Pine Donkey

That is one of the most unique mounts I have ever seen. Just beautiful.

Does not matter what uniform he wore, he is a sick bastard.

In 1and the Northern part of 27 I have seen more Muleys this past year than the previous 5. Fires create habitat.

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

Wow, those are some studs!

Yesterday evening I had a meeting in Tucson. We needed some paint from wal-mart so I ordered it before the meeting and stopped by to pick it up afterward, about 8:00. This was the Wal-mart at Kino and I-10. As I pulled into the parking lot I was surprised by the amount of vehicles. I went in to get the paint and could not believe what I saw...it looked like black Friday. The shelves were being cleaned off, the isles were stacked full of palleted goods which were being looaded into carts as fast as they were dropped. I grabbed my paint and headed to the register. Most registers were open, but the lines were increadibly long...I was in one of the express lanes with 57 people in front of me! 40 minutes later I made it to the register. The cashier was very friendly but also stressed out from the crowds. I asked her if this was a typical Monday night; her answer floored me: She said it is the first Monday of the month and the government support checks come in. Most of the customers live in Mexico and have a P.O. Box in Tucson to get their checks. (This Wal-mart is close to the main Tucson post office) They come North on the first Monday, spend their check, and go home. In the parking lot I took a close look at license plates, sure enough, about 4 out of every 5 was from Sonora. This is your tax dollars at work. Essentially 40% of this money is borrowed from China and given to Mexico, while we are cutting essential services of our own people. Wake up America!

I can almost feel my butt sinking into a bag chair while holding my fishing pole. There is a soft breeze coming across the water. The chair's cup holders have power bait on one Side abd a cool beer on the other...life is good! Bonecollector, thanks for the quick mental vacation.

Great find! I love the picture of the little guy holding it. Nice to see him getting into the great outdoors at such a young age. That crushed nose should rekindle the discussion about lion kills.

If we humans are going to inject ourselves into the interaction between sheep and lions, I think we should take it from the reactive (killing offending lions) to the proactive. The groups involved in this reintroduction should create a heard of tofu sheep. These will be much slower than the real sheep and thus should draw all the lions predatory intentions.

Very nice!

I have found the triple crown before, but not in the same day. I would love to find an antelope sheath, but have never been hat fortunate. I have also found the triple shots of crown before. They are easier to find, but can mess you up...I still can only put together foggy glimpses of a night on Bourbon Street in New Orleans a few years back. From what others in our group tell me, I may not want to have total recall.

Great first post! Nice looking dog.

On the wall.

Congrats to both of you. Just remember, that fancy new trailer is nice, but to really get the most out of it you need to hook it to the truck and pull it some where. Hope the two of you have a great day, and hope Peg enjoys the new fly rod!

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Cherish these special times! Great post"

You make it sound so bad. I once heard of a guy that loved fishing so much that he married his wife just because she had worms!

Just returned from 4 days of scouting, hanging cameras, and hiking. I was very disappointed at how dry much of the area is and how few of the Spring grasses had come in. The Eastern edge of the unit is very dry. A couple ponds that always hold water were dry. The highest parts of the unit look a little better, but still of concern. Areas that were thick with wheat, barley, etc last year show little or no sign of new growth this year. The orchard grass is starting to grow, but not like this time last year. I did see 6 bulls running together this morning. The smallest had about 24 inches of main beam. The two largest were big enough to get my heart pumping pretty good...well either the bulls or a pack full of cameras, steep incline, and 9000 feet...either way, I was using up some oxygen.

Ouch,

It was a good win. Sure would like to see them give up a few less long balls.

Beautiful mount! I really like that wall also.

On the flip side...it sure helps us to get some cash for garbage at a yard sale.

Happy birthday Jason! Glad you had a good one.

I'll be there.

Pretty impressive, 4 years in a row.