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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.

Apparently they were Trump fans and got flagged.

Cool and sad at the same time.

I thought the same thing when I read it. And that is a cool looking gun. Apparently I am the only one without a 10/22 now.

I saw two lions together earlier this fall. I am sure they were siblings. Ran across the road in front of me at last light.

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Sounds like a great trip overall. It is always bittersweet going home and seeing everything change from when we were young.

At least one more.

That is great to hear. I hope I have the same experience with mine. I am sending them in as soon as my elk hunt is over. They don't seem to be as crisp as they used to be. Although maybe it might be a bit my old eyes fault.

Had a friend up in Alaska shoot a brown bear up a drainage and it started running down the hill straight at him after the first shot. He ended up killing it not 10 feet in front of him. The bear didn't know where he was. It was just running the easiest route which happened to be straight at him. My friend said he was shaking like a leaf.

Congrats to both of them. That is awesome.