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If you could just behave yourself for a few nights you wouldn't need to stabilize the bedroom area.

So... When do the campaign donations get refunded?

I will second that.

I busted up an ankle real bad in a hunting accident. Most surgeons who looked at me wanted to remove a bunch of the ankle parts and fuse the foot to the bottom of the leg. I would have been one of those people with a 4 inch thick sole on one shoe. My wife found a surgeon who was willing to try to repair it. The surgery was one shot do or die if it didn't work Parts would have to be removed and the foot fuse to the leg. There was about a 2% chance of success. I beat the odds and walk fairly well now. When my foot came out of the cast I couldn't even move the ankle at all. It took about five months of pretty intense therapy to Get me back in shape. Best of luck to you.

You can be an AES member and not really be involved in the politics of it. I speak from experience. When I was guiding my first veteran with Hunts For Heroes we ran into a group of hunters that were old time AES. The veteran got to talking to them a bit. They never did ask me what my affiliation was. What would I have said, "RMEF"? Tom had already warned me that might not be the best answer. Well, how about "Tom recruited me off CWT". The veteran told me later that Tom had told him I was not with AES so he saw the humor in the situation as it was unfolding. I returned from that hunt and filled out an AES membership application. Then I sent Tom a text that I was now an AES member and he would no longer need to warn his veterans that I was an Infidel.

I have no doubt there is some corruption in the system. However, I simply refuse to give up and not try because of it. I just sent an e-mail to all of the commissioners recommending Andrew . I don't know that it will make a difference but I will know that I tried. To me that makes a difference.

That's a nice toy to have. Mine is an old South Bend. I also have a Bridgeport Mill. EBay has been a great source of quality used tooling for both machines.

If you know of factory loads that group well can you obtain the bullet used in that load as a loose box bullet? That would be a great starting point, you already know the gun likes the bullet.

Years ago I used to shoot IPSC and loaded lots of pistol ammo. In my opinion it is generally much easier to work up a good load for a pistol vs a rifle. If you are looking for a super accurate load for a slow fire competition like bullseye it may take a little more work. It sounds like you are more interested in a combat/hunting type load, accuracy consistently able to obtain center mass hits at 50 yd with plenty of power. Use matched sets of brass. Keep the length consistent so the crimp on each round is consistent. Choose a couple of quality bullets and some promising powders. Load sets with increasing powder charges and set COAL to SAAMI spec. Test fire these rounds and I would be surprised if you did not come up a suitable load. When comparing velocity data on pistol powders keep in mind some manufactures publish data from tests done with a 10 in. barrel while others may publish data fired in a 5 in. barrel.

I would say its more the upfront costs and the fixes that kill you then the maintenance. Yes oil changes are more expensive but thats not huge. I buy a new F150 eco boost max tow every two years. I put 99500 miles on them and then trade. The last one I got was $35200 off the lot. A comparable diesel woulda been just shy of $50,000. Thats almost $15,000 difference. If I trade every two years thats $7500 a year. I got ostracized on here for saying I spend $2000 a year on out of state tag applications as being a rich guy, I would say that anyone who owns a diesel spends far far more then that just to listen to it hum. Dont get me wrong there are people out there who truly need them, but I would say 99% if diesel owners dont. I pull probably 10,000 miles a year with mine. I farm part time so its anythkng from combine headers to seed wagons (15,000#) to my camper, but in my opinion I still dont pull enough to justify an extra $7500/yr in cost. If you break something on a diesel its gonna be $5-10k for literally anything in them. I see these guys talking about this motor or that and the say 6.4L is great you just have to do this delete and that bulletproofing. If Im gonna spend $50k for a pickup I better not have to take it to some aftermarket dude with a flat brim hat to spend another $10k to make it work. Thats my 2 cents on diesel!!! As my uncle (a lifetime mechanic) used to say. The three Ts of diesel: Trucks Tractors and Trains! (Dont get me started on pickup vs truck, we are referring to pickups here. Trucks have more then two axles. you need 5 gasser oil changes by the time you need 1 diesel oil change. diesels especially 4x4 hold their value better than any gas truck. f150 has the worst resale value. I change the oil every 5K on my diesel, 15qts. That is the factory recommendation, sure you can go longer but to do so you should add a bypass filter and do a UOA to see whats happening to the viscoscity, copper buildup etc. a 2014 cummins factory recommendation is 15k miles. Dang that's a loooong time. Even if that's what the factory says, I would never wait that long to change my oil in any vehicle. That Cummins is a commercial engine and is used in some small semi tractors. The engines used in the larger tractors can have a suggested oil change interval of 25,000 to 30,000. Depending on how the truck is used some fleets will push it over 50,000 miles.

I think that is already too much information.

I've spent over 30 years driving 18-wheelers. You can't beat a diesel for pulling. The catch is both Maintenance and Service are substantially more expensive. Before purchasing a diesel consider if the weight you intend to tow in the frequency with which you tow justifies the expense of the diesel. Three quarter and one ton trucks handle better when towing but if you drive them around off-road on your hunt they ride like a hay rack. Any choice you make is going to be a compromise. Just do your homework and try to make the best choice for you and your family.

Happy wife....happy life, but empty bank account.

You don't run into a lot of shops with a customer service standard like that these days.

If that deer went down on the rez he is going to have more problems than just AZGFD. He will also be subject to any action the Apache tribal government chooses to take.

You nailed it, a lot of people just think about a paid day off work. I'd also like to take a minute to encourage everyone to also think about the ones that did come home but badly injured. There's something that you can do for them that you would enjoy and they greatly appreciate. Consider donating some of your time to organizations like Hunts for Heroes, Wounded Warrior or Healing Waters. I can assure you it is a rewarding experience

The statement I read said they both hit him. So much for the claim some like to make that armed citizens can't shoot straight.

Did you count the spent cases? Just curious how many times he had to fire to actually score 5 hits.

It wouldn't be hunting, it would be habitat protection for the native animals. You would be an exterminator, not a hunter. I do not normally varmint hunt but I shot a number of coyotes doing voluntary predator suppression prior to the 37B big horn transplant. Shot them, walked away and let them rot without guilt knowing that a baby bighorn was no longer on their menu. I believe the only difference to me would be that the coyotes were at least a challenge.

If the "wild" horse advocates are so concerned about water getting hauled to the horses why are they not hauling it themselves?

Good point here. Have you recently put a loop on your string that you did not use before or done anything that might else that might slightly reduce how far you are drawing the bow? If you are holding a draw right on the edge of the point where the cam starts a rapid increase in draw weight it could cause your problem

Get an old release, saw the trigger off and practice with it. You will either learn some patience or the stress will kill you. On the serious side something I do is come home from work and take 2 shots. No more, then walk away. Knowing I am not going to get a large number of chances to make a good shot makes me focus much more on making the 2 I am going to take count.

Good point. The last fire there didn't even get close to 1/2 of the needed "cleanup" done. The scrub oak and manzanita up there is downright brutal.

4 or 5 ounces here, another 1 or 2 there. If you keep going it doesn't take long to reach 16 ounces AKA 1 pound.

I went and found a grade school lesson on probability, just for Red. Probability measures the likelihood of an event occurring. Expressed mathematically, probability equals the number of ways a specified event can occur, divided by the total number of all possible event occurrences. For example, if you have a bag containing three marbles -- one blue marble and two green marbles -- the probability of grabbing a blue marble sight unseen is 1/3. There is one possible outcome where the blue marble is selected, but three total possible trial outcomes -- blue, green, and green. Using the same math the probability of grabbing a green marble is 2/3. Now imagine a lottery for an elk tag in which 100 tickets are purchased. Joe buys 50 tickets, the probability that he will win the tag is 50% Bob buys 20 tickets, the probability that he will win the tag is 20% Jack buys 14 tickets, the probability that he will win the tag is 14% Ron buys 10 tickets, the probability that he will win the tag is 10% Tim buys 5 tickets, the probability that he will win the tag is 5% John buys 1 ticket, the probability that he will win the tag is 1% It’s grade school math. A raffle favors those with the means to purchase more tickets so all who enter do not have an equal chance.