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This resonates with me!!! I've been a Sr. Executive in the IT business for many years now. As technology has evolved, it has been hard to keep sharp with the latest. Used to be good ol' mainframe, then Java. Now it's Golang, Kafka, Docker, Postgress, Kubernetes, Elastic, (all things messaging/streaming), and yes, Blockchain. I spent many hours in my office with a couple of young-sharp engineers a few years ago having them try to teach me the basics of Blockchain. Most of it went right over my head, but enough stuck that I felt comfortable investing in crypto a bit. At that time, two of the up & comers were Litecoin and Ethereum. I got into each of them just over 4 years ago and have sat on it ever since. It's been fun to watch the balance on my Coinbase account, but at the end of the day I STILL don't understand the technology at a deep enough level to really 'get' the value (other than simple demand driving the price...). Nice to see I have a good chunk of it, but I think I'm going to stick to with what I understand for my future investments. I'll leave the crypto to the youngsters.

Bingo!!! Spammer now gone! (Thanks, bigorange!)

Somebody telling somebody else how and what to say in their post. Classic! 🙄😂

Yep, usually it's just target shooting that is limited/banned during high-alert fire restrictions. Hunting still OK. (Unless/until they get to the point where they actually close access to the forest, which is a whole different level of restrictions.... )

Secret's out!!!!

Umm..... Did they actually conclude on that topic? Have they made the decisions? (Thought it was still being debated.....) Obviously won't be published in the regulations until it is finalized....

Tru-dat! Same here! My info is based on what I was told by a personal contact, who happens to be closely tied-into the project at the executive level. That, plus on the pod-cast that was published, the Park Service employee mentioned one bison per shooter. That being said, like you, I have not seen it officially noted in any of the published literature. Who knows..... Maybe it will be a game-time (pun) audible during the operation.

I had it done a little over 15 years ago. Jay Schwartz here in Scottsdale did it, and I am VERY happy with the result (Still 20/20-20/15, all these years later....). I think it was somewhere around $3K then, but haven't checked prices lately so I don't know how that would compare. My advice would just be the obvious; Do some fact-finding and look at reviews for all of the eye surgeons in Tucson, and maybe here in Phx if willing to travel. I saw go with who ever your research deems the highest rated, and spend the extra few bucks if needed as opposed to price-shopping. Again, just stating the obvious.

About $350 bucks Could be an up & comer!! 🤣

I had the same question. Turns-out that each volunteer shooter will only be killing ONE bison. (Yes, I also had the same question regarding how in the heck they plan on meet their objective by only killing 12....) I think they are looking at this initial go-around as a bit of a pilot. If it goes as planned/hoped, more bison will be killed via this model in the future.

Saying how it is and how you see it are not always the same thing. That being said, yeah, I guess you never really knows what goes on behind the closed doors..... I'll wait to see what happens prior to assuming a conspiracy is brewing though.

Reminds me to be so grateful for each day I have with those who are precious to me. Sincere condolences to you and yours! 🙏

I'll be curious to see how this plays out. One line in the write-up from Kurt that caught my eye; "Public skilled volunteers will be able to harvest a single bison with the head, hide, and meat entrusted to the department, then transferred in exchange for removal.". Curious what that means..... Just legalese that the bison gets "transferred" to the hunter, I hope??? https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/11/10/bison-reduction-pact-benefits-grand-canyon-herd/?fbclid=IwAR2kS5mQtai4l9CS6zDOGwFLEFOuER6xhfh0aMRYY1D4MGmco0YjD4VJd1E

That number doesn't surprise me in the least. This has been all over the internet and was super easy to apply for online.....

I keep seeing the hole in that pronghorn you shot last fall, Lance! 😂

No idea. From a 'practical' perspective, I would say; Why not? But from a technical perspective, since they are trying hard to NOT classify this as a 'hunt', I'm thinking they may not want to distribute anything that could be seen as a trophy, so I wouldn't be surprise if they are not going to let folks keep the hides/heads.

Welcome to AZ and this site! Stick around and browse (and contribute) to the forums here. You'll see opportunities to socialize and connect. S.

We were sort of 'running & gunning' up and down the river all day, and didn't really take much time for trophy pics. We went to one of our regular producing holes yesterday just before leaving so my oldest son could catch a few to take home for dinner, though. This is the only fish pic we took.

Pretty good weekend up on the Black River with my sons. Fishing was decent, and turkeys were gobbling. (Trphyhntr is correct regarding what he heard about permits. Need to get them at the casino Chevron.) Game ranger checked us on Saturday, and said there were 120 Black River permits issued for that day. Seems like it's going to get hammered pretty good this summer, given it is still spring. Also saw this fatty!! IMG_3821.MOV

Ya, it's interesting . Given the target reduction numbers, I also assumed that the shooters would kill multiple bison each. I have now heard (not through an 'official', but through someone who knows an official very well) that each shooter will only kill a single bison. Of course then my mind immediately goes to the thought of 'How in the heck are they going to make a dent in the population by shooting only 12 bison???'.... I was told that this is sort of an initial pilot-run to see how it works. For me, I'm still interested. If nothing else, it would be an experience. Of course, the odds are going to be VERY long regarding getting selected, so I imagine I'll be sitting here reading the results/news about it on the internet.

Not worried at all! I'll be camouflaged. Taking my hippie beetle-bus!

Yup!!! Count me in!

I'm definitely on the opposite side of the fence on this (pun, intended...). I'm in! Will it be a circus? Yes, possibly, likely..... But I figure, what the heck!

Ya, I get it. The 'turning loose...' was more of a figure of speech. My point was that I seriously doubt they would simply leave it up to the shooter to do all of the butchering. For sure, I totally agree with the point about observation/supervision!