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Interesting you mention that about coyotes and cats.....after hearing the report that they had a clinic for spay and neutering cats for free the other day at one of the vet clinics......last year they did 17,000 cats. They offered free traps for trapping stray cats to bring in and have them taken care of........we have become very soft in our feelings for animals and the coyote is a perfect predator for taking care of stray cats....17,000 cats spayed and neutered and then turned loose again???? Crazy!!!

I regret having sold the very first antler I found......at the time I was really hurting for some Christmas money.......I don't find many antlers and I keep the ones that are unique or bigger......various reasons for hanging on to them. To each their own....I have kept them and I've sold them but for me it really boils down to enjoying time with family and friends on a campout. I have found antlers after the crowds have had their time out there and I have had many more empty handed trips, but because I was really there to spend time with the family and enjoy the outdoors all was good. I don't like walking across 4 wheeler tracks where there are not supposed to be 4 wheeler tracks...other than that it is a legal means of making money and until ruled different who am I to complain. Respecting what nature provides out there goes a long way and if we abuse that privilege then it too will be regulated and eventually banned.

Hopefully I get my new bow before I find out I really didn't get drawn for Unit 1 archery hunt!!!!! Course then my wife she would be all upset.......wait she already is upset......I already put in for time off in September and she knows that getting drawn is like the tip of the financial iceberg........she will forgive me though!!! That phone call recording better have been right!!!!

Whahooooooooooooooooo.....Unit 1 Archery elk.......cole and I both.......

One of the scenes that I thought might hurt like heal was where Katniss flings the rock with her bow string??? Looked like a great chance to bust a knuckle but hey it is Hollywood right!!! I think it is great kids getting involved with something besides TV and whatever box that is they play with now days. Kudos to parents taking the time to give them the opportunity to try it out.

Nice job....sounds fun....one thing I have decided for sure....branches always end up being branches but antlers are always antlers with no exception.....glad you were able to catch that 2nd one on the way back through.......

That is awesome, congratulations....hold on tight they grow up fast!!!!

Definitely keeper antlers there.....those would go on the wall!!!!!

Baseball.....fell off the edge of the world last year with the Dbacks....have not recovered yet.......haven't even looked at a roster yet to see if I recognize any players. As for Cubs fans..........ugh....they pack it in better than the home town Dbacks do.......

Lots of signs like that in unit 10.....and across I-40 to the south as well.....raise the hair on your neck......

it's a town down in se az I thought? Right next to Paradise, right?!? Used to be a hippie gathering in the 70's bird watching research center and all!

Cool stuff there!

I should be on the road, headed to Rodeo, NM this Saturday hope to catch a glimpse of it.

Probably my wife's brother!

Read this in the police report of the independent, anybody in the inside know details?? Well outside the prescribed parameters right??

That is what I was wondering......rumor a few years back they had a pack of "domesticated" wolves get loose out east of town so made me wonder if it was a Mexican Gray domesticated wolf or one of the out east domesticated wolves.

Had my youngest son Cole at the Jr. High...he was always trying to beat me up. I was on lunch duty and he came up behind me an whacked me with a 5 star on my back and ran off. I wrote him a referral after prepping the principal that it was just an April fools joke on my part. Cole was in tears.......but he deserved it and has never let me forget about it!!!

Nice.................thanks for the laugh....honestly!!!!

Good looking stuff there critter........

Should be late this week or middle of next week I'm guessing. It was April 8th in 2014 and they started hitting CC's last year about the same date as this year so I would think it would be similar. It used to be earlier before all the computer issues the last couple of years. I used to always figure about 6 weeks after the draw deadline. But that is a thing of the past. I already know I didn't get drawn so it doesn't really matter for me but I am curious to see which one of my parents drew. My 76 year old dad? Or my 75 year old mom? Still going strong. Either way getting to hunt with either of those has got to be an awesome hunt!!!! I actually called the draw number yesterday.....it said I had not been drawn and then that message was interrupted with another recording saying that the system was experiencing difficulties good luck to all.......

Soft gets my vote.........not a good showing for the talent that they had....

Heck yeah......headed out tomorrow to do some nature walking with the love of my life as well.....sheds or no sheds always fun to be out there together. Nice finds there.....

Great story and great times....quality find by your kid there......that will bring nothing but more good times after getting him hooked on finding an antler!!

I will be in Alpine Tuesday through Sunday of next week.....be more than happy to visit with you about it if you were serious!!! :)