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https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0xsHWGHRHSHeP6hshCS19FHHvEiTswt1wBt26rWM3xkTkJsjckq4Y7ySHD7km53Xfl&id=100064466781512&mibextid=K8Wfd2 Battle Of Big Bug: It was in 1863 near the town of Big Bug, that Theodore Boggs and three other miners were working a very productive gold claim. They had built a Dugout cabin along a hill side near where they were working. One night after a long day of working on their claim, the men cleaned up, dinner then went to bed and never knowing that they were being watched. During the middle of the night one of the men woke up to the sound of their dog crying. As the miner peered out of the only window, he seen their dog had been shot with an arrow and was crying as he was limping toward the cabin. At this exact moment, the Apache warriors then began to roll two very large boulders down the hill to crush or burry the miners alive inside their cabin. Two of the miners actually help a bed frame over their heads to keep the roof from caving in on them. With the cabin damaged from the boulders, but still standing. The Apache began to move in to finish off the miners inside the cabin. With two of the miners occupied with holding the ceiling up and trying to repair their now crumbling cabin, Boggs and one other miner loaded their muskets as well as those of the other two miners and waited for the Apache to come. The men had to dig hasty gun port holes into the walls of the cabin to defend themselves properly, as there was only one small singe window. When the Apache first charged, two of them were killed instantly and the rest fell back and began taking shots at the cabin. Two Apache's tried to set the front of the cabin on fire, but both were badly wounded and carried off by their fellow warriors up the hill side then for an hour after there was noting but silence. All of a sudden the hills lit up with a bright burning flicker and to the miners amazement, the Apache had carried off their dead warriors and now were cremating them in full view of the miners trapped inside the cabin. By morning the fires had burnt out and the Apache had fled. After this the four men raced to the town of Big Bug (Population of just 100) and told the residence and other miners of their story and to raise the alarm. This was just one of many skirmishes/battles that took place within the Bradshaw Mountains during the Apache Wars. In numerous books, articles & material I often come across that the period of 1853-1873 was the most deadly period for American miners, settlers in the Arizona Territory. Big Bug has always been a great location that yields amazing gold. During the 1860's-1880's an estimated 15,000-18,000 ounces of gold was yielded from the placer claims. During the 1930's-1940's a recorded 50,000 ounces of gold was yielded from dredging. The lone miners during this time were making an easy $300 a week from the gold they were recovering form the creek & hillsides. Very little exists today of the old mining down of Big Bug Today Roadrunner's Prospecting Club & the GPAA have good mining claims along Big Bug Creek. To this day, active mining claims along Big Bug Creek still produce impressive amounts of gold. I have worked some of these placer claims on and off since the mid 1990's and I still find nice size pickers in my pan. Theirs Still Gold In Them There Hills! (Please follow & respect State, Federal laws and land as well as private property, if in doubt just ask permission). If you happen to be traveling along the I-17 this week on your way to Prescott, Flagstaff or Phoenix, maybe stop by and check out this priceless piece of the Wild West & Arizona's past. I hope everyone has a fun & adventurous week! Stay Safe, Stay Alive, Keep Treasure Hunting!!

In this day and age you try to raise your kids right and give them opportunities and experiences that you enjoyed as a kid! Then getting to watch your kid pass the tradition on to their kids! Gives hope that not everything is a complete wreck out there in the real world!

This happened after my time. Football came to Animas my sophomore year 1976. We were horrible but things changed when Billy Henson took over. My little brother played for Henson. It is true, we traveled to Clayton, NM to watch the championship game one year. Just a cool tribute to small town football and the dedication of a coach to make the most of what he had. Funny part of the story.....Lordsburg's 9-8 victory ended Animas's bid to break the all-time national record of 72 consecutive wins by Hudson High of Michigan from 1968 through 1975. https://www.krqe.com/video/remembering-the-animas-panthers-new-mexicos-biggest-dynasty/9063410/

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Funny I've never been to a Scheels before but honestly it sounds like Walmart 8 days a week................

I remember as a kid dreaming of having a lock blade Buck knife, it seems like it was just the best knife out there for "hunting".....boy have knives come a long way since my kid dreams!!! I still have my buck knife and I try keeping it toned up. My father in law was the best with just a stone and the knife, me not so much. At $600 I better never have to sharpen that knife again

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Gotta love that Remington 700 BDL.........bump it up!!!

What amazes me is how many people don't really realize where the majority of the money comes from that takes care of the wildlife programs. Clueless.................

I've heard all you gotta do is take it over to Eagle Pass and just have'm walk it across......................

Talk about a bonus bull......hefty looking mass....................

That's too funny........and dang, sketch!!!

I went to winterize my camp trailer today and when I pulled out my plug the water stunk like sewer! I’ve had this trailer for several years and never had that kind of smell! I replaced the anode probably two years ago! Looks like it needs replaced again! I’m pretty rookie at this stuff! Any ideas?

We need men just like that.............so many different ways to be a great person like that.................yesterday was a great reminder for me.............300+ responders ran into the jaws of death trying to help others....RIP John P.

And maybe the Pioneer license is different than the lifetime license............

No I just didn't know the age and after finally figuring out where it was on AZG$F I figured what the heck......maybe somebody else didn't know, plus I didn't know fishing was part of that ............ I had my Dr. Pepper though...........thanks

Pioneer license A Pioneer License grants all the privileges of a combination hunting and fishing license and also authorizes the holder to fish in all community lakes. A person qualifies for a Pioneer License if they are 70 years of age or older and have been a resident of Arizona for 25 or more consecutive years immediately preceding the application for the license.

Anyone have experience using this booking agency? We booked flights in June flight from Phx to Hawaii got changed so now I gotta spend the night in Honolulu and gonna arrive a day late in Australia!!!😳 I am not great at this kinda stuff, just frustrating! Lord have mercy covid shuts things down again and I’ll have real trouble!!!

Boy am I finding that out.......for all of my US travel I have just used South West when possible but dang.......this international stuff is kickin my arse

Phones and tracking......we have followed this story since it happened. While the guy has not been convicted because they haven't found a body, phone tracking has played huge in this case. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-suzanne-morphew-case-nothing-is-what-it-seems/ The link is a 48 hours report, interesting story if you have the time, technology is amazing for good and bad! Authorities hint they know location of Suzanne Morphew's body: "She is in a very difficult spot," says prosecutor This past week, a prosecutor working on the case of Suzanne Morphew, a missing mother of two, said in open court that investigators suspect they know the location of her body. "She is in a very difficult spot," said Deputy District Attorney Mark Hurlbert. "We actually have more than just a feeling … and the sheriff's office is continuing to look for Mrs. Morphew's body." It was a major update in the Morphew case which began on Mother's Day 2020, when she disappeared from her Colorado home. Hurlbert said there was no timetable for bringing a murder case to trial. "That could be a long time. It could be quick, it could be long. It depends on a lot of our investigation," he said. When Suzanne first went missing, investigators compiled and followed several bizarre clues—a chipmunk alibi, a tranquilizer gun, and a spy pen—but lacked direct evidence. Suzanne MorphewSUZANNE MORPHEW/FACEBOOK Investigators noticed Barry's cell phone appeared to be pinging all around his house on Mother's Day weekend 2020, which he maintains was because he was chasing and shooting at chipmunks. Investigators also found a plastic cap for a syringe that they believe was used to load a tranquilizer dart in the couple's dryer. Barry, investigators say, told them he didn't know how the cap got there, but admitted he was an experienced tranquilizer dart gun shooter. The cap, however, did not contain any of Barry's DNA. 48 HOURS

Exactly which means I'm really losing two days right ! It would have been easier to get a tag for something this year!!!!

The outdoors has never been more intruded here in Az as it currently is........and very few of the population actually take the time to take care of anything amiss out there. Kudos to any of you that have taken the time to make things better than the way they were when you arrived. I have blamed the ban on my fewer trips to the forest but honestly the price of gas has caused me more conflict than the ban.......I have also lost more cameras since the ban than all the years previous combined. Is the ban the cause of this coincidence? No idea. Our last trip to Alpine, that little stretch of 191 between Nutrioso and the summit I saw 6 rigs parked on the side of the road glassing that long burn ridge on the backside of Noble Mt........ "pre scouting" I suppose. I'd like to blame the ban on all of that additional traffic too but honestly what bugs me more than people scouting on the highway is sxs 10 in a group seeing how fast they can go around the corner or how loud they can play their music................... Bottom line.......there is just too dam many people out in the woods these days.......and I am thankful to still be able to get out there and be one of them.........

I know you get tired of this but I never do! Good luck to tag holders!