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I caught a lot of averaged size trout on small flies this last weekend. I was dredging so deep with my flies that I caught both a catfish and a carp. Dissappointed that I didn't break the 20" mark but enjoyed myself none the less. If you can avoid the tubers Sattler, TX is a nice place to wet a fly.</div>
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I picked up fish on larger nymphs during the morning and evening but only the tiny chironomids performed during mid-day.</div>
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</div>Basin and Range Outdoorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680495111568716858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842414543777340306.post-17362959658693459372012-03-26T18:56:00.000-07:002012-08-07T09:15:39.361-07:00You Know What's Fly...?<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">A very true statement by Gierach... Irrelevant to the topic at hand but thoughtful insight and partially the reason most of my fishing pursuits are spent alone. My fly fishing idiot-ness is best left without an audience.</span></div>
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<br />Basin and Range Outdoorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680495111568716858noreply@blogger.comSattler, Canyon Lake, TX 78133, USA29.8479969 -98.17556629.834224399999997 -98.195307 29.8617694 -98.155825000000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842414543777340306.post-5972498862665153262012-03-25T12:20:00.000-07:002012-03-25T12:20:54.976-07:00For the Spring Turkey Hunters...I'm not a big turkey hunter but after watching this video I might change that. Well done <a href="http://millermathews.com/">Miller Mathews</a>!!<br />
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Keep an eye out for updates from Tate Bare and Rich McMahon's spring turkey hunt in Eastern Washington.<br />
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Passion for Steelhead”. Dec was a hero
to my brother and I in our early years chasing steelhead on the Skagit, Sauk,
Stilliguamish, and Skyomish Rivers where he was making a name for himself as a
premier spey caster and steelhead guide.
We still talk about running into him at the small fly shop in Mt. Vernon
(Skagit Anglers) when we were in High School.
Keep an eye out for the 3<sup>rd</sup> printing of his book coming out
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The sun finally peaked out and the wind died.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I started seeing bugs on the water.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">What kind?</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">They were small.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I approached the river to take a closer look and see a fish roll in the tail-out upstream.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Good fish…</span></div>
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From the Columbian newspaper, "<b>Upland Bird Hunting Prospects Not Encouraging</b>" (Oct, 2011)<br />
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<i>"Southeast Washington — Few pheasant broods have been observed in Walla Walla, Columbia, Asotin and Garfiled counties. Chukar production was good in 2010, but the wet spring may have hurt chick survival this summer. While few chukar broods have been observed, the sightings show brood size may be increasing."</i></div>
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Dedicated bird hunters and BRO contributors, Tate Bare and Rich McMahon headed out to test their guts against the brutally steep breaks of the Columbia River and the chukar that live there. Despite underwhelming predictions for the 2011Washington upland bird season, they end the season with plenty of birds and tired dogs.</div>
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It turns out (as usual) that the concerns over Chukar numbers were drastically overblown. The Spokane Daily Chronicle had it correct in 1964 when they said, "Chukar hunting is a young man's sport... Their are more than enough (chukar) in the river breaks to provide outstanding hunting". </div>
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Regardless of actual chukar numbers the average hunter will not be successful unless he is willing to HIKE (and maybe even climb) the vertical and talus rock country which defines the Columbia River breaks. Every chukar hunter will faced with a decision as they watch a covey sail over the rock covered bluff or down into the creek bottom from which they just came; Is it worth it? Do I want to head up there or back down there? The answer is usually an emphatic NO. For this reason, there will always be chukar to hunt in Eastern Washington's river breaks for the hardcore hunters that dare chase them.</div>
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Our fly rods performed flawlessly. Nymphing the cold waters of Washington State in February for steelhead can require heavy flies and sizable strike indicators. The G. Loomis Classic GLX 10’ 8wt (2-Piece) fly rod easily roll-cast everything we threw at it. The rods medium-stiff action also mended line well and had enough <br />
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*Note: Loomis doesn’t appear to make the Classic GLX 10’ 8wt (2-Piece) anymore. But it looks that their NativeRun GLX line of rods use the same GLX technology but in 4-Piece. Awesome fly rods… check them out: <a href="http://www.gloomis.com/publish/content/gloomis_2010/us/en/fly/rods/steelhead___salmon/nativerun_glx.html">NativeRun GLX</a> or <a href="http://www.gloomis.com/publish/content/gloomis_2010/us/en/fly/rods/glx_classics/glx_classics.html">GLX Classics</a>.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93X3TVMmLHu-cIJAW7K_lt6H7HP00PZL0ZH7OK5VcjMiC7Cpdctl9jlXykw66D55AuiGZkl99plX8PI33ppdGCbrXUXEqGG2ykKt1mzC2YxhO8LAUVc7a4Hk55Nv9PTS8zblppyYVvn8/s1600/ReelButton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93X3TVMmLHu-cIJAW7K_lt6H7HP00PZL0ZH7OK5VcjMiC7Cpdctl9jlXykw66D55AuiGZkl99plX8PI33ppdGCbrXUXEqGG2ykKt1mzC2YxhO8LAUVc7a4Hk55Nv9PTS8zblppyYVvn8/s400/ReelButton.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Two different types of fly line were used on this trip. We used both the Rio Versitip System and Scientific Anglers Nymph Line. They both performed exceptionally. The only difficulty I had was with the connection point on the Rio Versitip system getting caught in my ice-clogged eyelets. This was a minor issue that could have been solved by sensible people only fishing when the air temperature is above 32°, unfortunately there were no sensible people on the Methow River during the two days we fished there. Give these lines a look at: <a href="http://www.rioproducts.com/index.php">Rio Products</a> and <a href="http://buy.scientificanglers.com/lines/mastery-fly-lines/mastery-series-nymph.html">Scientific Anglers</a>.<br />
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I am eager to try<a href="http://www.loonoutdoors.com/stanleysiceoffpaste.html"> Stanley's Ice Off Paste</a> by Loon Outdoors. We had a heck of a time keeping the ice out of our guides in the cold temps of Southeast Washington. This might be the answer to more pleasurable winter steelhead fishing.Basin and Range Outdoorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680495111568716858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842414543777340306.post-36791310088191180002011-02-19T16:09:00.000-08:002011-03-07T16:02:20.369-08:00Flies Don't Catch Fish... People Do.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhsylEGd0aNoI7psEg532SDwQpkKeWhT-vao2L3ok2TA3D_9YrNFJuQ5pXLmXiRh89dIcADslJ8ILja6Ldp6xsYU45wz1_JpPH5X12OnFCQW5f4H2uV4p_jFmk_pBeJUR6pLfMCq5saw/s1600/Feb+Methow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhsylEGd0aNoI7psEg532SDwQpkKeWhT-vao2L3ok2TA3D_9YrNFJuQ5pXLmXiRh89dIcADslJ8ILja6Ldp6xsYU45wz1_JpPH5X12OnFCQW5f4H2uV4p_jFmk_pBeJUR6pLfMCq5saw/s400/Feb+Methow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The title of this post is a line from an article written by steelhead guru Dennis Dickson. This is about as accurate a statement I have heard in a sport full of exaggerated nuance. Proximity to steelhead and a well presented fly is all you need to be successful. And both factors in this equation have more to do with the fisherman than the fly, its color, its size, or type. So just go fish and quit wondering what the "hot" fly is.<br />
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One of the best "Fly-Presenters" in the state of Washington, Tate Bare, checked-in from the Methow River on February 12th with this note:<br />
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"It is two 2:30 am, I will be leaving for the Methow in a half hour. Just finished the last of my simplified egg-sucking buggers. As usual, I will be hunting for pigs with a nymphing setup. If I'm lucky I will send photos this evening. I'll try to call you later."<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Uv1QskNh3H4ynN6TOPClDNEZk-G8e0RlopDyWVO7D1OEMmoN5RJHrq8Bvxqjr3dd8FAt6vBBJrApCE41JO-33cimPaU2L0gRK8RxsnuPZQaXae_wva-GQgG8cxiWctC_xF3Lz4p3Fhw/s1600/Stilly+Stealhead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Uv1QskNh3H4ynN6TOPClDNEZk-G8e0RlopDyWVO7D1OEMmoN5RJHrq8Bvxqjr3dd8FAt6vBBJrApCE41JO-33cimPaU2L0gRK8RxsnuPZQaXae_wva-GQgG8cxiWctC_xF3Lz4p3Fhw/s400/Stilly+Stealhead.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stillaguamish River ~ Steelhead</div>Basin and Range Outdoorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680495111568716858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842414543777340306.post-43020492961336702912011-01-18T15:35:00.000-08:002011-03-04T13:05:44.368-08:00Hunting Collared Peccary in Arizona's Sonoran Grassland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8fKY2nm0s57Tp0W6ksBqyOUqpTijTEzD-RUbwG3mXis1_wQJHp1IRvQBhOeODSncTqqAJkNzdf3VDD1quDX1Esd9uCbWKD6T0ADI72UtCb-wTHK07gp4gAL9n24N31dkTO_dUHRAYHs/s1600/Javelina+012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8fKY2nm0s57Tp0W6ksBqyOUqpTijTEzD-RUbwG3mXis1_wQJHp1IRvQBhOeODSncTqqAJkNzdf3VDD1quDX1Esd9uCbWKD6T0ADI72UtCb-wTHK07gp4gAL9n24N31dkTO_dUHRAYHs/s400/Javelina+012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">by: Bryce Bare</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">After a tough vertical hike through jagged rock, prickly pear, ocotillo, catclaw acacia, and shin-daggers, we made it to our perch and prepared to put the binoculars to work. The previous two days we spent getting beat down by wind, sleet and snow; so to get to our glassing position in relatively calm weather with the sun starting to crest the far-off Whetstone Mountains made the thorns feel small and the hill flat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkdAvLqVJkAopLHB8xJSTUiU8_g9SpDJLo3S0zRdqkBxdKa4iCK4iyeQP1cCjO9TPX6VHU3owUHprMM0PrnC1l89hEtPu-6xFwNmMlxZAYOqmh6_obxTkymtwXtghZD3mhlqpAM3yr9s/s1600/Javelina+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkdAvLqVJkAopLHB8xJSTUiU8_g9SpDJLo3S0zRdqkBxdKa4iCK4iyeQP1cCjO9TPX6VHU3owUHprMM0PrnC1l89hEtPu-6xFwNmMlxZAYOqmh6_obxTkymtwXtghZD3mhlqpAM3yr9s/s400/Javelina+013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp2RDkCBXeRVo65IFTI1W1ucxwEdFG3VT945xgG5wizRPMRr1LJPM856e5ZnyAfmqmegAbeuBSp_UJ9NKZA143esXQW69y8VQb6WHaxUPh_xse0ieTuw4dSwr683LITdzQ_43632TaJo/s1600/Javelina+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp2RDkCBXeRVo65IFTI1W1ucxwEdFG3VT945xgG5wizRPMRr1LJPM856e5ZnyAfmqmegAbeuBSp_UJ9NKZA143esXQW69y8VQb6WHaxUPh_xse0ieTuw4dSwr683LITdzQ_43632TaJo/s400/Javelina+002.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I pulled my eyes away from my binoculars for a split second to survey my surroundings and found myself speculating about the cattlemen that wandered this area. We were hunting in an area that was once part of the 1,000,000 acre, <a href="http://www.empireranchfoundation.org/RanchInfo.htm">Empire Ranch</a> once owned by the Empire Cattle Co. and later the Chiricahua Cattle Co. (the Empire is still an operating cattle ranch (and historical site) but downsized to 326,000 acres). When I wasn’t methodically picking apart the mountain side for any site of javelina, I would just sit back against my backpack and try to imagine some of the adventures had during this area’s heyday. As a side note; these hills have also been host to many western films, such as, <em>Red River (1948, John Wayne), 3:10 to Yuma (1957, Glen Ford), The Outlaw Josie Wales (1976, Clint Eastwood), Bonanza (TV Series), Gunsmoke (TV Series).</em> You can find the complete list <a href="http://www.empireranchfoundation.org/PDFdocs/WesternsFilmedAroundEmpireRanch.pdf">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pacD6LakbEY3LSGFVGQh3rz9tnfUJJUkNU0cVpS1I8CTpussIr4AbCtNbmUAeB2nwkcoFtWFXx9nN5oQvEN-KjDfy0HFoEZDoGwB4suYh5cASOIvaLyv0zNy4Y0-1INyYBuzpdlGUKQ/s1600/son+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pacD6LakbEY3LSGFVGQh3rz9tnfUJJUkNU0cVpS1I8CTpussIr4AbCtNbmUAeB2nwkcoFtWFXx9nN5oQvEN-KjDfy0HFoEZDoGwB4suYh5cASOIvaLyv0zNy4Y0-1INyYBuzpdlGUKQ/s400/son+pic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">As the sun started to drop behind the Santa Rita mountains a herd of twelve javelina started feeding up a hill; rooting around the grass covered hill, flipping boulders, and grazing in the last of the warm sunlight. Tate spotted their sundrenched and shining coats from about a mile away. We knew immediately, that with light dwindling, this was a “now or never” situation, so off we went periodically stopping to find the heard along the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowtLWu0fN89Bsl_ClfCkBfJQ20bmWBgMUjzTKUCh1vt-J7Ej8OklPnH-rmfOn7IV5_Pk5wpxMfB49eQjvrzWY6TFSQPY5tjC2XeXa0b7OBALP8YfR4wCuDRMhiZGgwx3rki1KdEl5AuI/s1600/Javelina+029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowtLWu0fN89Bsl_ClfCkBfJQ20bmWBgMUjzTKUCh1vt-J7Ej8OklPnH-rmfOn7IV5_Pk5wpxMfB49eQjvrzWY6TFSQPY5tjC2XeXa0b7OBALP8YfR4wCuDRMhiZGgwx3rki1KdEl5AuI/s400/Javelina+029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtooWG742dPs6i6myjoAKU6LstxvlyAi34jI2MG8LxE8uO71ol1umSN2eWChPeUy7RFVgZeJ-0QnLc0oVWWe1Qmok6lucRVXAw8LLX-L12me5IlCBzBiFQQ0iOVLpI6Yypi6A7Sq5cE8/s1600/Javelina+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtooWG742dPs6i6myjoAKU6LstxvlyAi34jI2MG8LxE8uO71ol1umSN2eWChPeUy7RFVgZeJ-0QnLc0oVWWe1Qmok6lucRVXAw8LLX-L12me5IlCBzBiFQQ0iOVLpI6Yypi6A7Sq5cE8/s400/Javelina+009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">It only took us about a half hour to get into a good position to take a shot on the herd. As we crested a small knoll and peeked over the top we could see the pigs feeding off into a wash. We knew this was bad… We doubled back and took a different tack at the heard. By the time we found them again they had moved down into the wash and were feeding up the other side. So not feeling that we could get any closer, Tate drew his bow and settled the 70 yard pin just behind the shoulder of a large boar. It was dead silent as his arrow cut across the canyon. You could only hear the slight whisper of hid broadhead as it sliced through the heavy evening air. I waited and watched for the impact only to see the arrow shatter against a rock just over the boars shoulder. The herd squealed and grunted as they scattered in all directions. Tate immediately knocked another arrow and I got on a closed-reed call. Within seconds of blowing into the call a large boar comes roaring up out of the wash; hair standing and jaw snapping, ready to protect his own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT0fZbtm8U7Vml_rtTfS65_4nuISQfho05Xw_GzUi7YP-D_GXdbaZ_QbrxnH4sF6UouH5Vwep8993dxV4CSmvi0u-s8vg94yZKYcD_Zeo5y6kJip1FhcBd5pcymmsvQJ3u0Pb0P-Nzwo/s1600/IMAG0115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT0fZbtm8U7Vml_rtTfS65_4nuISQfho05Xw_GzUi7YP-D_GXdbaZ_QbrxnH4sF6UouH5Vwep8993dxV4CSmvi0u-s8vg94yZKYcD_Zeo5y6kJip1FhcBd5pcymmsvQJ3u0Pb0P-Nzwo/s400/IMAG0115.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Tate wheels around with bow at full draw, zeros in on the boars chest and lets the arrow fly. On impulse, Tate proceeds to knock another arrow, while I watch the brute dash out of sight then pile up, dead, at the bottom of the wash. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5VdnE6lYxhA1qf9PzH08t2NSMXAPeE8nA3gxpTmLHptG61pYvqfEZlQGkbJzJ8Lw-DIUlhqnhaSjX_G16RKsFPJTrKMOQc0mujWqNHmcpruQ7YWm7QKlhGh_eRx73H_9mwQ_dZdmX10/s1600/Javelina+034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5VdnE6lYxhA1qf9PzH08t2NSMXAPeE8nA3gxpTmLHptG61pYvqfEZlQGkbJzJ8Lw-DIUlhqnhaSjX_G16RKsFPJTrKMOQc0mujWqNHmcpruQ7YWm7QKlhGh_eRx73H_9mwQ_dZdmX10/s400/Javelina+034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">After some back-patting and pictures darkness overtook the semi-desert grassland and we were forced to cape and quarter our quarry under the dull glow of headlamps.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">We spent that last night resting and reliving the hunt, at our headquarters, in the back of a friend’s horse trailer. We spent one last night in Sonoita then made a slow trip back to Phoenix; smiling from ear to ear…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkxtgjL51m8JIC3vl2ZLPBWgHMoEojt9HixaNgYKAgDVgqakgsUV_iLgeBjhjXyW1ofEC8vTTzLkZkfPkxpPTqXPi0XCy0_e1GXrUx3yynLlhpOEzLZEHxkkiufnbiLXW0LBoDg0icbg/s1600/Javelina+043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkxtgjL51m8JIC3vl2ZLPBWgHMoEojt9HixaNgYKAgDVgqakgsUV_iLgeBjhjXyW1ofEC8vTTzLkZkfPkxpPTqXPi0XCy0_e1GXrUx3yynLlhpOEzLZEHxkkiufnbiLXW0LBoDg0icbg/s320/Javelina+043.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Basin and Range Outdoorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680495111568716858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842414543777340306.post-55284783773171388212011-01-15T22:23:00.000-08:002011-01-15T22:23:00.365-08:00Arizona's Unit 13A - AZGFD Deer Check Point<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcFkrwEkskYSa9WhchVPSupwP0CBt1y1rXxEW60AJx-3CGy4Q-oeP5O80pvWBPaHy0EhOgreOwMVyprZr6UH3hR3QZ62YnXm83rxmLgwOOVafgFSfkYIDliOwemoxBZAog0j4aKV1taw/s1600/13A+Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcFkrwEkskYSa9WhchVPSupwP0CBt1y1rXxEW60AJx-3CGy4Q-oeP5O80pvWBPaHy0EhOgreOwMVyprZr6UH3hR3QZ62YnXm83rxmLgwOOVafgFSfkYIDliOwemoxBZAog0j4aKV1taw/s400/13A+Cover.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br />
This email has been going around. I think I have recieved it twice today from different people. Take the info with a grain of salt, but if at all true, Unit 13A has produced some monsters during last weeks hunt.<br />
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<em>The ones from 13A checked over 200" are as follows:</em><br />
<ol><li><em>8x8 scoring around 230"- Sunshine Point</em></li>
<li><em>10X9 scoring around 249" - Tuweep valley</em></li>
<li><em>8X7 scoring around 205"</em></li>
<li><em>7X7 scoring right around 224"</em></li>
<li><em>8X8 scoring 240"- Hancock Knoll</em></li>
<li><em>7x7 scoring 234"- Tuweep valley</em></li>
<li><em>8x10 scoring 230"- Cold spring wash</em></li>
<li><em>206"- Duane Shroufe</em></li>
<li><em>226"- Linda Shroufe</em></li>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><li><em>7X9- 234" East of Hancock Knoll</em></li>
</ol><em>Pics that were sent with email below:</em><br />
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I was lucky enough to get this Merriam's a few weeks ago on my quest for the Grand Slam of turkey. Washington state has three sub-species of wild turkey: Merriam, Rio Grande, and Eastern. Check out the <a href="http://www.nwtf.org/all_about_turkeys/records_slams.html">National Wild Turkey Federation</a> for breakdowns of the different Slams. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For all of you die-hard turkey hunters check out this video of Sadler McGraw. Sadler is a World Champion and makes a very convincing argument for the use of friction calls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also check out this great article: <a href="http://blog.al.com/outdoors-alabama/2009/04/turkey_caller_sadler_mcgraw_li.html">Turkey caller Sadler McGraw Living Up to the Hype</a></div><br />
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<em>"Shot this bird near Ewan, south of Cheney on Halloween. Heard the bird cackling from the truck. Walk about 30 mins and Cali (my dog) strikes a hard point. I walked up and the rooster flushed. I missed with the first shot and sacked it on the second. 12 gauge Benelli supernova 5 shot 1 1/4 ounce...anything less is just embarrassing."</em><br />
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