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Drew a pheasant tag. Better than nothing.

The Dream Stream from Spinney to 11-mile and Cheesman Canyon. 6' UL spinning rig with 1/8oz brown trout Kastmasters and yellow on black panther martins. Bring several of each. And be ready for a 30" fish, cause there are plenty in each of those stretches of the South Platte. When you headed that way? Taking a fly rod?

Get Steve Chappel's CD on elk calling and practice each morning and afternoon during your commute to work. That's what I did when I drew my first bull tag and it took about 2 weeks to get decent. Aldo, don't give up.

Healy Arms in Tempe - Sponsor Quentin Defense in Gilbert - Best price around for blemished billet lower Sun Devil Mfg in Mesa - Toss up with QD for my favorite billet lowers Plenty of other places to pick them up at, but those are the ones I've done business with, if you want to shop local.

Kirby makes some phenomenal rifles.

They already have brass and ammo for the 6.5-300wby at the Sportsmans in Phoenix. Have not asked if they have a rifle in for it yet.

If the tanks are $20 for both, and you can wait until I get back from the rim on Sunday, I'll take them.

Nope, but I like the look of that BALS Mk-2. Just curious how it would shoot offhand or kneeling if you didn't drop the squeeze bag.

Page 26 in the fall regs lists a youth elk camp from 10/6-10/9 at the Happy Jack lodge, put on by the AES.

I used to use a Walkstool, but got rid of it due to back issues. I now use a folding chair with aluminum stays that rolls up nicely and has straps on the side that connect the back to the bottom and uses my own weight to provide decent back support. And since it does not have legs, I can sit on any uneven surface and it just balances out.

Not to mention it would weed out a lot of the competition.

Coworkers card was hit yesterday for a youth tag.

Why is there no unit 14? Just curious.

I'll be going after bear for my first time this year as well. Headed up on the rim this weekend and hope to find some berry patches and bear sign for when things open up next month.

If I can snag a leftover tag it will be either my 257 wby or my 300 win mag, depending on how my load development for the 257 goes. Also contemplating getting new glass for it as well.

Can add 060785 to the list. Patiently waited for me to get off work and make my way up north to meet him.

Pleasure to meet you Bobby.

Oak Creek should be stocked sometime this week. If you just want her to catch a fish and try eating it, there is a trout farm up there. Most other creeks in the area are going to pretty warm and I'd expect the fishing to pretty slow. Rumor has it there's been a few small hatches on the C&R parts. If you really want to make it special for her, and want a new addiction for you, there's the option to hire an outfitter to teach and take you both fly fishing. If she hooks into a few with a fly rod, she'll let you take her fishing anywhere.

I wasn't either till I saw $30 for a cow tag. That'd be one heck of a deal.

There are several apps you can get for your phone that will let you match the reticle, yardage, magnification and rifles ballistics. I am currently using Strelok and I believe Lance is using Shooter. Never owned a Tikka, but can't recall ever hearing anything negative about them either. Tons of quality ammo out there for either 300 or 7 mags. Can't go wrong either way. Find one used so that you can spend as much as possible on your glass/rings/bases. I too used to buy glass that was half the cost, or less, of the rifle it was on. Now I've sold several rifles to help fund better glass for the ones I really want to shoot. Not sure I could ever go back to shooting cheap glass, except for my two vintage rifles that have period specific glass on them.

It will be when we meet after work.

Bottom of the page Chris linked states that all hunts are for tribal members only.

Don't forget stolen camera threads.

Pahncho, you would have been charged for pheasant at the same time they charged all the other $13 processing fees. Unless they are charging $7.50 for the pheasant tags and they messed up and forgot to include that as part of the regs.

That's why I've bought all of mine used. Bows, not underwear.