TAM

I agree, put your 15's in your pack and put the 8 or 10's on some sort of bino buddy system when you're hiking.

So all of this begs the question. How can we orginize and who can we contact in Arizona to introduce a bill in the Arizona legislature to pass this same sort of law?

Wow, that pretty much sounds like a big F U right to the face of our new administration and gun grabbers. Now if only more states would follow. Way to go Montana!

I'm sure John is a great guy and I have nothing against him. I just have a different opinion than his thats all. You are right respect does go along way in this world and I've not said one thing to dis-respect him even though he called me several names and tried to pick a fight with me. Respect is a two way street. Please show me where I degraded him and I'll be happy to make a public apology.

That hurts Blake that really hurts. I was on 89 in the Granite Dells. I hardly ever go through there, but on the day I did there was a bunch of cops on patrol because there were complaints from the road crews that no one was slowing down in the construction zone. My bad.

So after a post like this with all the name calling and complaints are we still supposed to believe that when you got your tickets you acted like a perfect angel and the LEO was the one acting out of line? You made the comment earlier that you didn't like how the LEO treated you like a 7 year old. So far on this topic you have treated myself and others that have different opinions than yours like we are the seven year olds. No wonder you didn't get a warning! Good luck with the citations

here-here TAM. It's not like it's a new law. You can bet your bottom dollar that 10 outta 10 folks that sheriff stops know they are breaking the law, and are hoping they wont get caught... or if they do get caught - they are planning to talk their way out of it. That's gotta get old to listen to as an officer of the law. We have camped in areas that have been SO ravaged by jag-offs who think the forest is their playground, dump, litter box, dirt track... I was glad to hear steps were being taken to protect the forest... that enforcement and action has to be paid for through license fees and violations - not warnings. If I got caught - and I have tried to fly under the radar a few times b4 I got my bikes licensed and insured - I'd take what they gave me, and take it quietly... rather than point out what a weener the sheriff was. I would much more enjoy reading about how someone, for no apparent reason, was were rudely confronted while obeying all the laws and rules... because of the uncalled for treatment the person being mistreated felt obliged to tell the officer to piss-up-a-tree... and there wasnt a darn thing he could do about it. I'm sure all the guys that said this sort of reply would feel differently if they were in the situation. If I knew I was in violation, I would have never been, because I would have did this mc plate before. I understood that all we needed was an OHV sticker and we were good to go. So dont tell me this garbage about taking it. Now I'm starting to get pissed off because people want to jump on the bandwagon. To the other post, that said enforce the law. Ya thats great. But I myself thought it was a waste of time. So you are telling me as being self employed having to take a day off of work in my busy season to drive up to flagstaff and sit in a court is worth it. Come on. A warning would have resulted in the same action I have taken all week with getting these bikes ready. Most of you guys dont know me. If you did you probably wouldnt say the things you are saying. I consider myself a nice guy and try to be cordial. I am sure that if this happened to one of YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS your comments would not be the same. And if it would be then you are a jackass also. I would never say some of the remarks made that some of you have to any of you in this situation. Everyone is big behind the keyboard though. I have on my desk in front of me as I type this a traffic citation from a Prescott motorcyle officer. It's dated 4/22/09. I was going 45+ in a construction zone posted at 35 mph. This area is normally a 55 mph road, but because it was under construction and I wasn't paying attention to the newly posted signs and I was caught speeding fair and square. While I was disappointed with myself for the stupid and costly mistake I told the officer I was in the wrong and deserved the ticket. I broke the law so I will pay the consequences. The officer tried to explain that if I wanted to dispute the citation I could appear in court and fight it. I told him I had no intentions of fighting it because I was wrong and got caught. I'm also self employed and will have to spend the necessary time away from work to get it resolved. Please don't call me a hyprocrite because I'm not! I'm not a jackass either. I just believe in honoring the laws. And please don't try and suggest that this is apples to oranges because it's not. It's exactly the same. Laws are laws no matter how big or small we may think they are. If a person breaks them they deserve to pay the consequences. Period. You are right I don't know you and I'm sure you are a good person, but at the same time I don't care if you are my mother you still got caught breaking the law and now you must pay the consequences.

This is a funny topic! If we were talking about an illegal alien, drunk driver, child abuser, pedaphile, rapist, murderer, terrorist, poacher, trail cam stealing thief, or OJ Simpson everyone would be saying throw the book at 'em. So what's the difference? When a person breaks the law they should pay the price. I don't get it. It sounds like the LEO did exactly what our tax dollars are paying him to do.

That is a classic right there!!!!! I hope I never see the day when things get that bad. Sadly, we're heading in that direction.

I've seen three lions total. The first was off the Young road right at dusk. It crossed the road in front of me. I stopped the truck and rolled down my window and smacked my lips and it stopped about twenty feet away, crouched and just watched me. The second lion I saw was in a tree with Hap, Rusty, Mike, and Roxy barking beneath it. Hopefully I'll get the lifesize mount of it back some time soon. The third lion I've seen was just this past January in Mexico and yes, I actually glassed it up. Only saw it for 10 seconds or so before it strolled off. I think mountain lions are one of the coolest animals we have in North America!

Looks great!

Just a friendly reminder that Utah's deadline for hunt applications is this Thursday the 26th of February. You can apply online with a credid card, and you can buy bonus points, however you must purchase a hunting license in order to earn/buy bonus points. They also made some changes for non resident applicants this year. Now NR's can apply for ALL species the same year. In the past you had to choose between Elk, Deer, and Pronghorn for limited entry hunts and Moose, Bison, Bighorn, and Mt. Goat for the once in a lifetime hunts. NR's will still be limited to drawing only one Limited Entry hunt and one Once in a Lifetime hunt per year. Good luck and don't forget New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada are coming up as well.

J, what units did they draw?

Perhaps we should all start sending Uncle Ted emails asking for him to give Rush a call? I'd love to listen to that conversation.

I think the sad truth is that guys like Rush and O'riley don't really give one smelly turd about anyone but themselves. I think they're greedy SOB's that are looking to SAY ANYTHING to line their wallets, and believe me they're laughing all the way to the bank. They are entertainers/actors playing the roles that the listeners and viewers are PAYING them to play. If they were true Patriots they would be taking a much more pro-active role in promoting their beliefs. Walking the walk not just talking the talk. FWIW, I mention O'riley because he gave props to Carrie Underwood for donating money to the HSUS. I agree J, we held Zumbo responsible. Why aren't we holding Rush responsible?

Thanks Kevin, I may take you up on that offer. Have you ever had the opportunity to compare it to the HD model?

Doug, my bad about the HD lenses having fluoride in the glass not coated on the glass. Also good point about the 77mm Kowas being cheaper. Until you mentioned it I had only looked at the 88mm Kowa and not it's smaller counterpart. I'm still not sure I want to take the risk on a scope that doesn't have a lot of history with "hunting conditions".

Thanks for all the informative responses. Doug, yes I've taken a pretty close look at the Kowa line of scopes. Although I've yet to look through one. They seem to have quite the following over in the bird watching world, but they just haven't seemed to gain any traction in the hunting world. Seems like if you ask the birders the Kowa's are the best and if you ask the hunters the Swarovski's are top. At some point I think it's splitting hairs, but the two reasons I've ruled Kowa out, at least for now, is first they are the most expensive of all brands I looked at. Second because I don't have any feedback from other hunters on how they'll hold up under "hunting" conditions. My gut just won't let me shell out that kind of cash on a gamble. I would like to look through one though. The truth is I keep swaying like a willow tree in the wind. I thought I had my mind set to go with one of the big 80mm scopes, and then I talked with Gino this morning and he's got me thinking real hard about the 65mm's. Although he did have a good suggestion.... just buy one of each! Yeah, thanks for the help Gino! Schmitty is going to let me take a look at his Swaro 65mm HD and I've got another buddy with a Swaro 65mm non HD that I'm going to look through at the same time. Hopefully that will help. Here's an interesting point on the HD versus non HD question. The eye pieces for the Swarovski scopes are not HD coated. So does using a non HD coated eye piece nulify your expensive glass?

Thanks Scott. At some point I would probably use it for some sort of digiscoping, but not to the extent that I'd be trying to win any awards or sell the prints. Any other opinions?

Check with J&G Gun Sales in Prescott. They are always getting new stock. They have a website that is usually pretty current with their inventory. Just Google J&G gun sales. I always try to buy a few boxes of ammo every couple of weeks. Even if we're just buying groceries at Walmart I will throw a box or two into the cart. It's pretty amazing how quickly a box or two a week will add up!

Keith, that's what I'm waiting for is a public response from Rush. Until then it's all just a guessing game.

Good point J.

Last week I sent him an email asking about this. At this point no response. For what it's worth, a few weeks ago when Carrie Underwood announced she was going to be donating money to HSUS Bill O'rilley mentioned it on his show and called her a "Patriot" for her donations. Could both of these guys just be mis-informed or is something else going on?

I like it Mike!!!!

That reporter is a douche bag! Reporters are supposed to report the news, not saturate it with their personal opinions or agendas. She asks the guy a question and then proceeds to attack him for his comments. That's not good journalism or good reporting. No wonder CNN's ratings are tanking. People are tired of having the media shove biased information down their throats. It's really a pretty simple concept. Report on the news and let the viewers decide how they want to interpert it.