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Thought I'd just share a recent positive G&F story. Pulled up on one of my cameras an there was a game and fish truck parked there. Headed in towards the location and met up with him a short walk later. Real cool guy. I know hes rather new to this unit and suspect hes just been out getting to know the area since hes shown up on my cams more than once. We chatted a bit and went on our way. Its good to see theres some new guys coming in who seem dedicated to the dept. and not just using it as a stepping stone to their next law enforcement position. And for the record I've been tag/licensed checked on many occasions never a negative encounter.

6a october whitetail... gonna feel good to get back there.

my first thought was mange too, but then it appears that he bald spots are only on his face and neck. almost looks like some sort of injury or burn.

Have a plan brewing in my mind to try and sit water during the fall bear season and harvest one with my bow. I have a couple of spots in mind plus a couple more that may have potential. Just wondering if anyone here has been successful with this tactic. Thanks

read the tea leaves and chicken bones, asked the trusty magic 8-ball... no doubt it will be July 22, 2011 at 9:00 am.

If your planning on buying or building in the Happy Jack area, or anywhere in the rim country for that matter, you will find no better builder than And Son Construction. Ive known Gino and his family most of my life and they are the best people around. Give them a call.

first time I checked that site it said I drew... checked back later and it said I didnt drew. Dang Game and Fish messes everything up. As a rule of thumb results actually post on the G&F website approximatly 5-6 weeks from the deadline for apps. Unless they have to close a unit down then it takes a little longer.

Ok just read the link to the Hills Fire in Flag. They're calling it suspicious. What kind of POS person would purposely start a fire like that in a residential area knowing that resources are depleted. All the fires burning now are human caused. Does this sound suspicious to anyone but me?

I just cant take anymore of this on the news. Very sad situation for all the people of Arizona and my prayers and thoughts go out to all the families affected. God Bless.

Saw you at the In-N-Out in Prescott.

Just ordered a pair of 15x56 Minox through Cameraland. They arrived quickly and perfectly. Thanks you guys. Your the best.

LO archery antlerless

Theres no stopping them. You can legislate away ATV's and they'll keep doing it. You can legislate away picking up sheds and they'll still do it. You can even legislate away our rights to be on public land and they'll still do it. They're the insecure greedy types who will do anything to get more horns than you and kill better critters than you, and then turn around and go out of their way to keep you from finding a horn or shooting a trophy buck. And they are everywhere.

Its unlikely G&F can do anything to prevent this. Its just the next domino to fall. Most of the northern half of 19b is very difficult to access.

Good show. Its always cool to see familiar places on television. I had thought that a friend of mine was going to be on the show, but guess he didnt make the cut.

I grew up in Strawberry and have fished Blueridge at least a thousand times. Ive caught more trout out of there than I can count. Recent years have been really hard on BR and Knoll. Ive seen BR so low you could literally step over it. I believe that niether of those lakes are stocked any more and theres no limit from Sept to May. There used to be some beautiful fish in BR. Try hiking down Trail 18, look for the sign just as your able to see the lake from the road. If its spilling over try fishing below the dam.

This kinda stuff is what frustrates me so much with game and fish. This whole "us against them" attitude they have adopted. They truly think that the wildlife in the state belongs to them and that all sportsman are guilty of something. The same attitude has been adopted by the Forest Service as well. They believe that the Nat'l forests belong to them and that we should be grateful that we have their permission just to look at their forest as we drive by on the freeway. Really chaps my hide when I hear of National forest lands referred to as Forest Service Lands... sorry to hijack the post. Elkoholic I really, really hope you get your trophy back.

Im guessing you all should know by the end of next week. Good luck to everyone.

Of the western states that have reported cases of CWD how many of them allow baiting for deer/elk etc.? I know that Montana has had cases of CWD but yet they have recently banned trail cameras. Maybe trail cameras are linked to CWD somehow? Maybe we need signage at animal condensing features like ponds, drinkers or rancher placed salt licks to warn them of the dangers of sharing saliva. Of course we'd have to print the signs in both english and spanish, for the ungulates that range close to the border. Please know Im not making a joke about the seriousness of CWD. More so I am making a joke of how our gov't agencies handle such serious matters.

I voted no. But it doesnt matter since sportsman have no voice in anything that game and fish does. The balance has shifted in the department to the side of the anti hunting community. They know that they cant just arbitrarily ban hunting so they just keep making it more difficult, less enjoyable, more expensive. They also know that well just sit back and take it. So while were at it let me offer up some other great ideas that AZG&F might want to consider. 1. Treestand permits. Submit your applications early before all the good trees are taken. All treestands will require an inspection prior to being hunted from. The same thing could be applied to ground blinds as well of course all blinds would have to be inspected to insure they are safe and meet with G&Fs standards. And since ground blinds are on the ground you will have to pay property tax for each day your blind is in the field. 2. In order to maximize hunter opportunity and increase tag revenue do away with tag quotas and send everyone out at the same time for 1 day. October 15th. 3. Charge trophy fees to anyone who actually manages to harvest an animal. Of course if you manage to bag a trophy animal your obviously a poacher and will be dealt with as such. 4. Ban hunting away from improved roads. This will eliminate hunters getting lost and preserve the bucolic splendor of the forest/desert. Just remember that road hunting is illegal. (see #3 sentence two) 5. Make all tags "once-in-a-lifetime" and increase tag fees accordingly. 6. Make all wildlife the property of AZG&F. Hence they can reclaim all or any part of their property at any time to be auctioned at the next Expo to generate revenue. Thats all I can think of right now... good luck in the draw everyone.

Historically, Im sure there once were sheep in the Whitetanks... heck historically there once were sheep on Camelback mountain.

Driving the Nice Johns pooper scooper near the Panda Express in Prescott Valley.

looked like a hard working truck

congratulations on the javie... If I see ya again I'll be sure to say hi.

Saw your pick-up just of the highway near Skull Valley. Sunday morning about 8 am.