elkaholic

I just got back - considering with all the boats and fishing stuff - I give it a 7 out of 10 I'm being generous! not as many crap booths - lots of outfitters if you wanted to book a hunt - safari - or lots of outfitters for fishing Alaska most the seminars were fishing related - I'd say go if you haven't anything better to do -- go - - but remember sat- sun will be crowded! the taxidermy part - was ok but nothing special did nt even know who did what just mounts some good - some excellent a lot mediocre.

to be honest to me I think its the very bright sun shining directly on the antlers - look how bright white the rump patch is - on the last on you can see the darker/normal antler and the bright spots where the sun is hitting it directly - even his dark haired body looks very light in color camera lenses can catch things the human eye cannot - especially how bright and shiney items appear

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Not as good as in past years - to many of the vendors are crap booths - trying to sell insoles or back therapy stuff - sun glasses jewelry -glasses cleaning stuff- the little hokey junk stuff and not just one or 2 but lots of them all over the place - jerky guys the candy guys spice guys even cleaning supplies etc. not nearly as many guide businesses selling hunt/ fishing trips as years past occasionally you can find some cool stuff making it a boat show too - I try to go but if I don't make it I ain't loosing any sleep over it the seminars - the archery contest the stuff actually related to hunting is always cool lots of the local and state organizations/ clubs - gold mining varmint hunter -clubs for deer - elk - etc g&f auctions off a lot of confiscated - stuff antler - game heads

PHOENIX -- The Arizona Game and Fish Department is extending the draw application deadline for elk and pronghorn antelope hunts until 7 p.m. (MST) Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, due to an unusual failure of four servers one hour before the Feb. 10 deadline. The Department had undertaken extensive measures to meet high demand on the online system, more than doubling its capacity. The system was running smoothly until 6 p.m. on Feb. 10 when all four servers failed simultaneously -- an almost unheard of event. The Department is opening a forensic investigation of the event. Because the server failures prevented some customers from accessing the system or completing their application, the Department has extended the deadline. . You can apply using the online service at https://az.gov/azgfd/draw/home.xhtml, or you can hand deliver a paper application to any of the seven Game and Fish office locations in Pinetop, Flagstaff, Kingman, Yuma, Tucson, Mesa or Phoenix. Keep in mind that while Game and Fish office locations will be accepting draw applications until 7 p.m. on Feb. 11, front counter customer service for regular business transactions, including the sale of hunting and fishing licenses, will close at the regular time, 5 p.m. Customer service representatives will be available by phone during regular business hours. Between 5-7 p.m. on Feb. 11, they will be available at this number: (623) 236-7424. We apologize for any inconvenience to our customers. sorry didn't see bonecollector post but love the highlighted parts - lol

i'll go over 100 ------ 101-103 posted a formula a few times gets me within an inch usually

I know there will never a way to find out but I wonder what % of the lateholes actually get drawn? A deadline doesn't mean a dang thing to G&F- it crashed for an hour fix it open it up for an hr - problem solved even if they allow an extra day remember last yr - at the last minutes they had problems and extended it agin SO STUPID ! but I expect it agin tonight be honestly surprised if it closes

probably had a nerdy kid of one of the employees come in and fix it for them-

what gives ? any body else try lately / nothing special going on unless you call the meeting on an opening day of javelin season . when lots of hunters aren't gonna be able to show

So - I went to game and fish to do paper - bought money order - Asked if she could check to see what license I had on record wih t the computer - she stated my license had expired so they showed no record of my buying a license on dec 31 2014 at wally world - I asked how this effects the draw - she stated well it should be updated before the draw ---- ok !!?? I showed her my new 2015 license and asked for her to update the information - I was told sorry she's not able to do that since I was doing paper I would be entering my new number on apps - so it would update at that time of draw - which is normal so I asked to purchase a lion tag - it requested my new license #- lol so now it is the system - what a mess - so now I could actually do online but I already had purchased money orders - so I proceeded to do so . Seems every time they try to improve a system there really are no guaranties it will work correctly and they basically just wing it to see what happens

nope -- the salt is the boundary of 22 - they don't connect - I guess 1.5 miles isn't real close either you never find pigs in that area - go to my spots - lol caves ? piggys don't use caves

we use to scare herds of piggys off the barnhard road going into the mad-as-hells trailhead while quail hunting lots off piggys along Sladecreek too - always has water not saying they are my honeyholes but they probably are someones -

a friend usually gives his piggy away - last yr convinced him to take the clean deboned meat to Denmark Meats -had it all made into summer sausage - it disappeared rather quicky -- and no one would believe it was javelina

well just for the information - I bought my 2014 license in sept 2013 from g&f office - the dates on my license and on yours should read valid jan 1 -14 thru dec 31 - 14 so the # listed on the current online application form for elk and antelope is my 2014 # which is not valid - a friend just got his champ license - the lady at the desk at G&F told him straight to his face - you know you can not shoot from a vehicle with this license. so figure that one out - we all know that s what its for - lol the employees can't even get stuff right we'll see how the system works in a couple days when the deadline is Tuesday - right!!

we had a game fest a few yrs back - all exotic kinds of meats - the bear stew was the first to dissapear I've commented before- as long as they are not eating rotting / spoiled / garbage they taste great the majority of baiters across the land use sweets and fresh kill- Guess why - tastes better

It was about the little glitch - when they have your old license # online in the box on the application and you can't change it I asked since they have known about it since day one of online applications - one would think it'd been a priority to fix but I'm told that they are relying on the system to work properly and make the change automatically on draw day I'm like did she just say that - rely on the system to work properly - oh yeah I got faith in that one! so i'll be hand delivering paper apps on Monday

ok took an hour to get thru to ask a question - this should be a warning to anyone with a question - what do you think it will be like after this weekend

wow finally got thru - your wait # is 18 - lol lets see how long this takes

It's awesome you such a great adventure - I need to get that one checked off my bucket list- only problem is need big Favor just to haul me around - lol the bear find was very unique - not many can say they found a whole dead bear - worth a second trip just to get the claws and skull later - nice write up- great photos sounds like a fantastic time with a great guy - Edge to pack you in and out safely

Like someone stated above - any game animal can taste bad if the meat is not PROPERLY cared for, in the field - during transportation and when processing -- cooking is the easy part Some people may not like the taste - but to say its uneatable is B.S. 1- Skin it out - DO NOT EVEN MESS WITH SCENT GLAND - avoid touching the clean meat with your hands after touching the legs / hide ,you"ll contaminate the meat - during this process is when 90% of contamination happens its best if you can hang the animal for easier skinning that way your just handling the skin and not touching the meat 2 - keep the meat clean and cool as possible always use a game bag of some kind to keep the meat clean and ice down if possible to keep it cool - meat must be able to cool down these simple steps will make for better tasting game animals I'd be put on the list for accepting unwanted game meat -- IF its handled properly in the field - and not freezer burned for 2-3 yrs nothing worse than a stinky - warm carcass of any kind! game meat is basically odor free - it has a clean smell- if not it's your fault

Ok - the luck ran out - trick plays - goofy catches - it all makes for a interesting game instead of a blow out . actually the reffing was better than I thought it would be look at all the play offs - won in the last 2 minutes a game to go down in history as the worse BONEHEAD call --- on the 1 yard line in Superbowl History A fight in the goal line area with 12 seconds left - A first in Super bowl history - that I can remember A player getting ejected with 12 seconds left - A first in superbowl history- that I can remember Yes the seahawks will go down in Superbowl History - but not as glorious 3 peat winners

laughed real hard and smiled and thought the same thing karma gets around

marinate in whatever flavor you like and make Kabobs - grilled to perfection with all the fresh veggy's - bell peppers onions mushrooms == awesome

didn't wait long to give some of us a chance to guess- lol ' i

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