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So happy to have my outdoor partner in crime back from a year deployment. what do you do when you get that call from a 20 plus year Army veteran saying he needs a "day"???? hold on I got this, home made breakfast early morning then it was off to Ben Avery archery range , we spent 4 hours with 3 bows getting them all dialed and ready for the year ahead. After a fresh lunch we set up the awning for some unloading of brass. 2 hours, and half a bucket of empties later and it was time for round 3!!!! Lake Pleasant fishing to close out the day and welcome in the next. Guess I need to step up my game , when all that was over the only words I got on the drive home was " what we doing tomorrow"??? Welcome home Brian.

Never can have too many!!!!!!

Beautiful mounts! I hate seeing guys needing to sell their Taxidermy work. Breaks my heart!!!! I'll be dead before any of my stuff get's sold!!!!!

looks like a bobcat?

He is defiantly not. And just to clarify so there is not any confusion. When I said an “old timer in Congress” I meant an old timer who lives in the town of congress by wickenburg

If hes a liberal commie bastard... I'm not interested

Although there are resident deer in 12B, most deer that show up are migratory, mostly from Utah. Cold and snow in Utah will mean a banner hunt but hot & dry will leave a lot of deer on the wrong side of the fence. 12A West deer are generally resident year round. If I were in your shoes, I'd go 1st choice 13B then 12A West late. Good luck in the draw.

I'm a fan of Duwane Adams, he's a stand up guy. He's pretty much the king of the kaibab IMO. Anyone worth their salt up there pretty much copies what he's known for doing for 30 years. I'd say go 12a west, and this is an excellent year to have a tag. I envy you!

Went this past weekend with the wife and 3 of the kids. Baby girl caught her first fish and the youngest boy caught the biggest trout I've seen come out of there. Fish got some revenge though and smacked him in the face! That being said it's been slow bit still worth going. We've been using the small pretied treble hooks and a small pret tied bait hook to the swivel, split shot about 6" up and an egg sinker after that. By far we catch the most fish on the pautske pink shrimp flavored salmon eggs. After that would be xhartruese or salmon flavored power bait.

34a

Glock 43 has a hyve +1 mag extension. An extra mag and box. Also a nice kydex holster. Will post pics later. $400.

By John Kolesza In Arizona, a small parcel of land in the Heber area was designated a wild horse territory in 1974 as prescribed in the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971. At the time of designation, there were seven horses present and the area was designated as being roughly 19,000 acres. During the 1980s and early 1990s, the horses in this area died out. By 1995, the Forest Service could not find a single horse living in the wild horse territory. In 2002, the Rodeo-Chedeski fire destroyed over 500,000 acres of forests in areas surrounding Heber. With fences down, tribal horses streamed onto forest lands. By 2005, there were over 250 horses when the Forest Service announced intentions of rounding up these trespass horses. Lawsuits by horse advocates followed. The federal court issued its ruling in 2007 and directed the Forest Service to develop a management plan for the horses. Conservationists across Arizona have seen the dramatic changes in the forest areas of Heber and the horse numbers are estimated at between 500 and 1,000 head. If there is a culprit in this, it sits in the total lack of accountability with all of the forest supervisors and staff that have allowed the situation to fester over the past decade. A reasonable number of horses and a plan needed to be developed. The Apache Sitgreaves National Forests has created a climate of hostility and resentment, as well as an entitlement attitude by the horse advocates. The 19,000 acres that were designated as the horse territory has been expanded. The total land that feral horses now inhabit is over 400,000 acres. The “wild” horses are no longer wild, they graze with impunity at campsites. They are often referred to as the “bullies” of the range as they hoard water holes and drinkers to the exclusion of other wildlife. It is simply unacceptable that feral horses are managed differently than resident wildlife, lawful grazing, and at levels that clearly cannot be considered to exist within a “thriving ecological balance” as prescribed by law. This summer, public comments should occur (if the Forest Service can find the time) and that a plan will be put together. The wild horse advocates will scream in protest and file lawsuits so that the plan is on hold indefinitely. Sadly, these advocates do not care at all about any other wildlife. Last, but not least, illegal activity by frustrated people who do not share the passion that horse advocates do is reprehensible. Frustration at the inept forest management is the cause. The Apache Sitgreaves National Forest employees allowed this mess to fester for over 10 years with no action. The forest in another four years will be decidedly worse off and the number of horses will double by that time. Shame on the horse advocates for not being reasonable. They want the whole forest and the way things are going they will soon have it. I pity all of the other wildlife that is being forced out by the bullies of the range.

Looks well fed too.

Beutiful bucks. That sucks.

I know 2 guys that both killed 200" bucks in 12AW last year. Self guided, and there 1st time in 12aw.

Do you have a picture of the Tikka chassis?

I'd bet they were actually serious. Especially Lance.

Our family had a challenge toward the beginning of the year to see which couple could lose the most weight. My wife and I chose to do Weight Watchers and I have been really happy. I dropped about 40 lbs which included 2 vacations in that time. I have realized the biggest thing is just eating smarter. I still eat as much as I want but eat better foods. And I feel way better. Now to get my butt exercising for an elk hunt this fall.

I am biased for Duwane ,cause I used Him in Nov. last year and everything was perfect. All the other guys listed are good too.Its a matter of knowing where to go. Good luck.........BOB!

why don't you call duwane adams i'm sure he will give the right advise.

I have max. Even with max, draw odds for 13B should be something like 25 to 1 or 4%. I should pretty much have my choice of tags on my second choice.

I guess you just want a pretty one, like the chick on your avatar. Lots of cheaper stuff out there.😏

Thanks for the additional info! I think I'm going to play hooky from work one day next week and go up for a quick trip with my two boys. Will post report here when we get back. +1 on the strange slime! Hope nothing crazy.

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