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I never knew these were a thing till my last trip south. Decided to try after we caught a few. They’re basically pure meat, no bones and a couple of lb.s of great eating we’ve been leaving behind. Googled recipes after getting home, and I found a few that are super simple. Great eating!

In great condition. $900

Have you tried downloading the the Avenza app? You can purchase just about any map there is. All my Flatline maps are right on my phone.

Gesundheit!

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4 days before the start of this hunt, Eddie Corona at OE4A contacted me about donating this hunt to me from a very generous person who was unable to hunt. I'm a double amputee combat vet and a diehard bowhunter. Immediately I got to planning. I knew nothing about bison and about bison hunting. Luckily I got connected with Russ and Laura Jacoby. They are bison whisperers. I can truly tell you that I would not have been successful on this hunt without them. Their logistical expertise is on par with extremely complex military deployments that I've been a part of. It's amazing to see what they do. The conditions this year were tough. There is still a ton of snow on the Kaibab. 4'-7' drifts are still present up there. Without a snowmobile or UTV with tracks, it was impossible to reach the blinds and salt. And the road leading in to the north rim is closed until June 2nd. I'm not convinced that the snow will be fully melted in time to get access with a truck. My hunt ended June 6th, so I definitely hired Russ/Laura or else I wouldn't have been able to access the hunt area. As most people know, this particular hunt means you have to sit in a blind, 14 hrs a day for an average of 14 days before you harvest a bison. You have to wait for them to come off the park. I mentally prepared myself for this. And I knew I was going to take the risk and try with my bow. It took us many hours just to reach the spike camp deep in the Kaibab using UTVs with snow tracks. It was slow going, like 9mph for 12 miles slow. After we finally arrived at the camp, Russ sent us 3 hunters out to hunt half a day while he set up the camp. Myself, Randy and Dave set out on the 90 minute ride to the hunt area. Randy and I dropped off Dave and then parked the UTV to begin our mile long walk into the blind. We hunted our way to the blind and as we approached the blind Randy spotted bison already at the water source. We quickly set down our gear. I grabbed my bow and Randy grabbed his rifle. Randy was able to take a quick couple shots and down went one of the bison. One bison ran away into the Grand Canyon park and the other waited by the bison that was laying on the ground. At that point I was able to slip in to 28yds and put an absolutely perfect arrow in the last bison. I shot another arrow and hit low in the sternum, but it wasn't necessary because the first arrow was a kill shot through both lungs. He fell and was dead in 30 seconds. We were ecstatic. We celebrated, hugged, cried and shared our viewpoints on what had happened. It was absolutely amazing! I couldn't believe I had snuck in with a bow, on the rim of the Grand Canyon and perfectly shot a bison!!! It took us long into the night to cut up the two bison and load them on to the snow machines. We used Russ's winches on the UTVs and portable winches to hoist the two bison into trees to make the work easier. Another 24 hrs later we were finally back at the main camp. After our goodbyes I drove home and got to contemplate what had just happened. I think I'm luckier than I should be. I never even stepped foot in that blind. I can't wait to try the bison meat from this harvest and sharing it with friends and family! Other than that...all I can say is that I am so blessed and thankful for OE4A for what they do.

One of the first places I went when I became serious about landscape photography back in 2009 was atop the Paria Plateau in northern Arizona. After not visiting this location for several years, I ventured back there earlier this month to find that it is still a visual treat. Once the summer rains come and fill the reflection pools, a return trip will be in the offing. My first trip was with a 12MP Nikon D90 and 18-105 kit lens. The recent trip was with a new Fuji GFX 100s 102MP medium format camera. Many of my favorite images were taken with that D90 in the earlier years, and hence I would like to return to some locations to reshoot with the GFX.

Ogio Fuse 4 Golf Bag; 2022 version. Brand new condition, only used a handful of times. No stains, smells, holes or tears. All zippers work perfect. Includes unused rain cover. ASKING *** SOLD** Local pickup only. Willing to meet within a reasonable distance of Chandler (home) or Tempe (office/near Diablo Stadium). New 4-way full length divider top for traditional organization of your woods and your irons and putter 6 front facing pockets including a Rapid Access Snap Ball Pocket, and a Rapid Access Snap fleece lined valuables pocket, and water bottle pocket with drainage port Low Profile Ball Silo™ Umbrella holder Closed-cell foam molded double shoulder strap with Fit Disc self-balancing strap system Velcro glove patch Towel loop Pen holder Logo Ready Dimensions 13.58" L x 10.04" W x 36.38" H Weight 4.4 lbs 75D Diamond Ripstop Polyester & 600D Recycled Poly Style 4-way Top with full length dividers

Congratulations to a nwtf chapter president for winning a nwtf raffle

Might find a few guys here with knowledge on the unit but monster muleys nm forum will probably produce better results. Maybe try direct messaging the guys that posted on this thread and ask them.

Here's one I killed years ago.

I assume you drew the tag and want some assistance?

She’s spoken for. Tropicalmulch Is adopting her thanks everyone

Not fair!

Does it have a floor? I have the 12X12 Alaknak and was really interested in this tent. Might grab this one and sell mine to gain a couple more feet.

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The great news is, this high flow is cleaning up the bottom, giving room for the crawdads to thrive, which is, of course, the main food source. It's been hard to watch over the last decade or so with all the fires, gravel banks turning into mud, the gross slimy gray moss. Looking forward to going back in to see if it cleaned out as much as I'm hoping. There were places I could see debris in the trees higher than I could reach, so fingers crossed.

Soooooo......my mother in law sent me the video below from the porch of our cabin. watch the video before you read the rest of this post. 112016.3gp pretty cool. but WAIT...there's MORE! this is the conversation that followed... I recieved this while sitting in the dentist chair. was trying so hard to stifle my outloud laugh that im pretty sure I farted a little bit( sorry keith)

Nope. After 27 years, I have a unit 10 rifle tag!

Last week while raking behind the old 1899 hotel on US60, I found these early Vietnam Era dog tags. Thanks to the internet, minutes later, found this. Next, to find a living relative of this man and return them. RIP SP4 H. Jarvis, thank you for your service.

Getting my Gould's completed my Royal slam so I thought I would share a photo of each. Posted in the order I took them. Merriam's Rio's Eastern's Osceola's Gould's

https://youtu.be/PrNhoCVTAg4&t=0m16s

I do whatever it takes. If you don’t want to diet or exercise and are happy fat and your wife thinks it’s hot then what are you doing in here

guys that eat like that and are still fit are who you should be taking diet advice from.