BASS

I went to Cabelas Monday, and I think it's a neat store. I had to stand and listen to the robot near the Muley deer area though. I really like the mounts they have there, and the lay out is nice. I plan on going back in a week or two when I have some cash.

I might see ya up there. My little cousin drew a jr. tag up there, and I'm his lucky guide. So if you see a lifted red/orange chevy with the CWT sticker on the rear window stuck, don't laugh too loud as you drive by!

I need to switch to blaze orange vanes, and neon green shafts I think. The camo ones blend in so well I can almost never find them. They looks nice, be sure to report back on how they shoot.

While out this weekend for the military vehicle rally I took off for a short hike on the only public land in the whole area I stumbled upon this little gem. I think it looks more like a carp, or eastern than a coues. Who ever did it, must have been a heck of an artist... or very bored. \

We have a nice 222" bull on our wall that was found out in the feild. We were going to keep it, then I stumbled upon a GFD officer (officer Phoenix) who set me straight on the rules. He ruled that the bull had been hit by a car, and had died because of the strike. He cut the head off for us, and even hiked it back to camp for us since it was still opening day for our hunt.

Oh, I see. I thought some random person just called you and asked for your app info again. That is strange though that they would call you for something like that.

Yep, FS 418 (I think) to FS 151. Good luck though, like I said it is almost all "private property, no hunting" if you can find a land owner there that will let you hunt their property you would have it made.

If they lost your info, then how did they know to call you? That kind of sounds like an attempt at ID theft. With that one piece of paper they would have your home phone, address, maybe your social, and who knows what else. I would be careful.

Yep that software is the best thing anyone could buy I think. Missedagain showed me his, and I played around with it for a while until I went out and bought my own discs. I love them.

That's pretty neat David, where about did you find it?

+1 on the Garmin GPS 12. that is what I use, and I love it. I don't need much more than something that will mark a spot, allow me to leave the area, and then return to it quickly. My dad bought the e-trex but that little thing was just too small for either of us to keep track of. I bought him a Garmin GPS XL and it's nice also. No matter which one you buy, it will serve you well. Just be sure to get out in an area you know, and play around with it to get to know it. It took me a couple years to fully understand mine, but now I love it.

Thanks Jim. Jason, I will be in contact with you soon.

Up past Flagstaff of the FS 151 road. I saw four or five nice coues bucks, but like I said in the above post most of the area is all private land. The photo is actually right off the road, maybe ten yards or so. All of the trees out there are all carved up with names, and sayings all the way back to the 70s. It was really neat to see how the history played into each carving. I took a photo of a nice forked coues, but the digi cam zoom didn't work very well at that distance. I'll try to clean it up a bit, and then I will post it here.

I almost forgot! The elk hunts are the best! It always seems to have the most people wanting to tag along on those trips. So on these we head out early, hunt hard until about 11 or so, then come back to camp for the big breakfast. This is now closer to lunch, and my belly handles it better than if it was earlier. We also rest up a bit, repack any gear, plan a new attack and get back out by 2 or so.

I can't eat breakfast early no matter where or what I'm doing. If I do, it makes me sick for the rest of the day. So I will pack my backpack up with three or four apples, some trail mix, and other useless snacks, as well as a sandwich or something for lunch. It's not good, I know, but it sure beats feeling like you are going to toss your cookies all day.

All of last year I would drop my 35mm stealth cam off on Sunday night, and pick it up late Friday night, Then the next morning it was a trip into Flag. to get the film developed and a quick breakfast to kill some time.

FWIW I just picked up a new digi cam at wal-mart on Friday at the Payson store. It was only $50 and is about half the size of the older one. The sensor is much more sensitive than the older one, and it's compact size is a huge plus IMO. I'm giving mine a new paint job right now.

My buddy was working the parking all weekend and he said it was completly nuts out there. I was in Flagstaff doing a military vehicle rally, but got a phone call every thirty minutes with store updates. He even called me to let me know that they now have these camo clothes that have fake leaves hanging from them!! Crazy huh? He wouldn't listen to me though when I tried to tell him that those things have been around for years, he insisted that they were Cabela's newest design. I might make it over there this week.

Is that 5B North or South? Any chance is it by Hutch Mountain? KP Yeah...inquiring minds want to know. Those are some nice Elk photos, we might have to go visit that spot pretty soon.

I think I might be holding onto the number four spot, but it's hard to tell. Good thread! This one was found up in 32 last year, and thanks to Redman for pointing us into the area the night before. It was a steep hill, and was laying right out in the open. Although I must admit that the only reason we found it was because we were sucking wind so hard.

COOSEFAN has first dibs, but if he doesn't want it I'll take it.

I was told this was one of my options to try and get my info sent back to me. To prove I had applied twice, which I know I didn't. This should get interesting.

I dropped all of my apps, my dads apps, and my little cousins apps off at about 6:30 the day they were due (yes I'm one of "those" guys). I can't believe how many things got messed up in this draw. It seems like everyone I talk to has either been screwed themselves, or someone close to them. I for one, would sign that petition to get rid of the online apps. Although I would still like to be able to access the draw results online.

A huge +1 I set mine up next to the front door with a fresh battery, and left it there for the week. It would catch me about every third or fourth time going by. But by the time it flashed, I was already closing the door, or in the next room. If you find a way to fix it, please let me know, I just put a camo pattern on mine, but as it is right now it's useless. I was wondering why they didn't sell them anymore. My friend has a couple, and he loves them, and says they work perfect. I may have to snag one of his for testing.