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Thats a buck to be proud of for sure. Good job.

Bill, My wife and I usually spend a week in Greer every summer. I love flyfishing, and I like the little Colorado even though the fish are small, it is a quaint little stream and fun to mess around on. Next summer when we come up it would be my pleasure to buy you lunch.

Awesome looking bucks, sounds like a great hunt.

Nice looking country. I think I would have a hard time keeping up with that marathon running machine, AKA Scottyboy.

Sounds like fun. Great pics! How was the weather up there? Starting to get chilly at night? You gotta love them fall trout after fattening up all summer.

All thoughts and prayers to your friend's son Chris. Divine guidance surely played a major part of that rescue, and it is a miracle that he did not suffer more physical damage falling from that height. I can personally vouch for the Cochise County rescue team and the excellent job that they do. Two years ago my Dad was hiking out of Redfield Canyon with some friends and suffered a heart attack, unfortuantely, the elderly men he was with were not strong enough or equipped to deal with an emergency situation and it took them to long to get ahold of Cochise County search and rescue, by the time the helicopter got him to Tucson medical center, he had experienced to much heart damage and died a couple hours later. Had I been there I may have been able to save him, but it was nobody's fault. My dad's freinds had great things to say about the Cochise County rescue team and their expertise in handling those difficult situations. Your friends courage and quick thinking made a big difference in the outcome, and I am sure that Chris will get better because of it.

I may come up, even though I live south of Tucson. I have been drooling over the new PSE X-Force, and will be ready to buy one by then, along with arrows and accessories.

Being a guide is five jobs in one. You have to be a hunter, a pyschologist, babysitter, cook and a buddy.

Happy Birthday! I look forward to meeting you at one of the CWT get togethers someday.

Shoot him!

Unless you get a real thick sleeping pad, the frame is lumpy and the ends seem to ride lower than the middle.

I have seen some of those Amazon fishing trips on the Outdoor channel, and they look like it would be a blast. Thanks for sharing!

Amanda, I hope you have a great birthday, with many excellent returns! Cheers to you for founding this great website, even if I do spend to much time on it

Not second guessing anything but is this a human encounter or a wildlife predator encounter?

From what I can tell "Guero" looks pretty good. Remember that you are never alone while carrying a side arm

Thats some great looking country and pictures. Congrats on a fine buck.

In 1997 I was elk hunting in the Weminuche wilderness in Colorado, and the idiot outfitter had us drinking water from the river without boiling or purifying it. I ended up with a bad case of Giardia that ruined the last 2 days of the hunt, and I was a very sick man for two weeks until the doctor got me the right medicine to kill that nasty little parasite. It was awhile before I felt normal again.

Most of the time I stay out all day. Usually around 11:00 I will find a comfortable spot under a good tree with a view, and have a good lunch and maybe read a paperback for awhile and then take a nap. Then do some glassing to find deer that might be moving mid day. I always try and find a tree with good protection on the back and sides, so that rogue lion won't sneak up and chew on my face

I don't think Obama believes in God or the american flag.

I agree, but the current formula of any state or federal level government is to take something simple and complicate it as much as possible.

I am not a fan of the wolf program, but I won't get into that. I think with the way the economy is going, that we may see other wildlife and nature programs that suffer from lack of federal funding, I hope not . But with the way Arizona government is sweeping funds from other departments, who knows????

Where's my Scooby snack?

http://www.snakebite.net/Idahos.htm Check it out. They have 12" & 16" nightcrawler type worms.

Briefly, the dust trap consists of a coated angel-food cake pan painted black on the outside and mounted on a post about 2 m above the ground. Glass marbles rest on a circular piece of galvanized hardware cloth (now replaced by stainless-steel mesh), which is fitted into the pan so that it rests 3-4 cm below the rim. The 2-m height eliminates most saltating sand-sized particles. The marbles simulate the effect of a gravelly fan surface and prevent dust that has filtered or washed into the bottom of the pan from being blown back out. The dust traps are fitted with two metal straps looped in an inverted basket shape; the top surfaces of the straps are coated with a sticky material that effectively discourages birds from roosting. NPS Photo by Neal Herbert Using bundt cake pans filled with marbles, dust is collected at five different locations in Canyonlands. Dust storms have long been associated with erosion of topsoil, poor air quality and other harmful effects. In March of this year, a dust storm from the Gobi Desert in northwest China cast much of southeast Asia in a pallid gloom as airports canceled flights and health officials warned people to carry umbrellas and wash when they returned home. Residents of Utah faced similar storms in April. But dust isn’t all bad: scientists working in Canyonlands have discovered that airborne dust can be extremely beneficial to the area in which it falls. Any local gardener will agree that it’s a miracle anything grows in Canyonlands without the advantage of compost, manure and daily irrigation. Despite natural obstacles like extreme temperatures and lack of water, native plants endure, even surprising visitors with their abundance. Airborne dust may be one reason for this success. As much as 30% of the soil in Canyonlands may have arrived as airborne dust. Dust can be distinguished from other sediments because it differs in mineral and chemical composition from nearby bedrock, the only other source of soil-building material in many areas. According to lab results, dust both introduces new elements and enriches many others consumed by plants. For example, dust doubles the amount of phosphorous and manganese, triples the amount of sodium, and more than quadruples the amount of magnesium in the soil. Imagine food falling from the sky, filling your fridge and three others just like it. It’s a virtual feast for the plant community. Examining new elements helps identify potential dust sources, though naming exact origins remains impossible. Given the right conditions, dust can travel halfway around the world, and frequently does. A Gobi Desert storm last year crossed the Pacific and sprinkled tons of Asian dust from California to Florida. It was the largest storm ever recorded, and noticeably affected visibility in Canyonlands as it passed. Most dust destined for Canyonlands probably originates in the American Southwest. The Mojave, Great Basin and Sonoran deserts are all upwind of the park, and recent satellite images have recorded dust plumes traveling from the Mojave to the Canyonlands area. Soil profiles in Canyonlands indicate a change in sources during the past several decades, so it’s possible that human modifications like farming, grazing, military testing, urban development and water diversions have made the Mojave more prone to erosion. Not surprisingly, the Gobi has witnessed many of the same activities. Soil loss can be devastating to the ecosystem in which it occurs, and the newly airborne nutrients only benefit soils that can retain them. In Canyonlands, this job falls to biological soil crust, a living groundcover and efficient dust trap found throughout the park. The lumpy, irregular surface of healthy crusts combs dust particles from the air and shelters them. When it rains, bacteria living in the crust actually bind the dust particles to existing soils in a sticky, fibrous web. While it can withstand wind, the flattening impact of feet or wheels crushes crust back into dust, which may float away on the next breeze. More importantly, the formation of healthy soil crust requires up to half a century. Protecting park soils is a small but significant step every visitor can take. Stay on roads and trails, and hike on rock or in sandy washes during any off-trail explorations. And don’t forget, the soil under your shoes may have traveled all the way from China.

The sad thing is that it is very hard to prove a food poisoning case. You got teenage workers that don't care if they pick their nose or wash their hands and then make a pizza afterward When I went through my ordeal I was ready to sue everyone right down to that stinkin cows offspring