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Hilarious old-school reference!!!! 😂

I’m sitting here doing the math on my annual NM pronghorn hunt. And I do my own butchering. lol

Yep, indeed, something always has to go to make room when the pit is expanding further and further. In the case of the Ray pit, it was prime muley country (now coues, too). Not only do they do away with mountains, but then also pile mega-tons of tailings/overburden all over the place. Would be cool to see what the Gila river valley between Kelvin and Winkleman would look like if the copper mine was never came to be. Can't really speak as to the efficiency wind/solar vs. fossil, and others. Those wind and solar farms sure can't be cheap to put-up, though. (I also wonder what sort of subsidies they might be getting from taxpayers....)

The impact of wind farms (roads, fences, etc.) and aesthetics of turbines is interesting to me. I used to hunt in east-central Utah quite a bit while in college and on occasion over the years since then. Several of my old hunting areas that used to be VAST open swaths of land with nothing but hills/canyons/deer, are now crisscrossed with roads and dotted with oil and gas rigs. This is primarily on BLM land..... I was born and raised in Kearny, the son of a copper miner. Dad was an engineer/geologist at the Ray pit, and I never even noticed the tailings, overburden dumps, pit, etc. Was just part of the landscape for me. I remember taking my wife to visit the area for the first time, and she kept commenting about how "ugly" the mine was. I didn't quite get it, in that it was just sort of the way it was. To this day, i still don't see open pit mines as 'ugly', but guess that's my conditioned perspective on it. lol I suppose the way the population keeps growing/encroaching, so will the wind & solar farms.

DonkeyMan??? More like CouseyMan!!!! Awesome!!

There's definitely some folks around here with experience there. For sure start scouting and post what you find (NOT details! lol). You'll likely find some guys here willing to help or share as/if you put in some work yourself. Good for you!!!

My crew and I got tag numbers; 2, 3, and 4 for the 'easy to draw' deer hunt we put in for. LOL Guess we should have put in for a harder to draw premium hunt.... LOL Oh well, such is life. Happy to be drawn for our regular hunt!

10-4 on when the leftover draw opens. I was mainly referencing the only date they publish regarding draw results (initial and leftover...). For sure it's safe to assume that the online results will be known prior to that. Based on history, likely will know soon.

The only date they publish is the date that the tags will be sent. Aug 5th....

I've met your wife, Hector. NO WAY she downs two 1/2 pound burgers!!!! 🤯 😂

Looks like some good monsoon moisture, which is ALWAYS welcome! I think that to really make any sort of significant impact on the overall drought conditions though, it's really going to take some good, strong, sustained winter precipitation. Snowpack is key!!

+ 1 on burger thread. Monday check-in lost me with the locker room selfie. 🤢😭 OP for this one apparently beat it on outta here. Wonder what his petition signature count is up to. lol

You continue to make statements (or in this case, ask a question) that make no sense and have no relevance to the topic. "Do people get tags before the first person in line?" There is not a line! It's a random draw!!! So if I suppose the answer to your question would be NO, people do not get tags before the first person in line because there is no line! Then you make a statement that you don't think that is "right". Well, when you make invalid statements about the current system, then in a way you are actually coming across as very wrong.

Here, too.... Your argument (complaining) is invalid. "....people get tags out of order." Nobody got a tag out of order. There is NO order. It's random. Given it is a random draw, the condition of someone getting something out of order doesn't make sense.

Ummm....... Your argument just lost credibility. ".....passed up by someone with less points." Ummm, there is no 'passing up'. It's a random system. They did not see your number, then "pass you up', man. You just weren't as lucky as that other dude. Simple.

+1 on the 'city chicks' vs. 'desert chicks', Doug. I always try to remain optimistic, but honestly not too hopeful for this fall in my normal Gambels' spots. Last fall was dismal, but finished-off slightly better. Seemed to get into a few more in Jan/Feb. We shall see what happens. As for Mearns though, given the current monsoon outlook, I'm thinking it could be good!

I think it happens VERY fast for the vast majority. Depending on some individual bank posting times and the process to go through declined cards, etc., there can be some outliers, but it seems like the majority is done & dusted. Keep your fingers crossed, Andrew!!!!!

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/big-short-investor-michael-burry-090000418.html What some investment gurus (so called…) are saying about crypto.

Agree on the chains..... For me, I don't consider any of the fast food options to be 'burger joints'. They are in a class all their own.

Freaking steal on that Alaknak!! Really, a great deal on all of them. 👍🏻

Happy that my pessimism didn't prove-out this time. Looking out my window I can see some good looking showers to the southeast. Radar shows some good activity all around! Good stuff!

Gun bill details agreed to by bipartisan group of four key Senate negotiators | Fox News Well as expected by many, definitely no ban involved. This thing is a long way from being done, though.

I've turned into such a jaded pessimist over the years. What I see there is a fairly decent chance that it will NOT rain. 🙄😂 Sure hope it pans-out!

That's a drag. Glad you stuck it out and made the most of it, though. Last year this exact same thing happened to a group of us that do an annual Christmas Tree lake fly trip. Had to adjust last minute, and ended-up on NF land (Big Lake, Black River, etc...). This year, our annual trip was planned weekend before last, so we lucked-out and just beat the closure. In the old days it seemed rare that there were forest closures. These days, it seems like almost an annual occurrence.

Saw a post someplace else that reminded me of Big Al’s in Kanab (used to be called The Junction). Freaking awesome burgers, and for anyone in the know, you can get your ‘fry sauce’ fix there! 😉