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Used to harvest puffballs (looked like the shrooms in the grocery stores) and shagamanes (sp.) Quit doing it because of the horror stories I've seen on the news. I buy/eat from the grocery store only. Should you choose to harvest wild mushrooms you dang well better know what you're doing. I'd eat wild shrooms after watching somebody else eat them but certainly won't be the guinea pig.

Are you talking about tuna at the pens? Bluefin off Pt. Loma or Yellowfin in the area already?

The only review I could find was from an Italian astronomer. http://www.binomania.it/wordpress/?p=6018 Compared Swaro, Docter and the new Ziess. Review was positive for the Zeiss but the new Swaro HD's took the prize. The comparison was reasonably subjective however definition charts were not used and some of the review criteria was basically worthless IMO. One of the upsides to the new Conquests is the 18 mm eye relief. Eyeglasses are definitely part of my future and the older Swaro 15 X 56's lose FOV when glasses are employed. Hopefully the extra eye relief on the new Zeiss will minimize that issue.

Thank you for posting your experiences and solutions. Contraction of the "in use" pupil does make sense to me. I'd be willing to believe that phenomenon would account for a degradation of the image. I've seen competitive shooters wear shooting glasses that had a darkened strip on the non-dominant eye. After reading Mike S's post, suspect a contracted pupil may be why it is done. Think I'll play with some eyeglasses, probably remove the dominant eye lens and vary the "blackout" on the non dominant eye. I'll let you guys know if it works, could be the solution.

Someone who: 1) Wants to hunt AZ Goulds or Rios really bad. 2) Has disposable income and wants to fund turkey restoration in AZ. I've got #1 covered, #2 well ... uh, my income is disposed of monthly. I do pick up a few raffle tags for turkey which does help with turkey restoration.

Lark, always good to hear your take on things. Personal attacks, not so much.

Congratulations Nick & family.

Nicotine patches really help. Don't chew gum, part of quitting is getting used to having nothing in your mouth but teeth & tongue. Patches provide nicotine to keep you from being a homicidal maniac. Once you get past the "something in the mouth" issue, stopping the patches is no big deal.

90% of the hate & discontent involved in our sport is due to motor vehicles, waterhole competition and trail cams. G&F dealt with thermal imaging, soon the drones will likely be specifically called out by G&F and public land managers. Technology must be reined in to some extent. We owe it to the game. I'm with Tony on this one, get out and HUNT.

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Dined with Larry & his wife at the ram recognition banquet last September. As I recall, he was at max points. I believe he visits this site periodically, maybe he'll chime in. Larry, congrats on your ram. Nice photos of 37B sheep BTW.

ASU, NAU, Grand Canyon College, etc.

Hunt as hard as you can and good things will happen. The whole unit is an elk pasture. Likely, you'll see bulls that will knock your eyes out!

Never heard of them. Contact Leupold & find out if they are an authorized dealer.

I was referring to backcountry meat preservation. A boned out bull will likely be 250 - 300 pounds plus cape & big beautiful horns. That's a lot of freight on your back!

Dry as it's been, water will be very important. Creeks, springs, tanks, etc. Hens usually nest on steeper slopes, ridges above previously mentioned areas likely will have strutters. If you have water, feed and cover be patient, birds will show eventually. Call softly and sparingly, don't sleep!

Thanks! Yup, got confirmation this morning. Permit #59 unit 27 Sept archery only bull You'll have a blast, 27 is a great unit. You mention backpacking into the Blue. Not sure if you'll be solo but I would advise you have a sound strategy for conserving your trophy (meat and cape). It can get warm in September.

Congrats on your 1st elk hunt, results are up. Did you actually draw 27 EAB?

Beautiful old sheep, congrats to your dad. Story?

I am not a fan of waiting periods whatsoever. Waiting periods are "feel good" measures for the unlucky and are statistically insignificant. Assume for a moment AZG&F did start waiting periods, G&F likely would allow the non-eligible to purchase bonus points during the draw cycles they were not eligible applicants. This move would force ineligible applicants to purchase a license and BP's just to stay competitive in future drawings. If G&F is taking my money at least give me an opportunity however slight, at the prize. Odds have a strange way of hitting the "average." Drew 12B late 3 out of 4 years in the early 90's, now sitting on 13 deer points. Drew 27 EAB 3 out of 4 years 02,03,05. It's fun to be "that guy" but it's now been 9 years since.

G&F IS messing with us. Playin' us like trout!

I believe squaring BP's is about as fair as it gets. It's not complicated. Everybody still has a chance to draw, a big plus.

Remember when Circle K would have cases of shotgun shells stacked chest high inside the store for dove season? Can't remember what we paid for dove loads back then but I'm thinking $1.50 a box? Better days no doubt.

Bump for a great bow. Wish it was a lefty.

I am a fan of 8X binoculars and own two pair. Like the large field of view plus they are steadier to hand hold. 8 X 32's are perfect for a forest environment. I'd suggest taking a look at Zeiss Conquest's. Lot of value in the Conquest line.