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Ringer, let her know this is only going around via email. We've heard of this bill being dropped before.

http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31930&pid=301658&st=0&&do=findComment&comment=301658 Beat ya!

I think Crystal Cruz did a great job. Please snd her an email thanking her for voicing our concerns, when so many ignored our pleas. Thanks!

We will not stop until the 11th of April. This is not over. Amanda is right, we must remain vigilant.

Hope you enjoy your day!

Yes, big THANKS goes out to Zim!!!!!

It will be posted on the website tomorrow along with the interview... Talked about how long we wait for tags... How Weirs sponsored the bill and dropped it, now regrets it. How there is a group that is still pushing the idea and is trying hard to attach it to another bill. How Weirs is fighting it now... Also showed SFW and AZSFW websites during the interview.

Another PM sent!

Super job guys!

PM sent.

http://www.paradisep...n-saved-by-bear Robert Biggs, 69, often hikes in the Bean Soup Flat area, which is about a mile and a half above Whisky Flats. He came across a mother bear, a yearling and a newborn, which were about 40 feet from where he was standing. After watching the bear family for a few minutes he decided to leave them be and turned to walk back up the trail. As he turned, a mountain lion pounced on him grabbing hold of his backpack with all four paws. "They usually grab hold of your head with all four paws, but my backpack was up above my head and (the mountain lion) grabbed it instead," Biggs said. "It must have been stalking the little bear, but it was on me in seconds." He wrestled with the cat, striking it in the head with a rock pick. The cat screamed when it was hit with the pick, but didn't let go, Biggs said. Before he knew it, the mother bear came from behind and pounced on the cat, tearing its grip from the backpack. The bear and the cat battled for about 15 seconds, Biggs said, until the cat finally ran away. The bear went on its way as well. Biggs ended up with bite marks, scratches and bruises to his arm, but was otherwise uninjured. Biggs, a naturist, has hiked that same trail several times and has seen the mother bear and its cub last spring and fall. He said the encounters with the bears were friendly. "(The cub) stood up on its hind legs and put its paws up and I got to play patty-cake with it," he said. The patty-cake game was simply touching the bottom of its paw with his open palm, more like a high-five. He said the mother watched the two play and her only reaction was to call the cub back. Biggs said he is certain that the mother that saved him during the mountain lion attack is the same bear he has seen in that area before. "They're pretty territorial," he said, adding that he recognized some of the bear's markings. Though his arm was pretty cut up, he chose not to go to the doctor, a move that concerned his wife Suzanne. "There were puncture wounds and skin was hanging off, and you don't know what's in their paws," she said. Biggs said he wasn't worried because he had a tetanus shot a couple of years ago. Biggs simply put peroxide on his wounds and expects that will be enough. As for lessons learned, Suzanne quipped, "He doesn't learn." Biggs just chuckled at the comment. The incident isn't going to stop him from enjoying the Ridge's wildlife.

I'm very happy to see this letter.

Unbelievable isn't it? It's our fault. We don't have the correct information. I must have missed that memo when they gave the public all the info concerning this bill. Actually, I think I am missing all the public memos right now regarding their intentions in ramrodding this bill through legislature. Thanks for posting the reply Stan.

just in case anyone missed it online or couldn't make it...

the whole"Patty-cake; high five" story is where I call shenanigans.

This is a step in the right direction. We also have to give credit, where credit is due. The person who did what many of us couldn't... lives in Illinois. Yup, he's a non resident. i spoke with him at length last night and we should all be proud of how much effort these guys are putting into this fight. From writing letters to making phone calls, over and over again. Keep us posted Allen.

If you're ever in the area, get in contact with me. I'll take you out. Your brother has been kind to me. I'll return the favor two-fold.

We've already kinda given up... Jaycie will drop a monster coues and take that primo spot on the wall too. Then comes the monster bull, then the antelope, then the... Here's to seeing it happen and I hope to be there.

Is your brother Jordan? I may have met you in New Mexico, Feb 2011.

Muley73, Welcome to the site. Tell us a little bit about yourself, where you live, etc. Do you have good optics and a tripod? If so, you have that out of the way. Next comes practice, and persistence. It becomes rewarding once you know where to look and when. If you haven't done so already, read Duwane Adams' "How To Hunt Coues Deer" book. Amanda sells it in the store of this site. It has some helpful advice and you can learn from the best. thanks for joining and I look forward to reading about your adventures and eventual successes.

I can feel your smile all the way over here Jaycie! Congratulations again girl. Gorgeous buck with a beautiful square frame and a "come to life" mount that make the memories that much sweeter. It justifiably deserves its well placed position on the best wall of your house. You make us all very proud of you.

Yesterday evening, before the AES banquet, Amanda called me asking if I needed any produce. She was at a market in AJ and she couldn't believe the prices and the quality of the vegetables. After a little talking back and forth, I knew I needed to visit this place, so here we are a day later! I gotta say, petty impressed and Amanda was spot on! Market is on E Apache Trail, just West of Meridian in Apache Junction. (East side Phx) They also have another location in Mesa. If you have some spare time, check em out. You won't be disappointed!

Looks like a great time was had. Way to get it done and congrats to your Dad on taking the lion!

I'm so happy for you! Always nice when the score comes in higher than what you came up with at the ranch. Congratulations again.

Ahem.......any updates?!