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Holy crap man!! Do you drive a big butt Dodge and have quite and attractive lady friend?? If so, we drove right by you guys out there talking to the GF officer. We were guiding some predator hunters. We were in my buddies Ford Diesel and our hunters were in a yellow jeep behind us. That looks just like the buck that we saw laying there when we drove by. Small world.

Great job Tyler!! Man I can't wait to tag along when you guys get up this way. Thanks for posting up the pics.

I will second that!! I have had my hunting partners tell me on the radio to start moving so they could find me again. One year while coyote hunting, I sat around the corner from my partner about 50 yards. He was done calling and came to get me and couldn't find me. He walked within 10 yards of me three times and never saw me. I had fun with that one!! haha As always, though, playing the wind is first priority. You can fool an animals eyes. You will never fool their nose.

Not a hard test at all, but I will say that 6 of the 11 guys that took the test when I did FAILED!! I don't think it was because the test was hard. All these guys were sent to take the test from one outfitter. None of them had any idea what they were doing, IMO.

Not sure how old your son is, or what he wants, but I just upgraded and have my old one still. It's pretty old, but still works fine. It gets picture text and has a camera, etc. You can have it if you want it. Just need an address and I will mail it to you.

PM sent!

I have had one for two years now and I am sick of hearing all the crap about them being unsafe. Rhinos are a true UTILITY vehicle. They were not designed to do what everyone wants them to do and that's GO FAST! They do have a narrow wheel base and cannot handle high speed turns. I know dozens of guys that own them and a few of them that have rolled them or laid them on their sides. Of those, every person admitted that they were screwing around and pushing the limits and that's why they rolled. My wife did the same thing. She was driving way past her abilities and she laid it over. As far as the latest voluntary recall, I really don't understand the whole "low speed roll over". It obviously happens, but I just don't understand how. Also, like any other motorized vehicle, seat belts are worthless when you aren't wearing them. Two things you need to know if you own one: 1--Know your vehicle's limits and capabilities 2--Know your own driving limits and capabilities. If you can do those two things, and you are smart enough to wear your seat belts and helmet, the rhino will be one of the funnest vehicles you will ever own.

Nice job Tyler!! Can't wait until it's my turn. When are you going to be up in my neck of the woods again?

I know nothing about muzzleloaders. I don't have one, never even shot one. During casual conversation, though, with a guy who shoots them a lot, he told me that smokeless powder was illegal to use while hunting?? Don't know if it is true or not, but I thought I would just throw it out there for you. Might be something to look into. I only mention it, because when he told me, I remember thinking to myself that I didn't even know there was a difference.

That is interesting, indeed! I guess I will have to put that one back on my "try it" list and see if I can get it to work. I haven't targeting bobcats in a long time. I have enough animals at the taxidermist right now waiting for me to finish paying. I know if I shoot another cat, I will add him to the list, so I specifically try not to call them in!! haha I slip up every now and then when I see an area that really looks good for cats, and I call it. Good thing for my wallet, I haven't done any good in those spots. You going to do the Antelope Eater hunt this year? It's always a good time, even though the calling is pretty tough. I have done it the last 4 years. Congrats. Blake

Hey Gino, That is an awesome collection of bone right there!!! I tend to do a lot of calling as well this time of year. It's harder to be successful this late in the season, but it's usually the only time of the year that I have free weekends. I am guiding a couple of guys this weekend for predators and then the following weekend is the Antelope Eater hunt in Seligman.

I have had a Harris bipod for years and really like it. Recently, though, I have started shooting from a monopod while predator calling and it not as easy as I figured it would be. It seems like a no brainer, but when in real world hunting situations, it was very different. I think it will take some getting used to. The design of the trigger stick looks good, but I would worry about the longevity of the moving parts. Personally, I would get the bipod version of the trigger stick.

Nice cat Josh! Can you explain some more about your methods of switching sounds? I call lots of dogs every year, but never once after switching sounds. I have only tried it a time or two when targeting cats, but no luck there either. I had basically succumbed to the idea that it simply doesn't work, until your post. Anyway, congrats on the cat.

haha thanks Josh!! By the way, no luck so far on that lion. We are going out tomorrow, though, to check the kill and hang some cameras.

I finally had a day off from other "stuff" and good weather at the same time, so I was off bright and early to do some predator hunting. The snow was falling when I left, but I was still determined to get some sets in. I mis-judged how long it was going to take me to get to my desired hunting area, so when the sun started coming up, I simply stopped where I was to give it a shot. This area was completely new to me. I hadn't hunted anything whatsoever in this area, but it looked good so I figured what the heck!! The country was very flat and very thick. Stand One: I set up in some of the thickest crap I have ever called. The caller was 20 yards in front of me in about a 10 foot open circle. It was pretty much the only area that I could see, so I was hoping they were going to make it there. I was sitting on a stool to gain a slight visual advantage with my shotgun on the monopod and my rifle on the ground next to me. Well, I must have set up right on top of them!! Literally less than 10 seconds after turning the caller on I heard them coming and they were coming fast!!! I looked right and a flash!! Then another flash, and still another!! I picked out the first one and laid the hammer on him. Then all heck broke loose!! Coyotes were running all over, but it was so thick that I just couldn't get any other shots. 4 coyotes called and only 1 killed Second Two: This time the terrain was a little more open, but I chose to still use the shotgun. I basically buried myself into a creosote bush and started the caller. After about 5 minutes, I catch some movement out of the corner of my eye. I peered through the bush to see a big male standing there staring at the call. I was stuck. I had no way to move without him seeing me. He started towards the caller again when I felt the worst thing. Wind on the back of my neck!! He was almost in the shooting lane when he smelled me. I jumped up and let him have it with the scattergun. He did a complete barrel roll and then got up running!! I was shocked, but not surprised. I have seen these coyotes take some serious lead and keep on going. 1 coyote called in and one with a lot of little sore spots on him!! haha Stand Three: Again, I set the caller about 20 yards in front. I was trying to call a bobcat out of a really thick wash to my right. Well, about two minutes into it the set, I can see a coyote coming straight in. I put him in the crosshairs and waited for him to get clear. All the sudden I see a flash of a coyote cross right through the scope. I look up and couldn't believe my eyes. FOUR more coyotes were all around the caller!!! I shot the first one and then proceeded to have a nuclear meltdown behind the trigger!!! Two more coyotes gave me shots and flat out missed them both!! They were both moving, but so was the first one, so I have no excuses! I flat out got too excited and blew it!! 4 dogs called in, 1 killed and 2 others scared as heck!! Stand Four: The wind had started to pick up now and I figured I would need to get a little elevated on this stand. I placed the caller in the bottom of a spot where three washed connected. I was able to climb a small hill in order to get a good look at anything that might be coming in. About 5 minutes in, I see another big male on a beeline right towards the caller. He is coming in from my left down in the bottom. I could just see him every now and then, but he was coming fast. About 10 yards from the caller he stopped and started looking around. He knew something wasn't right, even though he was upwind of me and the caller. I knew it was now or never. He was standing behind a tall grassy patch and all I could see was his head. I knew my 22-250 wasn't going to be able to penetrate that grass, but I had no other shot. I tried to push that bullet through the grass, but it just didn't work!! I knew it wouldn't, but I tried anyway. Oh well. 1 dog called in and one more got away. This was by far the best three hours of calling that I have ever had! I called in a grand total of 10 coyotes and killed two males. One more was hit and three more were clean misses!

I am with you David!! I have been calling for over a decade and have yet to get one of those suckers in. Man, that would be a rush if it ever did happen! chrismp51, What sound did the trick on him???

Hey Gino, I actually consider myself a pretty good shot, but for the first time I was shooting off a monopod. I didn't know it was going to be that much different than the bipod. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!!! haha

That is SWEET Brent!! Awesome job. What does something like that cost to build?? You can PM me a price if you need to. I have two antelope at the taxidermist waiting for me to make up my mind on what pedestal to use. Yours is the second one of it's kind that I have seen recently and I really like it. The knotty alder is the wood I had already picked out too. Anyway, let me know. Thanks!

I know nothing about lions, but that one looks pretty darn big!! Thanks for sharing some cool pictures!!

Doug, I wish I was this successful when I am in the contests. Just doesn't seem to work that way for me though!! haha! I think I might actually head back out there tomorrow morning. I only made 4 stands today and didn't even cover 5% of the area out there. Josh, About half the dog looked like that first one. One of them was so furred up that he almost looked like a gnarly old sheep dog. In fact, when I first saw him coming in, that's what I thought he was. He was the leader of that second pack of four that I called in. Whitey, The best thing about the FoxPro is that I don't get too tired after making multiple stands. Blowing on a mouth call for 10 straight minutes gets very tiring. Still, though, I have called in twice the numbers of dogs with mouth calls as I have the FoxPro.

I couldn't agree more!! haha By the way, Mike, did you get my PM??

That's pretty funny and I don't even know those two guys!! haha

There is another one of these trees in central/northern AZ. I have several arrows in that one, but I can't for the life of me remember where it is!!! It's been many years since I have been there. It looks exactly the same as this one too.

I know times are tough for lots of folks right now. I have friends that aren't putting in this year. For me, though, hunting is a passion and I would be a lost soul if I couldn't do it. My business is taking a beating from the economy, but I am still working. I have a savings account that I use specifically for hunting stuff. Every now and then I will put in a 100 bucks or so and leave it. When it comes time for application fees, and actual hunt expenses I have the money there. Lets say for just the tag purposes, figure the cost of the license and the three main species(for most anyway), deer, elk and antelope, is $281 total every year. Figure most folks draw 26 paychecks a year. That's only $10.81 you have to deposit into an account every time you get paid. I am one of those guys who buys every over the counter tag possible and puts in for every single species, other than buffalo and sheep, every single year. Even at that rate, I still only have to put in about $17 out of every paycheck. Like I said before, I know first hand that times are tough for a lot of good hard working people right now. I am just giving an example of how easy it really is to save the money.

I heard from the GFD that as of Monday, they had only received one third of the applications, compared to the day before the deadline last year. Either that means apps truly will be down this year, or there were a lot of procrastinators this year!!! Who knows.