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Arizona Law:
Being the Husband and Father of Mexican Americans I decided to read the law in its entirety.
It states that a law officer must have probable cause to stop someone, (this is the same as the South Dakota Seatbelt law: A law officer must have probable cause to pull someone over, just because they are not wearing a seat belt is not a probable cause if pulled over for speeding, you may also receive a ticket for no seatbelt). In AZ just because you are Hispanic does not mean you will be pulled over, if you have a broken tail light you will be pulled over and asked for your Driver’s License, just like a person of any other nationality.
The law also states that anyone stopped must show proper Identification, a Drivers License, Military ID, MVD identification card, or a Native American Card. Federal law is very clear if you are here on a visa you must have your papers on you at all times. That is the law. If you cannot provide the proper papers you will be detained, and given a chance to provide them. If you do not provide them you will be deported, if you do provide them you may be fined for not having them with you. I know people here from Mexico on Visas, they spend a great deal of time in Border towns in Texas and New Mexico, they would never leave home without their Visas or Green Cards, even though they have U.S. Drivers licenses.
I guess people should educate themselves before they start attacking a State for being reactive to a National problem. This is just a clarification and a crack down on how the Federal Law is enforced. Truth is, it’s no different than someone driving on a suspended license, if you don’t break the traffic laws you will more than likely will not get caught.
The opinions out there are that if you are Hispanic, look Hispanic or speak Spanish you will get pulled over, harassed and detained by the cops. If this is true the cops are acting illegally not you, there are bigots everywhere and I’m sad to say there are many in the police services, however the new Bill does not give the Police that right, it just tells them to do their jobs and make sure that the people pulled over for breaking traffic laws are here legally. It also has nothing to do with being Hispanic; anyone pulled over must provide the proper ID. This law might actually stop the next guy that tries to put a Bomb in Time Square.
Don’t take my word for it, read the law Arizona Law SB 1070 it’s all over the Internet read the actual law not the opinions of a bunch of Liberal bloggers. I agree some of the wording is confusing, but I’m not scared to take my Family to AZ because of it, and neither should anyone else.
May 22nd, 2010
I got this coyote while calling from a 4 wheeler
It was 12 degrees today, I spent most of the day outside, feeding cows and checking water tanks. I took off on the 4 wheeler about 2:00. I took my rifle as well. I had a couple of things to do but thought I might call a coyote or 2 on the way home. I’ve tried calling coyotes from 4 wheelers before but have alway gotten pretty cold doing it. One thing about coyote hunting in your pickup you can warm up between stands. Many calling contests do not allow 4 wheelers because many people use them to run coyotes down, they also don’t allow shotguns for this same reason. I agree with those rules, but I’m going to give my leasure calling from an ATV more of a chance. This fall I bought my first ATV since moving back to the ranch, with it and the new .243 from the last post we got a coyote. Here are a few of the Pros and Cons for using an ATV while out calling coyotes.
Pros:
Less overall noise: I understand ATVs are louder than most gasoline pickups, but you don’t have to go to every stand driving 30mph, you don’t do that in your pickup. Throttle down a little as you travel between stands, there are no slamming of doors, dinging of alarms, or radios to give away your intentions. Also by traveling slower less chance of breaking your neck.
More stand opportunities: Depending on the weather and my mood, my stand opportunities in a pickup are limited, how many times have you pulled up to an area as far as you could go and said to yourself “I bet there is a coyote down there” but after awhile you decide it’s too far to walk. This usually happens to me at the end of a day of calling. I’m wore out and I just can’t bring myself to walk 1/4 of a mile to get a coyote. On an ATV I can get in farther, undetected. Less walking means more stands, more stands should equal more coyotes.
I’m sure I will find more pros as I experiment more with this idea.
Cons
Cold: ATVs have no heater or cab to keep you warm, unless you splurge and buy a cab kit for a new Rhino, Ranger or any other Side by side ATV. Even with a cab the heaters in these don’t work the best and the set up puts you out as much as a late model used pickup. I am somewhat of a wimp when it comes to being cold, I can’t wait to get my fingers shoved down the defrost when the pickup warms up. However with better cold weather hunting gear, it’s getting easier to brave the elements all the time. ATVs have you exposed to the elements, if it’s 5 degrees with a 15mph wind your windchill can be anywhere around 10-20 degrees below 0 and you and driving an ATV another 15mph you are making it that much colder going from stand to stand.
Hunting with friends: For me hunting is all about spending time with friends, I hunt plenty by myself, but I really enjoy hunting with my buddies, on and ATV you are perhaps a little to close for comfort if you know what I mean. A side by side would be better for this, but even then its hard to get 3 or 4 guys together without multiple ATVs, and the more you have the more potential noise you might make.
I guess it’s really up to the hunter, but being someone who has been against it in the past, you will see me packing an ATV around more often this winter. Stay tuned to see how I fair.
December 11th, 2009
trickbarrelracer1I’m sitting here, I have all of my old website stuff on my computer but the blog went haywire, I have chose a new designer but it’s not working. It doesn’t help that I’m watching Krece while I’m trying to figure it out, have patients with me while I work through this tough time. I’m starting to hate technology.
June 2nd, 2009
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June 1st, 2009
