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Re: **THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT (& related links) No problem, I will get Thursday and probably leave on wed or thursday.

Re: **THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT (& related links) I am bringing my laptop. I also have a converter that will run off of the truck battery to recharge batteries with.

Re: Nova Scotia Black Bear Hunt! Congrats and welcome both of you to the forums

Re: What a long strange trips it\'s been (sorta) Congrats, good pics & stories

Re: ESPN reporting Cory Lidle died in crash [ QUOTE ] this happened 10-11-01 rotate that 180 degrees and u get 9-11-01 thats creepy [/ QUOTE ] What he means is 10/11/06 when turned upside down and drop the 0 in the 06 you would have 9/11/01.

Re: I want to strangle my new drafting manager..... Might want to make sure he doesn't know about this thread

Re: Week 6 NFL Picks.... Detroit Baltimore Atlanta Dallas Tennessee Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh Monday: Chicago EXTRA TWO POINT BONUS: Under

Re: lots of snow already [ QUOTE ] That's more right there than we get all year!! [/ QUOTE ] Us too

Re: Team 4 Our gun season doesn't start until November and doesn't get good until the middle of December. Just have a little patience

Re: This guy need put out to pasture How about a look from the other side. I think all of the Cowboy receivers should be saying the same thing. That was a pathetic show put on by the quarterback last week. I realize it isn't good for the team, but everything he was saying was true.

Re: Realtree Colorado Elk Hunters [ QUOTE ] we all go to gunnison, and head north ALMONT. [/ QUOTE ] I will be coming from this direction anyways late on the 19th. Getting ansy already. These remaining few days are going to be hard to handle.

Re: duramax or powerstroke D-Max

Re: Talladega: TRASHY [ QUOTE ] And if this was ol No. 3 did what Vickers did..which he was famous for....WELL!!!.....The fans woulda just said.."THATS RACIN"!!!! [/ QUOTE ] That's not what they said in Bristol

When the name on the hood changes By Ron Lemasters Jr., Special to NASCAR.COM October 10, 2006 12:11 PM EDT (16:11 GMT) Twenty-one years ago, nobody could have imagined that the blue and yellow of Wrangler Jeans would ever be on any other car than the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet driven by Dale Earnhardt. Three days ago, there was no way anybody thought that the black and silver colors of GM Goodwrench on that same machine would give way to the bright yellow of Shell, either. But it happened, as Shell Oil Company and Childress announced that the company would replace GM Goodwrench as primary sponsor of Kevin Harvick's No. 29 Chevrolet for the 2007 season and beyond. The first question is, why? Changing markets, the climate for all companies involved in the automotive industry -- at least the Big Three automakers, anyway -- and money were all factors in the decision, especially on the part of Goodwrench, which like ACDelco is under the General Motors Service Parts Organization umbrella. Goodwrench will be a full-time associate for the No. 29, and will also have a certain number of primary sponsorships in 2007, along with Shell, Pennzoil and Reese's. That schedule has yet to be determined, according to Childress. As to the decision-making behind the sponsor change, it was a matter of working out what would be best for both GMSPO and RCR. "As we developed our plan for 2007 working with RCR, we found a solution that would maintain this important relationship," said Jim Moloney, general director of SPO marketing for Goodwrench. ". It gave us the opportunity to look at other ways to leveraging our relationship with RCR and NASCAR to further enhance our Goodwrench brand. The solution also allowed RCR the ability to align themselves with a new primary sponsor and secure a long-term agreement. "We value our relationship with Richard, the entire RCR team, NASCAR and its fans. We will remain on the No. 29 car as an associate sponsor in 2007 as we continue to evaluate our options to further nurture these relationships and enhance the reputation of the Goodwrench brand going forward." There's a lot going on in that statement. GMSPO is looking to do something different, and with Shell stepping up, it allows GMSPO to continue its relationship with both team and sponsor. That's the nature of business in NASCAR today. "We have had a relationship with GM Goodwrench for 21 years," Childress said. "I would like to also announce today that [Goodwrench] are going to be partners along the way with RCR in the future and Shell. They are a great company, and already have a lot of B2B going on." B2B, incidentally, is business-to-business, and that's a major part of traditional sponsorships today. Shell was active in the Busch Series for several years, with drivers such as Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart. During the press conference at Talladega Superspeedway, Shell President John Hofmeister said the company was happy to be back in NASCAR with a successful team like Richard Childress Racing. Much was made of the sponsor change at Talladega, where it was perceived that retiring the black GM Goodwrench car completes the Earnhardt saga. Childress said that wasn't the case. "I don't think it is breaking the last link to Dale Earnhardt," he said. "That will be around for many, many years to come, way past when I and a lot of us are around. That is just that times change, the sport changes, business changes, there are decisions that have to be made that we have to move forward in life with. "I think John F. Kennedy said it the best that you have to look at change as opportunity, and that is how we all have to look at this. I think with the legacy of Dale, the No. 3 car and Goodwrench will live on for many, many years to come. We are looking forward to the future at RCR with Kevin Harvick and Shell Oil Company." Harvick, on the other hand, is excited about establishing his own identity. "I think it is a great opportunity for myself to establish something from ground zero and to work with something that although they have had a history in racing, but not on the No. 29 car with myself and Richard," he said. "I think it is a great opportunity to kind of establish my own identity in the No. 29 car and move forward with the Shell brand on board." As with most things involving sponsorship, money was a factor. "It is one of those things where the cost of our sport has escalated," Childress said. "These major companies today have to answer as to where and how they spend the money. Everyone is evaluating how they do it. "The sport is as great as it has ever been, it is better than it has ever been. It is the best dollar value for a company this is involved today, and there are a lot of companies out there looking to get in the sport." Hofmeister echoed that sentiment. "Shell has been waiting for some time to jump in on this opportunity," he said. "For us it is seen as an investment rather than a cost."

Re: BUCK OF A LIFETIME!!! 2006 Congrats, very nice buck. A couple of more pics and the story is what we need now.

Re: OJR - Happy Birthday Happy birthday, hope you have a good one.

Re: Fantasy Whitetails?? Never heard of this. How about a link to it?

Re: Red River Shootout!!!

Re: REATREE COLO ELK HUNT STUFF thanks for the info. The link is not giving me anything except yahoo maps home page.

Re: Week 5 NFL Picks.... Washington St Louis New Orleans Carolina Jacksonville Arizona San Francisco Dallas San Diego Monday Night: Baltimore

Re: Dish or Cable? directv for the tele. and no internet at home.

Re: Colorado Elk Hunt: the days your will be there. Looks like I should show up late on Thursday the 19th and will leave on the Thursday the 26th, if all goes as planned.

Re: Big Elk Down (Son-In-Law) Nice bull, congrats to both of you on locating, stalking, dropping and hauling out.

I put my son in a drawing for a youth exotic hunt a few weeks ago, and he was chosen. The hunt was this past weekend on the Escondido Ranch just outside of Junction, Tx. The ranch is high fenced with approximately 1200 acres of heavy brush, cedar and oak trees, with a creek and numorous canyons running through it. They have everything from whitetails, elk, sika, aoudad, axis, fallow and I think that is all, on it. The hunt consisted of 6 kids that ranged from 9 to 13 years of age. We arrived at the ranch friday evening and the first order of business was for everyone to get into their orange vest & hat. Even though these are not required by law in Texas, they were required by the people putting on the hunt. You had to wear it from the time we arrived until the time we left on sunday (except for in your tent). Next we all headed out to the rifle range to check both the kids ability to shoot and that the rifles were still on. We then came back and set up our tents/camps, then had a presentation by the Texas Youth Hunters Program (TYHP) and the ranch owner on the rules that were to be followed and the type of game that we would be allowed to harvest. Each kid would be able to harvest two of the following: axis doe, sika doe, feral hogs or aoudad with horns less than 12" long. As soon as we got out of the truck Friday evening we heard elk bugling and this continued all weekend long. Man it got me pumped for the Colorado trip. Saturday morning was slow. Saw a couple of whitetails, and an aoudad that was about 16". None of the other kids took a shot, either. During the day on Saturday, the kids went through a skills trail, had a presentation by the local game warden and got to fish or play in the creek. Some of the parents took naps. Saturday evening started out slow, saw a couple of whitetail and a huge axis buck, with antlers over 34". Then right before dark, a couple of does came into feed, but the guide couldn't determine if they were sika or fallow. After about 10 minutes, he said they were indeed sika does and Jake could take the shot whenever he was ready. Well it didn't take long before there was a sika doe laying on the ground about 80 yards away. We were all as happy as could be. When we got back to camp, we found out that one other kid had took a shot at a feral hog but they couldn't find it, and it appeared that it had just been grazed. After a quick bite to eat, Jake got hands on training on how to clean, skin and quarter an animal after harvesting it, with a little help from both the guide (Matt) and I. Sunday morning was back to normal Texas heat, we had a sika spike feed around us for a while, and had elk bugling all around us. After a while we saw one bull elk that was pretty good sized, and shortly after that we heard it and another one sparring. While they were clashing antlers together, I happened to glance the opposite direction and saw a third bull elk running towards the action. He came right by us and never looked our way. When we got back to camp, we found out that three other kids had harvested two sika does and one axis doe. Time to pack up and head out. Not to start anything, but this hunt was on a stocked, high fence ranch, and nothing about it guaranteed a shot or an opportunity. We were still at the mercy of mother nature and the whims of the animals. There were 18 hunts (six kids, three hunts each) with only 4 animals harvested and one miss. link to pics Here are a couple of pics

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