stanley

Yikes...... In listening to him, there seemed to be zero contrition or accountability, IMO.

YES!!!!!!!!! Bighorn, desert, friends, great times..... Freaking awesome!

Freaking awesome!!! Thanks for sharing the story with the site! 👍🏻 S.

Outstanding times!!!!! Thanks for sharing with the site!

Hunting with family is the absolute BEST of times!!! Multiple generations being able to spend time together in the field is AWESOME! Thanks for sharing, Tyler! S.

VERY cool!!!! AWESOME few days of hunting! I don’t have any reservations about spikes what so ever! Also, for the record, that’s a 2-point in my book! 😉 S.

LOVE IT!!! There is absolutely NOTHING like hunting with your kids (at ANY age)!!

I’ve had that model for over 12 years. It’s dirty as heck but still 100% functional. Great tents!

Food??? I know if it was me, I’d be eating ALL of the Mexican food I could before leaving! Not sure where you’re located… Guayo’s or La Casita in Globe (or Mammoth)?? Los Dos Molinos here in the valley? Fill up on good Mexican food!!!!!

Havasupai (Havasu Falls)

There used to be volunteer 'ranch trash pick-up' days on occasion, way back in the old days. Used to drag my kids down there to participate when they were younger. Does anyone know if that is still happening on any kind of regular basis? Unfortunately, even when filling-up large containers with trash it was hard to make much of a dent, but still curious if that is still going on.

This resonated with me! Brought back fond memories of my best friend from Utah very calmly coaching/guiding my daughter while buck (doe 😂) fever set-in on her first deer hunt on the Kiabab MANY years ago! Patience, of which I often didn't have when my kids were little, can be key! Super happy for you, Casy!! Hunting with your children beats anything, IMO!!!! BTW, regarding rifles for anyone with small kids starting out, the Remington 7400 in .308 was awesome for all three of mine. The semi-auto action acts as a nice shock absorber. (We always used it as a 'single shot' when starting out, for safety reasons....)

BIG thank you to all veterans, for your service!!! 🇺🇸

Worry about other people's business.

Surprised that there hasn't been any 'trophy' pics posted from the past weekend's early hunts. My crew did our usual hunt and ended up killing a couple. Had a couple of old friends come in from out of state to join my son and I & some local friends. Buddy from Utah killed a 2x3 and my son killed a nice 3x3 with good eye guards. Was a great time! Anyone else have some luck on the early hunts? S.

From the regulations: "Legal Animal Definition Bull elk means an antlered elk. Antlered means having an antler fully erupted through the skin and capable of being shed. Antlerless means any elk, any age, without antlers." I don't think 'nubs' shed. Either way, I can't imagine a G&F officer would issue a citation for killing one with nubs. (Plus, the likelihood of running into a G&F officer to even get checked is VERY low, IMO....) Kill one with nubs and walk with a clear conscience! S.

Nice to see that. Looks like the post-monsoon low pressure that came through 3 weeks ago helped as a little kicker, too. Curious if this was an 'average' year regarding monsoon rain runoff that feeds the lake, or above/below. Also curious about current % of capacity? Anyway, it's good, IMO.

Excellent! Gutless method? Pfft.... Who needs that?!?!? 😂

The absolute BEST!!!! Thanks for sharing!

Got me! Saw the title and immediately went to search for the profile! 🙄😂

Hadn’t even really thought of that. Should I? Maybe one of the other moderates will catch it and move it…..

Good on you @creed for even considering this topic. The VAST majority of voters just sort of lightly breeze over the 'judges' section of the ballot. My oldest sister was a judge on the Arizona State Court of Appeals for many years. (She retired a couple of years ago, but still volunteers as an advisor...) Starting the election season after her appointment, I used to get a kick out of seeing her name on the ballot and would tease her with a NO. That being said, we discussed the average sentiment of voters regarding judges. She said that statistically, it is basically consistently around 2/3 YES and 1/3 NO across the board on all judges regardless of political affiliation, record, scandal, etc. Because of the general apathy of the voting base, they tend to be basically bulletproof lifetime jobs (as far as being voted out goes). S.

Totally agree with this sentiment! For a long time now, my thoughts on bonus points in general, is that the overall bonus point pool must be SO large that the value of any single additional point is very watered down. Every time someone doesn't get drawn for a species; they get a point. Yay, so does, so does EVERY other person who didn't get drawn. Unless someone is in the group of folks with close to max points for a given species, it seems likely the value of any given additional point is quite low. Generally 'lottery odds across the board either way, IMO....

Cabela’s Disc-o-Cots. Designed as bunk cots, but can be used as singles. Great for increasing sleeping capacity in a tent. Got a lot of good use out of them over the years. Still in good shape, but zipper broke on one of the carrying bags Yours VERY cheap if you want them. S.

Good stuff!!! Hunting with the kids is absolutely the BEST of times, IMO!!!