jmwarren65

We got tags #9 and #10 for late bull in 4A.

CC hit for $270 this morning. First choice is late bull in 4A. This will be my first elk tag in 8 or 9 years.

Late season rifle bull in 4A for me and my 20 year old son. His third elk hunt, our first together.

Major sports leagues are becoming more active in politics. The latest is the NBA is participating and promoting a series of anti-gun ads on Christmas Day. The NBA and Everytown USA are running at least 4 anti-gun ads in the middle of the Christmas Day NBA games. I've already sent a message to the NBA and the Phoenix Suns I will no longer support either the Suns or the NBA. Here are the links to contact the NBA and the Phoenix Suns. Let them know you will no longer support them as they want to remove our Second Amendment rights: http://contact.nba.com/contact-nba http://www.nba.com/suns/contact/contact_us.html We've seen recent protest movements of a hundred bring down a university president, imagine what can we achieve if we unite and protest the NBA's jump into politics by supporting the anti-gun agenda.

I did some archery hunting 30 years ago and am getting back in to it this January with an OTC deer tag. I have the area located. It is in the junipers on the far north side of the Mogollon rim. Visibility is severely limited. I know where they water. Do I hunt the water hole in January or should I go looking for them? My plan is to be out there 5 to 7 days and I will be setting up a trail cam or two prior to the hunt. After reading through many of the mule deer posts on the forum, I've decided I will get Jim Heffelfinger's book Deer of the Southwest. Looks like it is a good source of info. And I will be contacting the wildlife manager for that unit. Are there any other resources I can look into for more info? Any recommendations from personal experience?

Javelina tags for me, my son and my dad. No turkey tags. May consider any left over gobbler tags.

Brian, I never got within a 1/2 mile of this buck. He was always on the wrong side of the fence and up across the valley. I sat up on a vantage point along the fence line and watched him through my scope for hours at a time. I vividly remember the heart symbol formed by the outward lean of his horns and the inward curvature at the top. A true thing of beauty! Mike

Nice goat. Congrats!

Congrats Brian. Gotta love the AZ for goats. Even a unit like this has a few hidden bruisers. I saw this buck two years ago, but he never hopped the fence to public property during my hunt, He will make a nice addition to your wall mounts. Great job on your hunt. Mike

I am on my way now. My dad left earlier. He called while still on paved portion of rim road. He said the road was clear and didntdidn't expect any issues on the dirt portion, except some mud. He never called back so he did not have to turn around. Good news to begin the hunt.

Thanks guys. I can deal with mud, but not a road closed due to snow. Appreciate the info. Mike

Anyone been up on the rim road in 4A since the snow? Is it open or closed? Contacting Forest Service later, but eyes on the ground are much better at providing details than a government beaucrat in an office. Leaving tomorrow. 'bout dang time!

JD, Ignore the PM I just sent you. I see Elijah was successful...congrats!! He must have been thrilled. Glad to have helped, even if indirectly. Mike

Put in for Wyoming antelope with my son. Did not get drawn. I am interested to see how this year's WY hunts go. I will apply for WY next year as my son will be a senior in high school and the last chance to take him out of state until he completes college.

Congrats! Your pack must have felt as light as a feather on the way out.