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hello - what are good bobcat pelts selling for this yr. - nice kitty - gary

hello - the only advise i can give on the subject of hog hunting - - unless you are limited to 1-2-3 pigs - most hunts include all the varmits you see.--Take every weapon you own rifle - pistol - all types of bows - ML's - see how many you can kill with a different weapon each pig!- don't limit yourself!- have fun - Tons of pigs have been killed using bow-arrows - check out all of this link -- ought to answer your question --- http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...showtopic=16944 Gary

hello - i guess the best thing would be to ask headhunter what word best descibes his buck !

hello - heres what G&F had to say when they proposed bill2037 last 2008 - minutes of the meeting - now that we have new blood on the commission - wonder how this will change things? gary http://www.azgfd.gov/pdfs/inside_azgfd/min...g%20Minutes.pdf

hello - came accross this - don't know if anyone has posted or seen it but summs it up for a lot of us! The following letter read on Glenn Beck's show, is rapidly circulating around the country. Americans everywhere identify with this 53-year-old woman. She has given us a voice. Once you read this, you will want to forward it to all of your friends... GLENN BECK: I got a letter from a woman in Arizona . She writes an open letter to our nation's leadership: "I am a home grown American citizen, 53, registered Democrat all my life. Before the last presidential election I registered as a Republican because I no longer felt the Democratic Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. Now I no longer feel the Republican Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. The fact is I no longer feel any political party or representative in Washington represents my views or works to pursue the issues important to me. Instead, we are burdened with Congressional Dukes and Duchesses who think they know better than the citizens they are supposed to represent. There must be someone. Please tell me who you are. Please stand up and tell me that you are there and that you're willing to fight for our Constitution as it was written. Please stand up now. You might ask yourself what my views and issues are that I would feel so horribly disenfranchised by both major political parties. What kind of nut-job am I? Well, these briefly are the views and issues for which I seekrepresentation: One, illegal immigration.. I want you to stop coddling illegal immigrants and secure our borders. Close the underground tunnels.. Stop the violence and the trafficking in drugs and people. No amnesty, not again. Been there, done that, no resolution. P.S., I'm not a racist. This is not to be confused withlegal immigration. Two, the STIMULUS bill. I want it repealed and I want no further funding supplied to it. We told you No, but you did it anyway. I want the remaining unfunded 95% repealed. Freeze, repeal. Three: Czars. I want the circumvention of our constitutional checks and balances stopped immediately.. Fire the czars. No more czars. Government officials answer to the process, not to the president. Stop trampling on our Constitution, and honor it. Four, cap and trade. The debate on global warming is not over. There are many conflicting opinions and it is too soon for this radical legislation. Quit throwing our nation into politically-correct quicksand. Five, universal healthcare. I will not be rushed into another expensive decision that will burden me, my children, and grandchildren. Don't you dare try to pass this in the middle of the night without even reading it. Slow down! Fix only what is broken -- we have the best health care system in the world -- and test any new program in one or two states first. Six, growing government control. I want states rights and sovereigntyfully restored. I want less government in my life, not more. More is not better! Shrink it down. Mind your own business. You have enough to take care of with your real [Constitutional] obligations. Why don't you start there. Seven, ACORN. I do not want ACORN and its affiliates in charge of our 2010 census.. I want them investigated. I also do not want mandatory escrow fees contributed to them every time on every real estate deal that closes -- how did they pull that one off? Stop the funding to ACORN and its affiliates pending impartial audits and investigations. I do not trust them with taking the census with our taxpayer money. I don't trust them with any of our taxpayer money. Face up to the allegations against them and get it resolved before taxpayers get any more involved with them. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, hello. Stop protecting your political buddies. You work for us, the people. Investigate. Eight, redistribution of wealth. No, no, no. I work for my money. It is mine. I have always worked for people with more money than I have because they gave me jobs -- and that is the only redistribution of wealth that I will support. I never got a job from a poor person! Why do you want me to hate my employers? And what do you have against shareholders making a profit? Nine, charitable contributions. Although I never got a job from a poor person, I have helped many in need. Charity belongs in our local communities, where we know our needs best and can use our local talent and our local resources. Butt out, please. We want to do it ourselves. Ten, corporate bailouts. Knock it off. Every company must sink or swim like the rest of us. If there are hard times ahead, we'll be better off just getting into it and letting the strong survive. Quick and painful. (Have you ever ripped off a Band-Aid?) We will pull together. Great things happen in America under great hardship. Give us the chance to innovate. We cannot disappoint you more than you have disappointed us. Eleven, transparency and accountability. How about it? No, really, how about it? Let's have it. Let's say we give the buzzwords a rest and have some straight honest talk.. Please stop trying to manipulate and appease me with clever wording.. I am not the idiot you obviously take me for. Stop sneaking around and meeting in back rooms making deals with your friends. It will only be a prelude to your criminal investigation. Stop hiding things from me. Twelve, unprecedented quick spending. Stop it now. Take a breath. Listen to the people. Slow down and get some input from nonpoliticians and experts on the subject. Stop making everything an emergency. Stop speed-reading our bills into law. I am not an activist.. I am not a community organizer. Nor am I a terrorist, a militant or a violent person. I am a parent and a grandparent.. I work. I'm busy. I am busy, and I am tired. I thought we elected competent people to take care of the business of government so that we could work, raise our families, pay our bills, have a little recreation, complain about taxes, endure our hardships, pursue our personal goals, cut our lawn, wash our cars on the weekends and be responsible contributing members of society and teach our children to be the same all while living in the home of the free and land of the brave. I entrusted you with upholding the Constitution. I believed in the checks and balances to keep from getting far off course. What happened? You are very far off course. Do you really think I find humor in the hiring of a speed reader to unintelligently ramble all through a bill that you signed into law without knowing what it contained? I do not. It is a mockery of the responsibility I have entrusted to you. It is a slap in the face. I am not laughing at your arrogance. Why is it that I feel as if you would not trust me to make a single decision about my own life and how I would live it but you should expect that I should trust you with the debt that you have laid on all of us and our children. We did not want the TARP bill. We said no. We would repeal it if we could. I am sure that we still cannot. There is needless urgency and recklessness in all of your recent spending of our tax dollars. From my perspective, it seems that all of you have gone insane. I also know that I am far from alone in these feelings. Do you honestly feel that your current pursuits have merit to patriotic Americans? We want it to stop. We want to put the brakes on everything that is being rushed by us and forced upon us. We want our voice back. You have forced us to put our lives on hold to straighten out the mess that you are making. We will have to give up our vacations, our time spent with our children, any relaxation time we may have had and money we cannot afford to spend on bringing our concerns to Washington . Our president often knows all the right buzzwords like unsustainable. Well, no kidding. How many tens of thousands of dollars did the focus group cost to come up with that word? We don't want your overpriced words. Stop treating us like we're morons. We want all of you to stop focusing on your reelection and do the job we want done, not the job you want done or the job your party wants done. You work for usand at this rate I guarantee you not for long because we are coming. We will be heard and we will be represented.. You think we're so busy with our lives that we will never come for you? We are the formerly silent majority, all of us who quietly work, pay taxes, obey the law, vote, save money, keep our noses to the grindstone... and we are now looking at you. You have awakened us, the patriotic freedom spirit so strong and so powerful that it had been sleeping too long. You have pushed us too far. Our numbers are great. They may surprise you. For every one of us who will be there, there will be hundreds more that could not come. Unlike you, we have their trust. We will represent them honestly, rest assured. They will be at the polls on voting day to usher you out of office. We have cancelled vacations. We will use our last few dollars saved. We will find the representation among us and a grassroots campaign will flourish. We didn't ask for this fight. But the gloves are coming off. We do not come in violence, but we are angry. You will represent us or you will be replaced with someone who will. There are candidates among us who will rise like a Phoenix from the ashes that you have made of our constitution. Democrat, Republican, independent, libertarian. Understand this.. We don't care. Political parties are meaningless to us Patriotic Americans are willing to do right by us and our Constitution, and that is all that matters to us now. We are going to fire all of you who abuse power and seek more. It is not your power. It is ours and we want it back. We entrusted you with it and you abused it. You are dishonorable. You are dishonest. As Americans we are ashamed of you. You have brought shame to us. If you are not representing the wants and needs of your constituency loudly and consistently, in spite of the objections of your party, you will be fired. Did you hear? We no longer care about your political parties. You need to be loyal to us, not to them.. Because we will get you fired and they will not save you. If you do or can represent me, my issues, my views, please stand up. Make your identity known. You need to make some noise about it. Speak up. I need to know who you are. If you do not speak up, you will be herded out with the rest of the sheep and we will replace the whole dang congress if need be one by one.. We are coming. Are we coming for you? Who do you represent? What do you represent? Listen. Because we are coming. We the people are coming __________________ "If we ever forget we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan A Man WITH a gun is a CITIZEN, a Man WITHOUT a gun is a SUBJECT

hello - i sure it was great getting his first big game animal - From the picture - he 's really eyeing great grandpas gun - wonder what he's thinking - lol - Gary

hello- heres what one google had to say - The horns are erect, with a posterior hook and a short anterior prong. The prong gives rise to the common name “pronghorn”. This pronged pattern is unique to this species. The horn is a keratinized (insoluble protein forming the principal matter - hair - nails- horn )sheath, black in color, and is deciduous(falling off at a certain season or stage of growth). Horn sheaths grow over a bony extension of the frontal bone, which is now called the cancellous bone in ungulates(hoofs). A new sheath forms under the old, which splits and is dropped just after the rut each year. Both sexes have horns, although the horns of females are generally small or absent, and never exceed ear length. Female horns average about 120 mm and the prongs are not prominent. The horn begins to grow at the age of six months and will be shed by 18 months. The maximum horn height for males will occur within 2 to 3 years of age and will average 250 mm, exceeding the length of the ear. couldn't find anything on which month they shed - other than after mating season which we know is late august- Sept- so to say oct-nov. has got to be right depending on what state - etc.

hello - 146 5/8 super nice non-typical -

hello - way too go !- nice buck- Gary

hello - way ta go !- they just keep rewriting the record book each week - whats next!!- season isn't over yet!- this season has truly been the greatest ever recorded !!- Gary

hello - the area you are talking about had over 3 hrs of hail storms today so far and is expecting snow tonight - If you want to take a chance -- better be prepared - very possible you may be the only one out there !! Gary

hello - I'm sure lots of road closures due to flooding - unit 21 - horeshoe lake rd closed before the storm - I think they checked and everyone was out so they closed it before they needed to rescue anyone stranded - Warning crosssing any streams - may not look deep but banks can be washed away and weak - then your stuck or worse -! Be carefull out there ! Gary

hello - if ya see any piggys gps them and send a pm -lol - runnin out of time - only a few days left and most look like rain days - we'll be up off the basin rd tomorrow !- hey i'll even come over and shoot'm out ur back yard in cavecreek - GH

hello - i don't know why people don't use THE CLUB . It probably isnt the super best protection out there but it works great for me! not that big an inconvience to use. heres some ideas- Anti-theft devices are not foolproof, but they can stop the amateur and slow down the professional. Thieves will select vehicles without anti-theft devices over vehicles with them, as it takes longer to steal a car with an anti-theft device and may attract more attention. Anti-theft devices include those listed below. Tracking Systems: Using Global Positioning Technology police can track your vehicle when instructed. Low tech, low cost tracking programs such as the IDsticker can also be effective and an important additional layer should the more high tech systems not function. Alarm Systems: While somewhat controversial in urban areas due to so many false alarms, in vigilant communities these devices can be very effective. These systems contain a device that will activate a siren, lights, or horn if the car is tampered with. Consider a backup power source for the alarm, as professionals could deactivate the alarm if they get to the power source. Keys or code numbers to the alarm should never be given to parking lot attendants or valets. Fuel Switch: This device stops the fuel supply. Kill Switch: The car will not start unless a hidden switch is activated. The switch prevents electrical current from reaching the coil or carburetor. You should check your warranty before installing one of these switches. Some warranties prohibit installation of these devices, and doing so will nullify the warranty. Recommended product in this class is Starter Sentry by Master Lock. The club-: steering wheel locking bar Crook Lock: This lock is a long metal bar that has a hook on each end to lock the steering wheel to the brake pedal. Armored Collar: This equipment consists of a metal shield that locks around the steering column and covers the ignition, the starter rods, and the steering wheel interlock rod.

hello - it wasn't a blow-out -it went to the wire- lots of action thru the whole game - think the ref's calls-no calls were fairly even- glad to see the cards win but sorry to see the packers lose- it was a good game!- gary

hello- i keep referring to the basic hunter education programs - they describe in detail the difference between horns and antlers -ask any young person who has taken the hunter ed. course- Most of the so called "slang" people use - is what they were taught! But to be honest - some may not know the difference! I have been known to ask if they do know the difference! yes, it does bother me also! Gary

hello - a few yrs ago - i found a fresh road kill - i thru it in back of truck and hauled it to game and fish - i was told to haul it back out inthe desert an dump it - ! just forget it !A family I know by winslow often find elk hit - injured - dying by trains - they were told leave it alone! - +1 on what Amanda stated - if you were in an accident with the animal then dps would write it up and you probably be able to keep it - Gary

hello - that's a world class trophy - congradulations - he's got the look of a true monarch of the mountains - AWESUME!!!! gary

hello - pigs have been in the state since the early 1900's - why we have never been over run like other states is not really known !- do the math --, a feral hog population can double in 4 months. . Females begin breeding at about 8 to 10 months old, or as young as 6 months if food is abundant. Under favorable conditions, sows can produce two litters every 12 to 15 months, with an average of four to eight piglets per litter and a sex ratio of 1:1. Younger sows tend to have smaller litters, while an older sow may have as many as 10 to 13 piglets. . Drought and food shortages can delay breeding and reduce the number of piglets born, but feral hog populations recover quickly when conditions improve. Most of us hunters here in Arizona would love to have a chance at hunting feral hogs but don't have the time or resources to find them - the refuge at Havasu should have a season to help control the numbers - hunters apply and get a date to come hunt - it could be an all yr round season ! Gary

hello - Great story - Great pics - get the BBQ ready - some good eatin - wrap those backstraps in bacon - use a good meat rub /seasoning - hmmm - archey javelina is a lot of fun - Gary

hello - CONGRATULATIONS - to all on this hunting rodeo- Just so those young guys and gals know - posting pictures of archery feral hogs will have almost every member of any Arizona hunting site - JEALOUS ! - It's awesume !- Great job Lance and all involved - I'll guarentee jaws are dropping when these pictures get around - Gary

hello - i read today the Indian nation wants to present our president an honorary postion and title in the Unified Indian Nation - He would be know as - Walking Eagle - when asked how they choose that name - they were informed it was an easy decision - it means - bird too full of chit to fly - enjoy - Gary

hello - you should try to blow it up- whats sitting in the middle top of both pics - almost looks like the kitten looking back at whatever it is that looks to be sitting nex to the sunny spot - looks like a face /with ears - short ears maybe another cat -- fox maybe ?? i maybe wrong - // great cam pics - Gary

hello - anytime i hunt a unit or area I'm not familiar with I go to G&F website and look up the unit - AJO- the best bet is here - give you best spots and how to access them - http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/hunting_units_40b.shtml also check out unit 40A looks like slim pickins around Ajo - but anywhere south /east of you should be great hunting. find a mountain and hunt the north eastern draws and ridges to start - have fun - Gary

hello - I got to say this is a reallly nice buck -- 80's is a tad low - as far as young - few young bucks get this kind of mass- beam lengths look really good - hard to tell on the brows but 4 nice points on left - and 3 score able and some kickers on right - easily pushin mid 90's - looks like a mature shooter buck too me ! tag him before someone else does !! Gary