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bought my first truck for $900.... cant even by a junk one for that price now

NWTF has some good pointers if i can remember. I searched the internet a few years back looking for tips and tricks. As is my understanding: There's a science behind turkey hunting in the spring (just like any other hunt, but more so with turkey). Not so dependent on colder units like 27, but in the lower section of 23 its a bit more "in play". The strut is triggered by the first full moon with temps over 60 (don't qoute me, but its something like that). The strut gets triggered, Tom's will come out and breed hens. Birds will go back to roost, but the hens that didnt take, will be out for a second round with the toms. AZGFD tries to catch the second cycle to maintian a population. There's a "shotgun start" being they use the same start date for every unit. The weather being the big factor in all of this. Some units there's still snow on the ground, other units this temp might be in march or april, well before the strut hits. We had a good hunt in the lower half of 23 in the spring... 50/60-30/40... when toms gobble all day long. And we have had spring hunts that are already in the 70'80s during the day without a sound. Fingers crossed the weather stays cooler for my 23 hunt this spring

there's a few on fb marketplace. theyre all pretty rpicey no matter the condition though.

if they dont announce the cc deadline... they dont have to apologize if they miss it (not ready, tech difficulties, etc). last year it was march 1st

we switched to verizon as well... but... I aint the most tech savy. so just follow along. We got the security system reinstalled on the house (somke pecker head kid busted a new window). And the camera peopkle said our stuff was too slow. So we switched to the faster verizon... everything kinda worked. Loks like we need to get a "mesh system" Otherwise the verizon system doesnt make a big enough "bubble" to caqtch all the devices from one end of the hous to the other and the kids crap, and wifes home office

Was in the same boat years back. The guys running the course were nice enough to just let us show up and take the class since the boy had a hunt coming up

well be up there for the "opening hunt" in 23. Spring birsd is my favorite. first, keep your fingers crossed, a warm weather winter will throw them into the strut before the season even gets here in the spring. LittleCreekCalls (Ammon) hosts a couple of calling workshops before the season. Really fun and informatiive. the typical outdoors retailers have saome pretty to use calls that the young man should be able to master before the season gets here, Start practicing. lol I'll let you know if we get up and get to scouting.

Time to start watchiong for LittleCreekCalls (Ammon) to host his turkey calling workshops.

got my first (and only choices) 37a HAM 23 turkey, hopefully this weather holds through the winter and it s nice and cold in that unit

37a for javelina and 23 for spring bird. Hopefully the weather stays wet and cold for spring bird this winter

Thats a prize turkey tag. Seen them on the deer hunts.

If you can wait a couple of months//// theres normally a booth and they do it onsite at the crossroads december show. My buddy got one made to fit his pistol with a light on it.

We were in 8 when the closures first happened... Down one road, and then a connecting road, and then another... finally to see they only mark one end. We didnt get "caught" but there was no way to tell it was clodsed the direction we came

I used Dreyson on my friends first javelina. Both Sean and Dreyson (rossislifder and his kid) are amazingly nice and great work. I will pm you his contact

My sister got me a food saver from target quite a few years ago. we use it every couple of weeks....and when blessed enough, ive done an enitre deer and couple of javelinas. just buy the bulk bag rolls from sams or costco

Not sure what its labeled as in Punkin center.... but fr 609 will take you from the young rd ( Az Hwy 288) to punkin center. there is no bridge, but you con cross the creek there. We did it as a loop, and wound up coming home in the dark after adventures took us to the roosevelt lake overlook and indian cave.

Looking for a spare tire for a new to me truck. I need an 8 lug 16 inch rim on the 6.5 pattern. The axle is off of a 1995 ford 1 ton (SRT). Just throwing it out there on here to see what i can find. It still hot to crawl around a junk yard, and that'll interfere with dove season. ha ha thanks for looking

thats a cool sight to see... never seen it with that much water

"gangsta style"???

Technically it depends on the insurance you put on it. Kinda... I think its called hagerty insurance, It's supposed to be less than so many miles per year. My brothers buddy in tucson has a restored custom square body truck. He has it on his, but he said they never check and theres no way to report or track mileage. Its supposed to be "the mileage required to take the vehicle to shows" or something like that. So if you live in tucon but all your shows that you attend ar in the north valley?? i dont know. In our situation, i asked our insurance agent and she was like "that ain't happening"... because theres no way a teenage driver driving a bronco 2 is only going to use it for going to shows strictly. If i was the only one listed on it, then they would pursue that option. So we got historic plates on an 88 with regular insurance. Its like $90 for 2 years of registration and no emissions. Registration is sort of vague. When i first went to get it registered i thought it would have to pass an initial emissions test and be inspected at the very least. But they didnt even do that. We just went to dmv and they gave us the copper plate. But if any of you are secretely epa/dmv/or greenies... the truck is just fine and runs great. ha ha

its a 95, so it can be registered as a classic... then no emissions needed. did the same thing for the kids bronco 2

My go to was always canyon before i got a power boat. anoe and kayaking canyon is nice. Bought a pontoon, and saguaro is 15 minutes from them. Saguaro has crap for parking, so get there early and the ramps suck in general. Canyon has better ramps but less "open" area for jet skis and towing the tube. Haven't been, but Bartlet is supposed to be the siaze of canyon and saguaro combined. Hopefully thats our next stop. I'd run up the hill to Roosevelt or Apache if diesel wasnt the cost of a mrotgage.

Ive had good luck at Japan motors at Lindsay and main. The neighbor recommended them to me. Had to take the stepson's 88 bronco 2 in there. Decent guys, honset, and theyll find you price options that wont charge an arm or a leg....or other body part. Japan motors, but they work on everything. Seen some nice custom classic muscle projects go through there. Might be a little short handed now however.

When my stepson got his first tag... we couldn't find a field day. I finally reached out and called the HE program. I explained that the boy had a tag in hand but couldnt get into a class. The guys were pretty cool. They allowed us to just attend the field day (even though it was full). They were even nice enough to let me take it with him (highly recommended). In the end, i think 3/4 of the people that day were in a similar situation. In the end they cut the class into thirds and did the lesson plan. *not saying to bombard them, but the instructors are pretty accomodating.

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