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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

Most of you guys weren't even born yet. Click them in order. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4tw2pfnEYU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RANmvY6wL94...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdd07SDHv5Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLKGgpt_8lw...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj93Y13ZSk0...feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFquzxwYoeE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxFYEmhkfIc...feature=related

Yup, read those two, as well. They weren't bad. I should be getting Nowhere to Run at the end of next week when it's due to be returned.

Congrats, Doug. Great looking big bird.

Hey, Keith! You still around? I read Box's Below Zero this week. It's not as good as earlier Pickett sagas but it was a decent read. I see he also has a brandy new one out called Nowhere To Run. I just put a hold on it at the library because all the copies are checked out.

You're the kinda guy us older dudes love to hate!!! Seriously now...congrats. That was a great accomplishment. You did good. I also now have 19 points for sheep, but I'm still trying to get a desert permit. **** Bill, Adam was a good kid. He dad was quite cautious, too. Before he would let Adam come to AZ, he called me to chat a bit. I assured him I wasn't a child molester and gave him lots of references to past SPH hunters to check out. Adam also had an uncle in PHX who met him at the airport so he could meet me and make sure we connected. The only glitch was Adam's inexperience with camping out. He assumed every place in AZ was hot, even in January. So he brought one of those cheapie sleeping bags that has cotton batting for insulation. He probably paid all of $9.95 for it at Wal-Mart. Despite having a wood-burning stove in the big sleeping tent, he froze his butt off the first night. Fortunately, I had an extra Qualofill bag with me for him to use for the rest of the hunt.

I mentioned Adam James in an earlier reply. Here's the last message Adam posted to me in 2008: Tony, Yeah, I got a job with the Corps of Engineers. I graduated with degrees in Forestry and Political Science. I worked last summer as a Forest Technician for them up living in WI with an office in MN. There were no Forestry openings, so I got hired to a Ranger opening on Lake Cumberland. Today is actually my first day, hope it all goes well. I would hunt Javelina if they were around here, but I gotta go with what I can. And one from 2007: Tony, I just figured I'd come on here and write you a little update on what is going on in my life, at least career-wise. I have one more semester of college to complete my forestry degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (nations largest undergrad natural resources school) I worked last summer for the US Forest Service in Northern Wisconsin, and really enjoyed it, I am not limiting myself to WI, although this is where I wish to end up I am willng to move for a while. However, this summer I gained a position with the US Army Corps of Engineers doing forestry work and this position will lead to a permanent position upon graduation in December. The current position is at the location I hope to end up eventually, working forestry on USACE lands along and on the islands of the Mississippi right near where I grew up. I am actually able to live in my old bedroom again for the summer. My Air Force Reserve stuff is going fine. I go TDY alot, I have been in 35 states and about 5 countries with that in the last 3 years or so, it has been nice to see the country. I hope all is well with you. I was just looking through, I don't see many of those from the SPH on here, if you stay in touch with them please forward on that I am doing well and continue to pray for them.

And that's about it, too! As I mentioned earlier, I have gone about 35 years with my 8 of 10 already. And even if I get drawn for sheep now, I have to wonder if I can get up a mountain to shoot one. Jim, At least you're still young enough to tough it out a while.

No. If I recall, they hunted on the White Mt. Res. when Ted was in town for a concert. They went to the same area we always went for my annual "Steenkin Peeg Hunt." George, Corky and a friend or two always came along to help me out. They did the guiding and I served as camp mom, head chef and chief bottle washer. We did it for 10-12 years running when I was operating the Outdoors Forum on Compuserve. Normally, there were 6-10 hunters from all over the country, many of whom attended several of the SPHs. One year, we had a 15-yr. kid named Adam from Wisconsin in camp who had never even been away from home, much less on an extended camping/hunting trip. He always hung around the Outdoors Forum to learn and chat. So I told him if he could get his parents' permission and pay his own airfare, I would take care of his license and all the rest. It goes without saying, he had the time of his life. He's already graduated from college and still keeps in contact with me through our Hunting Forum on the Outdoor Network. Here's a photo of him (far right) and the other guys with their javelina for that day. Corky is 2nd from left. All our hunters on that year's SPH around the campfire. States represented are: WI, CT, MN, CO, AZ, MD and NY.

As the Nuge would say, YOWZA! The Corky he referenced was one and the same. In fact. Ted hunted javelina here in AZ with him about 15 years ago. That's probably why he mentioned him because he knows Corky and I have been friends for many years.

Thanks, TJ. These are actually old scans of the original 35mm slides. So they are nowhere near as sharp. Two of the photos eventually became magazine covers. BTW, both horns measured 21". It's the only buck in the books with both horns that long. Here's a side view.

Yup. Both Cindi and Brian needed a bison, and each of them killed one on the same hunt, as I had posted in an earlier message in this thread. And if I recall, Corky is only a sheep away from completing his Big Ten. I think his bison is still listed as the P&Y No. 1, and before he held that spot, his dad, George Richardson, did. Corky also has this humongous pronghorn to his credit. I took the photos the day he killed it. You can see a repro at the Cabela's in Glendale.

Here's the thread: http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...?showtopic=7087