Red Rabbit

Spray your feet with an antiperspirant before you put your sacrificial socks on. They make a deodorizing soap for neoprene that might work on your boots. RR

Just a couple pics from this evening at the Kachina Wetlands. The San Francisco Peaks on the horizon. A few quackers making an evening flight. Doug~RR

Just got back from a quick scouting trip the afternoon. Lots of puddles and all the tanks caught water. Will try some varmint calling in the canyons. Saw an F-250 abandoned in the middle of a muddy flat. RR

Bivy tent has been sold; payment received and tent shipped. RR

Slumberjack Bivy Tent 90?l x 38?w x 24?h 2 lb. 14oz on fish scale. Used two times. $40 Shipped ($80 retail) shown with rainfly shown without rainfly Doug~RR

I liked to dig a hole, pour in a whole bag of trace mineral salt and pour 5 or 10 gallons of water on top, and let it soak in the ground. No salt blocks for someone to relocate on you. The brown trace mineral blocks should be of more value to the deer and have some molasses. Also harder for people to see than the white blocks.

Josh, Shoulda stopped by and you could have borrowed a canoe. Right now, Dry Beaver Creek is at 1280 cfs. We had a good lightning storm; unplugged the computer and phone for an hour to be safe. Doug~RR

I would bypass the 10's and 12's and get some 15's and a tripod. I would favor 10x42 over 10x50 for the weight savings and there's not much less light gathering at the first and last five minutes. Even a pair of 10's on a tripod helps a lot over handholding. Keep your 8's for around the neck and ready-on-the-quick looking. I'd seriously consider the 15's and a tripod. RR

Those semi-sneak poses are great. Enjoy your mount. Doug~RR

judging from the bleached and chewed condition of the skull, would have to say that it's been a few years since there were deer roaming the hills of 23. Eyeguards-too funny RR

I have a Labrador retriever, and was buying a large bag of Purina at Wal-Mart and was in line to check out. The woman behind me asked if I had a dog? (Duh!) On impulse, I told her no, I was starting The Purina Diet again, although I probably shouldn't because I'd ended up in the hospital the last time. But I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way it works is to load your pants pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again. I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled with my story, particularly a tall guy who was standing behind her. Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I'd been sitting in the street licking myself and a car hit me. I thought the guy standing behind her was going to have to have help as he laughingly staggered to the door .

Gr8 White Jr, Welcome to the site. I have no knowledge of 33, so couldn't help ya, but hope you have a fun hunt. RR

A lot to be said and gained about being nice and doing the right thing. Now, about the USPS, it still has one of my paychecks for $14k stuck in some unknown mailbox. Mailed back in April. RR

Thanks Dave. RR

How well do the Blazers stabilize a broadhead versus 4" fletch? Any clearance problems with the rest due to the higher profile? RR

Neat find! Fallowcoues? Moosecoues? RR

Accuweather gives rainfall totals for a bunch of different locations. Here's Happy Jack for July. http://wwwa.accuweather.com/forecast-climo...amp;mnyr=7-2006

P&Y Doug, I picked up the Eureka Zeus Exo 2 man. Single wall, easy to set up, like 3 lbs 10 oz. I wanted some more room to sit up and some gear than the bivy. The Exo has ventilation/condensation problems of a single wall, but should be OK in the desert southwest. I am thinking about the Brunton stove. Sold an MSR Whisperlite (pre-shaker) in the garage sale for $10. Kept a Coleman Peak One Exponent Apex which works well, but I will list it here later. Also a Moose bag and rifle carrier for an Alaskan frame. the other Doug RR

Here's some info that I was looking at earlier: http://gpsinformation.net/

SPF. PM's sent to j-rod and Dan H. RR

Amanda, I used it one night in 29 and my friend used it a couple of nights on one hunt in 21. It is real easy to set up; two poles and a minimum of two stakes on the ends; just a few minutes. The negative of a bivy is that you cannot sit up inside. When I used it, it rained all night with no leaks. Dan, UPS or USPS delivers cheaper than the gas would cost from Flag. I do not know when I will get to Phoenix, maybe a mid-week trip to Cabelas in a couple of weeks. Doug~RR

Bottom Line Fishing Buddy 2255 w/ Side Finder & Temp. Tube Holster for float tubes C-Clamp mount Used about 4 times $125 Shipped The Bottom Line Fishin' Buddy 2255 takes portable fish finders even further. Still the only specifically designed portable fish finder that operates as both a Sidefinder? and a depth finder, the Fishin' Buddy 2255 features a built in multi-view transducer and multi-view screen providing both side views up to 120 feet away and down view to 240 feet, at the same time. With 160 vertical pixels, 1,600 pixels per square inch and 12,800 total pixels, the angler is provided enhanced clarity and precise detail on the 3.3" by 2.4" high resolution film Supertwist display. The Fishin' Buddy screen also includes digital readouts for depth, in feet or meters, and temperature. The portable Fishin' Buddy 2255 weighs just five pounds and measures 5 inches by 9 inches by 44 inches and has many other features. The unit operates for up to 40 hours on three C-size batteries that are stored in the water-tight, non-spill container built into the handle. The adjustable C-clamp mounting system allows mounting on jonboats, dingies, docks, canoes, float tubes, pontoons, rowboats and for ice fishing. Doug~RR

Coleman Peak 1 Backpacking Lantern Model 222A Padded Nylon Pouch Weighs 1 lb 13 oz on my fish scale Single Mantle, Liquid Fuel http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/...ategoryid=19010 $30 shipped Doug~RR

I drew tag #1 , but that was in 1995. Y'all have some good hunts up there this year. Doug~RR

The instant oatmeal has been processed a lot and has lotsa sugar. Probably better to used the regular oatmeal and add the fruit and nuts. I never found the instant oatmeal to last long in the belly either. Whole grain bagels w/ cream cheese, OJ and a sweet Danish that my certain tooth demands is the standard for me. Lark, Guessin' you're not wanting to apply for the camp cook position RR