lonne

Wow. Nice !!!!!! Not easy to do, for sure

Love the videos! I've been on a few dog hunts before for boars (pigs) and that is one confident bear. Doesn't seem phased by the dogs just annoyed more than anything else. LOL. What a monster. And no doubt he was experienced with quite a few chases before to get that big and be so nonchalant. LOL.

Nice looking pics of the head on that boar!

Wow...great story !!!! Beautiful looking bear and GREAT color... Great job

I have not been to that unit but I have been to some of the other southern units and I'm pretty sure you'll have a fantastic time. Enjoy your hunt. I have not heard of this going on in Arizona. But I have heard about it happening in other places. Example: http://www.mcall.com/sports/outdoors/mc-antlerless-deer-licenses-sold-out-09142015-20150914-column.html However, I just randomly mentioned it to some hunting friends of mine and they mentioned the anti hunter possibility...I just think there is a large demand. But it sure would be nice to put a stop to any of that possibility. Also, I'm just making discussion. I had a leftover tag the last 8 of 9 years approximately...Last year I got 4th choice, but before that I usually got 1st or 2nd so I must have been pretty lucky. Good luck on everyone's hunts! Lonne

Reviving this thread...I am sure it is just a growth in hunting demand... But recently I heard a rumor about anti-hunters buying up tags...think there is any truth to that in Arizona? Lonne

Nice!!

Ate some more tonight and milk just doesn't kill the pain anymore. But they go great with tortillas...I will have to top coues cheeseburgers with them, that sounds good!

Probably 10 years ago I bought a $100 Slumberjack 0 degree and nearly hypothermically froze at about 10,000 feet while my buddy slept in a 0 degree North Face bag and told me he was sweating he was burning up... Temp ratings are very subjective one brand to the next...so be careful of anything on a budget. You get what you pay for. Back then a good 0 or 20 degree bag was about $200. I'm not sure if things changed, but I'd be careful about getting anything that says it will handle those temps at $100... $200, down, and a good name (Kelty, Marmot, whatever) and you should be comfy in very cold temps. Getting a good night's sleep is worth its weight in gold on a long, cold hunt.

How did everyone do? This is the first year I've put in for a leftover, and didn't get one. Pretty upset about that because I've been timing my app to arrive there Monday morning. Last year I received my 4th choice. This year I didn't receive any of my 5 choices... Depressed for deer season.

+ Myself x 100...had my first batch Saturday...ate at least 8 solo roasted hatch chilis for breakfast... Ever had the red ones? Tried one of those for the first time and wow, it was hot...

I predict bears will be in the acorns and pears this year :-) But now seriously...I am seeing some good acorns at the moment as well. Lonne

http://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/other/mayer-residents-asked-to-evacuate-for-flooding

I'm hungry :-) Looks beautiful

Sweet!!!

I want one.

He will get pardoned.

I'm not sure I believed the story when I was a kid. LOL. But now the story is believable watching the video.

I remember having an archery contest with 2 of my friends when I was a kid, we would shoot arrows straight up into the air and whoever got the arrow to land closest to them without moving, was the winner. These weren't toy bows; we deer hunted with them. Spent a whole day doing that. This without YouTube providing inspiration. yikes!

+1

Yah that prickly pear jelly was both addicting and diabetic inducing.

I loved this place :-( http://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/apache-junction/large-fire-erupts-at-mining-camp-restaurant-in-apache-junction http://www.azfamily.com/story/35963314/mining-camp-restaurant-destroyed-by-fire I've been going there since I was a kid...depressed!!!

Holy crap. Nice!

36b was awesome until the doe to buck ratio became like 60:1

Nice !!! Good story!!! There is nothing like having a good dog.