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Had a lady ask for a cedar chest for her grand daughter graduation present! This is only my second attempt at making cedar chests! Thoroughly enjoyed the project!

Heard they were all killed under the power lines!

One thing about old age is we actually own the deed to the house and the titles to all the vehicles!

I don’t think he was coming back.

Must be that Desertbull guy selling gps coords. 😂

While out photographing the mountains and desert wildflowers east of Phoenix last weekend, I heard some rocks tumble. Looking in that direction, I saw what I thought was a deer several hundred yards away. Pointing my telephoto lens in that direction, I could see the round white butt of a bighorn sheep. So I abandoned the canyon shots and went in pursuit of the three desert bighorn sheep. If you are interested in the desert wildflower images from the Superstition Mountains and Bartlett Lake areas east of Phoenix, here is a link to that gallery: https://www.plateaulightphotography.com/Landscapes/Arizona-Landscapes/Desert-Wildflowers/ Thanks for having a look.

Springerville fire Dept. Is having a raffle to fund the purchase of new equipment for their upcoming wildland fire season. We have 3 tickets left for $20 a piece. A 300 win mag Howa gameking with 4-16 nikko Sterling scope is what is being raffled. You can PayPal the money and I will text or message you your ticket. Drawing should be held next week.

Thanks for that it’s a tall my mistake ......

My 2018 Hunting included several firsts for me. I got my first bow and started archery shooting for the first time in September 2017 and my wife got her first bow in October. Feeling like we were shooting well enough to attempt hunting we got OTC Deer tags and on some vacation time the last two weeks of January 2018 picked an area we had seen deer in before while driving through. Since our ability to hike any real distance is limited and so far our stalking abilities suck, we found a water hole to sit to hopefully ambush a buck that might come in within our bow range. We saw quite a few deer come in, some does within 10-11 yrds from us! We both had shot opportunities at nice bucks but our inexperience along with Healthy doses of Buck Fever prevented us from connecting with only clean misses. We practiced all year and went back out to this spot on December 16. We got in and set up under a big oak about 7:15 and waited and watched, my wife just over an arms length to my right. About an hour later I saw a deer moving through the brush and trees about 70 yrds away. When it dropped into the bowl of the water hole at about 40 yrds I thought it was a doe due to limited visibility and not wanting to move enough to use my binos and spook it out in case a buck was following her in. When it went to the right past a big Juniper tree enough my wife saw it was a buck and tried to whisper "Shooter" which of course I couldn't hear but the buck did and stopped and looked straight at her. After a few moments it looked away and continued to the small water puddle back to our left. When it cleared the Juniper tree to my side I realized it was a buck not a doe. He stopped at the waters edge at 21 yrds and I released an arrow at 8:21 am. The sound of the Swhacker broad head hitting him was louder than I would have thought and seemed like it echoed! He jumped, kicked and took off tail tucked over the earthen dam of the water hole and we listened carefully and in a few moments thought we heard him crash. We forced ourselves to sit for 30 minutes before even going down to look for my arrow that I found covered in blood and buried about 6" in the ground. Following the blood trail about half way to where we found the buck down I saw motion to my left and had to run off what was either a coyote or Mexican gray wolf that looked like he was already scent tracking my buck! We found my Couse buck at about 60 yrds in a drainage double lunged. This is my first ever Deer, a Couse Whitetail and first Archery kill. He's not real big, but real Couse deer aren't big anyway!

I sold some on eBay for $25. May want to check there if you need them.

Like you need another gun. Lol

Sounds good. 👍

pm sent. im in chandler

Ill be next in line.

I was just thinking the same thing. Finally, something listed at a decent price.

That is a good deal.

Everytime I order something from you guys and its at my door the very next day just blows me away. Love your stuff and service. Thx guys

These dang lab puppy threads are killing me. I've about got the wife broke weak on the idea of a puppy. Keep em coming!

I went down last week to go over Cerakote color with Brad. We got it real close, and he tweaked it just a bit and sprayed and baked a test sample. Not sure of the final ratios, but it is a mixture of approximately 80% Copper Bown, 15% Gold, 5% S&W Red. It actually has a hint of metallic in it when seen in the sun. Badass. Action, barrel metal/brake, bolt handle, bolt shroud will be copper. Bottom metal, bolt body, Picatinny rail will be armor black.

Amanda, can we please to create an 'old fogies bitchin' subforum?

I got my buck back I shot in November. I originally was going to have another guy do it but he has developed arthritis so badly that he can no longer do taxidermy. I was not able to get my buck to Noel until Mid-December and on Saturday he called and said he had it all done. Just can't beat the turn around he offers and the work he does. Out the door was $475. Now, this buck isn't a monster by any means but he fits perfectly in a specific spot in my house.

LOL that aint no road.

1st and probably last post.