Flatlander

Comical. Giles made his fortune before becoming a politician. Exactly the opposite of being a sellout. And his position against Trump and for Harris essentially excludes him from future political office as a republican. Seems like the man is just committed to his personal convictions. He has nothing to gain by supporting her, other than he believes it is the best thing for the country. I don’t agree with him. But I appreciate a politician who is willing to authentically support a position.

You’d have to ask Mayor Giles himself what his motivation is, but I suspect it has nothing to do with Trumps “mean words” and more to do with his actions as a business man and as the leader of the free world. You can make vain assumptions about his intelligence and fortitude, but I suspect it’s you who lacks the backbone to meet him and debate the issues face to face. Your comments reveal far more about your character than his.

I am impressed with a politician who is willing to forego party and speak his mind and convictions. If he thinks she is the best candidate, heck yeah I am good with him supporting her. It makes me want to puke when I see politicians roll over in order to toe the party line. I for one am glad to see someone being genuine, backlash be dammed. Make no mistake, his support of Harris will come at huge cost to him and his family. He was and is a Mesa community member way before a politician. Where he lives has long standing and deeply held conservative roots. There will be people who do everything they can to make him pay for this. I respect someone in the public light knowing this and choosing to speak out anyways. Don’t confuse that with me sharing those same political convictions. I have my own beliefs, they are different from his, but I respect his fortitude.

John Giles has been a tremendous mayor for Mesa and is principled enough to speak his mind and not hide from the blowback. I haven’t agreed with him on everything, but I have respected the heck out of him. We need more people like this in politics. It’s a stark contrast to others who have seen the gravy train and quickly reversed course and done everything possible to climb on board.

You crushed it! Those sockeye look awesome. We fished on the Kenai over July 4th. Great trip. Sockeyes and Halibut were what we targeted too. Mostly chickens and our sockeye were much smaller.

Twas a good day for us

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I never would have guessed him that big from that pic. We’ll probably smoke a 150 first day and bring the historical trophy quality down for a while.

I didn’t even know about that ram. I need to go look at the reports!

Bonus pass tags for sheep and bison are applied as a total species. So the first 20% of all available sheep tags are given to the applicants with the most points, regardless of hunt number. No units automatically go to max point holders.The max point holders usually take all available permits for the top tier units: 22, 28, 24B, etc. Had someone with max points applied for a hunt with only 1 tag, then there would be none available for the random pass. Because the max point holders chose other units, the one tag in 37B falls to the random. I do not believe that all tags for 37B have ever gone to the max point holders (there were 2 tags for a few years). It isn’t a trophy unit, historically it produces 160” rams.

Drew the 1 and only tag in the unit. He’s 14 year’s old. For crying out loud. Not gunna lie, I was one of those dude’s whose head was exploding when I checked the results.

37B for my kid. Turd.

It wasn’t me. Dammit.

Old guy’s heads just exploding left and right!!!

Somebody in our family got one.

Easy for you to say. You don’t have to sit at dinner every night with 4 other people insisting they drew the sheep tag that rightfully belongs to you.

Somebody in our family is a new member of the 0 sheep points club!

For anyone following the heber horse issue the there is another opportunity to provide public input. Be respectful. Stay on topic. Whatever you do DO NOT THREATEN TO SHOOT THE HORSES. That will only give fodder to the horse people demanding protection. https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMjMuMzc1MTc1NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mcy51c2RhLmdvdi9wcm9qZWN0Lz9wcm9qZWN0PTE4OTE2In0.99w_8hHFSTAHj78z90wVL1u9b_GHTJ_fovcrAuCNmHo/s/1488344871/br/100485216863-l

We are talking about two different revenue streams with two different uses. Proceeds from auction tags are designated for the HPC fund that pays for grants to do projects. They can only be used for this purpose and cannot be used for AZGFD operational costs. The limited entry permits generate additional operating revenue for the department and it would be unlikely for it to fund a project in a significant way. Although the decision to stop auctioning commissioner tags and the issuance of these particular limited entry tags are timed closely, they are not related. Limited entry tags will continue to be issued periodically as approved by the commission a few years ago. Commissioner tags will continue to fund projects through the HPC.

Gilbert High School has a meat processing class that students can take as juniors and seniors where they get to slaughter and butcher livestock and game. Great program.

That tag is still good for 11 more days. You can donate it to a charity and they can get a kid or vet out for the remainder of the hunt. Eddie Corona at Outdoor Experience for All can help. +1 (480) 529-8340

I know we are right before the holiday and mid-season on a bunch of hunts, but there is an issue in Unit 3A that needs immediate attention. Below is a picture of the hunt recommendations for 2024 Elk and Antelope. Included in the recommendations is a modification to the boundary description for 3A that changes the hunts or area for draw tags to that portion of the unit within the Apache Sitgreaves NF. The remainder of the unit was converted to OTC at the insistence of the ranchers in the area. With the OTC designation, the Elkins ranch has entered into an exclusive access agreement with an outfitter who is selling OTC hunts for $10k. This privatization of hunting and commercialization of a public resource is not in line with the North American Model and is a disservice to all hunters. Please submit a comment to AZGFD to close elk hunting in the Zeniff hunt area until these ranches create a public access agreement similar to what other ranches in the state have done. Submit comments to: AZHuntGuidelines@azgfd.gov

Please do and keep us posted. This is all about creating a solution that provides good outcomes for everyone. I understand their position and why they did what they did. But I think better options can be developed.

Part of our license fees go to the land trust. That’s why you can access and hunt it with a valid hunting license. It’s not luck, it was designed that way.

No, he locked his gates and doesn’t allow anyone on paying or otherwise.