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I wish I had the extra cash right now. One Garand in my safe isn't nearly enough. Good luck with the sale and I hope this bump helps you and your uncle! I @#$$ing hate cancer!

I think it was you and CatfishKev that recommended them to me. I'll be getting a couple of pairs before our next hunt!

I guarantee you that my seven cuts and chunk of thumb missing on my daughter's elk were all because of that bolded statement in your post. I grew up cutting meat with my dad in the basement with extremely sharp, high-quality butcher's knives and accidents were rare. They happened, but it was rare. I was in a hurry to get that elk out before it got hot, knowing it was just me and my daughter a mile from the truck. I got sloppy from trying to rush to the pack out!

Congrats on a great first elk!

After taking that huge chunk out of my thumb, I will be getting a couple of pairs of cut-resistant gloves, thanks to CatfishKev's advice. If for no other reason than to irritate northAZarcher and have yet another excuse to give him grief! Once again, OP, I'm glad you are ok, but sorry you'll be surrendering your elk tag.

Having grown up helping my dad process deer after school in Iowa, well before the replaceable blade craze, we kept all the high-quality knives sharp and there were plenty of cuts, but nothing like what I've seen with these "new" replaceable blades. I really think its their inherent sharpness. I own one and took a huge chunk out of my thumb field dressing my daughter's elk, after cutting myself 7 times prior. Looking back, I was in a hurry and got sloppy. You definitely have to be paying more attention when using those things. I'll keep on using mine, but I'll definitely slow down. Great buck and glad it was not any worse for you! Get well soon!

I can't like this thread enough! I'm proud of how this group is taking off!

I'm telling ya, Bill. You should just donate that hybrid/intergade/genetic mutant tag away and come help me and Syd on our Goulds hunt! I'll have Syd call you so its harder for you to say no! I know what you'd tell me (I would say that, too!)!! Yep, both my wife and I got drawn for the 2nd hunt in 35A, which means our daughter and I will be chasing Goulds this spring! I'm not giving up my Rio tag but may hunt first two days with you then take a quick drive up to 13B and fill my tag. I'm thinking we can double up Friday morning. All I can say is EPIC! And then point out that my wife said something to me about filling our tags quickly and me booking up to hunt with you! GREAT MINDS, BABY!! GREAT MINDS!! That's a lot of driving for a turkey hunt. I don't have any friends I like that much. I don't really like Bill. I just like hunting turkeys that much! Just kidding, Bill!

I'm telling ya, Bill. You should just donate that hybrid/intergade/genetic mutant tag away and come help me and Syd on our Goulds hunt! I'll have Syd call you so its harder for you to say no! I know what you'd tell me (I would say that, too!)!! Yep, both my wife and I got drawn for the 2nd hunt in 35A, which means our daughter and I will be chasing Goulds this spring! I'm not giving up my Rio tag but may hunt first two days with you then take a quick drive up to 13B and fill my tag. I'm thinking we can double up Friday morning. All I can say is EPIC! And then point out that my wife said something to me about filling our tags quickly and me booking up to hunt with you! GREAT MINDS, BABY!! GREAT MINDS!!

I'm telling ya, Bill. You should just donate that hybrid/intergade/genetic mutant tag away and come help me and Syd on our Goulds hunt! I'll have Syd call you so its harder for you to say no! I know what you'd tell me (I would say that, too!)!! Yep, both my wife and I got drawn for the 2nd hunt in 35A, which means our daughter and I will be chasing Goulds this spring!

You know what sucks........realizing that you totally spaced deadline for spring turkey...........that sucks!!!! Gladly take one of those tags off your hands if two is too many I think I'll manage, but thanks for the offer! That's one problem I won't mind! But, if you get a leftover 12 tag, I'll gladly point you in some directions!

I finally got my Goulds tag, Steve! And, if its any kind of consolation, I've got the annual deck of cards for the Governor's Tag Raffle, or I'll have them shortly, at least! I really want to see you win that!

At least now I know it was me and my wife that got the Goulds tags! I have tag #2 and she has tag #5. Between now and when she signs her tag over to our daughter, my prayer and hope is that we have the same hunt!! Two different units at the same time is going to suck. Doable, but still in the suck category!

Congrats on a great buck!

Congrats on a great buck! But did she say yes??

If it wasn't for what you already told me this morning, I'd make a joke about it being a javelina tag! Otherwise, see our morning text conversation. Congrats! As long as you're ok shooting a half-Merriam's/half-Rio Rio! the Rio excuse me 1/2 Rio (hopefully the back half is Rio) will complete my "Arizona Slam" just another check mark on my turkey hunting bucket list. Wouldn't that be a partial slam? Kinda like the "*" after Barry Bonds' home run record?

If it wasn't for what you already told me this morning, I'd make a joke about it being a javelina tag! Otherwise, see our morning text conversation. Congrats! As long as you're ok shooting a half-Merriam's/half-Rio Rio!

Four charges on my Cabela's card this morning. One for my son's youth javelina tag: AWESOME!! One for my archery javelina tag: expected Two separate $25 charges, which means my daughter and I will be hunting Goulds this spring!!! FREAKING AWESOME!!!

Congrats on three great bucks! Not only does your cup runneth over, but so does your freezer!

Congratulations on all accounts!

I know I posted a long story last April about the turkey hunt my daughter won through NWTF, but a couple of months ago, I was approached by our regional office to write a story about a turkey hunt that happened a few years ago. Our agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is very much pro hunting and fishing and is on a big mission to promote that heritage, so I was approached to tell a story. The conversation lead to an even better story, the one about my daughter's turkey hunt. It was difficult for me to tell the story in 500 words or less; I have too much bias with my pride in the story and the hunt. The person I was working with in our External Affairs office does this kind of writing and edited it down for size and style. I don't like bragging about my accomplishments, but I do like bragging about my kids' accomplishments, and I still love this turkey hunt as my favorite one ever! The story was recently published online on our FWS homepage and in the online journal The Outdoor Wire. https://www.fws.gov/…/…/Turkey-Hunting-and-the-Psalm-of-Life http://www.theoutdoorwire.com/features/232137

You should have seen the look on my son's face yesterday when I told him that we should know Friday if he has his javelina tag. And then when I told my daughter we should know if we both have Goulds tags.... Same here. If we're on the same hunt, I'm game for teaming up!

I asked that question not too long ago (might be the thread referred to above). Cactus Jack and several others convinced me that a Harris 27" swivel head was the way to go. I got one for my daughter's rifle and she loves it. Its probably going to bite me hard because I now see putting one on my son's rifle and at least one of mine!

That's awesome 2 more years for me to be able to take the little one out. And I agree, an azgf charge on my bank card is the most welcome charge for sure. I was bummed that my daughter didn't want to put in this year, but respected her wishes. I know I'll get my archery javelina tag, but I love hunting with and for my kids more than for myself! At the same time, I'm hoping the turkey gods will favor my crazy-high bonus points and give me (and my daughter) a Goulds tag finally!

Another bump for the two unopened 1-lb bottles of RL 15 and about half of a bottle of RL15 for sale. Unopened bottles are $25 each or I'll sell all three together for $50. Up in Flagstaff and not sure when I'll be coming through the valley anytime soon, but soccer is going, so we'll be down that way quite a bit through April. We have two games on Nov 11 (Gilbert and Queen Creek) and might be down there for a tournament the weekend after Thanksgiving day. Also open to reasonable trades.