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Amazing, eh? 😉 Years ago, I hunted near Truro, Novia Scotia. A place in town was holding a big buck contest and had a sign board outside with the heaviest weights listed on it. If I recall, the top five were all over 300 lbs. field dressed. I passed on a couple small antlered ones, and on the last day the gal cook asked me to shoot her a doe for the pot if I didn't see a good buck. So I did. Field dressed, it weighed 172 lbs. on a good digital scale.

I'm also surprised no one asked about that critter. Of course, I have no way of knowing, but it might be the only mounted one in the country. 😄

It would be a real chore for me, Andrew. I'm on oxygen 24/7, using a large electric concentrator at home and small portable tanks when I'm out and about. The latter last only a couple hours. Thus, I would need to haul a bunch of them wherever I go.

Have no idea what the heck you're talking about. Do you? In the meantime, read this again and take note of ALL the bold words. 20. "Take" means pursuing, shooting, hunting, fishing, trapping, killing, capturing, snaring or netting wildlife or placing or using any net or other device or trap in a manner that may result in capturing or killing wildlife.

Wow. Looks like it will be along time before that road is passable again -- if ever.

The above is bit confusing without more specifics. If you mean that the hunter is in his correct unit and the animal also crosses into that correct unit, it would be legal because both hunter and the animal are within the legal boundaries of the unit as set forth in the regs for the permit he is carrying. The act of glassing by itself is not illegal since he is in the correct unit and has done nothing outside his unit to pursue the animal. Let's see if I can put a bit more clarity to this. Every permit shows the season dates, hunt # and unit #. They are there for a reason. Within the regs, there are maps and descriptions of the unit and boundaries of that unit where the taking of the target game is legal for the person who has the permit. He is bound by AGFD rule (legally) to adhere to those boundaries and legal method of take in the regs for that season. Once again, to those ends, AGFD has defined take as pursuing, shooting, hunting, fishing, trapping, killing, capturing ... wildlife...…...etc. So anything the permit holder does in his attempt to take the target animal must be done within the unit boundaries. Now, I'm done with this topic since there's nothing else for me to add.

Yes, it does say that. If his permit is for one unit, he is hunting (glassing), pursuing and shooting from a different unit. The only thing he's doing in the right unit is killing. He would also be charged with possession of illegally "taken" wildlife.

As per the regs, which outline the legal taking of wildlife: 20. "Take" means pursuing, shooting, hunting, fishing, trapping, killing, capturing, snaring or netting wildlife or placing or using any net or other device or trap in a manner that may result in capturing or killing wildlife. So this scenario amounts to the illegal "taking" of a game animal under both pursuing and shooting in a unit your permit doesn't include.

GAME AND FISH NEWS Nov. 12, 2019 AZGFD to host game management "open house" Nov. 21 in Prescott PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A wildlife biologist from the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) will be available to answer questions about local game management from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 21 at Sportsman’s Warehouse, 1761 E. Highway 69, No. 26, in Prescott. The public is invited to bring questions and engage in one-on-one conversation about game management in the Prescott area. In addition, hunt recommendations for the 2020 and 2021 elk, pronghorn and turkey seasons may be discussed. AZGFD has trust responsibility for managing more than 800 native wildlife species — the most of any inland state — for current and future generations of Arizona citizens. More information: www.azgfd.com/Hunting/NAM/.

GAME AND FISH NEWS Nov. 12, 2019 More than 6,000 permit-tags remain for 2020 spring hunts PHOENIX — Arizona hunters who were unsuccessful in the recent 2020 spring draw still have an opportunity to receive a hunt permit-tag for javelina or turkey. The Arizona Game and Fish Department has posted a list of leftover hunt permit-tags on its website at www.azgfd.com/Hunting/Draw/. A total of 6,097 leftover hunt permit-tags are available for the following hunts: 2,018 general javelina 2,032 archery-only javelina 1,699 handgun, archery or muzzleloader (HAM) javelina 235 youth-only javelina 99 general turkey 14 youth-only turkey Hunters can apply on a “first come, first served” basis one of two ways: Beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18, paper applications will be accepted — by mail only. Mail completed applications to: Arizona Game and Fish Department, Attn.: Draw/First Come, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086. Allow 10 to 15 business days to receive a hunt permit-tag by mail. Beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25, completed paper applications can be brought to any department office statewide, at which time a hunt permit-tag will be issued “over the counter.” For more information, including license and hunt permit-tag requirements, legal methods of take, and bag limits, view the “2020 Spring Turkey, Javelina, Bison and Bear Hunt Draw Information” booklet online, or call (602) 942-3000.

This one will work provided you have a nice clear and clean entry into the sewer line. Probably still need to drill and anchor, however.

I knew that by the black mouths and meant to say Chinooks! 🤬

Nice job, Houston. 👍 Looks like you got into a few salmon, as well. Look like coho, eh? Sitka is the only NA deer I'm missing. Wish I was still able to do that hunt, but I put it off too long. Now my days afield are over.

This ring (Home Depot) will fix your problem, but you'll have to drill the concrete to fasten it down right with expandable mollies and screws.

Ouch. Rusted out indeed. It's gonna take some work to get it functional. Good luck. Does the wax ring that came with toilet have a rubber skirt on it? If not, buy one separately because it will save you a headache.

Yuppers. Anyone with kids in EL school should have them so they can learn some history because they sure ain't teaching much of it anymore in today's education system.

Did the old flange rust out or....? It sounds as if you and I need our own medical staff. 🤬 Stay well.

Hope a new gasket was part of the purchase.

I remember it well. I posted some pix of my Marc Plunkett Gallery in the Trophy Room thread.

Super buck. Great job by all. 👍

Had I not screwed up, there would have been four more life-size mounts and one half javelina. In the photo below, there are life-size bear hides hanging in the corner and draped on an armchair. There is a huge tanned lion (9' tail to nose) hide over the coffee table, and a tanned blackbuck hide on the left end table. Unfortunately, I waited too long to get the work done, so all the tanning oils dried out because I didn't store them properly in a freezer. If they are rewet now, they will tear in the stretching process. These are some in-the-field pix. Randy Epperson with my lion from the Sycamore Wilderness Area. In the tree. These are the two BC black bears. The biggest was 8'6" and the other was 7'3" nose to tail. I had a big red salmon to use for the biggest with it standing and the fish in its mouth. I hadn't decided on a pose for the other one. That's Roy Pattison (now deceased) and Mike Bond measuring the big bear.

I think all the images are showing now. If anyone is seeing an X place holder, let me know, please.

I need to do some repairs for images not showing up but don't have time now.

I have photos but they're really old. So they don't show all the added mounts and rearranging that's been done. This first bunch is my first trophy room. The birds in the alcove below are a chukar (upper right), ringneck and a male & female Mearns below the Eastern turkey. The 23-lb. northern pike is from the Hotlitna River in Alaska. These are of the newer addition I built several years ago as a family/trophy room to house my African, New Zealand and misc. critters. I often refer to it as the Marc Plunkett Gallery since he had mounted nearly everything in it when these photos were shot. L to R -- Nyala, warthog, Black wildebeest, blesbok, kudu. Ctr. -- Red deer stag -- New Zealand L to R. -- Gemsbok, Impala, Blue Wildebeest L to R. -- Springbok, bushbuck from Africa, chamois and tahr from NZ New location of bear These are additions since these photos were taken.

FISHING REPORT Nov. 8, 2019 Arizona Game and Fish Department TIP OF THE WEEK This week, we stocked rainbow trout into: Show Low Creek, Patterson Ponds, Green Valley Lakes, Yavapai Lakes, Fain Lake, Dead Horse Lake, Goldwater Lake, Watson Lake. In our Community Fishing Program, we're scheduled to start stocking trout the week of Nov. 18 -- just in time for the holidays. Catfish were stocked this fall and now we’re switching to trout. Top baits for trout in Community waters tend to be worms, salmon eggs, and PowerBait. Use light line (4-6 pound test) and size 8-12 baitholder hooks. There may be only a few weeks left before winter conditions prevail in the high country, so if you're looking for scents of pine, scenes of eagles and tight lines from trout, go now. Bass anglers: Sounds like the reaction bite is hot at many desert impoundments, including Bartlett Lake in the Tonto National Forest, where bass are occasionally chasing shad to the surface, even around midday. See a Bartlett report, and don't forget to consult the latest fishing forecast. Flathead catfish also are fattening up for the winter season. There's been an influx of reports of big flats being caught at places such as Lake Pleasant, Bartlett Lake, and the Verde River -- see the Catch of the Week below. Frye Creek fish stocking: Gila trout restoration in Mt. Graham area gets major boost Gila trout, one of two trout species native to Arizona, are being restored to the Mt. Graham area. A major step was taken Monday when AZGFD, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and volunteers from Trout Unlimited and the University of Arizona backpacked 250 Gila trout into Frye Creek. All Gila trout in this area were lost during the aftermath of the 2017 Frye Fire, a major setback to a recovery effort that began in 2009. The creek remains closed to fishing. See video of the stocking. Catch of the Week Send your fishing reports and photos to BFishing@azgfd.gov -- one will be selected for Catch of the Week Verde River Daylan B. caught this 41.56-pound flathead catfish on Nov. 1 on the Verde River between Horseshoe Dam and Bartlett Lake. What's been stocked this week ("Catchable" sizes only; water temp in parenthesis if available) Rainbow trout: Show Low Creek, Patterson Ponds, Green Valley Lakes, Yavapai Lakes, Fain Lake, Dead Horse Lake, Goldwater Lake, Watson Lake. See the stocking schedules Thank you, anglers! Arizona fishing opportunities wouldn’t be possible without the Sport Fish Restoration Program. It was created through the Dingell-Johnson Act of 1950 (Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act) and the Wallop-Breaux amendments of 1984. Through a federal excise tax paid by manufacturers on fishing gear and motorboat fuels, it provides grant funds for fishery conservation, boating access, and aquatic education. Save time, buy online Grab a license online (that helps conserve all species of wildlife, not to mention provides funding that goes back into fishing opportunities) and go "Fish AZ". SEE MORE REPORTS