Hey Gang,
Nice to chat with all of you again. Yesterday I went out on a Javelina HAM hunt in unit 32 in Arizona with some old clients of mine, and it reminded me of all the good time the good Lord has given me this season. After thinking of this, I thought I would share a couple of the hunts with you.
On the Archery Javelina hunt, Gary Christoffersen, owner of Day one Camouflage came out and hunted with me. We hunted in units 33/37B. We hunted for 3 days, seeing Javelina everyday, and actually shooting one the first day, only to be dissapointed by a mistake, that lead us to not find the Javelina. I accidentally bumped it, and it ran off never to be seen again. On the 2nd day we seen some, but never got a shot. On the 3rd day, he took his first Javelina. he shot it at 28 yards, and this time I played it safe and gave it plenty of time to die. He was using those steel force broad heads, they work pretty darn good. I must say that 33/37B is one of the best archery hunts out there. We saw around 60 Javelina in 2 1/2 days of hunting.
This hunt I was on yesterday, brought the memories back when I HAM hunted for these little critters as a young kid. I hunted with a old client of mine and his son. His some is only 12 or 13 years old. We were hunting unit 32 this time. We had a blast, I hunted with them a day and a half. On the first day, we seen only 4 pigs, never getting a shot. On the 1/2 day I hunted with them, we seen 12 more, and they lit up the canyon with their 357 and their 223 handgun. It was great. The only bad thing, was they never hit a single pig. The son shot 12 times, and the dad 4 times. I know the dad can shoot, he's killed 3 Javelina with me with 4 shots, but I guess everyone has a bad day. In saying this, even though they did not kill one, seeing the smile on the sons face, made the hunt one of the best. The son had never shot at one before, and he was really excited. He said he can't wait till next year. When I seen the son shoot, it reminded me of myself trying to shoot those things with my 357 when I was his age, and I felt like a kid again.
I can't wait till the next hunts, I hope they are as successful as the last two. And Guys if reading this teaches anyone something, take a child Hunting or even fishing. Once you see their little faces all lit up from the fun they have on a hunt or a fishing trip, you'll surely do it again. And to those who are out there still hunting and the ones who are getting ready to go, Good Luck.
Enrique
Nice to chat with all of you again. Yesterday I went out on a Javelina HAM hunt in unit 32 in Arizona with some old clients of mine, and it reminded me of all the good time the good Lord has given me this season. After thinking of this, I thought I would share a couple of the hunts with you.
On the Archery Javelina hunt, Gary Christoffersen, owner of Day one Camouflage came out and hunted with me. We hunted in units 33/37B. We hunted for 3 days, seeing Javelina everyday, and actually shooting one the first day, only to be dissapointed by a mistake, that lead us to not find the Javelina. I accidentally bumped it, and it ran off never to be seen again. On the 2nd day we seen some, but never got a shot. On the 3rd day, he took his first Javelina. he shot it at 28 yards, and this time I played it safe and gave it plenty of time to die. He was using those steel force broad heads, they work pretty darn good. I must say that 33/37B is one of the best archery hunts out there. We saw around 60 Javelina in 2 1/2 days of hunting.
This hunt I was on yesterday, brought the memories back when I HAM hunted for these little critters as a young kid. I hunted with a old client of mine and his son. His some is only 12 or 13 years old. We were hunting unit 32 this time. We had a blast, I hunted with them a day and a half. On the first day, we seen only 4 pigs, never getting a shot. On the 1/2 day I hunted with them, we seen 12 more, and they lit up the canyon with their 357 and their 223 handgun. It was great. The only bad thing, was they never hit a single pig. The son shot 12 times, and the dad 4 times. I know the dad can shoot, he's killed 3 Javelina with me with 4 shots, but I guess everyone has a bad day. In saying this, even though they did not kill one, seeing the smile on the sons face, made the hunt one of the best. The son had never shot at one before, and he was really excited. He said he can't wait till next year. When I seen the son shoot, it reminded me of myself trying to shoot those things with my 357 when I was his age, and I felt like a kid again.
I can't wait till the next hunts, I hope they are as successful as the last two. And Guys if reading this teaches anyone something, take a child Hunting or even fishing. Once you see their little faces all lit up from the fun they have on a hunt or a fishing trip, you'll surely do it again. And to those who are out there still hunting and the ones who are getting ready to go, Good Luck.
Enrique
