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Cool idea. Thanks Amanda.

The streak continues! Good luck with the bull tag TJ.

Beautiful. Thanks Doug.

If our youngest had been a girl she would have been named reyanna. No special meaning, just a name we liked.

Cool! 5 girls, you have your own basketball team.

Great to her the forth time was a charm for having a daughter. There are so many beautiful names out there, but the important thing is you and your wife choose a loving name together. Once that is done, any name will work. Best of luck to your wife and unborn daughter. I hope the pregnancy is an easy one.

You guys got my hopes up so I called my visa company hoping I had a pending transaction. Once again I am disappointed. I can't believe I ever called again. Each time I call my bank and get shot down I know how Charlie Brown feels trying to kick a football as Lucy pulls it away!!! Good Grief!

I am headed to the mountains in the morning. Plan to do some shed hunting and fishing. Has anybody been to Big Lake or Crescent Lake since the ice began breaking up? Not sure if we will catch any fish or find any browns, but I know we will have a great time with friends and family.

All good advice. Also remember to carry a side arm if you are in the southern units.

That was my first thought.

Great pictures!

Nothing in our household. 4 Elk and 4 goat aps up to 10 points and nothing. Guess I will be looking to tag along again.

The streak continues?!?!

Waiting! Waiting! Waiting!

Sounds like a great trip. Nice to see all the pictures. Thanks for sharing.

And when you think you are glassing through an area slow enough...slow down more and pick apart every bush, stump rock and clump of grass.

Beautiful buck and great mount. Congratulation!

You gotta love Rosie the Riviter! I wonder if our country will ever be that united again?

Went shed hunting and shot a lion. That's sorta like went fishing and found a winning lottery ticket. Great job, thanks for posting.

It's nice to hear some good news with one of these thefts.

It's always good to put a reminder of the hunt memories on the living room wall. Nice looking, mounts.

Looks like a great day on the water for the family. Thanks for sharing.

Dang, that thing has serious eye guards!

This is a post that I have wanted to make for several days; ever since reading the thread about Alan Hamberlin's 410 bull. I am starting this new thread because I do not want to detract from all the well deserved congratulations in the other thread. I have no idea who Alan Hamberlin is or how he was able to afford a governor's tag. It's really not of interest to me. If I wanted to know more about him I would Google his name...I really don't care. What I do care about is the great, yet rapidly eroding, economic basis of our country. Americans have the right to spend there money however they wish within the constraints of the law; it is really nobody's business how Alan Hamberlin chooses to spend his. The concept that it is not fair that he was able to purchase this tag is very offensive. It falls right in line with our president who wants a redistribution of wealth because it is fair! This is crap! LIFE IS NOT FAIR. Some people are born into money, others earn it, others never have much. Some people are born into health, others never have it. Some people are born white, black, brown, short, tall, male, female...it's just the way it is. I have a friend who was not able to apply for elk this year because of his personal financial situation, is it fair that others were able to pay for their tag? For the first time in my adult life I bought a bonus point for Big Horn instead of paying for my chance at a tag. I just don't have the money this year after draining our savings on an undiagnosed nueroligical condition my daughter has...its not fair, but it is what it is. I do not hold spite for those who drew a tag, I just hope they post pictures and stories for all of us to enjoy. I have been blessed with a lifetime of hunting memories that I cherish. I have hunted with friends who struggle to come up with enough money for a license and ammunition, and others who have purchased governors tags or other similar auction tags. The memories are sweet because of the people, the animals, and the outdoors, not the money. If you have money, good for you. I think it is great when you spend it on things that make my hunting better. If you are not into hunting, spend some of it on something you desire, and keep our economy pumping. If you don't have money for the things you desire, I hope you find a way to earn the money, or find a way to be content with what you have. Many with money are very generous. Thank you Bill and Melinda Gates for your generous educational foundation. Thank you Don Diamond for your support of the Diamond Childrens Medical Center in Tucson. Thank you Larry Potterfield for your support of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and Thank You Alan Hamberlin for your support of hunting and wildlife in Arizona.

"usually" is a very generous term. It is ALWAYS cold and windy that time of year.