Outdoor Writer

Post 'em up.....

Another from Duwane's camp...

Art?? It's akin to hunting deer over a pile of corn.

Please leave the ladies out of it.

Cool...and

Yup. Called research, as you well know. Been doing a bit of it over the last 50+ years.

Here's one from Duwane's camp...

If all else fails, call 623 -36-7235, or email azhuntereducation@azgfd.gov. ************* From AGFD: Hunter Education Health and Safety: COVID-19 To ensure the safety of our students, volunteers and staff, many Hunter Education classroom courses, field days and bonus point field tests have been postponed. A limited number of small field days and bonus point field tests that adhere to CDC guidelines may be held, based on volunteer instructor availability. Should classes become available, they will be posted to the Department’s Hunter Education page, and further information will be provided to previously registered students. To ensure youth ages 10 through 13 who have big game tags for upcoming hunts are able to participate in that hunt, AZGFD will allow them to defer completion of the required, in-person portion of Hunter Education for up to one year from the online certification date. To be eligible for the deferment, they must meet the following criteria: 1. The youth hunter is 10 through 13 years of age and has completed the AZGFD online Hunter Education course. 2. The youth hunter has an upcoming big game hunt tag. 3. The youth hunter will be accompanied by a licensed adult on the hunt. 4. The youth hunter must carry a copy of their online certification (AZ Field Day Qualification Exam Certificate) during the hunt.

Biden also had a boat parade....

Those were two of the three I missed. I'll plead early dementia because I don't remember the other.

I took that one, as well. One wrong there about the age thingie. As for the antivirus, I just take aspirin. 🙄

Nice job, Stanley👍

I didn't do so hot. Got 3 wrong.

Does that Yellowstone sweatshirt have any bullet holes in it??? 😂

Yup -- unfortuantely.

I didn't read all the details, but....bet the ranch some alphabet advocay group sues again. 😡

Welcome home! 👍

No, this isn't about Kamala Harris. I was looking for something else online and came across this thing. It's an Indian civet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Indian_civet

Bet this was a bit nerve wracking for this guy, and I know how he must have felt. I'll explain later. I couldn't get the video to embed, but a click will work. https://www.facebook.com/jordan.serven.7/videos/494119881545134

I had a similar thing happen with a 4x4 buck I had wounded on the North Kaibab. My first shot as he was running up the side of canyon, hit him in a rear leg, breaking it. He then turned and went down into and toward the head of the canyon. I snapped off another shot but missed. I was on the rim on other side, so it took me a while to get down to the bottom. I immediately found his tracks, blood and even a few bits of bone. As I followed the canyon turned a bit to the left, narrowed and was now about as wide as dirt two-track. I started around the curve and here the buck came, head down, bad leg and all, headed on the dead run right at me. I didn't even have time to raise my rifle, so I shot from the hip at his chest. He fell about five feet from me.

Please add Boarman03, WThunter & DrCarr to the list.

Geez, I forgot the other moose attack I had survived in Yellowstone NP. I had located a decent bull that was meandering between the road and the shoreline of Yellowstone Lake. So I parked my truck, grabbed my cameras and proceeded to get into a good spot to take some pics. I was doing just fine; I snapped the shutter and the moose continued what he was doing. That all changed when a busload of Japanese (maybe Chinese) tourists also saw the moose and dismounted the bus in mass. Within two minutes they had the moose's attention as they closed in on it from behind. Then he started toward me; he didn't appear real happy. I couldn't get to the road so I quickly backed up to a very large downed tree that hag been propped up about 5' above the ground. I was able to duck under it to the other side just before the moose arrived, reared on his hind legs and hammered the downed tree with his front hooves. I was literally shaking in my boots. It seemed like a very long time, but it was probably only two minutes or less before he got bored with me, moved down to where the tree entered the water and walked around the tree to my side. That's when I ducked back to the other side and ran as fast as I could to the road and my truck. I sat there and watched while the tourists loaded back on the bus as if nothing unusual had happened.

I've actually had TWO incidents with moose somewhat like this one. About 30 years ago, I was on a deer/elk pack-in hunt back in the Grey Mts. in Wy. There were about five other hunters in camp and one of them had drawn a moose permit. So one day, I had ridden my horse out alone to hunt in a place the outfitter had told me about. I tied up my horse and headed up a small ridge. There was a game trail right on top, so I decided to sit on a stump a bit because it afforded a good view of the valley below. I was there about 15 min. when I heard a shot that came from the heavily wooded area below me. Five minutes later, I had a bull moose barreling down the trail toward my stump., and I could see blood pumping out of his side. I had my .264 across my lap but quickly raised it just in case. The moose kept coming. When it was about 10-12 yards from me, I shot it in brisket. He dropped immediately. As I was wiping my butt, the guy with the moose permit and his guide appeared to claim his prize. The other incident also happened many, many moons ago when I was personally hunting moose in northern BC. My Slavey indian guide and I had left the main camp and set up a spike camp on a lake about 10 miles away. We spent six days searching for moose & caribou wthout much success. Then one day, we were riding across a ridge in a light rain, and I had to take a leak. After I was done, I decided to glass across my saddle down into a big valley below us. Within a minute, I saw something white move in a big stand of alders. When it moved again, I could tell it was a moose antler. I told Jimmy, and he asked me if I could shoot it from there, which was about a 1/2 mile. I just laughed, then told him we're heading down there. So I took off my rainsuit, hitched up my socks and we were on our way. What I didn't realize was the alders were much taller and thicker than they looked from above. We began to push our way thru them, and all of a sudden, the moose busted out, running along a hill about 125 yds broadside to us. I told Jimmy to bend over. While he covered his ears, I rested on his back and got off three shots. I heard and saw them hit. After each of the first two, Jimmy confirmed them with, "You got 'em," and I said, "stay down" so I could shoot a third time. Problem was the moose didn't seem to know I had hit him. He took off racing over the top, where we lost sight of him. It took us at least 1/2 hr. to get thru the alders and over the hill. There we could see my moose about 50 yards away. He was lying amid a lot of blown down jackpine-type trees with brush on either side and had his head fairly upright. While Jimmy, who didn't even have a gun, stood off to the side, I moved around in front until I was about 10 yards away. I planned to shoot just under his chin, but when I raised the rifle, it was still on 9X; all I could see was hair. I lowered it to adjust the scope. When I did the moose stood and started toward me. Uphill from me, he seemed huge -- like I was looking up at his head ten feet above me. I turned to run, but tripped on one of the deadfalls. Both me and the rifle went flying. As I covered my head with my arms, I yelled to Jimmy to tell my wife I love her. Then I heard the crash. The moose had died and fallen about 10 feet behind me. When we field dressed and skinned him, we found all three of my bullets against the farside hide in an area about the size of a pie plate They had pretty much wiped out the lungs but had missed the heart. And I survived! 🤣