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At one point Vang even stated that one of those killed grabbed Vang's gun & shot the other victims with it. One of the survivors has said that no one in their hunting party fired the first shot -- although one of the men did fire back after he had been shot in the shoulder. Vang is claiming that racial remarks were made -- this has not been accepted or denied by the survivors of the hunting party, so whether or not it happened, I can't say. Still doesn't make it right to shoot anyone else.... Bec

This is probably the most important thing you can geocache with this time of year! Bec

Hey -- I was totally willing to buy it, but ran into a snag with the needed Master Card for Western Union. I had sent you an email asking if it was okay for you to wait a couple days on this, but didn't get a reply -- which led me to believe that it was okay by you. I was even willing to pay the $18 service fee required by Western Union for the transaction, but I don't have a Master Card handy (I use Visa) -- I was going to get it all taken care of and send you the money on Monday. I asked if you could consider this unit already sold and if there was a problem, please email me. I guess you had a problem with that. Whatever works -- I won't let the small stuff get to me. It's a great deal at any rate. Bec

I actually got to meet JPLUS14 this summer at a Wisconsin Geocaching Association picnic. The man actually made the trip to central Wisconsin to join us for some geocaching. And as I recall, he cached all the way up to and back from the event. Trully a caching man! And a very nice guy too! Bec

Did you get my last email to you? I guess it's no big deal if someone else gets it. It would probably take too long for me to get the money to you through Western Union (it's a busy weekend for me, I've gotta work.) But if it's still around by Monday or Tuesday when I actually get things done..... Bec

email sent (through geocacing.com)! Bec

oh, I really was going to buy it too..... Bec

I'm really leaning towards buying this unit..... Bec

As a representative of the state of Wisconsin, I'll tell you what I know: The suspect was on private (and posted as such) land, when several hunters encountered him and told him such. There is no proof of an arguement, racial remarks, or that one of the shot hunters fired first, but that doesn't mean that it didn't occur. The suspect got down from the tree stand and removed the sight from his legal semi-automatic rifle and made as if he was leaving, but then apparently began shooting. It is said that he chased down the victims, shooting them from behind. The victims radioed the cabin where others were and asked them to get on their ATVs and come rescue them. Two people were shot off their ATV as they attempted to help. Someone was able to copy down the suspects deer tag number into dust on an ATV. 5 people died soon after the shooting (one woman was among the dead) and another man died in the hospital a few days later. The suspect ran off after the shootings and subsequently became lost. He happened upon a couple other hunters and asked for help in getting out of the woods. Somehow, the warden got involved and the suspect was identified by his tag number on his jacket. There is also a possibility that the suspect was involved in another murder during hunting season a few years back. I guess there are similarities. But, I think geocachers are still safe in hunting season -- if you wear orange. This was an isolated incident and certainly not the norm. Bec

This looks to be the male equlivalent on the same site: You know, there seems to be lots of people on there with the keyword search "geocaching". Interesting..... Bec

Thanks for the link! I'm not sure if Mom would get the little click stick, cursor button. But you're offering a good price. I'll mull on this over the holiday, and if no one else snatches it up, we might do some business. Bec

What is the difference in this unit as compared to the yellow etrex? And in comparison to the etrex legend? I might possibly be interested... Bec

Hi! My 60 year old, physically disabled Mom has been doing a little geocaching with me and is starting to find it pretty fun! She had commented that if she had a GPSr of her own, she might be inclined to do even more geocaching. So I was thinking of maybe getting her a unit and a membership for a year for Christmas. I'd love to get her a really nice unit, but she has made many comments about how much she really liked my Geko 101 (that I lost). She wouldn't be the type that would care about uploading coordinates, so this unit would be okay for her. I checked eBay, and Gekos run pretty spendy there! I got my brother a little yellow eTrex from eBay at a great price a couple months ago, and this unit would okay for her too. Nothing too much more fancy though. So, thought I'd put the word out to you fine folks and see if you have any GPSrs that Mom would like! Thanks! Bec

The current issue is now online, but you can't access the articles. It just has a little blurb about the geocaching article. But it is a great magazine for dog lovers! Bec

I was going to say the same thing! Bec

Well, I'm a subscriber, so it might be mailed to us before it arrives on the shelves. Bec

Hmmm......not sure if there is a link. I'll look into that one. Bec

Got me winter issue of The Bark magazine (it's all about dogs, in case that wasn't completely obvious). Looked at the cover and saw the word "geocaching"! Nice article that talks about geocaching with dogs. And 3 lady geocachers were in there too. I don't know the geocaching names of two of them (Sharon Lum & Sandi Pearce), but CarleenP is there too, with a nifty picture for the first page of the article! Nicely done! Bec

This Cache Actually, I saw two bald eagles near this cache. It's in Northern Wisconsin -- sort of close to our cabin in Phillips (a beautiful area!) The porcupine I saw and posted a photo of a few months back was also in this general area. Bec

Not the greatest photo -- I was close enough to really enjoy this with the naked eye, but the camera shot was a little further. I tried to enlarge it as best as I could. I thought it was pretty neat to see one of these near a cache! And I actually saw another a few minutes later! Bec

Well, 50% is not bad..... I had an albino rat named Socrates. Bec

Can't help you with your GPS question, but I think the top photo is a mongoose (makes me think of Riki Tiki Tavi!) and the bottom look like badgers to me. But that's only my guess... Bec

Congratulations! What did you trade for the ring? (kidding!) Bec

That explains why I don't really see any colors too! And I thought I needed a brain scan! Bec