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Roosevelt really produced this year. Had some 30+ fish days and some big fish days. Sorry about the sideways pics! All fish released. Big largemouth 8.25# and big smallmouth 4.3#. I’m watching the rain in Tonto Basin now and hoping for a lot of runoff in the spring. Water temperature Monday was 70 degrees. I suspect it will be low 60’s when this storm passes.

Great buck, congrats

Grapevine ramp isn’t in the water. Use Cholla or Windy Hill. Bass tournament won yesterday with around 20 lbs. me and a buddy went and caught one each.

Nice bull and hunt. Congratulations

Really neat, unique buck. Congratulations

I just inherited my dad’s Winchester Model 70 .223 carbine. It’s a lightweight at 6.5# with a Tasco scope. I’d like some thoughts on a lightweight, high quality scope in 3-10 or similar power. I have a Zeiss 3.5-10 on my AR that I love. Are there other scopes in the $500-1,000 range I ought to consider? Thanks for your advice.

Congratulations on a great hunt and story

Really nice buck, congratulations

Both excellent bucks and stories. Thanks for sharing.

Bucket list trip for me. Great fish-

Crane is so full of crap. If he was trying to be conservative the bill wouldn’t add 3 trillion to the deficit or sell any public land.

G&G on Power and Main in Mesa are excellent.

We fished the DPS tournament and slammed the bass. Most were small but we did get 24# in two dats for 12th place. Most came on plastics from 5-20’. Jigs caught bigger fish than drop shot. IMG_0145.webp

I'm looking for a little more scope for my 300 win mag. Right now I have a Burris 3x9x40 with the ballistic plex. I really like the scope but I found myself wanting (needing) more magnification on a recent coues hunt. Funny, I've shot elk, antelope and mule deer out to 450 and didn't want for more but coues at anything past 400 I'd like to have a bigger target. So, what power combination do you guys use? I'm not planning on anything past 500. I've shot targets out to 500 with 4-5" groups with this gun but shooting a target that I can see well is very different than shooting at a coues that blends so well with the habitat. Also, I have the Lieca 1200 range finder, what scope system do you use? Tom

Great video.

What a haul. Congratulations, who took you out?

The weather can be from snowy to hot. Most likely 20's at night and 50's during the day. Unit 1 is huge so you'll have to pick an area and go scout. Deer are present in all elevations. The Wallow burn and pinion juniper areas can be great. Good luck

Sold, thanks for your interest. Anyone need a stock or horse trailer? Sold our horses and cows and this is no longer needed. It’s a 2007 Ponderosa 3 horse slant with front compartment modified to haul calves. Has big tack room with 4 saddle rack. Looking for $4,900. Call or text 928-581-9177

Rosey is a fickle gal. If you get on active fish there are tons of shad available. Water is clearing and visibility is 10’+ in some areas. The fish have tons of unfishable water and are near finished with spawn. Water temperature in mid-lake are 66-70 F. Average fishermen are catching a few and experienced can have super days. Weekends are loaded with tournament boats that have no regard for anyone else.

I like it. I always have my phone and don’t have to carry a license or tag. This is especially helpful when I fish. That’s just me-

Nice buck. Congratulations

I’ll take it. I’ll be at Bradshaw Mountain high school on Wednesday afternoon for football. Could we meet then?

Becker was slow today. Major algae bloom.

I have a 22 mag barrel if you find another caliber- mine has 17hmr.

Get a temperature gauge