AZ Stink Pig

[Basser]

My buddy and I filled our archery javelina tags opening morning. This herd had been feeding in the flats the last couple of days and of course once the season opened they decided to travel up hill.

If you've never had the opportunity to stand in the middle of a herd of javelina after blowing a distress call, you need to. It's a blast but can make you shat yourself

Hopefully our deer rut will start soon in the desert and we can get close enough to one of the muleys we've been watching.

 

[ALL PLAY]

Con Grads on the Rodents LOL

 

[AZ402]

Good job, I busted my arse all day yesterday. All that I saw, was a little mule deer buck and javelina tracks.............

 

[mtmiller]

Nice work Basser. Now I can put a face to the guy I kinda ran into in Phoenix.
Wish I would have applied this year, but missed the deadline. After spending some time down there this Christmas I am once again thinking about a trip for next January.
Thanks for the share.

 

[Oak]

Good job! Looks warmer down there than it is here.

 

[camo308]

Nice little piggies, I really enjoy hunting the javelina with a bow or a handgun. I called a bunch right up to us a couple of years ago, it was great. Really gets the blood circulating.

If you don't mind me asking, what zone?

 

[kphunter]

Rob:

Nice! What unit did you score those pigs from?

KP

 

[Basser]

mtmiller...if you make it down this way next year give me a heads up and we can officially meet and go shoot something.

camo...we shot them in the the southern units.

 

[mtmiller]

You have a deal. I can only play so many of rounds of golf with the family. I am thinking next year I will show up later and spend some time there in Jan. instead.

 

[Basser]

There's usually some leftover archery pig tags, quail is open till the first part of February, but I've heard there's no ducks in the desert...

 

[mtmiller]

There's usually some leftover archery pig tags, quail is open till the first part of February, but I've heard there's no ducks in the desert...

No worries, I get my fill of ducks up here...pigs and quail, not so much. BTW, I have been known to chase deer once in a while as well.

I drove up to Tortilla Flat and Apache one day. Sweet country. I would love to check that stuff out a little closer if there are any critters in there.

 

[Delw]

Nice Job Basser

 

[Basser]

You've got it. Chasing these desert deer with a bow can be a very humbling experience. It takes shooting a stink pig to gain some of that confidence back

 

[Muleyslyr]

Nice pigs Basser! You say there's usually leftover tags, are the hard to get of an outta stater? My brother lives down in Chandler and we've been trying to hook up for a hunt. That would be a blast! And like you said could be a good confidence builder.

 

[Basser]

For some reason each year is a little different but this year there were some leftovers in units within an hour or so drive from Chandler. My understanding is that as long as you have a hunting license you can buy one and the 10% isn't in effect. You'd have to double check on that though.

www.azgfd.com

 

[BuzzH]

Well done...congrats!

Those things are a blast to hunt with a bow.

 

[BillyGoat]

Hey Basser, it's duck season. You're supposed to kill those things in Feb. Does your dog know you've been out hunting without him?

 

[Basser]

We've got a system worked out...if the long gun case gets taken out of the closet he gets to go. If the bow case comes out then he just gives me the evil eye.

Besides, there's no ducks in the desert.

 

[smalls]

Besides, there's no ducks in the desert.

I say prove it...with pics

 

[WHT_MTNMAN]

I say prove it...with pics

He can't we saw one once but he missed

Nice piggies Rob and Jay