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Some good news in the midst of things - After several of the busiest months I've ever had, I was finally able to bring my oldest out fishing for a daddy-daughter day. Roosevelt didn't disappoint. This angel fished from 8am to 4pm and wasn't the reason we had to come home. We caught and released well over a dozen of the recently stocked black-nose crappie - A few spiny yellows- And kept some slabs - After a decade, the outlook for Roosevelt is finally shaping up in my humble opinion. Stay safe and enjoy what you can, CWT!

You haven’t seen much out rage for a couple of reasons for me I thought he was convicted a year ago and there’s kind of a lot of big deals going on in the news right now in my opinion a guide getting convicted of poaching is like a hooker getting convicted of prostitution. I don’t think you can even claim to be a big-time outfitter without a couple of poaching convictions Hunting was meant to be a fun activity to go on you own and enjoy. It’s been completely perverted to the part where is long as you have a couple bucks you can go get a picture next to a dead animal. like any industry you mix in money and Measure success in inches there’s gonna be corruption

Blake Owens = Joe Exotic Jed Larson= Carol Baskin

I’m not a vet or a dog whisper but that labs eyes dont lie. That goat has not been castrated.

I’ve known about this for years. Jed is dirt bag...all poachers are dirt bags. Glad the dirt bag got caught, too bad he avoided serious penalties..... i know someone who’s only job was being a guide and he got caught shooting a “robo-buck” with a foot on the pavement. Pled the same as Jed, got all hunting and guiding rights revoked for 5 years. Money makes a difference and A3 has a LOT of money behind them. Let’s see how the case against them running down elk with snow mobiles in the 27 late hunt this year pans out.... NoBull, maybe tell your brother to stop driving through locked gates to find shed antlers too. 🤫

Took a plea deal, just like Blake Owens. Sounds familiar.

Not sure we were given him and was told he was wasnt castrated but dont see nuts dangling lol but our white lab male isn't convinced lol

So there is some kind of grudge or agenda is what your saying?

I have a poaching conviction. Can I be a big-time outfitter?

I don’t know Blake or No Bull never met them I know of the guy in this post but that’s it! What does it say about our hunting community when a guy like No Bull is the one to bring this up? Lots of people here knew and they kept it quiet. Don’t believe for one second that they didn’t know the Bull died on Rez property! Not saying that the guide is a bad guy but it only takes one awe shoot to get rid of a lot of at a boys!

I just finished a CE webinar and a few people project AZ will be by far the least effected. I sure hope that is right.

No all poachers are dusch bags and should be shoot , the same as there illegal kill..

So will he someday hopefully share a cell with your brother?

I haven't seen anyone condone his actions..

Jed Larson = poacher Blake Owens = poacher seems pretty similar

Actually seems very similar

The irony here is hard to overlook. For the record, I wish poaching was punished with jail time, for everyone.

Got my early archery bull tag today. 6A

1. Yes! After seeing the over reaction and run on tp and then food I will definitely be better prepared next time. My take away thought was if people react this way to a mild threat how would they react if schit really hit the fan. Scary to think how much we count on the "sytem" to keep working and now see really how easily it could all fall apart. Upside is it got my wife more interested in wanting to garden and start canning. I think this whole thing is and will be a BIG eye opener for a lot of the country. I also think it's time to stop giving China all of the production work. 2. Over all yes, but trumps initial plan to have every thing up and running by easter seemed like a dumb idea. I think the call to close schools the rest of the year is a very wise idea since kids are a bunch of little snot buckets. 3. I'm glad decisions like that are not my responsibility!

Yes the cart was snagged on bedrock where I had found a contact zone on the stream bank. Lots of fines and a couple pickers. I like my new hobby. Locate mineral wealth on unclaimed lands and sell to the ambitious. Papers on this spot are being drawn up today.

I have another 450 18” and it’s by far my favorite ar to shoot. Ammo is reasonable off the shelf too. $1-150 per round if you shop around.

A couple weeks back my sister and her family came over for a bbq. A few days later my wife got sick, then 1 by 1 we all got really sick. All the symptoms seemed to line up, but none of us were bad enough to get tested. Im on day 10 and just now starting to feel better. For us it was just like a bad cold that lasted a long time. My bil got tested, they told him it was too late to be conclusive, but they think he had it. I am not allowed back at work until I have been symptom free for 14 days. The worst part for us is trying to explain to our 5yo why he can't go to school or see his friends. The school here is really cool though. Every day his teacher and friends post videos online to communicate. The perks of living in the woods. If it wasnt for all the media bs... I would have taken a few sick days and life would be normal.

Wasn’t great but better than getting skunked

If you really think about it... How could this bull come to a better end?????? Go with me here a second.... 1) Hundreds of thousands of dollars raised for wildlife in the state of AZ 2) Out of state Dollars spent in our state over the course of the last Year by Philip... Good for commerce... all the money he spent on hotels, food, guides, etc STAYED in this state. 3) At least 4 of the ONLY guides in this state who were literally hot on the tails of this bull for EACH and EVERY elk hunt for the last 5 years were there when all the stars aligned for Philip. And were able to share the Rich history of the animal and the love/hate relationship they all had with him (for which he was Very interested in). 4) A bull of this magnitude having that tag wrapped around his antlers does nothing but Promote this state and its successes in Elk conservation as well as guarantee that Future conservation dollars keep coming into this state. 5) The real shame would be if All the hunting community DIDN'T get to see and Admire this Amazing specimen of an elk. Giant typicals like this are becoming SO Very Rare. 6) Haters are always gunna HATE... truth is this was a great day for ALL AZ hunters. 7) Having met Philip I can say that I think taking this bull was a truly humbling experience and it could not have happened to a Nicer Hunter. You are very correct....Philip is a great guy!

I got an archery questionnaire, and my October rifle hunt questionnaire came back in December. Filled them both out honestly online, as I feel it is very important to do my part in helping the Game and Fish get correct numbers on the yearly take of game. Also completed my 2014 javelina questionnaire, and my daughters javelina and elk ones too. People complain about the G&F with tag increases or decreases, but without the hunters honest answers on surveys, they have to make guesses on the animals taken the year before. And then we cry for mandatory reporting, while others throw them in the trash without submitting information. How does that help G&F?