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And get rid of the hunt on the 24th and move it back to the 31st.

Run Forrest Run. LOL

A guy posted some pics or video of him doing some "scouting" on FB a few days ago but took it down after about 10 minutes when he realized it may have been illegal but not before some screenshots were taken and reported to G&F. It "may" have been related to this incident.

IBTL.

Nice bull. How far did you have to pack it out and how many trips did it take?

Sportsmans Warehouse had just the frame with the belt on sale yesterday for $39

Give Nate a call at Strictly Diesel. https://www.strictlydiesel.com/default.aspx I don't know anything about the 6.0 but I've had my 7.3 since Feb of 2000 and Nate has been around for a long time and I highly recommend him. You can also (should) join http://www.azpsg.com/forum.php Sunrise Ford in SoCAL sells parts a lot less than you will get them anywhere else. http://www.dieselsite.com/hosesbootsandclamps.aspx

FLAGscanner has received word of an Officer involved shooting near Blue Ridge. At around 2:00 pm, a US Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer radioed for help on the CCSO frequency indicating “Shots Fired” medical needed immediately, one subject down. The incident is off of Forest Rd 616 off of FR 149. The Officer also said he was uninjured. This is a developing story. Stay tuned for updates. UPDATE 1: The Officer was on a traffic stop near a campsite just prior to being involved in the shooting. UPDATE 2: Officer saying he was attacked by the person he stopped and sprayed with mace. Officer has shot the man “multiple times” UPDATE 3: Officer saying the truck is stolen and that the subject is wanted. UPDATE 4: Dispatch confirming the the subject is wanted out of Yavapai County for a Felony Parole Violation and is an escape risk.

I normally don't come into this part of the forum as I have 14 BP's and know that the chances of getting drawn are slim to none and don't want to get myself all worked up. LOL I just read this whole thread from begining to end. Glad to see it all come together for you.

WOW, Very Nice.

Congrats in order for that for sure.

I received and email today with a link to this. http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/tonto/home/?cid=stelprdb5405154 The public is invited to attend any of these on-site open houses to learn more about the proposal: Mesa District Saturday, Sept. 20 Acacia at Canyon Lake 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21 Butcher Jones Picnic Site 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Cave Creek District Saturday, Sept. 27 Needle Rock Picnic Site Noon - 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28 Rattlesnake Picnic Site Noon - 4 p.m. Tonto Basin District Saturday, Oct. 4 Windy Hill Boat Ramp 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5 Burnt Corral Boat Ramp 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The changes being considered include: Eliminate recreation fees from six areas, charge for individual sites, and change shoreline areas to special recreation permit areas; Decrease the cost of the Tonto Annual Pass from $95/annually to $80/annually; Increase the daily Tonto Pass fee from $6/day to $8/day; Align fees in 10 developed campgrounds and 3 group sites to be comparable to similar sites with similar services and operation and maintenance costs; Eliminate fees at 12 recreation sites; and Install fee machines to provide an onsite option to purchase the daily Tonto Pass and watercraft sticker. Proposed new onsite fee is $12 for the daily Tonto Pass and $6 for the watercraft sticker. The passes will still be available for purchase at over 200 venders in the area or online at www. http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/tonto/home/?cid=stelprdb5274504 for the regular Tonto Pass Fee price.

It is still good and should be for another few weeks.

Great that your son got a bird and that your wife was there too. I have to admit it that I have gotten over excited too when hunting with my son when he was younger.

Pretty sure they run lots of sheep on the Big Boquillas Ranch in Unit 10.

Kudos to Adam.

My son shot his first Cow Elk in there maybe 12 years ago, bulls were on fire. We did not see any snakes.

Sorry to hear that, my condolences. My grandfather (my namesake) died when I was just 9 but I spent a lot of time with him and idolized him. He passed while painting my god parents house very unexpectedly. My uncle went inside to get him some lemonade and came out to find him lying in the grass. My Mom wouldn't let me go to the funeral, thought it would be too traumatic so I stayed home to watch my younger brothers and sisters. 53 years later I'm still pissed.

I haven't heard of any bears attacking people when they were out hunting and I've been here since 77. All of the bears I've seen were headed for Dodge when they got wind of me. The attacks I can remember were when a bear came into a campground and into someones tent except for a buddy who rolled out his sleeping bag one night in 23 and a bear came in and grabbed him by the head to drag him off. I had a big old fatty charge my truck as I came down off the Rez into Eagle Creek this spring but it spun around and jiggled off in the direction it came from. Those Black River bruins don't get hunted enough in my opinion.

WOW. That's some serious work. Glad you were able to score.

I hiked it with the wife in the 90's a year or two after the flood. We went up in the afternoon and slept in the parking lot that night. We hiked in the next morning and stayed until the next afternoon and hiked out at about 4:30 and slept at the mouth of the canyon then got up at first light and hiked up to the parking lot getting there by about 7AM then drove into Seligman for breakfast. The water that comes out of the spring is drinkable but tasted very chalky. The bathrooms were all makeshift and each one was in poor shape. The locals were not friendly in the least but we had no issues and went with a group of friends who had done this hike before. I probably have some old photo's (pre digital) somewhere. The hike was a piece of cake for me and although my wife had been hiking and working up to it she was sore for a few days after it. We did it over the 4th of July and the temps were ok. A bit hot in the afternoon when we hiked out but the canyon you will hike into is narrow and the walls are maybe 150' tall so you are in the shade most of the time. We enjoyed it but there are people everywhere.

I was back east in NY all last week (nephews wedding) and flew from here to Baltimore then to Islip. I can totally relate to that view from the plane. Each time I thought to myself where do people hunt with everyone on top of each other? None of it looked huntable with a rifle. Even though I grew up on Long Island and sorely miss some aspects of it I do not think I could move back there on a permanent basis. It made me claustrophobic just looking down from the plane at it all. I felt a big sigh of relief when the plane came out of the clouds somewhere over New Mexico and all that was below us was miles of barren land.

You guys did great.

While snow is a possibility it usually melts off in a couple of days.

Not a problem at all.