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A lot of pears in the Black Hills between Safford and Duncan. Came through yesterday and they are turning now. Seems a little low for bears but I'm no expert-

I'd love to see one, some day- Not may up north in my country. Excellent find and photo

Kayce Turley in Taylor does a good job as mentioned, 928-587-3523

Just returned from the Kaibab. It's been a long time since I've hunted there. Here are some notes and questions- Road 22 closed due to washout gave me hope that the monsoon really came to the area. While there was certainly heavy rain, enough to wash out numerous roads the tanks are very low to empty. Grass and forbes look good now but are showing signs of stress, they need more moisture. Question- what is the chance that this road will be open by November? Fire devastated the piñon/juniper north of Jacobs lake. Some new oak saplings coming back and a few cactus but a lot of the area is barren. There is quite a few weeds in some places. Roads with gravel washed pretty bad. A lot of ponds empty and most full of ash from the flood. Question- does the monsoon usually fill the water tanks or the winter snows? Deer mostly on top and look fantastic. They are still brown and ugly but are carrying a lot of weight. Didn't see any fawns yet, maybe still coming or really small. Coyotes from top to bottom of unit. They look really healthy and seem quite comfortable with humans. Should have brought a kill stick! Question- do coyotes prey heavily on the deer population in unit 12? Prepare for high gas prices, $4/gallon in Kanab and $4.40 at Jacobs Lake. Ouch, diesel even higher. I wonder if trying to pack extra fuel is worth the effort or just support the local business? While tons of people were up at 8,000' and above I didn't see anyone on the winter range. I did see one group of 8 turkey hens and 2 blue grouse. No elk of buffalo spotted. Quite a few moo cows on top and middle levels and they look good. I did see some areas with acorns which was surprised me. Elderberries and gooseberrys in a few places also. The cliff rose was growing well and seed pods were coming off, come on rain. The weather was hot this weekend and the smoke from California fires darkened the sky most of the time. This was tough on allergies and glassing a long way. Cameras were well represented on the water. Didn't cause me any distress. Everyone I ran into seemed happy to be out and enjoying the forest. Coming from Kanab, the grass seemed dormant until half way through the flats and then weeds added some green. Dropping off to Marble Canyon was dry from Vermillion Cliffs to Gap. I really had a great time and hope this might help those who won't get an opportunity to get up there before their hunt. I have a late hunt and can't wait for the action to begin. Hopefully the questions are not too intrusive.

It looks like cast aluminum. Not an easy weld and any weld on this would most likely reduce the strength and increase brittleness. This sucks but the only reliable fix is to replace the part.

Ben Lilly

It won’t spoil, I’d guess the temp will still be 140 when you eat. Enjoy

I bought two, a Silecerco Omega and a Dakota 3.0. Both are .308 cans and mostly used on .223's. The Omega has the quick detach assembly and the Dakota is direct thread. Both are excellent at minimizing sound and recoil. Both move my POI by 4-6" at 100 yards in different directions. No change in accuracy on either. I like the Omega better since it's an inch shorter. I don't use the quick detach as it didn't balance on my guns well. I'm old enough to have hearing loss and won't shoot a gun without hearing protection or a suppressor. Coyote hunting is so much better with a suppressor as well. I highly recommend either suppressor listed above. These were purchased 4 years ago and I had to wait 13 months for each, best money and time I've spent on anything for hunting or shooting.

I have one and the convince for me is huge. Also the fishing and small game hunting is for life. Big Game tags at a non-resident rate if you leave the state isn't so bad, you're a resident of another state after all. I recommend buying one if able.

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Fished Saturday with Son in law and grandson from 7:30 until 10:30. Caught 7 fish on jigs and drop shot. Grandson caught a smallmouth. Fun time and water temp around 70 degrees.

No problems with the caliber. Thousands of Coues have fallen to a well placed .243. In fact if a cartridge was created for Coues given bullet weight vs body weight the 6mm would be very high on the ideal list.

St Johns is a great little community. No street lights and very low stress. We currently have a total of 28 covid cases during the whole pandemic. Not much entertainment here though, you'll need to be happy by yourself. Buying a 40 acre parcel to have your little paradise is kind of a misnomer. 1st problem is water. Most of the ground water around the subdivision areas, it's salty and has sulphur. Nasty- The area is 6000' elevation and tags are hard to draw. A hunting paradise, no- a great place to live, absolutely. I live here, if you need any detailed information message me.

That grass looks amazing, nothing like that in Arizona 2B where i have a tag. Nice goats

All this is so subjective. In areas with limited water elk, cows and horses will coexist just fine. They may not want to but they do. This is especially true in the cedar and juniper habitats of the state. I have 35 elk watering with my cows right now. No other water around except the solar pump on our well. So the answer to the above, it depends-

I don't with them specifically except I priced a system through them and two local companies, Sun Pumps in Safford and Estate Solar in Thacher. I bought a shallow system from Sun Pumps and a deep system through Estate and highly recommend both companies.

I'm in the area. There are tons of bulls in this area but the cows are more limited. Talk to the Game and Fish in Pinetop, if they haven't already given you the names and phone numbers of land owners they will. This was taken at the St Johns Airport in December. To be sure I wish they would shoot them from a helicopter! Feeding them all winter is crap. Notice, no cows-

Hard to know without some more specific location. Most State Land is checkerboard with private in my area. Access to State Land can be restricted through Private Land. If you crossed private land to access State Land how can you get back out without crossing private without permission?

I bought the .30 cal Omega with the quick change unit a few years ago. I love the suppressor and found for me the quick detach was too heavy on the end of the barrel for me. I use it direct thread with thread adapters for 300 black out, .223 AR15 and Savage model 11 .270 WSM. I use high temp grease to LIGHTLY grease the treads and it stays tight until I'm ready to change guns. I can change easily at the range in no time at all. One thing you'll need to check is your rifle zero before and after screwing 11 ounces on the end of your barrel. Mine all change dramatically from suppressed to non-suppressed. Average is at least 6" one way or another. Don't think you can shoot with your brake and then screw on a suppressor without sighting the gun back in- that dog won't hunt. 21BE208C-BCEB-4A37-AFB1-AC22D5A9CF3A.heic

This is a funny group. I never thought so many responses would be to shoot. Other posts rant about trail cameras bagged by another hunter and stolen and yet you would shoot a bear or lion in front of hounds? Well, maybe not if it were treed. I guess it's time to admit that I'm not with the status quo. Given the original post, heck no I wouldn't shoot. It's not about ownership but workmanship.

I think this is a fund raiser for both parties. It's similar to the law passed in New York that is under judicial review now. It's not even in committee. Hope it stays there.

Unit 1 is loaded with small bucks and a few big ones. Not unlike most other units. The 2 units have really poor rainfall over the last 10 years coupled with 40 acre development. Not ideal for recruitment or herd building. The tag reduction may help? The 2 units typically have long, thin horn with small cutters. Impressive to see but don't score well. A couple years ago a hunter asked for access to our ranch to hunt a "sure fire" book buck. I wasn't aware of any that big but he assured me he was seeing them- Opening day he killed a really pretty 14" buck that would go 75".

Absolutely the 16" if you're using a suppressor. AR's are front heavy as it is without the suppressor. Mine are 16" and I wish I had 12'14" with my 9" suppressor. I really like a fluted barrel as well. Free floated hand guard is a must for me. Good shooting whatever you get.

I'm in St Johns and could help you tomorrow if you'd like. I'm really good at finding cows with fresh calves! PM me if you'd like some recovery help, I'll bring a backpack to help with the packing as well.

There are Coues in Unit 1 and 27 up high at 7-8,000'. They don't move at all when it snows. No where to go really, they don't migrate. Usually they'll be up later in the morning. Hunting in December and January one will encounter snow.