Swivelhead

I hear ya, witnessed an F111 fly down White Sage wash in 12B, it was flying incredibly low and FAST. I was on foot and did not hear or see it coming. Aircraft passed within a hundred yards of me, dang near cost me a pair of underwear.

A friend had a place off the Table Mesa road near the Agua Fria many years ago. Spent a lot of time at his place. A-10's flew through regularly very close to the ground. If we were lucky enough to spy a "hog" approaching we would perform a vigorous fist pump, in return, they ALWAYS gave us a wing waggle. Great memory and an outstanding aircraft.

FYI https://mountainlion.org/2022/01/04/arizona-hunt-guidelines-action-call/

^^^^^ This! Current management practices, i.e. female harvest objectives, mandatory reporting, etc. is sound management. AZ will have bears, lions and bobcats as long as there is available habitat.

When practicing whether rifle or bow try to execute a relaxed shot, i.e. no target panic/buck fever. When hunting remember to transition from hunter to marksman at the moment of truth.

You might give Nelson Ford "The Gunsmith" a call. I know he is fond of 870's & 1100's because both have steel receivers. He don't like aluminum or plastic.

Odds say I won't draw again this year, have not had an AZ tag EAB since 2014.

You got a mean streak, LMAO

Had good success with BB's on coyotes. Used Federal 3" copper plated lead BB's for many years, bought a number of boxes but am down to my last few rounds. Federal no longer makes it and it appears the only option for lead BB's is Hornaday predator loads you mention. Bought the Federal loads for $15 a box of 25 not that many years ago. Those days are long gone. Have used steel BBB's in condor areas, not nearly as effective as lead, 50 yards is max and that is a stretch.

Teams that depend on a QB's legs are weak on the O line. Devils and Cards are prime examples. ASU got jack stomped at the point of attack, end of story. NCAA cloud is filling the transfer portal and making recruiting challenging. Rough road ahead. Go Devils!

Turducken A good man moving on.

Congrats to your wife. Nice buck too.

I'd wager 12A/B hunt will be an easy draw next cycle.

"Probable Cause" will likely be the excuse to examine cameras/SD cards. How will AZGF determine intent? What if I photograph a bruiser bull with my cellphone, post it here and later take said bull? Will the sleuths @ AZGF show up at my house? This ban is going to be a mess.

I've used Casey's in Flag and Carl's Custom Meats in the Verde Valley. Both are very good but I'd give the nod to Carl's primarily due to the quality of the packaging with a standard cut (not vacuum sealed). I've found misplaced cuts that were 3-4 years old and still in pristine shape due to the quality of the wrap method Carl's uses.

Just a WAG, looks like landowner tags are the ultimate goal. Hopi owned tribal ranches entitle tribal members to a portion of the available tags in exchange for limited access by the general public. Up to this point in time the permits are not transferable. Navajo Nation owns the Boquillas, stay tuned.

I've done it. Glad to hear it made it back to its owner.

Not a tax, a lease. Voluntary.

IMHO, probably the best way to handle "checkerboard" land access is for the state to charge a current/low rate for accessible parcels and a substantially higher rate for inaccessible parcels. I don't see this as punitive, after all the lease holder has exclusive use and control of an inaccessible parcel.

http://gis.azland.gov/webapps/parcel/?loc=-112.3633,35.7696,10&layers=3,2,0

Wet vacuum is your friend. Relatively easy task providing a replacement pump is available.

Outstanding weapon, both function and appearance. GLWS

I'd like to see the money go to appropriating right of ways to landlocked public lands.

Agree that it won't stay at 6 tags. Lots more revenue to be harvested without harming the resource. I'm good with it to a point, that point being it's always a lottery that anybody can enter and no more than one entry per person per tag.

Got spanked in 13B. Beautiful country and I'd like a rematch but very unlikely.