Non-Typical Solutions

I tell ya, we just don't give critters enough credit for their ability to adapt and survive....cool pics

The Gray Ranch, now one of several contiguous properties collectively called the Diamond A Ranches, was sold to the Animas Foundation, a private operating foundation that was created to acquire the Gray from TNC and manage it as a working ranch while protecting all of its unique ecological features. TNC retains a conservation easement on the property and the ranch is monitored at regular intervals to demonstrate that the foundation's management is adhering to the terms of the easement. The Gray consisted of about 322,000 acres, approximately 260,000 of which are private land. Most of the state trust and BLM lands are landlocked by private lands and the ranch is not open to the public. The Animas Foundation is a creation of the Hadley family. Ted Turner is not involved, although he did look hard at buying the Gray before the Hadleys became involved. We used to hunt what used to be the Slover ranch and I was just a kid but I don't remember having to access that through the Gray ranch. The Slovers would let us sleep there at their ranch as long as we didn't shoot any of the wifes pet deer that hung out close by which we respected of course. A bunch of the kids I grew up with came from homes down in that area, I wish I would have paid more attention to exactly what that area consisted of at that time as far as private property. Is Hatchet mountain accessible these days or is it locked off? There is an interesting book written by one of the old school teachers there Dunagan maybe??? I can't remember, it talks about how people were given the opportunity to squat that land for ownership but it was such a tough area, most of them living in tents to stick it out. I am not familiar with the Hadley family. Isn't that one of the areas that they re-introduces one of the prarie dog species??? Black tail or something like that??

Ben, What was the group that took over the Grey ranch down there where you are at???? Am I mixing up conservancy programs.....Ted Turner....???

I am wondering if anybody has any great ideas for kid insurance. The policy we have for our kid just jumped 20 bucks a month, maybe it is a good deal, I don't know, I get frustrated with insurance. $5000.00 deductible, went from $54 a month to $74 a month. Major medical is all it is. BlueCross/ BlueShield Any insurance gurus out there????

Nothing wrong with a little caffeine.................

Honestly I'll give you the blanket, just don't have room to store it any more and Grandpa sold all his horses......you come and get it.....

Thank you TJ I appreciate the professional manner you handled the matter. Flying off the handle is the easy way and you taught a group of people that part of the stewardship of being blessed with the beautiful outdoors we have is taking care of it. I appreciate your time and next time, get in touch with me and don't sit on it for two weeks.........great job on your part.

We want pics, we want pics...............congratulations and good luck getting that family started, it can be a pretty awesome thing.....

TJ, No need to sit on something like this, the people responsible need to be contacted and educated. I have been on many fathers and sons outings and indeed it is intended to be a time for both bonding and reflection upon the early years of the church. I have never been around one of these where guns were used or even talked about being used as that really has nothing to do with the intent of the weekend. Having said that each ward has the liberty to choose how that is organized. Most of the time it is a great meal on Friday evening with stories around a big fire, with a full out breakfast in the morning. Upon occasion I have taken my boys fishing as I am really not a huge fan of mass camping, mainly because I get out in the woods to get away from the masses. You will rarely get anybody to answer the phone at the church during meeting time. I will try and track down a number and give this bunch a call. Not a very good example at all of what we stand for or teach. Thanks for caring about our forest.

Thanks for the report.....

Use this next time you have issues with the IRS.... http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-top-irs-official-pleads-5th-amendment-20130522,0,5853268.story

I really don't care whose watch it was on, it is criminal and responsible parties need to be dealt with.

If they stopped them then they would have to ask questions....and we know where that would lead us!!!

That is a wreck waitin to happen......stay clear..........

Heck of a story, one for the photo album record books and pretty dang nice buck to boot. You will love those photos and memories forever. Welcome to the best hunting site around.

This happened to me in Unit 10 many years ago, I finally hung them in a tree with plans to go back and get them and then never did......I am sure somebody since then was the lucky finder......that is cool.

I have watched enough and I know it is on our minds but God bless those folks in the path of that deadly tornado......and the loss of little ones you have suffered.....I can't even imagine.......

I have tried to read up on this fracking business but it seems that everything is completely one side or the other. Anybody out there have any really good reading on this? Does it really do the damage the anti-fracking people claim?

And the current status of that vote reflects exactly what you are saying Ross.........

What in the world planet did he fall off of??? Crazy stuff.............

Always good to hear of a good home remedy, looks great. Would you consider the antler in the picture to be a hard white maybe one or two years old or is it a chalk white?? Just curious, looks really good.

Big honking neck on that deer....looks kinda wierd........had to be a blunt!!!!

If you aren't paying attention to this mess you ought to, it is getting deeper and deeper by the minute. When you talk about personal privacy this goes way out there........

Oops, my bad I was making an assumption by saying we.......I probably need training as I am a little fuzzy still on whether there was any law broken............

Maybe we all need some training as to clear up the fuzziness on whether law was broken or not I am still confused at this point......