the size of an elk. He was seven years old.

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Here is the field photo

Lance the mount was finished in early March by a friend out of Texas. It could have been done a little quicker but I was late getting the antlers to him.

There is enough public/leased land by the state of Kansas to hunt there. Get the maps by the state and you can find enough land to hunt. I have hunted Kansas numerous times on private land but have seen birds on "public land"

Missouri and Kansas over the counter

Thanks my situation is probably much different than yours. I was fortunate to get the late West Kaibab deer hunt last November with 13 points. My health is poor and I struggled on the turkey hunt. I am kinda running out of time for hunting. At times I could only walk 40 to 50 yards without stopping to rest. To me the best part of the hunt is scouting but times have changed for me. If I were in your shoes I would have done what you did. I hope things get better since I have 20bp for elk.

19 bp

Max points for turkey is 30. Four with 29.

360 or better You need a new stockbroker or a different financial advisor. Under Obama the S&P 500 went up 181% an average of 13.8 per year.

Wow 294 posts about A3 but most are not about A3. Maybe by 300 posts we have will have a comment from the management team. It is none of my business but I guess that their reputation has taken a big hit. Lots of rumors over the years but this not a rumor. A federal criminal conviction.

I do not think this thread is Blah.The real issue is Mr. Larson and A3. He is a high level member of A3 one of the premiere outfitting businesses in Arizona. Despite his statements proclaiming it was an honest mistake, if the judge and the prosecutor believed this, this matter wold have likely been resolved in weeks not years. Likely the charges would have been dropped. The fact is he pleaded guilty to a federal crime. He is a convicted criminal. He crossed the fence to shoot a trophy bull elk. Anyone who hunts or lives up there knows of the temptations of the bulls across the fence. Fortunately most people resist the temptation and do the right thing. Some do not as evidenced by his guilty plea. I enjoyed his lawyer's written statement attempting to get out of any restitution. It made as much sense to me as to the judge. I am sure if you asked him, this was his "first mistake". That is a common statement in drug trafficking offenses as well. This is a black eye on the outfitting business I would like to see an official statement from A3.

If this was an" honest mistake "then why were you prosecuted and why did it take over 4years to be resolved? If the judge and AUSA agreed with you it is very likely no charges would have been filed. Was there a fence there? If you did nothing criminal why did you plead guilty to a federal criminal offense? You should have gone to trial so you could have cleared your name and that of A3. Now you are a convicted criminal. With all the high tech equipment you have there is no excuse for not knowing you were on the reservation. One thing you do know is that the biggest elk around are on the White Mountain Apache Reservation. San Carlos has some big bulls and sheds. Any of your group ever been down there? See if AZ Game and Fish have any hearings any time soon.

Just remember if you kill one you are in violation of federal law

After eleven years I drew my 12 AW late tag. Due to health issues two of my three doctors said I should not go deer hunting. Fortunately one of my doctors said I could go but not by myself. I knew I had to hire a guide and I decided to hire Duwane Adams. Duwane has been guiding on the Kaibab for 40 years and knows every two track road and ridge to glass from. Usually a hunter gets one guide but I had three, Duwane, Rick Wyler and Johnny Wyler. I had never harvested a mule deer so I was looking forward to a fun hunt. In addition I had spent one day on the Kaibab in the past 35 years so I knew nothing about the unit. Opening day was cool and clear after 3 days of snow. They found a nice buck at first light but I missed the 440 yard shot. I was told the shots would be long and they were right. The rest of the first day were multiple sightings of nice 150 to 170 inch deer. I was looking for something better after waiting more than a decade. Days two and three were much the same seeing multiple bucks but passing on them. Monday, day 4 was clear and bright but the weather forecast was for high winds later in the day with snow for days 5,6,7 and 8. I was concerned about the weather and the possibility of bad and dangerous road conditions so there was some concern in my mind. Mid morning Johnny found a buck bedded in some oak brush. We could see the buck' right side but could not see his left side. We could not tell if he had 4 points on his left side. So we glassed for 40 minutes and finally Duwane said get the gun and shoot that deer. We ranged him at 350 yards and I took the shoot with the 270 WSM. I could not see anything but everyone said he was hit hard. He went behind a tree and we lost sight of him. We waited an hour and found him. The shot was good. I did not know how vast the Kaibab is. It is a tough hunt to scout for because the deer are migrating every day and a person needs to know where the deer are going and how they get there. One thing I wanted in addition to a great deer was to have a fun time with lots of laughs. I got all of that and more. Another thing that was important to me was not to feel any pressure in case I missed a shot, could not keep up with guides, or could not go to certain areas because of my health issues. Having three guides with me caused me some nerves early in the hunt having three people watching me shoot. In addition when I took the shot three of Duwane's friends including a former client were behind me. I was comfortable because we talked about my nerves a bit and they alleviated my concerns. I want to thank Duwane, Rick and Johnny for a great hunt and an enjoyable experience.

beautiful ram congrats

nice ram

I will post a story soon

great bulls great stories

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12aw late for me

nice

any updates?