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Cool story sounds like a rush!!! Congratulations.....

I sure as heal wish I was somewhere close I could help you.......there has to be somebody kicking around over there!!!! Come on CWT!!!!

My 78 Ford left me one time way north of Ash Fork......alternator had gone on it. I went out to set up camp with my 6 and 4 year old boys. Ended having to walk 5 miles in the dark to the 7's ranch and got a ride on into Ash Fork. It is a night neither boy has forgotten. I really love my new truck but long for the day when my truck was not so computer driven. Any time that screen tells me something is jacked up with the brakes and then I take it in to get looked at they can't ever find anything. Best of luck to you out there, these newer rigs are not built for rocky roads and mud slinging.......

Prepare for your rates to go up, by the time Florida gets cleansed we are going to foot the bill!!!

I read about this in the local paper a couple of weeks ago and meant to post it. I haven't been there yet but would like to go check it out. I am glad to see something go in and hope it is a user friendly arrangement where people can go shoot. White Mountain Shooters Association has this as directions to get there. The range is located 4.5 miles east of the intersection of 77 and 60, on 60. When you see the 'Truck Crossing' sign, slow down, the range is on the next road to the right (South). It is Forest Service road 206. If you reach Bourdon Ranch Road, you have gone about 1/2 mile too far.

Wind is critical IMO........but educated dogs are tough. Sometimes I do a mix of woodpecker distress and squeaking mouse mixing it up, something that isn't "recorded" to sound like all the others calling out there......

Purple bottle Miralax at Wal Mart??? That is a big pile of poop!!!

Actually the first hunt is 7days long the second hunt is 7days then after the second hunt everyone drawn for that hunt gets to hunt the remainder of the hunt, normally two more weeks. Now I'm not a turkey hunting expert by any means but in general the hens are laying on their eggs by the first week of May. Hens can have up to three nest attempts if earlier nests fail. I don"t believe it matters at what elevation you hunt. Here is a picture of a young man I mentored last years youth hunt (a week prior to the opener) at over 9000 ft elevation. Personally I like the later hunts the older bigger gobblers are easier to call in because they are not with their hens. Good luck which ever season you choose. Awesome picture!!!!

Quote from Fitzgerald, "Yeah, it was great to drive around seeing all the Cardinals flags flying in peoples yards and now they are all gone!!! We need to play ball and get those flags flying again!!" No matter what you gotta love Fitz!!!

Best of luck to you guys.....that should prove to be a great time, be sure to take pictures, they are priceless when you get older and they have left home!!!

Rooting for the Cardinals.........

Is there any type of quick reference on the AZ website that a person can look at and determine what hunts are going on in a specific unit? Example: Unit 27 Oct. 3, 2016 What hunts are going on in that unit today??? We were out scouting this past weekend and ran into a truck loading up hounds and a couple of guys packing rifles walking back to the truck. Just wondering if there is something that a person could look up without having to go through all of the regs for each specie???

Yeah ... a lot of hunts open just figured the Loading Hounds kinds of limits what they may be hunting. When my wife asked me what they were hunting I said.....lion of course, but then I didn't know for sure, could have been bear......so it made me wonder about the quick reference idea........

Cool pics and a nice find in the antler department, always fun to trip across leftover antlers. That is an amazing view over 3B you have there!!!

Best thing about Western Drug is my wife can go find things she is looking for while I pretend I am looking for birthday presents for the grandkids over in the corner where all the good stuff is.....

https://www.google.com/search?q=raiders+nfl&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#sh=0 I might be able to root for my childhood favorites if they can keep this up!!!

I used to work at scheels when I was in college. They are very good about training their employees. We had product education almost every other night. If you didn't know your stuff you got fired. It bothers me to no end to go into cabelas or sportsmans and see this little dorks who don't know a magnum rifle primer from their sisters titty try to sell me something. What is the difference all of the big box stores no matter whether it is lumber, Wally World, Richards.....lots of incompetent people walking around collecting paychecks Are you talking about WALMart or the White House? I will take advantage of your observation and declare both......plus that place in California that wasn't open!!! all of those places have people that don't know and don't care because are at minimum wage or just above it. And are getting paid too much because they don't know and don't care!!! I always have been happy with service and product at The Outdoorsmans there in Cave Creek.....I mean....it ain't 25000 square feet but they can answer your questions and help you find what you are looking for........

I used to work at scheels when I was in college. They are very good about training their employees. We had product education almost every other night. If you didn't know your stuff you got fired. It bothers me to no end to go into cabelas or sportsmans and see this little dorks who don't know a magnum rifle primer from their sisters titty try to sell me something. What is the difference all of the big box stores no matter whether it is lumber, Wally World, Richards.....lots of incompetent people walking around collecting paychecks Are you talking about WALMart or the White House? I will take advantage of your observation and declare both......plus that place in California that wasn't open!!!

I used to work at scheels when I was in college. They are very good about training their employees. We had product education almost every other night. If you didn't know your stuff you got fired. It bothers me to no end to go into cabelas or sportsmans and see this little dorks who don't know a magnum rifle primer from their sisters titty try to sell me something. What is the difference all of the big box stores no matter whether it is lumber, Wally World, Richards.....lots of incompetent people walking around collecting paychecks

I guess we are the "spotted showers" according to the weather forecast.....spotted my eye, we are socked in with a winter rain storm, nothing spotty about this rain it is coming down!!!

What started out to be a beautiful day turned into one muddy, slippery, slidy mess but we had a great time......even with Cole!!! Well.....coleshead!!! What started out to be a cloud free sky by noon had turned into a drizzle that was beautiful but presented several challenges that is the stickiest mud I have ever encountered!!! Great times!!!

And have always enjoyed your two cents worth.....many more summers in Greer wished upon you this day!!!

That is great news......

You can be sure.....if my kid is out in any unit and he has a shot at a 200" buck we ain't leaving it for the guys who have worked for it!!! Just saying if he got in position to shoot a 200" buck he deserves to let the lead fly!!! No animals out there have a reserved for the guys that have worked for it. I am not a big fan of the father guided youth hunt where everything is set up for the kid to pull the trigger but if they are out there "hunting" they deserve to shoot as much as any hard core hunter out there!!!

If killing the animal was the whole focus of the hunt then some of you are really missing out on hunting......lots more to hunting than just the kill. None of my boys would ever hunt again if it depended on success.......Lord knows I have botched many a hunt with them, but the kill has never been the "focus"........