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I'm with the keep it crowd. My great grandfather and grandfather on my Dad's side didn't pass on a dang thing other than maybe a propensity to also be an alcoholic. I'm trying my best to break that cycle. My two most valued possessions are an old Sears Ted Williams shotgun and an old Wilson Brothers era Black Widow recurve bow that were my Dad's. Those hunks of metal and wood aren't worth a lot of money but they represent a hunting heritage that my Dad and I shared and hopefully some kid down the line can hold them with the pride that I have and pass them on as well.

Best of Luck to you! My Kaibab bison hunt is an experience I will never forget!

Kifaru has the best waist belt and suspension in the business. Not sure if the belt will work with your pack or not but you can buy a waist belt seperately from Kifaru. If all else fails, sell that and buy a Kifaru and be done with it. Since I bought mine I don't even bother looking at packs anymore. I'm set for life.

Heck with a crossbow, use an arrow gun. If the Department and Commission are dumb enough to let people use those during the archery season you might as well take advantage of that.

Dude if you like the pizza in Manhattan you need to go to Queens or Brooklyn! My grandparents lived in Flushing, Queens and I will remember the Gloria Pizza slices for the rest of my days! Their shop was right by the entrance to the 7 train and we would always stop for a slice on the way into or back from the City.

Muskegon River, Michigan Chinook Salmon These bad boys are no joke!

I didn't catch any but I know they are in there. Saw some fatties of some kind of trout. The salmon were in the middle of the spawn. It was killer watching the females fan out the nest and the males sticking right with her. Between the muscle of those fish and the current of the river its a wonder I even got one.

I was fishing with spinning gear. 9' MH Ugly Stick Elite rod, Size 50 Quantum Throttle spinning reel. Maxima 15# test line. Never broke my line but those things were straightening out hooks like they were bailing wire. If any of you guys ever fish for these buy some stout gear! I learned my lesson too late that the stock hooks on the lures we were using were not adequate for the job. I landed one fish out of maybe 10-12 hook ups.

You should contact Russ Jacoby. He has a pulse on everything bison on the Kaibab. Even if you are not hiring him Russ is a great source of information.

I heard the same. They are baiting them into a corral and loaded them up alive. Where they end up is anybody's guess. These bison have cattle DNA so not sure what good they would be to re-establish a herd. One thing that is plainly obvious is the Park did not want to have hunters kill them.

The roads on the Kaibab drain well for the most part. Mostly rocks and gravel in most of the areas I've been. Not much mud IME.

Check out First Lite, they have stuff on clearance. Their wool is pretty good.

Looks similar to the one I shot last year. Congrats!

Same here.

Saw 7, maybe 8 bears in one day in Montana last month. This old sow is the biggest black bear I've ever seen! Not from a trail camera, old school point and shoot. About 40 yards away right here.

We got about 3/4 of an inch in about a half hour yesterday. First substantial rain of the year for us. You know what they say "when it rains, it pours"! Expecting quite a bit more tonight. My patio has a bunch of pavers so the water has nowhere to go besides one drain pipe, which gets swamped pretty quick, especially when it gets clogged with leaves. I got some water in my laundry room yesterday so I got some sandbags last night and made a coffer dam around my back doors and in front of my laundry room. Hopefully I can keep up with it if it comes down in a torrent again tonight.

Great comeback after a rough start! Congratulations!

That's a dandy! Big congrats to you!

I was at work when I found it. Conducting a cultural resources survey of a project area. There were dozens of pieces scattered over an area maybe a couple acres. Only found a few pieces of skeletal bone but mostly pieces of the shell. We compared a piece of the scapula to a modern tortoise skeleton and it was almost identical, with the pieces we found being much larger, consistent with the fossil record of other mega sized critters of the Pleistocene era.

Very cool bull man! Way to get it done. Thanks for sharing.

All over the Kaibab! I found pieces of an ice age era tortoise near Yuma.

Nice Job Ernesto!

I'm headed to the upper midwest (Michigan) to do some river salmon fishing in about a month. Fully expect cold temps. What brand and model of waders would you recommend that absolutely will not leak and won't break the bank. Budget around $200 but would like to keep it well under if possible. Thanks in advance. PS I have a set of Hodgman waders that have been in the garage for too long and they leak like a seive. These are the "breathable" type. Not too worried about breathable for this trip. Needs something more reliable than breathable.

Made in Europe or USA is the way to go. I look for one piece, full grain leather, no liner or insulation, stitch down not glued sole. Hard to find everything I like in one boot so I often compromise on one or another feature. Most recently have worn LA Sportiva, Zamberlan, and now using some Keens. Not thinking the Keens are going to last long but they are lightweight and very comfortable. For $70 on clearance it was worth the gamble. So far, so good. Most important is fit. Everybody is different. Try a bunch.

Right on man, Congratulations on your pronghorn. Even better that the boy was there!