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Happy birthday Hector!!!! S.

Awesome! Great story and yes, it's VERY nice that your dad got to be there with you! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

Words of wisdom, Lance (pun intended....)! S. PS: Go CATS!!!

AWESOME!!! Thanks much for sharing the story and pics with the site! S.

I'll definitely be heading out hunting! Opening weekend of quail season is a 35 year tradition for a couple of old high school friends and I! As for success rates; We hunt without dogs and usually do quite well in our old honey holes. In the old days it was a race to see who could shoot a 15 bird limit first (my personal best was 15 birds by around 8:15AM on opening day.....). As time has marched-on though, the ridges surrounding the washes we hunt seem steeper & steeper and the urge to 'limit out' has been replaced by the satisfaction of another weekend in the desert with my oldest friends. I remember my father laughing and shaking his head at us as we peeled up the ridges after the birds while he chilled down in the wash. Now I know what he was thinking.... Of course, I also love getting out with my kids too! Have fun and be safe all!!! S. Edit: PS: Had a wonderful Vizsla for a few years (she got sick and died young). Opening weekend in the cholla patches was reserved for running and gunning without dogs. When the weather cooled a bit later in the season I would take Ruby along and hit the high desert (no cholla)!

Wow! bonecollector INDEED!!!! Awesome! S.

"They better start transplanting elk quickstyle or I'm not moving a muscle!" Love it, Nick! Amen!!! S.

Actually, to me it doesn't say anything about innocence. It simply bolsters the argument that he didn't know it was illegal (innocence and ignorance are different). That being said, I of course agree with the majority here that a citation seems pretty harsh in this case. A little 'officer PR' and a discussion about rules & hunter responsibility would have gone much further and been much more effective IMO. Since he's a minor, hopefully the judge will see it that way. Also since he's a minor, hopefully it doesn't impact his record in the long-term (either way, I'm thinking this would not classify as a 'felony'...... I hope I'm right on that.). S.

Awesome man! Nothing like getting out there with the kiddos!!! Looks like some great scenery and a great time! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

VERY, VERY AWESOME!!!!!! Great story and great pics! Congrats on a very cool adventure!! Thanks for sharing with the site. S.

That pic looks familiar to me, Lance! Looks just like my daughter's deer hunt from a couple of years ago! Good father/daughter time! 6ANut, good luck in your journey! There is NOTHING like it!!!! (PS: Sorry to hi-jack your thread. ) S.

You've gotten some good advice! Little girls are AWESOME! My girl is 15 now, curvey and sassy but she'll always be Daddy's Little Girl!! Good luck and enjoy life!!!!!! S.

+1! I'm a VERY novice bow hunter with very little experience. I was fortunate enough to have an archery cow tag in unit 1 several years ago and had one of the most amazing afternoons of hunting in my life during a steady down pour. I was in lots of elk and they were very active. The rain did not keep them down one bit! It did, however keep my scent/noise down. Was fun and I ended-up shooting a nice yearling cow elk (my first and only with a bow). Good luck stalking in the rain! S.

Wow! Amazing footage! S.

Thanks for jumping-in to provide that information/clarification! Nice to get the info directly from the source! S.

Limited Entry (Draw unit. As opposed to an OTC unit.....). Nice bull, Ike! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

Awesome pics! Looks like a great time! Thanks for sharing with the site. S.

AWESOME!!!!! S.

The artist at work! Amazing! S.

Sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers! S.

VERY AWESOME!!!!! Thanks much for sharing the entire saga with the site!!! S.

Classic...... Been there once. Was on an archery deer hunt down South and decided to go for a drive to chase some quail for a couple of hours in the early afternoon. My friend said 'better take your bow....', but I declined. Sure enough, came face to face (25 yards) from a rutting 4x4 that wouldn't budge because of his does..... S. PS: He was nowhere near the caliber of buck that you came across!!!! Wow!

Great that your kids are getting to hunt this year! That Kiabab Jr. hunt is AWESOME! If you want him to study up, I would concentrate on the basics that he learned in the class (T.A.B. + 1, etc....). Then I would just encourage him to listen to the instructors carefully during the field day, relax, and enjoy! Seems to me like the field day has not changed that much over the years. Good, basic, hands-on instruction. He'll be fine! S.

Three weeks ago we lost our dear mother to a sudden heart attack while my 90 year old father was in surgery for a broken hip. After the surgery, my father had a tough time with the recovery and two days ago he finally surrendered and has joined my mother. He was a war hero, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, hunter, scholar, gentleman, and my HERO! He and my mom were married for 64 years, and I'm honored and lucky to be a part of their amazing life legacy! Kudos to you dad, for fighting the good fight all through life! This post is absolutely NOT about sympathy, but a way for me to honor and celebrate my father's great life! He'll be with me this fall...... Peace everyone! S. Taking a drag off of a cigarette prior to climbing into his B-17 for a combat mission over Europe in WWII. He flew 33 missions, including over the Normandy coast on D-day! 20 year old 2nd Lt. - Navigator. He and I on a two week trip to Alaska almost 20 years ago. (NO, we did not kill that bear.) We were guests at a hunting lodge on the Alaska Penninsula that a friend of ours had access to. We fished and saw sites and were able to see some of the bears that the guides/skinners brought in.

AWESOME! Love Utah! (I'll be up there for the general rifle hunt in a few weeks......) Congrats to your son on his first archery buck! S.