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Thanks for sharing. I hope to get a good lion someday!

Nice! Is there a good story with that?

Unit 27 has alot of bears. Be physically prepared if you hunt the canyon country below the rim. Spot and stalk.

Amen to that one brother! Let em get a little bigger.

What is the deadline for purchase?

35A is only open to Ft. Huachuca personel in the fall for archery, otherwise it is a spring draw hunt only.

Nice collection!

I need to get back surgery to replace 2 bad disks in my lower spine. I have been putting this off for the last two years because of the physical nature of my work,and recovery time etc, but I need to get it done as I am in constant pain and discomfort. Anyway, I am looking for opinions from any fellow hunters or anyone that knows another hunter that has had this operation. And what their down side was. I have talked to non-hunters that have had it done and they took 2-4 months before they could resume full physical activity based on individual circumstance. But just wanted to know what any fellow hunter experienced after their ordeal. If I do it this summer any hunts that I get drawn for would be a wasted tag, as I may not be fully capable of hunting. The doctor expects full recovery, but told me to expect approx 3 months of healing and therapy, and I would not be able to load my back during that time. I am seriously considering on suffering a little longer and wait until after the season is over as I hate missing hunts. I live in constant fear of throwing my back out when hunting alone, and will be buying a personal locator beacon/satellite phone just in case. Any information would be appreciated!

Thank you all for your input and advice, I am going to research all options carefully. I had a bad day today. I spent most of the day in UMC emrgency room after a shaper table router accident and lost half of my left thumb. We couldn't even find the pieces! 25 years in the business with no major injury and being a safety freak, one eye blink of not being focused and I paid the price.

I can relate. My last episode, I was fortunate enough that I had my Cell phone on my belt, I had to call my wife who brought my Dad to help lift me off the ground and carry me inside the house. Had a similar experience with my shoulder. Had it pop out while at my uncles house... Had to call him on my cell phone so he could come pop it back in place! OUCH! Was it dislocated? I have seen someone do that before and it didn't look like any fun!

Those are some bruisers! Way to go.!

Nice pics! Now give me the GPS coords for that spot

That 1st one would sure look good on the floor or wall at the house.

I saw one in 2002. I was glassing for deerand something caught my eye. It was sitting in a clearing about 7-800 yards out, I thought it was a yote but after watching it it turned out to be a wolf. Its the only time I ever saw one, I have never hear one howling at night. Turns out a pack or a loner was in that area, and I was wondering why my honey hole was barren, wolf tracks in all the drainages I was in? The wolf program had plans to have 100 wolves in the Blue Range by 2002, I don't know if they met that objective or not. Hunters or hikers will most likely see them on occasion.

Wolf pen in unit 27 Unit 27 is always my unit of choice, and I was very unhappy when they released the wolves in there. I would just as soon have them re-introduce the grizzly. I don't know what kind of delusions that Valdez has about the wolves, but they are killers, plain and simple. It is not like Yellowstone park where you might actually see one. The public will probably never see one in the wild here in AZ, and I can't see them being an advantage to an ecosystem whose deer numbers are already plaqued by drought and predation.

Way to go!

I keep a couple of small water holes filled up on my property for the small game, and there are always a good covey of quail that come through and drink but I have not seen any chicks yet? We do have a packrat population explosion this year

I have them all filled out and ready to go, I like to use cashiers checks for payment, so Monday I'll hit the bank and send em out. Deer - Unit 27, 1st & 2nd, 30B 3-5th Turkey - Unit 27 Sheep - Unit 27

You got it bad don't ya brother? I get that way when season gets closer, Usally around Sept 1st, the huning bug hits in a bad way!

I can relate. My last episode, I was fortunate enough that I had my Cell phone on my belt, I had to call my wife who brought my Dad to help lift me off the ground and carry me inside the house.

I have done all of it. Therapy ( my wife works for a therapist) chiropractic, etc. Pain management in my case only helps with the pain and not the cause. The affected area has two bulging /herniated disks that along with my slight spinal scoliosis, are creating compression on the left side of the spine, the vertabrae are too close together and causing pinching / compression of the nerve cluster. I do not want spinal fusion except for a last resort. I will be seeing a different specialist/surgeon next month who was reffered to me by a neighbor who had the procedure with good success and had great things to say abouth the surgeon. Red Rabbit - I am researching the radio frequency procedure this morning . Thanks! TLH- My wife has the same burning arm syndrome as you from an auto accident (whiplash) hers comes from physical activity and the muscles pulling on the neck joint which in turn pinches the nerve and causes the arm to feel that way.

I shoot a PSE Thunderbolt which is good enough for me, but I did watch some video on the X- Force and a friend owns one who likes it. Smokin fast!

BWANA !

If the draw is good enough to provide me with a deer tag, then it would be the first three items on your list, watching slopes and saddles, if I get drawn for my New Mexico Archery Elk then I will start off with sitting water hole which is my least favorite way to hunt.

Tito is a wuss. I hope he gets the smack down laid on him hardcore