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Posted by George Ackley (Member # 898) on July 15, 2008, 09:52 AM:
I will be making the camp out this year,
What I like the help with or info on is are there any big game open that you don't need to drawl a tag for the same time I am there for the camp out
I am looking to be in AZ a week or so ,
fish and game sight is makes my head spin
Posted by Rich (Member # 112) on July 15, 2008, 11:35 AM:
Big George,
They have real big rattlesnakes in AZ that you could hunt with that compound bow of yours. Now that would be a game. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Posted by George Ackley (Member # 898) on July 15, 2008, 11:59 AM:
Rich , I have a 56'' belt that works real good on them there rattlers
Many have fell too the belt,,,, But I release 90 % of the ones I catch alive but I do keep some of the big ones
for the skins , 1 hand holding my pants up the other swinging the belt
the tile on the floor are 12 x 12
many of the hunters i have in camp like to take one for a mount so i kill about 20 a year but release way more un harmed
[ July 15, 2008, 12:04 PM: Message edited by: George Ackley ]
Posted by Clint (Member # 346) on July 15, 2008, 12:06 PM:
Depending on how early you come down, you can get a bear tag or archery deer and turkey. Also this year they offer a over the counter elk tag but they are in limited opportunity areas. Let me know what you are interested in and i will help point you in the right direction.
deer and turkey starts Aug 22 - Sep 11, 2008
there will be some bear hunts going on the same time as the camp out, but the best time for over the counter big game hunts would be aug. 22nd you can hunt deer, turkey and bear.
Clint
Posted by George Ackley (Member # 898) on July 15, 2008, 12:14 PM:
Clint i will be rolling into AZ on or around the 5th or 6th of oct, I was looking to give a deer a try for a couple days till the hunt.
I have no time limit on coming home , so if nothing ells i will see what happening at the *** , out by Globe, but look as if there sight is down now and i cant see what tags they have left.
but if you think of somthing let me know,
I may even stop in another state on the way out there and see what i can get over the counter
thanks pal
[ July 15, 2008, 12:18 PM: Message edited by: George Ackley ]
Posted by yuccabush (Member # 582) on July 15, 2008, 12:31 PM:
You could get a landowner elk tag in the state just to the east of the campout.
Posted by George Ackley (Member # 898) on July 15, 2008, 12:42 PM:
What do you think the damages on one of them is??? I am limited on funs, and try to keep trips low cost so I can do more of them,
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 15, 2008, 04:57 PM:
You can resist the urge to hunt big game, George. Kind of a ripoff, these days, especially for nonres. hunters.
Good hunting. LB
Posted by George Ackley (Member # 898) on July 15, 2008, 06:18 PM:
quote:
You can resist the urge to hunt big game
The camp out will be my big trip this year with driving out there and all , it was this or moose and bear in BC and the camp out won,
so I am just looking to make the most of it
but I feel am going to have a good time with you guys and that's really enough
Posted by MULE (Member # 63) on July 15, 2008, 10:31 PM:
George said:" I have no time limit on coming home "
Damn George, I am jealous
Lucky son of a buck
Posted by George Ackley (Member # 898) on July 16, 2008, 05:34 AM:
I do have a good wife when it come to me hunting.
She knows I do 1 or 2 big trips a year, every year, And she also knows what it takes sometimes to get what i am hunting on the ground , so if I need extra days she usually just tells me to take the time i need to get it done, then come home.
[ July 16, 2008, 10:33 AM: Message edited by: George Ackley ]
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 16, 2008, 10:01 AM:
You are a fortunate man, George.
Hunting tolerance was not something I was looking for in a mate, and I'm not complaining, but it did require "negotiations" on two levels; time away from the nest and expense. In other words, I was not a man free to do anything I wanted, whenever I wanted. Actually, it's better to have one sensible person to bounce ideas and plans off of.
I hunted with a bachelor for many years who explained (endlessly) how I could do everything I wanted to do without being hen pecked..his opinion. Of course, within a few short years after he finally married, I began to observe a few compromises in his independent lifestyle; as predictable as night, following day. I gloated silently.
But, a woman that understands a hunter is a treasure. And, visa versa. The woods are full of ex-husbands that never learned how to deal with conflicting priorities.
Right, Rich? Right, Danny? ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Good hunting. LB
Posted by George Ackley (Member # 898) on July 16, 2008, 10:42 AM:
Being retired , and home trying to find something to do every day, I sit around thinking of things to do to drive her nuts till she ask me ,, in her words ( don't you have some place to go!)
Na , she treats me good,it's been close to 20 years we been together
PS
LB ,
she is so good i have 5 deer chest mounts and a full lion mount decorating my kitchen walls ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Posted by onecoyote (Member # 129) on July 17, 2008, 05:11 PM:
Been there done that. I may joke around about it, but it's Nothing to be proud of. Predator hunting has cost me alot over the years.
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on July 17, 2008, 05:20 PM:
I once asked a very accomplished taxidermist with whom I was doing some schooling what it took to get as good as he was. Half-jokingly, he kinda smiled and said, "about three ex-wives."
At the other end of the spectrum is a very much in love marrieds couple who have been friends of ours for many, many years. He gets to take off once or twice a year to ride motorcycles with the guys for a week at a time. I asked her once why she let him go on those trips and never complained. Her answer was very simple. She said that once in a while, he loses his smile and has to go find it. Strangely enough, it always seems to be somewhere along those motorcycle trails in the mountains and hollows of the Ozarks because he always seems to find it there and bring it home.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 17, 2008, 05:33 PM:
Me and Pat put it a little differently. I'd call him up and just say I needed to go kill something. He understood.
Posted by Rich (Member # 112) on July 17, 2008, 06:35 PM:
My wife and I will celebrate our 48th wedding anniversary on the 30th of this month. It has lasted this long because of the 50/50 contract we have agreed upon. Her 50 percent is telling me what to do, and my 50 is DOING IT. ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on July 17, 2008, 07:08 PM:
Right, Rich? Right, Danny? [Smile]
Don't ask me, Leonard. I haven't been right since I got married. (on both levels)
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