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On vacation in Yellowstone but we got to sneak away for a morning fishing trip. We let my son and nephew do most of the catching but we all caught some. Biggest was 27in and the smallest was probably 18in. We kept 10 "good eating " size fish according to our guide. The scenery makes it worth the trip! Fishing posts are worthless without pics so here are a few.

Finally had a chance to mount one of my own bucks. Found this guy cruising an oak hillside just after he had gotten out of his bed in the afternoon. Good luck to all that got some CC hits!

Got a $300 charge this morning. Unit 41 Sheep!

I got a hit for deer. Late Rifle Kaibab 12B or 12BW!!!!

I finally drew a sheep tag with 33 points. To give that some perspective: even with 33 points, I still had less than a 5% chance of getting drawn for any of the 'second tier' sheep units. I'm not sure which hunt I drew, but it will be either 41 West or 41 East. Will have to wait until the results are posted to know for sure.

Because they want it to be done by a specific kind of doctor. But I don’t think this group of people know what doctors could diagnose these kinds of conditions nor do I think the dept wants to be in the middle of lawsuits about requiring people with disabilities to visit doctors they would not need to visit otherwise for a signature for something that has nothing to do with their area of specialty. For instance, someone with a neurological condition may meet all of the other requirements but not be treated by an orthopedic surgeon, because their condition is primarily related to the nervous system. Under this proposal that person would need to visit a specialist who knows nothing about their condition, potentially obtaining a referral to do so (which would require another office visit and associated cost), providing medical history, and then helping them understand the process designated by AZGFD. Seems like an awful lot of burden to heap onto people who already have to deal with a lot just to prevent a few people from maintaining their CHAMP permit because they aren’t disabled enough. This whole thing just wreaks of jealousy and self-preservation.

Well, my wife let me know we had a $300 charge today and wondered why it was so much compared to the $45 charge. LOL. Ever since then I have been high as a kite (figure of speech people) and super distracted at work. It will be a long few days to see the results in the portal and find out if it was my 11 year old son, my wife or myself that drew. From that I can say it will be unit 28 or 31/32 that one of us drew. Our point totals range from 2, 15, and 20 respectively. Anyone else?!! Jeff

Looks like I got unlucky and drew an either sex prairie dog tag 😒

Yes me and my buddy both drew sheep tags we put in as a group ……

Sheep tag and youth deer tag for us, congrats to everyone who drew.

Mike Lee R-UT, by way of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. The best way to kill it will be to make sure that the BBB can't pass with it in there. Montana already negotiated an exclusion from federal land sales in this bill so their senators will vote for sales elsewhere, but not at home. What a crock. We need to make sure that Trump and any republican with an aspiration for something higher knows we will not let this stand. That if they ever want a vote from a hunter, they better take this out. I mean, they could propose to develop Mount Graham. What a crock.

Tri tip is off the smoker

Last night's dinner. Elk stew meat ground into burgers (mixed in about 25% beef fat trimmed from a brisket I smoke a couple of weeks ago), plus grilled sweet potatoes. Went with lettuce wrap style because I'm trying to keep my carbs low. Was VERY good but concluded that burgers are WAY better with a toasted buttery bun!

Anybody been catching 22-37.5 inch in Arizona lately? Just asking for a friend.

I got drawn this year. Guess I kind of answered my own question

And that’s why I quit putting in for the N of ditch hunts after my last draw up there . Getting on the long side of the shadows to wait for years. I got hit for one of 4 way down south tags, from muley to coues throughout November. None are great tags, but I get to go hunt . Had one of the 4 last year, had a good hunt till I got sick and had head home early… sad that I’m that “ opportunity” guy now . Same with elk, I’ll chase cows for freezer meat every year or so rather than die of old age hoping for a quality bull tag.

I got hunt 7514 for buffalo. I'm def gonna need help. its 12 a-b, 13a.

I got hit late rifle Kaibab either 12B or 12BW!!

4 adult deer tags, 3 youth deer tags! Going to be super busy this fall with elk tags for adults and youth. It is either no tags in the draw or we get everything we put in for.

Going deer hunting again for first time in 8 years with a rifle! either 3a/3c or 12AW early......wooo hooo

Fried corvina and homemade tartar sauce. Corvina tacos. corvina is right up there with the best eating fish

Some lake trout from this week. Forgot the after pics.

Not dinner, but breakfast. Pork green chili, white corn tortillas, american cheese (had nothing else) and over easy eggs! Spalshed 1 with tapatillo the other cholula, loved both