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TA17Rem
Hello, I'm the legendary Tim Anderson, Field Marshall, Southern Minneesota Sector
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posted September 24, 2006 01:10 PM
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What if I told you, the left wing and right wing both belong to same bird!
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NASA
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posted September 24, 2006 02:44 PM
Similar, but drier and not as windy. The area where we'll be, will be hill-less, lots of washes and arroyos, and chest to head-high mesquite. Lots of pokey vegitation, lots! Your stand picking skills will be put to the test, as you will have to draw the coyote out into an open area for the shot. Don't be afraid to bring a 12 ga., as there won't be many 300 yd. shots.
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TA17Rem
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posted September 24, 2006 02:52 PM
Thanks for the info NASA
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NASA
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posted September 24, 2006 04:40 PM
Don't get yourself all anxious about it. Just think of it as a new adventure. Look forward to the unusual, the surprises, and the challenges. Don't come with "expectations", just bring an open mind. You will have a lot more fun, and have a better experience if you just go with the flow and enjoy what the desert throws at you.
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Tim Behle
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posted September 24, 2006 07:06 PM
All of the vegetation has stickers.
One cactus that grows in the area we will be camping is called Jumping Cholla or Teddy Bear Cholla. It looks so soft and sweet, kind of a soft yellow color and made up of potato sized pods. DON'T TOUCH IT!! It's the meanest MF in the desert! You might consider carrying a comb and a leatherman until you get used to avoiding it.
Most of the Vegetation will be about waste high or less. If you want cats, look for trees. Any area with trees big enough for a cat to climb and escape a coyote generally holds cats.
While we do have ridges, they are a long damned ways up, and you can do just as well to save your lungs and call along the bases.
Those aren't dried up creek beds out here, those are rivers that just don't have any water in them at the moment.
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Greenside
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posted September 25, 2006 06:48 AM
It's my understanding from past posts by Danny B and others that in that country it's difficult to call bobcats uphill?
TA17, I'm in southeast IA about 1hour from MO and i hour from IL, but born and raised near the Big Sioux River at the tip of the Loess hills.
Dennis
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Leonard
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posted September 25, 2006 09:36 AM
Dennis, this is why the Internet is an imperfect medium. I know exactly what you attribute to Batistini, calling a bobcat "uphill" but it does not apply to normal Arizona conditions. You will be dealing with rocky foothills, washes, uneven ground, stuff like that, but it is not like calling at night, in the mountains. Therefore, what he would be refering to is calling at night, in Nevada and California. If a bobcat is several hundred feet below you, on the side of a mountain, he is usually content to just look, for an hour, or so. If, on the other hand, he is on the same level, or above you, he seems a lot more egar, using the same coaxing methods. I don't know why this is the case, but it is a true thing. Even now, I'm probably not explaining the situation adequately, because, sure as hell, somebody is going to call me a liar because he happened to call a cat uphill. That just tells me he doesn't understand the situation. ![[Frown]](frown.gif) If you do this enough, you will know what I'm saying. In other words, you need to see a few dozen similiar situations, before you can begin to put it together. This does not apply to rolling hill terrain, it's more likely applicable in steep mountains, where they really have to climb uphill. It's just not a "power" position they are comfortable with because a cat likes to have an elevated position on it's prey.....which is you.
Good hunting. LB
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