AzDiamondHeat

The elk control the wind, I am convinced of it. We were on 5 bulls this morning(not all at the same time) and each time we went after one the wind switched to our backs. EVERY STINKING TIME. Even when we headed in the exact opposite direction. Long morning..

It is SLOOOOOOOOOOW. We have been on at least one each day, but not talking and VERY skittish. I got mine last week and working on my buddies this week. Had some talking tonight that we will chase in the morning. SLOOOOOOWLY....

Outstanding.. Looks like a very steep hill...lol

Dang inconsiderate of them. Call your local tree hugger and have them track it down for you.

Very nice. But he is missing an arrow...

yup. But don't let it run nonstop....lol

Ok, I got one that just happened today, but not in unit 8. SO I am sitting a water hole and I hear a bugle. FINALLY. They have been stone cold quiet. Then another and another. This bull must be HOT. AND.....then it continues for an HOUR AND A HALF. Dude was playing his FoxPro NONSTOP for an HOUR AND A HALF. Oh, he/they through in a never ending chorus of cow calls too, but SERIOUSLY?????? I am not making this up.

Nope. Never give up a day of hunting. Would rather conjugal by myself...

Kayce is as good as it gets for both butcher and taxi. Hopefully he doesn't get too busy now though...

If it gets cold again tonight, I might....

Well done

coulda....... Passed on a spike during a walkabout at around 3 today. I just couldn't bring myself to put a little one down on opening day. Ask me in 14 days if I still feel this way...

Man, I wish we had that problem. I didn't sleep either but it was due to different kind of bugles.

SUUUUUUUUUUCKED this morning where we were at. NO talking at all. Lots of smoke from a burn. Will move tomorrow and find some talkers.

It has never crossed my mind to steal from a camp. BUT...I admit I have had some very strong urges to move a few "abandoned" trailers that have sat for weeks and the guy doesn't show up until halfway through the hunt.....

Sitting in camp watching the sun go down.

I wear the standard wrap around kind from cabelas. A little hot and heavy but you get used to them.

Not sure about THAT one, but I know where one just like it is in 4b...

Its OK, nobody watches channel 3 anyway. Only about 7 people saw it. Lol

Yup, its official. Early archery bull for me.

How about spelling? GRAMMAR lol

The interest earned IS insignificant. Lets use 2015 numbers: A total of 132,587applicants for all the fall hunts. 18461 applied on paper. For the sake of argument, lets say they ALL applied for elk. That would be $144 x 18461= $2,658,384 in checks they are "holding". Interest is accrued for the amount of money in the account on the last day of the month. Sooooooo even if G& F held onto it longer, it would only be a couple hundred dollars in interest per month (interest does not accrue daily in in a savings or checking account. However....that would leave 114126 apps that they have NOT collected money from yet. That = $16,434,144 that is just waiting to go into their account. That is CONSIDERABLY more money that could be earning interest. Soooooo, IF they were doing this to make more interest on "my money", it would behoove them to run the draw and hit my card as soon as they could. BUT, it is all irrelevant as the draw date DOES NOT affect when they send back checks. They will make the EXACT same amount of money in interest on the check whether they do the draw two weeks from now or two weeks ago. Yes, I am bored and want to know if I am going hunting this fall...

My point was that it will not be today, so go ahead and exhale.

I have heard from a reliable source that G&F is not quite ready. They don't yet have a definitive date/time when they will start processing cards. But it should be soon.