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"What are you going to do today Napolean?" "What ever I feel like!!! GOSH!!!!" I agree; Instant classic! A little kid that came to our house a couple of days ago to play with my boy was wearing a t-shirt that said "Get your own tots". I had to chuckle... S.

I don't have much info on 36A myself, but here's some advice; Try to carve some time out of your schedule this fall to participate in the Unit 36 (a,b,c) ranch clean-up that Arizona Hunters Who Care and the G&F put on. It gives you a chance to drive around the unit, and also you can get to know a few folks who regularly hunt the area. The G&F Wildlife Manager for 36A (Gabe) is very involved in this effort, and usually camps-out for the weekend. It's a great opportunity to pick his brain for up to date info on the unit. Best of all, you can pick-up some trash and help keep things clean! The next trash clean-up weekend will be on October 22nd. S.

I'm not sure of all the details, but on page 8 of the regulations it says that first come first serve applications are accepted by mail after August 8th.... S.

Tough break on getting skunked again Allen! I got a unit 6A archery cow elk tag, and NO deer tag. I had such a good time last year on my first archer elk hunt (cow), that I thought I'd go at one again. My 10 year old drew his second choice for both elk & deer. He'll be doing the junior 6A cow hunt in mid October, and the Kiabab junior hunt in November. I'm VERY excited for him. S.

I didn't get a deer tag this year, but things still worked-out almost perfectly for me.... Even though I didn't get drawn for rifle deer, I got a 6A North archery cow elk tag. In addition to this though, my son got both of his second choice junior hunts, which means that he will be on the junior cow hunt in 6A in mid-October, and up on the Kiabab for the junior hunt in November. I'll be chasing the cows with my bow in 6A just two weeks prior to my son's hunt, so hopefully I'll have some good locations scouted for his hunt. I'm a little bummed that I won't be down south chasing coues with a rifle this fall, but I'm really just as excited that my boy got a couple of good tags. We should have a couple of really good hunts together this fall! Good luck to those folks I know who will be down in the 36's! No coues for me this year.... Congrats to all with tags, and condolences to those with nothing. S.

I think the meeting is actually at 6:30. I checked the agenda, but it didn't have an official start time listed though.... I'll be there somewhere around 6:15ish. Sportex is located at 2020 W. 4th Street in Tempe. I agree with Allen. I hope folks will show-up to hear for themselves & get any questions answered. Need to get it all out on the table, make a decision (to support, or not...), and MOVE ON! S. PS: I wish folks would also show-up at ANY of the monthly meetings to just participate in general. Come hear about some of the great things we have planned for kids this fall!

When I was a kid we had a dog that was so ugly that it won 2nd place in the Arizona Daily Star's (Tucson paper...) ugly dog contest. This heinous thing would have blown my old pooch out of the water though. Someone please put it out of our misery!!!! S.

I'm sure it's all in how you were raised. I count only main points (not eyeguards), and only mention both sides if there is a difference in the numbers. Eg; I call a 4x4 with eyeguards, a 4 point. If it has 3 on one side, and 4 on the other then I would call it a 3x4. This is likely because I was raised here in AZ hunting muleys, and we always used 'western count'. I remember once when I was a kid, my cousin from Missouri told me on the phone that he killed an 8 point whitetail. I was so excited to see the picture, but imagine my dissapointment when I got the pic and it was a measly 3 point + eyeguards... S.

I heard on KTAR this morning on my way to work that they did catch it. S.

Thanks for the input on the visla Scott. Yes, it is my buddy from Tucson, and he's been working his two dogs pretty good. He said his female is really coming-up nice, and his big male had a great year. He's been buying birds and getting them out on them on occasion, and has been bugging me to come down & join him. Might have to do that some day... Be sure to post some more pics of the little guy! S.

Wow Scott, that pup's a looker for sure.... Our family dog died over a year ago, and if my kids see that picture, I'm sunk! Seems like every week they're bugging me to get a puppy! Scot, Doug, anyone; what are your honest opinions of vislas? A buddy of mine, who is fairly new to bird dogs, has aquired two of them over the past couple of years and it looks like he's going to maybe breed them in the next year or so. He's promised my kids a free pup from the litter. OK bird dogs? OK 'kid' dogs? Any opinions would be appreciated. S.

GULP!! What a beautiful sight! Thanks for sharing the pic (if not the location.... )! S.

Hey Marshall, check my note on bowsite. It would be great if you could 'cover' some of our ADA events & write some articles for our newsletter..... I'll be in touch as the next event draws near. Thanks! S.

Did you try zipping (Winzip) the file? That might work.... S.

Words of wisdom Kevin! How could I have forgotten to mention him? My father is elderly now, and doesn't get out near as much as he used to so he's kind of fallen out of my circle of 'regular hunting buddies'. He'll always be my honorary best hunting bud though, and BY FAR the best memories I have of time spent with him come from hunting trips. We built a strong bond over the years, and I hope to have that bond with my own sons (and daughter... ) someday. He still loves getting out in the desert, and comes along for opening day of quail season each year. I never get tired of hearing his old WWII stories! S.

Good topic Doug. My group of hunting buddies has evolved quite a lot over the years as I've met new friends and others have moved on.... My core list of hunting partners is currently made-up of a couple of old life long pals, a buddy or two I met in college, and a couple of guys that I've gotten to know through my other hunting partners (friends or friends....). Usually if I bring new folks into the circle, I'll try to start by getting together for a bird hunt first. Seems like this way it can be just a short 1/2 day kind of a thing, and I can get to know their style (gun safety, ethics, etc...) to determine if they'll fit in with my group of friends. Not to say that my ethics & style are any better than anyone else's, just saying that it helps if everyone is on the same plain. Another way is to get together for a scouting trip with someone new. Good way to get to know someone's style... One thing that I've noticed is that it can be possible to have TOO MANY hunting pals. By this I mean that I meet people that I'd really like to hunt with but with 'mi vida loco', it is just hard to find time to hunt with everyone I'd like to. Especially now that my boys are coming-up in age, they'll obviously get priority. S. PS: We still have to get together & chase birds sometime Doug!

Geek here.... I'm an IT Director for a large company. S.

LOL More D!!! I was beginning to think the same thing myself.... Awesome pics & write-up Bret! Nice to live vicariously through the adventures of someone who obviously has WAY more time than I do to enjoy the outdoors! S.

I saw it on the channel 3 news yesterday evening, and thought to myself then that it looked like they were going to have a big problem. I've been looking at the smoke from my office window here in NE Phx on & off throughout the day, and I agree that it is looking pretty bad at this point. With this weather, it may keep going for quite a while.... Darn those dry t-storms... S.

Sounds like any of us who have spent a few hours chasing deer have had this happen. This same kind of thing happened to me while on a carp hunt in central Utah many years ago..... I was working my way through some scrub-oak, and I noticed a doe laying as flat as possible about 15 feet away. As I walked around the brush to get a better look at her, she 'belly crawled' around to keep the bush inbetween me and her. I had never seen that before (nor since...), and got quite a laugh out of it. S.

My personal experience last year was that I saw more cows than bulls. This of course was a good thing, because I had an archery cow tag. Not saying we didn't see lots of bulls (and a couple of real bruisers), but we definitely saw more cows. This was in unit 1. S.

Check-out these bucks that Amanda just posted. VERY nice.... http://www.coueswhitetail.com/san_carlos_h...an_carlos_8.htm Is that an ADA hat I see in the bottom pic? Good job on some fine bucks everyone!!! S.

Holy heck, what a mess...... Doesn't look like there will be any quick resolution to this. Good luck to all that hunt that area. S.

I like your confidence! There's been talk of a guy named Patrick Newman out of San Manuel for coues. I've seen some of his work, and it looks good. I can't help with the bear suggestion.... S. :-)

Nice elk hunterofcoues! I killed my first elk with a bow (cow) last September. Can't wait to get a bull tag someday.... Welcome to the site! S.