Mr. Jonathan Report post Posted January 23, 2009 Archery Nevada Mule Deer August Coues Shed Big Tom Little Female Hill Partridges Wasn't able to hunt much this year with moving to AZ, but hunted hard when I could. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesandelk Report post Posted January 23, 2009 I had probably one of the best years of hunting that I could ask for in 2008. Started out with Javelina Then was able to chase some deer with buddies. Then went scouting for elk for a long time. Chased some deer with the bow and even got to see some world class elk be taken. Then it was time to get serious with coues Then it was time to help buddies with archery deer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adddict Report post Posted January 25, 2009 I love these posts! We should've waited till March when things really cool down-- The offseason is tough on me. Being new to AZ I have been grateful to have drawn tags so quickly but more for the help I've had from guys on this site and others like it. It's great to be able to give/take help to fellow hunters that take it as seriously as we do. RedRabbit has been my compass! Thanks man. I shot this deer the last day of December last year so I counted him for 2008 : ) I also drew an archery elk tag that was a long and exciting hunt. I was able to take this bull and the last day of the hunt. The X-Force and Undertaker made a nice entry. The bull fell and expired within about 2-3 steps. No mule deer on my Utah hunts but my Dad about lost his life after he set this sucker on my face during my nap. I restored some big mmule deer sheds and mounted them on a skull kit. Not from the same deer but they look cool together and the bases and g1s are close enough. The wallplate gives good perspective on their mass and length. Wyoming antelope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueselk Report post Posted January 25, 2009 Well, didn't get to hunt AZ this year due to our move to the Congo to work. But the whole family got to see parts of the world we've never been. The kids and I did have time to do a little hunting in Africa though this year. Was a little difficult for the kids, not being able to practice shooting months or weeks before the hunt started. But they did alright. We started our year off with a trip to Victoria falls. This is the whole clan at the bottom of the falls. Here is a happy young fisherman after a half a day of trying to catch a Tiger fish on the Zambezi river. A shot of the family watching the zebra outside of our hotel room. Next trip was our hunting trip. My daughter Alex's pride of the hunt. She also did well with this fine impala. She took a second one not 20 minutes after taking this one. Then called it quits. Chase, my son, took his first big game animal ever. I would have loved it to be a coues, but have to get what we could get. A fine steenbok. His second animal was the winner, at least to him. You can see it on his face as he sits behind his warthog. I was able to connect with a steenbok as well and this blue wildebeast. I then had a nice fishing trip to the Lower Zambezi for Tiger fish. This was my best of the trip. A sunset pic from our last night on the river. After that, no more hunting or fishing. But we did get to see Paris and Italy. And of course, if you go to Paris, must go to Euro Disney. Daughter and I at our hotel in Tuscany, Italy. An old castle. Finally, after a whole year. I was able to return home for a whoppin 9 days. No time to any serious hunting. But was able to put a few rounds through what Santa brought me. Then had to return it to the safe for another year or longer. My last night in Arizona again, for who knows how long. The sunset shot December 31st in Douglas. (We left on January 1st back to Congo) All in all, was a good year for the Howard family way over here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krp Report post Posted January 25, 2009 coueselk, that's fantastic. Family pictures are my favorite and you are a lucky man. Kent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hiker Report post Posted January 28, 2009 Excellent stories and photos. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hiker Report post Posted January 28, 2009 We had a great 2008 hunting season....... It started off with my daughters and I in Wyoming antelope hunting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hiker Report post Posted January 28, 2009 Then I had my Colorado deer hunt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hiker Report post Posted January 28, 2009 Over Thanksgiving my 10 year old son & I headed to NM for his first big game hunt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hiker Report post Posted January 28, 2009 I then headed to Kansas and had a great time hunting whitetails. It took me 3 or 4 points to finally draw this tag. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hiker Report post Posted January 28, 2009 We finished up 08 with an elk hunt for my 14 year old daughter. She is also our counties rodeo princess this year. Here is a photo of her helping out in the Professional Rodeo that came to our town. God blessed us so much this year, Thank you Lord! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azrcks Report post Posted January 29, 2009 cool thread...this was my most productive year ever....way fun 1st bow kill Jan 08 Javelina 1st Antelope in WY with buddy George in Sept 08 580 yard shot at this coues with buddy Lalo in Nov 08 Pompano and Yellowtail Tuna off shore in Rocky Point Nov 08 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bchoitz Report post Posted January 29, 2009 Hiker, Is there any state you didn't hunt in last year? Those are some nice animals, congrats. Bret Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted January 29, 2009 It was an awesome year for me! Besides scouting and horn hunting it started out with Rut's archery elk hunt. Then some scouting for my Arizona December Tag! And then down to Mexico for a little scouting. Back to Mexico in December for the first leg of that hunt. Back in Arizona for my late hunt. And to end it back to Mexico for the last leg of my hunt. A great season! Phil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kilimanjaro Report post Posted January 29, 2009 There are some really great photos and some super '08 trophies being shared on here.. Great post guys! Keep 'em coming! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
