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Quail in my experience like to warm up so I don't mess with them until after 8AM but they are pretty active all day, except for me today, LOL. I hunted with my son in 23 South. First spot where we shot a few last year was a bust. We took A Cross road to my other spot and walked a country mile and didn't see squat, until we got back to the truck and there they were. We chased them and threw some lead for another 30 minutes but came up empty. The little boogers were all older birds and well educated not flying until I walked past them and a few flew like dragonfly's with their tails on fire never getting more than a few feet off the ground. Not sure where I'm going tomorrow. We did see a bunch of Devils Claw ready to be picked and the Pears were ripe and huge.

Yeah that looks pretty steep. Congrats, looking forward to the story.

Each landowner is alloted so many tags by the State Biologist who usually works with an outfitter to bring in hunters is the way I understand it. Not exactly a DIY hunt.

I've used W760 in a 30-06 with good results but I have heard that H414 is pretty temperature sensitive.

Guess I'm a couple of days late to the dance.

This constant loss of access is tough to see happen. When I moved here in 1977 from NY one thing that I loved was there was seemingly unlimited access to vast areas to hunt. I really need to put my nose to the grindstone and map to find some access points into 32 for my late November hunt. I can sympathise with landowners and have seen a guide mention on another FB Forum that he has access to a few private ranches in 32. That's all fine and dandy for his clients but it is a bit disheartening. For you folks who hunt this unit I'd appreciate it if you want to take the time to message me about areas that I shouldn't waste my time driving to just to find a locaked gate. One area I was looking to scout is on the westside via Peters Wash.

DEET works well for ticks and just keeping covered. Hard winters will knock them back a bit but NY is a lot wetter climate than here in AZ so it lends to the proliferation of ticks. Just go do your thing and don't worry about it.

Where are you located? Give Chris at Rowdy Racks a call (Chris's cell # 480*221*3384) he works on a variety of diesels. He just moved his shop from AJ to Mesa. I have never heard a bad thing said about him. https://www.facebook.com/RowdyRacksLLC

Maybe something can be worked out with the landowners. I have a hunt in 32 so I'll start scouting in other areas since the unit is new to me.

Is the Long Hollow Rd in 32 near Four Mile? I couldn't find it on Google Earth.

I know that Nate over at Strictly Diesel has gotten about 18mpg on the highway but his is a 2WD. He keeps a record of each tank and he said it has worked out to an average of 16.55mpg over the last 48 tanks and that's all driving including city and towing.

It a screw up with the Spring Application Process, which has caused a lot of grief for people so far. Bottom line is you do not need to purchase a 2015 license yet, just put down your 2014 number. When and if you get drawn you will need to have a 2015 license but don't purchase one until your 2014 expires. Licenses are now good for 365 days from the day you made the purchase which is good for those who don't purchase a license every year or maybe just bought one for Dove Season only to have it expire four months later, now it is good for a year.

That's a huge deer. Just asking but wouldn't a typical be a 4x4 and this one a non-typical since it looks like a 5x4?

This is from the G&F Weekly Report last week. WATSON – Trout were last stocked the week of Feb. 3. Largemouth bass should be feeding as well as bluegill. Look for large holdover trout from previous stockings to become active since the lake has filled and the water temperatures are dropping. Trout stocking will resume in October in conjunction with the Prescott Great Outdoors event at Watson Lake. If you fish Watson and are having luck, please e-mail me at gcummins@azgfd.gov so I can share your successes with others.

they have 1 mounted at the happy jack lodge... guy said it was shot here back in the day... real cool! James Did they say how long ago?

Weed.

I brined the one I got this spring in a mixture of rosemary, sage and tyme and then cooked it in an oven bag. It was crazy tender and delicious.

From what I've seen it's free of charge.

There you go. I'd cut your losses and get the truck out of there.

Right at closing time no doubt. Pretty much. It's like last day hunting and you will settle for whatever walks into the crosshairs Pics or it didn't happen Oh gawd no. My youngest brother was famous for that. We always had to watch him toward the end of the nigh since he couldn't hold his liquor and women would literally drag him off somewhere. One time he woke up in the back seat of a car in summertime about 9am on a Saturday in a subdivision in Scottsdale and walked for 20 minutes until he found a Circle K and called a taxi to come home. I still raz him about that.

Respectfully disagree. Many hunters save and save for a once in a lifetime hunt and have also made plenty of personal sacrifices to purchase the gear they have. I've been on hunts where the guide had $100 spotting scope and made a point to say how he needed some new hunting boots and talked about former clients who gave him expensive gear and went on to admire my (rented) bino's wishing he could buy some like that. Don't get me wrong there are some class acts out there guiding and I'd imagine they do little more than break even or make a small profit. But I've also seen a few that blindside the client with other last minute costs which can and do add up. When a hunt is advertised at a fixed price then that should be the price. It's disheartening for a hunter when the guide brings more help into the camp and at the end says that they are there not getting paid and say things like the last client loved having them there and tipped them a couple of Benjamin's. I think some guides can't wait for the hunt to be over so they can see how much of a tip they get and in their case it's never enough and usually not the experience the client looked for getting patronized every moment of the day. Guides who run their business or judge the clients on getting tipped will be unhappy and the client will see through it and may not return, if he or she has that dream to do that particular hunt again. Guided hunts for some is akin to a kid going to a State Fair for a night with a ticket book who is probably not going to ride the same ride twice.

They get some good reviews.

Right at closing time no doubt.

I have not seen one. It isn't hard to do yourself. I use a can of air, an optics brush and also some eyeglass/lens wipes. The air you can get most anywhere and the wipes can be bought in most pharmacy's in the section where they sell stuff for contact lenses. I buy them by the box at Walmart either Zeiss brand or Bauch&Lomb, just depends which ones they have in stock. You can probably get a lens pen at Sportsmans or Bass Pro, etc. Just call and ask to speak to someone on the optics department. Most manufacturers also off this service but this time of year they may be backed up. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/202075-REG/Celestron_93575_LensPen_Tool.html http://www.walgreens.com/q/eyeglass-lens-wipes

I get over 50K on those tires on my F250, 205-55 Load Range E. Smokin Deal