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They shouldn't be attempting to do anything internally. They're a wildlife agency not a tech company. They can't remotely compete payscale wise so I imagine they lose talent quickly - not to mention the lack of experience undertaking the sort of projects needed means that they waste money, and end up spending more. Contract everything out. You're a wildlife agency not a tech company. Successful people and businesses partner with others that compliment their weaknesses.

I've seen albinos' in the bab, but you can still some light color variations in the tail and wings, looks like a real clean domestic turkey. Just me

My Condolences to you. Welcome back to AZ. Close the gate on your way back here. We cant take many more californians. Lol

Here are all the specs and parts for my truck I’m selling. I have it listed on Craigslist list as well. I’m offering it to CWT members at a substantial discounted price. Please, no tire kickers. $7,000

Sloppy seconds as usual.

It took 10 points to guarantee that early 12AW tag last year and the guys at 7 points were at 11% odds (what you’d be sitting at if you averaged you and your sons points). You’re guaranteed pretty much any mule deer tag south of the Colorado other than 3C or any of the late December rut hunts so keep that in mind.

Do you build all the apps on your phone through your personal business team within your company? Or do you buy a phone from people that specialize in making phones, and then buy apps that are specific to the purpose you're looking for? Businesses fail because they don't identify what they do well and focus on it. They manage wildlife. They don't build tech. Find your vertical and live in it. Millions of examples out there. Landscapers don't build their trucks or design chainsaws, etc.

Don't hire a guide. If theres any elk hunt in the state that you don't need a guide, thats it. Enjoy success from your own hard work. I can't stand dragging a guide around with me on an archery bull hunt. From your profile pic it looks like you have a lot of experience hunting, you should be fine if you can put some time into it.

Sir...Are you looking for specific areas to hunt or just trying to gain insight on the unit and the hunt.....If your not looking for areas give me a call. I have spent every year for the last 20ish yrs either on that hunt or in the south half. Thanks Dave 602-228-1719

If that's your thing, get a guide. If it's not, there are good bulls throughout the unit.

I agree but it doesn't look like it would fit a 4 inch.

Personally I would pass on a turkey like that. To me it looks like an escaped farm raised butterball even if it is a true albino. I just like the looks of each subspecies of the wild turkey. The chocolate tipped tail feathers of the eastern, almost black wings of the Osceola, tan tipped feathers and long spurs of a rio, lighter tipped fan and thick feathers of a Merriam's, and the white tipped fan and large size of the Gould's.

Just got charged for it now it’s official.

Hopefully...My biggest concern after watching the video in slow mo over an over again was it looks like there might be an impact around the base of his neck. My initial thought after seeing this was a piece of the bullet hit his windpipe and he wouldn't be able to recover. No matter what happened I'm just relieved to see him alive. Hopefully I can do an autopsy on him come November and get some answers. That'd be awesome!

Take the tag. I will send you a new mouth call I just finished developing this year that you can use on your hunt. I think it sounds great. Send me a PM if your address if you want the call.

Still enjoy the videos regardless. Waiting for you to post the next one

Dudes still alive. Found him on my late Dec hunt about 1/4 mile from where he got shot at. He wasn't limping. He was eating normally. I saw no scars or wounds. As far as I could tell he looked perfectly fine. I still don't know what the heck happened but it was good to see him alive and well. P1000238.mp4

I'm sorry for your loss but you proved by your actions how to be a good, dutiful son. Your mom, no doubt, appreciated that but you also taught your son an invaluable and irreplaceable lesson on the importance of family. And you taught that lesson by your actions, not merely words. Now, welcome back to our beloved Arizona! You'll be glad that you made the move now instead of waiting for more "security" because each additional year of "security" is one less year of being mobile enough to really explore and experience this great Arizona landscape. Looks like I'm taking the long way around the barn. To be more concise: Welcome Back! Looking forward to hearing about your adventures with your son.

I had the great opportunity this past weekend to take my 10 year old son on his first turkey hunt. This really has been a hunt he has been getting ready for the last 10 years. From the time he was 1 he was going with me to the NWTF national convention watching the national calling contest, seeing my pot calls in the call making contest and meeting the primos crew who he had seen on the truth turkey hunting DVD’s so many times. He has been to 3 national conventions. He has also been fortunate to join me in turkey camp so many times through the years. He has been with me in the shop watching me make so many turkey calls and picked out the wood and the size and surfaces for the calls he wanted me to make for him. He is always asking me to make him something new. I started making the smaller sized pot calls (3” instead of 3 1/2”) to fit in his hands better. He has also attended with me to so many fund raising banquets all over Arizona and even volunteered and helped set up, clean up and run prizes to the winners at the last East Valley Toms banquet. 4 years ago he joined me at a turkey camp helping other youth hunters. On the first evening of the hunt he started experiencing really bad pain bellow his stomach. He ended up taking a helicopter ride from Show Low to Phoenix Children’s hospital because his intestine had developed a small hole and was leaking into his body. After 3 very painful weeks in the hospital and several procedures later he made a full recovery. I am so glad he pulled through and this experience has really helped me appreciate all the time I get to spend with him and his two younger brothers. This hunt started a little rough when getting out of our vehicle on opening morning in the dark to the wind howling. We just had to go from past experience hunting this area because we would not be able to hear them. It took an hour or so of calling and moving to locate them but we found them and had them coming in to our calls. We had a fence between us them and some were hanging up not wanting to cross. Two hens and a jake did cross and just as the others were getting ready to cross a vehicle came driving by and scarred the flock in the opposite direction. Later that morning we were able to call the two hens and jake to our setup but the jake never gave him a shot opportunity. The first evening had us trying a different area on the other side of the unit playing cat a mouse with a strutting tom and three hens. It was fun to watch him strut but the closest we could get him to come was about 50 yards, good enough for my 12 gauge with 3 ½” shells but not for the 20 gauge 3” he was using. No shot taken. The second morning we thought we had the perfect setup after seeing the birds travel pattern on opening morning. The turkeys had a different plan in mind and went the opposite direction. Knowing where they would probably be heading we left our decoy and setup and hurried on a quick mile hike to get in front of them. After a few minutes of calling it was confirmed we had made the right move with gobbles not to far off and sounding closer each time. The hole flock came in and he was able to make a great shot on the strutting tom at 10 yards. He was so happy and excited. I have been apart of over 40 birds being harvested all over the country but this is my new favorite most exciting turkey hunt I have been on. I am so happy for my son. I would like to thank Steve AKA Cactus Jack and his son for letting us borrow his youth 20 gauge. He was nervous about the recoil and didn’t want to use any our 12 gauges. Sorry for the long read, just glad I was able to be apart of this hunt and share a little of it with you.

Post up pics and stories of those successful youth turkey hunters! After several years of struggles and a run of bad luck with Merriam’s, my buddy’s kid got the monkey off his back on his last youth turkey tag. Found this nice Tom opening morning and made the shot like a pro. He’s now 3/5 on his way to his turkey royal slam which is 3 more turkeys than I’ve killed! Congrats!

Here we go again with the "I don't hunt that way, neither should you". This is the stuff that will completely destroy hunting. Hunters vs hunters. I personally can not comprehend this mindset of wanting less opportunity, and more regulation.

My uncle swears he shot a deer once and he later assumed that the bullet must have hit the deer in the antlers and cold knocked the deer out. He thought it was dead and when he approached it and started to prepare it to field dress, it came to. My uncle grabbed it by the antlers as the deer took him to his back and with everything he had kept the deer from goring him. He reached in his pants and pulled out his kabar and knifed the deer right in the heart. I'd call BS but my uncle was and is a pretty hard core hard working Marine, and I believe his story 120% - he isn't the lying type.

My son had a similar incident. Shot a little high and back. Deer stood or many minutes then laid down. We gave it 30 minutes and he went in while I watched. That deer took off like a rabbit when he got close. BUT I was able to watch it: one ravine, two ravines and getting ready to go over the last hill but disappeared. My son found him inside one of the three Junipers on that hill due to his final death kicks making noise. Did not need a follow-up shot. The deer had wallowed out a cavity inside one of those Junipers and could not be seen. That ended up with a 2.3 mile pack out on the biggest bodied deer either of us have ever gotten. The other deer of question, I lost. Hit this small mule deer buck and his feet were kicking in the air. Next minute he ran over the nearby hill. I found the exact spot where he stood WITH NO BLOOD! Searched for many hours with no blood and no deer; but I did kick up this GIANT buck but did not shoot since I was not yet sure about the one I knocked down. I figure I must have either hit him in the antlers or just scared the crap out of him. This one was pretty discouraging but not long pack out!

Finally got around to making a short video of what happened. muzzymiss.mp4