Outdoor Writer

It ain't a lion, but I have this bear and bobcat rug with the heads slightly down. My zebra is with the unmounted head up, however. For hanging, I use 3/4" round-headed upholstery tacks through the felt. If you have two felt layers, put the tacks under the top layer to hide them.

Ellen and I enjoyed visiting with everyone. Sasha also had fun. In fact, she was wore out and crashed when we got home. And thanks for the hospitality, Lance and family.

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Hmmmmm. Well I imagine there's no golf course at Marshall, huh?

Amanda, Okie dokie. Ellen isn't fond of 5 a.m. departures, so we'll probably get out of here about 6 or so. That should put us there about 8:30, I'd guess. We'll probably pack a lunch and take a leisurely route back home in the afternoon. Anything we need to bring??

My wife and I, along with Sasha, are going to drive up in the morning. Anyone know what time will breakfast be served?

Good to see Fox News is finally catching up. The closed off area stretches 80 miles along the border and includes part of the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. It was closed in October 2006 "due to human safety concerns," the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday in response to news reports on the closure.

I was there about 2 p.m. and the place was about deserted. I only hung around about 15 mins. because that's about all it took to see everything. This was the first time I attended one of the shows. Don't know why, but I expected to see a lot more mounts on display. That said, congrats on your awards. I liked both the bear and the lion. Many of the others had only the ribbons but no indication who did the work. So if you had more, congrats on them too.

I'm heading to the AZ Taxidermy show this afternoon about 2 p.m. Anyone else going??

Holiday Inn Phoenix West at 1500 N. 51st Ave., Phoenix, AZ I have no idea if there's a charge to get in, but I doubt it. Open to the public today from 9 to 4.

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"Individuals 9 years of age or older may take either the online or classroom version of the course. If a student has not yet reached their tenth birthday but have successfully completed a course, their certification will become valid on their 10th birthday."

He posted a repy to me about a month ago in this thread: http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...mp;#entry199372

Way to go casey. Good shooting and nice critters. BTW, did you shoot the horn off that "cull" impala??

Good recap and nice trophies, Scotty!

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/lamm.asp

Looked good so I just bought this title off ebay for .99 It's a bit hokey in places, but the scenery is great. Enjoy.

After watching it for the umpteenth time in the middle of last night, I'm adding Last of the Dogmen

This an e-mail I sent to Paola Boivin yesterday in response to her column in the Republic. And...before anyone asks, I didn't watch the game Weds. night and don't plan to watch tonight's either. Instead, I will watch the D-Backs. ********** Paola, I always enjoy reading your column and rarely disagree with your pithy comments. This time I do. I don't think anyone begrudges Sarver or any member of the Suns for expressing their opinions. As you stated, that is certainly their right as INDIVIDUALS, just as it was the right of all those INDIVIDUALS you cited in your column today. When Smith and Carlos did their thing in Mexico City, it wasn't the American track team taking a stand, however. Likewise for Joey Cheek. And if Michael Jordan wasn't concerned about the almighty dollar, he could have done the same thing without taking the entire Chicago Bulls organization along for the ride. In a way, though, knowing there are always two sides to controversies, Jordan was smart. It was quite different with the Suns, however. Sarver, Kerr and the players en mass elected to inject their political views into a controversial issue in a venue where it doesn't belong. Plus, Kerr used inflammatory language with his Nazi comment, while mischaracterizing what the law actually says. But that's not too surprising. The mass media has been rampant in doing the exact same thing, despite that SB1070 basically mirrors the federal statute. The only difference between them are the penalties and allowing local police agencies to enforce the law. The federal law already makes it mandatory for people such as Steve Nash, Leandro Barbosa and Goran Dragic to carry their "papers," and a driver's license, which requires U.S. citizenship to obtain in AZ, is all that is necessary for ID purposes. Driver's licenses from 42 other states where citizenship is required, legit travel visas and passports are also legal ID forms. Of course, no one has to worry about showing any of the ID forms UNLESS they somehow run afoul of the law. The "human rights" issue is a red herring. Illegal aliens, by definition, are lawbreakers, and by taking sides with such in protest of a law that might help Arizona, the Suns didn't endear themselves to the vast majority of their fan base -- those who have paid a lot of money for tickets over the years, including me. I doubt too many illegals fall within that category unless Sarver allows them to sneak in and then provides them with free food and cervezas. When Kerr went on to say, "..this is an issue that needs to be explored. So we're trying to expose it." I nearly barfed. If there is anyone in this country who didn't know about the "issue" after the last two weeks of NATIONAL media coverage, they must be numb or stranded on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific. Anyone who reads the Republic certainly knew about it since just about every reporter and editorial writer mimics the Suns cheerleaders against SB1070. So the last thing the issue needed was more exposure, especially by a bunch of millionaires living off the money contributed by their fans. Sarver and the Suns should have worn the "Los Suns" jerseys just as they have in the past; to help celebrate the Hispanic heritage and culture in Arizona, and Cinco de Mayo gave them the perfect opportunity to do it. Adding the political aspects of SB1070 was wrongheaded. Perhaps downright dumb would be a better description. You might have seen the abbreviated version of my letter in today's sports section, which I had sent to the opinions e-mail. The one copied below is the one I actually sent to the sports e-mail address. Have a great weekend. -TONY Los Suns Should Move to Hermosillo I attended the first-ever Suns game at the Madhouse on McDowell and quickly became an avid fan. Over the years since that introduction to the NBA, I've attended at least a dozen Suns games every year and rarely missed any of the others on TV. That all ended when I became aware of Robert Sarver's and the Suns' intent to make a "political statement." I will no longer attend any Suns games or watch the televised ones, including in this year's playoffs. Plus, I will do all I can to NOT support any business that sponsors the Suns or the broadcasts. Sarver, Kerr, Nash, Stern and the rest of the NBA should stick to basketball and leave the politics to the politicians. NBA fans pay ludicrous ticket prices to support ludicrous salaries for players who are supposed play basketball -- period. If the fans wish to watch and listen to political rhetoric, they can tune into CSpan.

These are the e-mail addresses for the mayors of Tucson and Flagstaff. Be respectful and let them know what you think of the lawsuits against the state. mayor1@tucsonaz.gov spresler@flagstaffaz.gov

Here are a several more places to post a comment. You will need to register, though. http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/n...ns-jerseys.html http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/Suns-wi...r-Game-2-050410 http://www.foxsportsarizona.com/05/04/10/S...amp;feedID=3605 http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/artic...tml#commentform

My comment sent below: Los Suns Should Move to Hermosillo I attended the very first game the Suns played at the Madhouse on McDowell and became an avid fan. Since that time, I've attended at least a dozen games per year and rarely missed a TV game. That all ended today when I saw that Robert Sarver wishes to make political statement. Go Spurs. And this went out to both the mayor of Flagstaff and Tucson today: Dear Mayor, According to press reports, the City of Flagstaff (Tucson) is threatening to sue the State of Arizona because it passed SB1070 – a bill more than 70% of Arizona residents supports. I am one of them. Should that suit go forward, in the future I will avoid spending another dollar in your city and will urge all of my readers to do the same. Tony Mandile Glendale, AZ (Brief bio follows)

Here ya go. http://www.galaxyarmynavy.com/item-8837.asp

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