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We came in mid day on a hunt once. Came back out to the treestand that afternoon. Forest service had taken the treestand out of the tree and set it at the base of the tree. They will muck with your property but this sounds like your common scum thief.

I hate freakin' thieves! Maybe check with the forest service. I don't think G&F is in the business of removing stands on national forests but the FS has been known to do it.

Has anyone been through here lately? I was thinking of heading up there and wondering if the road conditions are good enough to pull a flatbed trailer through. I have seen that road completely washed out or turn into a mud bog near the Bozarth Mesa turnoff.

Thanks for the info. Looks like I will take the Camp Wood Rd from Williamson Valley. That road is a mess too but at least it is driveable.

Wish you were selling these when I bought mine. I paid $1500 through Camera Land and thought it was worth it. IMO they are every bit as good as the old Swaro SLC's. If you wear eyeglasses they are a lot more user friendly too! And I think Zeiss has a good of a transferable warranty as anyone out there

Camps can't be abandoned for more than 24 hours. I would bet they can apply the same rules to trail cameras. They write the rules and change them as needed to meet their agenda. http://thenationalforests.com/the-national-forests/national-forest-camping-rules.html

I saw my ex-wife shoot a bull elk at 200 yds. in the 4th rib on the right side and blow the left shoulder completely out. She was shooting a factory load with a 180 grain Winchester Silvertip . I wouldn't hesitate to take a 308 elk hunting.

Just bought a Honda Pioneer SxS. Was wondering what you guys with UTVs used to carry your bows. I made one for my Rhino but think I will buy one this time around. Any suggestions on what works well?

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I'm selling my dad's 500 quadrunner. He bought it new and it has been sitting for the last 4-5 years. 2160 hours on it. I just put a new battery in it. It could use a new fuel valve but that's probably not a must. It needs o-rings and will leak when turned to reserve. The valve runs about a $100 and 10 minutes of time to swap out. Tires are in decent shape and it runs good. Other than age no known issues other than what I posted. Asking $1600

price drop to $1300

I just had these guys do some repair on my pop up where the original stitching was coming apart and extend the rain fly around the outside. I haven't had it in the field yet but it seems like quality work. The price was very reasonable. http://www.phoenixtent.com/

That's what I don't agree with. If there's a gate and you don't want me on the road then lock the gate that's already their. With that said- I try to obey the road closures except the ones I just don't agree with. I believe the road closure excuse was to prevent further destruction of the habitat and yet they just graded a closed road. On the camping side of it I would probably follow the rules just because I don't want to spend all the time it takes to set up the wall tent to be told to take it down and move. Last archery season, we had just finished setting the tent up when forest service pulled in and pulled out her map and said good news, you're in a designated camping spot so I don't have to make you move. When did they start with designated camping spots? I thought that camping was allowed throughout the forest. It was motorized travel or parking within 30 feet of the road that was the issue.

Not in elk country but for you desert deer hunters this is what my front yard looked like this morning. We got hammered last night with 2 1/2-3 inches in a very short time.

It depends on the circumstances. My experience with a call is if a buck has does he likely won't respond. The ones I have called were the ones with their noses to the ground smelling out a girlfriend. If you can find one of those you can often call them into bow range. They are pretty stupid during the rut. As to stopping them....I have seen AZSlim hit a call and deer almost turn inside out stopping. It works well sometimes.

price drop to $1600

In the market for a new crappie light. My old light was a car headlamp encased in styrofoam. It was heavy on the battery but did a decent job. I started looking and saw there are dozens of different types of lights out there. And the price of some of them were a $100+. Anyone have a suggestion on a decent light that won't break you? Also, green or white light? LED or flourescent? I have a friend that swears by the green but I have zero experience with them.

I can't see it well but it looks like burrobrush. If it is roundup won't kill it. We used to use diuron to keep it off of the ditchbanks. Is this it? http://kenneturner.com/2011/11/10/do-you-know-your-burroweed-vs-burro-brush/

This quad is not junk. It was driven by my dad who is now 84. Maintained and serviced regularly. Open to offers.

Checked around last time I bought tires and ended up with Discount. I wanted a 6 ply with aggressive tread and they had them for a better price than anyone else. As to different size tires......thinking about buying a new 570 Ranger. The length will fit in the bed of my pickup but with the wide tires on the back I have only an inch of clearance. I was wondering about doing something similar......could I put a smaller tire on the back without screwing up gear ratios, etc when it was in 4x4. I am thinking if the tire diameter was the same there should be no issues.

Saw lots of this in 5BS last year. I hunted from camp on foot and had guys come drivng by me 2 miles from the closest open road. Why obey the rules when nobody else does? Guess I do because that's how I am. I did have a buddy tell me that they got checked in 5A by a ranger with a rangefinder and an attitude. He gave them a lot of grief and cited them because they were more than 30 feet from the road.

Thanks for the input and advice. Maybe I'm going to try a combination of green and white lights just to see how that works. I have always used white but see more guys going with the green.

I think as bowhunters we all get caught where we can't use a rangefinder to judge distance. I am not too good at it but what I do is use 20 yard increments. I can judge 20 yards fairly well so if I double that it equals to 40 yards, etc. I can get out to 50-60 yds like this but anything beyond is just a guess. I also use objects on the ground, rock, bush or tree instead of the animal itself since I tend to underestimate distance if I look at the animal. Any tips on judging distance in hunting situations?

Looks like Dept personnel should learn what they are talking about before they give out info. Conflicting information is not good especially when it concerns a government agency and law enforcement issues.

it tells you in the notes the boundaries and how to obtain access to certain parts of the unit. ...ie., 5BN is all of 5BN and so on. if it's limited op then the notes will give boundaries. dept. employee not knowing or explaining properly. James He was told twice now from both Flagstaff and Phoenix offices that Hopi hunts are restricted to Indian lands regardless of what unit they are in. Example is #3820. It is a 5BN hunt but is restricted to Hopi lands only. I was told when I inquired about it that if you drew that tag it would be good for all lands within that hunt unit. I know of some people that have taken illegal animals that were under the assumption that it was good unit wide. Fully aware of the LO hunts. I have been lucky enough to have drawn a couple of them.