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Text of SB 1625, note the state senators that are backing the bill. Twelve of thirteen Democrat state senators introduced/sponsored this bill. The only democrat that is not listed on the bill is Sean Bowie of district 18. There are a total of 30 state senators. Arizona-2020-SB1625-Introduced.html

Although a lot of those shots are staged it is true than old time cowboys would rope just about anything ........ fact. Our ancestors were a tough bunch. Cool post BTW.

Beautiful deer. I am no expert but if I had to guess, that buck looks 110 ish to me. Congratulations

For me, it would be a situational thing but I'd hate to disappoint hard working dogs.

Unfortunately it's not if, only a matter of when. Utah, New Mexico and Colorado are all a draw at this point. AZG&F will miss all the non resident dollars and so will many business's. Too many people, not enough game. Nice video of some really good bucks, thx for posting.

Good story and a real nice buck. Congrats!

A friend of mine who is active in federal land management issues (an OHV fiend) told me he recently attended a Tonto Forest planning meeting where the Salt River horse issue was discussed. Apparently the plan is to fence the horses out of the river and off Bush Highway. He said the horses will be contained to a relatively small area. The horse lovers will then feed them. This sounds good but feral horses are well distributed in adjacent areas. Unless they are rounded up, the scourge will continue.

Amazing buck. Love the color of his antlers. Thx for posting.

One of the guys at the poker game ....... lol Not sure who has this reps ear but he appears to have a need to introduce "enviromental" bills. Where exactly is his district?

These bills are poorly written. Suspect they were dreamed up at the end of a long Saturday night poker game.

Nice!

All things being equal, the larger field of view the BTX/85mm combo provides would be my choice. I like the concept of a dual spotter/bigeye set up however IPD and collimation issues temper my enthusiasm. That being said, I have acquired two Swaro 30X SW eyepeices just in case I decide to proceed with a dual spotter setup.

I came up with 67mm for the 95mm objective. There are other factors in play however. The point is the BTX needs at least the 85mm objective IMO.

Where have you heard such discussions? It would certainly work. I'd give up all my points toward a rocky mtn sheep tag and I"ve got quite few points. I"d probably lose out to the guy with 29 javy points however.

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon/wp-content/uploads/archive/Individual-Bonus-Point-Report-as-of-8-29-2019.pdf Many people with a lot of points.

Yes

The rib AND the buck look to be world class .....

Lens cleaning should only be done when one is properly prepared to do so properly. There are a number of methods. IMO, best practie is to: 1) Use a lens brush and LIGHTLY remove loose dust & debris. 2) Use a liquid to (I prefer distilled water or better yet, DI water with 3% alcohol although lens sprays are OK) to "float" additional debris from the lens surface. Shake off excess. 3) Lens paper or optical alcohol wipes to DAB the lens surface dry. Rubbing your lenses is a dicey practice. 4) Finish with a CLEAN microfiber cloth made specifically for optics. The cloths will eventually "load up" and need replacement. Change them often.

Although it's been a long time since I hunted over a gundog, coyotes had never been an issue while in the field. Javelina can be a problem. Especially when the whole herd takes up the pursuit of an offending canine. Often the gundog will come running to it's handler with the whole herd bearing down on both. Can be exciting. Doubt AZGF will buy a javelina DLP shoot.

Being a lefty, I have been considering a CZ Drake Southpaw "cast on" O/U in a 20 gauge. I've got an old Winchester 101 that I inherited from my brother. Had Brett Hall bend the stock to "cast on". What a difference. No question, fit is everything for shotgunning.

Great looking ram. Love those red horns. Congrats to you!

Day 1: Zero jig strikes all day. Stopped on a kelp @ 8:00 am, wide open rat yellow tail (4-6#) for about 15 minutes. Left them biting. Boat stopped on a breezer of YFT, scratch fishing for 2-3 hrs. Bite stopped, found another breezer and again, scratch fishing till near dark. The boat landed 70+ YFT 15-25#, 3-4 BFT 25-45#, not sure how many YT were landed, I did not participate. Day 2: Zero jig strikes all day. Spent the bulk of the day chumming breezers that would sink out and not stick. Not a single hookup. About 3 pm, "Old Glory" (who had a scratch bite going) had run out of bait and was leaving. Their captain graciously allowed Excalibur to slide in and keep Old Glory's bite going. The grade of fish was 40-50# BFT. Scratch fishing till dark. I'd guess we picked up 15 fish. Most of which took well over 30 minutes to land as it seemed to take light gear to get bit. The youngest member of our group (a 12 year old who was quite a fisherman) had a fish hanging for 1.5 hours before it came unhitched. Quite a few fish were lost due to light gear. It was a great stop provided by the captain of the Old Glory. Excalibur: Nice boat! A/C worked well, slept cool. Big bunks. Galley was large enough to seat all 30 of us at dinner. Head/shower (2) are spacious and clean also an additional head with a urinal + handwash. Big bait tanks although I felt a few more handwells would ease crowding. The crew did a good job, the captain is a riot and should consider a career in standup comedy. Food - It was adequate but I am used to being spoiled at sea by cooks working in a tiny galley producing outstanding food. Adequate is the key word, nothing to rave about. The fishing platform is large, my only concern is the fish hold hatch covers, the got very slippery when blood soaked. Nobody fell but some type of high friction coating ought to be applied. Conclusion: We had a great trip. My son in-laws won 1st and 3rd in the jackpot with their BFT. The son in-laws are hooked! In all, we brought home 12 YFT and 3 BFT. Plenty of fish for the next year. We had good bait. Areas fished looked like a parking lot, the whole fleet was there along with numerous private boaters. Light fluoro and small hooks got bit way more. The bite never went wide open. Although I got my BFT on 20# I switched my son in-laws to 30# fluro as they were breaking off with 20# fluoro. Photo of son in-law with his jackpot fish.

I know the chunks missing cost score but absolutely love the character. That is a badass ram!

Congratulations on a fine ram.

Congrats to your dad. Did I miss your lope thread?