lucky2hunt

Hey DesertBull, I heard all about that hunt and all about you! Johnnie said it's about time he comes back here to AZ and hunt again!

YeeHawww! Nice job and great pictures!

Thanks all! I unfortunately will not be able to make Marshall Lake, I have a family reunion up in Utah that weekend... Amanda, I never thought I could get tired of crab meat but I think I'll lay off it for a while, we ate a ton of it!

A great big "Atta Boy"!!!

Day three found us back out in the flats, the rain had let up, but the wind was still bad. We decided to hike up the tidal flats to get a look at the upper end during the low (incoming) tide. As we were looking in the low spots for fresh sign in the sand and mud Johnnie happened to spot a Bear across the river. It was low tide but coming in fast. He was on the far bank moving along feeding into the wind. We went to see if we could find a spot to cross. We found it crossable up stream and down wind. Roger stayed on the opposite side to keep track of the bear and give us hand signals to let us know which way he was headed. After a 200-250 yard classic stalk the last little bit on hands and knees, I stood and took a 32 yard shot into a very strong headwind. The shot hit low, but the bear reeled around and headed into the forest. Upon looking at the arrow we saw that we had a pass through with good bright red blood, we could also see a lot of blood on the ground where he went into the forest. We hurried back across the river before the tide got too high so we could pick up the boat and Roger who had a ring-side seat to the whole show! Here is a picture of me right after crossing the river again, obviously flying high with excitement! After about an hour we went into the very thick jungle-like forest. We followed an excellent blood trail for about 100 yards and found my bear! The best hunting partner a girl could ask for!!! Johnnie Laird w/Muskeg Excursions - great guide!!! Had the bear skinned and quartered in no time and carried the boar out. We were one happy group! We spent the next day fleshing and salting the bear and enjoying the scenery. Called the float plane via sat. phone for a next day pick-up. De Plane De Plane!!! Back to Ketchikan to get the bear sealed by Game & Fish then off to Johnnie’s cabin on Prince of Whales Island for a couple of days of sightseeing, fishing and a little R&R! (I won’t even try to fit those pics on LOL)

Oh man....Ohhhhh Man! Bad, bad, bad! Yeah, as one of the females on here, I agree with Amanda, you have to go 'above and beyond' now buddy! Lol

Midnight Game Holy Cow, I was sound asleep at midnight.... You go Girl, that alone would kill me.

I went last summer to RSA with my bow, no permits needed. I used the Badlands suitcase that has room for bows and clothes, they never even checked inside my luggage. Have a great time, I can't wait to go back!

Heh-heh started my morning with a chuckle! And shared with some friends...Thanks

Ahhhhhh just like riding a bike Amanda! Once your on the ice instinct takes over, but yeah, you'll be sucking some wind! Your talent is limitless Way to go!!! Have fun! You sound like you write from experience Ilene. Do you play? Oh No! Not on ice any way.... 3 sport athlete in Jr College then Basketball here at NAU a very very long time ago!!!

Holy Crap!!! Lucky for everyone that guide had enough composure to get between everyone and the charge and make such a lethal first shot, stopped her in her tracks.

Great story and amazing animals! I'm envious you get to go back so soon! For me, it is not a matter of 'if'... It is 'when' I will return!

Crongrats on what looks like an amazing trip!

Kudu and a big gnarly warthog... Tops my list! Congrats on the hunt, that's exciting, you will love it! I hope to go back in 2011.

In a couple of weeks I am going to SE Alaska for an archery spot and stalk Spring Black Bear hunt. I would like to have my husband video my hunt but I am worried what the weather might do to the camera. We are hunting in a rain forest, so obviously I expect rain, how do you guys protect your video cams? I have a case that we used for underwater snorkeling, but it is very bulky and not conducive to run and gun. The cam is a a Sony Handycam 10.2 HDD Hybrid. Thanks!

YeeHaw! Hope it comes to fruition sooner than expected. Foster Ranch site would be just a few minutes from my house! Thanks Doug!!!

Ohhhh she's precious! CONGRATS

Great job! Very impressive... 'yay' for using your bow!

Nice new avatar Gino! Love those Kudu!!!

Nice shot! The only sound I hear when I do that is "Cha-Ching" more money spent on arrows! $$$

Ahhhhhh just like riding a bike Amanda! Once your on the ice instinct takes over, but yeah, you'll be sucking some wind! Your talent is limitless Way to go!!! Have fun!

Exactly right! If our government put the time and money into illegal immigration like they do in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the problem would be solved quickly. Maybe they should move the Whitehouse down to the border. Then Obama can watch 300-1200 immigrants walk across his front lawn daily. +1 Maybe we can move Congress down there too. That would really help speed up the process of getting something done that works. Amen!

Oh My Gosh! It's one of those things where you don't want to watch but you can't help yourself... I kept averting my eyes but kept peeking back! Funny, guys!!! (Maybe too much time on your hands????)

Oh Wow! Congrats!!! Beautiful girls...

Things have slowed down a little in the forums so I thought I would add this. This past Fall my husband and I were finally able to join the AZG&F Adopt a Catchment program. We have been trying to do this for over a year, but it was hard to find the right person to talk to. Since being from Flagstaff, Unit 8 is close and it is also a place where we spend a lot of time camping and hunting so we wanted to work in that area. Finally, we were put in contact with Mike Rice the game manager of unit 8. He was thrilled to have any help possible, in fact when I said we would do anything he needed done, he cautioned me saying he had a giant list. Mid September we met Officer Rice and he took us into our newly adopted catchment, Hitt Springs. Oh boy, it was in major disrepair, there were trees down across fences, fencing down, gates broken, we were in the middle of it now. It is a big area, with two separate fenced off areas, one around the Spring and one around the catchment. Neither my husband or I have ever built fencing but we figured we could handle it, plus we had the help of a good friend that had some experience. I sent Officer Rice a list of things we would need and we set about clearing and cleaning the area. Because of the time of year, we had to deal with hunters so to be fair to them we would try to limit our work days to midweek, although several times we had to back out after realizing there were hunters. Between working around our own hunting seasons and the snow we didn't get finished, we still have some jumps to put up, a gate to fix and a little more clearing, but that just gives us another reason to get out in the woods this Spring! Spring Catchment COWS!!!!!!! BEFORE AFTER Hard at work Yuk A meeting of the 'brain trust' I am the 'Chief Stay Fixer-upper' Looking better - Marley our dog inspecting the work making headway! Finally, the reason why we are doing this!!! Can't wait to get back out there!!!!!!!!!!