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Big fat nothing-sandwich here in Scottsdale (just south of Old Town area). Cool breeze is nice, though.

AWESOME TIMES!!! Looks like a pretty darn good shot, too! S.

AWESOME!!!!!

Love it, Shelvin!!!! Cool to have your friend and his boy there, too!!! S.

Four years ago I drew a tag the very first time I put in. Granted, it was a fall cow hunt but a bison tag none the less..... I imagine for bull hunts, as Flatlander said.

Got mine yesterday. VERY fresh and tasty! Vacuum sealing in 12oz packages for sharing with my sisters/nieces for upcoming Thanksgiving/Christmas baking. They are now officially spoiled and have grown to expect them annually! S.

Two of the overall best hunts I've ever personally had did NOT result in killing anything. One day chasing a lion behind dogs (epic all-day marathon), and an archery elk sorta like this one in unit 1 about 10 years ago. SO awesome to spend all of that time in the woods with your kid(s) chasing elk!! One of the best threads! S.

Reminds me of a find while hiking with GF in southern Utah a few weeks ago. Some dude was apparently pretty proud of a big ol' ram, back in the day...

Hey Phil! Sent an email (plus a note here...). Hoping to get my hands on some again this year. Thanks! Stan 602-399-4769

Last two years they’ve been shelled. I’ll assume the same this year…. Great value on super fresh pecans. @Phil Carr??

You just did. 😉 What is the username? PM me if you prefer. S.

FINALLY an archery kill. Somebody alert Amanda! LOL Freaking awesome, @AZLance!!!

Great stuff!!! 👍🏻

5th day of archery season and not a single ‘archery opener’ post? (Unless I missed it…) 288K posts in the classifieds section. We are officially Craigslist! 🙄😂

"hunters not having self control...." You really think that a marketing campaign will lead to a lower number of mature bucks being killed?? My feeling is that hunters are going to shoot what they are going to shoot, and no marketing campaign is going to change that (At least not to a statistically significant extent...). My crew and I simply love to hunt. We sometimes kill some average/big deer, but we often kill smaller ones. It has nothing to do with self control. I don't consider myself a 'meat hunter', though I love the meat. I'm just a hunter. The insinuation that other hunters should hold off on killing smaller legal animals so they can maybe kill a larger legal animal is sort of funny to me. Like, what ever happened to; 'to each their own'?? Publicly shame someone who shoots a smaller legal animal? What is the point of that??? That will make a difference? LOL Your final statement makes more sense to me. Congrats to those who are out there having a great time hunting and sometimes killing! Regarding point restrictions, they did that a LONG time ago when I lived in Utah for college. Turned-out to not really have much of an effect on growing older aged animals. Just a bunch of small 3 points killed (3 point or better unit) and a bunch of two points shot and left to waste. Studies showed it really did not have an effect on the older class (breeding aged) bucks.

Eh…. Multi shoulder surgeries and the resulting lingering effects keeps me from pulling a bow string. I’m such a hack that I wouldn’t have any pics to post even if I WAS still archery hunting, though…. 😉 I’ll not post an archery trophy pic and not post anything for sale, and just call it even… S.

Lots of good ones. A foam pad will take any cot to the next level. I split an old 4” memory foam mattress down the middle and I use that as a topper.

+1 on this. Almost always a cot under the stars, and occasionally just the truck bed with my 4 inch foam cot mattress topper. I'll bring my 12x12 Alaknak and/or 12x14 tarp with poles if there is probability of weather. Usually one night in cheapy motel if feeling like a shower break. Never done the local gym angle for the shower. Good idea...

PT over surgery is an interesting choice. Is that short-term to get you ready for the August hunt? Or permanent? Curious because I have had both shoulders done (surgery). The first one was a no brainer due to a severe/complete tear, plus ancillary problems (separation, broken collar bone, etc.). The second one on the other shoulder was a relatively minor tear. My surgeon suggested repair as opposed to PT on the minor tear based on his opinion that the PT had a low chance of getting back to 100% recovery. Post-op & PT, both shoulders are basically back to 100%, so I'm of course satisfied with the route I took. Sincere good luck on finding some natural alternatives to help the healing! Hope you can hunt in August!!!👊

That's awesome, @CatfishKev! Super cool that he is taking that step! I grew up in Kearny and just had my 40 year high school reunion, and was able to reconnect with folks I had not seen in MANY years. Several of my old classmates stayed local after high school and got on with the mine and/or ancillary support companies or functions. Saw lots of folks doing great and/or already retired (with some on to double-dipping second careers...). Growing up there I saw ups and downs with strikes and layoffs, but over time the mine was a great source of employment for lots of folks! @Adicted, I'm also curious about Dylan! Hope he's doing well!

Extra-long fishing weekend in the White Mountains, so just saw this. Dad arrived in early May as a 20 year old 2nd Lieutenant B-17 Navigator. His first mission was on May 30th, which basically kicked-off a week of almost daily missions leading up to D-day. I have his original record of 'combat missions completed' (I keep it in a plastic sleave to try to preserve it...). His 6th mission was on June 6th, and the objective is listed as 'Invasion Coast'. If you know D-day history as it pertains to the B-17s, it didn't go as planned. Due to cloud cover, the vast majority of the bombers over-shot their targets and dropped the bombs too far inland. Either way, he was there trying to do his part. All of those dudes are my heroes!

It IS the theater chain..... And yes, all but dead, for sure!

Here it is….. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/09490500/#parameterCode=00060&period=P30D&showMedian=false

Here’s one. There is a better one someplace…. https://snoflo.org/report/flow/arizona/black-river-near-fort-apache/

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!