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Maybe they had asked for fish pictures?

I have long been intrigued by mesquite. It's my favorite wood to grill on and the prolific beans have piqued my interest for a long time. We have many mesquite trees in our yard including Chilean, Velvet, and Honey Mesquite. The Chilean provides an abundance of beans but they are bitter and not palatable to humans. The honey and velvet mesquites in my yard taste very good. The flavor varies from tree to tree and somewhat less from year to year. We finally committed to harvesting beans (from the tree, not off the ground) and after sun drying on trays took them to a Desert Harvesters grinding event. 4 - 5 gallon buckets processed to 9 lbs of flour. We made waffles and oatmeal cookies today. I am truly impressed by the flavor. What an abundant resource that is currently underutilized. If there is interest, I will follow up with a couple recipes.

Had a few good mornings recently. Caught a 5-2, 4-4 and a 2-8 yesterday. Caught a 5-8, 3-13, 4-2 and a 2-6 last week. Two weeks ago got a 5-2, 4-10, two 4-7s, 3-10, 2-12 and a 2-10. Sorry about the upside down pics.

Here is a 12b west buck

That was probably just @Edge

Just got back from a day and a half of fishing Lees. Still disappointingly slow. I landed 12, lost about another 6 hook ups that spit the hook, and probably another dozen strikes that didn’t hook. My buddy was about the same. Caught and released the biggest brown I’ve ever caught there, a big female that would go 5-6 honest lbs. and before the shite starts, my buddy who was supposedly videoing forgot to hit the start button on his phone… so no, I don’t have a pic…54-57 degree waters, and the kayakers are still like water pollution. The cicadas were buzzing pretty good yesterday, so that fun should be starting up

As long as you hunt fields like the first one. Now the second picture you just take your chances.

Back up for sale. Held this for the buyer on a hand shake. Told he would pick it up in a few days. Then I had to try and chase him down after multiple excuses for almost a month. I’m now cancelling the sale. He did the same thing to me previously on some GPS dog collars.also held them for a month. I had an opportunity to sell to another member but held it as promised. Of course the second person that would have bought it has since bought a shotgun.Shame on me for thinking a hand shake actually means the same thing to all people. Anyway the gun is back up for sale. Please PM me if interested. Thanks Phil I am selling my Browning Citori 20 gauge. It was made in 1996 and has only been used once to shoot a round of Skeet. Almost 30 years old yet like new. Here are the specs. 26” ejector barrels with investor plus chokes, 3 inch chambers, Steel compatible, single gold selective trigger. Beautiful high gloss finish with hand checkered wood, with 14 1/4 inch length of pull. It also comes with a high quality BROWNING take down soft case.Along with original box and paperwork. $1950 picked up in Tucson or I can ship to your FFL for actual cost of shipping. I will also be going to Prescott Valley in a few weeks so I could meet you along the way, saving you shipping expense. Please PM me if you are interested. Thanks Phil

Looks good, guys! I'm doing a pork butt today. Pup wants to get her nose in there anytime I go near the smoker to add more mesquite or to check the temp. LOL Happy 4th!

I imagine if they were caught up in illegal activity then the police would have more to go on. I’m sure they’ve been through their phones and social media accounts. That makes it even more disturbing if it was either random or they stumbled onto something bad going on. We have some rifle tags in that area, definitely going to be vigilant and aware of what’s going on around us.

Found pic from 2004..from 35b I think.

What the phuk, are you calling him a liar because he didn't post a picture? Asking for a friend.

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S&W 10-5 .38 Special 4" barrel Very good condition. $500

My sister did get some pictures.

The stories in this thread explain why everyone should carry. I just met with an elderly lady in Tucson and I told her she should absolutely own a firearm based on our conversation. I told her one of my favorite phrases. When seconds matter the police are only minutes away.

We did fresh fish we caught off the Channel Islands off Ventura on Wed. Battered and fried for tacos. Calico bass and white fish. No pics, too fried from being pool side i. 80 degree temps with cold ones! Hope all had a great 4th.

I can't afford a Ruger.

Ya, I'm I'm probably about as old as your dad, I'm guessing..... I've done a couple of smoked Thanksgiving turkeys over the years. I picked that Brinkmann up at a yard sale for $5 almost 30 years ago. GF tells me to get one of them fancy-shmancy Traegers, but this old thing works just fine.

Those deer are notoriously migratory. They drop in there from Utah and the Kaibab. When you are scouting you should just be finding ways to get around in that country. It’s pretty remote. Finding deer won’t do you much good until right before and during the hunt.

Got a new customer today. AZ native but moved back here from Idaho. Coues was a deadhead he found, #5 record at one point, first three pics.. Next, Blacktail was some sort of record I forget though I think just a tad under 200. Next eastern whitetail was just over 200 or something The fish were just cool pics I took from his garage Dudes place was full of awesome animals..

Then you for sure have no need for it.

I like RING.

Maybe he takes it to a pretty field.