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I take it your mom and sister are hunting cow elk? Probably up on top of the RIm? The closest spot to the top,would be the Highline trail down at Strayhorse campground You can go east or west, and all the canyons, and ridges hold Coues.The entire south face of the rim, It's thicker up there and more difficult to glass than further south in the unit. There are some Coues right up on the top edge of the rim also, but not as many. A little further south is Sheep Saddle campground. You can take the Hot Air Canyon trail to the west of the campground in, and round, the ridges and Canyons. I have seen good bucks in there also. You can glass some canyons below Rose Peak right from the highway also.

Awesome hunt dude. That country looks amazing, and heck of a nice velvet buck. Last time I hiked 11 miles in one day, was here in unit 27. It about did me in, and that was with only a 30 pound day pack. Your 150 lb load is a heck of a haul. Kudos!

Tell the judge that you helped thin out the herd ,of an overpopulated, and worthless bird species. Kinda like shootin a Pigeon.

Being your own boss can be great, but there are many aspects of self employment that are not easy to deal with. I was self employed for many years with my own cabinet and woodworking shop. Commercial and residential. The economic meltdown of 2008 showed me the door in a big way, along with many other small business owners. You need to have money to weather any storm that comes your way. Not always easy being in small business during the tough times Don't become a cabinetmaker. Trust me on this one.

Another Loony Liberal?

Alter ego..... Dustin25, will be around shortly to call you a bigot.

There are better ways to die.

Phoenix got pounded before we did here in Tucson. It was an all out Blitzkrieg from the rain today. There was 5 - 6" of water running through the parking lot of a place I was working at. Not sure how much we got?

"Taxidermy man gunna have a heart attack, when he see's what I brung him"

You guys are killing me During a normal storm you see the lightning, and then here the thunder a few seconds later. Well.......sumpin wasn't right with yesterdays storm. It was just.......out of sync.

My self imposed removal of my political content is not motivated by any form of "Protest", or reprisal. Rather, it is a matter of personal choice. Similar to erasing a mistake on a blackboard. Amanda, as well as a number of members, have expressed concerns over a dislike of non hunting politics on this forum. I understand, and respect, those concerns, hence, my reason for removing content created by me. It has never been my intention to create animosity among the membership. I don't apologize for what I believe in, but I will keep my political babble on internet sites that are more suited for that type of dialogue. I do not wish to disrupt the intended vision of this website, nor create problems for the administration. There are other members here who should consider a more civil path when people post something they don't agree with, rather than resorting to open hostility and name calling. Things can become toxic when one member pushes another too far. There are other entities that can ruin a website other than Political posts. It comes down to how people respond. I hope everyone can honor the same request that was asked of me. I would have saved the trouble and deleted the entirety of my topics. However, this website does not allow the author of a topic to delete they're own topic in the political forum. Peace.

No. We are honoring the request of the website owner, and administrator. Someone we all respect.

Been raining for over an hour in Mid town Tucson. Amazing lightning show,and funky sounding thunder. The thunder didn't seem in sync with the lighting.

Muy Grande Venado.!

If you think about it, it does not make sense for drug cartels to help destroy this country. Who they gonna sell dope to? Another successful attack on the US will likely send our economy into a deep depression. Not good for their business. They should be killing those ISIS dudes hanging out in Juarez. It's just something I read on a news clip. You know how rumors are. Who knows. For the right amount of money, I would bet the cartel would provide them with an armed escort to the border? Crazy times!

Any potential terrorist that is trying to make their way into this country is going to keep a low profile, and try to blend into the crowd. Most likely joining up at some point with whatever comrades, or sleeper cell, that is already here. I doubt hunters along the southern units have much to worry about in that regard. There has been some innuendo about the Mexican Cartels possibly helping these goons to achieve their objectives. The Mexican Cartels are ruthless, and I would be more concerned about the role they may play in the future. I don't normally hunt the border units, but when I do it is the northern sections of 30B, and 34a. I've only heard stories of what has been seen in the occupied zones

If someone is firing a gun at me, I'm not going to be concerned about what type of gun it is

If we had real leaders in Washington D.C, instead of Golfers and fundraisers, our borders would be secure, and we wouldn't be having this debate.

Nice pics. Too bad you didn't get that 4 x 4. Maybe next time. Great adventure. 85 pound backpack? Did you guys stuff a couple 30 packs in there, or what?

I don't like wolves. Wolves are killing machines. These are not 100% Wolf, but a hybrid. Mankind is tampering with evolution. Not a good thing. The big game resources we already have are much more valuable, then packs of wolves raised to make the bunny hugger crowd feel good. But....I am a hunter and very biased. I can see the other sides position on this, as long as they are not using it as a political tool to advance a questionable agenda. Which is likely the case. Honestly, the wolf expansion project has way more negatives then positives. The people behind the program refuse to acknowledge this, but I wouldn't expect anything logical to come from the Federal Feel Good Camp. If Arizona G&F supports this expansion program, what are they getting out of it? Federal dollars? 750 -1000 Wolves equals a whole lot of game animals being eaten around the southwest. I would much rather have the Grizzlies back.

Latest intel says 11 commercial airliners are missing from a Libyan airport.

Invariably better than 70 ex wives.

You bad boy!

40? or 70? I'm not really sure, except that they are all Koo-Koo. In the words of Ted Cruz "Bomb ISIS back to the stone age"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a4dWTKo5u7M Valentin Gruener has formed a special relationship with this lioness who lives in Botswana, Africa. From the Huffington Post: Jonathan Hawkins, a teacher living in Seoul, South Korea, captured this video during a visit to the Modisa Wildlife Project in Botswana, according to Mikkel Legarth, co-founder of the project. * One of the co-founders of the preserve, Valentin Gruener, developed a close bond with some of the lions, including this lioness who he helped raise that gives Gruener a giant hug when she’s released from her enclosure. It’s clear to see — great friendships like this one require hugs this big.