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I received this info in an email from Safari Club International and thought I would pass it on. Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act Had Second Senate Hearing The Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015 (S. 405) had its second Senate hearing this morning. Two vital hearings necessary for this important bill to move forward have taken place in under a week’s time. The message to hunters from Capitol Hill is clear -- the new Senate is ready and willing to move this vital piece of legislation for American sportsmen. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Fisheries, Water and Wildlife Subcommittee heard supporting testimony from Jeff Crane, president of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus president, and Dale Hall, CEO of Ducks Unlimited. The few groups opposing the bill were represented by none other than Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States. His testimony recapped the ludicrous reasons for the opposition to the bill, but also gave committee members an opportunity to quiz him over the many inconsistencies of his group and others. One section of the bill allows the authorization of permits for importation of legally harvested polar bears that were taken from populations approved for hunting in Canada before the 2008 import ban was enacted by the U.S. These harvested bears are currently in cold storage in Canada because the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has determined that the law prevents it from issuing these once-routine import permits, even though more than $40,000 in permit fees dedicated to bear conservation will be lost by continuing to block these imports. Pacelle and his fellow anti-hunting radicals have attempted to disparage American hunters by characterizing sportsmen as part of the “one percent,” but he could not be further from the truth. The nation's 15 million hunters spent $38.3 billion in 2011, helping to create 680,000 jobs. Sportsmen and women contribute another $1.6 billion annually to conservation through license and permitting fees, as well as charitable donations. Hunting cuts across demographic boundaries and has broad support among all sectors of the American public – something Pacelle can’t say about his extremist agenda. Why is this this bipartisan legislation so important? It supports conservation while also improving access to recreational hunting and fishing on federal lands. Hunting and other outdoor sports continue to grow in popularity across America, as people seek the simple pleasure of being outdoors with friends and family. This long-overdue bill seeks to increase opportunities for hunters, shooters and anglers by reducing regulations that prevent Americans from enjoying our outdoor heritage. Through broad and growing support for the bill, Senators are demonstrating that they can see through the weak claims that bill opponents are putting forward. The current list of Senate bill sponsors is below, and if both of your Senators are not on this list, call them today at 202/224-3121. Ask them to stand with hunters by supporting S. 405, the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015! The Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015 (S. 405) Republican and Democratic cosponsors: Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), James Risch (R-ID), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Joe Machin (D-WV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jon Tester (D-MT), John Barrasso (R-WY), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Angus King (I-ME), and Dean Heller (R-NV).

Happy Birthday Scott! I thought this pic would make you smile! A great day!

Congratulations!

The Mesa Sportsman’s Warehouse will be hosting the 4th annual Ladies’ Night event Thursday March 26th, 2015 from 6 to 8 pm. The event will feature carnival style games, a “Refuse to be a Victim” seminar, Mule Deer Foundation , gun raffles, special product discounts, food and much more. Women attending the event will receive a 20% discount on all regularly priced women’s clothing and footwear items, and 10% off regularly priced camping and fishing, and 5% off regularly priced firearms. Our Grand Prize Raffle is your choice of one of the following: pink Colt AR-22, Ruger .22 handgun, Kodiak Canvas Tent 10X10 or a $500.00 giftcard. Other raffles throughout the night will include: Binoculars, Fishing Rod and Reel combos, .22 ammo, AMC movie passes and many more. We welcome select participants to join us for the evening where they may solicit their goods or services and provide information about their organizations. The Mesa Sportsman’s Warehouse will be hosting the 4th annual Ladies’ Night event Thursday March 26th, 2015 from 6 to 8 pm. The event will feature carnival style games, a “Refuse to be a Victim” seminar, Mule Deer Foundation , gun raffles, special product discounts, food and much more. Women attending the event will receive a 20% discount on all regularly priced women’s clothing and footwear items, and 10% off regularly priced camping and fishing, and 5% off regularly priced firearms. Our Grand Prize Raffle is your choice of one of the following: pink Colt AR-22, Ruger .22 handgun, Kodiak Canvas Tent 10X10 or a $500.00 giftcard. Other raffles throughout the night will include: Binoculars, Fishing Rod and Reel combos, .22 ammo, AMC movie passes and many more. Sportsman's Warehouse 1750 S. Greenfield Rd. Mesa, Arizona 85206 #480-558-1111

Wow! Thanks for sharing!

Sounds like it would just format the SD card. I would do as JLW suggests....

"not all who wander are lost" --- nice! Thanks for sharing your adventure.

Thought you all might enjoy a video I made of the amazing poppy bloom this year! In some of the scenes you can see the ridges in the background are loaded with poppies....miles and miles of poppies. What a blessing to be able to see this kind of stuff! Don't forget to set the resolution to 1080pHD in the gear icon in lower right of the youtube viewer...and have your speakers on for the music.

Yes,they are native. This was filmed on the San Carlos reservation, which is east of globe.

I brought it to javie camp the year before and ended up not having time to film until after the camp! But you are right, it might look neat.

I have seen that work too!

My top favorites are: Antelope Moose Oryx Coues deer

If someone has an important link they want me to add to the first post so it's in the forefront, let me know. I will add things as I find them. Feel free of course to add your own posts and thoughts to this thread. I am off to church, but I can add more stuff when I get back.

Thanks for the info!

fyi, I am consolidating all the Monument info into a main thread so it's easier for everyone to find relevant info. that thread is here: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/56377-grand-canyon-national-monument-proposal-main-thread-information-and-actions-you-can-take/ I will close this one so that we can get people all posting in one thread.

fyi, I am consolidating all the Monument info into a main thread so it's easier for everyone to find relevant info. that thread is here: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/56377-grand-canyon-national-monument-proposal-main-thread-information-and-actions-you-can-take/ I will close this one so that we can get people all posting in one thread.

Thanks for the info Forlorn Hope....I reposted it in a thread I created to consolidate all the info about the monument. I think it will make it easier for people to find info if we have one main thread about this. that thread is here: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/56377-grand-canyon-national-monument-proposal-main-thread-information-and-actions-you-can-take/ I will close this one so that we can get people all posting in one thread.

fyi, I am consolidating all the Monument info into a main thread so it's easier for everyone to find relevant info. that thread is here: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/56377-grand-canyon-national-monument-proposal-main-thread-information-and-actions-you-can-take/ I will close this one so that we can get people all posting in one thread.

Letter from Don Martin after attending a meeting about this.....this was posted by Forlorn Hope in another thread, so I am reposting it here to consolidate Re: Grand Canyon Watershed Monument Rather than argue ethics and trail cams and salt licks, I encourage everyone to email against this designation. The same passion you guys have on those ethics threads need to be redirected in this extremely important issue. Please email your concerns to: Molly.Brown@mail.House.gov Below is a response from Don Martin who attended a recent meeting: ------------------------------- Well this is just MY take on the meeting. About 10 or so spoke against it, including Tom Britt, representing the RMEF, Supervisor Gary Watson, from the Mohave County Board of Supervisors, Tom Mackin from the Coconino Sportsmen, Alvie Johnson, the mayor of Fredonia, the mayor of Tusayan, who I did not get his name, Pat Madden from the AZ G&F Dept.,Jim Unmacht president of the AZSFWC, myself representing the Mohave Sportsman Club, and a couple of cattlemen. (sorry of I missed any others.) At least double spoke out for it, including the Sierra Club, Center For Biological Diversity, Grand Canyon Wildlands Council and a number of members from the various tribes. The main theme I heard was URANIUM MINING, and disrupted travel corridors for wildlife...which I sure didn't know about...guess G&F doesn't either...hmm Congresswoman Kirkpatrick, if you can believe this, said "This was just the beginning, nothing has been done and that public input was wanted." Then at least THREE members of the enviromental community who spoke promptly THANKED HER FOR WRITING THE LETTER TO OBAMA! So what do you think? Wouldn't a legislator who doesn't have an agenda hold stakeholder meetings BEFORE they send off a letter asking for any kind of designation, NOT AFTER THEY HAD ALREADY SENT A LETTER? Yea, kinda like closing the barn door AFTER the cows have left! Nope, this was a well orchestrated "Dog and Pony" show. The good news is Kirkpatrick said they would continue to accept comments, so let's flood Ms. Molly Brown's email at Molly.Brown@mail.House.gov and let them know how YOU, the American sportsmen and conservationist, feel about this business. Interesting "fact" was that Congresswoman Kirkpatrick said that they had received about 1,300 comments on this so far and that 92% were in FAVOR of the monument designation. Hmm, since no one in the conservation community had heard about this until late February, how could sportsmen respond since we didn't KNOW about it? The fight is on folks, and if each and every of you out there doesn't send Ms. Molly an email, then we will probably loose this battle, and some of the most coveted and well protected lands in Arizona are done. As Jim Unmacht has so aptly put it, "This is just a solution looking for a problem!" By the way I think Jim said said they had about 22 conservation groups that had signed on to the AZSFWC resolution opposing the monument designation. Let everyone in your email group know Molly's email and let her have it! I told her that she was now going to hear from sportsmen on this. Don Martin Life Member Mohave Sportsman Club

This is an important topic, but I think we are better off keeping all the info in one place. Right now we have several threads going on in the political forum. Let's keep the discussion there so people know where to go for info. And let's try and narrow it down to one thread. so all the info can be in one place.

You can see some photos of Coues Deer Habitat here: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/2012/05/coues-deer-habitat/ As has been mentioned, they are primarily browsers, so look for areas with good amounts of brush. They also eat a lot of forbs when they are greening up. Water availability is key. Coues Deer occur in a wide range of elevations. here is some info on their life stages (breeding, antler growth, etc). http://www.coueswhitetail.com/2012/05/coues-life-stages/

Definitely an elk. And it looks like those round white pieces around his belly are shed antler slices with some engraving on them.

Dan I love the photo with your car mirror in it....shows how expansive the flowers are with them all over the front and behind you! Awesome perspective!

Wow!! Great pics Dan! We were planning to go a week earlier, but it was super windy the two days we had available....It's still amazing now! What a great year!

Great pics....love the one of the rattler....and the bee.....and cool pics of the medieval re-enactment battles....