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glad to see someone nab one. we didn't have any success in 23

The Tonto restrictions start tomorrow, but the Prescott ones start Friday. Just passing the info along for all the gobbler getters out there, and families looking to escape into the forest. I know that will change up how many extras were going to come up to "help" on our turkey hunt. Should be a peaceful weekend now. ha ha https//:firerestrictions.us/az/ (couldn't get the hyperlink to copy and paste, so for the actual info, might need to copy it into your browser, or search az fire restrictions)

yes, but only inside your own house.... and if you warn the neighbors first

I have one I use in my pop up and my other buddy bought the fittings to use his where his stove would be in his pop up. I think in general, the canvas of both the pop up and the framed tents breathes enough. We usually only use ours for about 30 minutes before bed (to take the chill off) and then one of us gets up about an hour before we get up to turn it on for the morning. There was an elk trip that temps were below freezing and we ran it all night. for around 25 bucks, you can get a battery Co2/oxygen monitor to keep in the tent (I got mine from depot). --- I also splurged, and got the adapter fittings, and hoses to run it off the bigger tanks. I leave the tank outside the camper and run the hose into the camper. Nothing like being sad and disappointed when you here the pop and flash from the burn out 10 minutes after lighting it at 4 in the morning from a 1 pound can.

im fine with closing the forest, but can it be AFTER my turkey tag. I will even forego any source of heat. I can drink beer huddled around the led at night just fine. Already willing to give up the fire pit, for the propane fire ring. But let me try to chase my gobbler and then put the lock across it

Well, time to get technical.... So a sit in, you're actually closer to the water with a lower center of gravity. The sit on tops, are thicker (its gotta be able to float, so its more like a hard pool toy inflatable kinda deal). I had a coleman canoe for about 20 years, and then had kayaks about the last 5 of that. I got the chance to go out in perception swifty's (they run about 250 new) that a girlfriend had. they were great,...well she wasn't. after she left, she decided she was taking her kayaks with her. I wanted the sitins, to be more like kayaking and less like canoeing. the first thought when it comes to kayaking is "how do you get it upright after you roll it". Well you don't roll it, for one. Number two,.. wether you have a sit in or on, there's pretty much no getting back into either in open water. We tried it in the pool. have to be able to crawl out of the water on something that's not stationary (otherwise you wouldn't have tipped in the first place). Sure, crud happens. In my 20 years of the canoe, I dumped it twice. (friends kid caught her shoe at blue ridge when getting out, and right in I went; the other was in experience trying it out on the salt). as the purchaser of a kayak you need to figure out what the purpose of it is. keel lines on the bottom will make traveling straight or quicker through the water. If you equate it to quads... I have a trophy 126. (well, technically 4 of em).theyre fishing kayaks. I used them on the salt river, on the lake with kids in my lap, and for fishing. theyre flat bottomed and wide, like the old Honda ranchers. and then theyres kayaks like the swiftys that are more like the sport model of a quad. designed for straighter travel , keel line for cutting water easier etc. then there are the "banshee" style kayaks, that are used for class 5 rapids, that are designed to be able to fit the question "how do you roll back over when sitting in it" If you ever come up topt the valley you can try mine. I can haul all four of mine in a shortbed pickup (I just dangle them out the back) or 2 on top of the wife's Cherokee just fine. A cheap utility rack and I can take everything I need for the lake (for the group) in my truck. 4 kayaks, a folding picnic table, ice chest, and tailgate grill. sorry for hijacking the thread, hope it helps

Dicks has a big variety. I bought 3 of the Trophy 125s, theyre sit in, but pretty nice. im 5'10" but have taken taller people out with me and they seem to fit pretty good. might have to make the trek up to Tucson to find one

hybrid lights, (www.azhybrindlight.com) had a booth at the expo. theyre pretty awesome. So I k now that the gilbert pd cadets were selling the flashlights as theyre fundraiser for two years. one of my buddies bought one. At the G&F expo, he had the flashlights and a couple of lanterns. all of his stuff has a built in solar charger, and a conventional wall charger. also has a port to charge your phone.pretty light weight stuff. and of course, cheaper on amazon.

don't think I will get to go. Didn't file my request early enough with the appropriate management. ha ha ha. Was curious though, I wanted to ask what the early summer temperatures would do to the strut?

My lady booked an AIRBNB last night... A mile from downtown flag. Hopefully it has a spot to stash my kayaks, and we don't wake up the host that stays below the rental when we come back from the flagstaff night life

Anyone here ever rented a camper? If so, who from? Ive got an older coleman popup, but was looking to splurge for a weekend with my lady. Mainly because she enjoys things like walls and a shower (not that she doesn't enjoy camping, but this is supposed to be for her birthday). So I came up with the idea of maybe renting a small camper for the two of us to get out and enjoy the outdoors without the usual circus of family on our regular camping trips. Ive got a 1/2 ton so im not worried about pulling something for the 2 of us. But a quick google search let me to a couple of sites, and craigslist. Most of them were a 3 night minimum at $100 a night. At that rate, I can find a pretty nice airbnb place for the two of us. (because we can only go up Friday to Sunday) I was just curious if anyone had ever done this before

and eaten????

sorry, yeah. $100 isn't a bad price. Id be okay with that. But all the places I found were a 3 night (not day) minimum. So we'd have to shell out $300 for the weekend, with the first night hooked to the truck in front of the house, because we can only go for 2 nights. Might just have to stick to the airbnb for the 3day/2 night timeline

Shoot, cmon guys this is the first spring bird tag in 3 years for me... don't lock the gate yet. Actually, I wonder how many government officials have weighed the long term affects. Sure it might be bad for the economy to close the forest for the summer. But wouldn't it be worse to lose the resources for 20 years if the fire wipes out everything and their isn't a successful timber stand for decades? I got a whole bunch of unfilled tags in the gearbox at the garage. I would gladly give up this spring hunt to know that some idiot with a sparkler isn't going to burn the state to the ground.

killed them all within a 1/4 mile radius??? Sounds like the Mid west "whack n stack".... Isnt this what they have the depredation tag for in the back of the regs book? I woulda went

can you use it for a side by side , or toooo janky?

Well crap. I searched online all over the place, and then called the mesa office.

Crossbows aren't allowed on the HAM hunt, at least not according to the person I talked to at game and fish

might have to bring an assistant. ha ha. Either way... dove meat is dove meat. And plus getting to shoot some eurasions without the fear of every Tom Dick and harry raining pellets down in every direction like in regular season is worth it. Pulled into a spot once, albeit not the first ones there... Gotten out of the truck, and within 5 minutes of getting there, we got peppered at the truck. I can understand being tucked away in the bush and being in the flight path... but standing next to a black f350... guy said "oh, didn't see you there".....

you share your secret eurasion spot with me, and I will clean your birds. ha ha

giving up on the muzzle season?

Friend sent me pics from his campout in 20a this past weekend. He couldn't keep them out of his camp from what he told me. ha ha

I will have to check them out at sprouts too. Always looking for new flavors

look into rugged maps

it happened last year. warmer temps, sooner in the season kicked off the "romance" for the turkeys... by the time the hunts opened up, there wasn't any activity