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got a text from Amanda today. said they (the folks she is hunting with) found 9 dead rocky rams together. victims of the wallow fire. quite a hit on that herd i would say. Lark.

i'm sittin' at home, watchin' tv, eatin' leftovers and playin' with my grandkids. i won't stand in line to give somebody my money. have fun tho. Lark.

correct is ma-zat-zal. but gringos have corrupted it. sorta like ma-zat-lan. and when you correctly pronounce a "z" in the mexican tongue it sounds more like an "s". but who pernounces inything c'rectly? Lark.

I wish I woulda been there. I love eatin wolf and that one was already cooked. Lark

. another reason to be thankfull. tis the season. Lark.

good job. about 15 minutes ago we got done cutting up the 2 does and buck my son shot in nebrasky last week. Lark.

good move. keeps from screwin' up 2 teams this way. Lark.

the azgfd to jaguars is like jack kervorkian to humans. hope they leave this one alone. who caught it? glenn? Lark.

nice buck. he's been dead at least a year. probably 2. takes a long time for the hide and hair and to go away. no way to tell what killed it. pretty much speculation. nice buck tho. Lark.

went to honeymoon yesterday to retrieve my mule. looked to be snowing some on the rim. didn't stick around to see what is was going to do. did see some elk between rattlesnake and the upper eagle road. good luck and have fun. Lark.

i hauled a d-8 with the blade on it up the trail once. it ain't that bad. there were a few less trees along the road after we got there tho. Lark.

the refs were the ones throwing stuff all over the field. it's a conspiracy. trying to give the tucson wierdos something to feel good about. at least both okie teams lost. and the ducks got plucked. Lark.

after last night i'm sorta apprehensive about givin' anybody from tucson any advice..... you don't cross the little colorado until you pull into springerville. do you mean he salt river canyon? i make the trip a lot and since they did all the work in the salt river canyon, i go that way most of the time. from tucson tho, mule creek is a good way. but there ain't any way to go that doesn't involve a really steep climb. from the gila to the state line is really steep. from glenwood over luna mountain is really steep. from luna to alpine is really steep. if you want an adventure take the coronado trail from morenci to alpine. you're going from about 2500 feet to over 9000. there is a climb involved. but from tucson, probably take i-10 to 666 to safford to 3 way to new mex to alpine is the best way. Lark.

WELL ROOOOOOOON WHITE!! WE GOT HOMETOWNED AT HOME. THE REFS CHEATED. WHO OF A PAID EM OFF IT LOOKED LIKE. THEY PLAYED DIRTY. NONE O' THEM INTERCEPTIONS WERE LEGAL. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION. NOW GET ON THE SHORT BUS AND GO BACK TO TUCSON. YOU'RE BRINGIN' UP THE SMOG LEVEL AND THERE ARE PIZZAS TO DELIVER. Lark.

i think it is high time Amanda showed us the video of her in the grass skirt and coconut bra doin' the hula. i'm real sure there is one out there. Lark.

i've had to tail a few to get em off a dog or some other chaos infested fiasco. it's a thrill for sure and you hafta keep em really swingin' so they can't come back at ya! the best way to tranquilize one is with a 9mm. i've heard a .22 works too, but they're illegal. Lark.

lots of things affect how many deer are in an area. but this decades long drought, outlawing trapping, severely limiting lion season and increasing the h e l l out of "hunter opportunity" (in other words, $$$$$) has had a definite affect. where i always hunt the weather in the spring and early summer decides whether or not their prefered food source is there and the weather this time of year decides whether or not they come down out of higher country to that food source. it was a rough hunt. we got 2 mediocre bucks. had to chase one several miles while it trailed a doe and had to go into absolutely horrible rough country that we normally avoid for the other one. passed on a couple real dinks and just like every year for about the past 15 years, saw more bighorn rams than muley bucks. sure looks to me like they could let out a lot more bighorn permits. increase the "hunter opportunity" ($$$$$) a little. but all in all, it was a tough hunt. saw very few deer. it was very dry. just about every palo verde i saw was either dead or severely stressed and looked like they would die. cactus was all in bad shape. lots of dead saquaros that were alive last year, pancakes laying on the ground and paper thin, dead and near dead barrel cactus everywhere. we need some rain badly. hunted every day and didn't average 2 muleys a day. including does. did get into several bunches of coues one day. but i still had fun and really enjoyed myself. and i could have busted a couple different bucks, but didn't want to shoot a little one. maybe i'll find one of em in 4 or 5 years. Lark.

ok. if you don't post it, i'm goin' to youtube and the whole world is gonna see it. did you kill any o' them goats while you were there? Lark.

probly a who of a grad student. he got the night off from deliverin' pizzas. go sun devils. stomp the pole cats. Lark.

you need to start shootin' them things tj. i've spent my life in lion country and i've only seen a few lions that weren't in a tree or a trap. i guess i need to spend more time glassing. the ones i did see, except one, i killed tho. 14 lions is pretty cool. you've been real lucky. i've seen a few on kils that were so full they couldn't run away, but i don't really count them. lions be sneaky. Lark.

do ya get any money when ya youtube stuff? Lark.

the azgfd's decision to just arbitrarily take away 25% of lion season didn't help much either. Lark.

i didn't even apply but i know my credit card is gonna take a big hit next friday. i'm just patiently waiting to see what's leftover or if i'll be in the country this spring. i actually hope it takes another week or so for the results. i'm heavily invested in rogaine and tums. Lark.

i shot the barrel out on my model 70 .300. had a new schnieder barrel and a brake screwed on it. got a 6.5x20 varixIII with a calibrated turret for it. i have made a lot of really looooooooooong shots with it. stoned and adjusted the trigger myself. use my own handloads. schnieder makes barrels for the marine and army snipers and for david tubb. the .300 win mag is an excellent round in the right rifle. i also don't have a big fat barrel, therefore i have been told i can't shoot long ranges, but for some reason it seems to keep hitting stuff. Lark.

congratulations all around. Lark.