DesertBull

Get yourself a good log book, database , or speadsheet to document your loads. Make sure you document both the good and the bad ones. There is a software called Point Blank (free) that will make it easy for you to catalog your loads and results and will also show you what to expect as far as ballistics for each load.

I think we have a good mix of opportunity and quality hunts right now. It was better before they messed with the 20's units Coues hunts, but that's ok. What they really want to do, I am afraid, is to cut WAYYY back on the archery elk hunts in Sept and move them to November. Now, I'll bet most people who aspire to archery hunt elk would glady wait 5-8 years or more for a chance to do it in September than to hunt every year in November. Plus, it just looks bad when they come out with an agenda of issuing more and more tags when the the deer numbers are down and they just came out with a large fee increase. It makes it seem like a money grab, even if it is not.

More likely, if they find out you are a member of a hunting group, they will throw your survey right in the freaking DUMPSTER!

Thanks for clearing that up. Why would a group like the ADA want to go to the trouble and expense of holding the auction if they get no benefit? Is to draw more people to the banquet?

If I roll the window down about half way and turn off the ignition, it's pretty steady.

I thought that the groups that auctioned the tags get the money. Example, the ADA auctioned off two Coues tags and a Muley tag last spring. Doesn't that money go to the ADA for habitat projects, and not back to the G&F? The groups have to apply for those tags and they are awarded by the G&F. Sometime the AES get sthe elk tags and sometime the RMEF gets them. The Mule Deer Foundation got one muley tag and the ADA got one this year, I believe.

Unit 1 harvest objective was met. Closes on Wed.

premere reticles no longer modifies Leupold Scopes. You have to order your custom reticle directly from Leupold now.

Not sure. The G&F telephone message says all permits have been issued. 602-789-3702

AMEN! Why should I have to buy a hunting license until I know I will be able to hunt? Some will say, "yeah, but you can hunt doves, and quail, and rabbits, etc." I don't want to hunt that stuff, I want to hunt deer. If I get lucky and get a deer tag I will gladly buy a hunting license. If I want to archery deer hunting, I will buy a license and tag for that too, but it's called a HUNTING LICENSE, not a license to APPLY for a hunt.

last week

Me and Muskrat went out yesterday. Saw two bears, but nothing worthy of shooting. One small/medium (5') black bear and one medium (5-1/2') cinnimon phased. I am pretty sure they were both sows. Long legs and big Mickey Mouse ears. They were in the pears, but the pears were still green. The first bear I saw was going from pear to pear, tasting a fruit them moving on. I found a batch of pears that were starting to turn purple. I hope the season stays open antyoher week, I think they will be in there in the next few days. It was a good hunt. There was one camp along the road, but back in the Wilderness Area there was no one. Can't beat having 100,000 acres to yourself! Muskrat had to leave in the evening, but I backpacked in about 1-1/2 miles and stayed over night. Didn't get much sleep due the fact of there was bear sign EVERYWHEREand the heat sucked. Ran out of water and had to drink some nasty spring water. Not good. I really need to get a water filter. Those water treatment pills don't cut it when the water is green and there are little 8 legged swimmers in it. I agree with the above poster, please don't shoot the sows, lets's keep the season open for another week or so.

The mapping software does not show G&F water tanks. Only natural springs and cattle tanks. But for $40 you can get a book that shows where most all of the trick tanks are located. The maps in the book are crude though and some of the tanks can be hard to find as they do not give coordinates.

Did you check the box that said "Check here if you want a refund"? If you didn't, you just donated all your money to the G&F New truck and Krispy Creme donut fund.

I just looked at the mount less than an hour ago and it is pretty bad. Looks like a giant deer head on a jack rabbits body. Looks like they used a doe's skin to make the full body mount and stuck the horns on it. I had another question about the mounts they have there. Some of those mule deer mounts have to be replicas right? Who is going let some one take there world record Mule deer mount?

You think that is bad, I live on a street named CHICKADEE! How gay is that?

USFS is burning a large pot field in the Tonto NF right now. So, if you are hiking downwind, make sure to put a box of Twinkies and some Oreo's in your pack in case ya get the munchies.

Tail cam? I think you find those pics on a totally differn't type of website.

Has anyone found any good summertime camo that is not made of cotton? I hate cotton It fades too fast dries too slow it shrinks cotton sucks.

I have some polyester in Realtree, but it's a thong. Not good for the cholla patch.

Nice! What kind of camera are you using?

I got a letter from G&F in the mail. I opened it and it said... THANKS FOR THE $20 SUCKER!

Horn growth is way off from last year. These does looks like they are due to be a mom anyday now.

Mt Ord from east side Edwards Park Mt Peeley

Are all 20 tag holders going to be on the ranch at the same time?