Bobcat!

Here's a clip from the last bobcat I caught. Those buggers get my adrenaline going every time!!

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Here are some of the pics from this year. Nothing great, but they sure are awesome animals!

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Flying Sheep

On Tuesday I'll be jumping in a helicopter to fly the BullDog Mountains. I'll be involved in Desert Bighorn Sheep surveys. I'm going to take my camera, so I'll post some pics! This is one of my favorite things to do with my job. We cruise up and down slot canyons in a helicopter!! The pilot takes us in near the cliff edges to count rams, ewes,and lambs. It's a good time (if I don't Puke)....

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Utah Hunt / Pointing Quail

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Brassi tearin' up her first season!

Well I've taken Brassi out twice so far chukar hunting. The first hunt was a little sketchy, but she sure figured it out for the second. Brassi was pointing covies at 70 yards +!!! I was so dang proud of her I could have kissed her! Megan doesn't understand..... The second hunt she pointed every bird that I shot (a limit). I decided not to kill birds that Brassi doesn't point, and hunting has never been better!!

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Here is the buck I shot this year during the Utah, '08 muzzleloader season. Dayler thinks it's a monster buck!! I know better, but I like him calling it that...

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ALASKA

Alaska was a blast! We caught tons of salmon, and ate lots of berries (there are wild edible berries everywhere) I even shot a Sitka Blacktail buck. They are a cool little deer.

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Dad's Big Tom

Here's Dad's video. This ol' tom had just got done winning a battle with another tom. He was pretty beat up. His prize for winning was a load of, "Heavier than lead!!"

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Doug Arrows a Turkey Last Week!!

Here's Doug's Bird that he forked last week. My dad thumped one with a, "heavier than lead," shotgun load. I'll try to get it on the blog too. I made the video quality low so that I could upload it, but I think I didn't need to do it as much as I did!This bird only went about ten yards after getting thumped.

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The Beast

Megan Caught this hog last summer! It was near 20 in. long

and 5lbs. She thought that she had a snag (it was funny). She was

jigging a rubber crayfish. I think she retired on that fish...

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Why Dayler Loves the Water

When Dayler was smaller he'd go fishing with Megan and

I. He was always interested in the water, so one trip Megan got in with him. Now he's a dang fish. case closed......

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Trapping with Dayler

Dayler came trappin' with me this year quite often. He was always decked out in his camo coat etc. The only problem was those dang PINK boots that his cousin Kaylee gave him. He loves those things. I tried to explain to him that they were "girls" boots, but that didn't phase him. We had a lot of fun!

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That's no Bobcat!

This was crazy! I got a call at 11:30 pm from a local trapper reporting that he had caught a large tom cougar. He explained to me that he had re-enforced his traps in various ways, and he doubted that the cougar would be able to pull out. (for those of you that don't know, you're not supposed to trap cougars, that's why he called-it was an accident). I called my neighboring officer Josh Carver, and Sergeant Brian Shearer. When we arrived I handed my camera to the trapper's son, and asked if he'd take pictures. We were able to let the cat go, but it wasn't easy! We used 3 catch poles, and a coat. It was exciting, and I found a new respect for mountain lions....They're dang strong!!

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