knothead

Ed, Maybe you can pick-up that tent since you are coming down the hill for the ball game? I'm not very far out of the way.

again

Congratulations! I think that might be better than drawing in the regular draw. The odds have to be crazy that you would be next in line. I hope you make the most of it and have a great time. Look forward to seeing some pics.

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I have the same machine and same year. Got it for fathers day back in 01. Spent all day yesterday on it up north. Has never let me down and all I have ever done is basic maintenance. Good buy

ttt

I mean absolutely no disrespect to anyone but I almost think it is comical when guys say they are going to turn in tag because a down year. Especially if they are not in the max point pool. Since when did all these people become super trophy hunters? I am 55 and been hunting since I was 14 and in all that time I have known one person who is truly a trophy hunter. This person passes shots with a bow from a blind at tom turkeys if spurs are not long enough. And believe me, he looks them over real good with binos and he has it all on film. Anyone who would pass a 198 deer because it is not 200 is only fooling themselves and I say they really don't like to hunt much. 99% of all hunters could not tell the difference between the two in the field anyway. John Mclendon used to do a guess the score on an elk rack at the bow hunter happening. He told me you would not believe what most people guessed and it was so much higher than the actual score. The bull was a beautiful 315 ish and most people were guessing in the 350 + range. Your friend needs to hunt because you never know what tomorrow will bring and life is too short. Just hunt!

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SPF

Cleaning out some things that no longer fit me. Set of camo clothes in XL includes 4 pants, 2 long sleeve tees, and 3 long sleeve button up shirts. asking $30 for all of it. Next is a heavy insulated long underwear suit XL never worn. Asking $15 top and bottom. Next is an XL remington rainsuit top and bottom. Asking $25 for both top and bottom. Lastly is a new cabelas XL scent blocker suit never worn. Includes 2 tops, 1 pants and a hood. asking $25. If someone wants to take it all they can have it all for $75. John north Peoria. 623-680-4458

I like Cloudcroft too but unfortunately it is still in NM. The only place I have seen more turkeys than the kaibab is unit 34 around Cloudcroft.

New Mexico is a beautiful state but I am so happy I left there and moved back to AZ. Good luck on your hunt and I hope you can navigate through all their red tape and land issues.

I just got off the phone at the Bushnell outlet and ordered a Simmons 600 range finder for $48 which included ups shipping. This is just a back up but for the price I could not pass it up. The guy said they had more left. Talk to Walt if you are interested: 913-579-5331

there they are

Before cameras and portable blinds became popular many people would hang tree stands on water tanks and leave them up for long periods. Lots of people complained that they had theirs stolen. 20 years or so ago I talked to a cattle rancher I ran into on a summer scouting trip. He told me he would find many tree stands out in the middle of water holes when they would dry up or get really low. He figured people cut them down and would throw them out there. He was kinda pissed about the hole deal because he thought his cattle would injure a leg or something when drinking. I don't see near the number of tree stands on tanks as I used to.

Next year the 3a3c elk hunt is moved back one week to allow an early muzzy hunt. Apply next year and you will probably draw it again. Not sure I would have done the same thing but you at least did a good thing by donating it. Good Luck on your deer hunt.

I just had a very similar problem at our house in North Peoria this past Friday. We live at 79th ave and south of Happy Valley rd. Ended having to install all new breakers in our panel. Electrician said 3 or 4 were bad but it was better to go ahead and replace them all because the house is 18 years old and they would eventually need to be replaced. I feel like I took it in the shorts but I know nothing about electrical issues.

This is what I have been using for 10 years or so and love it. Keep saying I am going to upgrade but I have no reason why I should. I borrowed a friends map chip and it worked fine but for some reason my compass wouldn't work when it was in.

Not that I really care about the fires so much but I'm happy to see that they will open up the forests. Some of the areas I like to camp have been closed.

I'm more in favor of legalized prostitution than I am pot.

This entire thread is stupid.

My 05 Ranger 500 has been great and very dependable. Never felt like it was under powered.

I have been on the late hunt 6 or 7 times and about that many times on the early hunt. IMO it is not always the snow the pushes the deer down. 4 years ago I had the hunt and it was brutally cold but only small little snow patches here and there in the shade. There was zero fresh deer sign up top or the mid level. Down low is where the deer were. Every place up high had water but it was frozen solid and we could not break it with big rocks. I have seen this two different times and both times the deer move down low where they can water. Biggest deer I have ever seen has been on the early hunt up high. Down low is much better for glassing but there are hunters on every point. Fun hunts for sure if you like to see lots of animals. It was surprising for me to see so many people who shoot small/young bucks on the both the early and late hunt.

My son was the only one in the family to draw a deer tag this year. He drew a 12a west early rifle hunt. This will be his first time ever up there and his first hunt in 7 years due to HS sports and college.

Most manufacturers seem to be making better cams over the last few years. The ones I had stolen were not all that great but now I mostly have $80 moultrie cameras and I am satisfied. Reliable, long battery life and picture quality is pretty good. I just need to do a better job of finding places with more animals.