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Why not just get it boiled
I like the beetles because the skull stays stronger then being cooked. If they get handled a lot they don't break as easy. I had western skulls do a mule deer a few years back and it didnt get properly degreased and its all nasty and oily and grey now. I had another guy with beetles that worked down toward cardinals stadium do a few and they turned out awesome, anyone know who I'm talking about. Forgot his name but I know he's on here.
Might have been Bret with Game Trail Taxi. His shop is just a few miles from stadium. He no longer has beetles tho.
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Beautiful buck Keven! Walking up and running your hands over the antlers for the first time on a great buck you just hammered and worked hard for is a special moment for sure! Congrats! JIM>
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Awesome bucks! Congrats to all! JIM>
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That groovy Lava lamp is a little distracting! Ha! Great mount, no surprise coming from Sven tho. Congrats! JIM>
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Thanks guys, it wasn't very challenging but always fun flinging arrows at pigs!
That last pig did move a bunch prior to impact, kinda expected on a long shot at an alert critter. Doesn't always happen but makes us wonder if it's best NOT to stop an animal for a shot. I see it with elk a lot, but moving shots aren't any better.
I agree about stopping at 2, I coulda shot more and the ranch is overrun with pigs so it wouldn't have made a dent in the population, but I didn't fill my AZ pig tag so I figured I'd scratch that itch while I had the chance! Ha!
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Here's another short video from my recent trip.
Here's a link to that initial thread: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/55562-knockin-out-the-bucket-list/
So basically, while waiting in the stand hoping for a big buck to show up I kept having these pigs come in and stick around which I figured made the deer uneasy. I didn't want to disturb everything by shooting the pigs but after watching some does come in and then run off because of them I figured it didn't matter! I had the camera sitting in my lap so it's not the best video but it is cool watching the lighted nocks fly!
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Sounds like with all your guiding for so many years you didn't get to hunt much for yourself, great buck the only one that needs to be happy is the hunter and sounds like you were happy. great job.
Thanks SD, I was happy, I actually edited out some of my excitement because it was a little over the top for that scenario! Ha! I've been fortunate over the years that even tho I was a full time guide I usually found a day or two to fill a tag for myself. I just didn't have much time to do full hunts or especially out of state hunts like that. JIM>
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Congratulations Jim. Glad to see ya knocking the bucket list down. I missed a bob cat at 15yrds this yr. I shook so bad I was lucky I didn't shoot myself. That makes two bob cat misses at 15yrds. Great video. It has got to hard trying to video and getting the shot off at the same time. Thanks Jim for sharing.
TJ
I've missed a couple over the years as well and each time I missed one it moved higher on my "Bucket List"! It was really tuff trying to video and shoot, I had to glance down to the camera in my lap while drawn and try to point the camera by twisting my body. I lost my first chance at my buck the first time he came in because I was trying to twist and get the camera on em instead of just shooting, that's why the second time he came in didn't focus on the camera. Wish I had tho!
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Very cool! Nice buck and bobcat--congrats! What's left on the list?
I've got a long list! Ha! The obvious top 3 have been the hardest to get my whole life, just need some serious luck! Those top 3 are the archery rams, Desert and Rocky, and an archery Buffalo on the Kaibab. Some more of the different deer species would be cool too
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Diamondback...
Blacktails...
Az Black...
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This AZ Black was close to shedding, blended in really well, took me a second to realize what I was looking at...
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Diamondback...
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Here's my nemesis, the Sidewinder!
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Back to topic, finally dug up some pics...
Here's a Mojave that was quite photogenic...
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Mr. Boa got a backpack ride and enjoyed a nice warm night at the ranch house that night. I took him back the next morning and let him go right where i found him. I had to take him back and scare the heck outta my Mexican friend who I knew hated snakes. I asked him to get something out of my pack, which was sitting on the dining room table...I'll never forget that scream and dance he did!!! :-)
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I never noticed a noise in mine, awesome pack! I fit an entire boned out Kaibab muley in it, prolly one of the heaviest pack loads I've ever hauled and down some nasty country, it held up and carried it great. Love the top post of the frame as Phil mentioned earlier, to hang the rifle, or muzzleloader in my case, and keeps your hands free but easy access to the gun. JIM>
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The Boa was slithering below me on a rock shelf. I put my leather gloves on and jumped on him like it was a crocodile fully expecting a battle but it hardly flinched! It was the most docile snake I've ever found. My client did a little more than flinch tho, let's just say he was NOT a snake lover! LOL! JIM>
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Going thru pics and late for work but found this one, figured I'd post up quick. Not a rattler but one of the coolest snakes I've found over the years. It came slithering up to me while glassing off a small rock knob! I actually heard it slithering over branches and leaves before actually seeing it! This was just north of Hermosillo, MX.
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What kind of snake is this? I had assumed it was an AZ Black but it's not a juvenile so I don't understand why it would still have that coloration. I've found smaller Blacks that were already completely dark colored before and have only seen really small juveniles with coloration like this. The snake was north of Globe around 4,000 ft and around 2 1/2 foot long. I had been sitting within a couple feet of it for a long time while glassing, only when I got up to pack up did I notice it, was close enough I was surprised I never set the tripod leg on it! Thanks, JIM>
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Great thread CrotKlauberi! When I was younger I had a huge interest in rattlesnakes but after getting bit by a Sidewinder I've since curbed my enthusiasm and try to keep my distance now. I was given antivenin for the bite so the fear of antivenin not working if bitten again has me super cautious nowadays! Photographing them was my favorite part and still is when I come across one. I'll try to add some pics here when I can. That 3rd pic down of the Speckled is amazing! I never realized rattlesnakes were habitual to anything outside a traditional denning site, was that bush near a site and you were finding it around the same time annually?
That's an awesome variety of snakes you've seen there 520hunt, thanks for sharing! JIM>
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Howdy all, I recently just got back from this amazing trip and here's a couple short videos of some of the action. The first is where I checked 2 items off my bucket list and the second is some of the bonus action. JIM>
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I am a new hunter and also new to the forums, and this is also my first time posting.
I am interested in starting to hunt unit 19a during one of the two cow seasons that are offered. I am intrigued by this unit for a few reasons. While I live in Tucson now, I am from Prescott and still have family there. I love the environment around the prescott area and feel comfortable in the nearby terrain. If I get drawn for elk this year, it will only be my third time. I was successful (lucky) in my first hunt ever, for cow elk in 7 west back in 2013. In 2014 I covered a shitload of ground in unit 8 but came up empty handed.
Ever since I found out that unit 19a issues a small number of tags each year, I am becoming more and more interested. I am young, and in good shape, and I don't mind putting the miles on my legs. I would rather have a tough hunt in seculsion rather than a tough hunt being surrounded by guys on atvs.
Does anyone here have any experience with unit 19a? I hope to do a scout of the area in spring, and If i like what I see i may also attempt to start hunting deer in the unit (this year will be my first time applying for deer). From what I can see it doesn't look like the area has too many access roads, thus preventing atv hunters. I also am assuming not many atv hunters would even apply for a hunt with a low elk population in the unit.
Am I right in making this assumptions?
I appreciate any comments or insight, thanks!
Hey cwnova, sorry to see you get jumped on like that! I don't see anywhere in your post you asking for directions or locations! You did it right by taking the time to share your background, your thoughts and asking for folks to share experiences or insight. This site is full of very knowledgeable guys and as you've already seen there will always be somebody willing to help via PM's. Welcome to this great sport and to this great site and best of luck to you!
BTW, 19A is super tough and I agree with the others, there are better options for somebody that may have limited time to scout and limited experience.
If you wanna bounce some ideas around or need any advice PM me anytime. JIM>
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just wondering that if that gun had been leaning on that tre for over a hundred years don't you think the tree would have grown around the gun.I wonder if the gun was laying on the ground and as the tree grew it lifted up the gun to a leaning position.Just wondering.
Exactly! Everyone seems to be assuming that particular tree was there 100+ years ago and the rifle was laid against it! My bet is that rifle was on the ground or buried even and then lifted up with the tree over the last 10-20 years. What an amazing find that would be tho! JIM>
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I did see recently a friend's son has started a skull cleaning business and has beetles. He's located near 91st and Pinnacle Peak. His name is Garrett Kauffman and business name is Dead Head Skulls.