elkaholic

OE4A does it agin - nice buck for a great young hunter - and Wards for a great job! we need to congradulate Eddie on getting "some" awarded honor from G&F. way to go Eddie- Gary

well with the Ham hunt you still have several weeks/ends to get out a see the area - where are you located in az.

which hunt do you have ? archery - ham or rifle

try hoghntr - i think hes still painting-- call 499-4136

Maybe there ought to be a posted # available for people hunting in all of these units , to contact the local BP. everyone carries cell phones these days - get a gps reading - most hunters do carry gps - turn these guys in ! how hard can it be to have the bp # for each unit ! maybe the best eyes the BP's got is hunters out in the field - then when the helicopters start searching the area - all the bucks will be up and running oh ya shoot the buck ! Gary

sounds like a great read - especialy since its about locals back when '-- heres the link on amazon but used prices are a little 2 high for me ! http://www.amazon.com/Shoot-Out-At-Dawn-Ar...y/dp/0914778374 http://www.amazon.com/Evaders-Wilderness-S...r/dp/0935536418

90% of any elks diet is grass - now does grass grown in the pines differ from grasses in the pinion - not by much now i have seen elk munchun on juniper berries - now if they are consuming a lot of berries this may very well account for a different flavor of the meat !

handgun - how long is that barrel - details on the t/c please great shot - nice buck -- i might add! Gary

heres the camera on 87 by clints wells- it'll show updated pictures as the day goes by! http://www.az511.com/hcrsweb/files/rwis522008.html

well i got a super deal from the classifies here - so i put my first ever camera up on my property in unit 10 - now we always see tracks and sometimes hear bugles -during the rut- but we never see any elk - these pics are on a few salt blocks i put out next to the shed! heres some of the 90+ photos taken -- Gary

first before we hand out all this free infor - how much salmon ya bringing for the bbq ? just kiddin- well kinda - lol ya got to live here 6 mo before ya can get a resident license - not sure what active military rules are - if that is your situation after that huntin is wide open - it's a different type of hunting here in Az but we love it !- Gary

hey Jeremy - most guys process deer at a flat rate - you'd really loose money on that one - lol - Gary

interesting - thats the area i've been tellin most escouters to check out - along the pipeline above stone lake - nobody has to my knowledge - but we almost always see elk in the general area lol nope i'm 14 n/w of ashfork ! Jeff- thanks agin for the great deal on these cameras -- Gary

if its ever possable for us to ever build -- this spot would be lookin out the back door ! we do have a trailer on the land now - so its doable ! Gary

sounds like ya didn't take his intentions serious - one way to know he wasn't just talkin to hear hisself - no hunting!!! grades gotta come first- now its time for you to step it up and show him - you can improve your grades hopefully you'll learn that what he says - he means !

here are some good optics for the price - http://cgi.ebay.com/Orion-Giant-View-Binoc...=item19c0bb7b64 orion are made for star gazers - i got a pair of the 10x50 ultras - and they are super great optics - these come in a varity of size i got a pair of 30x80 - cabelas type- and i really like them -I'd forget the one eye patch /spotting scope - you get a much better view with these huge 80 glass and a much better picture - i never can get use to one eye - but everyone is different Gary http://www.telescope.com/control/category/...CFRNSgwodKQRjNg

dont forget all the feeders - piles of corn - and all the other goodies hunters put out so these guys will produce better antlers! true we had an excellent rain and the deer habitate is having a bumper yr. -- they eat better they grow bigger !!

well Steve - i hope you have the time to sit for all 3 days of the event or at least have someone present at all times- last yr - they brought out different racks at various times thru out the three days . I hope you get your rack back and not have to have a bidding war with someone who also may want your elk- sorry G&F is being an ace about this situation - the law is the law especially when the cash benifits them ! G$F applies here agin dollar to a dime the have a minimum starting bid -Steve's not going get it for a nickle - sorry Gary

shoulda made me that offer - lol - went out sunday scoutin - we seen some deer - rl had 15x56 savorski's -my used my ole 16x50 pentax i could see the deer - barely tell they were bucks - looked thru his set- yet thats a 2x2 thats a 2x3 etc . etc- what a difference optics can make - no way i can do 2200- 2500 but what a difference - back in the day - 12 yrs ago these were the high end of binos for pentax - times have changed now where locating can make all the difference - i can really see where upgrading optics is a needed item in ones equipment

well - i'm not sure what to say! that is one line that never should have been drawn - from my point of view- I'd be goin hunting- with todays cell phones etc. hunting alone isnt what it was 20-30 yrs ago - the dangers of going huntin - lol - thats a good one ! i've never had to ask my wifes permission to go hunting - Kinda like the cowboy gettin in the saddle and ridin off to do , what has to be done --- give her a kiss and say see ya in a few days - hope ya can come to an understanding - but there would be no way in he!! i'd be sitting home with a DEC. coues tag in my name -- just cuz my wife doesn't want me to go- even if its alone. try to find someone else to go along and camp sit - if that'll help - good luck - Gary

kent - just for the record - i was makin reference to the statement about putting lag bolts into trees - made by Coach - i do see the tree with the box is an old decaying tree - suprises me the bolt didnt pull out!!

well basically they state attach anything that can damage the tree- to be honest even cutting limbs - clearing shooting lanes - building blinds can possably be labeled doing damage to trees. guess its all on how its being interpeted by the people in charge or these rules/laws. Like I stated in a previuos post--somewhere we really don't have any idea what the national forest laws are leaving unattended items- littering - the pack it in pack it out - etc -- depends on what they want to do . since none of this stuff is natural in the forest Its getting to the point - we are gonna learn the rules real quick !

I'm pretty sure that this is also ILLEGAL you can not permanently attach anything to a tree sure ya want to try to keep your camera safe but its still notthe right thing to do!

why not build your own - do godaddy.com - i did mine - fairly easy - the program wlaks you thru options - customer support was outstanding - that way any changes i just did it myself - they are very helpful - i recently stopped mine but when i try my business agin - that'll bethe way i go - Gary

Sorry for all the disabled veterans ond how this hunt turned out for them and you . Some kinda seen this comin - when you have commanders and heads of departments that are not hunters - that just about sums it up. from all the details not posted - Camp Navajo-big boys in charge- did everything to prevent these hunters from hunting! Of all the hunts to total destroy - why this group - who probably deserve to hunt -- more so than any others- Sorry buddy - gary