thegunsmith2506

Anyone do any good on the bull hunt?

We watched a few big Mulies chasing does today while out glassing for elk. Seemed pretty early to me, but I guess not. Cool Pics!

Very Cool!

Sorry to hear about your Grandmother

Awesome! That is a great looking cat. I love those days where every stand is a winner,

I used them for my archery cow I shot in unit 8 this year. I was shocked at what they think is ok. Every package of meat I open I have to wash and trim. There are also chuncks of bone in all the ground meat. We do 90% of our animals ourselves, now I remember why. Wish I would have read up on them first......

19a is just a tough unit to hunt right now. The elk populations seem to be way down from 5 years ago. I hunt and scout in there all the time because it is close to home. My wife and I have had 5 tags in there in the last 4 years. This year she has the late cow hunt. The biggest problem for us is keeping track of the elk the last few weeks before the hunt. Last year they did a controlled burn right in the area we wanted to hunt. This year they did the same thing. I saw the smoke on my way home from work yesterday. Looks like I am back out to try and find a herd we watced this summer in a different area. Good luck to all who ave tags!

I never really thought about it till my wife said something. I did get a call from the G&F, and they took down my info, so maybe I will get a check. I would much rather have a lope tag!

While deer hunting a couple of weeks ago I glassed this up under a Juniper tree. I wasn't sure what it was at first, so I hiked down to take a look at it. I spent the next few hours on and off the phone with G&F, while still trying to hike and glass. Not sure exactly how it all went down, but on the way home that night, I got a call from G&F to let me know they caught the guys that did it. I was amazed that they caught them so fast. It sure is upsetting to see what some people will do for a thrill......

I think what happend was they caught the guys with the meat. Most of the meat was cut out of the animal. Since they knew there was a poaching, they were looking for them. The kill was very fresh, and the blood was still wet. There was only one road into the area, and I gave that info to G&F. Aside from a few pictures of the antelope, a shell casing, and me telling them where it was, they had nothing really to go on. I didn't ask for the details, but I sure was shocked when they called and told me they caught them. I don't know exactly how it all went down, but at least they caught them.

quote] Did you took your shotgun only while calling for predators?? That's a no-no. Ernesto C Yea... I have a bad habit of doing that.

Very Nice! I called in 4 on Friday but they just wouldn't come into shotgun range... What is the max range with your #4 shot?

No tags for us....

Nice Job!!! Hunting is always best when shared with family and friends!

I shot my cow elk with a 75gr this year. It did pretty well.

I like to shoot 7-1/2's with a full choke later in the season when the birds flush farther out. The first few weeks of the season, I like 8's and a skeet choke. Those birds are very tough to kill sometimes....

Thats awesome Josh! Just leave a few for the rest of us amatures.......

We went out to do little calling while scouting for deer this weekend. On the way in to our spot we found a set of cat tracks in the same place I killed a cat last Febuary. We decided to call the same exact stand as before. It is a very narrow clearing on the side of a creek. At about the 15min mark I see a cat step out of the brush about 10ft from my hunting partner. He couldn't see the cat in the thick brush, and I had no shot. The cat turned and left after just a few seconds. About a minute later, I caught movment at the top of the wash about 20yds in front of me. Another cat! It was hard to make him out through the brush, but I was finally able to pick him out. When I was pretty sure he wasn't comming in any closer, I decided to shoot him. I shot 3 times, since the brush was so thick. I was sure I had hit him good. With a little tracking from my buddy we found him about 20yds away. I decided its not a good idea to shoot through the brush with a shoutgun. We forgot the camera, so the pics had to wait till we got home. On our 3rd stand later in the day, we called from a small mesquite flat in a big nasty canyon. We setup with the call on the edge of a steep wash. I setup facing the wash, and my buddy was facing the hill with the wash at his back. Less than a minute into the cottontail dist a big male fox ran up out of the wash right next to my buddy. He waited for it to get out in front of him a ways, and then rolled him over with a load of lead BB's. I switched to fox dist, and in less than 30sec he was turned aiming down in the wash. I didn't see the fox untill she was right on top of the call. As soon as she cleared the call, he got her too. That was a pretty good day for us! Three stands, and 3 kills.

Thats Awesome!

Great looking fox!

Thanks guys! Guess I should wait a bit for him to fur up better.

I have a question for you guys. I got this cat on trail cam this week, and would like to try and call him in. Will he stay in the same area, or will he move on. This spot has lots of water, and shelter, and I imagine there is plenty for him to eat. Looks like a very spotted cat. Let me know what you think.

Awesome job! That is some thick stuff.