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Dang-it Lark! You're the best man!!!! ALWAYS quick wit & levity!!!! Love it man! S.

Luckiest kids on the planet!!!!! Kudos to you for making that amazing trip possible for your children! Memories for a lifetime for sure!!! S.

Yep, a great trip indeed Doug. The 'two best' was not lost on me, and was celebrated heartily around the fire on Saturday night!!! Lure of choice was Black! Appropriate enough for the location, of course. For smallies, Black grubs (jigs...) with the spinning rod, and black wooley worms & wooley buggers on the fly rod. Caught plenty of them with both forms of tackle. Mainly olive colored hair's ear nymphs for the trout. Except the big boy.... he came on a black rooster tail spinner. Was hoping for a smallmouth when I tried the rooster tail, but lucked into the big brown! Lucky shirt for sure! S.

Words of wisdom effenjeff! By the end of July we'll all know..... Just hope my boys get those Jr. tags they're shooting for!!!! Good luck to all!!!!!! S.

Welcome to the site little miss hunt!!! Hopefully you'll enjoy the stories, pictures, and posts! Regards, S.

Pretty funny Lark!!! I know you like to stir the pot!!! I like the 'lamestream media' reference also az4life!! Pretty good!! You're right about your story not being reported on most sites! Only from the 'NUZE' on globalwarmingHOAX.com!!!! Gotta luv the so called media (lamestream or not....) on both sides, don't you? Spin-masters to the grandest extend!!! S.

Now THAT is funny!!!! Thanks for posting! S.

Swimming & hanging with the family most of the day, then heading to the D-backs vs. Padres game that evening. Looking forward to a great day! Happy Independance Day all!!! S. :-)

Sounds like everyone had a great day!!! My day yesterday was great as well; - Slept in just a bit. - Went to church with the family. - Enjoyed biscuits & sausage gravy made by my wife. - Started to watch the Open, but dozed-off.... - Woke-up & had an iced coffee to clear the cobwebs. - Continued to watch the Open.... - Went to my brother's house with the family for a BBQ in honor of; Who else??? MY DAD!!! - Finished watching the -Open (How about Tiger???? ) - Played & sang some songs with my brother & dad (guitars....). - Went home & watched the new "space travel" series on Discovery & fell asleep... GREAT Relaxing day!!!! Best to all dads! S.

You all should have another great time up there. I really with I could be there, but it conflicts with a business trip out of the country that I have planned and hence I won't be able to make it (AGAIN.......). Best wishes to all though, and I hope to see lots of pics! S.

Don't forget to stop by Los Hermanos for some of the best Mexican food around! I make the drive up there every other month or so just for lunch! Take a couple of dozen fresh tortillas home and you'll never want to buy the standard supermarket ones again..... Just like home... Best of luck. I hope the shoot is a success! S.

I agree..... VERY cool! Thanks much for sharing. S.

Is the Small Cafe still there???? It was in an older strip mall on the west side of 87 a little south of the 260 intersection... Stopped in there for lunch years ago, and it was AWESOME!!!! Haven't been back since, but I always think about it. If it's still there, and 1/2 as good as it was then, then go there for lunch!!! Anyone been there? S.

Congrats Amanda, Doug, Lance, Terry, and everyone else!!!!! Nothing for me, but both my sons got Junior elk tags in 6A. Can't wait for fall!!!! Best regards all, S.

Hey Amanda: It's looking like I'm going to be working out of the country during that time period, else I likely would have wanted to join. Maybe next time.... I'm sure everyone will have a good time! S.

" Valium + Demerol is your friend. " You nailed that one. Not exactly painless at all, but not too bad. I hope you're doing well today and I hope you are happy with the results! I know I am!!! S.

Welcome back to AZ Scott!!!! I spent 5 years in Salt Lake City (not even close to Northern Montana.....), and that cured me of ever wanting to live in the snow again. ;-) If you would have spent a spring/summer there you might have been teased into staying a bit longer, but that's all mute at this point. Again; a sincere welcome back to you. Now let's pray for some monsoon rain for those mearns!!! S. :-)

Had it one year ago. I am VERY satisfied with my decision to finally get it done. My eyes were something like 20/250 prior to the surgery, and am now 20/20 (20/15 on the left, 20/20 on the right...). No problems per se'..... I get a little 'fog' at night around bright lights, but it is really nothing that is significant. I went through Dr. Jay Swartz in Scottsdale. Price was somewhere around $3500.00 (could have gone cheaper, but I personally would NEVER bargain shop with my eye sight.... ). Good luck! S. PS: No more foggy glasses on those cool mornings!!!!

Ugh..... My heart was broken when I got the e-mail last night Amanda..... True tragedy. I met Michael briefly at one of the ADA banquets. I know him and his sister were always there to help-out their dad. Mark is a true gentleman, and the apple never falls far from the tree. Sincere condolences to the Bool family. I'll say a prayer for Vicky as well. I hope she recovers. S.

Same as cramerhunts for me.... I was sent the pic but don't have permission to post. This sucker is HUGE!!!! Reminded me of a Kiabab deer. The pic I have is of the hunter holding just the head (not a field shot...). Definitely the same buck as on bowsite though. Big mass and lots of points! S.

6A south archery bull 1st. 5B south archery bull 2nd. Junior rifle hunts for the kids! Good luck everyone!!!! S.

Last year Leonard Ordway (sp) came to an ADA meeting and mentioned this topic. He was non-commital, but it seemed like the main reason was the success that was being experienced by bow hunters in the 'rim' units. I didn't hear much about southern AZ in his comments. Seemed like 21, 22, 23, etc. were the units that they had made mention of..... I think I recall him saying something to the effect that as bow hunters evolve their tactics, and as the shear number of bow hunters continues to increase, that the dept. was concerned with the numbers of deer being killed using this type of method. Amanda, do you remember that meeting? Maybe you can add some light to Leonard's comments. S. :-)

Audsley, we lost two deer in two consecutive weekends last fall shooting a .243. (a doe on the Kiabab for my little one, and a 36A 3X4 muley for my older son the weekend following.....) I wanted to break the rifle over my knee!!!!! Obviously not perfect shots, else both deer would have been dead on the spot. I'm FAR from an expert, and just assumed that the .243 would be a good rifle for my boys. It has turned-out to be pretty nice from a recoil perspective, but not at all forgiving when it comes to perfect shot placement. I SOOOO wished that my boys would have shot those two deer with my .7MM Mag as opposed to the .243 when we lost them. My assumption was with the larger caliber and 'punch' of the .7MM, that both deer would have been pounded hard enough to recover (even without perfect shots....) . After doing some research and complaining to friends/aquaintences, I was advised not to discount the .243 prior to trying a change in bullet. I'm going to go with a different round next season for the little ones and see what happens. The .243 is a great little gun in my opinion. It's just not as forgiving as far as shot placement goes..... S.

Is this a quiz???? My guess would be a .30 caliber..... As for the .243; Maybe a nice rifle, but use the right bullet. Look for impact/mushrooming/whallup, as opposed to 'pass-through'.... This is based on recent experience with the .243 with my two sons. S.

You're actually planning on moving back to AZ??? Seems like you didn't have too many nice things to say about this place when you left. I got the impression that you had enough and weren't looking back? Well either way, as Amanda said; you'll hopefully be here in time for a great wildflower season. We've been getting some good steady rain this winter. Good for the flowers, and GOOD FOR THE GAMBELS, which I know you love..... Good luck on your move back Scott. Looking forward to some of your future pics & stories! S.