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Those are funny looking prob holes on the side. Buckhorn My daughter found a chard with holes in it like that on our property up here in Flagstaff (we have LOTS of chards on the property). We don't have Anasasi, but Sinagua (or so I'm told). When she asked, I couldn't explain what the holes were for. Any ideas???

I appreciate the info, RR. Still, with each of us having a 20% draw rate last year, and at least that this year, and whatever smallish chance we had the preceding years, that neither one of us applying on seperate applications for the last almost 30 years and can't get drawn is hard to swallow. Being the two of us, we should be doubling our individual draw rates. Looking at the probability, it should have happend for one of us by now. But with the luck I/we have, it is about par for the course. I dread that we may both will be drawn next year. That would be my luck too. I would prefer spreading it out because just going (even if you are the spotter and not the shotter) is the best part. I understand the probability and math involved, but it is hard to explain to yourself sitting on this side of things. I promise you, it makes you doubt the system.

They say it does , but all I can tell you from my personal experience which is my brother and I each had 18 points heading into the antelope draw for Unit 7 this year- neither one of us were drawn. Yet last year, we both put in for Unit 7, and a 14 year old kid we know put in for the same Unit with with only his hunter safety course bonus point - the kid was drawn. At least we helped him get a really nice buck (which was fun), but it was a jagged pill to swallow to wonder how we are unable to get drawn - we have been applying since the late 1970's and have yet to be drawn for antelope . Does it work? Well, somebody is going to have to explain it to me REALLY SLOW - A COUPLE TIMES to get me to believe it does .

Didn't get drawn for elk or antelope. My brother an I each had 18 points heading into the draw for antelope - we put in for Unit 7 on different applications to double our chances one of us were gonna get drawn - neither application were drawn. I was so confident one of us were going to - I have already been out a couple times and found the buck I had been watching for 2 years now - making sure he survived this past winter. Guess I jinxed myself...... Congrats to all of you who were drawn.

I always heard they were more closely related to rodents than swine. I don't hunt them anymore - had to choke them down with a lot of beer (but then, maybe I need to start hunting them again!!!!!) I recent saw some up in Unit 9 very near the South Rim - it shocked me to know they have migrated that far north. About 25 years ago while motoring in a boat across Apache Lake, a buddy and I encountered 2 javalina swimming in the middle of the lake. The only thing we came up with why they would be doing that is it was "boys night out" on the other side of the lake and they were tired of being yelled at at home.

According to Jim Heffelfinger (aN AZ Fish and Game employee who is noted as a deer expert and wrote a book about deer), he says "Coues shed their antlers late April throughMay with the peak around May 7th." Bucks have a home area and don't migrate - they'll be in the same general area all year

You might consider the Zeiss 85MM Diascope. 3.5" shorter, 6 oz. lighter, 6% brighter, about $600 cheaper (new from Cabelas), and I thought every bit as good as the Swarovski 80HD. I thought digiscoping was easier with the Zeiss too (I liked their flip up camera adapter) if that is a consideration. Digiscoping opens up a whole new opportunity to get into the hills too! That being said, if you are commited to the Swarovski, go to the 80MM rather than the 65MM. You will be glad you did all things considered.