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just search the word klump. cwt forums. google klump. take care in the dos cabezas. lee

killed an incredibly fat little 2x3 burro up under lake mountain this am. just a 2 1/2yo buck but with more cavity fat than i have ever seen with lots under his hide also. water and acorns everywhere. made a good shot w the smokepole, good friends, good times making memories all went well. will sit well with me if it is my last. lee ps have not seen the 'dude' since last day of deer season in 3b right at dark.

Greg Hines, Steve Rothbard and i fished Buzz Brizendines' boat Prowler many, many times over the years. other members here and many friends spent time on her also. Buzz retired and sold her this past winter.

he has developed a taste for the neighbors rose bushes so he is not long for this world with Rita and Judy all pissed off.

take rain ponchos and a come-a-long and go to it. people be picniking along the rim road. lee

prob just for future reference but i have never seen as many aberts as around the northernslopes of whiting knoll in unit 1. go git 'em boys-tree rat galore! lee ps all we ever found along the rim road was those nasty, loud little fox squirrels. don't even know if they are edible

3 inches this morning in show low- and an incredibly heavy, wet snow to boot. it usually takes 12-14" to bust up the trees like the ones down this morning. lee

south of baja. way, way, WAY south of baja. "Shimanos' Gearhead Girls" or "The Second Coming of Linda Greenlaw" notice how she never let the rod ride the rail. a real toughie.

any more reports from our cozy little coues' crew?

wrong. this is all wrong. think i gotta get a dog instead.

mule deer not coues. lee ps the other pic was offensive-i rather enjoyed my elk chili last evening and that made me feel bad

cubs should win just 'cuz they held rockies scoreless for 11 innings. d! lee

the san rafael valley in game management units 35a and 35b are the heart and soul of COUES white-tailed deer habitat in the grand canyon state. all surrounding units are top producers of trophy bucks but range extends as far north as apache maid mtn, chevelon crossing, knoll lake and blue, Arizona. kitt peak area in 36c has the most trophies bar none. lee

somebody delete this shoot. lee

it is a mistake for me to post here-i know that going in-but i am an idiot. after 20 years on the mountain at 6600ft i have used one, the other or both for over 8 months a year. i now believe a pellet stove is the most efficient, inexpensive and easiest to operate of all heating options. a 40lb bag of pellets makes about a double handful of fine ash that can be vacuumed within a half hour of operation, cost about $5. runs on the energy of 2 60watt lightbulbs even on deep cycle battery/inverter or the smallest generator at harbor freight. i'm on aps in show low and the only power outage of consequence was 5hours after the dec 7 2009 blizzard. you don't even have to leave the house to get pellets-order over the phone from lowes/hd and have a ton delivered to your driveway next day. did i mention i only have to vacuum ash 'bout once every two weeks? downside? well electronic component failure(igniter/fans/modules) can be pricey and field service exorbitant so you will want to buy them online and be your own service tech. i did it YOU CAN TOO! woodstoves...well a cord of oak/alligator goes for $250 on the deuce in show low in january so you will prob need to make your 5 cords during the summer. that will take a month out of fishing and scouting along with about $500 for fuel, permits, sawchains, oil, clothes and tire repair. and don't forget the $$$ keeping yur buds in beer and lunch when they 'help' you out. but you will lose 20lbs and can cancel your gym membership for a summer. you will find out who your real friends are. ash cleanup is filthy and time consuming and dangerous and don't forget having to sweep you chimney 2-3 times a year(a pellet stove you just tap the exhaust lightly with a broom handle every couple of months). a highlight of living on the mountain is seeing a garbage truck going down the hiway with a full load of garbage on fire. got meself in enough trouble, lee ps the forest energy pellet mill in show low that supplys hd and lowes are some of the best pellets in the milky way. going to stay that way-the gm is a good friend of mine.

about a year ago Amanda posted up photos of a twin spotted she found down south someplace. and as far as blacks go-adults are very, very black-hard to see the patterns-and aggressive beyond belief during mid-summer bear season! lee

just a short visit from t/s rosa but had to close the windows and doors for the first time and even fire up the pellet stove. no real rain in show low. yet... lee

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attempted hijack but i have repented/edited. just 'beat LA' this time. lee

congratulations to casey with his 'bob's team' championship. i assume thats your young 'uns name? could not have been any closer! first tiebreaker was tied 1-1, final was 12-10. 'deep freese' was runner-up. r u from cwt? lee

One of the most commonly-seen snakes in semi-urban areas in Arizona is also one of the most confusing. It’s brown, it’s big, it’s bad (if you ask its opinion, that is) and it’s … a Bullsnake? Gophersnake? Are those the same thing? Not really. If you live in Arizona telling the difference between a Gophersnake and a Bullsnake is easy: Bullsnakes do not live in Arizona. All of the snakes that seem to be interchangeably called either Gophersnake or Bullsnake are all Gophersnakes. In Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima counties (where most of us live), they are all Sonoran Gophersnakes. Bullsnakes and Gophersnakes are both real snakes, subspecies of the Gophersnake species Pituophis catenifer. In Arizona, we have two subspecies of Pituophis catenifer: the Sonoran Gophersnake, Pituophis catenifer affinis, and the Great Basin Gophersnake, Pituophis catenifer deserticola. What you do not see in this list of Arizona subspecies, however, is Pituophis catenifer sayi … the Bullsnake. And even more confusing, since sayi is a subspecies of the larger Gophersnake species, that means that while some Gophersnakes are also Bullsnakes, all Bullsnakes are also Gophersnakes. Whew.