Sarah's 115 Late Buck

Sarah and Sam both drew the late Coues deer tag in one our favorite units. Sarah and Sam's dad Jeff decided to go with the AZ Ground Pounders. On the second day of the hunt Steel glassed a big buck. The Big Framed 3X4 worked his way around the corner of the ridge and didn't come back out for the day.
The next morning Steel refound the buck pushing a doe. Cash and Sarah put a stalk on the buck and got in range. Cash helped Sarah set up the Powers Custom .300 Win and turned the turret to 540 yards. 13 year old Sarah made a great shot and the big buck fell.  Congrats to Sarah on her 115 6/8th buck. What an awesome first Coues Buck!!!!!!

3 Lions, 6 Days

The AZ Ground Pounders had a great week lion hunting. The week started off with hunter Bobby Moore making the trip out from Kentucky to hunt a lion. On the second day of his hunt the AZ Ground Pounders treed a good Tom. Bobby made a good shot and killed the Tom.

 

The next day the AZ Ground Pounders were at it again. This time a young Tom was treed but released after pictures.

Three days later the AZ Ground Pounders took youth hunter Robert Dunn lion hunting. A good tom was treed and Robert made a great shot. Congrats to our youngest lion hunter to date.

Great week for the AZ Ground Pounders Outfitters.

A few lion hunts are available for the spring. Please call 928-517-1337 for more info or to book your hunt. 

AZ Ground Pounders 383 Late Bull

Roger made the trip down from Washington to hunt Late Bull Elk with the AZ Ground Pounders Outfitters.The AZ Ground Pounders had found a big bull with big fronts two weeks before the hunt. On the second day of the hunt Steel glassed the big bull from over two miles.
Cash, Waylon, Levi and Roger closed the distance. Cash reglassed the bull at 840 yards and Roger set up the Powers Custom 300 Win Mag. Waylon turned the turret and Roger let it rip. The bull dropped on the spot. The bull is one of the biggest bulls ever guided by the AZ Ground Pounders Outfitters. Congrats to Roger on an awesome bull and for making a great shot.

AZ GROUND POUNDERS OCTOBER COUES BUCKS

The AZ Ground Pounders had a great week hunting Coues Bucks.

Cash's Wife Holly Armstrong started the hunt off with a 110 2/8th buck on Saturday. She made the 180 yard shot with the .257 weatherby and killed her first Coues Buck. Great Job Holly!!!

The next day Steel made a great shot 460 yard shot to kill his buck. The buck scored just over 110 and has a base mass measurement that is over 6 inches.

Two days later Grandpa Ted  squeezed the trigger on the .300 Weatherby amd killed his biggest Coues Buck of his life.

On the last Day of the hunt Levi and Cash found two great bucks and got the job done. Levi made a great shot at 450 yards and killed his buck that scored just over 102".

Cash shot his buck at  570 yards. Cash's Buck scored 107 and 5/8th and finished off a great week of hunting for the AZ Ground Pounders Outfitters.

Clay's Big 4x5 Youth Hunt Mule Deer Buck

Levi took Clay Randall, his dad Reese, brother Kyle out on a unit 23 Youth Any Antlered Deer hunt. Levi glassed a big 4 by 5 buck with great eye guards. Clay set up the 30-378 for the 650 yard shot and put the chili wop on the big buck. Thanks to the Randall family for an awesome hunt and congratulations to Clay on the great shot and an awesome Mule Deer buck.

Mike Coover's 630 Yard Spot and Stalk Bear Hunt with the AZ Ground Pounders

Mike Coover made the trip back up to hunt with the AZ Ground Pounders Outfitters again. In April of 2012 Coover killed a giant Tom on the first day of the hunt. On the fourth afternnon of the bear hunt Cash glassed a big bear working down a canyon. The bear was a shooter at first site. Coover set up the Custom .300 Weatherby Mag and got on the bear quickly. Waylon turned the custom Kenton Industries Turrett for 630 yards. The big bear stepped out into an opening an Coover let it rip. The bear was hit hard and rolled down the steep canyon.  Cash and Thumper stayed in the glasses and guided Waylon and Coover to where the bear was last seen. About 10 minutes before dark at the bottom of the canyon Waylon found the big bear. Congrats to Coover on the great shot and an awesome bear.

AZ GROUND POUNDERS DESERT TOM

On Saturday Levi and our good buddy Hooter were glassing for the junior deer hunt when they glassed a good Tom. A call was made to Cash and Steel and they were trailing within two hours. The Tom was bluffed in a nasty canyon. Great photos and the first lion of the fall for the AZ Ground Pounders.