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Thanks for the Bear pics Scott! I have never seen a bear in the wild EVER! Only trophy pics. It was nice to see one alive in a picture at least.

Sad thing is that the ladies in my neighborhood you don't want them to be sober MUCH less drinking!

Your boy only took a minute or two! I would have blown the whole thing on acount of my nervousness!! GREAT JOB! YOU ARE FORMING THE BEST OF MEMORIES.....NOW!

This year I bought a head band type Coleman brand light that has 1, 3, 5 led's or a regular bulb at Costco for $11. I figured that it would be much more practicule than my 2AA mag light. Of coures when we were feild dressing my cousins buck the new head band light was hanging back at camp. Boy was I pissed. I too almost chucked the 2AA light out of frustration but then we could not have seen anything.

Great luck LARK! take a camera to share with the rest of us!

AWSOME , BEAUTIFUL , Looks like he had a great start!!

If you are cheap like me, meaning that you you want the most for you money, well hello brother. You have already got some great comments from the CWT boys already. One thing I might add is the you take into concideration is the ammos cost and availability. .270 Weatherbys ballistics have always impressed me but so has the cost of a box of ammo. I'm not picking on the caliber just triing to make a point. .243 might be a little light for Elk as already mentioned but you can't go wrong with .270, 30-06, .300 Win mag. These calibers are available pretty much any where you can find ammo. heck at Wally Mart you can get the .243, .270, 30-06 for $11.97 a box and if you are lucky your rifle will shoot best with one of these loads. When I bougt my M70 6 years ago when I walked in to Wally Mart intent on getting a .300 win mag or a 7mm Rem mag. "I had to have a Magnum". After seeing the cost of ammo to practice with I walked out with the '06. I have never regreted it. You mentioned someting for all AZ game, the 30-06 is hard to beat. It can be loaded form 100grs to 220grs. Mags also hold one less round then standard, some see this as nothing but I said it would one day and it did make a diff on opening morning Friday. Me with my 30-06 and my hunting partner(cousin) 7mm mag. That is a story for another post. You have ALOT to chew on and you better get going, TIME IS SHORT. You make ME NERVOUS your hunt is coming SOON and your still shopping. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!!

Sounds like you ahead of the game and are going to do well and have a great time doing it too!! I am sure some one hear has already but, WELCOME!

That purty wood will get you every time! Nothing new for me, this year at least. I keep thinking about a new rifle in 300WSM To replace my 30-06 "mule" but then I take it to the range and the groups it shoots make me smile every time!! !! It is a bit beat up even for a syn stock but it does its part, now all I need to do is hold up my end. I am working on the "new" still, I got the bino bug and there is a pretty good deal on Pentax 10x42s at Popular. All i need to do is sell my old binos down in Mexico for good money like I did my spotting scope I might be able to pull it off. Isn't it funny how our hunting equipment always need to be "upgraded"

2 weeks for me too!! Our whole hunting party(The family) can't wait!

Beautiful ! the coues AND the two big guys smileing!!! Look like you guys had a great time. You are truly blessed!

It is getting very close!!! I think we all feel what you are going through Ernesto!

You guys are gonna have to open your own butcher shop now! You have all been truly blessed. You should be very proud of all your hard work!!

300 wsm No sorry I didn't, but please try again to: dmorem@cox.net I also sent one to you Greyhawk!

Hey 300, My brother has the Nov rifle Kaibab tag. Just wondering if there is anything up around the town of Jacob lake. Like a resturant, store, motel? He and his brother-in-law drew this tag out of sheer luck. Meaning they could not hunt this year so they both applied for the impossable to get the bonus point and.......of course they got it. Now they are going to hunt to say the least, they only had to beg and borrow from work, wife, and every thing else to get to hunt. Any other help/info would be greatly apreciated to help get my brother and his brother-in-law, both great guys, there first deer ever. We have NEVER been there and don't even know any one who has been there before let alone hunt there. Thanks

Your buddy was sent to school for one night but it was never reported and no paper work was more than likey done to attach his name to his "offense" Especially if this was during one of the busy week ends down there. That would be guess, but only a guess. Not a major crime, I don't think so. I once had lunch with a lawyer and a judge in Nogales Mex. When we came out I got a parking ticket as I was reading it the judge buddy of mine saw me and said not to worry about it that nothing would ever happen with the ticket. I said cool are you going to "take care of it for me" He laughed and said "no, There is no way they can know about this later" He explained something about a poor computer system. A parking ticket and being in jail are way different but who knows. Tell your buddy to ask a lawyer in Mexico NOT the authorites. Asking the wrong people would only tell them something they might never now!

Your right DBack.....but Deer is a given for me and family with the hope for and Elk tag every few years and a Buff and sheep tag only befotre I die. If my wife and daugter all get a tag after the new HIGHER FEES I can promise you all that new higher fees only hurt me. $30 in gas $50 for a tag is a good way to look at it but how about a guy whos Arizona Elk budget is in the 10s of thousands. $500 or $1500 or even $2500 is not going to hurt, heck it will make it easier for him to get a tag and even an Elk. Saddend to see that our G&F is being ran around like they only had them self to worry about. More money for tags ARE NOT THE ANSWER!

Sound like you found your bullet FC80. If it shoots accurate then it's perfect! CRONIC GUT SHOOTER! NOW THATS FUNNY

Now that is PROOF that you spend too much time in the woods Rembrant!

How about some pictures Mike!

Lots of small, fat, huge rattlers and mohaves in 36c while dove hunting!

Didn't CHD say "good bye, not coming back" once? I do like the jokes copied or not.

Friends know that I hunt and ask me from time to time about it. They ask about the rules, dates, game animals one can hunt, etc.... When it comes to poaching....I....elaborate....exagerate....flat out lie. I tell them what I think should be done. I SAY that if you get caught with a illegal taken deer in the wrong area, wrong dates, wrong speices that AZG&D will confiscate your rifle , your truck, and you and all those you have applied with will not be able to hunt for a minimun of 5 years, and be fined up to $5000!! I only wish that were true! I truly wish AZG&F were that tough on caught poachers. I realize that it is hard to actually catch poachers BUT when they do AZG&F should really put it to them. Make an example of poachers! Falls......sorry to here that the WM you dealt with never said thanks but let me tell you now THANK YOU Even if nothing really happend to then in the end, it makes me proud to know that fellow hunters are working against poachers. I was shocked to learn at my hunter ed class two years ago that when a poacher is caugh shooting at those fake deer when AZG&F does those stings that the shooters do not even get there tag pulled. They get a ticket but can STILL LEGALLY HUNT! I thought that was a bunch of BULL$HIT! I had better stop now, I can go on and on with this one. Sorry to go off so much.......poachers have a special"place in my heart"

That had to hurt! And one of my fears as well, but what I had to go thru to get my RF I would still be looking for it right now if I lost mine.