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a Rem Model 7 in 270 would be good gun for your gf

one of my 7mm mags is a ruger 77. I have killed several animals with it. the only thing I do not like about it is that the barrel is very light and after about 4 rounds the barrel gets to hot and the accuracy falls off considerably as the bullets start to wander all over the paper. IMO the remington 700 is a better gun.

I have taken 6 coues with my 7mm mags (yes I have 2) at ranges from 50 yards to 325 yards. I also have taken 3 antelope with them at ranges from 200 yards to 325 yards. they do kick a little more than a 270 but if you are looking for something you can also use for elk than you are going to need to get something that uses more powder and has more kick. I only mentioned the 300 wsm previously because they now have a 130 grain bullet for it. that would be super flat and fast. you could also use 180 grain bullets for elk. a 300 win mag would be comparable.

had a chance yesterday to canoe and fish a little over 10 miles of the shenandoah river in virginia. had a really good time. that is truely a different kind of country out there than the desert we have here in az. caught the big fish of the day and the biggest cat fish I have ever caught (have not done much cat fishing in my life). here are a couple of courtney with the pole and 'her fish' (sucker minnows we used for bait). the little one is the 'baby' and the larger one is the 'mommy'. little kids have amazing minds. anyone seen a pink croc around here anywhere? now where did my fish go? for some reason - she did not like the fish she caught. also caught the biggest bass of the day and my biggest small mouth to date (have not done that much bass fishing in my life). yes I have the jimbo picture pose going on in this one. those small mouth bass are aggressive little fish and good fighters for their size. it is possible this is the only picture out there of someone doing a sudoku puzzle in a canoe on the shenandoah river. after a few hours, she decided the fishing trip was marketed as a canoeing trip to get a few other people to go. oh well, the things we do for our kids.

well if you are looking for a flat shooter you can throw the 30-06 out. I was originally going to say to look at the 270 wsm but I do not know what the largest grain bullet that is offered for this caliber is (165?) However, I do know people that have successfully used bonded 165 grain 7mm mag rounds for elk. so then I would lean toward the 300 wsm. 180 - 200 grain bullets are good for elk and someone (federal?) just came out (last year) with a 130 grain bullet.

I think 14 days is the max and does apply to unattended trailers. the FS will fine people for exceeding this. I was in unit 1 turkey hunting a few years ago and there was an unattended trailer that had been there since before opening weekend. the FS ranger we talked to gave the guy a ticket.

hate to link to another site but this is way to interesting not to post http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID5/12505.html

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_10098036

posted this in another area but thought it might be best here grong and his dad need to get up to Denver http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_10098036

to bad his right side isn't as good as his left.

Scout'm found one a few years ago when we were up in UT.

I was in S AZ last weekend but we saw a herd of 10 (9 does and fawns and 1 mature buck). he was rubbing his neck gland on the bushes. we also saw 2 separate solo bucks.

tim - thanks for sharing the pics - sure would be nice to be so close to them critters - the 2nd buck does not look to be the same as the first. the second buck looks a little better - more mass, more length - I could be wrong that is just how they look to me. that last buck is nice - good prong, good mass above the prong.

and it is offered with or without sunscreen

I can not remember the name of the product - hopefully someone on this site will - but there is a lotion (regular body lotion - not a bug repelent lotion) that Avon makes that has some chemical in it that keeps the bugs away. maybe someone will remember what it is and post it on here.

come on - better add a pic of the moose, hooks and the bear.

I'll take 99 since no one else has.

my parents flew out to a lake once - they were told to take frozen chicken to use as bait. they met some other fisherman who had not caught a thing - they threw out some chicken and couldn't reel them in fast enough. they started using other food - hot dogs, hamburger, etc - all the people food they used worked great.

Doug - thanks for sharing - I spent 10 summers in AK. Did you get any King fishing in on the Kenai or just Sockeye? What about halibut fishing down towards Homer? King fishing on the Kasilof is also a good time. LOTS of places to catch BIG fish on the Kenai Peninsula. The Russian river is probably my single most favorite place to fish. When the fish are in they are THICK but when they are not they are few and far between. The water is so clear that when the fishing is slow you can actually hunt the fish - kind of like spot and stalk. In all those trips to the Russian we always packed heat but never encountered a brown bear. Thanks again. Chris.

my wife will hardly get in the ocean for fear of sharks. she say's there is one swimming out there with her name on it and one of these days it is going to find her. craziest thing though is she loves it when they have shark week on tv. thats a Jack for you.

well the fishing was slow and small. went to Hawley and Sunrise. not much action and no keepers. mom was not to keen on getting up at 5:30 to head to the lake. more fun was had by the 3 year by playing in the lake afterwards. even more fun was had by the 3 year old when she discovered baby backs.

Jason - you don't have to focus them.

Just in case Casey missed it - this ones for you - not much to argue about here. U of EH is 22 and the Jacks and Aztecs didn't make the list. 2007-08 Rankings Rank School Points Breakdown (based on the 11 men's and 11 women's sports that we chose.) Total Points National Titles Conference Titles Top 30 Finishes 1 Arizona State 3 (30 pts) 4 reg, 0 post (12 pts) 12 (24 pts) 66 2 Stanford 1 (10 pts) 4.5 reg, 1 post (14.5 pts) 18 (36 pts) 60.5 3 UCLA 2 (20 pts) 3.5 reg, 1 post (11.5 pts) 13 (26 pts) 57.5 T-4 North Carolina 1 (10 pts) 5 reg, 4 post (19 pts) 12 (24 pts) 53 T-4 Georgia 2 (20 pts) 3 reg, 2 post (11 pts) 11 (22 pts) 53 6 Penn State 2 (20 pts) 3 reg, 0 post (9 pts) 8 (16 pts) 45 T-7 Florida none (0 pts) 5 reg, 1 post (16 pts) 14 (28 pts) 44 T-7 USC 2 (20 pts) 2 reg, 0 post (6 pts) 9 (18 pts) 44 9 LSU 1 (10 pts) 3 reg, 1 post (10 pts) 10 (20 pts) 40 10 Tennessee 1 (10 pts) 1 reg, 1 post (4 pts) 12 (24 pts) 38 11 Texas A&M none (0 pts) 5 reg, 2 post (17 pts) 10 (20 pts) 37 12 Michigan none (0 pts) 3.5 reg, 1 post (11.5 pts) 12 (24 pts) 35.5 T-13 Virginia none (0 pts) 3 reg, 1 post (10 pts) 11 (22 pts) 32 T-13 Princeton none (0 pts) 8 reg, 0 post (24 pts) 4 (8 pts) 32 15 Texas none (0 pts) 2.5 reg, 2 post (9.5 pts) 11 (22 pts) 31.5 16 Notre Dame none (0 pts) 4 reg, 0 post (13 pts)* 9 (18 pts) 31 17 Florida State none (0 pts) 3 reg, 0 post (9 pts) 10 (20 pts) 29 18 Fresno State 1 (10 pts) 3.5 reg, 2 post (12.5 pts) 3 (6 pts) 28.5 T-19 BYU none (0 pts) 5 reg, 2 post (17 pts) 5 (10 pts) 27 T-19 Cal none (0 pts) 1 reg, 0 post (3 pts) 12 (24 pts) 27 21 Oregon 1 (10 pts) 2 reg, 0 post (6 pts) 5 (10 pts) 26 22 Arizona 1 (10 pts) 1 reg, 0 post (3 pts) 6 (12 pts) 25 T-23 University of Denver none (0 pts) 4 reg, 3 post (16 pts)** 4 (8 pts) 24 T-23 Wisconsin none (0 pts) 3 reg, 1 post (10 pts) 7 (14 pts) 24 25 UConn none (0 pts) 4.5 reg, 2 post (15.5 pts) 4 (8 pts) 23.5 Best of the Rest: Western Kentucky (23), Arkansas (23 points), Wake Forest (22 points), Michigan State (22 points), Duke (21 points), Baylor (20.5 points), Kansas (20.5 points), Clemson (20 points), West Virginia (20 points), Boston College (20 points), Minnesota (19 points), Sacramento State (19 points), Long Beach State (18.5 points), Alabama (18 points), Oklahoma State (18 points), Louisville (18 points), Tulsa (18 points), TCU (18 points), Viriginia Tech (17 points), Syracuse (16 points), Oklahoma (15.5 points).

took the trip down to the ball field last night. got to witness the SUNDEVILS winning the PAC 10 championship - AGAIN!!! BACK TO BACK BABY!!! where were all the CW.com kitty scat fans last night? I know one of the biggest scat fans (the PCC Lumberjack who never went to AU) was at work last night. what about the rest of you are you going tonight? it was an ugly game for the scats. ASU won 13 - 6 and pounded out a season high 21 hits. ASU hit 3 homers. Wallace sent one over Campbell ave (Ziegler bashed one over Campbell also). AU's ace got roughed up and knocked out in the 4th inning. the au shortstop had back to back errors (the second one would have been a double play and made up for the first one). it was 5 - 0 after the 2nd inning and it got topped off with ASU stealing home in the 8th. CONGRATS AND GO SUNDEVILS!!!

another time Scout'm and I were out, well scout'n, it was the middle of the day and we had stopped for a nap. he gets up and walks down around a few cactus to the tree to relieve himself. he comes back and a couple minutes later I get up to do the same thing - guess what - I walked almost exactly in the same spot he did and there is a dang snake. I hollered at him and said didn't you just walk up this way - he said yes and I said - well there's a dang snake right in the path right now. another lucky one to not fall victim to the 357.