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Don't you need a "tag" for hunting pants? ....(wait for the corney joke to hit) Matty

I have some 5.11 insulated pants.... hey feel great. Used them during elk last December. My brother picked hem up.... L.A. Police gear ( http://www.lapolicegear.com/) also has their own line. I have a few pairs of those as well

this year for Halloween i'm going as a hunter in unit 23!

Just trying to be optimistic.... got the muley hunt in 23 next weekend for the 3 of us. Does anyone know if Browning Custom Meats in Payson is still in business? Everything on the internet for Jeremy's postings are about circa 2010. I found a broken link to his FB page, and tried to contact him here through the PM system... but his inbox was full. My buddy used him in the past when he was just setting up shop and spoke highly of him. he used to be a site sponsor. Seems like a closer option than coming back down to go to Millers ... Especially with another 22n late bull hunt in December for another friend.

dang ol'.... any back up plans?

sportsman's has Turtle Fur brand products. They make a hat similar to an under armor material. I just replaced mine with this, after loosing a different brand on my elk hunt last year. This one has a thicker "cuff" or rim, but not bad for a skull cap. here's the turtle fur link: http://www.turtlefur.com/b/5553083011?field_subjectbin=&field_generic_text_3-bin=&field_fabric_type=&field_style_name=&field_price=&field_color_map=&field_generic_text_2-bin=&searchRank=price-desc-rank&searchSize=12&searchPage=2&searchBinNameList=subjectbin%2Cgeneric_text_3-bin%2Cfabric_type%2Cstyle_name%2Cprice%2Ccolor_map%2Cgeneric_text_2-bin

I know of one individual who loves to hunt,...but then would donate all of the meat if he got something. Thrill of the chase maybe? I feel it is unsportsman of anyone not to respect the animal that they just harvested, dove to buffalo. I guess it really comes down to "why" we hunt. I mean obviously 42.50 (or whatever a turkey tag costs nowadays) would go further on a grocery bill than a chance at finding an animal. Not to mention the inherit costs of fuel, clothing, food for camp, and time spent. I see it as this. Nature is a symphony. With each individual sensory item an instrument. The way a pine cone sounds falling from a tree, what a blue jay sounds like, what fresh sap from a rub sounds like, how a pine tree smells from any other plant. Then add in the sensory items from an animal. what does a turkey cluck sound like, what does a crow cackle... to what does a squirrel bark sound like on alert. The sound of an elk walking through the trees. the smell of a javelina. What it sounds like to step on dry leaves, vs pine needles take all these things to make that harmony of natures.... ... and then take one jack wagon standing in the middle of it clapping to a rhythm only they know. This is that hunter. It is the hunters "piece" in the performance... to not only make that clapping be part of the same symphony... but to blend in so well that it would be missed without it. At least that's my philosophy of why I hunt. It's not just being out in nature, and experiencing it... it is being part of it on a higher more interrelated connection. ------------- Or you can be like the morons that I came across in 23 two weeks ago (well not them, never seen them, but I did see their remnants....) found the prized bull they got. I know they tagged out... because they took the back straps and head... left the rest to rot. Pretty much ruined my own trip that moment on. Wasn't a difficult recovery with it being about 10 yards from the forest road on the high hills without any trees around. Some people are just idiots

I told my brother the same thing for my Christmas list this year. A set of radios better than the Motorola talk abouts that don't reach out very far. Shooter what brand do you have?

So, I've been turkey hunting a number of times without any success. Maybe it's renewed optimism....or maybe the hope of being in unit 23 (seen lots of turkey in here, on random trips).... or maybe because its Monday morning on a 3day/hunt week and my boss isn't in on a Monday Anyways, I was doing some research on cleaning methods the past couple of weeks. Seems like most of he videos out there are on how to breast out the bird, and leave the rest. The leading argument on this method is "there's not that much here, so screw it". Well I can't say that I agree with that statement at all. There's not that much to a dove or squirrel either.... but the labor still yields delicious game...even if its jus a bite or two, What are most of the methods here? any tips or tricks that want to be passed around for the group? I can't wait for Thursday to get here o set up camp for Friday morning. just trying to fill the time

Hopefully, if we get the opportunity, this is the method I will try to use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4u2tkUpPRc

always wanted to do the leftover hunt in Kaibab.... my brother said we "could" go up there.... if I wanna pitch in to rent the helicopter shuttle to get there. Luckily, we go the 23 tags this year

After attending the mesa extension offices presentation on big horn sheep it goes something like this: Domesticated sheep have biologically adapted over the years. Dom sheep have a membrane in their nasal cavity that Big horns do not. Likewise, dom sheep also carry a parasite with them. While the fly larva cannot breach the nasal membrane of a domestic sheep, the big horn are susceptible to the same larvae. If a domestic herd comes into close proximity to a big horn sheep herd, it is pretty much a death sentence. Game and fish try to route and control the limits to where the sheep herders can migrate their flocks. But a the same time, they cannot control where the big horns "can or can't be". The presentation had hands on displays of a big horn skull where the larva worked its way up the nasal cavity and set up camp in the sinus and into the brain of the big horn. Also got to see the devastation one of the bugs did to a horn (basically hollowed it out from the inside). Pretty gnarly. ---- The presentation is in conjunction with the dolly steam boat on canyon lake. It's a Friday night class for "outdoor enthusiasts" of all types, followed by a saturday morning float on canyon looking for sheep. Usually happens mid-end of june before the monsoons hit. Worthy of a date night. lol Matty

I agree, but give us hunters the gate access. ha ha. That would be a sweet spot if they could incorporate the same tonto limited access rules like Bull dog canyon has (behind mesa...). For those that don't know, the bull dog area is ,limited access. If you go to the tonto office in downtown mesa, they will take your vehicle description and information... then give you 6 months of gate combination lock codes. (it changes once a month). It doesn't keep everyone out, just the hooligans. (Bull dog is the area East of Ellsworth, to the river, to McDowell, to Meridian?) Matty

maybe it's like the penny cup at the gas station.... "take a penny, leave a penny".... since you didn't have anything to give.... ha ha ha

I wanted to kayak all the new water spots, but worked a double that day

cook I up!

I wound up into the same problem. My buddy for a house warming gift gave me a 45# tank. The thing was awesome and massive (I get it filled about once a year and cook everything outside). I was full at the time, but it needed to be refilled. ANY propane tank is only good for 12 years past the manufactures date. It should be stamped into the valve shroud. If its expired, I took mine to Arizona propane. Alma school and McKellips (or at least thas where they used to be. google maps show the place has been raised and he building inst there anymore.) The number is 480 990 2245. They changed their location to just south of the river bottom. (call to see when they open up). I wanna say it was 15 bucks to get it inspected, and the valve replaced (part of the inspection). After that I is good for 5 years.

Weird my dentist recommends to be open to flossing! just kidding. I had heard the two stories intermixed. that because of the fires there was flooding which led to the tragedy with the scout troop. And with the tragedy, there was a pending lawsuit. So in order to curtail the lawsuit, they kept the gate closed. But don't forget the source of " brother's cousin's sister's best friend told me so its gotta be true"

back in he day, there was a jeep trail that went in from bushnell tanks and over the saddle. came out by punkin center. Heard a couple of different theories as to why the area is closed. Always see deer crossing through there when we go up outta town too late in the dark. Ive ridden my pedal bike in there once before also. Still an amazing area... (once you get past the human recklessness) good luck!

the spot we went to on Monday... I seen 2. one getting outa the truck, and one giving up and getting back in....that was 45 minutes of waiting in between. Didn't get to the spot I wanted to because had to help a friend move at 900 am. Went to a different spot on Tuesday after work. I got 3, and my buddy go 1. walking back to the truck we crossed paths with another birder and his three kids. (2 guns for everyone). they had even worse luck, so Art and I gave them the four we collected. still nice to get out and listen to the desert.

I'm willing to donate my time to help this unnamed farmer and alleviate him of his dove plight. ha ha. Where do I go sign me up???

I think at times, the staggered draw helps ease the blandness of tag soup. lol. I mean, we haven't even gone through the fall hunts and we have to get our butts in gear for javelin and spring bird. then before those hunts come around is elk. and before hose elk hunts fall bird and deer

where were those turkeys and deers exactly ShedHunterAz? ha ha ha. Just kidding. Ive go the October hunts. cant wait to get out there and stretch out the legs a little to see if we can fill tags this season

cabanas.... watch out for the pool boys

ha ha... what happened to the generous wife and soon to be baby from the original post... she kick you to the curb already?