SunDevil

I agree with Flatlander. 10 - 2 for the Devils with losses probably to Stanford and UCLA. No ducks this year. ASU returns 16 starters. Headlined by consensus first team All-American Will Sutton, the Sun Devils are returning 16 starters, including linebackers Carl Bradford and Chris Young, safety Alden Darby and defensive lineman Jaxon Hood on defense, and running backs DJ Foster and Marion Grice, quarterback Taylor Kelly and three offensive linemen on offense. The 2013 ASU Football Schedule 9/7 Sacramento State Scrimmage. 9/14 Wisconsin (Big 10 Champion) Home game. New coach. 9/21 at Stanford (Pac-12 Champion) Tough game. 9/28 USC Home game. Another down year for USC. Last year for Kiffin. 10/5 vs. Notre Dame at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas ND used up all their irish luck in 2012. 10/12 Colorado Home game. 10/19 Washington (Homecoming) Home game. 10/26 Bye 10/31 at Washington State (Thursday) Still rebuilding. 11/9 at Utah Still rebuilding 11/16 Oregon State Home game. BLOWOUT WIN FOR ASU. 11/23 at UCLA Tough game. 11/30 Arizona Down year for kitties.

Great news out of Tempe today!! Will Sutton to return for Senior season!! http://www.thesundevils.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010813aaa.html?hq_e=el&hq_m=406586&hq_l=1&hq_v=477e1bb04f

I think Ernesto took that picture and was a contributing columnist!

no, you need at least 5 tags for a hunt for the 20% to come into play. 5 * .2 = 1

Phil, congrats on another fine hunt and welcome to the club. there are many of us who have shot the wrong deer. Interestingly enough, everyone in the club that I know were all solo when it happened. Good luck in MX!!!

Dan, the date of the report is April 2012. Are you including in your 21 the point you got for being unsuccessful in the 2012 draw? I would speculate they are not including those points in their report but merely reporting the results of the draw. If this is the case then you are one of the 113 that had 20 points and did not draw.

come on pack, one of the ultimate packers layed down for strahan to get a record. how about a little AP love?

FYI - not that I personally put much credibility into them anyway but thought it would be important for people to know the hunt success stats they included in the regs are from 2011!!!

call the pawn shops.

+1 on the 870 youth express. semi autos do have a little less kick but they are also heavier than a pump. something to consider when it comes to carrying them around. I would recommend trying to find one that has sling swivels/studs.

you really can not go wrong with a youth mossberg 500 pump in 20 gauge. solid guns and not that expensive. you can pick them up at most pawn shops or at the gun shows.

Kevin - I think our disagreements in the past have influenced YOUR grossly, exaggerated perceptions of my statements, perceptions that probably would not be made by other individuals on this forum. I guess I will have to be more careful in my choice of words in order to avoid being nit-picked to death by you. Additionally, I think if you would go back and read the comments of this thread you would find that you are the one that started this disagreemment (arguement, if that is what you would like to call it). Finally, your insinuation that I would provide false or inaccurate information to someone on this forum simply because you and I do not see eye to eye on things is insulting! I appreciate your willingness to quit arguing with me - again.

Seriously Kevin? Any disagreements you or I have WILL NOT influence or effect information I provide to other people on here. The simple facts are that in general, due to higher buck to doe ratios in MX, bucks in MX tend to be broke up more than in AZ (and in AZ more than NM). Also, the likelihood of encountering broken bucks during the end of Jan is greater than the beginning of Jan. I would speculate that 99% of the coues hunting community would agree with me on these two statements. Deer densities also are a factor in this and densities vary significantly from ranch to ranch in MX but in general, ranches with higher deer densities will have a higher probability of broken antlers than ranches with lower deer densities. If you have not experienced this than that is great for you but it is still soemthing that Paul needs to be made aware of and take into consideration during the decision making process that he is going through. Paul, if you are going to a ranch with low deer density and will only be seeing < 10 bucks a day than you probably will be ok but if you are going to a ranch with high deer density (say > 20 bucks a day) than you will probably encounter bucks with broken antlers.

that teachers union in Chicago has really done great things for the children of that community.

Sniper is definetly entitled to his opinion. I know several people who passed on quality bucks in MX because they were broken. I also know people who target the earlier part of Jan to hunt in MX in hopes of avoiding broken antler problems. I know when I have been down there the last week of Jan I saw more broken bucks than intact bucks.

Right to work laws do not mean you can't join a union. It means you cannot be forced to in order to gain employment. Absolutely correct. Although these lame duck laws take away more than just forcing people to pay dues. The new Michigan bill says you must have 100% of all employees paying dues and 75% of those agree just to have a seat at the table, to bargain for working conditions and meet with management. This is only after a year long process of verification. I'm Proud to work in a 100% Union Fire Dept. here in Arizona! For example, being organized has given us a right to sit and discuss what type of equipment I wear on my back and what type of equipment I carry on my truck vs. letting my city manager and city council make the decisions for me. Cheap three bid procurement equipment kills folks in my profession. It's not always about rewarding a "lazy worker" or about "pay" A lot of the times it is about the things that keep us safe as the worker. As I said, I respectively disagree, I am more proud to be an american and have the right to an opinion. Happy Hunting! So what are you going to do when the financially strapped municipality that you work for can not afford to give you a raise and your union puts you on strike? when instead of responding to a fire you are standing in a picket line?

that time of year you can expect most of the bucks to be busted up. I would not be that concerned about traveling during the day from Nogales down to Hermosillo. No one that I know has ever had a problem bringing deer meat back to the US from MX. good luck and let us know how it turns out.

The mail carriers union will be the death of the USPS, that is unless the politicians bail them out to because they are "to big to fail" NOT, just use FedEx, UPS or email.

Took the Leicas back for Swaros!

I look forward to seeing how you do on this hunt. I have hunted this unit several times but not in several years due to access problems and declining deer numbers.

I have posted this before. A lot of people say at first light they want the sun at their back and the wind in their face. DO NOT overlook glassing into the shade in the morning, even at first light and as the sun rises. Just because it is morning does not mean deer will not be in the shade. especially the wise old bucks.

"People are defined more by their struggles than their success." Bret Bielema

I remember and enjoy the hunts when I do not have a tag (helping friends out) as much as the ones when I do have a tag.

it is important to remember that it is not a guarantee that the bigger bucks will be out at dawn or dusk. they get old by being smart. it is important to glass the thick nasty stuff even at first and last light. when they are out, the bigger bucks will be the first ones to bed in the morning and the last to get up from their beds in the afternoon. make sure you are checking the hunt/fish times on your GPS. it is pretty accurate. not a good idea to be taking a nap or back at camp when the deer are up for a mid-day stretch and to feed. good luck.

maybe we can start a "Bring back Makovic" fund raiser on CWT.com someone run it by Amanda. I've got a few bucks I would contribute.