elkaholic

the storm is just getting started for today - units 4-10 are gonna get dumped on - everything from Wickenburg to 1-40 already hammered this am. its slow moving to the n/e guess with 1 vechile down stayin home this weekend is easier to take. seeing how everyone's / everything's getting wet - bet the roads suck too! http://www.kpho.com/weather click on radar

not to sound crazy but may let mine grow - santas get $100 an hr. but this yr I got a dec whitetail tag - lol

not if they are white! that is as far as hunting camo is concerned!

I just picked a nice one up for $5 needed minor repair - great for a first one - not perfect but will let you have it for the $5 if you are interested - had a crack I jwelded on the bottom of the plate base --it is fixed - works great up to you or its a raffle youth item not really a pack item but great vechile pod -its not a cheap plastic one - sunset gd3000 extends to 56 " its a lefty lol

first visit to VA - had to check for hernia - of coure since I had not been processed to have a regular doctor - had to wait for one available - I get a lady - so much fun to find out no hernia - which I knew but needed doctors ok to work. Looks like VA back at the top of my list as no other options for me. fer joy!

to me - to the right and down is a much bigger lion track - you might have a mating pair cruising- I would say possibly a male and female traveling together I do not see the claw makes which can help distinguish a bear track which would be a much deeper imprint in that type of wet /muddy soil

you don't have to spend a lot - sure quality is better but for first tripod -go a little more inexpensive - try craigslist

a prayer for a safe trip

everything I've herad - it was Wyatt- condolences to family and friends - tragic accident - fell off the bow of a boat- no pfd

Make sure you can ID your deer 100% - both muleys and white-tails are abundant thru out most units . don't just shoot the first thing you see with antlers. Not uncommon to see bucks running together of both species. the time of year and the heat will have a lot in where deer hold up. A lot of this info should be covered in the book you ordered . water will be key to where deer call home. good luck deer can be found as close as cavecreek , all the way to camp verde.

nothin finer than sitting on my favorite saddle - way before dawn as I've know exactly how to get to it even on the darkest of nights. sit and wait and watch headlights / lamplights comin up the road/ trail in the distance - just after legal shooting light here come all the deer , being pushed by the guy who probably is hunting the area for the first time - all he hears is a shot up the canyon - my hunts over !

everyones so paranoid that once its been put out online - the world knows and everyone with a tag or whom ever thought of hunting the unit will be flocking to that exact spot for yrs to come ! helping people out with the name of a canyon or road or tank isn't really gonna effect anything. especially when theres over 1000 tags in a 3 month period . Most these units are huge - so givin a little info to a beginner may help him get started . the majority of the units regular hunters know the areas and some may say its the best spot they ever found - others may have not ever seen deer there and would never even consider wasting time there agin. As most know deer are spread through out most units high and low . been to spots where told to find bunchs of deer to not find a single track . time changes areas along with mother nature - roads are closed due to flooding- areas fenced off due to burns- it stops everything but foot travel . newbies will turn around and leave but the guy who knows there are big bucks wont let anything stop him . So I doubt if I give a little info out and it will stop you from hunting your favorite spot because another truck is parked in the area. good luck to everyone who has a tag . I was lucky to draw a Dec. 21 -- whitetail - I'll be hunting the 7 springs area - of maybe yellowjacket canyon . find me if you can ! big red ford- its about a 1 1/2 mile hike into the remote tank I hunt!

I've never even applied for a deer tag in 29! I've done a number piggy/archery January hunts over the yrs. Seen lots more muleys than whities did you actually look at game and fish info- the one place I mentioned is stated there with dozens of others - other than saying check the burn - you gave more info on that than me - get over it - its a huge unit

not like I know any secret spots - i'm pretty sure I've basically made replys to the s/e part of the range in 29- if i'm corerect I mentioned burn in portal and horseshoe canyon - if this happens to be your honey hole then maybe a pm from you may have been a better way of saying hey stop giving away all my good spots . sorry they are not the really good spots

to me it means ----- OUCH! + extra pain pills

do not over look the big burn area in and around portal

nothing ticks off a nfs guy more than finding a camera that's mounted/secured/ screwed into a live tree' NFS is giving fair warning - they are takin everything they find - stands - blinds- cameras - spoiling salt lick areas etc. forget he 72 hr crap they don't care and nobody can prove squat . just remember - it isn't necessarily hunters doing this to other hunters. there are just as many freaks- geeks- tree huggers- hikers etc that don't think twice about messin / takin / destroying anything left by a hunter, most thrive on the opportunity.

power outage will not allow a gfi socket or a surge protector to reset either the majority of spoiled meat is related to an outage - it trips the gfi socket and the meat spoils cuz nobody knew about it or thought about it . the majority of newer homes are required to use gfi sockets - we've had power shut off and then reroute and come back on -- everything appears normal but the ole gfi will screw you everytime!!

Glad to hear everythings ok - va hospital is not my favorite place to even go for a visit , let alone surgery doubt you should be usin a shotgun anytime soon but heal up enough to be castin that rod - we still need to make a bartlette upper verde trip soon!

posted it this am on ebay - didn't last an hr - sold

this is basically NIB never installed only a little wear from inside the original box orig. directions and hand typed "important reminder". Quiver is absolutely perfect. Never adjusted or installed. Foam in hood has no flaws. No chips in paint, anodized is perfect, standing bear silkscreen is 100%! Fred Bear made everything to be functional. This item is without question the best example of the quiver that changed forever how we hold arrows on the bow. one just sold on ebay for 80 and they paid 20 to ship . this is in MINT condition L-640 RH first $75 gets in it - . its awesome guys i'll even throw in a leather finger release and a arm guard Gary 602-993-2657

most everyone I know just got them in Saturdays mail

looks like it will go to ebay startin tomorrow - thanks for lookin

heres apic of top of box - just noticed in items I removed fom box - like new never used original with metal end caps string wax this box keeps on giving

ok ill get the ole camera out and get a few pics / clase-ups- upon closer examination -1 small chip in paint on one cross arm - a minor glue hase on hood but was coming off with like wiping- I quit not sure how but something may have laid aganst the hood - do not think an arrow was ever put in rubber I guess I got over excited but looks like never used still in mint condition so for minor flaws i'll lower price $10. 65 takes it rare to find even wit the minor flaws box great shape but had items with quiver in box that discolored part of inside and probably chiped the paint. sorry I got excited