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49 for Bison. Bison draw works the same as Sheep. There are TWO residents with 28 bonus points for javelina. WTF are they waiting for?

Stores need a designated line for people using coupons

Have been to Mt Rushmore a dozen times. It will bring a tear to your eyes, it does me every time. Pictures do not do it justice, it is awesome in person. Make sure you watch the movie in the auditorium also. The facts surrounding its creation are amazing. Also the story of the Crazyhorse construction. Sometimes if you hit it right you can witness some blasting going on there.

June 27, cards hit friday june 28th

I left Az 3 weeks ago for my niece's wedding to be on June 29th in South Dakota. Been staying here in Grand Junction, co but heading north next week to Cheyenne then on to Nebraska State Park before arriving at a KOA near the entrance of Badlands National Park near Interior for the wedding. After the wedding the wife and I will be spending 7 days in a camp ground near Mt Rushmore over the 4th of July. Our first time there so was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on what to see or do around the area of Mt Rushmore? Been a while since I've posted on here but feels good to finally be back on cwt. Thanks ahead of time for any suggestions in case I loose my access to the site. TJ

Wall drug and Deadwood

Right now a fire extinguisher would be your best tool.

We got to watch Mt. Goats when we were there.

Oh, and take your binos !

Have been there many many times. My wife is from there. Stopping at wall drug is a must, great hot roast beef sandwich. Pioneer auto Museum in Murdo. Crazyhorse monument is a must. Also the "Cosmos". Deadwood is fun and Keystone lake is beautiful. Driving through Custer state park is always on our list. Lots of wildlife and some of the prettiest country you will find.

John, just let me know, cause spending others people money is one of my favorite pastimes!

The oil was changed every 3,000 at the most and I used synthetic oil to boot. I was impressed it made it that far since I am hard on my trucks, it never had any transmission/transfer case or rear-end problems since I also changed the fluid on time. They are good trucks!

Minding our own business this afternoon playing cards and then we had this visitor! Mesa RV Campground! Gunnison, Colorado!

We are still staying in Grand Junction at my sister's for another week before heading towards Cheyenne, wy, but before we do we are going to do a day trip to the Black Canyon. After that we are heading to South Dakota for my nieces's wedding before ending up at Mt Rushmore for a week of camping out over the 4th of July. TJ

I like how everyone that goes to Alaska thinks they are going to be in a firefight with bears every day. Lol. I’m going to Kodiak island in November 2020 and have not lost a second of sleep over what sidearm to pack.

Below is an excerpt from "Outdoor Life's Guide to Spring Bear Hunting," which I wrote some time back in the 1990's. The outfitter was Roy Pattison from British Columbia. He died from natural causes a while back. *********** "Earlier our binoculars had located two dark spots in a swath of emerald green grass more than a mile distant. Although the sighting prompted Pattison to assemble his spotting scope, I surmised he already knew what he was seeing after having chased Canada's bears for over 20 years. Once, however, it was the other way around. On a fall hunt a few years ago, a lady from Germany put a bullet through the hump of a big grizzly. Armed with a 30/06, Pattison, along with his German shepherd, Radar, followed the bear into the bush. The dog soon found the wounded grizzly, and Pattison put three 220-grain bullets into it. Still, the enraged animal managed to launch an attack, tearing a huge chunk of flesh from Pattison's left buttock and biting his ankle. The dog's persistent harassment and Pattison's kicking and screaming while hanging upside down with his ankle in the bear's mouth eventually caused the bear to let go and flee. While Pattison spent a week in a Prince George hospital receiving numerous skin grafts and treatment of a chipped ankle bone, his brother and friends unsuccessfully searched for the bear. The following spring the lady from Germany returned and wounded another grizzly. This time, with a new-found respect, Pattison borrowed his brother's .458. Radar again located the bear, and two shots from the big-bore rifle put it down for keeps. When Pattison removed the hide, he found four healed gunshot wounds and recovered two 220-grain, 30/06 slugs; it was the same grizzly that had mauled him the previous fall. The 10-foot tall, life-size mount sitting in the main lodge now serves as a grim reminder of the guide's close encounter."

Nice finds

Like said above, an honest 300" bull should not be a "worst case scenario". I'd like to see the average score of bulls killed in every unit. i would guess that unit 23 (mostly due to low tag numbers and tough draw odds) is probably the only unit that MIGHT have a 300"+ average. for every 350+ bull picture you see, there are probably 100 bulls killed under 300". Every unit in arizona has 320-330 bulls, some just have more. Most early archery hunts in the state will give an archer an opportunity at that type of bull if you are willing to hunt the whole season. You will also most likely be waiting far longer than 10 years to hunt in a top tier unit, a lot of the second tier units probably take 8-10 years to get into the bonus pass. Archery elk hunting is an absolute blast. It is always cool to kill a good bull but the experience is in the hunt. The bull below probably doesn't break 300" even without the broken 4th point.

You can kill a bull like that in any unit in AZ. Pick one you can get to easily and scout, draw it and go hunting.

Awesome..

Here it is!!! just came in today with the Hydration system!!...

I have a wife. So while that creates the NEED for couponing, it also solves the problem of WHO does it.

I avoid Walmart at all costs for anything. I don't care if I have to pay more somewhere else.

I am a horrible shopper, and lack the patience for it. I got stuck in line behind a couponer, and wanted to shoot myself.

LOL. You don't post a thread about couponing on a hunting site and not expect to catch a little crap for it. Never saw the show but I think getting $700 worth of crap for $100 makes total sense, why wouldn't you? I agree about the extra line thing though. I know you can do the self checkout now with most of the coupons.