Jay Scott Outdoors

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Close Encounter with a Young Bull Elk

By Darr Colburn

I took this video with my point and shoot camera while scouting for an elk hunt. The bull came within 5 yards of where I was glassing from.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

We need rain!

At this point any moisture is good news. We need some March storms really bad. This is a great source to check the moisture. Click Here

Monday, February 27, 2012

Autumn Flyfishing in Rocky Mtn National Park

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Check out this talented group of editors for Elk Hunter Magazine. I feel fortunate to be a part of such a diverse and experienced group of elkaholics. Click here to check out the Elk Hunter Magazine Blog which features everything to do with elk including articles, pictures, videos, how to, recipes and much more. You can also follow Elk Hunter Magazine on facebook.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Ryan Eustice's 140 2/8 Gross Non Typical Coues Deer

Ryan Eustice got his monster Coues deer scored by Amanda Moors of Coueswhitetail.com today at the ISE show. For other photos of the buck click here. The buck ended up officially scoring 135 2/8 Non Typical NET and grossed 140 2/8. Congrats to Ryan Eustice on a fantastic buck of a lifetime! I had the pleasure of watching Amanda score the buck and I learned a couple of scoring tips as well.

Magpul Dynamics - The Art of the Precision Rifle - Full Trailer - HD

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Humphries Ultimate 3-D Pop Up Tour

Here is the email I got from Brian Cook about the shoot this weekend at the Phoenix ISE show. This shoot is really fun and I plan on shooting it again this year. See you there.
"Hey everyone just a Quick reminder of the shoot this week in Phoenix! See attached flyer for dates and times! We are excited and cant wait to come to the SUN!!! See you all soon! Don't forget to join us on facebook and follow our tour and updates!!! Humphries Archery and look for the Team Humphries logo!!!!

Oh and remember the wristbands, for those of you that are planning on attending the ABA shoot this weekend! Come shoot Thursday or Friday get your wristband and you can re enter the show anytime at no additional fee!!!"

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Fever 2012 Spring Gobbler teaser

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Long Range Shooting & Load Development

I joined up with our good friend Dan Bright today for some long range shooting. Dan has been working on some loads for my .257 Weatherby. We were joined by Dan's brother, dad and my brother Kirk. Kirk just purchased a .257 Weatherby from the Outdoorsmans so it was a perfect excuse to join us. We shot for a couple of hours before the winds came up. Dan brought a gong made out of 1/2 inch steel that measures 12 inches tall by 18 inches wide (about the size of a deer body). We put the gong out at 695 yards. It did not take long before we were hitting the gong almost every shot. This is great practive to see what your gun will do at long range. I look forward to tweeking the loads and seeing which one I like the best. I am shooting the Nosler 110 Grain Accubond bullets. Most of the loads were going 3450-3500fps. I love shooting the .257 Weatherby because it shoots flat and hits hard.

The Outdoorsmans Ballistic Turret was amazing for shooting long range.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Tippy the Ram-Desert Bighorn Sheep AZ

Darr and I had seen this ram in Unit 44B North that we nicknamed Tippy several times over the 2009, 2010 and 2011 sheep scouting and hunting seasons. These first pics were captured on 10/26/10 prior to Ron Arndorfer's Hunt. Tippy continued to grow and then was harvested in December of 2011 by hunter Brad Reily of Yuma. Tippy was checked out by the Arizona Game and fish at 171 6/8. Congrats to Brad on a great ram!

Tippy is lower left ram

tippy is bedded on lower left

Tippy in May 2011

Tippy bedded on right

Lets take a look at the numbers on "Tippy". Left Horn-Horn Length 35 5/8, 14 5/8, 14 2/8, 12 4/8, 9 0/9=86 1/8 and the Right Horn-35 4/8, 14 4/8, 14 2/8, 12 5/8, 9 2/8=86 1/8 for a total of 172 2/8 minus 4/8 of deductions. The NET score is 171 6/8.