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probly about 15 years ago we were muzzleloader elk hunting in new mex. archery elk was going on too. while dragging a buck to the road we ran into some guys from utah with elk tags. they sia d they had put a treestand on a water hole a month or so before the season. the day before the season they were there and a uso guide came in and put up 2 treestands on the same water hole and told them they had to leave because uso was there and they the right to everything, because they were uso. they told em go to h e l l it was public land and left. next morning early they walked in and the tree they had their stand in was cut down and their stand smashed. and the uso punk and his client were in theirs. they had some words and the uso punk laughed at em so they went back to the truck and came back with a chainsaw and proceded to cut the tree down the uso punk was in, while he was still in it. guess it got western after that. i thought the utah boys handled it very professionally myself. Lark.

monstercoues, everything is public record. look it up and see how many violations i've had. c'mon. it's easy to do. this happened on the 8th. the season ended on the 9th. you saying they couldn't have waited until the 10th? all the goats gonna be gone? the azgfd did a big diservice to hunters with their actions and then their explanation was even worse. there is no reason what so ever for them to do arial surveys during a season and then for them to try to justify it with scientific reasons makes it even worse. do it in the winter when they are herded up. don't screw up some guys hunt after he waited 35 years for a tag. if they wanna do something out of an airplane, shoot some dang coyotes when the does are fawning. if an outfitter or hunter of even joe public pulled the same stunt they would have been prosecuted. i think 2 cats has shown a lot of restraint. this oughta be on the evening news. Lark.

one handed? Lark.

just watched elk chronciles. worse than a waste of time. they were on the double h ranch in new mex. the guy that owns its kid was hunting. shot a nice bull at dark. which in my book, ain't too smart with a bow. when i still bowhunted i would usually quit each day maybe a little early, to keep from hitting and losing one. anyway, he shot it and they just said oh well, we'll come back tomorrow and get it. not even a token effort to track it. then they even waited a couple extra hours the next day, to let the other elk clear out, whatever that meant. no sense in even trying to retrieve the meat after it spent the night dead in west new mex in september. a well hit animal can only go about as far as it can hold it's breath in most cases. if you're gonna hunt, you have to do the hard work that it takes to retrieve and use the meat. it's bad enough that folks do this crap, and folks waste the meat a bunch of the time, but when they film it and then try to be heros about it, it really pisses me off. if you aren't gonna do everything you can to eat what you kill, and to take care of it as fast as you can, you need to stay home. and this is rmef's show. wow, they are sure good stewards of elk, if they will actually promote this kinda crap on tv. shows that horns is all that matters. these animals die for us. they need to be respected better. especially by the guys that are making money off of em. this is bull. i quit supporting the rmef a long time ago because of phylisophical differences. glad none of my money goes to this kinda "sportmanship". sometimes things happen and an animal will get away overnight, or even completely. but to just go back to the "lodge" and wait for the next day is pure crap. feed it to the coyotes. these guys need to be prosecuted for this kinda crap. don't any o' you guys do this. it ain't right. Lark.

imagine me making a peace sign. now ignore my index finger. dork. Lark.

a guy waits 35 years for a tag in this state and the bunnycops come in with a airplane and buzz off all the goats. makes sense to me. what are ya gonna do in sheep season? naybe some of that helicopter herding? there isn't any way you can justify this action, so quit trying. Lark.

i have 2 piece leupold medium rings on mine. i probably coulda used the low rings, but the mediums fit me better. they're 30mm yube scopes. mine is a 44mm objective. it's a model 70 winchester rifle. .264 mag with a 26 inch barrel. Lark.

there ain't no way to justify that. i don't care what their reason is. pronghorns herd up big time in mid winter. lot better time to do their surveys than to do it during the dang season. another reason to cuss the azgfd. like they needed any more. Lark.

only aminal you can cornfuse me with is a fox. Lark.

what's bill quimby's opinion on it? Lark.

every state has laws against wasting game meat. if you shoot an animal, especially an elk in warm weather, and for whatever reason, choose to not find it asap, you're wasting game meat. you aren't being a good sportsman and you are being a slob hunter. they make flashlights, bloodlights, lanterns, torches, etc. there isn't an "ethical" way to justify shooting something and not doing everything you can to retrieve it in time to eat it. if you can't, then don't shoot it to start with. they even waited some extra time the next morning so as to not get in the way of someone else who was trying to shoot an elk off the same bait. if they lost the blood the night before, they should have been there before light to get after it again. have you ever, one time, seen em field dress an animal on a hunting show that they can drive to? one of these days some anti hunter is gonna pick up on the fact that most of these hunting shows let animals lay around for days after they shoot em to take photos and other economic reasons and they are gonna raise heck. and joe hunter, like me, is the one that's gonna end up paying for it. what they did on that show last night was pure bs. and it was condoned by the rmef. Lark.

pretty serious charges for these fellers. be interesting to hear the names of everyone charged. bet there are some guys on the list that don't want folks to see their name on it. Lark. http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-hunting-kansas

didn't one of the big time "guides" get in a buncha trouble last year for blocking the road going into a tank to keep out the competition? i don't think they ever paid a fine, so try that. apparantly it's legal, or they would have. i agree, they shoulda left, and quick. but the woods are fulla a-holes and whoever it was is their king. that's why i would spend all my time trying to get in close with a call and shoot one, this time o' year. most everbody goes home this next sunday, and you'll have a lot less competition for the last 4 days. good luck. Lark.

how often do you drink water? everytime you get thirsty. same for deer. there ain't no set time or schedule. it all depends on the weather, the amount of water in the feed, availability, individual preference, and whether or not they're thirsty. Lark.

i posted a photo of one on youtube once and the cops came to my house. it didn't look like a heart tho. stinkin' cops. no sense o' humore at all. Lark.

i'm glad i ain't leavin' again until next week, so's i can watch this one develop. and, i do not know them, whoever it is. we gonna get another spellin' lesson? Lark.

is that a deer and a coati mundi in those photos? Lark.

i lust for a jumpin' jack too. there are some big differences in the costco and jumping jack. the jumping jack tent is made of real heavy canvas. the costco is made out of pretty thin synthetic canvas. jumping may be synthetic too, it's hard to tell anymore, but it is a lot heavier. and the costco trailer is rated at 2000 lbs with a leaf spring axle and the jack is rated at 3500 lbs with a torsion bar axle. the torsion bar axle gives you a much smoother ride and a lot more clearance and there ain't an axle and springs under the trailer to hit stuff with. i think it'd be pretty easy to overload the costco, if you load a couple quads or a side by side on it. it comes down to what you require. if you aren't going to use it real hard and don't have a ranger, the costco might be just the ticket. but there are some valid reasons that the jumping jack costs more. Lark.

the code talker program was one of the most ingenious things the military ever thunk up. absolute genious. and the guys that did it were truly dedicated to the cause. a few years ago the last surviving WWI vet passed. won't be too long and the WWII guys will have passed too. there has never been an effort by an society that compares to what the allies, and especially the Americans, accopmplished in WWII. everyone, from eastern blue bloods to kids from the rez contributed. Lark.

when i go hunting i'm out there to kill something. unless it's javelina anyway. but since i've learned to appreciate the whole deal, it's a lot better experience. and it was good before. when you can enjoy outdoors with family and friends, you've gotter made. Lark.

tag, rifle, ammo, knife. canteen, binoculars, paydays and jerky. Lark.

i read a story about kodiak bear guides once. a lot of the old timers died from lung cancer because they "always" had a lit cigarette when they were after a bear, so they could watch the smoke and stay downwind. when they were stalking, the would light one with another. pretty ingenious really. most animals ain't too scared o' smoke and it gave the guide a visual. but not to healthy. fancy camo, stink free boots, anti stink spray, anti stink clothes, uv eliminators, etc, etc, are a waste of time and money and it's been proven in several tests by multiple universities. to the point that there have been a couple lawsuits over it because of deceptive advertising and flat out lieing. in order for charcoal to cover your scent, you have to be covered in it. putting a little bit in the fiber of cloth does nothing. cover sprays don't do anything. they can't. you still sweat and make body odors after you apply it. get other smells on you. deer's noses are so much more advanced than ours that there really isn't a way to measure it. dark clothes, staying in the shadows, knowing how to work the wind and being sneaky is what works. if a deer sees you move, it doesn't matter what kinda fancy camo you have one, you're busted. camo is made to please the eye of the hunter. you can't ask deer for their opinion. this color color co-ordinated stuff that has limbs and trees and leaves died into it cracks me up. you're trying to keep a deer from seeing you, not another hunter. haven't they pretty much proved they're color blind? i use woodland camo, when i can find it. blends in well everywhere. or black clothes. if you stop and kneel down, you look like a shadow, even if you're in the sun. if you have on ever kinda deer hai karate, uv spray and anti stink them actors sell on their 30 minute commercials, and don't keep the wind in your favor, you're busted. plain and simple. if you wanna spend a fortune on that stuff, that's fine. it's good for the general economy, but you're wasting your money. Lark.

man, did i just watch a ball game or what? them mustangs have a helluva team. vatech is really good and played hard, but boise is just too well coached. too bad they don't have about 3 more big schools on the schedule. still have organ state tho, and they are ranked. Lark.

boise has 3 open dates every year. every year they try to get the "big" schools to play em. the big schools won't take em up on it. last year was oregon's turn. they failed miserably. this year vt was the sacrificial lamb. and bs had to go there. and they won with 11 penalties, some of which were really cheap. and a couple turnovers. still stuck together and came back and won. against a really good, well coached team. they have organ state later, but no oklahoma or texas or usc or any sec school or ohio state or even notre dame. all they do is beat whoever they play. and folks keep sayin' they don't play enough tough teams. but when they play a big time school, they win. with players nobody else wanted. they are well coached and they are a TEAM, not a buncha guys trying to make a highlight film for themselves. petersen is a helluva coach and they have a helluva program. they are in a truly unique position. like really no other team i've ever seen. i hope they roll undefeated this year and make the bcs snobs eat crow. Lark.

scent eliminator clothes are a hoax, if you smoke or not. only thing that works is keeping the wind in your favor. even if you're a californicator. Lark.