Outdoor Writer

I'm trying to get in touch with Ryan Nenaber. He paid for a "How to Hunt Coues Deer" book via PayPal, but hasn't replied to three emails I've sent over the last week to the email address he used with PP. The mailing address he provided is in Fort Huachuca. Anyone know if he's a member here?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

I had posted about Bill's condition on my FB page this morning, and Amanda let me know about this thread here. Yesterday I posted the following on a different hunting site that Bill and I have been contributing to for about 15 years. It's similar to what I wrote on FB today. "Although Bill is a couple years older than me, he and I go back a long way. We have often had private discussions here and on other sites because we both shared many of the same medical issues and the medications to treat them. Ironically, we had such a discussion here only a few weeks ago, and those messages were still in my Private messaging area. The last thing I said to him in that exchange was, "Stay well, my friend." So this latest news both saddens me and also shows just how mortal we are." So now with the latest news, I send condolences to Bill's wife, Jean, and the rest of the family. He will no doubt be in a better place.

...and happy holidays to all my friends here.

Happy Thanksgiving to my friends here.

To all my friends.....

The photo was taken in 1978 about 100 yards down from the driveway to the resort we owned at the north end of Vallecito Lake, about 20 miles northeast of Durango, Colo. I shot it early in the morning after an overnight snowfall. The mountains in the background, several of which are "14teeners," are within the Weminuche Wilderness Area. Lots a memories from there, too. I killed my first bull elk on a DIY horseback hunt there in 1965. Over three years we lived there in the 1970s, I covered many miles on horseback guiding fishermen and hunters in that spectacular part of the state. Granite Lake -- one of the many in the Weminuche My youngest son Scott and I atop the Continental Divide at Donut Lake. 14teeners in the background. Scott is now 53 yrs. old. The local game warden climbing to the Divide while he and I were on an "unofficial" fishing trip.

I believe I spent my two cents here a long time ago.

Just stopped by to wish all my friends here a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Since there's no General discussion section here, I wasn't sure where to put this, sooo...here it is. If no one here has ever read any of the C.J. Box FICTIONAL mystery novels, you might give them a try. Box is a very capable, Wyoming-based writer with a nice style for easy reading, and for the most part, I'm found very few factual errors in them in regards to the hunting/outdoors aspects. His books, listed below, are all based on Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett, who usually gets involved in solving some sort of murder in each novel. There are lots of well-developed characters within each plot, too, and many of them carry over from one book to the next and even beyond. So if you decide to read any of them, I suggest you read them in order. The list starts with his first and goes from there. You can also read sample chapters on the C.J. Box web site. Open Season Savage Run Winterkill Trophy Hunt Out of Range Blue Heaven Free Fire I'm now about 1/2 way thru Free Fire, which takes place in and around Yellowstone NP. I read all the rest over the last year, and they were all good. -TONY

He isn't a B&C ram, but he's dead, tagged and at the taxidermist. Killed with my .264 WM in the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge on Dec. 7, 2012. Thanks to Tom Joiner (TJ) for all his help and companionship. If anyone here ever gets a chance to hunt with TJ, DO NOT pass up the chance. It will likely be one of the more enjoyable experiences of your lifetime. More later. (L to R) -- Tom Joiner (TJ) TJ finishing up the skinning job. The 175-yd uphill shot was from the hill at about 9 o'clock off TJ's shoulder on the left side -- his right shoulder. Used a 140-gr. bullet in the .264. DRT! The spoils, destined to be summer sausage, hanging in TJ's walk-in cooler Now let the sniping begin.

Not sure how to score it, but this is definitely way up in the book.

These are a few photos my taxidermist shot. They aren't the best because the color is off in some areas. I'll be taking more photos of it on the wall.

As soon as someone develops one with a small camera, it will be the next "useful" item to lead to the perversion of hunting, much like the ATV and trail camera have already done. http://www.ksl.com/?sid=29768199&nid=148&title=drones-harassing-wildlife-at-zion-national-park-officials-say&s_cid=queue-1

Don't forget 300 jr tags and 200 muzzleloader tags and OTC archery hunts in August, December and January. Lots and lots of tags, hands down the most hunted unit in the state. Success still hovers around 30%. I didn't include those hunts because if I recall in another thread he mentioned he would be doing his first hunt with a rifle and I do not believe he's a junior.

Aaahaaa, see...I read it right! You just spelled it wrong.

Download the regs at http://www.azgfd.gov/regs/mainregs.pdf. This the current set-up for whitetails unit 33: 1117 Oct 24 - Oct 30, 2014 (31,36) 33 Antlered whitetail deer 700 1118 Nov 7 - Nov 13, 2014 (31,36) 33 Antlered whitetail deer 700 1119 Nov 28 - Dec 7, 2014 (31,36) 33 Antlered whitetail deer 700 1120 Dec 12 - Dec 31, 2014 (31,36) 33 Antlered whitetail deer 50

That's what it's all about right there. Oh, and since I'm not a "trophy hunter," per se, I've killed several bucks in those size ranges over the years. Don't ever apologize for the size of choices you make. The tags belong to the holders and making the choice is theirs and theirs alone.

Congrats, Brian!!! Do you have an Eastern and an Osceola yet? Been meaning to ask for a while now: Are you related to ex-Phx mayor Skip Rimza?

Well...the first time I read the title, I wasn't paying much attention. My quick first thougt: Geez, what 's so bad about treating animals for their various ills. Vets can be life savers!

Don't believe a word of it. It's all based on fictional places, characters and events.

Summary: U.S. Postal Service (USPS) - Shipping ammo is prohibited. United Parcel Service (UPS) - Shipping ammo permitted with packaging/weight/labeling qualifications. Federal Express (FedEx) - Shipping ammo generally prohibited unless HazMat certified. Details: U.S. Postal Service (USPS): Shipping of Ammunition is Prohibited Ammunition (Cartridges, small arms) is a nonmailable hazardous material. "Under no circumstances may any nonmailable hazardous material, restricted matter, or perishable matter be deposited for mailing." Publication 52 - Hazardous, Restricted and Perishable Mail Cartridges, small arms - Appendix A - Hazardous Materials United Parcel Service (UPS): 1. Pack ammo within a sturdy cardboard box, gross weight limit of 66 pounds. 2. Print ORM-D label, cut out and tape to a least one side of box. 3. Take package to a UPS Customer Center only - NOT at Drop-Off Box, The UPS Store, Mail Boxes etc., Sonic. Might be a good idea to have the UPS Hazardous Material Support Center number with you -- 800-554-9964. Varied success with UPS pick-up at your location. Per UPS: UPS accepts domestic ground shipments of ammunition that have been classified by the shipper as "Cartridges, small arms", "ORM-D" (Other Regulated Material). The package must be properly marked according to the requirements of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR). Contact the Hazardous Material Support Center at 800-554-9964 for details on regulatory information. Federal Express (FedEx): Per FedEx, 10/26/2006: HazMat Training is required to qualify to ship all Hazardous Materials. Ammunition is a Hazardous Material. No Drop-Off, package must be picked up by FedEx. See How to Qualify.

Sonoran Whipsnake

Is that the one you used on my sheep hunt??

Recheck the sale tax bit. Because Amazon has an AZ location, they MUST charge an AZ resident some sales tax IF the goods are being sold by Amazon and not another vendor. This purchase is from last week and I also bought golf gloves a couple weeks ago that had tax added. Shipment Details Sold by Amazon.com LLC $184.99 Item Subtotal: $184.99 Shipping & Handling: $33.64 Free shipping: -$33.64 Total Before Tax: $184.99 Sales Tax Collected: $15.72 Shipment Total: $200.71 Paid by Visa: $200.71