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While out hiking to get in shape for hunting season, I have been seeing lots of a wild plant called purslane. My husband taught me this is edible and he loves to snack on it when we see some. I find it a little on the bitter side, but he loves it. Anyway, for those interested in harvesting and eating native plants, here is one that is growing like crazy this year. Once the rains stop for good, it will probably dry up quick, but right now it's doing very well. I collected some the other day and have been adding it to our salads and smoothies. Supposed to be high in vitamins and surprisingly high in Omega 3 oils. some pics Health benefits of Purslane This wonderful green leafy vegetable is very low in calories (just 16 kcal/100g) and fats; nonetheless, it is rich in dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Fresh leaves contain surprisingly more omega-3 fatty acids (α-linolenic acid) than any other leafy vegetable plant. 100 grams of fresh purslane leaves provide about 350 mg of α-linolenic acid. Research studies show that consumption of foods rich in ω-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and help prevent the development of ADHD, autism, and other developmental differences in children. It is an excellent source of Vitamin A, (1320 IU/100 g, provides 44% of RDA) one of the highest among green leafy vegetables. Vitamin A is a known powerful natural antioxidant and is essential for vision. This vitamin is also required to maintain healthy mucus membranes and skin. Consumption of natural vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin A is known to help to protect from lung and oral cavity cancers. Purslane is also a rich source of vitamin C, and some B-complex vitamins like riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine and carotenoids, as well as dietary minerals, such as iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and manganese. Furthermore, present in purslane are two types of betalain alkaloid pigments, the reddish beta-cyaninsand the yellow beta-xanthins. Both pigment types are potent anti-oxidants and have been found to have anti-mutagenic properties in laboratory studies. [Proc. West. Pharmacol. Soc. 45: 101-103 (2002)].

Congratulations! Looks like a nice wide buck! Thanks for sharing your hunt with us!

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Please welcome StarrFlight FOBs as a sponsor of CouesWhitetail.com! For those of you not familiar with FOBs, they are a product designed to stabilize your arrows in flight. They completely replace any need for fletching an arrow. There is a lot of science behind how and why these FOBs stabilize arrows so well. I will post some videos that demonstrate that. StarrFlight® is a product line of Desert Dynamic Research Inc. (DDR) located in Tucson Arizona. DDR is a company that is comprised primarily of archery hunters that are engineers from the aerospace industry, more specifically, missile design and test engineers – mechanical, manufacturing and electrical. Here is what owner Paul Morris said about his team, “Everyone on team DDR is an avid outdoorsman with a real love and passion for hunting and fishing. Being engineers, we are always analyzing and modifying our equipment in the pursuit of improved performance.” The FOB is a simple, yet carefully designed piece of plastic that is installed easily without glue on the end of your arrow. When you have a pass through shot on an animal or a target, the FOB pops off to mark the spot and is completely reusable. The FOB is designed to work on carbon arrows and drop away rests. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9GGDmR7BDk here is a video showing the FOB going through a trophy taker drop away rest. Why would you want to change from fletching to FOBs? Well, arrow stability is much improved with FOBs compared to fletching, especially in windy conditions. Check out these videos showing how a FOB can reduce deflection caused by a crosswind. FOBs are also easily replaced in the field. For those of you tired of fletching arrows, this is a perfect solution for saving time and improving flight of your arrow. Here is another great reason to give FOBs a try……Starrflight is putting on a $5000 archery shoot off October 11 and 12th in Globe, AZ. Here is your chance to win some money and give FOBs a try. Your $65 entry fee to the tournament includes a free pack of FOBs. So you can find out for yourself how well your arrows fly with FOBs. To register for this archery shoot, visit http://www.starrflight.com/ Here are a few customer testimonials: I wanted to drop you a line on the fobs just started shooting them with my new rpm 360 from bowtech they fly like a dart the fob is the most simple fletching there is i had my archery shop set me up jon already has set up other bows for fobs he was skepticle at first but now he is getting into them just wanted to let you know how great the fob is thanks Kerry Just wanted to say.... Wow these fobs are bad @ss.... Never shot better!!!!! I'm. looking for a 100 yard pin now.. 80 are grouping so nice why not.lol. Have friends ordering some now... Never go back to fletching these things rock. Kevin I just returned from Africa where i was able to take nine animals eight different species all with your fob. The professional Hunter loved the way the Fob came off to make the blood trail. However the blood trail was only need a couple of times. The other shots were so accurate that the animals fell within sight, including a big Cape Buffalo. The longest shot was 45 yards on a beautiful Sable Ram. I hope i have several good pictures to send you showing the Fob in my quiver. Thanks for a great product Kenny Cole

Congratulations on all the success! What a neat bull to get as your first! Neat finding that tine buried in there!

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LOL!! Never seen that!

Oh man, that's terrible! I didn't really think about how dangerous a lack of hearing could be! Yikes!

As I have been losing weight to get in shape for hunting, I have spent a bunch of time learning more about nutrition. I was surprised to learn that some diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes can be not only treated but reversed by a diet high in nutrition from veggies and fruits. Turns out the best way to lose weight is the same way to prevent and treat our biggest killers. http://nutritionfacts.org/video/from-table-to-able/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-8ovk81nNM&list=TLdYr0Gfp5_FB-XTHvjGXR4LisPA2dqAXe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZuuQ_yF_YU

Lol! He just stains it again after washing it.....

Hey All, My hubby and I went out the other evening and picked some prickly pear fruits....they looked amazing! It's a great time of year to go gather some. We use the juice for a variety of things....smoothies, margaritas, and a very nice breakfast juice. However, these were picked so he could juice them and then make his famous BBQ sauce with it. It's my favorite! For those wondering ppear juice is high in Vitamin C and apparently helps control blood sugar. My husband likes to use a couple small branches of desert broom to brush off the spines on the fruit before picking (see pic below). Then uses tongs to grab and twist off the fruit and put it in a 5 gal bucket.

Wow! What an amazing buck!!!!

Make sure you check out the NutritionFacts.org website video link (the one not auto showing as a video player, but showing as a link) as well as the PBS one. Good, science-based info there on treating and preventing heart disease.

My husband has used to juice to make a tie-dyed shirt...he wears this tshirt when teaching the prickly pear juicing classes at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior. I love the color, unfortunately, we can't find any way to make the color set. We have tried the usual methods, but nothing seems to work. If anyone ever figures out how to keep the color in the shirt when it's washed, please let me know!

I googled it a few years ago and was luck to find that nice nutrition table for it!

Way to go Shelvin!! Congratulations on a great bull and wow, I am with TJ, I can't believe how long you held your draw on that shot! Nice work bud! And many thanks to Borderland Adventures for all their work on your hunt and what a FANTASTIC video! I loved it! Thanks for sharing the video!

Here is a "how to" document my husband put together along with some nutrition info

Bump for a great shoot! You can win a Coues Deer Sculpture and lots of $$$! If you are not currently shooting with FOBs, you get a free pack with your registration and it's not too late to try them out. Never fletch an arrow again!!!

Wow, that's a lot of success! Congratulations to all involved!

Outstanding!! What a great bull! And to think it's your first! Congratulations and thanks for sharing him with us!

Thanks for the info on weight impacts on knees, Mark!

Excellent!! Way to get it done! Packing an elk out by yourself is some seriously hard work!!! Congratulations on an outstanding hunt!

Lost another pound this week. Feeling much better too, eating tons more fruit, veggies and beans and a lot less dairy, meat and cheese. Last night we went to a potluck and wow, it's hard to stay on a healthy meal plan when you go to parties! I splurged by indulging in the bacon wrapped - jalapeno- cream cheese dove breasts! How can anyone say no to those?? I did find my dedication to losing weight made it a lot easier to eat just a few of those rather than eating the amount that was offered over and over to me (the guy that shot them and cooked them knows I love these! so he kept bringing the tray to me!). I ate three of these tasty morsels! I have found that beans and HUGE salads are helping me feel full and satisfied while reducing calorie intake. I experimented with making black bean/chick pea burgers this week.....they were really good, healthy and filling!

Outstanding! and I am so happy to hear that several CWT members helped you and Hunter be successful!!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing the story!!

Wow! I have seen some very light ones, mostly down south by the mexican border. I think i read something about how the coatis down south are a little different genetically from those further north in AZ and they are much lighter in color.