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There is a lot of crap I can't do anymore due to various ailments. It is what it is. Get over it.

I’m in the group that can’t shoot archery gear any more. The turds that cheated the system are to blame. Life goes on. Clouds rolling in now might go find some velvet Coues.

Couple years ago I watched one grab a juvenile cottontail on a job site with a cockiness and aggressiveness of a mountain lion. The other day on old Spanish trail one ran out in front of a car to try and grab some poor critter and got plowed. It brightened my day!

I am all for making it harder to get a cross bow permit. This has been taken advantage of for way too long. It doesn't seem like the changes will have any affect on the people who are disabled and actually need one.

If you can hunt with a crossbow then you can hunt with a gun. I have yet to see anywhere in the proposal where it forbids anyone from hunting. The argument of a few on here just doesn't hold sand. Pick up a gun and go hunt. Lastly, everyone's minds are already made up on the issue. I suggest everyone with an opinion one way or another to write G&F or show up and speak at meeting.

What it all comes down to is a bunch of guys who hunt with compound bows trying to preserve their opportunity at the expense of others. It’s just self preservation and jealousy.

Not a lack of empathy at all from my view point. Life is 100% not fair. I see archery hunting as a specialized form of hunting. If you are still hunting, but not able to bowhunt, be grateful. I've said it before, when i no longer can bowhunt, I will hang up my bow and gun hunt until I can't. Some areas I hunt require hiking in multiple miles before you can legally hunt. Should there be a road installed for the guys that can't make that same hike, due to a disability, to give them the same access? My answer is no, they still have the ability to hunt, just not this particular honey hole. As you have mentioned, I, nor anyone else, is going to change your mind and you aren't going to change my mind.

I think what it all comes down to is most guys understand life isn't fair. Not everyone can do the same things and that's just the way it is. It sucks having health issues that keep you from doing things you enjoy but that is life.

Jan 1, 2024 archery javelina hunt. First thing in the morning I glassed up this lion in the video. I thought that was a bad sign for finding the javelina that he just stole this baby from but happened to find the javelina all feeding a couple hundred yards behind him. He must have snatched it up without it making a peep, otherwise I'd expect the herd to be agitated. This lion stopped after watching him carry the baby for a hundred yards and started eating it but was just slightly covered from my view. Due to the wind, the only way I could get to the javelina was to go 60 yards under the lion under a rock rim, which I did and then snuck into 15 yards from the javelina and got one. I went back to check on the lion and found the tiny remains of his quick meal. Lion.mov

What has surprised me the most through this entire process is the lack of empathy and support for fellow hunters, specificly ones that are trying to have as normal of a life as possible while dealing with medical issues. Is it jealousy? Fear? Pure protectionism? Ignorance? It must be driven by scarcity and FOMO. I started writing my story but decided it doesn't matter, people's opinions are set. I wish you all years of health but if you do have an unfortunate change of medical situation, I hope you are able to continue participating in something you love even if it has to be modified to an extent.

Excellent condition & lightly used. Winchester 9422M in 22 magnum. Located south Tempe area. $1100

I purchased a few items from a guy a few years ago to help him out… but I really don’t need any of these guns and will probably never use them. All of these have been carried and do show some signs of use… but they have been very meticulously maintained and it shows. I will try to list the details here as well as I can. I will add photos ASAP… I just wanted to get these listed today. 1 - Winchester post 64 Model 70 rifle in 30-06 with vintage correct Weaver K6 scope and mounts. Just had a new but pad professionally installed by a local gunsmith. In incredible condition for this vintage of model 70 $850 OBO 2 - Winchester Model 101 Field Grade O/U Shotgun 2.75 - 3”. I don’t know what the barrel choke is on either barrel… but the barrel length is ?? Comes with the vintage Boyt soft case. $900 OBO 3 - Remington Speedmastster 22LR with Tasco 2-7 scope with see through rings so you can use the iron sights. Amazing condition $500 OBO 4 - Remington Fieldmaster Pump 22LR Circa 1950s. Excellent condition! $500 OBO I work near Greenfield and the 60 in East Mesa, so the Sportsman’s Warehouse over there is a great place to meet for me. ALL REASONABLE OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED --- THANKS FOR LOOKING!

Perfect condition JM Marlin 30-30 20” barrel, does have the safety, wood on the stock is great, I installed has the stock cuff when I bought it to protect the wood, buyer can remove to inspect before sale. can sell with the leather sling, lever cover, and stock cuff or without Trades: o/u 12 or 20, semi auto 12ga, hk p2000 or p30 maybe other DA/SA hammer fire pistols, 10/22 pistol builds or aftermarket receiver builds $850 located in tempe

That tripod part had me scratching my head. I still can't think of a good reason for implementing a rule like that other than to keep the crossbow guys from being able to shoot further than the bow hunters thus making it a little more like an actual bow hunt.

You’re reaching. If you’re gonna bring up the creating regulation than why are the hunts separated at all. Let’s just have one season. You can use whatever you want. There ya go, it’s deregulated.

And there are guys on here who do not hunt with crossbows who see this effort as an uneducated and unnecessary solution to a problem that is poorly defined and even more poorly understood, even if it does not directly impact them. Always crazy to me when a bunch of self-identified “conservatives” start chomping at the bit for a bunch of extra government regulation from people who neither understand what they are talking about nor have to live with the consequences. 🤯

Let it go. This was likely decided long ago. To you "deal with it, life ain't fair" guys, your day's coming should you live so long. Then it's your turn to deal with it.

I understand that life isn't fair, never claimed that it was. Myself and a bunch of other disabled vets get that 100%. We get a hardy "Thank you for your service" on Nov 11th, but then we get told Life isn't fair when it comes to trying to live a somewhat normal life.

Thats the thing that's funny about this, no evidence that this occurred on any large scale. Not 1 citation, warning or documented case was presented. Only anecdotal stories. OTC deer hunts being moved to the quota system has pushed people into looking for a scapegoat. OTC deer tags are doomed. Deal with it

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If you have strelok on an old phone you can transfer it to your new phone I have done it 2 times now on my phone with success, still works great. Hands down the best ballistic app out there for me.

If we are confessing our sins, the first thing I ever shot with my marlin 30-30 back in 1978 was one of those things that go Beep beep. Glad I finally got that off my chest.

It's picking up it seems. Found a bedding area in the middle of nowhere. Paying off. Still not seeing 'true spikes' yet. There's a unit above this one that's 'any elk' but I really don't wanna dismiss this..

11 year old thread.