lucky2hunt

Incredible pictures and video! Your dedication is inspiring! Ilene

Thanks everyone! I couldn't have done it without the help and knowledge from the guys over at Bull Basin Archery Shop! Here are a few pics from the trip. Man, there are some beautiful places around us!

WOW you have patience! I can't hardly wait a week before picking my cameras up... For you to leave yours out there that long, I am impressed! Good Luck

you didnt happen to see any suspicious characters that might have swiped my sd card? and how many stands did you run into? my buddy and me have our two stands hagging up on two tanks in the area and there is a stinkin' old stand up at my tank, but it had no ladder to it and looks like its been up for 10 years or so. i wouldnt want to get up in it. just curious cause i was gonna hunt that area opening weekend but will change my game plan if there are a hundred other stands in the area. We saw the 2 stands at that particular tank, guy in a white truck with Broncos sticker (won't hold that against him) coming out of there. Couple other stands in nearby area at other tanks or guzzlers, pretty much everywhere we went, stands or cameras...

I was in there this past weekend. Never thought that spot got much attention Silly me! Tree stands everywhere!

WHOOT WHOOT Just got mine, they look great!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!

2X- Praire Long Sleeve XL - Sand Long Sleeve Please and thank you! Ilene

Always impressed with you and your brothers work Jim, but this time.....Just incredible! Congrats! Ilene

Yeah that's exactly what SHE means! Would like to take a look at it...

Where is this at???

Do you still have all the instruction manuals and attachments ie:cords, ect..??? I have a rhino and lost another one in unit 9 this last year. Ilene

Well I'm gonna ask... My son has been hunting his butt off in 7E this week for a bull. He works from 7:00pm until 2:00am, gets up at 4:30am and is on the mountain and hiking into his spot by sun up. He hunts, hikes, glasses until sundown and goes back into work. He scouted hard before season, thought he knew where they were but never anticipated the number of people that would be out there. He passed up a spike on the second day, now he can't even find a spike! My husband has been out with him most the time, I blew up my shoulder a week or so ago so I am pretty limited with what I can do, I am great at sitting tanks . They have been up high on the mountain, gone down to around Indian Flats, sat water, just way too many people and the elk have vanished... Does anyone have any ideas? Suggestions? We hunt out of our house since it is only 15 minutes to hunting area. I sure appreciate any help, this kid has really impressed me with his effort, would like to see him connect, he's really getting frustrated... Ilene

Thanks! We have been over by Strawberry Crater, absolutely no water over there! Even the trick tanks are either dry or frozen solid, they need water right now, don't they??? Appreciate the help!

Well, it has happened...My kids have grown up We have been taking our boys out to the woods since they were babies, our oldest son was in deer camp when he was 2 months old. We hunt, fish and camped as much as possible when they were young. They got old enough to take Hunters Safety and started putting in for the draws. Our oldest has 2 deer, 1 bull, 2 javalinas, and until yesterday 2 turkeys. Our youngest has a deer, and has been on other hunts without harvesting. The thing is, their father and/or myself has always been with them when they hunt....This year we were informed that the oldest wanted to go turkey hunting with one of his buddies, and the youngest wanted to go by his self...Hey what about me!!! I have a turkey tag I wanna go! Nope they had their plans, they had scouted without us, now they were going to hunt without us. I thought they would go out, not find anything and come back and beg for our help NOPE, opening day the oldest was in our driveway by 8:00 a.m. with a giant smile on his face and a big 'ol hen in is arms. Youngest couldn't go out until Sat. because of school and football, Saturday he only had until 10:00a.m. because of football again. We get a call to ask us if we can meet him at the school and pick up his Tom because he doesn't want to be late for practice...OH MY You turn around for just a second, look back and your kids are all grown up!! We are so proud of them! Ilene Tyler, oldest Tyler and his buddy Will Ryan, youngest Very proud and excited Nice Tom Turkey!

Cool, I've been wondering about those critters! Tons of them in the tanks up in Unit 9....

Hey Jim, I was up there this past weekend scouting again, stopped in Tusayan for gas and happened to see the Grand Canyon Newspaper with the picture of you giving the elk a drink, no name was given in the paper. My husband and I laughed and asked each other "who would be crazy enough to go up and give an elk a drink like that"? Now we know!!!! Nice job! And may I add my 'Thank You's' to the list, the unit is still dry, but looking much much better, every catchment I went to was full..... Ilene

Wow That's great!!!! Here is a link to the weather station on the 310 road. I watch it constantly!! Almost an inch since noon http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext....&banner=off

Spent Saturday and Sunday up in Unit 9. Got poured on Saturday!!! Especially over by Russell Tank and up through the Skinner Tank area (last time I leave my trailer home, tents are nice, BUT ). I met Tom the guy hauling water for the AES, he's doing a great job! I wanted to give a big 'Thank you' to the AES, the catchments are looking good and are all getting hit hard by the elk and every other critter in the area!! Keep the rain coming!!!!!!!!! Ilene

Ay-Ay-Ay! I thought so Now I'm even more nervous!!! IH

I'm really really hoping those are in my unit!!!!!!!!!!! Ilene

Spent last weekend at the Sunrise Bow shoot, then went over to Reservation Lake for a few days. Ran into these fellas, sure were fun to watch! hehe

May the 'Hunting Gods' put forth major bad "joo-joo" on who ever stole my camera out of Unit 9 this past week! May they not draw a single tag for many years to come, May they shoot crooked arrows, may bad luck follow them like the stench of their dirty rotten thievery! Sorry everyone, just really ticked off! I know it's a chance you take when putting cameras up, but I like to believe people are decent. I had the camera on a trick tank way out of the way, it was getting hammered so I thought it would be fun to see what was coming in. I have an archery tag in 9, I've been up there 5 times to scout so I wanted to start getting some elk on the camera. Oh well, chalk one up for the decency of mankind.... Ilene

huhhhh......No Okay maybe I deserved it

Have been watching the NOAA weather station in Tusayan very closely, especially since I have an archery bull tag! We sure need a bunch of rain up there, I've been up there a few times scouting and was sad to see most tanks empty or close to. Here's a small report I pulled off NOAA. RECORD PRECIPITATION FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA FOR MAY 23 2007... NEW PRECIPITATION GRAND CANYON NP S RIM (1910-2007) 1.47 PREVIOUS RECORD/YEAR 0.50 IN 1920 Bring on the RAIN!

Can you please give more info on the spotting scope? Thanks, Ilene