Red Rabbit

Every summer, I try to spend a week in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado when the wildflowers are blooming. This has always been a photography trip and the fly rod has been left behind. Every year though, I question that decision when I see a nice stream or rises in a mirrored lake. Here is a selection of five images from this past July. Clear Lake Above Mineral Creek near Silverton Yankee Boy Basin near Ouray Porphyry Falls Paintbrush

Terry Herndon posted this on his Facebook page this morning. "Ok crew! Listen up! I had a nice lady named Amanda call me to tell me that her dog Mitten got away from her while camping off the Young road this weekend. She said they were camped off the first dirt road to the right as you turn into the young road. The dog is a mixed chow light in color. She is heartbroken so if any of you see her please try to grab on to her. ... The dog is friendly and is around 13 years old. If any of you do find her please let me know and I can get you and Amanda connected. Thanks! T" Terry can be reached on his cell 623-696-5579

Thanks all for taking a look and commenting. Glad you enjoy them.

Looks like a nasty case of lens flare from that thermonuclear reactor in the sky

Seems that the ptarmigan like this one rocky pass with a tarn in southwest Colorado. I see them every time I go there in summer. Also saw a hen with about four chicks. They sure had my GWP Rica's attention.

Allforelk, most of the time is concentrated around Ridgway on CR 5, 7, 9 , Last Dollar Road and SilverJack

Tres, your comment made me check on the season. If I am up there on CO in late September to photograph fall colors, I should take a day to look with Rica and the 28 ga

I recently picked up a walnut stocked Ruger 10/22 for plinking, and thus needed a scope. Decided to try one of the Cabelas rimfire specific scope since it had hashes for drop. About 100 rounds later, the reticle had rotated about 25 degrees inside the scope (I checked and the scope had not rotated in the rings), and the top wire had broke in the center. On a previous 10/22. I had a $28 Bushnell 4x give up the reticle ghost, but a bottom of the line 4x Tasco lasted thousands of rounds. Guess the next scope to try may be a Leupold VX-1 2-7x rimfire.

CO P&W shows white-tailed ptarmigan seasons starting Sept 12 They turn a nice white for winter.

There have been a few lightning caused fires so far this summer, so check on green-ups and where the cows are, now that the rains have started. Make it a fun hunt.

Liking how the hair drapes the top of the rock. You should really enjoy the mount in your home. Looks good next to that framed image ;-)

Congrats on the primo tag!!

My buck from WY U64 a few year ago was excellent. My AZ and UT antelope were good. One from Valentine TX and another from U52 NM were not very good to the taste buds.

Tdub, you can purchase your WY preference points July 1 - Oct 31 https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Hunting/Preference-Points

Per Brian's good news comment http://www.wmicentral.com/news/latest_news/update-police-fire-lines-holding/article_ca0997ee-3411-11e6-8a54-63748a34758d.html

Saw that in the news. 3 air tankers ordered. Spoke with my parents in Show Low a half hour ago. http://hotlist.wildlandfire.com/threads/52533-AZ-FTA-Cedar http://www.wmicentral.com/fire-update-pre-evacuation-notice-nec-cutting-power-to-wmat/article_4d49af5c-3333-11e6-b25f-1fe1866dcd8f.html

Watching Rica work for quail after catching scent.

Between bighorn and the Strip/Kaibab, it was a couple of longshots taken.

If you are the buyer, then it would have to be shipped from the seller to an FFL for you to receive it. Your original post with "I've got" implied you already had the AR and the presumption would be you would be shipping it to a buyer (hence Casey's reply).

For the past seven weeks of April and May, I have been able to take 5 trips to photograph northern Arizona. It is nice to have such scenic landscapes within a few minutes or hours from home in Flagstaff. I have just returned from 5 days atop the Paria Plateau where we had a mix of rain, high winds, sunny skies, clear nights and colorful sunrises. While the intended shot of full moon rising over Cathedral Rock in Sedona was foiled by clouds, the rock did catch some nice late light. The Navajo reservation has some nice eroded canyons besides Canyon de Chelly. Of course, there is one of the natural wonders only 80 miles to the north. Prediction was for a decent chance of a nice sunset one evening. Finally, a spring snow forced my to drive out to the nearby San Francisco Peaks for sunset. Hope y'all have a great Memorial Day weekend, remembering its purpose and benefits.

Just applied online without a hitch for deer, sheep and turkey. Hope y'all get those December coues tags.

I chose the 6.5 WSM. Rifle is a rebarreled Winchester 70 Super Grade.

Thanks for the looks and comments. Now to decide which AZ deer and WY antelope units to apply for this week.

Congrats on a nice tag. Enjoy doing all the research, scouting, and then the hunt and memories.

For those of us thinking of applying for antelope (or deer) in Wyoming, here is a forecast for the different regions. https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Hunting/SW_HuntingForecast.pdf