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Went up to Young Friday to pick up a coues mount from my taxidermist and was wondering what all the campers were for. Can't believe that the bear season is so early. It will be a hard year this year from what it sounds. The prickly pear fruit is lousy this year. The bears are hitting the oaks and the junipers.

One of the guys I golf with all the time has a little dog that has almost died twice because of them toads. He gets out the garden hose and washes out the dogs mouth for about 15 minutes. He said it was almost completely paralyzed.

I have the Chevy Silverado crew cab with the short bed and it is 5'8". Don't know if the GMC is the same.

Oh this is going to be good.

My vote is to get rid of the pinned topics that are several years old with no replies.

+1 on the havalon. Nothing sharper and just swap blades when one gets dull.

That was the second arrow. The first arrow was a perfect broadside shot right through his vitals. He didn't run off after the first shot so I decided I would just put another arrow in him. Once I was ready to shoot he trotted off aways and I misjudged the distance and hit a little high. That makes a very load noise when you hit a bull in the back of the head. And elk scatter everywhere.

Casey, you must be getting the same tag that I am. There were the same number of tags left. I tried getting Hector to put in for one also but he is going to help on a sheep hunt that weekend.

My dad worked on a ranch between Tucson and Nogales when he was younger. He told me a story about him roping a javelina once and hog tieing it. His partner grabbed it and threw it up on his saddle with him. Apparently that is when the rodeo started. His horse wanted nothing to do with that.

Great video. You guys earned that one.

It is nice to at least go up during the rut to check out what is in the unit. But they will not be near there during the hunt. Here is the bull I shot a couple years ago on the late archery hunt. Don't be afraid to call. This bull was pushing about 6 cows and gave himself away by bugling. We hunted our unit just like we have on the late rifle hunts. We glass and bed them down and then stalk them. But that depends on the amount of water. It poured the week before our hunt so sitting water wasn't much of an option. Good luck.

I would imagine that you would know when they cashed your check. I mailed mine in Friday afternoon. Someone posted the correct address to send the application in to a few posts ago. Make sure it isn't the regular address on the application envelope. That will not work.

I just picked some up at our Sportsman's off the 60 in Mesa also. They were stocking the shelves as I got it. Same limits up here.

I would be very interested in something like the mule deer picture. What does something like that run with just a plain rusted finish?

Verizon has much better coverage than the others but it is getting to the point that I am thinking of changing services because of the price. They keep going up while the others seem to be dropping theirs.

That is really cool. Would love to come across something like that.

My question is what does 'In most cases, campers complied' mean? Most of them probably don't have a clue that it is against the law. But it should be common sense. And they probably passed more than a few signs on the way there.

Another guy to talk to here on the site is Ernesto. He hooks a lot of guys up with hunts down there for a pretty good price. Different ranches have different fees.

I used to go on the father/son camp outs when my daughter was young and didn't know the difference. And I can tell you that it wasn't the ward that was doing all the shooting. There are never to be any guns brought to any activity like this. Now what happens once the camp out it over is another thing. Everyone I have been on most groups leave shortly after breakfast on Saturday morning. There are always a few groups that will hang out and do their own thing. And they are the ones that should be held accountable.

Great hunt. I really enjoyed reading your story. Gotta love the GSP's too.

Beautiful buck.

Well it will probably be easier to get a WT tag for any of those units than a MD tag. I think that will be the first priority. Just getting them a chance to hunt. I don't think there are ever leftover tags for those units. But good luck.

Which episode is it? I went to their website and didn't see it.

I downloaded the A&E app for my iphone and watch clips when I have a spare minute. Good entertainment.

That buck is a stud! Crazy looking dog though. Congrats