biglakejake

growing up around campfires at big lake and all around Arizona in the late '60s this particular cat story was repeated by my parents almost every night. in exaggerated form of course... http://azstarnet.com/news/science/environment/jaguar-killing-echoes-today-in-habitat-debate/article_9048bb7d-0729-51f9-b544-653ac5b82450.html

no CWT league...but try azsnakepit for a 'zonie league. the only requirement is to hate the dodgers. sorry dodger2-will see you up at big lake....ron cey is my favorite all-time player...vinnie is a god...still hate the dodgers... http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/91293 lee

very dry in 3B and 3C. dust blowing and clouds of pollen blowing off the shaggy's like smoke. in february. never seen the soil so dry but all the tanks west of show low-at least the ones near the rim road-have good water. not so much east of show low. looking at the whites from pinedale ridge this afternoon could not see one single smudge of white even up on baldy. scary. found shed hair balls in beds and elk digging at old salt licks on a 65 degree feb day. did not see any bulls. the feral caballos from the rez are taking over 3C. the forest service has got to get a grip or......but they never will. reports from locals of one-horned bulls but this old man can't confirm. but everywhere i am seeing groundcover greenup and oaks sprouting so anything's possible. sending my gunsafe and other valuables to the valley in a couple weeks re fire danger. lee

any additional information on the swift and its stock would be appreciated! thank you, lee

16" kriss vektor for sale biglakejake@hotmail.com STOCK PHOTO i will try to find actual ones. .45acp, 16" bbl, folder, located in east valley. price on request. lee biglakejake@hotmail.com

one of my favorite tales involved my mom and grandma out hunting together in skull valley circa 1955. they were sitting in granddads gmc waiting for shooting light to go quail hunting when they noticed a lion circling the pickup. there was a bounty on lions and with christmas coming up mom wanted to kill it. but. grandma wouldn't give mom any ammo for the 12 gauge 'cuz she was sure birdshot wouldn't kill it but only make it mad. they argued over that for the rest of their lives. lee

C J Box. notice i used capital letters. his novels of the last 5 years are spot on for western ideals. if you hunt, punch cows, run a trapline or just own property bordering blm or the fs take a few months and read a little C J Box. hate hijacking a greatest of literature thread but i remembered the reference by mthorsrud-and nobody reads these things anyway. lee

from fox news Wyoming officials prepare for court fight after EPA ruling hands land to tribes Wyoming officials are gearing up for a potential court battle against the Environmental Protection Agency as they try to reverse a sweeping agency ruling that transferred more than 1 million acres of land -- including an entire city of 10,000 -- to Native American tribes. The dispute started in December when the EPA ruled on a request from the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes, which sought "state status" in order to administer air quality monitoring. The EPA determined the land in question actually belongs to the Wind River Indian Reservation and has for more than a century, despite a 1905 law opening it to non-tribal members. The decision encompassed the city of Riverton. Wyoming officials, who call the decision "arbitrary" and "wrong," now have until Feb. 18 to challenge the ruling in federal appeals court. Meanwhile, state lawmakers have introduced legislation to free up money for the legal battle. Unclear is whether the EPA will put a hold on its decision in the short-term. In a petition filed last month, Wyoming Attorney General Peter K. Michael urged the agency to reconsider and at least stay the ruling, warning about the range of disruptive consequences. Among them: -- Dozens of tribal members jailed for crimes committed "in the disputed area" potentially could challenge their convictions. -- Previously issued environmental permits could be invalid. -- Food processing facilities could be able to operate without regulation. -- The Wyoming Highway Patrol would be unable to enforce criminal laws in the area. "EPA's decision casts a shadow of uncertainty over the transactions and day-to-day operations of state agencies, courts, businesses and individuals within the disputed territory," Michael wrote. Gov. Matt Mead had earlier objected to the EPA's decision, while urging the agency to reopen the case to incorporate more evidence, and said the state would be preparing a legal challenge. "My deep concern is about an administrative agency of the federal government altering a state's boundary and going against over 100 years of history and law," he said in a statement last month. "This should be a concern to all citizens because, if the EPA can unilaterally take land away from a state, where will it stop?" State lawmakers have filed a bill that would direct taxpayer money toward the possible legal battle. But that sparked heated objections from the Northern Arapaho Tribe. Tribe spokesman Mark Howell told the Casper Star-Tribune that the bill amounts to the state's "War Powers Act against the tribes in its efforts to attack the EPA." He added: "If it's passed, they are really declaring war against the tribes on the Wind River Reservation." That remark drew a rebuke from the same newspaper's editorial board, which wrote that "such overheated rhetoric is the wrong way to calmly work through an issue of such gravity." Reached Wednesday, Howell told FoxNews.com that while the tribe agrees with the EPA decision, it has joined Wyoming officials in seeking a stay, until the courts weigh in -- "in an effort to kind of quell some of the racial tensions that have been frankly generated by the state of Wyoming." Howell noted that the EPA was relying on Department of Interior guidance in reaching its decision and blasted the state for putting out "misinformation" on the case. "They've never been left out of the process," he said. "This idea that somehow this came as a surprise is just completely a false statement." He said he expects the state to file suit. Asked whether the EPA would consider a stay, a spokesman told FoxNews.com the agency "is currently evaluating" the state's requests. The EPA's original announcement in December said the agency was required to rule on the reservation's boundaries under Clean Air Act and EPA regulations. The statement said the agency did so "after carefully evaluating relevant statutes and case law, historical documents, the Tribes' application materials, all public comments, and input from other federal agencies." The agency said the ruling was "consistent" with a recent opinion from the Department of the Interior, and it would "work closely" with the tribes and state to resolve any issues. But congressional lawmakers have started to weigh in as well. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., recently called the decision a "great overreach," accusing the agency of using the tribes "as a pawn."

in northern arizona the communities of chambers and sanders are in the same situation as riverton wy. i don't know if it was the same 1905 law however. lee

the 'blue buck' story was dad's only hunting story. sometime shortly after 1946 the deer on bill williams mountain wildlife refuge(a teddy roosevelt proclamation along with the north kaibab refuge) were starving. the hunting moratorium and limits were removed and folks were bringing pickup beds full of half-starved deer off the mountain. dad said there was only 10 lbs of edible meat on a adult doe at the time. he walked up over a little rise and this huge buck with an incredible rack got up and ran up the next ridge. dad emptied his m94 but missed entirely. he said he had never seen any animal-not even a pronghorn-run that fast and its coat was as blue as the arizona sky. the man was never accused of exaggerating anything or drinking too much in his lifetime. my guess is it was the first bull elk he had ever seen. just a guess. lee

gonna get after it this year. good luck, have fun and be careful lee

just finished "Thanks for Tuning In" by Richard Ruelas. the last chapter details how Wall-boy planted a tree at the arboretum in honor of Ladmo. question is-that must be one goofy lookin' tree huh?!? maybe we could have a memorial some day. Hubb Cap and the Wheels could play with Alice Cooper. lee. ps no-Wall-boy and Ladmo were not great Apache scouts or mountain men.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Jrg0X9H6FGU.. http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/%E2%80%9Cget-lucky%E2%80%9D-and-5-other-mind-blowing-covers-by-the-red-army-choir-235005231.html

F/V Qualifier Excel somewhere south of San Diego. wait-did you see that muscle twitch there?

another odd thing i found out was that Boyce Thompson was Wall-boys' great uncle. Wallace's real name was Bill Thompson.

how fitting! a pistachio tree. Ladmo always was a nut! lee

""biglakejake, on 07 Jan 2014 - 19:38, said: 21 pronghorn points. hows it look for unit 1 rifle? 3a rifle? Probably not unit 1 as 12 guys from last year were not drawn in the bonus pass. Unit 3A should make the bonus pass, but there will be more in that group than there are bonus pass tags available. "" ok thank you and ..... just a clarification for my moldy old brainy part....unit 1 would just be 22 spots in the draw and 3A would be 22 chances after a 50/50 chance in the bonus pass? or should i just pack it in until the next rodeo go-round? and here i thought being 'one-of-257' was a lucky number! thank you very much SIR, lee

i'll go $20 on the challenger press. i'm in show low by the safeway can't travel no hurry. lee biglakejake@hotmail.com

5 hours ago • ERIC BETZ Sun Staff Reporter (3) Comments Coyote Springs resident Roman Lewicky went to take his puppy out early on the icy cold morning of Dec. 27. He stepped outside to a commotion. The crows were cawing in the trees and the young German shepherd was upset. He stepped back inside and told his wife, Puka, that he’d be going for a ski instead. He suggested she could check out the commotion. The crows led her to a fresh mountain lion deer kill. The heart and lungs had been eaten, but the intestines were still nearby, filled with fresh grass. “That morning was 17 degrees and nothing was frozen,” she said. “This kill didn’t happen in the middle of the night.” As she called her neighbors to alert them, she found out about a number of other recent deer kills in her neighborhood, Coyote Springs, which sits just south of The Peaks Senior Living Community. One neighbor said they’d had multiple deer kills in their yard. Another neighbor had actually seen the lion twice. An Arizona Game and Fish official told her no staff was available to come out because everyone was on vacation, but advised her to call back. Lewicky called a friend, a local expert in mountain lions, and had him come out to examine the kill. He showed her that the lion had walked around her garage, house and barn, where they have animals. He suggested some precautions, like not letting children play outside by themselves. ATTACKS ON HUMANS RARE But Paul Beier, a regents professor at Northern Arizona University and leading national expert on mountain lions, said the kills shouldn’t trouble residents too much. “It’s not at all alarming by itself,” Beier said. “(Mountain lions) kill deer and they put them places to come back to eat them over the course of four or five days.” Beier said that residents should be cautious when viewing lion kills in what he referred to as the lion’s “kitchen” as the animal is likely nearby watching its dinner. But still, he said he’d likely return with a friend to check out the kill, as a lesson in nature. Beier did the first comprehensive study of mountain lion fatalities in the United States and Canada. He found that in 100 years, only 10 people were killed and 53 attacked. “They avoid us most of the time, but there have always been reports of attacks,” he said. “It happens. It’s always been rare and it’s still rare.” When asked what a resident should do if confronted with a rare face-to-face lion interaction, Beier said, “Myself, I would take a picture.” A game officer did eventually come out to Lewicky’s home, but not until the snow had melted. She provided him with a haunch from the deer that she’d kept in the freezer. The officer told her that if there was another deer kill, they’d come out to track the animal. KEEP DOGS ON A LEASH A rash of human-lion encounters near Mount Elden in 2001, including reported attacks on unleashed dogs, prompted fear in residents and pushed Game and Fish to hunt down and kill two area lions. That move ended with a lion “memorial” attended by 100 people. Some offered prayers and smoke to the lion’s spirit. Kim Crumbo of the Grand Canyon Wildlands Council said that spotting mountain lion activity isn’t too unusual in northern Arizona. He worked as a wildlife coordinator at Grand Canyon National Park for 20 years and said that although attacks are very rare, they are possible. He used to have to go into the schools and talk to kids about the potential dangers when a lion was spotted near Grand Canyon Village. “It’s sort of like living in Phoenix — you don’t go out at night by yourself,” Crumbo said. He said concerned residents should keep their dogs on a leash and walk with a friend. Children should be kept a close eye on in the woods. Still, the only lion-associated fatality in northern Arizona has been a biologist studying the carcass of a plague-infested lion — the biologist was killed by the plague. A study done by a U.S. Geological Survey scientist in Flagstaff found that lions here split their kills nearly evenly between elk and deer, with a few small mammals thrown in. That study managed to collar 10 lions locally. “It’s just part of living around the Peaks,” Crumbo said, adding that he’s found a lion’s deer kill in his own yard. “It’s just part of nature. Killing a deer is not abnormal behavior, that’s what they do.” A bad sign from a lion would be if it’s not afraid of a human, he added. A HUB FOR WILDLIFE Coyote Springs resident Ken Lamm says he found out about the lion from the Lewickys, but hasn’t been too troubled by the predator’s presence. He did say his nephew was concerned about being outside at night while they were stargazing recently. Lamm said the neighborhood has long been a hub of wildlife, with its own herd of deer and elk, plus foxes and coyotes. He recently spotted a herd of 100 elk passing through, which eventually appeared in a photo in the Daily Sun as they crossed Highway 180. “We feel very lucky because there’s a lot of wildlife out here,” Lamm said. Eric Betz can be reached at 556-2250 or ebetz@azdailysun.com.

if the projectile is lodged in the bore NEVER push backward toward the breech. you will be needing a new rifle if you do! lee gunsmith, rifle builder, handloader, owner of many fine rifles, been there, done that.

is the casing involved somehow or just the projectile? lee

wooden dowels usually work just fine-hammer/mallet from the breech toward the muzzle. oak dowel better than softwood. if it won't move with a wood dowel because of rusty bore(doubtful in this case) you can buy a brass rod in the barstock section of lowes or depot. just hammer it out toward the muzzle. lee

Where is it dry?I live in Flagstaff take my dogs out every day, mud and patches of snow all over we have received 29 inches so far in flag but it isn't normal for this time of year if i had a lot of points I would be wishing for a antelope tag. in show low i have not gotten 3 inches of snow total for the year. elk tracks in the front yard made on christmas eve are still sharp. oak trees and crab apples are starting to sprout. i am sending all my valuables down to the valley next week. praying for ANY february and march moisture. scary dry-i've been here for 15 years. fool hollow lake state park manager told me this morning if something doesn't happen the lake will be dry by june. lee ps--sunrise WINTER GAMES postponed-no snow!: Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 5:00 am | Updated: 6:55 am, Wed Jan 22, 2014. David Roberts - The Independent | 0 comments PINETOP-LAKESIDE — It is dry most everywhere, but it snows at Sunrise every night. That was the message from the Sunrise Ski Resort Marketing Director Matt Weiss to Pinetop-Lakeside’s Advertising and Promotion Committee at their Jan. 15 meeting. He said that while Snowbowl Ski Resort in Flagstaff has stopped making snow, Sunrise makes a fresh batch every night. He said that three mountains are open, and even without natural snow, the parking lot has been at least 70 percent full on weekends. He said to combat the lack of natural snow, Sunrise is selling season passes to younger college students for $99 in order to build brand loyalty. He added that they released a snow conditions video on YouTube last week that is getting 1,000 hits a day. Weiss said that the upcoming Winter Olympics is expected to create renewed interest in skiing. The Committee, in consultation with Sam John of their advertising agency, Larry John Wright, decided to move the remainder of their January advertising budget to February to take advantage of that. They also hope for more snow between now and then. Crystal O’Donnell and Ann Groebner reported on the decision to postpone the Winter Games until late February, also in the hopes of getting natural snow. O’Donnell is the Pinetop-Lakeside Chamber of Commerce director, while Groebner is marketing director at Hon-Dah Resort and Casino. They said that since the Winter Games involves a dog sled race, natural snow is a prerequisite. Groebner said mushers from as far away as Los Angeles are planning on attending, and an Alaskan tour company has signed on as a sponsor. She also said some mushers have indicated the delay is welcome, since their dogs need a rest from other races. Town Finance Director Kent Brooksby told committee members the town has received 62 percent of their projected yearly bed tax within the first four months of the year, an indication that tourism is coming back, and annual receipts may surpass both last year’s numbers and the budget numbers. November and December receipts were not part of the total, he said. Several business owners have told The Independent that their establishments did well during those two months. Committee members heard that though they thought they had withdrawn from the White Mountain Partnership, they may be held to a contract signed by former Town Manager Kelly Udall. Although Udall would not have been authorized to approve an expenditure that large without town council approval, Brooksby said the expenditure was included in the annual budget approved by the council. The Committee, from whose budget the amount is deducted, took no action on the news. Brooksby said Town Attorney Kent Foree is looking into the issue.

.......so lets land him in the grand canyon state! where else could he fill his freezer with elk almost every year? and javelina backstrap every year if he can shoot an arrow as accurate as his slider? sky harbour has direct flights from all the big pacific and atlantic port cities so fresh tuna shouldn't be an issue! is gary yamamoto still around? he could be our lead negotiator for the final push. we could throw in an arizona combination licence with the colorado river stamp now included to seal the deal. i have been making deals with meateaters for years and a drunken steak at outback is nothing compared to coues tenderloin. maybe we shouldn't mention the javelina afterall..... lee

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