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How often can you vote? Posting it to a few spots on FaceBook too ...

IMPRESSIVE to the max --- way to go SJHS!!! Voted today!

Edge, I agree (didn't mean to slight Miller's; the shop is just farther away). Everything Mike's crew does is top shelf! And yes, he donates the meat processing for Hunts for Heroes vets free-of-charge. Makes him kind of a hero too!

Fund-raising motorcycle ride for Hunts for Heroes is on the calendar for 3 weeks from now (Saturday, March 25) in Apache Junction. Will post a flyer with info shortly ...

derbiv: Derek, thanks for all you did too! Haven't met a bunch of you guys yet --- looking forward to it!

Mike, you WON'T be disappointed with Von Hanson's. FYI, their maple summer sausage is AWESOME (just sayin') ...

Get in touch with Chef (Hector) here on CWT. He's in sales at the JD store in Chandler on Warner ...

Congrats on your pigs, my man! I'm a little tardy with this, but also a big shot-out to you TJ for all you did for the ladies and mentors last weekend! Props definitely well-earned ...

Here we go again --- I was just contacted this evening (Tues.) by a fellow hunter whose pregnant wife was in an automobile accident earlier today. She came out of it with a chipped ankle; thank the Lord the little one seems to be okay. That said, the tag holder feels his place is with his wife (rightly so), and has decided to donate his tag. All this basically 2 days before the hunt starts (this Friday). I'll start searching for a qualified disabled vet tomorrow morning. I realize this really is last minute --- anyone here on CWT available and want to help a deserving veteran tag a javelina on a rifle hunt in 34A? We'll have to work around people's schedules, whatever that may turn out to be. Thanks for your help in the past. We'll see how this plays out ... Call me if interested: (480)760-3868. Thanks, all!

Thanks, Tyler! Hoping we get this put together today ...

buckmaster21: Sent you a pm --- please call me!!!

bowhnt: Call me (up to 10-10:30ish is okay)! I'm in Gilbert and have something you might find useful ... (480)760-3868 --- Tom

If somebody doesn't jump on Flatlander's offer, you're missing out on some good times (and you should up your chances for tagging out). Thanks again, Andrew, for last year --- I've really appreciated your friendship these many years!

You know I'll be there helping ...

Adam, there's bound to be a variety of tags donated throughout the coming year. Looking forward to your continued participation in the program!

So here we are, already into the 2nd month of the new year. Wow, how the clock keeps ticking! As I'm one of the main coordinators within the Hunts for Heroes program of the Arizona Elk Society, I really want to thank ALL of you CWTers who gave up your time and energy to help out on several of the hunts AES sponsored since last summer through Arizona G&F's Tag Transfer program. And I'd especially like to publicly thank Amanda for her generous support of Hunts for Heroes here on the CWT forum! We had successful antelope, elk, and deer hunts. Several of you were lead volunteers on November hunts (at one time we had about 20 vets hunting elk across Arizona). And we had volunteers from Tucson, Casa Grande, Florence, the Phoenix Valley, and especially Superior all come together on very short notice to help bring about an UNBELIEVABLE desert sheep hunt between Christmas and New Year's! Most of the archery javelina hunts are already behind you guys. However, other pig (and turkey) hunts hover on the horizon. And that means there will be opportunity for you to get involved! The immediate need is for help on a HAM (handgun/archery/muzzle loader) javelina hunt in Unit 36A --- this hunt will be happening the 2nd weekend of the hunt (arriving in camp Thursday eve Feb. 16, or on Friday eve as available). The donor of the 36A HAM tag (a CWT member) will be assisting on that pig hunt. We could use a couple more volunteers to help him. Camp location and cooking arrangements have already been established. Hunts for Heroes has been graced with a couple of individuals who are improving the program's efficiency by means of a re-designed data base for guides/outfitters, volunteers, and disabled veterans. Volunteers (you in the hunting fraternity) are the program's backbone! We anticipate providing more than 60 hunts (for varied species) during the coming year. You don't have to be an official “guide” to get on board. There are a variety of ways you might contribute: from setting up/tearing down camp, cooking & camp chores (firewood, etc.), or in-the-field assisting hunter's mobility, glassing/scouting, “guiding” veterans to game, field dressing/packing out animal. We already have additional donated tags for spring hunts where we'll need volunteers: Javelina tags for Units 19A (4 each) and 20B (1 each) the end of this month (February) Turkey tags (1 each) for Units 4A /4B (combined) and 6A, and 27 (2 tags) for most of the month of May The letters of appreciation Hunts for Heroes has received from participating vets reaffirms our mission: “Healing through Hunting.” The program has been more successful than we could have hoped for, and is poised for growth. You can contact me (Tom Wagner) directly at (480)760-3868 if you'd like to help reach out to Arizona's disabled veterans (for the hunts specifically mentioned here, or for future participation). Additional info can be seen at www.arizonaelksociety.org and scrolling down to the Hunts for Heroes button (letters from veterans are posted there). Again, Arizona's disabled vets and the Hunts for Heroes team thank you!

Thanks again, Tim, for everything you did in making the elk hunt such a success! You really made a difference in a vet's life, amigo!

Mike, thanks again for helping out on the elk hunt! Look forward to your getting out there again on future hunts. Good luck on the draw!

For those who missed out --- Arizona Elk Society bought a handful and will have several different ways for you to go home with one from the AES banquet in Mesa on Saturday, April 8 ...

The Scott-meister's back! Good news for us (and you --- ha!) ...

Chris, great to see you join the CWT family (I look forward to linking a face to the voice)! Best of luck in the upcoming draw ...

Had the tv on while a manager at Sunset Sports in Tempe. Sobering moment ...

Jake and I have an upcoming phone call set up ...

The CWT community comes through again! Eric (10sec72) reached out to his dad in Montana. After hearing about the Hunts for Heroes program, one of his business associates up there is going to put together a duplicate set of horns for the original tag holder. This service is being donated. How cool is that? There will be some Spring javelina and turkey tags donated back to Hunts for Heroes in the next few weeks. I'll post a new thread in the Campfire section shortly for those of you who'd like to get involved and help some Arizona vets heal a bit through hunting here in our state. You can also go to FaceBook and click on the new "Arizona Elk Society Hunts for Heroes" page to join the group there. You guys (and gals) rock!

Great to see a CWT member be at the right place at the right time, and then get it done. Highest of props to the Lord for creating such an awesome animal!!!