rossislider

Happy birthday!

Just looked at the calendar and realized tomorrow morning we will be three weeks from when I expect the card charges to start (card update deadline is July 6th). It's going to be a long hot three weeks of waiting for those of us here in the valley. Elk and antelope aside, I'm curious who already knows they are getting tags (max points not archery) and where and what will you be hunting?

Yeah, don't do that again. Offer to go with if they draw, but you are WAY better off not putting in with non-residents. Depending on what it is you are putting in for, you might have already drawn.

My cousins are all up in the Idaho Falls (south eastern Idaho) area and hunt and fish the state about as hard anyone. If you don't get the answers you need, let me know and I'll check with them. They are pretty dialed in.

You forget to apply?

There should definitely be a tag or two in my party. Very unlikely any will have my name on them. But I'm already committed to help on at least four hunts this fall, so that's a pretty good consolation prize.

Definitely fast by draw standards, but slow when you are desperately hoping for a tag.

Nice! Didn't realize that was you. Congrats, that looks like a blast.

That's when you force feed them! Can't wait... Guy needs to celebrate less and reload more.

Already have a Ranger but and am curios what kind of tires you have on it?

AES has announced their Youth Wapiti Weekend workshop on July 29th-30th up at Mormon Lake for youth ages 8-16. Space is limited and it will fill up very quick. At this time there are about 50 spots left. The fee for the weekend is $50 per participant. This covers all meals, activities, and a t-shirt for campers. Meals include breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. All youth participants must be accompanied by an adult. Adults may purchase a meal ticket for $30. I'm taking my wife and our three children up. It will be a lot of fun, especially for my younger two that are not quite hunting age, but are very eager to go. I hope to see a few CWT members there. See the link below for additional details. https://www.arizonaelksociety.org/youth-program/wapiti-weekend ACTIVITY EXAMPLES: -Archery*: Participants learn how to use a bow in a correct and safe manner. -22 Shoot*: Participants will live fire a .22 rifle and learn gun safety. -Muzzle Loader*: Participants 12 years and older will have the opportunity to live fire a muzzle loader and to watch the loading process. *All shooting events are taught and supervised by Certified Safety Instructors. -Hunter Ethics Simulator: AZGFD teachers go over situations that the young outdoor sportsmen will encounter while hunting in Arizona. Participants will be presented with real life situations where ethical decisions need to be made. -Game Calling: Participants receive an elk call and learn how to use various other game calls too. -Wildlife Identification: Participants will learn about the many types of wildlife in Arizona. They will also learn what to look for when trying to identify wildlife. -Tracking: Participants learn the importance of wildlife tracking and receive tracking tips. -Make-’n’-Take: Each participant makes and takes home a model of a wild animal track. -Predator Hunting Demonstration: Participants learn different techniques to attract predators in hunting situations. The campers learn to recognize different Arizona predators and their habits.

They can definitely be an intimidating breed. But for a number of reasons, maybe my favorite. For any looking into the breed, I've had a great experience with them. I'll compare our current lab, Remi, to our old doberman, Apollo. Remi (the lab) is super sweet to everyone. She may go crazy when someone comes to the door, but as soon as they pet or play with her, she is their best friend. Apollo had two slightly different personalities, one when I (the alpha) was home, and one when I wasn't. He was always super sweet and playful with the family, our toddler son, and anyone he was properly introduced too. When we had visitors come over, he wouldn't go crazy barking like Remi does, but was always the first to the door with ears at full attention. If I was home, he was calm but watchful until there was a recognition that the guest was welcome. He would then usually relax and go back to whatever he was doing. My wife would tell me that when it was only her and our son at home, he wouldn't leave her side from the time the guest arrived until well after they were gone. The whole time with ears at full attention watchful and suspicious, but not aggressive. We did not train him to be this way, it is a natural trait of the breed. Don't misinterpret this to mean they are not a friendly, affection, or good family dogs. They are a sweet and gentle breed that can get a bad rap. People just need to understand some basic traits and instincts of the breed.

After they are cut to the desired shape, they are stiched back up, and then they have to be taped for several weeks to train them to stand up. Without doing this, they would just be floppy ears like on any other dog's. Naturally, doberman ears are like a lab's. This proceedure has traditionally been done to dobermans because of their original purpose as security/guard dog. Amongst other reasons, it enhances their hearing and substantially increases their ability to pinpoint noise. Think of them like a parabolic satellite dish.

I remember going through that process with our dobie about 10 years ago. A lot of work, but worth it.

Really good deal on a great bow. Bad timing for me though.

Yeah this is the kind of post that gets someone's a$$ kicked. Right up there with the fake "My card got hit" post.

Yep, we did that on my wife's antelope hunt. Won't make that mistake again.

PM coming.

I've got one for you. Do you need the code or hard copy?

Just got one in the mail today for $20 off $150 if you want it. Good through 6/19.

It is rare for Bass Pro's "Sale" to be better than just about anywhere else's regular price, especially great places like Healy's. You definitely won't get better service at Bass Pro's than you will get at Healy's. If you go into Bass Pro, be prepared to educate your sales clerk on the fire arm you are looking at.

We do first choice youth hunts and second choice general for the many reasons mentioned above.

They require their own proprietary plates that have a larger rubber top pad. I picked up a couple of extra so I can quickly go from binos to spotter to Triclawps. They fit all of my various optics and adaptors without issue.

Over the past several years I'v bought and tried at least a half dozen tripods and as many tripod heads. I'll usually buy something, use it on a few trips and then sell it when I come across something I like better. I run two tripod setups, one for me and one for my wife or son depending on who is with me. This has allowed me to try and compare a lot in the field. As the previous posters mentioned, the Manfrotto 700rc2 is great and had become my go to over the past couple of seasons. Last year I came across the Vanguard PH-113V and decided to give it a go. I highly recommend it as well. Both are excellent, but I give the slight edge to the Vanguard, primarily because of weight rating and stability. It is a relatively small head but will still support a heavier Triclawps/rifle setup. You can't go wrong with either (I have one of each of the two heads mentioned for my two tripods). They are both very reasonably priced and can be found for $100 or less. Also, you didn't ask, but I highly recommend Slik CF tripods. I've had and tried many of the more well known ones out there including Manfrotto, Outdoorsmans, Vanguard, Vortex, etc. I've tried very cheap ones and higher end ones (like Outdoorsmans). I personally don't think you can beat a Slik CF, especially when you consider price point (in the $200-$300 price range). I prefer them to my old $600 Outdoorsmans tall tripod with extension post setup, which I sold to buy a second Slik. Don't get me wrong, the Outdoorsmans tripod is great and comes from and even better company, I just found something that works better for me.

Mine weighs about 750 lbs and I was able to move it with the use of a basic four wheel flat furniture dolly and a couple of buddies. The heavy part is really getting it in and out of the truck. Of course everything becomes a lot more difficult if you have to go up stairs. How much does yours weigh? I work in the Tempe/Phoenix area (by ASU) and live pretty close to you in the easy valley. I'd be happy to come lend a hand after work one evening.