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George, No, I am not kidding when I ask people to attend the meetings. To answer your first question, I don't expect anyone to do anything. I do understand the price of fuel and the sacrifices that people make for volunteer work. I have been away (out of the country) and am too very curious as to what the ADA's stance is on this very issue. I will try and make it and am simply urging others to do the same. As of right now, I can feel comfortable saying that a VERY LOW percentage of members (other than board members) attend these meetings. I have been invited and was curious to what everything was about so I went to a few. It was a very eye opening experience for me actually and was surprised at how a current financial P&L statement was handed out. They were also very interested in what I had to say and thanked me for attending. I can tell you this, the board is tired and it is a very thankless job. I know several members of the board have to travel into Phoenix to attend. They had talks about having the meetings at different locations since board members live on opposite sides of the valley too. That's about as far as I can answer that question because I don't know exact distances. I have made several phone calls this afternoon to get up to date on all the goings on. From this bill to how the orgs feel about it and everything in between. I prefer to talk face to face and things always seem to stay more civilized when doing so. That's why I feel I should attend. I haven't seen any "real" damage control attempts from anyone yet and am also curious at to what the direction is that many will take. To answer your question as to how the majority of members feel in regards to the efforts of their leadership, I would be guessing if I answered that. I can, however, tell you how I feel. I feel that trust has been lost somewhat. Communication has suffered and because this bill came out of no where, I feel that someone, somewhere, may have been trying to pull something off. I don't know the facts, so I leave it at that, but I will find out. The transparency you so want to see here will not happen now. Even I can tell you that. It isn't anyone's obligation to come here and try to answer questions when they are being bombarded with insults and threats. I'm sure this will all be discussed at the meeting next week though. Thank You for replying and giving me the opportunity to explain my initial post.

Dream buck!

I strongly urge anyone and everyone who wants to know the stance of the ADA on this or any issue, to go to their next board meeting. It is always open to the public and the transparecy is always there. This doesn't go for just the ADA either. I really hope that people that are vocal with their opinions and questions are also willing to show up and contribute. Believe me, simply asking questiions and raising topics at a meeting is a good start. The people that listen are there. They have been begging for input from the public for years. Volunteers are hard to come by and recruitment has dropped with the economy. Be a fresh face with passion and drive to assist with direction and operation of the organization. Maybe come back here and give us updates. (?)

I'll tell you what Orlin, you guys have had one of the most successful camps down there this year. I'm really happy you had the experience you did in regards to quality of terrain, number of bucks seen, and quality of bucks harvested. I knew at least one of you would score a nice buck and you ALL did! Don't forget the 7/8" that needs to be added to your 108 score either! You deserved a buck like this and am so happy for you. It's going to look even better on your wall. Congratulations again my friend!

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Anytime TJ! I'm sure we'll get together sooner than later! Just FYI, I seasoned the venison with sea salt and black pepper, then dusted in flour. I seared the first side on a hot saute pan and then turned the steak over, right before putting into a 350* oven. Came out delish! Accompanied by sauteed mushrooms, bell peppers, and pan roasted red bliss potatoes.

Good times man! Something about these little coues deer that makes them great table fare. Good food, good brew, good friends, doesn't get much better!

Congratulations to Parker! I love that first pic and the pose. Works perfectly. Way to go on your first big game animal!

AWESOME!!!! Way to go and congratulations to you all! I can only imagine the elation felt right after the shot. I've been there and it's the BEST, wouldn't trade it for anything. Taylar...welcome to the club!

Ernesto....You Da Man! Seriously, a very well deserved buck. A great buck with a ton of character points and even better since it's been a rough year down there for antler growth. You did real good. Congratulations amigo!

Man! This is the thread that keeps on giving! Way to go on all the success and way to go Tina! (love the pic too) Widowmaker's trail cam pic is AWESOME!

A lot more good people on these forums than not.

Jim, I always look forward to your posts. Both parts 1 and 2 were great threads with some awesome pictures. Some are crystal clear too. Nice bucks and congrats to you all.

...oh!...and THIS is how a REAL trophy pic is posed! LOL!

It was a fine time again down there in Mexico this year. Nothing like trying to forget about work and chasing these Coues! Like Phil stated, it was a tough but fun hunt. I can honestly say, we gave it our all, and then some. Not shown are the falls we took while hiking where we shouldn't have, the looks on our faces as we pack out and arrive two hours after night falls, after hiking up the wrong ridge that lead to a bluff several hundred feet high. Or the snake we encountered while putting the stalk on Phils first buck, I thought they weren't out this time of year! Or the day that was lost because Phil and Jimmy had to DRIVE back to Tucson to buy a tire since we got an unrepairable flat tire. Or the TWO days that were lost because of heavy winds...we were still out there glassing! We did give some blood, sweat, and tears but enjoyed the mud, the blood, and the beer! I can say that between us glassing every day while taking video, and the eight trail cams that we set up throughout the ranch, we got a very good look at what the options were. We just kept looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack. Great group of guys to hunt with. A lot is to be said when a big buck is glassed and we all want the others to take a shot at it. No one is hurrying to drop the biggest buck in the group for bragging rights. Great job on the write up Phil! We were greeted with the full moon for the first several days... TONS of these guys all over! A lot of wide open country, and the deer were everywhere, but were limited to water sources. In one instance, we saw a buck, then Kevin saw him on top of the mountain (long ways off), only to have him re appear on the trail cam on another area of the ranch!

Way to go Josh. I'm happy for you on the success. Looks like it was over as soon as it started! Great buck, congratulations!

Great great great posts! Nice job with the photos TJ and AZslim's recipes look very good! Definitely will be coming back to this thread when I need to try them.

Impressive! Thanks for sharing your target.

How did I miss this post!? Awesome job man and congratulations! You definitely ARE on a hot streak and hope it continues.

Gotta love that buck! Nice job!

Man oh man....where do I start?! First off congratulations again Kevin on a beautiful buck. I'm very happy it worked out for us that day and sitting there glassing in the early morning with that mountainside on fire with rutting bucks was just plain awesome. It just got better and better and then your buck steps out and I think it is fair to say you weren't gonna pass him,no matter what I said! What a fun hunt it was and a quick kill shot too. Always nice to break in a new rifle. I've watched and re-watched the after shot interview vid we made and it is awesome. I'm sure you'll watch it over and over too. Like Phil stated, we never saw that 3x5 again so he may be waiting for you next year. It's always good to be out in the hills hunting, but it's always better to be sharing camp with good people. You are welcome at my campfire anytime amigo.

Elkster, Are these still available?

I really enjoyed the footage and look forward to watching the entire episode.

Nice Ilene! Congratulations on a super sweet long main beamed buck! Looks like you had a grand time and from the looks of things, you will be back!

beauty of an archery buck. Congratulations on your buck and kudos to your bro fro getting you started.