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Thanks cohofishing, Another positive for the J34. Hasn't anybody on the site used the Horn Hunter Full Curl System? Lee

My experience was that running two 6volt golf cart batteries together lasted about twice as long as any 12volt battery configuration I tried. Go back in this topic to page 3 or 4 posts #33 to 48. The information there should answer most of your questions. Lee

Curious where you heard they would be considered occupied buildings? I am torn by this issue. I agree they are not aesthetically appealing but far better looking than oil rigs, refineries, or coal mining operations. I don't think they will be abandoned once built. Once you make such a huge investment why wouldn't you keep collecting the cheap electricity from it, even if there were an abundance of fossil fuels. Cheap abundant oil would certainly stop or slow the expanded construction of these things, but I don't believe we will ever see that happen.

For the record luvdemcoues it is illegal to have a little drink while driving. The so-called "open container" law.

Is this the guy you met? RageInventor.doc

apache12, As already stated by mje1 hoochie momma will work as well as others. The lost call is what you want though. I also agree with him that setting up on a travel route may be the best bet for a jr. hunter but as we all know sometimes those critters want to pass just out of sight or range. The lost cow call may draw them within range before they make their way over the fence. kphunter, I believe the hunt we are referring to is a jr cow hunt in 3A/3C? Is that right apache12? Lee

You may find it pretty hit or miss by that time in the rut. Could be some large heards still being run by herd bulls or you could get into some pretty scattered smaller herds of cows and raghorns because those cows have already been rutted. I think cow calling should work well if used sparingly, because as these cows start to break up into smaller groups and get chased around by young raghorns the cows tend to "talk" quite a bit to try to get hearded up again. The biggest problem I have had with that unit is that at the first couple of gunshots, most of the elk jump the fence to the reservation and may not return until the hunt is over or only at night. That opening morning can be critical. I would try to find areas where the elk are feeding or watering on your next scouting trip and then plan to be between those areas and the reservation fence, in the dark on opening morning. Good luck. Hope you guys have a great time and get his cow. Lee

Seriously??? If I had a nickel for every time someone on this site misspelled a word I would have a dump truck full. Eye theenc eyven iff al thu membirs on coosewheyetale.coom coodnyt spel, et wood stil bee a grate websyte. Lark? Is that you? When did you change your handle to John O? If this ain't Lark, you better stop stealing his style. He's a mean ol' cuss. I'll take that as a compliment. Actually I have never met or seen Lark. Offered him some javelina sausage several times, and he keeps turning me down. (I think if we keep talking about him he will emerge from his domicile and grace us with some of his profound insights) John O, For the record I was referring to the incredible spelling job you did in that post. Lark will either be proud of the imitation or angry with you. As far as the photo, I've seen pictures of Lark. No way Lark could be confused with either of those two handsome devils.

Seriously??? If I had a nickel for every time someone on this site misspelled a word I would have a dump truck full. Eye theenc eyven iff al thu membirs on coosewheyetale.coom coodnyt spel, et wood stil bee a grate websyte. Lark? Is that you? When did you change your handle to John O? If this ain't Lark, you better stop stealing his style. He's a mean ol' cuss.

Coues 'n' sheep, I must have an overactive imagination. Both of those bucks haunt my dreams!

That one reminds me of another we have probably all seen but I still love it.

I wouldn't mind seeing them get several hundred hours of "reforestation" community service each.

See Chef, izquick72 and I told you not to worry and Leica comes through again. Lee

Leica Duovids 10-15x50's. I see I am running with some pretty good company (firstcoueswas80 and red rabbit)

That's an awesome find. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

Another benefit of this trick is that as your trip goes on you have lots of cold water to refill your canteen or hydration pack, as the ice melts in the jugs. Just want to make sure you use clean jugs and good drinking water if you plan to do this. Even better For what it is worth...in addition to the frozen water in milk jugs I freeze milk, orange and tomato juice in the original containers as well as anything that isn't going to be consumed the first night or next day. All of this helps keep your camp food cold for an extended trip. azmetalman, You beat me to it. I wanted to add the same trick to this thread. Freeze everhything possible at home first. Load it all in the ice chest hard frozen, and out in the field place the ice chest in the shade under some insulation like an old heavy sleeping bag or packing blankets.

I understood it differently, if you look at the perrin ranch it is entirely checkerboard, there is a ton state trust land, which you will not be able to use a firearm on this year because these parcels are within the ranch boundaries. Next year you will have to also stay a 1/4 mile away from these turbines (62 of them) because they are treated as occupied structures, and the addition of 35 miles of roads. Looking at better maps yesterday I saw that indeed the ranch is a checkerboard of state trust land, you are correct about that. But the turbines are all going on private land and I don't think they will be considered occupied structures. If they are considered occupied structures then I would hope the ranch owners would be willing to grant permission to hunt within 1/4 of them.

Wow! I am no expert on bear but to me that looks like a huge-bodied bear! Good luck. Hope to see some after the kill photos from you soon.

If this is better looking, then yes. That's what I should have done in my post to Lark. Visual Aid. I don't know if Lark will recognize that tom in the picture though. Apparently, he looks a lot lower on the bird to identify them.

Spoken like somebody who has been poked in both eyes with a giant turkey pecker! How long before you have to come off them drugs and back to reality Lark? Just kidding. Glad to see you givin' 'em heck on the forum during your recovery.

Another benefit of this trick is that as your trip goes on you have lots of cold water to refill your canteen or hydration pack, as the ice melts in the jugs. Just want to make sure you use clean jugs and good drinking water if you plan to do this.

I voted 95 inches for the AVERAGE score of a buck at his peak in AZ. But I think some of that has to do with their prime being cut short too often especially nowadays. Plus I agree that many bucks simply don't have the genetics to ever reach 100 inches.

I personally don't see anything wrong with honoring an animal by showing him to others. I think of it as a matter of respect for the animal. I am not the type to brag or boast about my hunting prowess or anything else for that matter, (can't think of much I've done,I would consider worth boasting about)but I understand some folks really feel the need to brag. The way I was brought up we always looked at bragging as a sign you had pretty low self-esteem. In any case if I get the impression someone is bragging about their hunting abilities I just take it with a grain of salt. Hopefully they have some great photos of some game to show off anyway.

I remember seeing Paul Shepley Jr of Tucson won that 2010 raffle tag and wondered if he was Pete's relative. Guess I know better now, it's the same guy. Hey whatever name the man signed on that tag, that is one awesome bull! Congrats to the hunter, the guide, the super raffle organizers, and the people and wildlife of the state of Arizona who will all benefit from the auction.

scoutpylot, I must be confused but I understood the restriction of firearms to be just on the private land. "General hunters and those with rifle permit-tags can still use a firearm in Unit 10, just not on the Perrin Ranch. To be permitted to hunt on the ranch's private lands, sportsmen will need to keep their firearm in their vehicles and hunt with a bow and arrow." Also I don't know where you got the 77,000 acres from the article stated different numbers, "For those rifle tag holders and general hunters who do not want to hunt with a bow and arrow, the 64,000-acre ranch makes up a very small portion of the vast 770,000 acres in Game Management Unit 10" I don't like losing any access to public lands but in this case it doesn't sound like we did. It sounds like we lost access to use firearms for one year on private land. Looking at State Trust Land Maps most of the southeast corner of the unit (where the article says the Perrin Ranch is located) appears to be private land. Don't think this is the one I would choose to protest. Just my two cents.