bojangles

cool beans. i rafted down the zambezi but never got a chance to fish. the number of crocs and hippos in that water is unnerving.

wow! spot and stalk with a longbow at 32 yards is sayin' something...

oh, it's easy to find the spot. just look for the mountain that's shaped like an ice cube!!

congrats!

cool beans. i was hoping you'd do a write up.

got the adapter! thanks a million!

or, if you're one of my hunting buddies, you could have drawn that tag on no points whatsoever. i have 2 friends with late 22 this year, one drew it on 1 point and the other with none. me? i had a nice bonus point burger for dinner. with a side of tag soup.

lol, don't take me too seriously, but still i see fish and game dudes driving the most luxurious trucks on the road, while fees go up again....i'm thinking... you have got to be kidding me! I'm not saying G&F is a corrupted organization on all levels, but i've seen some things in my lifetime that just make you go...hmmmmm. yes, i do think g&f should be all volunteer, and under the authority of the county sheriff's office, kind of like some search and rescue depts. nobody should make money off of hunting, imho. the best things in life should always be free. you know how many friends i have that would love to put in for elk but just can't afford a tag? a bunch. it's a shame, really. Felt the need to chime in. While the opinions and frustrations being discussed here are respected, this logic is a little bit twisted and seems to be "misinformed". I'm hoping you are just somewhat jokingly ranting... I hope you understand that there is a little bit more to the Game and fish dept. than writing tickets and sending you a deer tag in the mail... Things such as conservation, management, research.... A department as large as this, dealing with so many various species and systems could not be effectively run by volunteers and unfortunately I have a feeling that the county sherrifs office managing our state's wildlife would not bring your dream of 6 deer tags per year to fruition. Well maybe 6 tags but at that rate there wouldn't be 6 deer in the state to shoot.While i do agree there could be things done differently... As in any form of state or federaly funded agency, what you seem to think would solve the "problem" would most certainly do the opposite. Then again, maybe if sherrif arpayo took over the G&F we would start seeing 220 inch mule deer in pink undies in every unit in the state... At $10 a tag... limit of 4 per year... Yeah, actually i think we may have something here! LOL again, friendly chatter and just my .02 hey, if those bucks were in pink undies, maybe i could find one!!! lol....arpayo for commisioner!! really, though, i'm not looking for 6 deer tags per year here. i'm quite content with the draw system. maybe it could be tuned up, but i'm pretty happy with what i'm getting. I do believe that certain hunts have far too many tags, once again, we're looking at a money making organization, that is looking more at the bottom line than at conservation itself. But if none of the employees got a paycheck out of the deal.....we might have true conservation. i digress, however, about the volunteer force. i think they would manage better. i just think the law enforcement side of things would be better served under the authority of the sheriff's dept for constitutional reason. checks and balances for warrants, searches and seizures, etc. i'm not saying we should throw biology in the dump and give out free tags at all. i'm saying we should be served, not taxed, through hunting. for instance, i'm paying for a sticker on the back of my fourwheeler to improve riding...um.....i don't see any improvements, just a bunch of roads closed. while that can be good and bad....i'm just saying we've been taxed w/out being served. like i said before, i know there are some great g&f people out there who probably work a long hard day and earn their bacon just like the rest of us. i mean no disrespect to them whatsoever, and applaud their hard working efforts to keep things civilized and in order. what's more, every position couldn't be volunteer obviously. People who work in offices, work in the field, etc should be paid, of course. But the decision makers, and board members, etc should be volunteer only, elected officials. And elected by those who have recently filled big game tags.

nice!!

i tell you what, if you're gonna hunt back east, these boots are a must have. my nephew was out of town working when i was back east, so I "borrowed" ..lol...these boots from him. best ever for warm and dry on a ground blind hunt in wet areas. unfortunately, i could fit both my feet in one of these size 13 boots...almost.

lol, don't take me too seriously, but still i see fish and game dudes driving the most luxurious trucks on the road, while fees go up again....i'm thinking... you have got to be kidding me! I'm not saying G&F is a corrupted organization on all levels, but i've seen some things in my lifetime that just make you go...hmmmmm. yes, i do think g&f should be all volunteer, and under the authority of the county sheriff's office, kind of like some search and rescue depts. nobody should make money off of hunting, imho. the best things in life should always be free. you know how many friends i have that would love to put in for elk but just can't afford a tag? a bunch. it's a shame, really. again, i don't want to seem like i'm accusing any individuals who work for g&f. i know there's some great guys out there who probably work as hard as the rest of us. i do believe the system, however, could definitely use a tuneup.

lol, don't take me too seriously, but still i see fish and game dudes driving the most luxurious trucks on the road, while fees go up again....i'm thinking... you have got to be kidding me! I'm not saying G&F is a corrupted organization on all levels, but i've seen some things in my lifetime that just make you go...hmmmmm. yes, i do think g&f should be all volunteer, and under the authority of the county sheriff's office, kind of like some search and rescue depts. nobody should make money off of hunting, imho. the best things in life should always be free. you know how many friends i have that would love to put in for elk but just can't afford a tag? a bunch. it's a shame, really.

i really hope you saw this as humor, lol.....no disrespect intended. just dying to see the pics like everyone else....

yes, i do. it's a insanely high price to pay for the worst hunting available. My cousin in missouri gets 11 tags for free before he has to start paying for them,. don't forget your 42 bucks gets you only 1 lousy week to hunt, and doesn't include the license, so really your deer is well over 70 dollars. when i go to missouri, i pay 225 for 4 tags, 2 deer and 2 turkeys, and additional tags are 25 bucks each. So, for 250 bucks, i get 5 tags, no license is necessary. and i get 4 months to hunt. and like i said, my resident cousin gets 11 for free, and doesn't have to buy a license, period. and talk about quality of hunts, MO is not even considered a quality state to hunt in, and every time i go there are deer falling out of the trees. it's definitely a better deal than hunting is AZ. imho, tags should be free, or just the cost of printing. the azgfd should be a completely volunteer run organization, money always corrupts. i'd volunteer. don't get me started on the price of elk tags. they should be 10 bucks, max.

thank goodness tag prices just went up. still gripes me that i can hunt out of state cheaper than i can hunt in my own backyard. and fish and games drives the newest trucks on the road. i think 50 bucks would be way too much to pay for an elk tag. what's more, we have some of the worst hunter opportunity for deer hunting in the US. and to have to pay premium prices the worst hunts imaginable.

i just married an italian supermodel!!! i'll post honeymoon pics later, (we're working on a deal with the tabloids, i'm sure you understand!)

i want one like no other....i'll be looking under the christmas tree, cuz that's the only way this could happen!

so, did anybody else hunt 22south? i'd love to see some more pics....

nice!!!

looking back, i wish i would have played hookey more often and dumped school like a bad habit. and i mean that sincerely. but to each their own. just ask her what she wants to do. she probly already knows what is more important to her at this stage in her life.

i have a 3 1/2 inch gun, but it's not looking like i'll have time to do any waterfowling this season

congrats!

here's my 2013 elk. he's a little guy but i'm still smilin' big!

don't know about phoenix, but End of the Line in Deer Creek was the only guy in the payson area taking elk yesterday.

we saw absolutely tons of elk, but couldn't find a decent bull. i'm confident they are in there, just avoiding me. the tracks indicate there are several good bulls roaming the hills, we just couldn't lay eyes on them. i went ahead and tagged out this a.m. on a spiker. i'm wondering if i should have been more patient. oh well, it was fun, and i'm thankful for the bull i did get.