rossislider

I'd put money on the card charging staring before 8:00 AM on Friday the 17th.

Also, your problem might be because you are trying to go in through your port hole instead of the portal. Sorry man, I couldn't help myself.

You dating each other? Seems suspicious that you both are responding to each other in a Valentines way? Am i missing something? What happens in the backwoods, stays in the backwoods.

Price? I have a buddy that has been looking.

Great deal on those 12x50s. Someone will be very happy with those.

I also have a Badlands harness. I really like it for the most part. It does great for my top two criteria. Keeps my bino completely covered and quick easy access. I've also heard really good things about AGC and may pick one of those up to try out. I really want something that isn't to bulky, but will hold my binos, range finder, and a few small items. From what I have seen, the AGC should fit that bill.

For some crazy unknown reason, I had never had a lot of desire or interest in javelina hunting until my oldest son was old enough to start hunting. We decided to give it a go together a few seasons back and failed miserably without so much a seeing a pig. Since that hunt, javelina has become something of an obsession. Unlike most other species I have hunted in my past, where I had friends to go with and coach me (I was not raised in a hunting family), most of this we learned on our own. My son has had four additional javelina tags/hunts. Each time we hunted them, we noticed we were improving slightly and our knowledge was growing. The second hunt resulted in plenty of fresh sign, but no pigs. On his third hunt we finally found a group of pigs, but blew them out as we tried to close the distance. It was about this time that we awarded ourselves the title of "Worst Pig Hunters in Arizona". On our fourth try we got into pigs again, but I didn't get him set up on a very good rest, and he missed his shot(s). This past youth season provided us with our fifth try, and first success. Dang it sure felt good to finally break through. We were able to spot this herd a couple of ridges over within the first 30 minutes of our first day. We closed the gap to 300 yards, and Draysen made a great shot. We had to pack it out of some steep and nasty terrain, but the long awaited victory made it well worth it. These unsuccessful and finally successful hunts were a priceless reminder to me about why I love hunting so much. It was my son and I out spending time together in beautiful country, studying a new animal (to us), learning it's habitats, patterns, etc., growing as hunters, and seeing lots of deer, coyotes, botcats, etc. A big thanks to many on here who have helped us out with coaching and tips along the way. I think (for now) we may actually retire the title of "Worst Pig Hunters in Arizona". We will see, my turn is coming up in a couple of weeks... A dead pig lay on the hill in the background. A few more pounds on his bones, and he will be packing out all his own animals AND MINE! The faces of VICTORY!

I spread it out over different credit and debit cards to not only avoid this, but by keeping track of who is on which card, I know who drew. You should be able to contact your bank or credit card company in advance of the draw and approve multiple charges of the same amount, as well as from specific organizations (AZGFD).

Yeah, I'm trying to not be jealous. Not yet 12 and a half, and he has more big game kills (7) than I do. I'm lucky to have such a great kid that loves hunting as much, if not more, than I do.

Couldn't agree more! As long as they start charging immediately after the deadline, there is no reason to call other than applicant irresponsibility. Where AZGFD runs into trouble is if the process is delayed after the cc update deadline, and people's credit card info changes between the deadline and the charging (cards stolen, lost, etc.).

Congratulations! Some great smiles there.

Most brass tumbling media (corn cob, walnut shell, etc. would be a good option. Moldable and very light.

Gotcha. If you are already carrying a tripod, it is hard to beat a triclawps in the situations you suggest. I keep one of these in my pack as well. http://www.triclawps.com/product-category/triclawps/

When my son started hunting, I started carrying one of these. I removed the cheap plastic clip and replaced it with a carabiner and can clip it to the pack. I believe it is filled with corn cob media and is pretty light weight. It has made a big difference. When combining this with a Harris bipod. If needed, I have been able to locate and put cross hairs on an animal for him and step away without the rifle moving. Sliding the stock back and forth in the v-grove lets you micro adjust elevation, which is pretty helpful.

My boy and I hope to again. Have to work out some scheduling things first.

LOL. It isn't that bad of a deal. They said they add a lot of regular pork in with the javelina meat and should expect to get back about 30 lbs.

I would have loved to have come out to this, but my wife and I are headed up to Salt Lake that weekend for the Western Hunting Expo. Please continue to post these BHA events.

LOL, I usually process my own meat, but didn't mess with this. Miller's Southwest Processing in Queen Creek does a pretty good deal on javelina. A flat $95 for whatever you want done with it. I did all summer sausage and snack sticks. My buddy did the same last year and it turned out really good.

My wife, son, and I have our tickets and will be there again this year. I really like the smaller crowd and setting. For any thinking about it, you really can't beat a night out of this caliber with the wife for only $75, and you can bring the kids for only $25 each. The East Valley Toms do a fantastic job and last year was a great time. Hope to see lots of the CWT crowd there!

It was borderline ridiculous how many coues (a few really nice ones) and muleys we glassed up and watched with nothing but pig tags in our pockets during these hunts.

Also, as if to mock our past failures, after we got to the pig, took our pictures, called home, etc., and started gutting the pig we heard a noise off to our left. We looked over and had a pig walk about 5 yards from us, stare at us for a while, and walk off.

Also, I know most of you are saying, "Javelina? Any idiot could do that." Well...

Nice! Now take me with you!!!

I'll bet. It has to be hurting their business when other companies will sell an equal quality product and not require the consumer sell their first born or a kidney to be able to afford it.

So if anyone bought one of the 65s at this price, had it delivered, and had the wife goes ballistic about you buying another piece of hunting/camping gear, let me know and I'll give you what you paid for it.