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Like a lot of folks, yes, I got into it several months ago when it was much lower. Been watching & holding. That being said, I'm genuinely curious, who is "they" that are saying '5 digit a share' is possible??? It has historically NEVER been even close to that high. That prediction makes zero sense based on their historical financial and sales performance. Assuming whoever 'they' is are basing that only on fever speculation and not the company's financials??? Your source??

Good info, Dan! I was pondering heading back up to the Black River next week. I'm guessing at this point, the reservation and national forest will likely VERY soon be under severe restrictions (and possibly closed) until we get some decent monsoon moisture. IF, we get it this year....

I won't be up there, but good luck, Doug! Hope the 'flatlanders' show-up, and that business is good!

For sure, I suspect that application numbers would drop. Likely significantly for non-residents. There has been lots of debate on this topic over the years. I'm very curious who "seemed to be in charge" really was, and whether their info is accurate. Only asking because the word on not charging up front previously was attributed to the reason(s) mentioned before (laws/rules, as opposed to an administrative decision by the G&F...).

Don't disagree with you there. I was specifically questioning how tag sales would be impacted.

I'm not following your reasoning regarding tag sales dropping dramatically?? I'm thinking that whether they charge up front (and refund those not drawn) or not, that they still will basically allocate/sell the same number of tags each year.

OUTSTANDING!!!! Congrats on a great hunt and special time with your dad!!! Special times!!!

OUTSTANDING!!! Nothing in the world like hunting with your kids!! S.

Sorry, not familiar with any spots that have a cable-basket crossing set-up. The road conditions that got you there sound like several access points I've encountered over the years, though! lol Sure wish I would have been exploring the Black river all those years ago!

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! 😂