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contrary to what most folks think, bears don't eat a lotta meat. even when they do make a kill, they ain't actually killing it for the meat. they might eat a little right then, but very little. then they leave it for a few days and come back and roll it around lick all the maggots off it and leave and come back when it has more maggots on it. i've seen em do this a buncha times. sometimes they will eat a lotta of the carcas, but most of the time they act like the maggots are the prize. and they are fast. they can tear up calves of alll kinds. i don't think i've seen where i thought one killed a fawn. i'm sure they do, but never have seen one. a fawn won't grow many maggots. Lark.

ain't you got a tv poppa? books are ok but they all them words in the way o' the pitchers. Lark.

one time these 2 youngsters wuz axin' me about huntin' and i was tellin' em about this man killin' lion i hunted down once. me and 2 other guys, 3 mules and 14 hounds. i told em how it killed all the mules, most o' the dogs then it killed one o' the other guys. then it got the other one. but i kept after it. sneakin' and trackin'. then i come around a bend in the canyon and this lion jumped out at me just feet away and he went "ROOOAAAR". and i said "well, i just $h!t in my pants." one o' the youngsters said "i'd $h!t my pants too if a man killin' lion jumped out like that" and i said, "no not then, i $h!t my pants just now when i said ROOOOAAR!". Lark.

he's ok but he's a long ways from big. goats are hard to judge. harder than about anything else. but that one ain't too hard to figger out. keep looking around in that area tho. it's a good sign. Lark.

sometimes you hafta sound like a bit ol' bull in order to get a reaction from the other bulls. but once you get in sorta close, cow callin' is what works. and learn to cow call. these stinkin' duck call deals they use on tv sound really stupid. sound like a rusty gate. cows make all kindsa different sounds, especially when they're close. you need to be learn to imitate them and have a sorta sweet sound to your cow calls. personally, i can use a triple reed call a lot better than anything else and can make cow sounds and sound like about any kinda bull. can't make the thin reeds work for some reason. and get a good tube. i use an old abe and sons with a diaphram call through it. Lark.

jags are neat. great photo. Lark.

i've been to dry lake a thousand time and it ain't never been dry. what moron named it? ever time i drive up there i think, maybe it'll be dry this time, but when i get there, crap, it's got water in it. what a dissapointment. must be the same guy that invented the 7mm/08. Lark.

it's california. don't try to make any sense out of it. it'll make ya goofy. Lark.

mostly just lazy. about 32 years ago i messed my neck up in a fall and it did a lot of nerve damage to my arms and both my little fingers are real numb and i have a hard time finding the shift key, so mostly i just don't bother. that and i'm lazy. but i hit so hard i'm about an inch shorter than i was before the fall. my ears are almost in my collar. Lark.

good job all around. take all them kids huntin'. if anything else they can help pack! nice bulls too. and good choice on the .270. can't go wrong. Lark.

i just talked to the man and he said the results would be up after 8 pm tonight. Lark.

that's obamanation's answer to Az's predicament. they need to landmine the border. all these jackasses wanting to boycott Az, we need to boyucott DC and obama and take care of this crap ourselves. Lark.

depends on how your barrel is twisted. 6.5/.264 cal. is real twist sensitive. with the swede i think i'd use a lighter bullet. Lark.

just get a leica to start with. i bought the top of the line leupold and ended up taking it back. 350 was about it most of the time with it. really dissapointing. get a good one right off. miy leica will read 1300 off of shiny stuff. will do over 1000 on about anything. sometimes way over 1000. or you can really spend a lot of money and get a swarovski. Lark.

main thing you need to be is tough. that is rough country. there good places to camp between the stateline and the highway on the blue post office road and then down by alma mesa too. it's a skinny area there, but there are some good bulls. on to the south of alma mesa there is some good elk country too. cow calls work real well. Lark.

when ya've seen it all and done it all like me, all ya get is a little buck indigestion. causes gas real bad and i have it year round. Lark.

bill, i knew that'd wake ya up. Lark.

there will be big bulls in there for sure in september. as far as packing in, you can probly just camp at the end of a road and ride in each day, or even walk. be dang nice to have a horse to pack em out with. white streak mountain and all that country has big bulls in it. i know a guy that got one on the Az side 2 years ago that goes near 390. it ain't like some areas with huge herds of elk, but there are big bulls in fair numbers and you can hunt it. as far as feed, pack in a bag o' pellets. water will be your main concern. Lark.

the thing i was talkin' about is between their hind legs. Lark.

if it's in the desert, look for a cottonwood or seep willow or about any kind of trees or bushes that may be a little out of place. if there is just a little water, there will be some sort of vegitation that is a little out of place from the rest of the flora. in the fall is a real good time to scout for a seep or spring, because the leafs change colors and really show up, especially if your in a place with a lot of cedars or scrubby pines. Lark.

you guys do know there are ways other than antlers to tell a buck from a doe, don't ya? Lark.

if waddel was ever in my camp i'd pull down his diaper and spank him and send him down the road to his mama. Lark.

anything by pat mcmanus. if ya like fiction, try bill quimby's stuff . he's sposeta be comin' out with a new one on the eastern whitetail too. Lark.

f i had a dollar for every time i made that trip across ash flat to the tubs i'd have enough for a newe rifle. love that country. we went to greer for the weekend. got a lot of rain friday in the mountains. ran a little water in a few places. sure are lotsa baby elks runnin' around. didn't kill one coyote tho. Lark.

bear wallow is fulla elk. it's also straight up and down. you can get a good one there. and you won't have much competition. Lark.