19 Days to Kill - Live!!! New Mexico, East Tx, North Tx, Illinois - TexasBowhunter.com Community Discussion Forums

Hsbtgarcia · 09-24-2022, 06:15 PM

Gather round everybody!!!
September is coming to an end, but the live hunts are just getting kicked off.
I’ve got 19 days set aside this year to bloody some arrows. We’re gonna start the first leg of the year off tomorrow morning @ 3:00 AM with a trip up to Dulce New Mexico to chase Elk on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. My buddy Justin Spies and I will hunt Sept 26-30. This will be our first Elk hunt ever and we are chomping at the bit to say the least.

The second leg will kick off Oct 13, & 18-20. East Tx Neches river bottom will be our home. I’ll be hunting with my dad & Talen those days. We’ll have doe tags to fill and select target bucks to hunt.

We’ll head up to Rule Tx for the fourth leg to hunt a Ranch we’ve never been to before. I’ll have both of my boys, Bryce & Talen, with me. It’s been a few years since we have all 3 been on a hunt together so this one is definitely special to me.

November 10-16 will be the fifth and final leg of the live hunt with a trip to Illinois to hunt a close friend’s farm that I hunted last year. My brother Kade, buddy Clark & Talen will be with me. We have strict instructions from the landowner to fill our tags.

I’ll try and keep it as entertaining as possible and pic heavy.

Gumbo Man · 09-24-2022, 06:22 PM

Looking forward to following again this season Heath. Y’all go get ya some and we’ll be watching over your shoulder.

freezerfiller · 09-24-2022, 06:29 PM

In , good luck sir!

flywise · 09-24-2022, 07:45 PM

Best Of luck and safe travels

Fishndude · 09-24-2022, 07:47 PM

In for this one.

RS3 · 09-24-2022, 08:04 PM

Looking forward to following along

TKRanch · 09-24-2022, 08:25 PM

Look forward to the reports. Enjoyed them last year!!

Drycreek3189 · 09-24-2022, 08:34 PM

Good luck !

JakeM · 09-24-2022, 08:41 PM

Good luck to all of yall and ill be following along!

Quackerbox · 09-24-2022, 08:49 PM

Should be a good time

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Justin Spies · 09-24-2022, 10:14 PM

Boy am I ready to get this started! Considering that I’m getting picked up in less than 5 hours I should be sleeping, but wide awake here!!

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lanceodom · 09-24-2022, 10:14 PM

Good luck fellas!!!

Olympic Recurve · 09-24-2022, 10:42 PM

Good luck!

tkuehn5410 · 09-24-2022, 10:50 PM

Can’t wait to follow along!

bloodtrailer28 · 09-24-2022, 11:26 PM

Good luck and will be following this one!

Hsbtgarcia · 09-24-2022, 11:57 PM

The Kill-Mobile is packed! Bout to get a couple hrs of sleep and we’ll be headed West.

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ChickenWilly · 09-24-2022, 11:59 PM

Good luck fellas!

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trophy8 · 09-25-2022, 12:54 AM

How the heck did y’all score a hunt on the reservation?! Looking forward to this!

rut-ro · 09-25-2022, 01:50 AM

Tagged

Bone Thug · 09-25-2022, 06:34 AM

Awesome….Tuned in.

Best of luck to y’all.

Slick8 · 09-25-2022, 06:35 AM

Tuned in and best of luck to ya

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gemini2759 · 09-25-2022, 06:48 AM

Good luck to all.

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Clintk · 09-25-2022, 06:55 AM

Good luck

sahunter · 09-25-2022, 08:26 AM

good luck and be safe!!!

lmartin5 · 09-25-2022, 09:47 AM

This will be good…safe travels and good luck!

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Droptine3030 · 09-25-2022, 11:12 AM

Tagged

jlow · 09-25-2022, 11:42 AM

Good Luck to y’all Homie!!!!! Tagged…

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Hsbtgarcia · 09-25-2022, 11:47 AM

Just rolled thru Amarillo.
6 hrs left to go. Finally got out of the NE head wind.
We’ll meet up with our guides this evening, get groceries & check into the AirB&B.

Hsbtgarcia · 09-25-2022, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trophy8

How the heck did y’all score a hunt on the reservation?! Looking forward to this!

It only took 719 phone calls to get 2 tags. Literally!

Hsbtgarcia · 09-25-2022, 01:07 PM

Setting the clocks back an hr!

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Beargrasstx · 09-25-2022, 03:33 PM

Good luck! Love that trailer, looking to get one like that in the future

popeandyoung151 · 09-25-2022, 03:49 PM

There’s no way I could sleep if I was going to the Jicarilla! Good luck to you guys!

Agdog · 09-25-2022, 05:19 PM

Tuned in!

Mertzon Man · 09-25-2022, 07:20 PM

Good luck and safe travels.

Etxbuckman · 09-25-2022, 07:58 PM

Tagged

Hsbtgarcia · 09-25-2022, 08:04 PM

Rolled into town around 5:00. Unpacked the trailer. Shot our bows. Grocery shopping is checked off the list.

Time to double check all equipment, Pack lunches, swap practice tips out with broad heads, and charge all camera batteries.

Meeting our guides @ 6:00 AM.

Gumbo Man · 09-25-2022, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by popeandyoung151

There’s no way I could sleep if I was going to the Jicarilla! Good luck to you guys!

Understatement.

MarkV · 09-25-2022, 08:06 PM

Good luck. These threads are always awesome.

Gumbo Man · 09-25-2022, 08:07 PM

In for results. Good luck to you guys.

lab man · 09-25-2022, 08:31 PM

Good luck!!

lmartin5 · 09-25-2022, 08:50 PM

Good luck in the morning!

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hoythunter02 · 09-25-2022, 09:50 PM

Sounds like some epic trips in the making. Good luck bud.

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Hsbtgarcia · 09-25-2022, 10:51 PM

Finally sitting down to eat after going over all of our equipment.

Lunches are packed and we’ll start out the morning with some bacon eggs and biscuits to get our calorie fix for the day.

A little back story to this hunt…

In 2019 Justin had mentioned a 2020 Elk hunt. He didn’t have to twist my arm at all. I was all in. He started researching outfitters, units, success rates, etc…
It didn’t take him long to land on the Jicarilla and contact guides. Unfortunately COVID cancelled all hunts for non tribal members and 2020 hunts were pushed to 2021.

After over a year of waiting, we were ecstatic to be fortunate enough to secure 2 tags for the 2022 season. That’s when the work began. We both went into health mode. Running, weights, & clean eating. I dropped 25 lbs. Going from 244 to 219. No way I was going on my first elk hunt and not making an effort to get in some kind of shape.
This week may still whoop me, but it won’t be from a lack of trying to prepare.

So here we are. Bout to hit the bed and try to sleep while anticipating what this week is gonna be like.
We both will be trying to get as much footage as we can between GoPros and Tactacams. And I’ll keep the thread as live as I can pending signal in the mountains.

Pstraw · 09-25-2022, 11:42 PM

Good luck to you gentlemen. Y'all go get 'em.

TxDispatcher · 09-25-2022, 11:50 PM

Aaaaaaaaw yeah!!

looking forward to following your thread, Heith

always an incredible thread to follow and I see no reason for this year to be any different

Dejashoot · 09-26-2022, 07:00 AM

Good luck guys!

Hsbtgarcia · 09-26-2022, 07:04 AM

Starting the morning off right!!!

Just pulled up to meet the guides.
I’ll update as I can

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Gumbo Man · 09-26-2022, 07:07 AM

Great start. Good. Luck

Quackerbox · 09-26-2022, 07:10 AM

get it boys!!

chrigging · 09-26-2022, 07:20 AM

Following..Good Luck!

09-24-2022, 06:15 PM	#1
Hsbtgarcia Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Lufkin Tx Hunt In: Frio, Polk Counties, Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Africa	19 Days to Kill - Live!!! New Mexico, East Tx, North Tx, Illinois Gather round everybody!!! September is coming to an end, but the live hunts are just getting kicked off. I’ve got 19 days set aside this year to bloody some arrows. We’re gonna start the first leg of the year off tomorrow morning @ 3:00 AM with a trip up to Dulce New Mexico to chase Elk on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. My buddy Justin Spies and I will hunt Sept 26-30. This will be our first Elk hunt ever and we are chomping at the bit to say the least. The second leg will kick off Oct 13, & 18-20. East Tx Neches river bottom will be our home. I’ll be hunting with my dad & Talen those days. We’ll have doe tags to fill and select target bucks to hunt. We’ll head up to Rule Tx for the fourth leg to hunt a Ranch we’ve never been to before. I’ll have both of my boys, Bryce & Talen, with me. It’s been a few years since we have all 3 been on a hunt together so this one is definitely special to me. November 10-16 will be the fifth and final leg of the live hunt with a trip to Illinois to hunt a close friend’s farm that I hunted last year. My brother Kade, buddy Clark & Talen will be with me. We have strict instructions from the landowner to fill our tags. I’ll try and keep it as entertaining as possible and pic heavy.

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09-24-2022, 06:22 PM	#2
Gumbo Man Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Livingston Texas Hunt In: Between Onalaska and Groveton	Looking forward to following again this season Heath. Y’all go get ya some and we’ll be watching over your shoulder.

09-24-2022, 06:29 PM	#3
freezerfiller Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Southeast Texas	In , good luck sir!

09-24-2022, 07:45 PM	#4
flywise Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tx Hunt In: Blanco, Nacadoches,NewMexico,Colorado	Best Of luck and safe travels

09-24-2022, 07:47 PM	#5
Fishndude Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arlington, Texas Hunt In: Mason, Ellis and Dimmit counties	In for this one.

09-24-2022, 08:04 PM	#6
RS3 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Georgetown	Looking forward to following along

09-24-2022, 08:25 PM	#7
TKRanch Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Back in TEXAS!!! Sandia, TX	Look forward to the reports. Enjoyed them last year!!

09-24-2022, 08:34 PM	#8
Drycreek3189 Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Troup Hunt In: Cherokee, Rusk Counties	Good luck !

09-24-2022, 08:41 PM	#9
JakeM Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Deer Park Hunt In: Gillespie Co, Kimble Co, Liberty Co.	Good luck to all of yall and ill be following along!

09-24-2022, 08:49 PM	#10
Quackerbox Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Magnolia Hunt In: The woods	Should be a good time Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

09-24-2022, 10:14 PM	#11
Justin Spies Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Lufkin Hunt In: East Tx, Kansas, South Africa, Waiting for IOWA!!	Boy am I ready to get this started! Considering that I’m getting picked up in less than 5 hours I should be sleeping, but wide awake here!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

09-24-2022, 10:14 PM	#12
lanceodom Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston Hunt In: LaSalle County	Good luck fellas!!!

09-24-2022, 10:42 PM	#13
Olympic Recurve Ten Point Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Antonio Hunt In: TX	Good luck!

09-24-2022, 10:50 PM	#14
tkuehn5410 Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lubbock, TX Hunt In: Crosby, Dickens	Can’t wait to follow along!

09-24-2022, 11:26 PM	#15
bloodtrailer28 Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Oatmeal, TX	Good luck and will be following this one!

09-24-2022, 11:57 PM	#16
Hsbtgarcia Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Lufkin Tx Hunt In: Frio, Polk Counties, Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Africa	The Kill-Mobile is packed! Bout to get a couple hrs of sleep and we’ll be headed West. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-24-2022, 11:59 PM	#17
ChickenWilly Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canton, Tx Hunt In: Lampasas and anywhere else I can!	Good luck fellas! Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

09-25-2022, 12:54 AM	#18
trophy8 Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brenham,Texas	How the heck did y’all score a hunt on the reservation?! Looking forward to this!

09-25-2022, 01:50 AM	#19
rut-ro Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Sugar Land Hunt In: Leon,Madison and Zavalla	Tagged

09-25-2022, 06:34 AM	#20
Bone Thug Pope & Young Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Angelo, TX Hunt In: Texas	Awesome….Tuned in. Best of luck to y’all.

09-25-2022, 06:35 AM	#21
Slick8 Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Richmond, Texas Hunt In: In the woods	Tuned in and best of luck to ya Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

09-25-2022, 06:48 AM	#22
gemini2759 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Port Isabel Hunt In: Jim Hogg, public land	Good luck to all. Sent from my moto g power (2021) using Tapatalk

09-25-2022, 06:55 AM	#23
Clintk Eight Point Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Antonio, Tx Hunt In: South Tx	Good luck

09-25-2022, 08:26 AM	#24
sahunter Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: san antonio Hunt In: Central and South Texas	good luck and be safe!!!

09-25-2022, 09:47 AM	#25
lmartin5 Pope & Young Join Date: May 2014 Location: San Angelo Hunt In: Callahan County, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado	This will be good…safe travels and good luck! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-25-2022, 11:12 AM	#26
Droptine3030 Eight Point Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Angelo,Fort Mckavett Hunt In: San Angelo	Tagged

09-25-2022, 11:42 AM	#27
jlow Spike Join Date: Nov 2015	Good Luck to y’all Homie!!!!! Tagged… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-25-2022, 11:47 AM	#28
Hsbtgarcia Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Lufkin Tx Hunt In: Frio, Polk Counties, Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Africa	Just rolled thru Amarillo. 6 hrs left to go. Finally got out of the NE head wind. We’ll meet up with our guides this evening, get groceries & check into the AirB&B.

09-25-2022, 01:07 PM	#30
Hsbtgarcia Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Lufkin Tx Hunt In: Frio, Polk Counties, Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Africa	Setting the clocks back an hr! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-25-2022, 03:33 PM	#31
Beargrasstx Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Richmond Hunt In: Anywhere I get permission or invited; public land, western states	Good luck! Love that trailer, looking to get one like that in the future

09-25-2022, 03:49 PM	#32
popeandyoung151 Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Nemo Hunt In: Wilbarger county, MT, CO, WY	There’s no way I could sleep if I was going to the Jicarilla! Good luck to you guys!