What do I think?? I think I have a partner just like that! Makes me sick!

Well guys, I'm the perfect partner.

Did you hear the one about me getting up to retrieve the caller and coming face to face with a shocked looking coyote? And then throwing the rifle up to my shoulder, only to find that I had snapped the scope covers on?
Yep, I'm just the kind of hunting partner you are looking for. More the "Bang-Dammit" type sometimes.

But I do know how to cook burritos on an intake manifold.

Encores post must have been rated XXXX!

Frickin' webshots.com. Usta post from Geocities, that doesn't work anymore. PhotoPoint folded. Now do i need to call them webNOTS.com???
i know, i know, try imagestation... i will.

PM Hunters
I am new to this thing so please bear with me and try to not laugh so hard you hurt yourselves.
About the hunt, can anyone join you in this hunt or is it an invite only affair? Do you require a "screening" of the "newbies"? What are the "unwritten" rules? And a thousand other questions that go with asking for an invite but trying not to intrude on someone else's fun. I know this is rather bold but don't know how else to ask.
Mr. McCasland, can you help me here?
Email me at Dennis.M.Harmer@Intel.com if you have the time. It would be kindly received regardless of your answer.
Thank you all for any help.

Doggoner

Morning initiation is eating a piece of McCasland-cooked bacon.

Doggoner - I would be glad to answer your questions off line, but I think that this is an important thing for ALL to hear. For this gathering All are welcome to come. Bill and I do not send an open invitation to everyone and become selective as to who is good enough to attend. If you have the legal right to hunt and you are inclined to come on out to Arizona, you are welcome to hunt, simple as that. The only thing that I expect of you is finding a way to get here (oh yea, if you are planning to hunt you also need a hunting license).

We fully understand that this is a quicky, no time to plan for it hunt. So we are pleased at the positive responces so far.

Encore - Everyone should know that they are welcome to eat a piece of my cooked bacon (or semi -cooked as the case may be), they are welcome to a piece of my mind, over the past few years I've had a piece of my soal eaten publicly on the internet and heck they can even have a piece of my brass (as long as you give it back afterward), but I draw the line at eating a piece of me.

Michael


[This message has been edited by Michael J. McCasland (edited 01-18-2002).]

Whew, Michael, you had me worried for a second... sure sounded like you were giving it ALL away!!

Mike

You have answered my main question,that was who is or isn't welcome. All I was looking for was an invite to the dance. I'll cut my own rug when I get there.
Being new I was just trying to ease in without being a brassy a**hole. You have set any fears I may have had to rest. If at all possible, I will attend.
As for encore's raw bacon fetish--- I'll pass.
Thanks again for clearing the "air" for me.

Doggoner

Well guys I am not going to make it out to this hunt Mama, and work are going to stop me from going. (more of Mama then work)

Hey Michael! So far I am planning on attending. I don't know if my hunting parter, Al, is going to be able to make it or not. He is going to be covering (job)for me while I am at the hunt. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help out on my end. Hope to see some more of you guys that I didn't get a chance to meet here in Globe. Later, Jeff

Do we have a game plan finalized for the hunt?
Should I bring anything besides bullets and blood lust?

Id bring a lawn chair to sit it. Else its cold metal picnic tables, or tailgates...

(all please remember that there are no facilities (ie toilets, kybos, electricity, water fountains) so come prepared)

Workin' on a schedule so I'll throw it out to you fellas. Would you like breakfast before daylight or at daylight? I've been thinking that we'd put names in a hat and draw for teams. This might make it a little more interesdting. Hunting with new people can be an education. Also if there's any new callers that want to be teamed with experienced callers that will also be arranged. I'm thinkin' that this will be a simple fun hunt sorta gathering with some friendly competition mixed in. Any ideas? I'd also like to collect as many hides as is reasonably possible (not a hard rule and only if you are willing). If you don't want em' I'm sure that someone would be willing to take them. If not I'll see what I can do to get the hides to the Arizona Trappers Association. I usually try to donate as many to them as I can. The ATA can use all the help that they can get.

For reference, if you fellas want to eat before daylight we are talking about serving at or about 6:00am. For a daylight feeding the time moves up to about 7:00am.

The meal will consist of

-Juice

-Scrambled eggs

-Beacon

-Coffee, Well I still have instant from last year, hot water will be available for that.

-I'll have some tobasco, salsa (if you'd like to bring your own that would be nice).

-Tortillas and bread, butter, salt pepper.

-What am I missing? Holler out if you can think of anything. If you'd like to donate some game meat well I'll cook that up as also.

Also a big thanks goes out to Tackdriver. I recieved a nice little donation and that will be going to the food that you all are going to eat.

So far I have this list of people that indicated that they are interested:

1-Michael J McCasland (me)
2-Bill
3-Robb
4-Mike McDonald
5-Hoenetfan (You are welcome to come on in and eat with us, no Country Kitchen problems here my friend)
6-Doggoner (hopefully)
7-Daryl (possibly)
8-Rich in Mo
9-Tyler
10-Bluedeacon (possibly)
11-Mike in AZ

Anyone else please jump right on in here.


Michael
P.S. Hey is anybody going ta show me how to flesh or not?

Please keep comming back here for information. I keep updating this area as I go. However if there is any major changes I will repost. WHAT!!!! Snow in Arizona??? can't be.

[This message has been edited by Michael J. McCasland (edited 01-29-2002).]

edits: What about cups,napkins,plates and utensils ?

Mike in AZ today told me he will be joining us as well


TACKDRIVER !! THANK YOU !!!!!!!!
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Me,
Id prefer to be "in the field" at first safe light so eating by the headlites or Coleman lanterns is preferred pretty please !!

Lat year we all showed up at like 5:15 or something ?????

One or two Coleman lanters and A GOOD FIRE (sorry Michael, I have the knife, you have the fire hahaha) in the cooker-outer ought to do us right...

Michael ! Thanks for taking all this on !!!
Robb


[This message has been edited by Robb/Scottsdale/AZ (edited 01-28-2002).]