bigbuckfever

I'm glad I got to know him thru CW. Enjoyed most of his stories RIP Tony.

I've used Randys in Mesa, but it's been a few years. Don't know if he's still active. 602-625-6750

If crazy joe gets the camels nose under the tent for the 9mm, all the rest will fall like dominoes

Thanks for that^^^. Treasure the times you get to spend with your dad. What I would give to have him call me and invite me over to have a beer and a cigar one more time. Hopefully your grandfather can RIP.

Cool find!

You're right, they don't have to put in for a draw-they only have to buy an OTC tag. Easier for them to screw with the system. If there's a quota system, there should be an actual check of their harvest like bear (or maybe a sworn legally binding statement attesting to the kill) to keep antis from pooping on our hunts. Without some kind of check, it's just a matter of time before they effectively shut us out of hunts.

The potential problem I can envision with the quota for deer might be a group of antis putting in for tags and 20 of them calling the first day saying they shot a deer, effectively closing the unit Hope G&F have some way to verify . I know bear has the same system and it hasn't happened yet, (not that I'm aware of) but doesn't mean the antis wont try something like this.

Congrats and nice write up.

Somebody needs to be immediately shot in the head (saying the quiet part out loud)

How will they know the number without mandatory reporting??? (I haven't seen a new requirement for it to be mandatory, -am I missing something?)

Johnny Carson loved the bit about the Fakawees. Censors couldn't touch it.

That's pure gold for you with your daughter. With any luck pretty soon she'll be out fishing ya.

Hey 218, we want plenty of pics and a good story on how your gov tag plays out. Hope you get a giant!

Nice!

I think they need to hire a couple dozen more lawyers to draw up the regs so we can be thoroughly confused. Smfh.

Chasing antelope with a bow is one of the funnest hunts I've ever done. Go for the archery!

I just watched your videos again. dang, gets my blood going.

Big Browns (and anyone else who is interested), Last year I convinced my dad, to let me record him in his own words, telling me some of his stories. I didn't trust my memory to keep all the details straight. My daughter put them together and edited it with a few pics and she just finished it today. He didn't want me to put the stories out while he was still alive because he didn't want anybody to think he was bragging about himself. If you're interested, the video was just uploaded to YouTube. The link is youtu.be/U8x085faYsQ

What knothead said ^^^ Anybody that is thinking about trying 3-d could go to Usery and shoot the 3-d course they have set up there. You can do it without an audience and get comfortable shooting at animal size targets without a bale behind it. The first few shots can be intimidating but you can shoot from any distance you want-you don't have to shoot from the markers. You can use a rangefinder or guess the distances. Just be ready to get hooked cause it's very addicting.

I have been to quite a few of the 3-D tourneys in recent years and regret not going years ago. It's a lot of fun and you meet other shooters/hunters who enjoy helping out novices like me. Just shoot to your own abilities and don't think you're going to beat guys that can shoot constant 12's.

I had no dog in that fight (didn't give a crap who won that game) but this pretty well sums up how I saw the exchange. I enjoyed most of Tony's posts', but seems he got pretty butt hurt and just said "See ya"

^^^ Thanks and prayers to you too.

Thanks for the kind words and sympathy, I appreciate it.

That full tank has got to be worth $180 now! Let's go Brandon. (sorry, I had to) Good luck with the sale.

There is a shoot in Dragoon the weekend of the 19th of this month. It's worth the drive, it's a fun shoot without the 9000ft elevation to climb in like Sunrise. The deadline to register is soon (not sure the exact date). Good luck on the hunt!