My Rights As An American

Wow, just wow!!!

If you are seeing that many does, the bucks are not too far off. The deer in each area act differently, in my opinion. Some bucks (usually the more mature ones) are just much harder to find, and the does are pretty simple to spot. Sometimes, you are right, and the bucks are just not there. But if there are that many does, I would put money on it that the bucks are not far off. Sorry I cannot give you more specifics on your unit, but that is a lot of does for only a handful of bucks. They are probably pretty close by to where you have seen the does.

I have the exact same pair that you are looking at. Monarch 12x56. In my uneducated opinion, outstanding glass for the price! I LOVE them dearly, but they are definitely a tripod binocular and not something you want to swing around your neck all day. VERY clear, especially in low light. I would purchase them 7 days a week all over again!

Looks like a mountain kitty, and a nice one at that!

An audit was issued this week that found the Ajo Unified School District failed to properly enroll students who lived in Mexico but falsely claimed addresses that were not possible. The findings show that the District owes the State back more than $1.2 million for 2007, 2008 and 2009 students who claimed false addresses. This is not an issue of citizenship, as most of these kids cross the border legally everyday. Most of these students are United States citizens who were born in this country to parents of Mexican citizens (anchor babies). State law says nonresidents of Arizona may attend school districts with payment of reasonable tuition. What do you think? I would really like to hear your feedback if you have any! http://www.ade.az.gov/Busfin/audit/Ajo-FINALSIGNED.pdf

This was the first audit that I was a lead manager of. The students/parents were claiming false addresses and it was a very well known fact throughout the community. I interviewed plenty of people who claimed this fact. The students were not paying a reasonable tuition because the district was claiming they were residents and were therefore receiving Basic State Aid (taxpayer dollars) to educate these students who clearly resided in Mexico. I went down there many times to interview, videotape, etc.

Bow has been sold! Thank you!

I have this bow with me at work today! This bow is a 2008 Hoyt Katera XL in camo in excellent condition. I bought this bow and have not shot it much as I bought another at the same time. The limbs are 60/70 pounds and the draw length is 29". This is a bare bow that comes with a D-loop and peep. The only mark on this is a tiny rub mark that you cannot see unless you look for it. It would not even show up in pictures. I can get some pictures together, but feel free to contact me to set up a time to check it out, it is in excellent condition, very seldom shot. $415 shipped to your door or $400 picked up. This is an EXCELLENT price on a superb Hoyt model! VERY quiet, VERY smooth!!! I have a stabilizer and rest at home, if interested. Thanks, Brian

Try to get close to the shore, close enough to cast into the water at least. The closer, the better. That should increase your odds of catching something there. Just kidding, good luck. I will live vicariously through all of the fishing stories posted, as I cannot seem to ever get out anymore.

Besides, a heavily used wench may not be worth wasting any money on. What you need is a fresh wench, something that has not had to pull too much weight, has not been overly used and can take a good licking and keep on going.

Who is this "Amanda" person and why is she trying to make us all sane by changing topics at such a turning point in our lives? Man, I wish people would just let us all go insane just a little more by continuing to post useless comments just in order to keep the thread at the top of the page and keep people thinking "Hmmmm, just maybe they ARE up!"!!!! Oh wait, is that what I am doing?

Amazing animals!

Depends a lot on what you are towing the trailer with, also. I went from an older pop-up trailer that I had rebuilt to a 1993 26' Prowler and the change was like moving from downtown Phoenix to uptown Scottsdale! If you can tow a hard sided trailer, you can easily get an older one (late 1980s to mid 1990s) for $2,000 nowadays in this economy, and make everyone in your family quite a bit happier!

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Outstanding precip! We needed this soooooo badly! Unfortunately: 1. It all came at once, which helps to quickly fill water holes but makes it hard to soak in everywhere. 2. South-central and south-eastern Arizona avoided major amounts of precip, again. That area of the state is really in trouble in more precip does not come their way sometime soon, especially those lower deserts. Glad to see all the snow and rain pics! We sure needed this storm pretty badly!!!

Wow, nice deer!

Awesome bucks! Great jobs guys!!!

Great buck, congratulations on your persistence! Great job following him and finishing him off!

There is a NEW Mexico? Just kidding, had to use a one-liner from a movie!

That may be the Three-Bar Wildlife Area outside Roosevelt Lake. I am not the expert on this at all, however, if I remember correctly, they did comparisons to inside the fenced area and outside the area, concluding that the predator depradation was extensive. I also believe that the fence had to be knocked down during the large fire back there a few years ago in order to save the animals stuck inside the area. I am not sure whatever happened consequently.

Excellent sheds and beautiful area!

^ That did not take long!

Great post, thanks for spreading the word. Someone has to know at least one of these people through various connections, and you never know, it may be someone here. Reduce crime, reduce costs.

If I had ever shot a big deer, I would say. All the deer that I have taken, all less than 75" (those are just fine trophies for me) have come from 33, 34A, 36A, 36B and 36C. Although these are well-known units, I never seem to connect on big ones, and have actually passed on deer bigger than the ones I have already shot. Both bow and rifle. If I get one in 2010, that will be 10 deer total for me, so I would not consider myself a master hunter. Same with javelina, one more and that will be 10 with a bow for me.