Outdoor Writer

I'm already working on the alleged poaching incident. Because the case is decades old, enforcement branch said it might take a couple days to locate the investigative report -- if it exists.

"I better get outta here while the gettin's good."

We had a 3-yr. wait here in AZ for years for elk and antelope. Once computers became widely used, they showed how statistically insignificant it was in the grand scheme of the odds.

For the most part, the CC issuer does not provide a reason when they decline a charge. So G&F has no idea whether it was for an expired CC, over-limit charge or as you seem to indicate with your situation -- because of some sort of fraudulent use. As for the electronic payment option, many people who have checking accounts also have debit cards that double as CCs. In either case, the funds for a debit or charge come directly out of the checking account. So rather than use a CC only, get a debit/credit card and use it. And yes, the state law about accepting payment for goods or services before they are provided involves CCs only, not cash or checks. Also, as for a plain ol' electronic charge to one's checking account, every year the department gets checks where the account is over-drawn.

Aww Casey, please don't pout. It will bring me to tears. In the meantime, consider these adages before you unleash your almost intelligence on another CWT member in the future over a minor spelling error or word misuse: People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. A fool’s tongue is long enough to cut his own throat. The pot calling the kettle black. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Never venture out of your depth till you can swim. Better to do nothing than to do ill. Do unto others as you would others should do to you. Deep rivers move in silence, shallow brooks are noisy He that knows nothing, knows enough if he knows how to be silent. No man learneth but by pain or shame. It is bitter fare to eat one’s own words. A fool cannot be silent. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Affectation of wisdom often prevents us from becoming wise.

So far, nothing more than hearsay and absolutely nothing to support "for a fact." Want to try again? In the meantime, I will make a couple calls this week to my contacts at G&F for some off-the-record questions. And...you do realize that all this application, draw info and other tag allocations are a matter of public record that are available by request, right?

Sooo...you have provided a list of tags his FAMILY has "got," but nowhere is there anything that explains "for a fact" how those tags were a "reward for service" and who provided such a reward. In other words, how do YOU know those tags were not ligitimately obtained through the normal draw process? Also, it appears he might be a licensed guide? If so, he is likely the same Don McBride I already know from way back many years ago when I hunted elk with him in NM near Cimarron.

It's "whole" and not "hole", Casey. Just a pet peeve of mine, you know. The w on my keyboard is like a female... Only works when it wants to (I am on a different computer right now ) Good try, Casey. BUT...the following was posted only minutes before; appears there was no problem with the "w." Yesterday, 12:51 PM Mr. O'Connor had fine taste in rifles. When he started getting of social status, his rifles were very contemporary, and of high end design/manufacture. I do believe he would have something like a Kimber Montana, but more then likely he would have a NULA in 280AI, or something in 270wsm built on a CRD action. Oh, and it's "more THAN likely," not "more then likely." Just another pet peeve of mine, you know.

Let's have some names please, for the "for a fact."

It's "whole" and not "hole", Casey. Just a pet peeve of mine, you know.

Ken, That's a dandy buck!

And long before hunts for only does began, every Kaibab hunt was an ANY DEER hunt. IOW, a tag was good for either sex. I know, because I hunted there almost every year during the 1960s and into the 1970s when tags were still first-come, first served. There are plenty of deer on the Kaibab even now. In fact, in some areas, there are probably too many. Perhaps for some the "trophy" quality isn't what they prefer, but the hunting is still good.

Yup. Not only met one but hunted with him for about a decade.

Sounds as if you're not too happy one of your sons is gay, huh?

And...if you look closely at the guy sitting on the back of the truck with the shotgun across his lap, the action is closed and his finger is on the trigger!

Don, If my notes are still current, Corky's buck grossed 94-1/8 and had a 90 2/8 net score. It is the SCI # 1 archery buck, and I think it's #3 in P&Y behind Marvin Zieser at 91 4/8 and Les Shelton's 90 6/8-inch buck. Not sure where it is in B&C. And unless something has changed lately, it is the tallest buck ever tagged. Only one other buck in any of the record books has topped the elusive 20-inch mark. That buck, reportedly killed in 1899 and now part of the National Collection, measured 20-1/8 inches and 20 inches and currently ranks as No. 3 in the world. Here's one of the articles I wrote about it before it was officially measured by the P&Y panel. This is a reprint of the article that appeared in Rocky Mountain Game & Fish magazine with Corky on the cover. World-Record Antelope

My collection on the walls, minus one I shot in NM but didn't have mounted. None of them have been measured since I don't "do" scores -- just a few average bucks. And this one -- a bow kill with each side measuring 21 in. -- belongs to Corky Richardson. You can see a repro of it in Cabela's.

Hate to do this, Casey, but it's "ad" not "add." Just a pet peeve of mine.

I lost a Titleist Pro V1 in the water hazzard on the 12th hole at Villa De Paz Thursday. For ID purposes, It's white with a big red T on it. If found, please leave it at the pro shop desk.

Here's the link. Poll is on the left side of the article. My comment at the bottom of the article: Archery hunters, who are usually within less than 75 yards of their target, pose little danger to any humans, including hikers. In fact, I cannot recall one person who has ever been injured by a hunter-propelled arrow over the 50-plus years I've lived in AZ. And since hunters are also taxpayers, they have as much right to use public land as anyone else does. Lastly, the AZ Game & Fish Department regulates hunting using sound SCIENTIFIC management techniques. If hunting negatively affected the well being of deer or javelina populations, the department would take the steps necessary to correct it, just as it does across the entire state.

To get you started, go to Amanda's store here on CWT and buy a copy of HOW TO HUNT COUES DEER. .

Nice mounts and display, Ilene!! Sounds as if you had to go the same route I did -- the "add-a-room-if-it-don't-fit" one. I added a 15'x34' room a few years ago that was supposed to house my African and NZ mounts, but now it's also getting some overflow since my original trophy room is crammed full. I'm still trying to figure out where I'll put my sheep when it's done.

You mean to tell us that you were not enjoying the sponge baths by ugly nurses? Hey, I couldn't even get the ugly ones to give me a bath. I was on my own with my own personal shower in my private bathroom. Guess that's one of the advantages of being in an isolation room.

I'v been an in-patient at Maryvale Hospital since Weds. a.m. and have been using the hospital's (Abrazo) free wi-fi to log on from my room. There haven't been any problems with accessing this site or any of the others of this type that I visit daily. BUT...I was reading messages a bit ago and tried the link in the thread about Olympic Arms. I quickly got a screen that said FORBIDDEN in big letters. It went on to say the site is "filtered" because it involves "weapons." More telling me what is good or bad for me, I guess.

Finally getting paroled outta jail this morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!