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SOHCAHTOA - don't you remember your trig? the sine of angle A equals the length of the opposite side devided by the lenght of the hypotneuse: sin(A) = opp/hyp the cosine of angle A equals the length of the adjacent side devided by the length of the hypotneuse: cos(A) = adj/hyp the tangent of angle A equals the length of the opposite side devided by the length of the adjacent side: tan(A) = opp/adj

Oops - cut and pasted from Craigslist - forgot the price. I updated the post above, but asking price is $4900 obo.

I've got a thumbhole stock on my ML and love it. If I were building a gun right now, I'd put a boyd's thumbhole on it.

Nice! That's a great looking buck! Congrats!

Dude - I used to do the sardines and oysters bit - LOL - If you can't eat it at home why eat it on a hill? Very convenient for sure to open up some "sardines in mustard sauce" or canned smoke oysters....Anybody sharing a tent with you has to be dragging you to the edge of camp come midnight.

Welcome to the forum. You've found the right place!

I have to say, the first half - it was anybody's game. Both teams moved the ball incredibly well. Defense was another story - I've got to give props to Show Low's QB and recievers. They were fantastic. A couple of finger-tip defensive plays by the BR secondary were crucial. It would have been a much closer game without some truly outstanding defensive plays deep. The second half, BR got their defense in gear and finally started forcing punts. Show Low could not stop our running game and BR was able to score on pretty much every offensive opportunity. I hate to say it - gotta love ALL the kids that made it that far - but in the second half, Show Low was just looking more "beat up" and less determined. BR is one of those teams that is always close, and usually in the playoffs. We *should* have beaten Payson last year based on the half-time score, but they came out and made the adjustments they needed to come from way behind and win - kudos to them for that. As for "finally having good program again" - not trying to sound defensive, but Blue Ridge has had a very good program for a long, long time. Sure, they've missed a couple of close ones, but the coaching staff here does an AMAZING job. I graduated in '89 and played tight end and defensive end on the team that trounced everyone and then lost to Parker in the semi-finals, who eventually lost to Snowflake - a team we had beaten during regular play. BR is pretty much always the "smaller" team on the field. We don't grow them big here like other schools do. Coach Moro and his staff - Williams, London, Thompson - really know how to put a team together and make the best out of the kids despite their size. For BR it's all about hard-hitting, assignment football, off-season training , speed and discipline - and most of those things come out of the coaching staff when it comes down to it. I've got 3 boys involved in football now (I've been coaching the local, "mountain" leauge too), one in 7th grade, one in 5th and one in 2nd. I can't wait to see what Moro and his staff can do with these kids who have been playing together from 1st grade on up. No doubt about it, there will be some amazing high-school football in small-town Arizona. Gotta love it - this is one of the big reasons I moved out of the valley and back home to the mountains to raise my kids hunting, fishing and playing football and baseball.

CouesAZ, I gotta get one of those Bark River knives. I've been salivating over the Bravo I or Bravo II in ironwood burl with turquoise. Not a better looking knife around. Here's the one I'm after - PM me with cost etc. I've got to sell some stuff first.

Snickers, apples, Cliff bars, mixed nuts (love the salty cashews), jerky or other deer snack sticks. Nothing beats some fried chicken legs or wings about 9 am. Some chocolate for sure. Hershey's Nuggets always pick up the pace after a slow morning of glassing. I take along jolly ranchers too. Helps keep the saliva moving when water is short.

Binos and tripod first, range finder second, my headlamp or at least a working flashlight third, my Browning FDT - best knife I've ever owned - nothing fancy but does everything a guy needs when taking care of game - yeah baby wipes, but let's face it, we've all used whatever was handy and lived to tell about it. Ever cut your chonies off and walk out commando? I bet you have! Seriously, my mantra when checking my gear is "tag, gun, bullets - ok I can hunt (or tag, bow, release)". Everything else is gravy. That said, I keep my fanny pack stocked with an emergency blanket (one of those foil thingies), magnesuim fire starter, two bic lighters, a GOOD flashlight and a backup flashlight and a couple Cliff bars.

I was hoping to see the 'U' blow 'em out, but I'm sure for those watching it was a very exiting game. I'm glad the cats got it done.

"A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry is to a woman." We're friends already!!! Welcome! Feel free to PM me. I don't consider myself a coues expert, but I'd be happy to help out any way I can.

That is awesome. What a great looking buck!!! Wowser! Congrats to Courtney on an outsanding buck!!!

Look for open South facing ridges with lots of yellow grass, and thick, nasty, brushy North halves. They want a quick escape route into the thick stuff. You'll find 'em. If you find an open hillside with a saddle leading back into thick cover, look for trails leading from the feeding side into the bedding side. If it's an active area, the trails will be pounded pretty hard - that's when you know you've found a good spot to focus on.

Congrats on a nice buck. I too, was wondering about the blotted out faces. Wassupwitdat?

That's an awesome buck for sure. Get it DONE!!!! And +1 on the fox.

Great post Dan - those are some amazing animals. The San Carlos holds some great trophies every year. One day I'll hunt the SC for coues again. Hopefully you can join me next time.

Great post and lots of great advice here. IMO the biggest complaint about deer/elk/javelina is the "gamey" flavor. Chances are, that was meat with the hide on too long. Given a rutting bull usually tastes like boot leather, most deer and elk are left sitting way too long with the hide on. I've seen guys gut animals to cool and leave the hide on while they go get help or a vehicle - their head is in the right place - they want to get the warm part away from the meat, but anyone who's ever seen a deer or elk bed in the snow knows, their hide and hair hold in almost all of their body heat. A deer can lay on snow for hours without melting it - think about that in terms of the insulating qualities of deer hide and hair. If you want good meat, the hide has to come off first. Personally, I prefer the gutless method. But if you're going to gut it out, skin it first, then gut it. That hide is holding in all the heat and causing spoilage - not the guts. When you think about it, how much meat is actually in contact with the inside of the rib cage vs. how much is in contact with the hide?

Nice job, Scott. You've earned that one many times over by helping other people chase their dreams for so many years. You were definately due. I can't wait to see the finished mount. Best Thanksgiving wishes to you and your family.

Wow - I'm glad I missed it. Even as an alumni, I can barely watch U of A football games. They have mastered the art of blowing big games. That said, you ASU fans can prepare for a shellacking on Saturday.

Amen to that!!!

Happy Birthday Cory! Hope it's a fun one for you!

Do those unlimited metro tags count against your annual bag limit?

Totally real! Duh! Everyone's heard of the "Elliot Lake" moose. An average sized E.L.M. stands 12 - 16 feet tall at the shoulder. What the heck to do you think Big Foot rides?

I've been hunting and fishing the San Carlos reservation for years - and the Fort Apache side. I've also hunted the Navajo res. Each time I've had an encounter with one of their officers, it was cordial and professional. They were even very helpful and offered advice and information to help out where they could. As far as the San Carlos reservation, I know they are fighting a tremendous battle against poaching - not to mention the grave robbers and other opportunists looking to make a quick buck on jewelry, beads, pottery and whatever they can scavenge. Truth be told, I'm surprised they are as accomdating as they are. The majority of G&F officers you'll encounter on the San Carlos are absolutely stand-up guys who aren't looking to single out non-members. They are just good folks trying to hold on to something sacred and have shown nothing but professional courtesy to me or my hunting partners over a number of years. I think this particular incident illustrates how there may be situations that come up in the "grey areas" of hunting the areas bordering the reservations. Personally, I can say that the San Carlos, the Fort Apache and the Navajo reservations comprise some of the best outdoor experiences available, and none of my encounters with their law enforcement agencies have lead me to believe that they have a bias against non-tribal members. Of course, there are situations where you encounter a single individual with a slightly different perspective than the organization they represent. I've seen this first hand OFF the Reservation, on public AZ hunting lands. In (approximately) 25 years of hunting in AZ, I have encounted dozens of G&F officers in the field - on and off the reservations. Almost every one has been very positive, but on occasion, you meet up with a guy with something to prove. I had an incident near the border of units 1 and 27 where I was in a compromised situation. I was planning to hunt an area in 27 that had closed the day before (a new change I should have known about), while camped in unit 1 that was still open. My bow was in the back of my truck, inaccessible, and I was driving. I met up with an officer and told him my intentions to go hunt a particular area. Turns out that area had closed the previous day due to differing seasons between unit 1 and 27. That was enough - I got cited for "taking game in a closed area". Of course I hadn't taken squat, and was simply en-route, but boil it down how you like, I should have known the specific rules and dates. My bad, I fessed, and went through the system just as if I had knowingly shot a deer in a closed area - without having ever left my vehicle in persuit of a deer. I could have lied and said I was hunting coyotes, but I'm not a liar. I messed up and I dealt with it. Although I never technically hunted or persued game in a closed unit, the way the law reads, and the way the prosecuter in Springerville saw it, I had crossed into illegal territorry. I guess the point is, LEO's enforcing game violations are always walking a very thin line, whether they are on a reservation or in forest service or trust lands. And for every accidental mishap, there are probably a hundred blatant attempts to break or exploit game laws. Every legitimate reason is met by a hundred lame excuses or lies, and these guys have to sort it all out. You hunt enough, chances are you might find yourself in a compromising situation, regardless of your intentions. Know the law, be informed, and in a situation like this, be prepared should you have to defend yourself, and most of all, even if you get a hot-head, keep your cool and know when you have accidentally crossed the line and when you haven't. In this particular case, the regulations are clear. You need an access/tresspass permit for very specific roads on the San Carlos. The road in question was NOT called out in the regulations as requiring a tresspass permit. You did nothing wrong.