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There is no doubt in my mind who I want with me if I'm going after a lion. Epic footage Andy!

1. Good Genetics 2. Lots of older age class bucks 3. Good Buck to Doe ratios 4. Migratory Herd concentrating deer in winter habitat 5. Rut Hunt 6. Altenative Mgmt for higher success to name a few. Nick

Opinions are like rear ends, everybody has one, but here goes...Take the high road brother...find somewhere else to hunt, its not worth the BS or aggravation! Good Luck! Nick

Realize this is really late to the party but...Kifaru packs are the shizzle! I have a Duplex frame and a Late Season. They fit awesome and I can carry way more weight than I though was possible, comfortably! It's all about the suspension and the shoulder lift. The waist belt also fits better than any, bar none! They will make a pack that will fit you, not one that comes out of the box to fit a general mold. For example I'm a skinny dude, and after a few days in the woods, a Badlands pack ain't fitting! Too big! Eberlestock...nice, but who wants to haul around a pack that starts out close to 10 pounds before you even put one thing in? Mystery Ranch, the new ones are on par with Kifaru. The older NICE frame design is nice for shorter guys, but no shoulder lift for the guys with a long torso. If you really want to learn about packs, get on Rokslide or Bowsite and do some research on there. There is more info on those two sites than anywhere else I can think of...unless you are only want to learn about Kifaru. In that case, check out their forums. All you could ever want to know. Good Luck, Nick

Howdy! Welcome to the Sunniest Place in the USA, maybe the world! You've come to the right site to get info about hunting in AZ. You won't find a classier, more informative bunch for the most part. I'm a Yuma and Arizona native and would be happy to shoot the breeze or give a push in the right direction if needed. Shoot me a PM! Good Luck! Nick

Agree with Matt, probably a 5 year old ram. He needs a few years still but starting to get heavy on top! Nice pic, thanks for sharing!

Congratulations sir! This is a little late payback for all that you have done for wildlife over the years! Right on! Really happy for you! Nick

If you draw a Kaibab tag you can buy a buff tag. Call your regional office. Pretty sure you have to kill a cow or yearling but that may have changed. I believe it does count toward your lifetime bag limit as well. Good luck!

Congratulations! I put in for that hunt too. Now I can pick your brain when you are done! Ha, ha! Best of luck! I'm really pulling for you knowing that you are doing it with your bow! Nick

Here's my 2010 Pronghorn with some of Jim's "ear magic". I thought it was pretty cool that he was able to make the ear as real as possible. Thanks again Jim! Nick

I just want to reinforce what some guys have touched on. Like the other lottery says, you can't win if you don't play! Unless you are in the max pool or very close to it, forget about points and apply! Get in the drawing no matter what. I only had 8 points and drew a tag out of a unit that didn't have any tags taken out of the max point round. I had tag #1. My childhood friend got the same tag on a different application the same season and he only had 10 or 11 points. Good Luck to everyone! Nick

Hi Ken, Considering you are an accomplished archery hunter, if I was in your shoes, I would consider the early archery hunts in 13B and 13A way before I consider burning points on 12B. They have killed a number of giant bucks during those archery hunts. Nick

Keep wishing and keep applying TJ! If it can happen to me, it can happen to anybody! Good Luck! Nick

yes...again... http://www.azcentral.com/community/peoria/articles/20130529officer-lake-pleasant-boating-accident-released-abrk.html What I want to know is, how does a boat just capsize while on "routine patrol"? Sorry someone got hurt, but that's going to cost the sportsmen and the wildlife of AZ quite a bit once all the doctor bills are paid and a new boat is bought! Nick

I want to clear a few things up. I have a number of friends with the Department. This was not meant to be an attack on Arizona Game and Fish Department or any of the individuals involved. I am still very curious how this happened. I apologize if any Game and Fish Employees were offended by my post. I also hope and pray that Officer Ruben Gonzalez makes a full and speedy recovery and I apologize to him and his family for not making my sentiments more clear in my first post on this thread.

123456, that's a clever handle...did you think of that one yourself or did your teacher help you out with that? Have you ever heard that it's poor grammar to use the same adjective more than once in a paragraph? "Clearly" not. Oh wait, I forgot, you're still working on numbers 7-10...OK count after me Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten. I said I was sorry the officer got hurt, how more direct do I have be! Maybe someone with a better handle on English than 123456 could explain how I was "bashing" Game and Fish by linking a story and asking some questions that other people obviously want the answers to, based on the follow up posts to mine. Lighten up tough guy...It's not cool to call someone you don't know the "low of the low". You don't know me from Adam. I doubt you would call me the "low of the low" to my face. We can work that out if you want. I said I was sorry the officer got hurt. How much more detailed do I have to be that I feel sorry that people got hurt? Or did you just completely ignore that part of the sentence? You came to your own conclusion that I was worried about money "rather" than someone's safety. I honestly don't know how you could come up with that when my words are right there in black and white ( in this case brown).

Am I the only one that finds it ironic that it was a Mountain Dew can left behind? Doesn't that crap have some of the highest caffeine content? Too funny! Don't care what group it was, they should be ashamed of themselves for leaving the forest littered like that, and even more ashamed for doing it in front of youngsters!

NICE! Great report! Thanks for sharing!

I could not disagree more with what Couesmagnet has to say! That is ridiculous!

We kept the premium tags out tghe last time they got approval. This is what happens when you lwt your guard down enjoy your 114 ek tag while it lasts September archery bull hunters because it5 will be your last! This is rotten to the core!

Fished the Greer area a few times last summer. Fished Big Lake all day and Greer lakes a few hours and caught 2 trout at Big Lake. Tried Sheep's Crossing to change things up during my antelope hunt and caught my limit in minutes. My take on the fishing up there is it takes considerable more skill and luck to catch them in the lakes, especially at Big Lake, but the quality at Big Lake is much better. If you can drift a nightcrawler downstream at Sheep's Crossing or probably any of the creeks, you will catch fish! Nick

Dang...another great Arizona conservationist is gone. I met Brian on the Heritage Fund Public Advisory Committee for Game and Fish. He was always willing to lend a rationale voice. He was also a generous and friendly fellow who would make someone he just met feel like you were his best friend. We lost a good one boys...May Peace be With Him and his loved ones at this most difficult time. Nick

I almost can't believe this, but I know it is true. This needs to be investigated for sure! Shame on anyone involved! This is beyond ridiculous!

That was such a good show! Thanks DB for posting this again! Wish I could of bought ya a whiskey! I was the skinny feller in the 6th row back (Row C) in the straw cowboy hat with the happy feet. I hope none of you was the guy behind me I told to go to heck when he told me to sit down while I was dancing! "By God Boys, they are American!" Ketch "sherriff joe" Secor!

Here's mine. He's decent for a first one, and a memory I will never forget!