bigorange

+1 don't get rid of the 10s. I mostly bowhunt too and I have 10s around my neck to use while hiking and for stalks and 15s on the tripod. Especially if you will ever hunt timber you'll want the 10s or even 8s. Tried using 15s on archery elk hunt and they were pretty useless. Sometimes glassing in the desert I use the 10s to get a different look and FOV than the 15s. I use them both a lot.

Thanks I was misinterpreting this to mean the NF was being closed along the Black. I selfishly hope the closure is delayed until after the holiday weekend...have campground reservations and fishing plans!

Still available...price drop to $225.

Did it sound like they're closing the whole forest or just certain areas or the area around the Black?

Kidso hit the nail on the head...no spots. Definitely big enough for my tag.

The middle of the month would be 5/15 1/2...give them til noon at least!

Thanks. Still looking at stabilizer options. Will let you know if I decide to buy it.

Yeah this change was part of the "license simplification" or whatever they called it. Included increases for all of us...

Still have the stabilizer?

I haven't done it, but I too am considering an OTC CO hunt this year...archery though.

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Yeah I'm more worried about the weirdos sitting in cars outside the schools watching kids walk home than I am hunting down south.

I honestly can't remember if I've asked before or not...I searched and didn't find my own post. Will be in 27 south of Alpine this weekend. Looking for a place to dump RV tanks before towing home. Any suggestions? Also a place to refill fresh water tank if necessary. Thanks!

One more bump for my buddy...

Posting for a buddy...PM for his contact info if interested. In Tucson. 2 Springfield M1A/M14 magazines in good condition. $100 OBO.

One more bump for my buddy...

Half squat worked pretty well...along with a modified whomping willow. RV Park in Alpine just past the auto shop was great...dumped the tanks for $10 and on my way home. Too bad the turkeys didn't cooperate, but that's another story. Thanks!

Excellent article on this hunt in this month's Eastmans' Bowhunting Journal. Congrats on the article too!

I stopped by the Southeast Clay Target Center this weekend to check things out...what an awesome facility. 6 fields...3 trap and 3 combo either trap or skeet. $8 per round of 25 targets. Current hours are 8-12 Sat and Sun. Located across Harrison from the existing range near the fairgrounds. Rangemaster told me they're on a 3-month probation period which ends in January, and will be based on participation and also customer comments. It doesn't make sense to me to build such a nice facility and then close it, but I guess those decisions have to be made sometimes. Let's get out there and enjoy it and show our support while it's still available. Maybe a CWT shoot sometime? Any interest out there?

I drew a late tag and couldn't get out until this week...so I'll be there and hope they're still talking! Either way I'm out there enjoying it and giving it a try...much better than working!

Awesome...have heard them camping up there before, but never tried calling. Based on the number of tags, that gobbler has probably never heard a call or been hunted.

If you're intrigued by backpacking, there are a lot of places in 33 where you could hike in a long way and avoid the crowds...but that's honestly true of any of the southern AZ units. Coati is spot on...lots of hunters in the more popular areas, but the deer are still there too until they get shot at a couple of times, then they disappear. Might consider putting in for the 33 hunts (sounds like you are already) and then if you don't draw 33 you can pick up a leftover for one of the other units.

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