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Welcome to the site mr. smith! Make sure to take lots o' pic's and post em' up for us to see! JIM>

Way to go! That's what I'm talkin' about.......even if you have only a short time to hunt, it's always better than not hunting at all!!! Glad it all paid off for you guys! JIM>

Dang.....I tell you what...that first photo would be a defintite top contender for this years photo contest!!!! TOO BAD SOMEONE DIDN'T ENTER THE CONTEST Hey Doug, maybe I can enter Shorty's pic in place of mine Just kiddin' That is my favorite pic I've ever taken though! Great buck Shorty....you hunted your butt off for that one! Now get T-Bone to sign on and post up his story and photos! Congrats again bud! JIM> P.S........... Everyone needs to give Shorty a hard time about not entering in the contest this year! LOL!

Great job! Congrats! JIM>

Awesome job Christian! Congrats on a great buck! JIM>

I would have hammered him at first light on opening day! That's a great buck! Congrats! JIM>

What a stud! Great buck! Congrats to the shooter! JIM>

Great job and congrats to you both! JIM>

That's an awesome Kaibab buck! Just 'cause it's on the 'Bab doesn't mean it's gotta be a 200" inch freak to be big! That's a toad in my book! Huge congrats to you on a great deer! JIM>

Awesome buck Gabe! Did Casey whip up a Peach Cobbler for ya? It's awesome stuff! JIM>

Congrats to you guys, thats what it's all about right there JIM>

Now that's an awesome critter right there!!! Way to go, that buck is a stud! Congrats! JIM>

Way to go, that is awesome and those are fantastic critters!!! Congrats! JIM>

Awesome buck Stan! Congrats to you! JIM>

Dang......Great buck, great photos and awesome story! Congrats to you guys! JIM>

Way to get 'er done! Congrats to you! JIM>

Casey.......It's HOT all over down there dude! Ya just gotta know how to hunt when it's hot AND when there's a bunch of other hunters! My advice would be to pack a ton of water with ya and don't go back and take a nap in the middle of the day! 90% of the other yahoos will go back to camp as soon as the sun gets high. This is when those bucks that bedded early get up and reposition because the sun moved into their bed!!! You need to be glassing the likely bedding areas between 10:00 - 2:00. I would even say you don't need to get up early! Stay out all day and pick apart the thick, nasty bedding areas if you are having a hard time just my little $.02

Way to go! Those are awesome critters right there!!! Huge congrats to you and your dad! JIM>

Hey 36B guys, if ya can, please keep an eye out for an ol' stubborn geezer drivin' a newer grey 4dr F-350 with a winch on the front this next weekend. This psycho is down there by himself huntin' Coues and thinkin' he's all macho an' stuff 'cause he don't need or want any help or company slowin' him down! Be careful though, if you stop by at night and he's in his sleeping bag on his cot, don't sneak up on em' 'cause he's packin' his pistol in his bag with him! Seriously, if ya see him, make sure he ain't causin' any problems down there, and be sure to stop and say hi....I'm sure he'll welcome the company (especially if ya speak english!) Pops.......you better be careful and them boys are expectin' a call if you need any help! Best of luck Pops

Well, if Jamaro hasn't scared ya off already than welcome to the site! Topic's can get heated but not nearly as bad as on some other sites.....that's what makes this place so great. Bunch of very knowledgeable and kind folks on here for sure Welcome to the site! JIM>

Anytime Jade So what's the verdict Mr. Gent? Ya gonna be able to make it? If so, best of luck to ya......if not, then be watchin' for my story and photos....I'll take ya along on my hunt as soon as I get the story posted a week from tomorrow

I was referring to the other organization in my post. I'm also a life member of this organization and am very surprised that such a thing would happen! I would guess that they were very busy and the boy was unfortunately overlooked. The person who checked the tag needs to be reminded of why that camp took place! I'm sure they had the same objectives and goals as the AES camp, but it just goes to show the impact that one persons actions can have! Again, that sucks to hear it happened, but next time tell your friend to swing on in to the AES camp instead JIM>

Hope you had a great B-day! Best of luck on your hunts! JIM>

That sucks Troy! I grew up helping out at all those Unit Watch and Junior hunt camps with what I'm guessing is the same organization. I would have to say that your friend unfortunately ran into a "bad seed" right from the start. Everyone that I've been around at those camps over the years has been very courteous and friendly to all hunters in general, especially the youngin's.....regardless of which tag they had! I do hope it was just one individual that your friend is unhappy with and not the whole camp! Anyways, that is awesome to hear the boy tagged his first critter! Huge congrats to him! I bet that was an awesome thing for your friend to witness! JIM>

Hey guys, back from Montana and brought home a purdy 'Loper! I talked Pops into going with me and the plane ride there sucked and the baggage handlers thought my gun case would make for a great pry-bar or something as it was destroyed when we got into Billings! Luckily the gun wasn't hurt and I checked the zero at the ranch and everything was still good. I had purchased this hunt from the AES banquet last year so it was fully outfitted by Miles Hutton of Borderline Outfitters. The ranch is less than a mile from the border of Canada and at any time I could look north and see Saskatchewan.....and usually there were Eastern Whities runnin' around! The country was rolling grasslands and farm feilds and there were no trees or big bushes for as far as you could see. My main hope for this hunt was to get to hunt for the 'Lopers. I didn't want to just drive around, I wanted to feel like I hunted for them. My main reason for this was because I still had the thought that we wouldn't see anything big, so if I was going to kill a small buck, than I wanted to work hard for it! Right off the bat we found some good bucks and things were looking up. I passed up two bucks opening morning and as we hiked through the hills we found several other groups of goats and found a herd that had some big goats! I laid eyes on one that just got me all excited! He had foward growing horns and good prongs, very wide and seemed to have some good mass. I really just liked the shape and style and said I would kill it if given the chance. There was another buck in the herd that had better mass, smaller prongs and not as wide, but he may have scored higher than the buck I liked, but I didn't care. This buck was awesome looking and i wanted it. We were stuck in the open and laid still forever waiting for the critters to calm down and as soon as they all dissapeared behind a ridge we took off. We made a long loop to get ahead of em' and then crawled up to the ridgeline to peek over and they were right there. I scrambled up higher to clear my barrel of the slope of the ridge and had my buck in the crosshairs but couldn't get steady. I pulled off and watched the herd filter over the next ridge. Again we were off and scrambling to get in position before they got too much distance on us, and again we started belly crawlin' up to the top. This time the herd was closer and looking away so I had time to get up on my tripod and shooting sticks and instantly had my buck in the crosshairs! He was broadside facing right and I will never forget that site picture.......big mature 'Loper with my crosshairs rock solid on his shoulder! The distance was around 250 yrds and it felt awesome to pull the trigger! BOOM! The gun went off and instead of dropping he reared and bolted ahead of the herd and out of sight just over the ridge! I told Miles I hit em' and he agreed but I knew I must have pulled the shot because he didn't break down like I expected. I have a tendancy to pull left and high when I don't concentrate on my shots and I figured I was so wrapped up in the moment I didn't pay enough attention to the shot! We got over to where he was at the shot and could see his white belly another 50 yrds down the hill! I later learned the shot was left and center punched through the lungs explainin' why he didn't drop! I got real excited when I pulled his head out of the grass! He has super mass that the pic's don't do justice for, and awesome character! One of his prongs is broken pretty bad but most of it is still there and I just think it adds to his character! The body and especially his head are huge compared to our desert speed goats and they have even thicker coats than our goats here. Where I killed this 'Loper is only about 3 miles from the Saskatchewan fence and I know they grow some huge deer there, so I would have to say they grow some huge 'Lopers too! We called in and threw lead at some coyotes during the following days and gained several pounds due to all the home cooked meals! It was awesome to have Pops there to share in this experience with me, can't wait to go back! BTW.....Montana does have some good goats after all! I unfortunately took very few (actually only this one) scenic pics, so here it is.... And here's my 'Loper! And here is my outfitter on this trip Miles Hutton. Super guy, wonderful family, and incredible operation!