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I have hunted the unit in the past and have seen a few nice whitetail. Of course I had a mule deer tag at the time. We took the Brushy Mtn road all the way down until it hits private. Then hike west about a mile and you can drop down south again into the Apache Box area. That area looks awesome for coues deer. Just be sure of the property lines.

I deer hunted 23 a few years ago and saw way more elk than deer. Just north of Alma they were coming into the farmland to feed in the morning. Saw a couple beautiful bulls.

That was the first thing I thought of too. It might get you a few seconds more time to get off a shot. So who knows that may be the next craze.

I was just up there today with Chef and the roads are open. They got a little rain in town yesterday and when I came home this afternoon it looked like it was getting ready for a bunch more. Someone said that they got dumped on up at Kohles Ranch at the northern end of the unit. So it is starting to look promising. As for the roads I didn't see anything about any roads being restricted at all north or south. I have heard that the north side is all tore up but I come in from the south all the time now.

Well no matter what happens he is correct. That last slide is funny. That is the weatherman's version of being politically correct.

Some beautiful dogs on here. I just had to put down my GSP that I've had for the last 11 years yesterday. Jake had liver cancer and he had lost about 20 lbs in the last couple weeks. It was literally the hardest thing I have ever had to do. My one piece of advice is take as many pictures as you can. When I got home from the vet yesterday I sat on my computer for a couple hours looking for all the pictures that I have taken and I was real disappointed. I hadn't taken that many real good pictures. Jake is going to be missed for a long long time.

But if they close the unit to hunting they are in control of that situation. The fire is outside their circumstances but closing the unit because of the fire is well within their control. It will be interesting to see what happens.

I imagine if I spoke any Spanish they probably explained at the beginning. But it looked like they were transplanting it. There was a hood over its head. And they tied its feet.

Is there a nuclear power plant anywhere nearby? That is quit the collection.

Neil, that is awesome. This is one of the best stories I have read on here. And some cool pictures. It is cool that Cam, Sean and you were all able to go up together. Kind of like the old days when we Javelina hunted down in the Catalina's. Usually it is more who we hunt with than what we hunt. Well congrats and I am looking forward to July so we can whack some prairie dogs. I'll get Hector to come up with us.

As always it was a great time. I really look forward to the banquet every year. It was nice to meet a few more CWT members. Amanda, thanks for taking care of the tables for us. It is nice being able to show up and know that you have a seat with friends.

That picture of the doe is cool. Looks like she is at least 10' in the air. It is amazing what they can do. I have seen them run full speed down a steep slope like it was nothing.

I just recently switched from the BFG's to the Toyo Open Country AT's and have been really impressed. They are much smoother on road and I can't notice a difference off road. A lot better price tag also.

I agree. I just picked up a work truck a few years ago at the insurance auction and it was a theft recovery. It had a switch under the dash that I couldn't figure out for a few days and then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I turned the switch off and walked to the back of the truck and sure enough, it was a kill switch. They could turn off all of the back lights so that when they were off road none of the tail lights worked but on the street everything was nice and legal. Luckily mine is in excellent shape besides a few dents but overall runs great.

Looking forward to meeting some new people this year. Amanda, should I pay you at the banquet or pay here on the site? Let me know what you prefer and I will take care of it. Thanks

So I pulled up to my morning home inspection and get out to start getting everything ready. I look down at the curb and see something moving. When I look closer it is a baby quail. Looks like maybe a day old or so running back and forth trying to get up the curb. So I start looking closer and there are two of them. And about 10 feet away is the mom and dad and about 5 other chicks. They are calling like crazy trying to get the lost 2 back to them so they can get out of there. But they can't get up over the curb. So I rounded up the one chick and scooped it up with a handful of leaves and stuff below it and set it up on the curb and it takes off running and joins the rest of them. Then I try to get the other one. I probably looked like a fool because that little sucker kept running under my truck. By the time I catch that one the others had finally took off. So I had to chase them for about a 100 yds and finally they ran into a bush for cover. I was able to set the baby down and it ran in to join them. Cute little things. Just wait till next year and I will eat them. Here is a picture on the second one.

We just had our father/son camp out a couple weeks ago. We had ours up by the Thompson Draw Bear Flat area. Everyone had a good time. Some of the boys froze but they survived. Workman Creek is another good spot. We had ours there two years in a row. If your coming from Buckeye you may want to find something up off the 17. Both areas I talked about aren't bad for me but I live on the east side. Good luck and I'm sure it will be fun no matter where you have it.

Amanda, count me in for at least one. I am feeling lucky this year. Need a new something. Won't know what it is until that night though.

I made the mistake of eating one of those Chiltepin peppers off the bush one time. Won't be making that mistake again. They looked so cute though and couldn't resist. It was about 20 years ago and I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was actually trying to wash my mouth out with a garden hose. I didn't have anything else to eat or drink. My nose was running like a sieve, eyes watering, I had the hick-ups and my stomach felt like a bomb went off in it. For those of you that like hot food. Los Dos Molinos is right here in Mesa and it is HOT. I like hot food as long as it has good flavor but I think they are almost too hot.

I will have to agree with SunDevel. I was just talking about Surviving the Game the other day.

I just shot the Z7 last week and it is a sweet bow. Being left handed I don't get to shoot a very big selection of bows when I go to the shops. I was able to shoot a couple other bows including the Hoyt CRX32 and the Hoyt Rampage XT. Out of the three bows the Z7 shot the best and the two Hoyt bows were neck and neck right behind. But in the end I could not justify the $260 extra for the Z7 and went with the Rampage XT. I haven't upgraded in about 10 years and was amazed at the advancements in the bows. They are all so quiet, fast and easy to shoot. I can't wait to start shooting all the time now.

I shoot a Lazzeroni Patriot (.308 short mag) made by Savage with a Vortex 6.5X20 Viper scope. But this year I am shooting a Hoyt Rampage XT.

Late archery bull for me. Tough hunt but at least I get to hunt.

I had a stinken pack rat build a nest under my hot tub on my back patio. There were two of them until one day the breaker for the hot tub was tripped. Then there was only one left. There is a reason they call them pack rats. It was amazing what I found under there when I emptied it and flipped it up on its side. In fact I tried to set a trail camera up but didn't get any pictures of it.

Cool video, I saw pictures of the bull but haven't seen the video. Delverne is one of my buddies cousin. I hunted with him and his brother Troy a few years ago. If I ever had a rut tag Troy would be the guy I would want calling for me.