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It has happened in the past that they have had to award people tags for their screw ups. There is no way they could not give you a tag if you did everything correct and they messed up somehow. Can you imagine the lawsuits?

If you have the confirmation numbers and they took your money the best thing that can probably happen is they lose it somehow. Then you would get a tag no matter what.

Yeah, it isn't like everyone in the state didn't know that there was a storm. I don't watch the news and even knew. Ridiculous

Chef on here would know how they taste. He has shot a couple of them. If they can be made to taste good he has probably done it too.

Congrats on a great ram. I am jealous. I want to get one someday soon.

I am sure you will get mixed opinions. I finally bought a Vortex Razor 15-45X60 a couple years ago and carry it quick a bit. I am not worried about the extra weight yet. So that isn't a concern. However the times I have used it I wasn't that impressed compared to my 15x56 SLC's. If I had it to do again I probably wouldn't buy it. But it is definitely nice for the range when shooting.

I was elk hunting in 23 this last Dec and had a couple come through the canyon we were in. We were actually above them when they came through. I am an ex avionics tech in the AF and still get the goose bumps when I see them out. We see them down in 36b quite a bit also.

I have the exact rifle. Best shooting out of the box rifle I have ever owned. And a great deal for the package.

Brian, I was with you when the government was on strike. Made me mad that I didn't bring the cape across. How did you guys do this year? Anything big?

Good luck. One of these days I am going to hunt them. Keep us updated.

Yes, they have to be frozen for 24 hours and then thawed out so they can inspect them. I have had years where they didn't check them at all and didn't care and then other years they searched until they found a tick. I don't care if you spend 10 hours cleaning them they will find one. The worst was a couple years ago when the government was on strike. I spent a couple hours cleaning ticks and finally gave up and said screw it. I got to the border and because of the strike it was border patrol checking them. They would shake the hide and if only a couple ticks fell off they would say ok good to go.

They lifted the fire ban the shortly before the late rifle bull hunt. Here is the info from Tonto's website. Tonto National Forest lifts fire and target shooting restrictions Date(s): Nov 10, 2020 PHOENIX, Nov. 10, 2020 –The Tonto National Forest in coordination with federal, state, and local partners will terminate the current Stage 1 Fire Restrictions and recreational shooting restriction effective Nov. 11, 2020 at 8 a.m. due to recent moisture, cooler temperatures and reduced fire activity.

Cool video. Sounded like a bow to me. Congrats on a great archery buck.

Badlands has had a sale right after Christmas the last 3 years. Has anyone heard of or have a code for this year? I have gone to the website a few times and haven't seen anything. I am hoping they have one again at some point.

Typical now a days. One of my wives presents wont make here on time because it sat at the post office from the 11th until the 20th. The tracking originally showed it getting here on the 15th. Now it says it will get here on the 26th. And they blame it all on Covid.

Congrats, look forward to the story.

Edge, it was a pleasure meeting you today. Great soap.

Tonto National Forest has also lifted their fire and shooting ban effective this morning.

Congrats on a couple great bucks.

Congrats to your dad on a cool looking buck.

Congrats on a great buck. Way to stick with it.

Make sure your wife is as comfortable as possible. I give her the best of everything when we are camping. we used to have a trailer until I bought a side by side and couldn't tow both. So I sold the trailer and bought a wall tent. I have the big Cabela's cots and the big foam pads. It is almost as comfortable as sleeping in my own bed. Mesa Sales has the foam pads pre-cut that they sell for a decent price. I also have a Mr Heater that I warm the tent up before we go to bed and in the morning when we wake up. I don't run it all night because I have never needed to. The extended forecast looks pretty good for the late hunts. I am hoping clear and cold.

This is the desert just east of my house. It is approximately 4 square miles out by Meridian and Ray Rd. My nice quiet neighborhood is going to go away.

That is awesome. Nice change from the typical long range rifles.