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GoPro cameras are AMAZING! This company has hit on a niche market, and their cameras deliver amazing results! I'm about ready to take the plunge! Snow skiing, biking, fast cars, whatever..... Cool footage delivered by these cameras! The remote vehicles (quadcopter in this case) are also amazing! Great merger of technologies!! Fly safe, Amanda! S.

Checked this post again, and suddenly the yogurt I had for breakfast just isn't quite cutting it! Sitting here at my desk with my stomach growling!!!! Thinking some chicken fried venison and eggs will be on the menu this weekend! Thanks for making me hungry!! S.

7MM. Remington Mag. Usually shoot 160-180 grain bullets off the shelf. (I'm am NOT a long range shooter.....) S.

Good stuff! 'Chicken Fried' anything is usually good!!! To keep them from being chewy, maybe try pounding them a bit prior to breading/frying (if you didn't already)...... A little work with the meat-tenderizing hammer can work wonders on Chicken Fried food! Looks yummy! Bon Apetite!!] S.

+1 Happy birthday Doug! S.

+1!!!!! Amanda will NEVER let that happen! S.

Just means it's a topic that is 'pinned' to the top of the list of topics in that forum. It's not the forum that is pinned, it's the topic within the forum that is pinned. Again, it's just a way for a topic to stay 'fresh' and at the top of a forum. S.

Not as many as I should have....... I'm a horrible shot! S.

Awesome for you! Apparently a GREAT hunt and quite obviously AWESOME video (including the post production/editing work!!! Love the 'bawitdaba'.... ) Thanks for sharing! S.

Actually it's not the "new truck talk...." that pisses me off. (Ummm.... I think someone else said that seeing a new pick-up pisses THEM off! lol) In fact, not much of anything really 'pisses me off....'. I'm a pretty easy going guy........ It's the argument that driving 10 year old trucks would be better for the financials of the department that I'm questioning. If the organization buys a new truck every 2 years or every 10 years, the cost is the same for that particular asset. Depreciation ONLY determines now long the org. has to write the asset off. Depreciation has nothing to do with how much the asset costs. I guess as I think of it, depreciation frankly should really not be that big of a consideration. It is primarily meant for a business to write-down the value of an asset relative to the benefit (or income) that the business is gaining from the asset. Might not be that applicable here in a public service and/or government agency that is a 'not for profit' org. Either way, my point is that it's easy for you and/or I to second-guess what the department is doing but to me, simply stating that the department should keep their vehicles for 10 years sounds like a bit of an ignorant statememt (unless you have the maintenance and other costs figured into the equation), which I haven't seen from you. I suspect if it made logical financial sense to keep the vehicles that long, that they would. I suspect that there are actual accountants (I'm just an amature....) that have figured it all out for the department. Happy hunting and good luck in the draws! S.

Huh??? Depreciation doesn't 'cost' anything. It's simply the way a company (or organization) accounts for the reduction in value of an asset over time. It's just allocating the cost of the asset over it's useful life and has nothing to do with making the asset cost more or less. The 'used ones' would have been depreciated just like the 'new ones'...... It would have nothing to do with the maintenance costs of the asset.

VERY awesome, Jim!!! Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a freak for kids! They are the best! You are about to experience feelings and emotions that no one can describe! Sincere best regards and good luck on your awesome journey!!!! S.

the new 3/4 ton duramax AZGFD truck i see on the 202 every morning on my way to work pisses me off. You're joking, right? Some things in life make me a little angry, but a new truck purchased by G&F isn't one of them. Do you get angry when you see a new police cruiser or helicopter? Maybe you expect G&F to purchase used pick-ups? (They can make a bid on my 96 GMC if they want..... ) S. ya i think they should be using the same ones they were 10 years ago Again, I'm thinking you're joking....... You know they actually drive these vehicles for work, right? The average miles driven per year on these vehicles is not necessarily what the average citizen puts on thier personal car/pick-up. Imagine the maintence and lost service necessary on a 10 year old pick-up that is driven for work (not just to work.....). So now the G&F has a fleet of old worn-out pick-ups and has to pay an army of mechanics & purchase parts to keep the old fleet in service? Not sure if you've ever run a business before, but in the long run that very well would not be more economical than keeping the fleet staffed with fresh wheels. Plus the minute some hunter is looking for help/assistance from the G&F (or any 'first responder' service) but the call is not answered because the old pick-up broke down? Not a good thing, I think. Just something to think about. S. well, ford ranger would be more cost effective than a 2500hd for daily driving Can't dissagree with you there, Of course if a guy's primary job is to sit around the office and/or handle a 'desk job', then a 2500hd is not necessary. They should buy the 'desk jockeys' sedans and/or more efficient vehicals. That is a totally different topic than the 10 year old vehicle debate though....... S. PS: Nice job dodging the '10 year old vehical' question.....

the new 3/4 ton duramax AZGFD truck i see on the 202 every morning on my way to work pisses me off. You're joking, right? Some things in life make me a little angry, but a new truck purchased by G&F isn't one of them. Do you get angry when you see a new police cruiser or helicopter? Maybe you expect G&F to purchase used pick-ups? (They can make a bid on my 96 GMC if they want..... ) S. ya i think they should be using the same ones they were 10 years ago Again, I'm thinking you're joking....... You know they actually drive these vehicles for work, right? The average miles driven per year on these vehicles is not necessarily what the average citizen puts on thier personal car/pick-up. Imagine the maintence and lost service necessary on a 10 year old pick-up that is driven for work (not just to work.....). So now the G&F has a fleet of old worn-out pick-ups and has to pay an army of mechanics & purchase parts to keep the old fleet in service? Not sure if you've ever run a business before, but in the long run that very well would not be more economical than keeping the fleet staffed with fresh wheels. Plus the minute some hunter is looking for help/assistance from the G&F (or any 'first responder' service) but the call is not answered because the old pick-up broke down? Not a good thing, I think. Just something to think about. S.

the new 3/4 ton duramax AZGFD truck i see on the 202 every morning on my way to work pisses me off. You're joking, right? Some things in life make me a little angry, but a new truck purchased by G&F isn't one of them. Do you get angry when you see a new police cruiser or helicopter? Maybe you expect G&F to purchase used pick-ups? (They can make a bid on my 96 GMC if they want..... ) S.

Wow! VERY cool Amanda! And check you out with the awesome music in the back-ground! You can now add Film Producer to your resume!! S.

Lots of great people/groups helping the kids on the turkey hunts!! There is also a camp up in 27 & 1 hosted by Youth Outdoors Unlimited for the junior hunt. Watch the AZ G&F website for information too! S.

Very cool! NOTHING beats hunting with your kids!!! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

One of the coolest things ever posted on this site! Congrats on an amazing adventure! Simply AWESOME!!! S.

I don't have any information or much of an opinion on this, but I found the article interesting as a bird hunter...... S. http://www.azcentral.com/travel/articles/20131230arizona-biologists-struggle-to-save-masked-bobwhite-quail.html

Actually I was thinking about starting a third thread about this, because it's that important. Deer season must be almost over and nobody has much else to think about....... Deer and bird hunting (and Christmas tree cutting on Saturday....) is important to me. Not what some network and an entertainer are fighting about....... S.

BINGO! Has absolutely nothing to do with free speech. Longbowpilot; He is free to speak his words and apparently according to any contract he had with A&E, they are free to do what they want. What-ever. Just another bunch of goofy TV 'stars'....... Who cares???? S.

Not allowed to shoot a lion with spots... Also not allowed to shoot mom if she is with spotted kittens. My ignorance about the law! Thanks for the info. S.

Interesting. How do you know it was poached? Maybe they had a legitimate tag....... Or was the unit closed to lion hunting at the time? S.

The world could use LOTS more of this. An inspiration and example for all. I hope my children grow-up with 1/2 of this type of character in them. Good stuff! S. PS: Bitter sweet, of course. Sincere condolences.