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I've had more snake encounters than I can count. Literally thousands of rattle snakes. I used to sell to the roundup in NM when I was a kid. $12 a pound back then was good money. I've only had two strike unprovoked. They want as much to do with you as you do with them. I used to kill them all. Now I let them be. Killing just to kill or for profit doesn't agree with me anymore.

Mayor of Snakesville, that is... Since the beginning of May I've had a lot of snake encounters, two of which were a little unusual. Yesterday I go hiking near Lake Pleasant, showed a buddy from WI his first Diamondback. He asked me to spare his new friend, that'll cost ya beers at Wild Horse West. A few hours later I'm horseback riding behind the house, another rattler on that trail. I have a couple tall palm trees out back, maybe 2-2 1\2 stories tall. Sunday evening I pull up a chair out back to enjoy the sunset and a cold beer when SPLAT! A full grown King snake had fallen out of the tallest palm and landed at my feet. I'm guessing he was raiding bird nests up there. Soon as he dusted himself off, he headed right back up the same palm. Night before, a buddy asked me over for a couple drinks and patrolling his desert acreage for rattlers. None were found there but on the short ride home, gopher snake in the trail, no bother. But as I came to the back forty, there's a fat little sidewinder meandering along. Sorry, no pics and no pass for that horned little serpent. I've already spent over a grand on vet bills this month. Funny, just hours earlier the wife was asking if we had sidewinders in the area. Rare, I said. Two weeks ago I drive out to the gold claim just missing a large rattler crossing the road and into some poor slobs yard, bad omen? I drive a quad to a trail I've established up a steep brush incline. I park and hoof it. Get to the parking spot and have a rattlesnake waiting for me. I'm in no mood to kill him, it's his yard, so I take my walking stick and prod him to move along. I could be up the hill working till nightfall and don't want to deal with this dude in the dark. Instead of heading up the wash like a good boy, he crawls under my quad. This is getting complicated. He refuses to leave. Twice I move my quad (feet up on the seat), twice he crawls back under it. I back it up far enough this last time to dispatch his butt. Didn't like doing that but a snake bite there, rather problematic. No cell service, isolated, no thanks. Keep an eye out friends.

I have an understanding with snakes. I leave them alone and they leave me alone. You can add reptiles to my do not like list along with pools & HOA nazi's.

Any Dallas Cowboys Fan! I live in NE Gilbert

Pierce titanium action, 25" #4 Lilja 3 groove stainless, McMillan HTG with molded in camo and texture, timney trigger, Talley lightweight rings, bdl floorplate. Already sold the 50mm Nightforce nxs but added the pictures for size reference. Bipod not included. Forester competition dies included, 3x fired Lapua brass, 7 boxes of 130 Berger HVLDS, one box of 140 Berger HVLDS. John at Pierce threaded and chambered the barrel. They also did the cerakoting. The McMillan stock was a full inlet with aluminum pillars. I did the final bedding with full action contact and first inch of chamber. I did all load development and always kept the barrel cool and loads mild. What I settled on was 40.1 gr h4350 and the 130gr Berger hunting VLD. Load averages 2870 fps and can shoot 5 shot groups into .5 moa at 600 yards. Built it to be a lightweight and rock solid mid range deer rifle. Took a 130" buck with it in 2018, watched my dad dump a last day bull with it at 685 yards, killed a bear at 19 yards and probably a dozen other bucks over the years by myself or family members. Sister and brother in law took both their first bucks, one after the other, with single perfect shots each. Have so much history with this gun it's hard to put up for sale but have to. If you want a lightweight, mild recoiling, turn key custom gun that will not let you down, here's one to consider. Weight is 7.2 lbs. $2900 shipped. Update $2800 shipped

saw 1 gobbler and 2 hens at Arivaca Lake today... They have migrated along way from 34a

Your the king of forgiveness! I’ll let the good snakes go if I can! The bad ones die with no second chances

Well, maybe it's not as bad as I made it out to be. We submitted the paperwork for approval for all of the modifications yesterday. This morning we had an email back responding that all were within spec and have been quote-unquote forgiven.

In my work I deal with them almost daily. They have their purpose, but if poorly managed they can definitely have a Nazi complex.

Have a small cooler that holds a six pack of your choice. Free Also have two plastic gun cases. One is missing two latches and the other in missing one side of the foam insert. Both free Located in west valley of loop 101 and olive. Text me or message at 60232704twofour.

Don't touch the sharp end.

Im at Buddyz Pizza in QC, place has tom of people outside waiting. I was handing out condoms, incase people needed protection.

Okay, this is a flat out kewl idea. I don't normally try to catch snakes (well, at least not since I left my teens), but dang if I am not going to try this. Eddie

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Whaaat? Dang it that’s a deal there! I just bought the same in 3 pin (my preference) today for $239 plus tax.

Catch'm! Whatever method you like. I prefer a creosote bush branch , always find a perfect Y . Toss'm in a garbage bag and toss'm in the freezer , when you get home. Taxidermist use to pay $20 each, frozen. Right now the rattles alone are bring 10 to 30 + on ebay depending on size/ # of rattles

I'm In Tucson and interested in getting my truck painted. Will you PM me your buddy's contact info?

A friend did some load development with my Bergara after finally receiving ADG brass. Final load is ADG 300 PRC brass 215M primer Berger 215 hybrid (.010 jump) RL 26 2921 FPS ( 24 inch factory barrel) There might be faster accuracy node but I don’t see any reason to push it.

We loved ours just because we followed the rules and built there new so it was easier but we used them against neighbors several times so we didn't have to talk to them in person, that was nice since a few of our neighbors bought over their head and they would have dragged values down. we turned a good profit on that place. I know they can overstep but ours was good and I am glad to be out of town now with no overwatch.

I guess I'm not a photographer! However if you're interested in a new build i do have a nice 1909 argentine action I might be willing to part with

They would have no reason to add a covid surcharge. They've been busier then I've ever seen since this all started.

I dont like HOA's and wont live in one, but they have a purpose sometimes.

That’s awesome Jeff -! Here’s one my dad and uncle Lonnie just built for uncle bill that we buried him in yesterday -