Well as some know we went out on our 1st hunt... EVER 8|
With a surplus of javelina tags we were able to buy some over the counter.
So with that we (Zach, David & I) got our combo hunt / fish license's & then our javelina tags for 19B (HAM hunt) We went on a scouting trip and found alot of tracks & leavings, so with that we were all stoked and ready for our hunt the following weekend.
After buying a map for the Prescott forest I soon found out that our area we planed to hunt in was actualy in a different unit (17A) :'(
But none the less we headed out anyway.
We left Friday afternoon & took the back way to Prescott then made our way to the area we planed to hunt in. Camp got set up rather quick by the boys while I made coffee & started a fire.
We had some new 20deg sleeping bags and a new tent too, well the tent sucked :( sleeps 4 my *bleep*
We knew it would be a cold one and for the most part were prepared BUT didnt expect to have ice in my hair or ice on the inside of the tent 8| but some hot coffee and the sun rise we go all loaded / geared up for our hunt!
Mr Game & Fish paid us a visit before we departed, checked our tags & weapons & wished us luck :clap:
We did our best to track got up high and glassed & glassed... nothing :sad: only thing found was a part eaten prickly pear, no tracks or leavings.
Day 2 we packed up camp and headed to another area near where we originally wanted to hunt but were in our unit... found tracks & leavings... but they were several days old.

So our 1st hunt was fun :)g) even though we got nothing the time with my boys was great, we got to shoot off our newly acquired .50cal muzzle loader :clap:

Sorry for the lack of pics but heres what I did get :cool)

My girls added to my camo job on our scout weekend

Saturday morning frozen XJ

and with no moon out I snagged a few night timed exposures




Walnut creek bridge & water

Sounds like a good time. Sometimes it is not about the prize it's about spending time with the kids.

defibvt wrote:Sounds like a good time. Sometimes it is not about the prize it's about spending time with the kids.

Yup! well remember how we froze! :lol:
And thats also why its called hunting & not killing :eyeroll:

Nice Paul. It did sound like fun though. Even the bonding ;)

Marcia and I were just up in that area a few weeks ago. There was plenty of ranch land in that area. You'd figure you guys could have at least shot a cow or horse or something. Gosh.

K7VZ wrote:Marcia and I were just up in that area a few weeks ago. There was plenty of ranch land in that area. You'd figure you guys could have at least shot a cow or horse or something. Gosh.

Oh gosh! the ranch's there are ugh :~ all over! (K4 wont allow hunting anymore on there ranch due to rude - troublesome hunters the past years)
Saw more cows & there droppings than anything. I was almost tempted to bring home some meat for us all :clap: Heck a whole cow at the March BBQ would win me something! :rockon:

Cool pics paul, looks really cold!