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Hey Amanda, maybe you'll be able to up your ad rates soon! Kind of like 'sweeps week' for the TV guys.... Continued best wishes on a successful site! S.

My Amex card was hit last night for deer tags. Myself & 3 buddies on the same app, plus my son and another friend's kid together on the same app. Who knows what unit/hunt, but it's nice to know it's looking like we will be hunting some deer this fall. I'm not counting my chickens until I see it on the G&F website, but I'm feeling pretty good. Good luck all! S.

Who else longs for the good ol' days???? Remember when we would all wait patiently for our pink post cards in the mail?? Pretty amazing watching the frenzy that has built-up over the past couple of days.... So does the 'draw results' thread have the all time record Amanda???? Good luck everyone! S.

Hey Doug, not certain whether this is our girl or not yet. Bert (my buddy...) calls this girl 'Whitie', because of the white patch on her chest. There is one other girl without the patch. We're going to head down to Tucson in 2 or 3 weeks to get a look at them. He says we can have our pick.... He says he's going to be watching them to see if either seems more 'birdy' than the other also, but I suspect it will come down to which one captures the kids hearts when we visit. A quail hunt together would be good indeed. I'm patiently waiting for the draw results to see how busy the big game season may be for Erik and I, and then I'll know which weekends may be free for quail! Still waiting for something to show-up on the ol' Amex card..... S.

Hmm..... interesting food for thought DB. Some folks will think about anything to get their minds off of the draw!!!! I'll have to try it on our new edition when we get her home. S.

Well, one of my best friend's (and bird hunting partners) vizsla finally has had a litter of pups! We lost our family dog (a troublsome little beagle ) a couple of years ago, and my buddy promised my kids that if Debbie ever had pups that he would give them one. She delivered them last Friday, and now the kids are going nuts! It doesn't help that he keeps sending me pics like these. Anyway, we're looking forward to being dog owners again. I've fallen in love with his two vizsla's, and I'm sure that one of these pups will make a great addition to our family. I'm a little concerned about the 'family dog vs. hunting dog' contradiction, and hope that we can spend enough time with him/her out in the field so we can get the best of both worlds. Guess I might be switching over to more mearns hunting, as opposed to my beloved gambels run-n-gun hunting that I've grown so acustom to. I'm looking forward to hunting over a dog with my kids though! Hope you all enjoy the pics as much as my wife & kids do! S. Fresh out of the womb! These little guys are anywhere from 1-4 hours old at this point. A VERY loving mom!! A sleeping pile of pups! Finally, with a bill layed-out on mom to give them some scale. They each were about 15oz at birth, and have almost doubled their weight in the first four days! Big eaters!!!

Outstanding pics everyone! Doug, I think I recognize that unit 45 peak; Amazing shot!!! Great shots of the elk/sunset coosefan! S.

Yea, that's the one. Check this out everyone! Awesome pic!!! S.

Holy heck Lark, you're right! That one sleeping on bottom has a shnozz that looks just like him! Well, if she ends-up not being too great of a bird hunter, maybe I can use her to lure in a javelina for one of my kids to shoot. Doug, we're thinking it will be a 'she'. My wife has it in her mind that she would rather have another girl in the house, as opposed to a boy? Imagine that.... There were 7 pups total in the litter, with only two of them being girls. We're heading down to Tucson after we get back from a little family vacation in a couple of weeks to pick one out, so we'll see what happens then. Good lookin pups for sure 25-06 (even if they do resemble bullwidgeon a bit...). S.

Outstanding mount Sundevil! Please post the field pic of him again as well so we can view both together. As I recall, it was a great field pic. Love those kickers! S.

Send a private message to Apache7mm. Amanda (site admin) also likely has some ideas.... Good luck! S.

Alright AZ Guide, you got me sucka! I actually jumped to the G&F site when I saw this topic!!! I'm going to sequester myself in work for the next several days and NOT check a dang thing. Only leads to frustration.... I was originally thinking sometime this Friday, but now the pessimist in my is saying the 24th. S.

I agree with Bull. I'm not counting on anything until next Friday, and maybe not even until early the following week..... Remember the old days when we all just waited until the mail man delivered our pink slips in the mail? Of course the pink slips were for elk (antelope, sheep, etc...) because everyone always got drawn for deer! S.

Thanks for sharing Doug. Always a nice surprise to see one of your summaries of 'the trail' here.... S.

I'm not sure on the topo overlay Doug, sorry.... Good one Desertbull!!!! S.

Yep, Google Earth rocks Doug! A friend of mine turned me on to it a year or so ago, and it's great fun to lower the tilt and 'fly by' some favorite spots. Google maps are also nice, as you can lay the roads over the terrain view.... Thanks for sharing! S.

Spectacular scenery & awesome pics Dan! Makes me feel like I went on a little shed hunt from right here in my crumby office! Thanks for sharing, S.

Absolutely incredible pics & story Scott! Outstanding way to start your new life with your bride! S.

Allen asked for a little help posting some of his pics. I'm going to just throw them up here, and assume he'll jump in with some comentary on each one. I recognize two of the trophies! That big ol' coues, and that good lookin' kid (obviously takes after his mom....). Also, I'm no expert but that pronghorn looks mighty big!! Nice pics Allen! S.

So are these roadless areas the same as the quiet areas? Like the Rattlesnake quiet area in 6A, or are they different? I'm getting the impression that the quiet areas are a different deal. Just curious if anyone knows... Thx. I've not done enough research to know if I support the roadless concept or not yet. While I agree that it would make me uneasy if we, as hunters, needed to align with some of the conservation groups listed above if we we were to support this. I don't agree with not supporting something just because those organizations support it. I will support the idea or not based on what I think it does for hunting, not based on whether there happens to be common ground with these orgs or not. S.

For the past several years, we've been meeting-up with an old college friend from SLC for an annual family camp-out in Southern Utah (or sometimes So. Colorado..). We spent 4 full days camping, fishing, exploring, and having fun in the Navajo Lake area, which is SW of Panguitch, Ut. Unfortunately my wife was too busy with her business and could not get away to join us, but we had an outstanding time anyway. Here are a few pics: Rest stop @ Glen Canyon on the way-up. Guess which kid didn't want to pose for the pic! Looking off of the bridge at Glen Canyon. Don't jump!!!! Happy to be out of the desert & at the campground! Two boys and a horny toad. Caught a few fish out of Duck Creek lake, which is close to Navajo. Pretty easy fishing on night-crawlers for the kids. Good fun! Proud Fisherman! A fish out of Navajo Lake. The kids just had a blast catching some fish!!! There was a balloon festival going-on in Panquitch of the weekend. We didn't drive down for any of the early morning flights, but went to the 'balloon glow' on Saturday night. They closed off US89 right through town and lined a bunch of the baloons up. Then when it got dark, then would fire them-up. It was quite a sight, and the kids had a great time! Kids & balloons! Balloons glowing.... I love to cook outdoors, and we generally eat like kings/queens when we camp/hunt/fish. This trip was no exception with brauts, fried chicken & mashed potatoes, pork tenderloin, venison back-straps, enchiladas, and all of the fixins served on any given night (and lots of fresh trout along the way... ) Filleting (sp) some fresh trout! Peach cobbler in the dutch oven! A BIG hit!!! Kids chowing down! Eat all of your dinner if you want some of that cobbler!!! Finally, a good night kiss from my little sweetie (and future hunter!). I can't wait until next year!!!!! S.

Thanks all, we had a good time for sure! Noel, I've never been down into 'the gorge', but we might have to try it sometime. I've done some deer hunting a little north of Panguitch Lake in the past, but have not been in that area in quite some time. Seems like there is soooo much area to explore in those mountains, that we have a hard time getting to all of it. We'll do our best as the years come though! S.

I got a look at that dude going to & from a trip to Southern Utah last week & weekend. Looked pretty benign last Weds on the way up, but it was RAGING on Monday when we drove back down! I'm wondering when they might get a little of the moisture that some of the other parts of the state have been getting (however little....). It should be good on top, but at 60,000 acres +, I'm thinking enough has burned. S.

Congrats on your marriage, and best wishes to you and your new bride on your trip Scott. Can't wait for the pictures !!! S.

Good stuff Keith! More than a few of us can relate! Thought provoking for sure.... S.