Outdoor Writer

Here's the skinny from one of my contacts at G&F on issueing more permits than the number assigned to a particular hunt. In some cases, during the drawing or even afterward with someone trying to buy a leftover, when the info is punched in, it will show that the person is ineliglible to obtain a permit. Reasons can vary, such as already drawing another tag for a limited hunt, etc. When this happens, even though the permit isn't issued, the number for THAT tag gets "used up," i.e. it is no longer available. So the next tag issued will be the next number. This scenario would be more likely when someone tries to obtain a leftover when they had already drawn a permit for another hunt, and the computer would quickly show that. Obviously, it's also more likely to happen with leftovers. Sooo...in the case of #367 and #368, it means there were at least 18 of these instances.

Ignore the above. Got it covered.

My water line to the house broke right at the meter near the sidewalk. I already have it all dug out. Right now, we have no water. It appears as if it would be a quick and easy repair. Anyone know a plumber who isn't out to rip people off and can repair it this afternoon? I'm in Glendale near 67th Ave. & Camelback.

They provide prices for both club members and nonmembers, so I don't think that is the case. Shotgun Range Fees...................................Members..........................Non-Members 5-Stand / Trap / Wobble Trap per Round.......$20.00............................$30.00 Shotgun Stand (token operated)...................$5.00.............................$7.00 Permanent Activation Card (optional)............$5.00.............................$7.00 .................................................................$15.00...........................$15.00

Has anyone here ever shot a round of trap or sporting clays at Rio Salado? If so, please PM me ASAP. Thanks

And to everyone on CWT.....

Really? Try this: Early 2011 HE class schedule on AGFD web site

My silver Lab, Sasha.

Sasha enjoyed seeing the photos of Lexie all grown up. She said to tell Lexie, "woof."

Reread what I said. Because I quote someone doesn't mean I subscribe to the notion. And that's all I will say on the subject.

Oh such slippery slopes...and I know I'll hate myself in the morning, but... To quote a well-known unnamed philosopher, "if it's legal, it's ethical."

Very nice trophy! Good job.

Governor Jan Brewer has named Robert Mansell of Winslow as her choice to fill the Game & Fish Commission seat being vacated by Jennifer Martin in January 2011. Mr. Mansell was one of three candidates the Arizona Game & Fish Commission Appointment Recommendation Board forwarded to the Governor for consideration. The other candidates were Brian Pinney and Susan Bitter Smith. We anticipate the Senate will consider his confirmation in early January. Mr. Mansell formerly served as Superintendent of the Winslow Unified School District and has been a lifelong Arizona resident and outdoorsman, hunter, fisherman, boater, pilot and community leader. His ancestors date back to Arizona's territorial days. This year, after more than forty years of trying, Mr. Mansell was fortunate to get a desert bighorn sheep tag in unit 16A, east of Lake Havasu City. As a school administrator for 33 years, he supervised as many as 350 employees, a budget as high as $16 million annually and oversaw physical assets of $60 million. He developed the prototype for an outdoor education program for the Winslow Elementary Schools in 1992 which he coordinated with the Arizona Game & Fish Department and U. S. Forest Service. Mansell grew up in Cornville, Arizona living on a small farm. His Father and Uncle (now deceased) retired as Arizona fish hatchery superintendents, so he has a unique perspective on preservation and harvesting of wildlife and fish. As a pilot he flew various aircraft, including bush planes, and volunteered for numerous search and rescue operations.

Interesting article from USA Today writer: Is it safe to travel to Mexico?

And to everyone..............

Amanda, I'll be adding this as an item to my Dec. 20 AZ submission for the NSSF's Hunt & Shoot site.

Contact Robby at Robar Inc. His place is in Deer Valley near the airport, and they do a slew of different coatings. He built my custom .300 and also did the NP3 nickle on my ol' M70 .264. You can see what he does here: http://www.robarguns.com/

Great ram, Nick! Congrats.

What is the ACTUAL cost of the tickets??

daryl, Bill has it pretty much dead-on. We had this discussion a while back and even had a map in the thread of where the various Mexican whitetail subspecies hang out. Although deer do exist at the loweer elevations all the way south, don't forget the spine of the Sierra Madre goes far south all the way through Sinaloa. And there are lots of deer -- and turkey -- to be seen at those higher elevations. I've seen both along the shorelines while bass fishing the lakes. Bill's mention of seeing Coues near Puerto Lobos is also quite accurate. In fact, I killed the one pictured with Duwane Adams and me on the back cover of our book not too far from Caborca and Lobos, basically at sea level. Although the desert floor was close to sea level, the small hills we glassed from gave us a good view of the Gulf. In reality it was typical desert mule deer (and javelina) country, and that's the reason we were there rather than northeast of Hermosillo. One of Duwane's clients had tags for both deer species and killed good ones of each. I hunted only Coues.

I spent 5 days in an RV on the late Kaibab hunt. It was pretty danged cold, and since we had planned to stay the full 10 days, we tried to conserve the 10 gals. of propane in the 26' RV. For the first few days, we ran the furnace on low at night, about 50 degrees, and I raised it a bit during the day. Plus in the morning, we occasionally supplemented it a bit by running the truck engine with the heater and fan on high, which quickly heated the entire RV. About the 3rd day, Duwane's cook, Tim, brought me an extra 4K-9K BTU Mr. Buddy heater and a 5-gal. tank. The Mr. Buddy is touted for INDOOR use. He had another one in his 8'X8' tent, which he ran day and night on low as he has done for a couple years. He said it really kept it toasty. Soooo...we ran the one in the RV on low at night, and during the day, I turned it up to high. The furnace rarely clicked on at night, and during the day, it truned on for like 5 mins. maybe one every two hours, even though I had it set at 65-70 most times. I don't recall seeing it mentioned, but the Mr. Buddy does have a low-oxygen cut off. It will shut down automatically if the oxygen drops below a safe level. Also, the RV had a carbon monoxide monitor. Despite having no windows open in the RV, it never buzzed.

Great buck, Allen. Wish I had been there to see it.

My son Keith and I are outta here in 15 mins. to head to the N. Kaibab on our mule deer hunt. We're prepared to stay the 10-day duration. Won't have internet access during that time. Good luck to everyone else out there hunting.

Will you be there for the late hunt? If so and you get in the neighborhood of the intersection of 422 and 429, stop by Duwane's camp for a cup.