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Smokin' deal. I know somebody's gonna spend their tax refund on these. I sure wish they had put the range button on the other side...

Not much to add, leave it as it is. Yes we all hear about the guy who "got drawn again" and the other guy with x-many points that has yet to draw. Overall, the current system is fair and if you really do your homework you can learn to balance frequency of tags with demand (what some call trophy potential) and hunt quite a darn bit with some really high quality hunts along the way.

Fantastic thread, Amazing photos, great people...I love CWT. Thanks.

Got a couple of youth elk tags. Who needs meat?

I guess it depends a lot on what you want to spend. I've got a Mossberg 835 that came with a turkey choke and fiber sights and it has done well for me. It's a little finicky about shells, some pattern way better than others. One thing for sure, shooting 3.5" magnums, it kicks like a mule. A semi-auto would kick a lot less, but for a few shots a year, this one does OK. Like Elkaddict said, just pick the right shells, as they all shoot a little different. (Kind of expensive to try too many out at today's turkey load prices).

Wow, nice mount and great looking buck! Love it.

First year in a long time I won't be applying to NM for anything. They don't want us out-of-state DIY hunters, so I won't buy a license to apply. Funny thing is, the outfitters will still make their money but the state will lose out on applicants. It will be interesting to see how long the state will lose money so that the outfitters can take advantage of this law before they wake up. No worries, we have plenty of game right here.

Thanks Elkhunter1, for taking this idea public. I'm ready with labor and donations and have contacts with people who have the resources. We're all ready and willing, if we can get cooperation with G&F. I think this idea has a lot of merit and promise.

I brought this up on a similar thread, but it bears repeating. The men and women of this state that hunt and fish have a HUGE supply of materials and manpower that, I beleive they would be willing to donate for access around private property. We can't ask AZG&F to do all the work to create easements around private property, but how many hunters do you know with back hoes, graders, dozers, water trucks...everything needed to go right around the ranches that sit at the only access point to hundreds of miles of hunting country. If we could create a group that worked with G&F to legally create new roads around private property into the vast country that is being blocked, I know without a doubt that people would be willing to donate their time, work, equipment and sweat to sucure that access, without asking for a dime from the state. I also think that through donations we could reimburse our the guys with the equipment for at least their fuel and time. Look, we all have to pay-to-play whether it's the Tonto Pass, Reservation fees, parking and boat ramp fees at most lakes, and we don't have a choice in that matter. What if we picked an area, one at a time, and asked for donations of time, money, equipment and labor to just go right around these isolated pockets of private property that have blocked off thousands of acres of our land? Seems to me like it would work.

That was a really well done video - definately a fun watch. Nice job.

Saw this on the bowsite too. These guys really have their foot in their mouth. I hope they get a good dose of reality when they recognize that they have alienated much of their clientele.

Garmin GPSMap 60 CSX - hands down. I used an older eTrex Vista for years, great little unit. The newer, 60 CSX sells all over the board. I think I got mine for $300 including mapping sofware and a micro SD card. Now they're around $500 or more. This thing is nuts and bolts GPS - fast aquisition, expandable memory and great battery life.

Hey Scott, Happy Birthday! Best wishes to you and yours.

Pic... I'll do one with the bull barrel tomorrow..

Nice! I did my Rock River up with some Magpul goodies and an ER Shaw barrell, YHM floated 4 rail fore end, Aimpoint Comp ML dot and a nice foregrip. I see you bought a nice higher end magpul stock. Nothing pulls it all together better than the Magpul PMag with the window...you know you wanna show it! Nice rig. My other upper is the RRA 16" stainless bull barrel with a Pentax scope. Sure do love the versatility of an AR.

Nicely done, Allison and Joe! Huge congrats on a first pig and an awesome family outing. Thanks for taking us along!

March 23rd 3:00 PM.

I wonder if AZG&F would entertain the idea of soliciting hunters with the equipment to doze around these tiny ranches blocking access to huge amounts of public land. I know several hunters who own construction equipment that would probably donate their time and resources. I'm not talking about anything shady - something done completely in accordance with the law, that doesn't leave AZG&F trying to foot the bill for all these easements. I bet a lot of sportsmen and women would be glad to donate money as well to get legal access. I know I would. Food for thought, anyway.

This is certainly not meant as a reflection on Doug or Cameraland, but the math here just doesn't add up. I know this is a Swarovski corporate incentive, not something Cameraland devised. But.... $700.00 for a 10x42 SLC-neu $850.00 for an 8.5x42 EL $900.00 for a 10x42 EL Anybody can sell those same binoculars on ebay or any hunting site for a lot more than that. Am I missing something? Heck, I'd take out a loan and buy as many used sets of swaros at those prices as I could get my hands on. The 10x42 SLC-Neu typically sell used for at least 1K, and 10x42 ELs go for $1400 - $1600 regularly on ebay.

Wow, holy smokes. There are some amazing goats on that video. Great job, and thanks for sharing that!

Yeah Cade, I actually found your first post to be sincere - not wanting your business to get dragged into this mess based on the comments made by a co-owner. I've since then become a little more passionate about this issue. Quite frankly, I think this is one of those "You're with us or you're against us" moments. This topic is too important to plead the 5th or sit it out and see whether this harms or benefits you. This is one you have to get informed about and pick a side. I have chosen my side, which is to oppose this bill and any future versions of it. I won't do business in any way with anyone who either sides with this bill, or has an active career centered around hunting and doesn't overtly oppose it. No time or room for fence turtles on this one.

Good idea. I found it interesting how many "Newbie" posters came out of the woodwork. Not to mention how many emails I've gotten from ADA and SWF asking for my opinion. The latter was especially interesting as it was linked to a "survey" conducted by SWF that was eerily similar to the one AZGFD did a while back. You guys remember this: Q: Would you like to have more opportunity to hunt in AZ? A: Well, duh, of course! And look what happened. Massive tag over-allocation, hunt restructuring to put literally thousands of hunters on top of eachother at the times they would be least likely to even see a deer - even if there weren't 50 other guys on every ridge. Rut hunts gutted to the point that drawing a late December coues tag is about as likely as drawing a 13B Muley tag. Now SFW took a page right out of the "dirty trick" playbook and mass-emailed anyone they thought would take their overtly biased "Survey"... The further this thing goes, the more obvious it becomes that this is a sham - an attempt to get you and I OUT OF THE WAY of the "real hunters" that have lots of money, hire top-name guides and really believe that THEY have more rights to hunt Arizona than us low-life, paycheck-to-paycheck rednecks do. I sure hope we get enough people fired up to tell them where they can take their Utah-modeled pay-to-play hunting model and shove it.

Awesome Lance, that is some beautiful country. I haven't been back there in some time, but it will always hold a special place in my heart. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

PAC 12 tourney, that means NOTHING to ASU or their fans. They could lose every game of the year except against UofA and still call the season a success. Go figure.

That is fascinating, to say the least. My day-to-day job is software engineering, and we’re constantly adapting to the ways people use technology. It’s mostly centered around meeting their expectations. The problem is we're constantly asking them to tell us how they think things should work. The whole philosophy these guys are using to make software learn from people is 100% counter to the “old-school” approach, and looks to me like a foundation for some truly ground-breaking achievements. Thanks for sharing this.