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frozen, snowy tuesday on the mountain. wishin' i was at sea level... lee Fishermans Landing Long Range News Tue Jan 29 2013, 07:58AM by Richie There is hope Our day started out similar to yesterday with a little bit of action on smaller grade tuna up to 50 pounds. We decided to move on from that area in search of bigger fish. Late in the day there were a few birds schools around with some good grade tuna crashing underneath. We picked off ten fish 140-250 pounds with five cows. Phillip Bruce was first to hook up with his biggest tuna ever at 225 pounds. Next was Max Dallorso with a 237. Then Nonon Alvarez 209. David Christopher 210. And the final cow was caught by Scott McCall with a chunky 251. Overall I'd have to say this is tough fishing but there is definately a chance for a trophy here. Wish us luck. Reported by:Justin Fleck How to make the ultimate Po'Boy Published January 29, 2013 The Daily Meal Storyville District Shrimp Po-Boy (Kurt Coste/NewOrleansOnline.com) The po'boy sandwich, much like the muffaletta, is a fixture of New Orleans cuisine. And, like the muffaletta, it has many variations — some might argue, even more. That's because the po'boy has undergone a bit of a renaissance in New Orleans, with new kids on the block making reimagined versions with liver cheese, grilled shrimp, and roasted duck, to name a few examples. And now there's even a "Vietnamese po'boy" that's become popular, otherwise known as a banh mi, whose endearing nickname points to a growing affinity among locals for the "new" sandwich. But even the traditional po'boys come in many variations. Walking into a typical po'boy shop in the Big Easy means confronting a nearly paralyzing array of choices, including juicy fried oysters, perfectly fried shrimp, flaky fried catfish, crunchy soft-shell crab (fried, of course), ham and cheese, sausage, or even meatballs. And let's not forget about roast beef and gravy, topped with french fries. So in figuring out how to make the ultimate po'boy, we first had to pick one. Which one did we go with? While the first "poor boy" sandwich created in 1929 during a streetcar strike featured potatoes and beef gravy, we decided to go with the fried oyster po'boy for its fame throughout the country. So we tapped chef Brian Jupiter, New Orleans native and executive chef for Pioneer Tavern Group, for some tips on how to make the ultimate po'boy and his childhood recipe. His simple advice rests on having the right ingredients and taking the time to prepare them with loving care. The Bread It's often said that the bread makes the sandwich, and the po'boy is no exception to this rule. Ask a New Orleans native and they will likely point you to Leidenheimer, the leading baker of po'boy bread, or John Gendusa Bakery, which invented the bread used today. If you're not lucky enough to live anywhere near these bakeries, look for a wide, symmetrical French loaf without pointy ends. Chef Brian Jupiter says, "Don't use baguette and think that you are making a po'boy. [The] bread should be soft and airy with [a] slightly crisp crust." Go with locally made breads or breads baked in-house rather than mass-produced breads trucked across the country. Don't Be Stingy Load that po'boy up with a generous serving of fried seafood. "Fried seafood makes the best po'boys and don't skimp on the meat!" says Jupiter. Using shrimp as an example, he says, "Places… frustrate me when they make their shrimp po'boys with only six pieces of shrimp." Use Cornmeal Cornmeal and oysters go together like salt and pepper, at least when you're frying them. Cornmeal lends a distinct flavor and a nice crunch to the oysters, and is the traditional way of preparing fried oysters for po'boys. Jupiter uses a 2:1 ratio of all-purpose flour to cornmeal in his recipe. Get Dressed Jupiter says to always get the po'boys dressed, which in po'boy-ordering vernacular means, "Always top with shredded lettuce, tomato, pickle, and mayo." Don't get tempted to cut corners here — it's important to cut the shredded lettuce from a whole head of lettuce instead of using pre-shredded bags, and we think it's folly to bother with the tomato if it's out of season. less than 60 days to softball and shed season. c'mon sun!

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they are going to quit irrigating-that'll fix the problem......_________________________________________________________________________________________ Park officials seek to rid Grand Canyon of not-so-shy elk after too many run-ins with humansBy Felicia Fonseca, The Associated Press | Associated Press – 4 hrs ago Email Share Print FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The Grand Canyon is an international destination where spectacular views are not the only thing that grab tourists' attention. Elk, once a rare sight at the national park, now regularly jam up the park's roads, graze on hotel lawns and aren't too shy about displaying their power, provoked or not. They've broken bones and caused eye injuries in the most serious circumstances, and give chase to the unsuspecting. Park officials want to reduce those interactions with humans by depriving the elk of the food and water sources that lured them to the area: grass along the South Rim and the runoff from a water treatment facility. Signs tell visitors to keep their distance from wildlife and warn that the animals could get aggressive, particularly during breeding season. But getting that message out is challenging with an ever-changing audience. Some 5 million people visit Grand Canyon each year and about 2,000 live there. Roads and campsites become clogged with elk and cars, through the animals' stubborn nature or camera-toting tourists marveling at them. A volunteer crew responded to 115 "elk jams" over 53 days last year, taking anywhere from one minute to 2 hours to clear up. Kim Crumbo was jogging at the Grand Canyon in 2006 when he saw a bull elk rubbing its antlers against a tree. He said he screamed "like a banshee" when it knocked him over, breaking his leg in three places. "They (elk) really don't belong there," said Crumbo, director of conservation at the Grand Canyon Wildlands Council. "In spite of my encounter, I still think they're beautiful animals, magnificent. The park really needs to deal with that issue not exclusive of public safety but from an ecological standpoint." The bull elk in the park weigh around 700 pounds, stand 5 feet tall at their shoulders and have impressive sets of antlers. Hunting generally controls elk populations, but that's prohibited at the Grand Canyon, as is feeding wildlife. Elk brought in by train from Yellowstone National Park helped re-establish the Arizona populations after the state's native elk became extinct around 1900. They're now too close to the Grand Canyon's most popular areas for comfort. Last summer, a tourist standing too close to an elk was scratched in the eye by its antlers. Officials say it would be best to replace lawns with native vegetation that's abundant throughout the park, so that the elk don't necessarily prefer the tourist-heavy areas to other spots. They're also considering using excess water from the treatment facility to expand the park's nursery instead of letting elk drink it as it flows over the landscape. At the local school, students and staff constantly are reminded to shut the gates of the fence around the recreational field to keep elk off the grass and away from children, though the animals have gone under and over the fence. Grand Canyon residents are told not to put animal feed, water buckets or bird feeders outside so that elk aren't tempted to wander around homes. More than half of the 91 elk-related calls that the wildlife program has responded to since fall 2008 were over elk and people mingling in the same areas, or approaching one another, said Grand Canyon wildlife biologist Brandon Holton. Even when visitors follow the guidelines not to approach or feed elk, to flee when they're acting aggressively and to avoid the animals' territory, accidents still happen. In 2011, a park concessionaire employee was gored in the back by an elk while she was on the sidewalk one of the hotels. "They've completely lost their fear of humans," Holton said.

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The print edition of todays white mountain indecent has a WMAT job posting for recreation and outdoor director-john caids job for the last 25 years. can't find it anywhere online but the ad says to call the outdoor office number if you are a serious candidate. you go girl.... lee

not wild animals. feral animals. a pestilence on the land like mosquitoes, hantavirus carring deer mice or wharf rats. more similar to a mad dog than a diseased flea bitten prairie dog. the prairie dog is a wild animal. napalm 'em. leave 'em for the birds....at least the ones i can't fit in the freezer for fajitas.... lee ps govt animal control kills over 1500 feral dogs a year just here in navajo county. and people here are gonna tear up over feral hogs? hogs?????????????

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crows will tell. Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl and Goyaale would eat well. lee

does the bonus pass apply or is it rendered moot if there are only 1 or 2 permits for a hunt? also is there a different standing in the bonus pass for 1st and 2nd choices? i thought 1st and 2nd were always taken as same. according to azgfd i am in the top top 121 bp holders with 20 for this draw but can't travel. http://www.azgfd.gov...ss by Genus.pdf lee

Cops Face Charges in Killing of ElkBy Clayton Sandell | ABC News Blogs – 4 hours ago Email Share201 Print RELATED CONTENT View PhotoCops Face Charges in Killing of … ABC News' Clayton Sandell and Carol McKinley Report: A mysterious shooting, police department denials and allegations of a cover-up culminated in the Friday arrest of two Boulder, Colo., police officers accused in the death of a large, neighborhood-dwelling bull elk. Officers Samuel Carter and Brent Curnow were arrested Friday and released on bond, according to Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett. The officers' arrest warrants set their bails at $20,000 each and came with this handwritten condition: "no hunting." The officers are facing several felony charges, including attempting to influence a public servant, tampering with evidence and forgery. Misdemeanor charges include unlawful taking of an elk, official misconduct and conspiracy. Many residents saw the shooting as just the latest incident in a department plagued by troubled officers. Over the last 18 months, Boulder police officers have been arrested for offenses ranging from DUI to attempted murder. On New Year's Day, Officer Carter was on patrol in the Mapleton neighborhood when he spotted a large, male elk that appeared to be limping and had broken antlers, according to a department news release. "In his judgment, he believed the elk needed to be humanely euthanized," the release said. "The officer dispatched the elk with one shot from his shotgun and called another off-duty officer to come pick up the elk carcass." The off-duty officer, Curnow, took the animal to process for meat for his own personal use, the release said. The killing of the large trophy animal then became a bit of a mystery, after Boulder police initially denied that their officers were involved. That's because, the department said, the two officers never told anyone about the shooting, as required. "In this case, it appears that the officers involved did not follow standard procedures in alerting police dispatch, contacting a supervisor about how to deal with the injured elk or following up with a written incident report," Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner wrote in a letter to the community. The officers were placed on unpaid leave and are still the subject of an internal affairs investigation, Beckner said Friday. "We realize that this case has hit a sensitive nerve in the Boulder community, and I want to reassure our community that I understand their concerns and that I intend to hold these officers accountable for their actions," Beckner said in a statement. "If the allegations are sustained, the discipline for such allegations - including being untruthful - would typically be termination from employment." Fellow officers told investigators that Carter talked about shooting the elk at a shift meeting on Dec. 26. Neighbors who were interviewed by wildlife officials disputed the idea that the elk was limping or otherwise unhealthy, according to an affidavit. The two officers also face charges under Samson's Law, named after a massive bull elk that was killed in the Colorado town of Estes Park in 1995. Violations of the law carry fines up to $10,000 for illegally hunting trophy animals. The killing of the elk prompted outrage among neighbors, vigils and even a "@MapletonElk" Twitter handle. A family that lives at the home where the elk was shot told ABC News Denver affiliate KMGH-TV that the elk they nicknamed "Big Boy" was a bit of a neighborhood legend, often coming into their yard to snack on a crab apple tree. "Everyone had different names for him," Lara Koenig said. "We called him Big Boy. Other people called him Rufus or Humphrey." "He was a little aggressive at times; I think he just really wanted to eat," Koenig said. "He was a little bit lost sometimes. He used to wander down the back of all our backyards."

no shortage of predators-including red fox. but come march about 30,000lbs of elk sheds start hittin' the ground on that hill above roswell. how are you gonna have time for callin'? big grin. lee

i'll take the lee mold and the lee lube& sizer kit. i'm in show low let me know when you will be over here and i will meet you. lee

a little off topic but a funny little aside. need it here high temp was 19 yesterday and 23 today so here goes... somebody at the show low kmart really, really, really wants to up his draw odds. after the elk/pronghorn regs came out online they filled the AZGFD racks with draw envelopes and 2012 elk/antelope regs. when, being a concerned citizen and all i mentioned it to the asst mgr he told me it was an azgfd missprint and those were the new regs to apply for upcoming hunts. that was as of last wednesday 1/9/2013. he said they were putting out over 100 a day as peoples were taking them. wish i had gotten a picture of the rack.............. this is almost as funny as the time back in the nineties when the superstition springs walmart was limiting customers to only one draw envelope but giving out unlimited regulation booklets....... lee

that ol' girl reminds me of the '65 Biscayne left to petrify up on black mesa about 20 miles east of snowflake. found a 170 class muley shed about 10yds off the rear quarterpanel and jumped a 200" buck about 75yds off the right headlight during the smokepole hunt in 2004. koool. lee

show low fire got to fish these boys out today....good catch. photo struck me as i have caught many stringers-full of channel cats while tied to that snag-the one on the left. http://www.azcentral...scued-abrk.html

ok i read it wrong. i am not 1 of 121 but 1 of 347. couple more years i guess... lee

can't score the buck except to say excellent! but i can score the rifle a perfect '10' out of 10 even with the refinished stock. did your padre o abuelo ever hunt with a gringo named jack during the '50s? !burro grande! !bueno! lee

jan 1st. saw you later loading wood or hounds next to the library in show low. never saw a sticker on the mountain during 2012. lee

don't know about areas south of I10. have seen lots between Silver City and Morenci and down in the Gila

Great buck with a M99. .250-3000? lee

mexico also bans the .308, 9mm and 45acp to go along with 223 and 7.65x39. not sure about aught-six.

tough time all around. an interview with Jeff at AJ Imports in the junction: Gun owners aren't just afraid of losing their right to buy certain guns. Jeff Serdy, owner of AJI Sporting Goods in Apache Junction, Ariz., said his buyers were buying ammunition. "I am selling a ton of ammunition," Serdy said. "My people figure it is easier for the president to ban ammunition sales than to get a gun bill through Congress." Other countries have tried limiting the sale of ammunition as an easier alternative to banning guns. Mexico for example, bans any "military cartridge." In the U.S., the AR-15 and M-16 ammunition use the same bullet, the .223 and NATO 5.56 mm round. Serdy said he was out of the cheaper $700 to $800 versions of the AR-15 but still had some priced at $1100 and up. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/18/gun-sales-surge-after-connecticut-massacre/?intcmp=trending#ixzz2FRTh4gzE

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canned stewed tomatoes, summer sausage and sardines. life is good and no refrigeration needed.... as long as there is ice left its hard to beat fried bologna and pancake sandwiches for breakfast. lee