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Putting this out there for a friend. If anyone is interested shoot me a PM and I will give you his number. Rifle was won at an auction and has less than a box of ammo through it. $300

http://gosar.house.gov/press-release/rep-gosar-comments-new-park-service-plan-address-invasive-beefalo-grand-canyon

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Forget that one. Wrong Sawmill. Got it from a friend. DUH! Some of us are just born stupid.

Rattlesnakes were part of growing up in the boondocks. My daughter was bit by a mojave when she was 10 years old, both parents were bit, a girlfriend was bit,many cows, dogs,cats and horses from snakebite. I have had numerous close encounters but have been fortunate enough to not have been bitten yet.

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Great shooting bow. I need to get this sold so I can buy a crossbow for a unit 8 bull tag.

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Pick a spot and there will be elk there. If size of animal is not an issue then you will have opportunity all the time. I passed on 8 bulls 35-50 yards last year. I got too picky and came home empty but had an absolute blast. It is my favorite unit.

OBO on the Rival

Maxima Reds are gone

Victory arrows are sold. Trykon is SPF

Got the results of an MRI back and talked to my doctor. My shoulder joint is pretty much bone on bone, torn bicep is hanging on by a thread, labrum is frayed, full thickness tear of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus, and a moderately severe case of osteoarthritis. Guess I will start looking into some of these doctors you guys mentioned. And since I will likely be unable to pull a bow back I will probably draw elk tags in AZ/NM and an archery antelope tag somewhere. I wasn't going to buy point guard but might be glad I did before it is over.

Physical therapy isn't working so great. Just curious as to how surgery has worked for guys that have had it. It is getting to the point that may be my only option.

I am old too. Up until I tore my rotator cuff I had religiously worked out both with weights and cardio most of my life. But as I have aged arthritis has set in and all the dumb stuff I did in my younger days has caught up. I used to bench press about 330 lbs. Now I can't get my arm raised up shoulder high. My metabolism has slowed and I pack on weight quick. It doesn't come off very well either. I have recently gone back on a diet to attempt to dump 15 lbs and even with a bad shoulder and arthritic knees have made a commitment to get in shape again. There are a lot of exercises that I can't do but there are a lot that I can. Anything is better than nothing. It's a bitch getting old but the alternative doesn't excite me much

How hard would it be to have a secondary card on file if the first card ran into issues?

Really? There is a guy on youtube that does a great job of explaining rotator cuff injuries and strengthening exercises. His methods have probably done more for me than all other things combined. Form is everything when rehabbing.

I have 13 bonus points going into this draw and that's enough to put me in the bonus round archery hunts in several units. 3B north and south first hunt, 4B, 10, 18A and 21. Private property issues are an issue with me. I like hunting public land. Anyone familiar with access problems in 4B? Are there antelope on public land in 4B? I was through part of the unit once but that is it. I drew 18A years ago when it was combined with 10 and 18B and it had issues in some of the better antelope country back then. It's closer to home but I am reluctant to put in for it. A friend told me that 21 is a waste of good bonus points. Any truth to that? Lots of dumb questions I know but inquiring minds need to know this stuff before blowing 13 hard earned bonus points.

I have had the same issues. I called and they told me to wait for the system to update after applying, usually 3-4 days and then try again. It worked for me. I have been able to purchase point guard for everyone on my applications but it took awhile to get it done.

First time I ever applied for a rifle antelope hunt I drew with only the hunter ed point. There were four of us on the application and we were the first ones drawn after the then 10% pool. I have drawn archery antelope tags with 6 points. Archery tags in NM as a nonresident are easier to draw. It's just a long way from home and getting scouting time is a PITA. Thanks for the input. I went ahead and applied for the 7 and 18B archery hunts. Likely will just acquire another point.

One of my favorite places. I planned on going up there this spring just to look at the flowers.

Going from last year's numbers it took 14 to get into the bonus round. 18B would be my first choice but it took 14 to get into the bonus round last year with it too.

Been hunting desert muleys for 50 years and I have just spent the last month chasing them. I see many more deer bedded down at first glassing light with a full moon. I used to sit water alot and always noticed the full moon affected deer activity around water. IMO a full moon sucks but if that is when you can hunt get after it . I don't let it affect me.

i have owned 2 popups. My last one had a slide out. It leaked cold air much worse than my old one. Unless you need the extra room I would stay away from the slide outs. Another thing I did was duct tape all the cracks on the doors. They leave a lot to be desired. Both had heaters which helped but I carried a champion generator with me and ran space heaters in extremely cold weather. I have since bought a toyhauler but am considering buying a smaller used popup. I can get them into rough places and they have features that are pretty nice. Also have a Kodiak Canvas 10x14 that gets a lot of use at times.

My wife's son stripped out the mounting hole in her Kaibabs trying to keep the Vortex adapter tight. The factory adapter is worthless IMO. I had an extra Zeiss adapter but it is too wide to work not allowing the binos to fold in so she can see through them. I am going to buy a different adapter but was wanting to know what would work well. Any suggestions?