Glass eye
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Got back yesterday from hunting in AZ with ltDan, pickensCJ, XDHUNTER and Rem3006.
On friday we hiked to my favorite area and sat on a ridgetop ALL day waiting for the javies to show themselves. I figured that they were there but were bedded because the nights were down into the teens and the days were in the upper 70's.
While waiting, 2 other hunters showed up on the opposite ridge and glassed for about an hour, then suddenly one guy shot his rifle down the ravine between us. We were puzzled by his shot because they just stayed put and continued glassing in all directions. After several hours they slowly began hiking down the ravine toward where he had shot. Then they milled about and acted like they were hunting, glassing in all directions. After a good long while they hiked out carrying something, and when they passed it under a fence we saw that it was a coues deer.
Talk about ballsy, they saw us and yet poached a deer right in front of us. I guess they figured that we were'nt going to stay put all day, and also nobody could get a signal on a cell phone to turn them in. I'm certain that they were locals and knew that there's no phone signals out there.
With the poachers gone and less than an hour of light left, we deciding to start making the long trek back. We had put our gear away and strapped on our packs when Chuck Pickens takes one last look back with the naked eye and spots 5 javies right below us. I was frustrated because both ltDan and Chuck could see them but I couldn't.
We hiked down to get closer when a seperate group appears 115 yards up the hill from us. Dan shoots one and they scattered. We hiked up to where they were and I spot a lone javie just below the ridge top. I quickly fired an off-hand 89 yard shot with my 243, severing its spine. Dan continues searching for his javie in the thick cactus while Chuck crests the ridge to find all of the javies below him in the open. He downs a big one and spots Dan's javie limping away into the brush.
The next day they all returned to the same spot and XDHUNTER tags his javie. I'll let him tell his story.
On friday we hiked to my favorite area and sat on a ridgetop ALL day waiting for the javies to show themselves. I figured that they were there but were bedded because the nights were down into the teens and the days were in the upper 70's.
While waiting, 2 other hunters showed up on the opposite ridge and glassed for about an hour, then suddenly one guy shot his rifle down the ravine between us. We were puzzled by his shot because they just stayed put and continued glassing in all directions. After several hours they slowly began hiking down the ravine toward where he had shot. Then they milled about and acted like they were hunting, glassing in all directions. After a good long while they hiked out carrying something, and when they passed it under a fence we saw that it was a coues deer.
Talk about ballsy, they saw us and yet poached a deer right in front of us. I guess they figured that we were'nt going to stay put all day, and also nobody could get a signal on a cell phone to turn them in. I'm certain that they were locals and knew that there's no phone signals out there.
With the poachers gone and less than an hour of light left, we deciding to start making the long trek back. We had put our gear away and strapped on our packs when Chuck Pickens takes one last look back with the naked eye and spots 5 javies right below us. I was frustrated because both ltDan and Chuck could see them but I couldn't.
We hiked down to get closer when a seperate group appears 115 yards up the hill from us. Dan shoots one and they scattered. We hiked up to where they were and I spot a lone javie just below the ridge top. I quickly fired an off-hand 89 yard shot with my 243, severing its spine. Dan continues searching for his javie in the thick cactus while Chuck crests the ridge to find all of the javies below him in the open. He downs a big one and spots Dan's javie limping away into the brush.
The next day they all returned to the same spot and XDHUNTER tags his javie. I'll let him tell his story.
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atiotic-wavin-flagDid not get a Javie but the trip and experience is priceless. Had a great time hunting with super nice guys like Xdhunter, Glass eye, ltDan & PickensCJ.
