DEC 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 12
FEATURES 56 COVER STORY IACP OFFICER OF THE YEAR, OFFICER THADEU HOLLOWAY 68 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE DEPARTMENTS 6 PUBLISHER’S THOUGHTS 8 EDITOR’S THOUGHTS 12 GUEST COMMENTARY - BILL KING 14 NEWS AROUND THE US 46 HEALTH & AWARENESS 52 COP CAR NEWS 84 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 86 REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN HEROES 92 WAR STORIES 98 AFTERMATH 102 OPEN ROAD 108 CLASSIFIEDS 110 HEALING OUR HEROES 112 DARYL’S DELIBERATIONS 114 LIGHT BULB AWARD 116 RUNNING 4 HEROES 118 BLUE MENTAL HEALTH WITH DR. TINA JAECKLE 120 OFF DUTY WITH RUSTY BARRON 124 ADS BACK IN THE DAY 124 PARTING SHOTS 130 BUYERS GUIDE 150 NOW HIRING - L.E.O. POSITIONS OPEN IN TEXAS 202 BACK PAGE
FEATURES
56 COVER STORY
IACP OFFICER OF THE YEAR,
OFFICER THADEU HOLLOWAY
68 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
DEPARTMENTS
6 PUBLISHER’S THOUGHTS
8 EDITOR’S THOUGHTS
12 GUEST COMMENTARY - BILL KING
14 NEWS AROUND THE US
46 HEALTH & AWARENESS
52 COP CAR NEWS
84 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
86 REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN HEROES
92 WAR STORIES
98 AFTERMATH
102 OPEN ROAD
108 CLASSIFIEDS
110 HEALING OUR HEROES
112 DARYL’S DELIBERATIONS
114 LIGHT BULB AWARD
116 RUNNING 4 HEROES
118 BLUE MENTAL HEALTH WITH DR. TINA JAECKLE
120 OFF DUTY WITH RUSTY BARRON
124 ADS BACK IN THE DAY
124 PARTING SHOTS
130 BUYERS GUIDE
150 NOW HIRING - L.E.O. POSITIONS OPEN IN TEXAS
202 BACK PAGE
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to warm up, grab some lunch, and<br />
head back out. That afternoon it<br />
continued to snow, and we again<br />
didn’t see any movement and no<br />
fresh signs of any elk movement.<br />
Undiscouraged, we again went out<br />
the next morning, but I convinced<br />
Austin this time to wait until first<br />
light and still hunt to our stands.<br />
It was easy moving quietly in the<br />
fresh snow, but despite this advantage,<br />
we didn’t see any elk and<br />
again no fresh signs. We hunted<br />
hard all that day and covered a<br />
lot of ground looking for fresh<br />
tracks in the snow to guide us for<br />
the rest of our hunt. All day the<br />
snow continued to fall and now<br />
we were walking in sometimes<br />
knee-deep snow and despite covering<br />
more ground, no sign of any<br />
elk moving in the snowstorm. We<br />
gave it one more try the next day<br />
with the same result. So just like<br />
that, with one brutal snowstorm,<br />
my elk covered hunting grounds<br />
were eerily void of any animals,<br />
or at least it appeared. I don’t<br />
know if they were simply bedded<br />
down in the heavy dark timber or<br />
whether they truly moved down<br />
into lower elevations as we were<br />
hunting at almost 9,500 feet. Either<br />
way, our elk hunt did not end<br />
up the way we had hoped.<br />
While this year didn’t put any<br />
elk in the freezer, it did provide<br />
another great opportunity to<br />
experience the beauty of the<br />
Colorado mountains. Our land<br />
and the national forest that adjoins<br />
it, is a mix of mountainous<br />
terrain with creeks, ponds, and<br />
old growth aspen trees along<br />
with thick pockets of large fir<br />
and spruce trees that all together<br />
provide great food & cover for<br />
the deer, elk, moose, and black<br />
bear. Add several feet of snow<br />
and it makes for a beautiful<br />
escape for any hunter to experience,<br />
especially when he gets to<br />
do while creating memories with<br />
his son that will last a lifetime.<br />
<strong>No</strong>vember is still my favorite time<br />
of year, and I can’t wait until next<br />
year to try it again.<br />
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