It was one of those days. I am usually the guy up hours before the sun, driving with a cup of hot coffee and a purpose, trying to be the first one at whatever creek I am fishing. The long work week and an even longer Friday night, found the sun already peaking its head…
Rambling Review – Cabela’s Upland II Vest Why? I have been hunting quail in Arizona for quite a few years now and when I first started I would chase after these birds with a small backpack that contained some water and a GPS. This backpack served me well until I started being successful and actually…
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 on staying close to home on the weekends and hunting Gambel’s quail and thinking about maybe trying out my new three weight…
Rambling Review – Cabela’s Outfitter’s Wooltimate Windshear Vest Why? Hunting in Arizona exposes the hunter to a wide range of temperatures. On a cool morning, temps can be hovering near the freezing mark and by noon be back up into the 50’s and 60’s. In my opinion, a quality vest is essential for layering in…
As you may have noticed, the cold weather and heavy snows up north have kept the fly fishing to a minimum this past month, but has allowed me to focus much of my time on hunting Gambel’s quail here in the Valley. All of this quail hunting has really stirred the pot and jumpstarted several…
The cuts and scratches on my arms and hands are proof of the hard work that I put in this morning while hunting Gambel’s quail in the Arizona desert. I had met Austin this morning before light and we drove to a spot that is loaded with Gambel’s quail. Normally, when I open the door…
Rambling Review – Temple Fork Outfitters Lefty Kreh Finesse Series 7’9” 3 weight Why? I first fell into fly fishing through a bubble and a fly, but shortly after, I inherited my grandfather’s old 5 weight Fenwick. After 6 months or so on Arizona’s small streams, I started looking for a small stream rod that…
As I stated in an earlier post, I thought my Arizona Gambel’s quail season was over, but with my javelina success opening weekend, the rest of January is looking wide open for my early morning hunts. The quail in my usual spot are getting to the point where they know the sound of my truck,…