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goat
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 Posted - 11/22/2011 : 22:26:13
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I know we're in the middle of chukar season here, but I just found out today that I was drawn for a Southern AZ Gould's tag for next Spring. I have been putting in for 7 years. Super excited even though the hunt is five months away! 
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Karl and Zealot
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Posted - 11/23/2011 : 09:55:49
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| What a gorgeous bird. I hope you plan on getting your tom mounted...as I'll just assume you are going to bust a big bird! |
Karl
If your dog isn't skinny, you don't hunt enough...kmd
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Tuckota
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goat
Blue Grouse>50 posts
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Posted - 06/04/2012 : 23:29:18
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Well, I arrived in AZ a little later than I had hoped and conditions were tough as I feared they might be. To make a long story short, I was up at 3:30am and on gobblers each morning, but couldn't get any to come into range. It was hot with highs in the mid-90s and the birds were quiet by 6am each day. Between the terrain, the heat, and almost stepping on a Mojave rattlesnake the first afternoon, it felt strange to be turkey hunting.
Finally on the fifth morning I happened to be in the right spot just before sunrise and this tom silently strutted in a little too close to the wrong tree.
At 19lbs with a 8 1/2" beard, he wasn't the best trophy gobbler down there I'm sure, but I feel very fortunate to have harvested a bird under the circumstances let alone draw a tag in the first place. Beautiful country and a challenging hunt.
(Btw, that first photo I linked to originally was taken by one of the guys on the AZ forum who killed a nice tom 2 years ago in the same unit.) |
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Karl and Zealot
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Posted - 06/05/2012 : 20:27:14
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| CONGRATS! What a trophy. As I assumed with my first post you busted a good one. |
Karl
If your dog isn't skinny, you don't hunt enough...kmd
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IDfowler
Blue Grouse>50 posts
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Posted - 06/10/2012 : 09:05:18
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| Nice bird goat! |
"One does not hunt in order to kill. On the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted." Ortega y Gasset |
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Ithaca 37
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Posted - 06/11/2012 : 13:56:15
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| Congratulations! That's a fine bird and a great accomplishment! |
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Ethan
Blue Grouse>50 posts
USA
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Posted - 06/19/2012 : 20:13:13
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| Very nice! Sounds like a heck of a good trip and a challenging hunt. Congrats! |
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