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    Dall sheep scouting Y2K11

    Are you having to fly in, or do you have access by wheeler?
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    Danner Elk Hunters

    Are you talking about the Danner/ Cabelas Elk hunters? If so, when I purchased mine, I just wore them around for a couple of days and they broke in fairly fast compared to other pairs of Danners. You might try using some duct tape on your heals until they are broke in. That being said, don’t expect them to last very long… The seams on mine started splitting and half of the Air Bob's fell/ broke off within the first year. From there, I just left them in my closet for another year when my buddy told me that they would repair or replace them for free under the warranty. Unfortunately, I didn't have the same response from Danner or Cabela's that Casey did; Danner offered to repair them for $80.00 plus shipping and Cabela's would only give me a $50.00 credit toward a new pair. I ended up having a local guy restitch and resole them with a traditional vibram sole and they have worked fine for the last couple years. My suggestion would be to keep your receipt.
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    Unit 1 Fire?

    Agreed. If they don't stop it's North bound run at the 25 road, Katie bar the door... 30 mph winds and 6% humidity ain't exactly ideal conditions to stop it anywhere. The map I saw this afternoon shows that the fire already crossed the 25 road. It also shows that it burned right past the Reno lookout tower.
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    "WANTED" Yard clean up service

    Call Charlie (602)647-1185. He does a lot of clean ups in the area.
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    Favorite Scope Reticle

    Since I dial all of my shots, I prefer the Nightforce NP2DD (Varmint/ 1,000 Bench Rest. It gives gives me a very clear and uncluttered view of my target, and for some reason I shoot better with it.
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    Sparky getting bounced?

    "Fear the fork" is a much better saying! Only reason to 'fear the fork' is if Rosie O'Donnel is next in line at the Golden Corral and youre a piece of food! Don't worry, in time it will get shortened to Fork'em!!!
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    Sparky getting bounced?

    Nothing is worse than saying "Bear down" when your mascot is a cat!
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    pressure signs

    With my 300 RUM, my first thought was the same as yours, my primers appear to have a flattend appearance with some flow back into and around the firing pin; however, after looking at other cases fired from other RUMs, I realized that this is typical. If your still concerned, you could try another brand of primers, the 215M are one of the hotter primers out. If I were you, I would keep moving up slowly until one of the following occurs: you start getting a sticky bolt, you see a small circle form on the base of the case where the ejector plunger makes contact, the lettering starts smearing or deforming on the head of the case, you reach your book's the max load, you reach the book's max velocity, or the gun blows up... Here is my most accurate load for my rifle. Nosler Brass 215M primer 86.5 grains of H1000 Berger 210 Hunting VLD full length sized .02" off the lands 3,050 FPS 1/4 @ 100 yards 2.3" @750 yards Stiller Predator action 28" Schneider P5 barrel match grade chamber
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    An interesting question for you all...

    Hold out for a big bull for the first half of the hunt; after that, you should have a good understanding on what to look for during the second half.
  10. Found this video and thought it was kind of interesting.
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    Rifle Build questions

    Look into purchasing a Schneider Barrel, they are made in Payson. If you do a little research you will find that they are up there with the best.
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    White Tip Coyote

    I the video that Non Typical posted yesterday about the coyote eating the dog, one of the coyotes in the video has a white tip @ 1:10 mark.
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    Non-Resident questions.

    Once you have settled on a unit, you can contact the Game & Fish unit Manager for that area and they should be able to give some tips get on where to start. I also believe that G&F, and Forest Service have land access coordinators that you can contact. The only other suggestion that I would make is to bring along a good set of Binoculars and a steady tripod.
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    Got a ticket from G&F

    Its interesting that this has bothered you enough to write about it several years late. I don't think AZGFD knows what their doing to their image with BS tickets like this. If they catch you breaking the law, they should have full authority to take action, just dont streach the truth and don't treat people as guilty unless they are. I have to say that I had an incident at the 2009 unit 27 mule deer road block (not a check point)that still bothers me to this day. Something about being told to pull over to the side of the road for an interigation that doesn't sit right with me. During the conversation I gave them the ok to search my truck; however, I never thought they would have 8 officers jump in the back of my truck looking through everyhing. About 40 minutes later and on field sobriety test, in front of all my friend and about 40 other people I was given the ok to proceed. 3 miles down the road I had the idea of checking my load and found my backpack open and hanging off the side of my truck. I got really lucky that my Swaros didn't fall out on the road. Buy the way, I was told that I didn't do so good on the field sobriety test and that I had to blow, which I did and it was a (.000); They didn't seem to happy about that.
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    Bloody Bull

    I was taught that your not supposed to take 1/4 toward shots; however, this video seems to prove them wrong. Great video, keep them coming.
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    For Sale Rifle and Equipment

    What brand scope level is it?
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    AZGF will be back in to lawmaking in 2011

    +1 I would rather see a harvest objective for archery deer, than some units going off and on the draw system. If you think its busy now during the first weekend of the archer hunt, i couldn't imagine what it would be like if they went with the same system they have with bear. It would be mandatory to plan your hunts during the first week of the season, or risk the season closing before you get a chance to hunt. I hate to say it, but if I had to choose between the bear stye registration system or banning bait for deer I would choose to ban baiting.
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    You Decide...

    If you were to actually hit the deer with a vital shot on the first try, the reactions would be the same as if you shot the deer at a much shorter range. We all miss our shots from time to time; however, you shouldn't take a shot at a deer unless you are very confident and capable of hitting the deer in the vitals with your first shot. This isn't the time to bracket your shots for a hit, your first shot should hit and if it didn't, it should be a total surprise to you. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of rifle, scope, rangefinder are you using?
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    Caging Bobcats

    Since these aren't foot hold traps, does this mean that you can trap on public land?
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    20% Bonus Pass CAUTION

    If it wasn't for the 20% pass rule, I would never get an elk tag, it needs to stay the way is.
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    Floating SW NM & SE AZ Rivers

    I once made a raft trip starting on the San Francisco River at the mines at Clifton down to the Gila River and on to Safford. I forget what time of year it was, but the water was at its highest. You probably can get river-flow data from the Salt River Project office in Phoenix. If not, someone there can point you in the right direction. This was many years ago and our "expedition" was organized by Sierra Club members and others who wanted wilderness status for the Gila Box, and it furnished all the rafts, food and gear, except for our sleeping bags. I think each raft held six people, and we had five or six rafts, if I remember correctly. It was a two-day trip and we camped out one night along the way. We were joined at sundown by John and Cindy McCain and their helicopter pilot. (They flew back to town the next morning after listening to a pitch by the sponsoring group.) I remember only one set of rapids -- it was against a steep wall on a sharp curve in the river -- and it tossed one of the rafts and everyone aboard. The rest of the trip was uneventful. I later made the same trip down the mostly dry riverbed with a Jeep club, when there were only a few pools of water remaining. My newspaper columns about those trips advocated allowing motorized travel through the Box during the dry seasons, but Congress obviously agreed with the wilderness advocates. I also did three trips down Grand Canyon. Two of them were non-motorized; the third was motorized. All were with commercial rafting operators, though. There may be some rafting opportunities below Painted Rock Dam near Gila Bend down to Yuma, but it's been a long time since I visited that area. I would suggest that you get river flow data for the river you're interested in "doing," and get someone with an airplane to fly you over it before taking off. You also will need someone to shuttle your vehicle to your take-out point, of course. The run from Coolidge Dam (San Carlos Lake) to Winkleman at high water would be interesting, too, but I don't know whether the San Carlos Apaches would allow it. I've heard that some people also run the Verde River. There also are some commercial river runners operating on the Salt River from Salt River Canyon down to Roosevelt Lake. Here again, tribal permission would be needed. If I were outfitting myself for running Arizona's smaller rivers, I'd want the best quality four- or six-man raft and personal floatation devices available. I don't think helmets would be needed for most rivers, but it wouldn't hurt to have them. I definitely would want several large waterproof bags made for rafting (not garbage sacks) and a couple of large steel ammo boxes. You'll need them to store your tents, sleeping bags, spare clothes and food on your raft. I've never been in a kayak (they scare me and I'm too large for most of them anyway), but the people who like them have lots of fun in Grand Canyon. I've watched them run big rapids, then portage back upstream and run them again and again. The problem with kayaks, of course, is that you still will need a raft to carry your food and gear. There probably are books out there that can tell you everything you will need for rafting. Check the internet. Have fun. Wish I were younger. I'd like to join you. Bill Quimby Here is where you can find the river-flow data. http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/new/index.php?m...;r=az&w=map
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    taxidermist for birds

    Try Crawford's, unfortunatly, he is now located in UT so you will have to ship. He was in my opinion the best BirdTaxidermist that I've seen in Arizona. I haven't had a bird done since he left and just recently found out that he opened his shop in UT. I haven't found a website for him so you will have to call and have him send you pics. Crawfords Taxidermy Tel: 801 489 9480 1929 N. 600 W. Mapleton UT 84664 Hope this helps.
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    do elk from ponderosa forest taste better than from P-J?

    I've heard this question asked with regards to deer in the Pines/ Junipers vs. deer in the desert; however I've never even thought about it with elk since they mostly graze on grasses.
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    Jason's San Carlos Buck 112+

    If I was a taxidermist, I would be making a house call.
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    Down hill shot question

    I believe you both are saying the same thing.
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