Arizona Javelina Hunt…
Javelina Country It felt as if I had just fallen asleep from our New Years celebration, when my alarm told me to pull my aching body from bed. Most of my gear had been sorted and packed the day before,...
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Glassing for Javelina Archery javelina season ended a three year long quest for one of these Arizona pigs and truth be told, my cold weather hunting gear was washed and put away. I have been focusing...
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Rambling Review – Browning Pursuit Jacket Browning Pursuit Jacket Why: Even though Arizona is a desert, we still get some fairly serious weather that rolls through the mesas and canyons in our later...
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Javelina Country Wild Burros Clouds Pack and Arrows Quail Tracks Flat Tire Although I did not get drawn for my go-to unit, I bought an over-the-counter javelina tag in a unit closer to town. While...
View ArticleArizona Javelina Hunting: So close yet so far…
Javelina Country The morning sun was just starting to lighten the sky as I tiptoed to the top of the bluff where I was going to set up and glass the surrounding hills. I moved from rock to rock and...
View ArticleThe Ritual
The Ritual Many weekends find me camping out, either hunting or fishing in the Arizona backcountry. What’s ironic is that as wonderful and exciting as my time in the wild is, nothing really compares to...
View ArticleArizona Javelina Hunting: Photo Dump
Javelina Country I drew a javelina tag this year and was very excited about heading up north to try and seal the deal. In the two and a half days of hunting, the wind gusted through the whole thing. We...
View ArticleA day in Yuma
Yuma Sunrise The story begins a couple weeks back when I knew that I’d be headed to the HAHWG meeting in Yuma. The meeting was in the afternoon, and I figured I could squeeze a couple hours in the...
View ArticlePreseason prep: Flinging and Fletching Arrows
Ingredients With archery javelina and deer season around the corner, I’ve been shooting the recurve even more than usual. I always enjoy fletching arrows in preparation for the new season as well as...
View ArticleShoot for Life Juniors Javelina Hunt
Shoot for Life Javelina Hunting Camp I have written about the Hunting and Angling Heritage Work Group (HAHWG) before here. The HAHWG is a collaboration between the Arizona Game and Fish Department and...
View ArticleJavelina Hunting: Stickbow Edition
Stickbow Javelina While gulping a cup of coffee, I scrawled a note to my wife and kids telling them I was planning on morning javelina hunting. Little did I know as I threw my pack and bow into the...
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Grasslands I spent a few days in southern Arizona with my good buddy Austin and a few of his friends from Idaho chasing coues deer and javelina. The guys had been down there for the week, and I caught...
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