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Figured you would say TD's. Back in my younger days I helped support many a young co-ed through college at the East location...glad those days are over!

Nice breakdown fellas!

Don't forget the auction hunters who generally hunt in those same units as well, which I think is why one went from 4 to 2 tags.

Which is why some of us hate it so much. It almost forces us to devise a scam just to compete. Honestly the older I get and the more things change, the more I want to just say to heck with hunting and just go fishing. This crap is getting ridiculous!

No funeral for me. Take me up on Mt. Baldy in Late September and dump my ashes in the headwaters of the Little Colorado. Let the elk and the whispering winds sing my song.

Pretty cool way to honor the man's wishes!

Sell your I Phone and use a camera! Just kidding of course Remember to hold it horizontally and not vertically and this should help. Also before you post, see if you can re-save the image after rotating and try posting again. Good Luck!

Another solution I saw elsewhere, that I kinda like, is no more averaging of Bonus Points. Multi-party apps default to lowest point holder's status. That'll fix this in a jiffy, but will punish those that might want to draw and hunt together without similar point numbers.

Does anyone happen to know what the Department had in mind by splitting all but one Rocky hunt area into two hunt periods? To be honest I think I liked it a lot better the way it was before but I will reserve my final judgement until I hear why they did this. I certainly don't like the shortened amount of time you will have if you do get drawn. You would think they would give you the whole month if you drew a once in a lifetime hunt. Particularly where these critters live, you would want as much time as possible just in case bad weather showed up during your hunt. The way I see it they took a few really good hunts and made them into some good hunts with more ridiculous odds and the others "sloppy seconds" hunts with slightly less ridiculous odds. I'd like to hear other opinions on this.

These hunts were started to help reduce pressure from Javelina on farmers' fields in the Wellton/Mohawk Valley. The javelina live in the thick, nasty, salt cedar infested Gila River bottom where it is literally impossible to walk, almost impossible to even get through on your hands and knees. These animals are highly nocturnal. They also have gigantic home ranges compared to any other pigs in Arizona. Small herd sizes due to coyote and bobcat predation on the reds. If you want any chance whatsoever I suggest contacting the Regional Office in Yuma and have them suggest contacts with the farms that want to reduce the impacts from them. Otherwise it takes a lot of time and/or a lot of luck to be successful. It also really helps when the weather is cold, so the javis have to consume as much food as possible to maintain heat and they stay out longer during daylight. That being said I have yet to lay eyes on a javelina in Yuma County. Heard them, smelled them, seen plenty or sign but never actually seen one. If you get a shot you better anchor it right where it stands. If they make it to the riverbed they are likely a goner. Good Luck!

I went to Bear Canyon Lake last year and caught some fish and had a good time. We didn't camp all that close to the water so were got away from a lot of the people. There are still a ton of idiots that only seem to come out on these weekends. I wouldn't let them hold you back from having a good time though. I would be on my way to Big Lake if I was you, I love that place!

AZowl thanks for the info. It is all good. The animals are using the West side of the Highway more than the East side according to the "experts". I have never laid eyes on one myself, but know a number of guys who have gotten them since you have and they were all on the West side. They discourage scouting because any amount of vehicle traffic along the roads along the Park Boundary will cause them to go back to the Park. There is only a two week window between the long spring hunt and my hunt in July when there is no hunting, so going up there and poking around could possibly negatively affect someone's hunt.

Wow! Awesome pics and report. Thanks for sharing.

Pretty sure there is a YouTube compilation of all the Josey Wales spits in one video. Its great!

Longmire is pretty cool for a modern day Western series. Check it out on Netflix.

FYI according to Game and Fish and the guides, that was the last year any cow bison came off the Park to the Ranch. They have remained on top of the Plateau each and every year since then. The herd winters to the SW on Powell Point well inside the Park. As a matter of fact the House Rock Wildlife Area is off limits for our hunts. Things have changed an aweful lot on this deal.

Interesting first post. You might want to go read the Board Guidelines at the top of the page.

May the shadiness, scams, and shenanigans begin!

Just curious about how you guys are fishing these little crankbaits like a crickhopper, wee craw, or cd-5? Are you casting or trolling? Are cowbells or any of that necessary if you are going to troll with these little lures?

I bought my daughter Madilyn her first rod and reel for her 2nd Birthday. I can only hope she enjoys fishing half as much as her old man!

Not Nemo, Frozen I think. I was really looking for Snoopy but I guess he is not as cool as when I was a kid. Every kid my age had a Snoopy rod and reel before they graduated to a Zebco.

I would ask Amber Munig from the Department in an email or phone call. She has been very reliable and straightforward in answering any questions I may have. I suspect it has do with managing the people, not the deer but you need to ask her or the Region II Big Game specialist in Flagstaff (Carl Lutch) if you want to know for sure. Good Luck! PS, this does suck!

Great looking pooch! He's a dandy for sure. Hope you two have many more great hunting seasons together!

That may have been one of the worst examples of "journalism" I've seen in a while. Who, what, when, where, how, why. How hard is that?

Nice job! Congratulations on your baby girl as well!