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Myself and the family were up in the Happy Jack area this weekend and got some pics from the Moqui tower and Mormon Lake. There were at least 300 elk out in the middle with 40 of them being bulls. I saw a couple that were pretty big. One in particular hard dark chocolate antlers. The hummingbirds were at the top of the tower. The orange ones only show up in Arizona around July and stay for a month. David

If you plan on hunting where there are elk in the area, I had very good luck on my 05 hunt drying my cloths with the cow elk urine wafers. WARNING, do not do this at your house if you are married. It is a good cause for divorce. This year I will be drying my cloths at a laundry mat. David

I was hearing them about a month ago, but all of them were younger bulls. One of them really let out a pretty good one. David

I have been hiking alot on the weekends, but now I will start hitting north mountain at least three times a week with a full pack. I time myself each time and always try to beat it. I did this for my 2005 elk hunt and dropped 20 pounds in a month and a half. I also have a treadmill in the garage for the days I miss. David

Lance, Is that the fifty dollar camera from walmart? My buddy got one and his batteries have been lasting almost a month and has gotten a ton of pics. David

Yeah, I got one picked out also. Thanks for teasin me Doug. I haven't hit that particular area yet during my scouting. Have you seen the Kachina non typical lately? David

I called game and fish today to get to the bottom of this deal. I was told that anybody that applied online was sent a letter telling them they would need to submit either a cashiers check or money order, NO PERSONAL CHECKS. But some of these adults that did not read the directions correctly sent in checks anyways. So game and fish deciding that they would send out a SECOND letter with there personal check telling them again that they couldn't accept personal checks, and instructed them to send out verified funds. So since this directive wasn't on the books or regulations, it made the mistake acceptable to game and fish. David

I did get a tag, but thats not the point being made here. Since when is it alright to award somebody for making a mistake. When you mess up at work, do they tell you what a great job you are doing and give you a raise. Of course not. Nobody ever learns anything in life unless there are consuquences or goals achieved. You mention what if it was a junior hunter. Well my apps I sent in last year had my boy on the apps. Since I made a mistake, he didn't get drawn, and neither did I. His life wasn't over at that point, but we both learned a valueable lesson from it. I do know from now on I won't ever make the same mistake again. Jim, Why don't you send in your apps next year without any money in them and let us know if you get a call back from game and fish. David

During my scouting trips over the last couple months, I have seen a spike bull, calf, and doe mule deer hit on Lake Mary road. I think there was an elk hit near Kachina a while back by a truck. There was DPS checking out the vehicle when I went by and there was alot of front end damage. I really watch my speeds in the morning and evening while traveling these roads. I had four seperate instances where elk crossed the road right in front of me on 87 a while back. I can't believe how small those fawns are. Is it normal for them to have two fawns? David

I have never applied online, never written a check, and got a elk and deer tag this year. I made a mistake on my apps last year, and they wouldn't let me fix the mistake. Why should they let the people who didn't read the directions correctly have another chance. Just think of the guy that would have gotten the tag that followed the directions correctly. I think I would be down there fighting this one if I thought I had a chance at that tag. David

Where can the jeep be seen? David

Weren't we given like two months to get out apps in? I think that is plenty of time to get an app filled out and get your money order taken care of. I guess we can't protest this in any way. I bet there could even be a lawsuit filed if somebody really wanted to push the issue. David

It was great meeting you also. Thanks again for the water valve tool. I didn't find any leaks the whole weekend. David

350-360. David

I have also used the Snyper which I think is the same as the Rage two blade. I have only used it for pig hunting so far. It did a great job, and almost cut the heart in half. I would not use it on an elk though. I think the expandables are great on deer sized animals or smaller. With an elk, there is larger bone that needs to be penetrated if you make a not perfect shot. I have had very good results using cut on contact fixed blades. Try pushing an expandable head, chisel point, and a cut on contact blade into a cardboard box to see how much effort it takes for each one. I use the Magnus Stinger four blade for my elk hunts. David Snyper Stinger

I don't think I have ever seen a base that large before. Do you know if this bull has been killed or not? David

I drew the November 6a whitetail. David

What is on the side of there bodies? I don't remember seeing this on an elk before. David

Does anybody know if the lake mary road is closed from Clints Wells upto Flagstaff? David

Everytime I would put out a solar panel on the camera, a squirrel would chew through the wires. This area is hard to get to and doesn't see many hunters. I had three cameras up at one time in here and only caught one guy on a cam. David

I set this camera out back in August of last year during my bear hunt. I had been seeing some real good bucks in the area, and I knew there was a bear around. I just picked up the camera last week and it had 172 pics on it. David The real Brokeback Blowing a kiss. Here you go Jimmy. I got this buck once before, and he looks like a decent buck. Big body Doe and tiny fawn in left corner. Biggest bodied bull I have ever seen.

I forgot to add this one. Take a look at her ribs.

I had a 2002 that had the same motor and tried all kinds of different add ons to get the gas mileage better. I honesting don't think it improves much. Take into consideration how much money you are going to spend on the exhaust, intake, programmer. It would probably take three years to spend that in gas. I really doubt he gained 5-6 miles more. The 6.0 engines just like to suck the gas. Mine never saw more than 11.5 mpg and only got about 6-7 when pulling my fifth wheel. I finally got rid of mine and bought a diesel. David

I was heading home from Flagstaff today and saw the fire burning south of the Mormon Lake area. I pulled over to take a pic of the huge smoke flume and a couple of these copters came over. David

Man you had me pretty nervous when you said there was a fire in there. My place is only about 500 yards from the forest. My buddy has a cabin that borders that canyon. He said his neighbor saw the lightning hit and made the call. Great pics. David