bojangles

i'd like to bike it someday.

i got easton hexx specifically for long range coues sniping, and it has paid dividends.

I'm planning on hitting Phil's World tomorrow morning. Heading to Cortez tonight, Phil's World in the AM, then up to Durango/Hermosa Creek. Don't forget to hit the "Rib Cage."

Also We stayed at the koa. Nice place for kids.

We just went up there, but didn't fish. I took my mountain bike to Phil's World in Cortez. Fun stuff. We also drove to Silverton for a day, and i would highly recommend Serious Texas Barbecue. Mostly we hung out with friends we have up there.

seems the feds can't manage anything without letting it burn down. Help us get national monuments under local control via's REI's link. I know that's not what they intended it for, but, it'll get the job done. http://blog.rei.com/stewardship/protect-public-lands/ i'm not for a land sell-off, but all they're going to do is sit there until they burn up and disappear if the tree huggers get their way.

of course. join the discussion. fill me in. there's probably a lot to this that I don't understand. But seems like every time a monument pops up, resources are lost. but there's 2 sides to that coin. I'm not for strip mining the whole state either. but a balanced approach isn't bad.

one or two, at least. lol. I blame Washington's management policies. not necessarily for each fire, but for managing forests in such a way as to create conditions ripe for out of control wild fires, (spotted owl non-sense, etc.) The left is fueling these fires with their outlandish policies, while we sit back and complain, which does very little.

https://www.facebook.com/marlin.sharp1/posts/10155513231368923?pnref=story edit: this really doesn't have to do anything with a national monument, but just follows the vein of federal mis-management.

i'm going with a disc golf basket. someone must be really hardcore.

Where are you located?

brilliant! i'm convinced. no, really.

ps, only listen to about the first 2 minutes, cuz that's 10 minutes that you'll never get back.

i like that sight. it trains you to shoot correctly. it's hard to explain until you try it, but it works, and shows you what mistakes you are making with your grip. it has effectively doubled the distance i can accurately shoot.

price on the 700?

don't make the mistake of getting married during any potential hunting seasons unless the wife is a hunter also. that anniversary will come up at the most inopportune time every single year. my anniversary is safely nestled in July.

yeah, but what if it was search and rescue, or law enforcement or something?

yeah, i can't imagine that this is legit. on their facebook page, they are still maintaining legitimacy, but i gotta second guess this one. it doesn't even seem close.

https://www.facebook.com/vortexoptics/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED crazy stuff out there.

congrats!! in other headlines, here's a 36 year old that ain't even ever seen a buck that big.

some of you will recognize this spot. was a quick 12 mile ride Saturday before last. one of the most beautiful rides out there

I just inherited my great grandfather's hunting rifle. Its a ww1 mauser 06. Its pretty cool to have it. He built the stock and rear peep sight. Pics following.

Deer i shot this year had more ticks on it than i have ever seen on an animal.

I've heard some rumblings of G&F considering making it illegal to bowhunt withing 1/4 mile of an occupied structure, and i would like to put together some simple research to show that this is not productive towards wildlife, hunters, and hunting. I know there is a meeting in Tuscon tomorrow, but it's a 3 hour drive for me. I may be willing to make the drive anyways if need be, but i'd be short on research time. How long do i have to email a public comment before consideration is closed for the next set of guidelines? I'd like to illustrate simple bullet points such as -many states offer urban bowhunts. it is common practice that is considered safe. archery is often done indoors, so safety cannot be considered a concern. Where i grew up in Indiana, they have specific urban hunts,often within or near the city limits, and close to houses. These types of hunts are common nationwide. Why would we ignore such an opportunity? -we would be closing down hunting where hunting is needed most. this is the real tragedy. When i ride my bike from star valley to payson every week, the side of the road is littered with dead deer, elk, and javelina. I would venture to say that a great portion (again i need research, but i believe this to be true) of animal vehicle collisions occur in or near city limits, and close to houses. I believe most unwanted wildlife encounters occur near houses. Housing provides sanctuary for critters, and that's where the problem begins. I believe we need more urban area tags, like around payson, pine, etc, where wildlife is simply out of control. I drove through chaparral pines the other day and saw about 100 elk in 1 mile. The overgrazing is uncontrollable. Plus the damage done to personal property is significant. Elk do considerable damage every year in my neighborhood alone. Neighbors will often ask me to shoot problem elk for them, but this gives me a chance to explain the hunting/draw process, and the responsibility of game management/managers. -to address hunter/homeowner conflict, i suggest we prosecute trespassers, and enforce current laws. I know people who have found dead animals in their yards and have blamed hunters. Hunters can't be held responsible for every animal that dies. And even if a homeowner finds a dead animal in their yard that was legally killed by a hunter, this shouldn't be looked upon as a problem. This should be viewed by G&F as a recovery, while unfortunate, as a part of the life cycle. It would be nice to see G&F take a stand for sportsmen every once in a while. -I know many homeowners hunt on or near their own property, and feed their families with the game they take. This is a common, nationwide hunting practice. The 1/4 mile hunting rule would stop many people who hunt on their own wooded lots. I know many, if not most archery hunters, take game within 1/4 mile of houses. This rule would shut down hunting for the entire "after and before work" hunting crowd, who hunt near their homes after work. -Lets not allow Californians, who grew up in the city, come here, and make us change our way of life. We were hunters here first, my family hunted in Arizona as early as 1915, and i have the pictures to prove it. If people don't like hunters and hunting culture, and those of us hunt to put organic food on the table, it would be nice if G&F would instruct them to sell their property, and move back to SoCal, where they can avoid hunters, and breathe smog, and get their houses broken into, and sit all afternoon in traffic, and have earthquakes, floods, rolling blackouts, etc. Or, they can enjoy arizona, and learn to accept hunting culture. I missed our local GMU meeting last week, but i don't want to let the voice of reason be silent. Any ideas?

well, i think solutions can be found, if we put our heads together, that can provide viable, realistic solutions for interested parties. that's why i like discussions like this. we can explore angles to make solutions without squashing hunting privileges and trampling homeowners rights. solutions are out there, we just have to find them and create them. if you take a walk around any of the areas i mentioned, you'd notice the amount of trail cameras, ground blinds and tree stands are phenomenal. that means a lot of guys are using these areas. as a service tech in the rim country, i can't help but notice the amount of people who hunt on their own lots. i don't want to see these guys lose that. I have a stand that is less then a 1/4 mile from a house that i call my "after work" stand, it's where i hunt when i get off work early. I don't want to lose that either. It's a great place, and a lot of guys are in there hunting right along side of me. it's the way it should be. i met a homeowner who helped G&F search for a deer that a kid had shot that jumped the fence into pine. They found the deer, and helped the kid recover it w/out trespassing. It was good. The homeowner was glad to help the kid recover the deer. That's the way it should be, and i hope that's the way it can stay. i don't want to lose these privileges by them being outlawed, or, by irresponsibility. i think if we put our heads together we can come up with something. it's a good conversation. thanks for participating.