Pine Donkey

City folk crack me up...ask the HOA...lmao

Hope you have a great one!

The number 10 spot is rediculous! Somewhere 20-25 would be legit right now.

Those youth hunts are great! I am always looking for a kid to tag along with. Congratulations on a great buck.

Neat experience for Isaac! The smile at the end says it all.

This is what I did with my sons bull last year. I bought it at Cal Ranch Supply. It fits nicely on a two burner Coleman stove. I balanced the main beams on lawn chairs. Good luck.

Great deer, nice shot. Congratulations.

I love these youth hunts. It's great when a kid can get a great deer like this. Congratulations Roy!

Tons of character on that old bull! Congratulations to all.

My son is selling his 06 Tacoma. Here is a link to the craigslist add. http://tucson.craigslist.org/cto/4689604257.html

He wants a bigger cab...carries too much crap when he hunts.

Hope you have a great one!

Incredible elk! Looks like the antlers were designed by a committee.

That's a great bull, congratulations to you and your wife.

Nice bull, thanks for posting.

Great bull, congratulations! Thanks for posting the cool picks.

Great bull! Ya know, when mama fills the freezer, daddy has to do the dishes, lol. Congratulations on a nice hunt.

It sounds like you and Matt had a great hunt. It is so special to have time like that with your son. As he becomes an adult, the kills will come, pictures will be posted, and freezers will be filled, but time between father and son will be more difficult to find. Cherish this hunt and the memories made.

Great video, great bull! I heard about this bull and saw some pics from the field. Glad to see the video. Congratulation all, once again Matt shows why he has built such a great reputation.

What model is the Savage?

Congratulations on a beautiful bull! They must not be rutting hard, he is not busted up at all.

I am starting this thread to avoid hijacking a previous one. This is not a place to trash individual officers, but rather discuss their changing mission as dictated by out current administration. I know quite a few Federal LEO's. These are good people who serve their country by their choice of careers. They are part of our communities, their children are in our schools, they live in our neighborhood and many will share our campfires during hunting season. Most every Federal LEO I have met is a good, honest, dedicated person. (I know there are bad ones, and they need to be removed and held accountable for their actions. That is a topic for a different post). Some are arrogant, some are a bit jaded, but the vast majority are top quality individuals. I am happy to call several of them friends. These officers work for many different agencies including Border Patrol, Customs, Forest Service, BLM, U.S. Marshals, and numerous other agencies. In many cases they are the law enforcement arm of an agency that does not have law enforcement as a major part of their mission. This is the case with BLM and Forest Service LEOs. They serve different function than your forest 'rangers'. These individuals are certified peace officers who have graduated from one of the Federal Law enforcement academies. I have spent many hour in discussion with some of these individuals. They are good people. Often they have many frustrations with the political direction and agenda of the upper levels of their agencies. This sentiments have been increasing with our current administration. These officers often feel they are prevented from doing their job due to the policies and directives coming out of Washington. The situation is far worse when they are involved in an incident that draws the attention of the media in politically sensitive issues. More than once, the official released story does not resemble reality, but is a nice PC representation. Not complying with the 'official story' has ended the careers of some officers, and left many others with stress and a lack of job satisfaction. As a parallel to these dedicated LEOs I offer those who fight our forest fires. The individuals on the ground who fight the fires are good people who work their butts off protecting out forests and property. However, they work in a system that has an agenda (no logging, reintroduced wolves, wilderness areas) that prevent them from being as effective as they could be. I appreciate what these fighters do, while I dispise the system they often work in. I have very similar feelings about federal LEOs. This is a group of good people, working at the bottom of a very messed up system of liberal, agenda driven, bureaucracy. To take care of this problem, cut the head off the snake. Vote this November, and talk to others that vote. We need to change the direction of this nation from the top, rather than attacking the bottom.

Wow, serious bottom end on that stud, congratulations!

Way to take care of business, great bull!

Very nice bull, congratulations. I wish I could complain about a solo pack out two years in a row. Lol