Non-Typical Solutions

I thought that face looked familiar......what to make the headlines!!!

I posted earlier this summer the "plague" of beetles laying around town and then all the sudden.....they started showing up BIGGER!!! Pretty buff looking dudes............ I get a kick out of some of the things nature throws out there, I have seen some of these guys in the past but this summer.......they are out in numbers!!!

let em be. They're out there 365, we're out there a fraction of that. They serve a purpose, we're trespassing... not the other way around. JMHO If I am in the boonies I will let them pass as they let me pass.....but on my property they are gone......

I like "that dude"! I've been called a helluva lot worse! Scales between the eyes is the best, 100% way to know the difference, especially since tail patterns don't always line up like the books say they should. That doesn't look like a diamondback or a mojave (with a "j"). That looks like a viridis (Crotalus nuntius; Hopi rattlesnake) from the NE part of the state, like Arizona Griz suggests. Snowflake.....so eastern part of the stae, white mountains in the cedars ......interesting information, thanks....

Compared to this one.....you have to zoom in on the tail but clearly very different??? Again, I didn't look at the scales between the eyes!!!

#4 takes it.....great pictures..............

Leaf footed bugs. That subtype you have photos of are also known as Giant Mesquite Bug, Thasus neocalifornicus Cool looking, http://arizonabeetlesbugsbirdsandmore.blogspot.com/2010/06/life-cycle-of-giant-mesquite-bug-thasus.html PRDATR.....interesting link....those are some serious buggers........

Been going out early morning late evening, midnights all hours of the day for 20 years to tend animals. Had a barn owl in my coop one night I have chased coyotes away from my coop multiple times. Last night was a first with this greeter! He will NOT be returning!!!

Missed out my moneymaker....wonder if they would go on ebay???

Nice new avatar......great job!!!

Could be a prairie with those markings which is why I commented about the tail but they are up north. Either way I wouldn't want to get hit by one. Its either a diamondback or a Mojave. Prairies have only been documented near Springerville in AZ. They are thought to be in grasslands in far SE AZ, near the AZ/NM state line, but have never been documented there. Mojaves were my research specimen/project in grad school and you can't always go by the tail markings or color scheme. I've seen plenty of Mohaves that looked just like a diamondback and plenty of diamondbacks that looked like Mojave's. The only way to be 100% on the identification is to look for two large scales touching between the eyes (Mojave) or nine small scales (diamondback), but I don't know too many people willing to get that close! ☺ My first thought was Mojave, though. I would have never known that about the scales.....but I would never have been willing to get that close..........interesting information thanks....

Common thread......trash in business and trash out in the woods......

It'll happen hang in there.......

Bad picture, sun was down and this guy is in my headlights camera picture......very green in real life!!!

I saw on the news tonight $50,000.00 reward for information on the serial killer in the Phoenix metro area! Same reward available for information on wolves that have been killed! Go figure!

As it should be and how blessed to have a spot that was reliable for 20 plus years.......not my camera but thanks for being that person living up to what hunting is supposed to be about!!

Good luck in Camp Verde looking for a 4 bedroom and pool!!! Lots of good people there in Camp Verde, small school, great antler country close by plus the river right there!!!

if any is wondering he's catholic and fiscally conservative from what i read and im sure you saw this Dude probably is waiting till after racing to become a naturalized citizen.. Who would want to live in Jamacia when the beautiful United States is just a boat ride away. Exactly the first thing that came to my mind!!!

Speedy recovery to you Bob......and good luck with your hunt!!!

The pictures are not the greatest but you will get the idea. We went down for a second try at seeing sheep and we weren't disappointed! The one picture with the boat inbetween us and the sheep. I just have a little 14' and we were anchored off across the lake from where the sheep were, trying to just watch and take pictures and such. This boat goes flying by.....realizes what was up there running around and proceeded to turn around pull right up to where the sheep were! They are lucky my wife didn't have an arrow to fling at them...she was pissed. https://youtu.be/oTvi4oI-7h8 One of the rams was chasing the heal out of just one ewe and would not leave her alone, I kept trying to explain to my wife but.................... Sorry about the wind noise on the next clip!!! https://youtu.be/NR05wYSKUQE https://youtu.be/zt2kyyQOnh4 End of the day we finally spotted some sheep on the opposite side if the lake just as the sun was working its way down!!! Really fun trip, just somebody remind me next time.....don't go on the weekend, holy hanna that lake was rocking!!!

We are headed to Canyon Lake again this weekend, went a couple of weeks ago and checked the lake out and want to try it again. Anybody have any specialty jigs or lures they like on this lake that you are willing to share??? We caught some bass using worms last time(nothing of any size) but I really like to us jigs and lures more than I like fishing with worms.

Boat!!!

I always love the poor kid story......he couldn't find himself after having so much success so he turned to pot and got the DUI and then got his head screwed on straight, has a kid and a fiancee. I hate rooting for him but he flat out beat the heal out of everybody in that IM race last night, I was really rooting for Lochte to win that race. This is one story I will never forget......the shooter who shot the wrong target.....what a bummer!!! http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/skill/2004-08-22-shooting-emmons_x.htm

I got this truck last November it is the F-150 ecoboost and have loved every bit of it except!!! My old 79 Ford had a wrap around the interior of the wheel well that kept mud from getting into and hanging onto all the other interior parts. I have never had a rig with running boards but if I go through the littlest stretch of mud the running boards just pile it up. Anybody have someplace they go to get this type of addition put onto their trucks? Will mud flaps help keep the running boards a little less mud covered? I understand you play in the mud you are going to get muddy but the front and rear bumper on this truck get caked inside and I see that being a potential problem!

I guess I am paranoid about the dirt that will just sit there and cause rust and damage where it gets trapped. I had my old ford for close to 30 years and don't see myself buying another truck for another 30 so was just worried about longevity. Guess it is an old fart thing maybe........ I have the factory running boards on my F-250. Just bent one so I will have to look for another one or a pair. Dang sorry about that!!!