Problem… Truck was wedged/high centered front and back, stuck in the mud, under the water, absolutely no moving forward or back. Twenty miles to the nearest occupied ranch. Dang…
…drive from the three corners to the four corners. As much of it on dirt as possible. With a slight twist – no route planning ahead of time, just wing it…
We hiked a long way on this day, over 15 miles, but the payoff was that we got into a lot of cool stuff…
This year, I had one day that I called in seven coyotes. But, I went back again to that spot just recently, and got skunked…
Calling has been slow so far this year. The slow calling hasn’t tamped down the fire in my belly to just get out there though!
…we spent five days playing in the Arizona Strip/North Rim country. A little over 400 miles of dirt. Had a great time!
That’s exactly what I said to the kids when I spotted this cat. “Look! A lion!”
Spotted him running through the oak brush, looked like maybe chasing a deer. After the kids spotted him my daughter started whistling at him and he stopped, turned and took a few strides our way. Then jumped up on a stump to get a better look at us over the oak brush. Sitting up proud and pretty at about 70 yards!
Of most interest at the site though, and what brought me here, is an arrastra, sitting all by itself in the bottom of a small canyon a mile or two from the mill. I’ve wanted to check it out ever since I was told about it years ago…
The three ‘chucks above, all got popped in less than 10 seconds. That AR is just a hoot in a target rich environment!
…hours from pavement, some of the least traveled public land dirt roads in the entire United States. About halfway between nowhere and nowhere else… Two coyotes within 30 yards now and closing fast. The anticipation and adrenaline flowing at maximum. This is what I dream of when I sit down with my shotgun…