Outdoor Writer

If you have any questions about anything in the one above, just ask. Some of the info in it is dated, so don't bet the farm on anything. 😉 And good luck on your future adventures. You're certainly going about it the right way. A little bit of knowledge goes a long way.

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Yeah, I suppose so. But that was the only one I've ever seen, and I've hunted the southern units dozens of times for about 55 years or so for quail, deer and javelina.

I used the info that was included in Jim Heffelfinger's article, which he linked to on the first page of this thread.

About 20 years ago, my oldest son and I got leftover Coues permits for 30B. We hunted at the southern end of the Dragoons. The first morning, we were glassing a promising looking canyon off a long grassy ridge that had few trees on it. I looked to my right and saw something black moving through the tall grass about 400 yards away. At first I thought it was a cow but decided it wasn't moving like one. So I swiveled my binocs in that direction and saw that it was very big bear. He eventually wandered over the ridge and out of sight. I never expected to see a bear south of I10 except perhaps in Unit 29.

Likely something in the way of "STD Destroyers" Motto: Get rid of Serious Termite Destruction.

The Contribution of the Beef Industry to the Arizona Economy A study by the University of Arizona's Cooperative Extension Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (read the 2014 study here) Arizona's beef industry manages more than 71 percent of the state’s cattle and calf inventory. Grazing is the dominant land use in Arizona, making up 73 percent of Arizona’s total land area and approximately 98 percent of Arizona’s total agricultural land, with cropland accounting for the remaining 2 percent of agricultural land. The beef community contributed $431 million to Arizona’s GDP. Approximately 21 percent of all farms in Arizona specialize in beef production. The beef industry exports approximately $521 million (43%) of its total beef output. For every 100 jobs in the cattle community, 65 jobs in outside operations are created.

I could be wrong on this (really? 🤣), but I believe Burke was the OWNER of those antlers and not necessarily a hunter who killed that bull. IOW, they were indeed sheds. Edit: The sheds were found by Burke in the Springerville area. when he was a teenager sometime between 1908 & 1914.

Quite a bit of difference between cattle and feral critters. The latter are unregulated and serve no useful purpose, while regulated cattle produce beef for our steaks and support the people that own them.

He needs to file a complaint with the Maker. Seems he got a brain and a penis but only enough blood to run one at a time.

Aha, that puts my brainwaves back in sync. 🤦‍♂️ I did recall that it had something to do with a concert but couldn't remember whether it was for getting in or a back stage visit. I didn't even think about the shirt bit. It's been a long time since I have had any contact with him.

Is it rifled or smooth?

Yeah, likely so. My memory is a little weak, but didn't we have some sort of thing in regards to Nugent a long time back?

IMO, listening to some of the later music is the equivalent to listening to nothing. 🤣 At least you could actually understand the lyrics in the songs of the '50s.

When I went bear hunting the first time in BC in the 1980s, it was mostly spot & stalk hunting. The guide made me take off my shoes before we started a stalk. After the first day, I carried a heavy pair of wool socks to slip on over my regular ones. That worked mucho better until we hunted in the rain and wound up with socks that squished. 🤣 I later adapted that here in AZ by carrying a pair of flexible-soled mocs in my fanny pack and changed out my boots for them to do a stalk. They make it a lot easier to feel stuff under your feet that will go crunch, yet still protect your feet from sharp objects like broken cholla pods.

That's a pretty good deal. Which plan do you have? When I bought my Durango in 2009, they offered a lifetime plan with all stations for about $375, if I recall. I looked at the yearly rates and quickly decided that was the best way to go. But when we bought the Elantra last year, I called to do the same, and they told me it's no longer offered. Obviously, they felt they were losing a lot of money with it. So we signed up for the Mostly Music package at $128 plus $24 for US royalty fee per year. It comes up for renewal on 9/27, so I'll definitely call and see what kind of deal I can get. I'm an expert at that since I do it with Cox Cable on a regular basis. They offer an ala carte deal for $8.99 monthly, but it probably has the royalty fee tacked on, as well. So that would still be over $100 for her to listen to 70-yr. old songs. 🤣

Man, you guys listen to some weird chit. I have a lifetime subscription (no longer offered) to Sirius in my Durango. Although it includes every station, I listen to only one of them -- oldies from the '50s. Otherwise I'm listening to 98.7 sports on regular FM or 620 on AM. Those are the only buttons programmed on my radio. My wife also has Sirius in her Hyundae but could only get a yearly subscription at $150+ per. She also is always tuned to oldies from the '50s.

Keep the wind in your face.

When I still fished, I also used a 9 wt. -- a Series 1 Berkley ( which I'll be selling shortly) for tarpon. I can't remember without pulling it out of the rod tube, but also will have either a 5 or 6 wt. Series 1 for sale. Caught my only permit while fishing for bones in John Pennekamp Park in the Keys. With those big slab sides, they put up a heck of a battle. Also got to see one of those monster manatees that hang out in the park. And, it's also the site where I wound up with hypothermia when it was 70-80 degs.

Now that you got your feet wet, so to speak, somewhere down the road plan a trip to the Keys for bones and the BIG tarpon. It's a blast.

Many, many years ago, I had a permit in 34A and had never hunted it. So before the season opened Duwane met me early one morning at the rest area on I19. We drove about 1/2 way up the road to the observatory and parked in a wide spot along the guard rail. Our tripods were set up so we were looking over the rail at one long canyon and ridge. By 10 a.m, we had spotted a bunch of deer, including a Booner that came up and crossed the road just above us. I couldn't find him again when the hunt was on, however.

Better if you had posted in a more pertinent section. This one is for help with the forum software.

And goats...