lonne

Liars korner has the best worms hands down. + 1 Liar's Korner

My rain chances have went to 40% at 10pm. LOL.

Is there a better way??? An alternative. 7am after guzzling down 2 cups of Death Wish Coffee. Posting symptoms are similar though, be careful LOL https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/

I went to Apache Prime Steakhouse for the first time last year. That place was awesome! The Porterhouse was huge and good! Looking forward to going again this year.

Shoot it before June 30.

Be careful BP guys (L, C, you know who you are, any others!).

I could see that. Popular time of year. No hunted lion pics would show up in Arizona or occur in public in the summer time. Hmmm... And there is definite truth to when an animal is "out of season" we will see them more often...their fear of humans during that time will lessen and they aren't dumb. Last summer I was hiking up in norther AZ during monsoon season, around July 7, 2017 or so. I hiked a 30 miler. I was rained on, which was quite pleasant considering the heat. But the straps on my pack did not react well, and took a long time to dry even though they felt dry. I was nearing the end of my hike, carrying a lot of weight. And the pack straps kept slipping and causing me all kinds of twisted carry issues. I was pretty miserable and making it known, out loud. It was dusk and a really nice monsoon was coming in (It was fun driving home in that amazing thunderstorm!!). I had noticed some really spooked deer, does and fawns and thought I spooked them. Suddenly I realized a small deer-sized mountain lion about 100 yds away was crouched and checking me out. I did what they tell you not to do, I tried scaring him away, and he didn't budge. I was raising my arms and yelling at him. I finally started marching toward him with arms raised and very angry, and he turned tail and ran some distance, then stopped to check me out. I nervous as heck and basically walking backwards for the remainder 2 miles of the trailhead. Later I remembered I had my pistol on me and a lion tag (don't ask me how in the world I forgot that !!! ) and I could have filled that tag. Although it seemed to be a small lion so I'm glad he got away. Don't see lion often out there, but I'm sure they see us and I'm pretty sure I only attracted his attention by being alone and out loud miserable. I was basically calling him in :-) And he was curious. But, this year July 7, I would not be able to shoot that mountain lion as a hunt, as July 7 would be out of season. Lonne

COA, No - it has not been this way for sometime. But I am not sure I understood your question, exactly. Not sure what "has been this way for sometime." Please elaborate. As far as lion season goes, in the 2017 - 2018 regulations and all regulations in years prior (2016 - 2017, 2015 - 2016, 2014 - 2015, etc. etc. and so on, all previous years) it was year long July 1 to June 30 (so yes, if that is what you meant - it has been that way for a long time). In the 2018 - 2019 regulations, it's changing to Aug 24 to May 31. This is a big change. Example: the current lion season is July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. It has been this way every year for years, so basically a non-stop open lion season with 1 bag limit per year per hunter. And one unit even had a multiple bag limit b/c of threats to the sheep population. But, on June 30, 2018, this annual non-stop hunting season for mountain lion will end and the season will shorten a few summer of months of the year. From July 1, 2018 to Aug 23, 2018, mountain lion season will be closed. This is for the first time since I can remember. I don't remember when lion season was ever not year long, but some of the older hunting veterans on this site may remember and chime in. Additionally, there will be "harvest limits", and when reached the season will close. We will have to call in, in advance, just like for bear hunting, to determine if the season is still open. Lonne

it rained in Tucson yesterday. I got hit by 5 rain drops from one small cloud.Wow!Thats a lot of rain. Hope there was no flooding That's an Arizona 3 inch rain fall! 3 inches between the drops. I think you mean the rain hit a whole three inches of the ground in a 3 mile square area.

The amount of people racing dune buggies, razors, atvs, on some of the more crowded roads, absolutely amazes me...it's like these people have no sense whatsoever. I cannot imagine the injury and fatality numbers on statistics. I use my lights, flash going around corners at night, honk through the corners during the day, and I've still been nearly hit by these foolish people... Lonne

Rotated!

I second that! There are a lot of hard working hunters out there, and Keith works very hard putting his boots on the ground! Great job.

Good show. Rinella is a cool hunter.

Today one in Anthem. https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northeast-valley/anthem/video-bear-spotted-in-anthem-neighborhood-monday

I've had wild game that was awful, but in those cases it seems it has always been the cook. The bear I had was smoked for like 7-8 hours and man it was fantastic. Must've been a berry eater and indeed I shot him gorging himself on a patch of prickly pear. I've heard a zillion times it is all in what they eat, and it seems like this would hold true.

I don't know but I'm hungry now :-)

This^^^^^ Good sized mature cat, female is my guess. +1 This + 15 minutes (1 hour) ^^^^

Cut resistant gloves are pretty awesome. Good deal. Ordered.

Cool, interesting, and informative article. Thanks PRDATR.

Wow I'm getting old. I haven't heard the phrase "Yellow Front" in years... Lonne

I cannot imagine what you went through, what a serious roller coaster for sure. Glad there is good news and will pray it keeps continuing. Our hearts and prayers are with you and your family. Awesome that she loves hunting so much.

I hope this is not a repeat thread... But now that Arizona Fishing Report is gone or moved...where are the current lake water levels? I found discharge rate, etc. But not quite what I am looking for... I am looking for percent full. Where can I find out the percent fullness of Roosevelt? Lonne

Cool!!!

Nevermind...I found it (and I cannot delete the post): https://fishaz.azgfd.com/fishingwaters/fishing-report-roosevelt-lake/

Wow