Pine Donkey

I bet Red Rabbit is set p somewhere spectacular to get some great pictures. I can't wait either!

Maybe it is so me one who is very serious obout shed hunting.

Very true. Kind of like having a court appointed lawyer. We end up with bottom of the barrel service, and get screwed either way. Great point! I think you just defined the systematic problem with our CPS workers.

I keep coming back to this post, and get pissed every time. There are so many people in this situation that are culpable. They should all be held accountable. Too bad just one of them did not have a little common sense or compassion. At a minimum they are all guilty by association or neglect. Many times I have been told that heaven has a special place for those who take care of children as there life's work. Well maybe heck has an special place of its own for those who abuse children.

How did the school official allow the child to be touched without consent of the parents?

WOW...speechless!!!

Beautiful bear.

Looks more like Mr. Hankey got run over by a reindeer. Now, that's funny!

Most cat scat I have seen has had dirt thrown on it. His looks like it is in the open and pretty clean. I wold guess human or dog.

That is a great video. The little guy sure doesn't have any quit in him. I also like the end where the third deer took the "I got winner" attitude. Thanks for posting the video.

Coach, Glad you and your boys were able to get into some turkeys. There has been so much talk of the turkeys being hit real hard by the fire. Did you fill your last tag yet?

No doubt this will be true, but all the rules about these units have changed. The old favorite trails between bedding and feeding areas may not be used anymore. Those who drew tags need to put hours in rather than just relying on their traditional hot spots. Also, many roads are currently closed.

There is still a lot of beautiful country left. In much of the severe burn areas the reseeded grass came in thick before the winter. Also, in much of the highest country the aspen are already taking off, however, the elk sure like young tender aspen shoots. In general the flat stuff is not too bad, but the steeper hillsides took it pretty hard. As you drive through the area, just don't look up.

The quality of those pictures is great. What camera do you use? Good looking cat too.

lol I was thinking the same thing. lol I was thinking the same thing. That was my very first thought!

The new upgrade seems to work great. Thanks for all the work you put in on this!

TJ, We just bought a bass boat this past weekend. Now we need to learn how to fish bass and crappie. I was going to ask you for some pointers but...

Nice story, sounds like a great bird. Let's see the pics!

Wow! That is a great mount on a beautiful sheep.

Be careful with freezing them, it takes longer than you might think. It is amazing to see a snake that appeared to be frozen solid over night, and as it thaws out it begins to move.

Found this interesting video recently.

Great point TJ. I will send some money her way today. Thanks for pointing out the obvious to us who tend to overlook reality.

It's my belief that the continued closing of roads to create de facto wilderness everywhere without the consent of Congress and the public is the result of the ramblings of a misguided easterner who came west and was so awed by our region that he wanted the gates closed to keep everyone else away. He was a doper and an alcoholic, a socialist, atheist and anarchist who wrote well and convinced an entire generation that people are bad and that only the pure at heart have the right to go into the outdoors we all own. I'm talking about Edward Abbey and all you need to do to realize that his Gospel According to Abbey has come to fruition is to read his fourth book, "Desert Solitaire." In it, among other things that show his complete arrogance, he kills a cottontail with a rock just to see if he could do it, yet lets a rattlesnake live at the door of his trailer in Arches National Monument where he was employed, He also wrote that he didn't care that handicapped people can't visit the types of national parks he envisioned. An Aldo Leopold he was not. Abbey might not have been an eco-terrorist in deed, but he certainly supported that bunch of thugs. He was involved with Earth First and close friends with its founder. His fans today include way too many people making decisions on how the federal lands will be managed. Bill Quimby Bill you or dead on when you identify the basis of much of today's Federal Agency land grab to the writings of Edward Abbey. Followers of Abbey, and his protégés, can be found throughout these agencies. He may not have actually engaged in acts of Eco-terrorism, but he certainly promoted and glorified those tactics. In his book "The Monkey Wrench Gang" the characters of the book took it upon themselves to stop development of the west and to destroy much of what had been developed. This started with simple vandalism of bull dozer, but escalated to a scheme to destroy Glen Canyon Dam. Currently, the City of Tombstone is attempting to repair parts of its water system that was destroyed by flooding in the aftermath of the Monument fire. This is a system that is on deeded land and established easements that has been used since the 1880's. One the many problems they are running into is the equipment they are using, dozers, and back hoes, are being severely vandalized by people who are leaving messages about the destruction of the environment by these pieces of equipment. Many of the roads that are being closed in the Wallow fire area, as well as in the Coconino, and the Coronado Forests are not the wildcat roads that have been made by those who did not follow existing regulations, but it as also hundreds of miles of legal, mapped, numbered, and in some cases, publicly maintained roads. This is a very concerning predicament for us as hunters. We are at a pivotal time when we need to speak with a unified voice, However this issue is dividing us. In this post alone we have those who say, it is OK because hunters should be willing to hike in to remote areas, and others who like yourself, are not able to make that journey. I prefer to hike away from the masses, but have been frustrated many times by ATVs driving up to the spot I hiked to, but I also feel there is a need for a quality network of roads. Such a network can be found on parts of the White mountain Apache Reservation. These roads certainly have not ruined the habitat of the area. This year I will be taking my dad and one of his friends out for the Unit 1 late rifle bull hunt. Both of them are over 70 years old. They are willing to work as hard as they can for their bulls, but the realities of life and age have ensured they are not able to hunt the way they did a few decades ago. I hope we can find enough roads still open for them to have a quality hunt.

The espionage act being used against whistleblowing agents. That sounds a lot like 1930's Germany.

Thanks for taking care of us Amanda.