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Keep us posted Allen & thanks.

Sweet! A lot of area representin'!

Happy Birthday you two!!!

Great photos Jim. You and the reptiles...I don't know why you do it!

Well said. True.

Sounds like a great time! I have to check schedules but I would love to make it!

Sweet pic TJ! You sure know how to fill up your schedule just right!

Pretty cool Josh. He's growing up fast!

Happy Birthday Keven!

Zim, First off, thank you for joining! As you will see, we're a nice group of sportsmen/women here with members from all walks of life. From long time hunters/guides, to young kids and first timers, we're all passionate about Coues deer! Just so everyone knows, Zim is the key figure in getting through to the media in regards to the recent Channel 3 report. I think I speak for a lot of people when I genuinely say "Thank You". In regards to your inquiry, I'm sending you a personal text.

http://www.azfamily.com/news/Hunters-fear-dead-House-bill-could-resurface-145022235.html

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...