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Amen to what eagle mt said... fast food should be a stepping stone to something better. If you're 30, 40, or 50yrs old and still working fast food, and unhappy with your work/wage...then you need to take a hard look at yourself. If you're happy with it then great.
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Thanks all for the nice comments!
azkiller.. i'll try to plan my next kid around javelina season ha..couldn't be more true.
Pred calling season, shed hunting/turkey season, aug otc archery deer, sept-dec elk, basically every month is bad lol. February works though..
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and of course a pic of my new future turkey hunter and my 3yr old
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Well I drew 19a late turkey tag # 4 out of 4 and as luck would have it we had a baby girl on the way and the due date was Monday April 25th so I was pretty sure my scouting & hunting was going to be limited considering my hunt started Friday 4/29. Sure enough our healthy baby girl, Alivia came on 4/28 the day before my hunt was to start. Im hosed, I thought, regarding the hunt but who cares right? we just had our 2nd child and life is good.. its just a turkey tag. But of course in the back of my mind Im thinking well maybe I can squeeze in one or two quick trips up the mountain.
So my mother in law is in town to help a bit and my wife gives me the go ahead to head up for a few hours with fellow cwt member jeffd on Sunday afternoon, few days after baby is born. Long story short Jeff and I end up not hearing any gobbles right off the bat but decide to set up in this little bowl off a meadow where we knew there were birds. Few hours before sundown we set up and start calling and get some Gobbles and all sorts of noise coming our way. They end up skirting just above us and we see them walking through the trees but they wont commit to coming in. Tom is fully henned up. After that we find a bonus fresh spike brown elk shed hiking back out of the meadow. Right at dark we drive back in a ways and locate two gobbles back deep in another meadow. Unfortunately Im unable to head out the next morning to hunt them due to needing to be home for a few days to help out.
Well several days pass and I am able to get out again, this time a morning hunt and a heavy rain storm passes through overnight with high winds. Luckily the wind dies off but the morning brings sleet and snow high up but only a trace of snow layered the ground and it melted off quick. This time cwt member upland81 (Seth) is coming with to assist. We agree to meet up 4am and head up the mountain. We first check my two locations (where Jeff and I heard gobbles at sundown several days prior) but cant get a gobble early on out of either spot. So we drive in further to a different location and finally locate a far away gobble down this steep drop off, way down into a basin. We decide to do the hike in to see what comes of it. Two thirds of the way down the steep face we start hearing gobbles all over the place, and not too far away, so we decide to set up and call. Little did we know we had walked under two roost trees on the way in. As we got set up they started gobbling up the hill from exactly where we had hiked in, then two more toms start screaming their heads off within 100yards, then two more toms a little bit further off. It was turkey mayhem! Then a hen flies right over head out of the roost and lands in a tree just below us which we watch for 20min in the tree. Then a Tom flies out of another tree above us towards a different direction. Hens are going crazy and were hearing every turkey sound in the book which was awesome. Were calling but nothing will commit to coming in. The toms are extremely henned up and we can see them circling 70 or more yards out. We thought for sure this was a slam dunk but we were wrong. Its not always that easy to call them in just depends sometimes more on the birds mood and its hen situation. At one point, 6 different toms were sounding off, coyotes were howling I thought to myself this is by far the best, most exciting turkey hunting Ive ever been in. It was almost just too chaotic to call in a Tom as there were so many turkeys making noise. The birds shut up by 7am and the gobbles became distant so we decided to hike after and get ahead of one gobble which turned into a 3hr random hike looking for new gobbles. At one point I had taken out my foxpro to sound off an excited hen just to see if anything would respond. Well I ended up leaving my foxpro next to a random tree not far from where we first began but didnt notice until later on in the hike. By 9:30am or so we make it back to the truck and Im thinking Im screwed as far as losing the foxpro. I figured there was no way to find it but I trekked back down the Mt without seth and after 20 min of looking I actually found it and started back up the steep face to the truck. Considering how much we had zig zagged it was a total shot in the dark at finding the call but it worked out.
At this point we both needed to get back to town for certain reasons and on the way out I told Seth lets try calling my first location one more time maybe well get a mid-morning gobble this time. So that we did, pulled the truck over along the road, got out and let out some yelps. Wouldnt you know it a tom responds to us so we gather our stuff and start off hiking back into the woods. We follow the ridgeline above the draw this gobble is coming from and after hiking maybe a half mile in we start down into the draw to get as close as possible. Finally we get to a distance where we know were close and can entice the bird to come our way. After about 20 min of calling finally two toms come walking in to my far right. I re-position, let the bigger lead tom get to about 30 yards and cooled him off. Bird Down!
After a few high fives and some pics we pack back to the truck and celebrate and head home. I've got 3 fans on the wall so I figured I'd do a life size mount out of this bird. Overall despite not getting to go out as much as I wanted it still ended up being an awesome hunt. That early morning gobbling we got into was by far the most exciting turkey hunting Ive ever been in. Thanks to jeff and seth for helping out as well. Cant wait for next spring. - nate
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That is awesome - Congrats on a great bird
You doing a lifesize mount I assume?
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That guy upland knows is me... but my tag was 1-4. If it makes ya feel any better about savin a bird i may not even get to hunt, baby girl due date right when the hunt starts...WTH! I'll figure something out to get out once or twice..hopefully. but yes...the rant is more about g&f screwing up than anything else. We dont know how many addit'l tags they gave out for a hunt that should only have 4 tags. Could be 10, could be 20...or more. Now the guys who legitimately drew the tag have to compete with more hunters than there should be, in a unit where everyone is hunting birds at the top of the mountain. Dont get me wrong, if i was one of the screw up tags id still gladly accept it, but the screw up shouldnt happen in the first place.
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Fyi, couespursuit's above msg and link to sign the petition is great but watch out when you sign it uncheck the box that allows Peta to send you all their BS via mail and email. Obviously this particular website that hosts the petition is run by liberal idiots to attach this peta garbage on to a petition that goes against their moronic beliefs.
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Thats what i was wondering at the grocery store... but i found it easily in the cheese section. Its some fancy imported swiss cheese. You could use any cheese I'm sure.
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I found this recipe online using beef/pork but I used Elk ground and it was awesome. must try it, especially if you're looking for something new to make with your game meat
It's a little work but not that bad at all. My pics of final product posted at the end. It was excellent.Recipe
Cheesy Swedish Meatball Bake
You'll need...
1 pound ground beef (ELK)
1 pound ground pork (ELK)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup grated onion
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
2 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice
salt and pepper to taste
Gravy: 6 tablespoons butter, 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 3 cups beef broth, 1/2 cup heavy cream and salt to taste
2 cups cooked egg noodles
½ cup Gruyere cheese, shredded
Chives to garnish
Let's get Cooking...
1.In a large bowl, combine ground meats, panko, eggs, melted butter, and seasonings. Roll mixture into balls.
2. In skillet on medium-high heat, cook meatballs in some olive oil, until browned on all sides. Transfer to a paper towel lined tray and set aside.
3. In the same skillet, melt butter and whisk in the flour, until lightly browned. Slowly pour in the beef broth, while whisking continuously. Keep whisking and cooking until slightly thickened. Stir in the heavy cream and season with salt and pepper.
4. Place meatballs in the gravy and simmer for about 3-4 minutes.
5.Cook egg noodles to al dente and drain. In a baking dish, mix together with meatballs and gravy. Sprinkle with desired amount of shredded Gruyere cheese. Bake at 375° F until slightly golden and bubbling. Garnish with chopped chives or parsley.
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Thats nuts! Very cool find.
I wonder what kind of creature they're from...
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19a turkey for me...only 4 tags and close to home. Pretty pumped. And 17s multi unit archery javi.
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Thats awesome...perfect for a fire mantel, shelf, or whatever. I do quite a bit of antler chandelier work myself and its fun stuff.
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I must say - Excellent buck and no one deserves this more than jeff. The guy is constantly helping others on their hunts so its nice to see him kill his own giant. Well done.
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Welcome to the site. I got skunked on tags this year but typically archery and rifle hunt elk and mulie and i love predator calling, shed hunting, turkey hunting etc. Live in presc valley
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Awesome bull - congrats josh!
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Not to mention....he got a nice bobcat few wks ago also. Guys on fire.
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Sweeet! Nice shot Roy.
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Im interested but im in prescott valley... not sure when im coming down next. Ill monitor this thread and if not sold ill takm next time i head your way.
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Trapping season is coming up.
Wood Stretchers for sale - I have:
one - 9" Large coyote/catone - 8" Med coyote/cat
two - 7" Large fox
Three - 6.5" Small fox
one - 6" Small fox
Four - 7.5" Small/Med Coyote/cat
All are precisely cut to NAFA (north American fur auction) specs.
Pine wood, sanded
12 stretchers total. I'm not really sure what they are worth but a quick search found that you can buy them online for about $10/piece + freight.
I will sell for $7 per stretcher or $70 for all 12. Make an offer. I'm in Prescott valley.... wont ship as would cost to much. Must pick up local.
Also I have a cluster of 4 mercer cages I'm thinking about selling (Only used for 2 weeks total last year due to limited time to trap)
Thanks for looking
Nate
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I was in 7w all weekend...bulls are goin nuts. I was camped right in the middle of about 6 different bulls that would not shut up. Called in and killed a fox. bear, antelope, and i think fall turkey is open up there right now. Sure had fun up there.
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My father in law and I are going up this weekend to camp in 7w, no tags, just hanging out and look for some sheds.. frid and sat night. Your choice but if you want to Pm a general location maybe we could help look. Not sure where we are going to camp yet.
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Nice! My dad and i hunted bear in alberta about 4yrs ago and it was a blast. We brought home 4 bears and had a great time. We found a bunch of sheds also. Good luck on your hunt.