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This is what my dad uses. He gets years of use out of them. He is 82 years old, crippled from polio, weighs 230 pounds and leans on his stick all day. They are lightweight and nearly indestructible. Just don't leave them in the back of a pickup in a public parking place. They have a way of vanishing. http://www.canecentral.com/hvy-1231.html

That's a good price but you are either going to want to download topo maps from GPSfiledepot or buy their SD card for around $100. I am not crazy about the touch screen. You will want to get a touch screen friendly screensaver. Battery life is shorter than the eTrex so carry extra batteries. A cigarette lighter adapter is a good investment too. If you do a lot of driving back county there are mounts and cradles for it but I can never get the suction cup type to work well for me. I have a bolt on cradle that I use on my Rhino. Another thing is that Garmin no longer supplies owner manuals. You can download one but it doesn't help me alot when my computer is at home and I am out in the field. I could print it off but carrrying a bunch of 8x11 paper around is something I don't want to do. As Slim mentioned, their customer service is about as bad as it gets. If it is under warranty then you get an exchange. They won't simply repair a problem with a unit out of warranty but are going to charge you a fixed amount regardless of the problem. I had a scratched screen on my 60csx that I needed replaced. They would not repair it but instead charged me $110 for a refurbished unit. That unit wouldn't accept an SD card so they swapped it. The compass wouldn't work on that one so I swapped it again. I don't remember if their warranty was 30 or 90 days but I had trouble with it shortly after the warranty expired and got to pay another $110 for another refurbished unit that I eventually gave to a member on this forum. I then turned around and bought the Oregon. I learn things the hard way because the touch screen on the one I own now is getting insensitive and it isn't going to last much longer. When the Oregon I have now takes a dump I am going to look at another manufacturer. It is a decent unit but I have no love for Garmin.

Looks like I am going turkey and pig hunting. That is nice to know just before I head out the door to go elk hunting

Put a screen saver over the face and it will help some.

This country will be fundamentally changed by the end of his term. There will be Supreme Court justices appointed that will tilt the court to the liberal side. Our basic rights are at jeopardy. In the name of compassion, tolerance, choice and a free phone we are going to become a socialist country.

I pulled this off of Wikipedia The most common subspecies of Mohave Green rattlesnake (type A) has venom that is considered to be the most debilitating and potentially deadly of all North American snake,[11] although chances for survival are very good if medical attention is sought as soon as possible after a bite.[12] This is probably where the difference of the "red" and "green" Mohave comes in to play. There is type A and Type B with type B being the less harmful of the two. An article stated in the digital desert stated that a Mohave bite is 16 times more toxic than a sidewinder. If you get bit by one of these guys you may have a serious problem if you are away from immediate help.

I have had a lot of experience with snake bite living on a farm/ranch all of my life. I have seen numerous cows, horses, and dogs bitten. My dad, mom and daughter have been bitten. My daughter was bitten by a green Mohave. It was not pretty and we nearly lost her. Neither of my parents went to a doctor although both should have. My dad was in bed for over a week and my mom's foot swelled up like a blimp. Our doctor told us had my daughter been bitten by a red Mohave she would have probably not made it so the kind of snake is going to be a huge factor. Something many medical personnel don't account for is infection. It can be worse than the bite itself. And as Slim mentioned there are dry bites. One of my girlfriends was bitten twice in her teen years. Both bites were dry.

I have priced this stuff out by comparing it to comparable items on other classified sites. There is more than I have listed here but a conservative estimate is around $625 including the bench. I am going to let the 700MZ go for $100. The bolt is corroded and should probably be upgraded to 209 primers. The corrosion is my fault for not taking it apart and cleaning it after a friend used it. I took his word that it was clean and it has been in storage for several years. With a bit of cleaning it would probably be ok though. I have a .44 caliber black powder pistol and holster. It is in good shape. I will let it go for $150. If anyone is interested pm me. I may consider offers on some of this stuff and may eventually be piecing it out if it doesn't move in the next couple of weeks but I am not there yet. I'll try to get some pics of the reloading stuff up in a day or two.

I may be selling this stuff.....maybe. Due to a number of reasons I am left with the chore of cleaning up what is left of my family's hunting stuff. I have become a bowhunter and haven't rifle hunted in nearly 15 years so I am out of the loop as to what this stuff is worth, I was wondering if anyone out there could give me an idea of what it is worth. All opened containers are estimates of what is in them. There is just too much to sit and measure/count out. Powder.....7 unopened cans of IMR 4350, 1/2 lb of R19, 3/4 pound of 4064. 650 Winchester Large Rifle Primers, 175 Winchester Magnum Primers, 520 CCI magnum Primers, 200 Federal 209 shotshell primers. Reloading dies.....these have the decapping pin broken off......22/250, Herters .243, 30/30.....part of this one is missing. These dies appear to be intact.......RCBS 30-06 SB, 30-06 FL, .243, 270 WIn, 7mm Rem. Mag. I also have a set of .257 Improved dies and straight line seater but I may keep them unless I decide to sell the rifle they go with. #2 and 3 shellholder, case de- burring tool, 3 low end scopes......Weaver K4, Tasco and Redfield 3x9. I have a Pacific DL-155 shotshell reloader with various bushings and attachments, an RCBS Rockchucker Press (I think?) with automatic primer feeder and powder measure. .284 bullets...these are partial boxes and estimates of what is in them. 1x 150gr Sierra spitzer, 50% full. 1x Nosler Ballistic tip 120 gr, 40% full. 1x Nosler Partition 140 gr, 50%. 3x unopened 140 gr Sierra SBT. .270......2x new 140 gr Sierra SBT, 1x 130 gr Sierra SBT. 1x Barnes X Bullets, 120 grain 60% full. 1x Sierra 130 grain SBT 60% 6mm...... 1x Nosler 55 grain, 75%. 2x Sierra 100 grain SBT 75%. 1x Sierra 100 gr SBT, 50%. .25.....Speer Hot Cor 75 gr, 60%, Nosler 90 gr. solid base, 60% .30 caliber..... 1 unopened box of Sierra 150 gr. spitzer and a partial of 30 more. There is a reloading bench that this stuff was kept in. It has both reloading presses mounted to it and lots of storage. It is an old biology class lab table and weighs a ton but makes a great reloading bench. Also several older reloading manuals from Hornady, Barnes, Nosler and Sierra and an old shotgun reloading manual. I have a .45 caliber traditions blackpowder pistol in decent shape and a Remington 700 MZ that I loaned to a friend for an elk hunt. He told me he cleaned it and did a piss poor job of it. The barrel is pitted some but most people have told me that it is not bad enough to affect accuracy. There is other stuff such as a 700BDL stainless barrel .257 Improved with the 28 degree shoulder. The stock is dinged up pretty good in a spot or two and it needs a good cleaning but the barrel is floated and the action bedded. There are a couple of older rifles and shotguns that I am still trying to decide what to do with them. If I decide to sell this stuff, with the exception of the guns I want to sell it as a lot. I don't have time to fool around with piece selling it. Any thoughts of what I could get for it?

I have started looking up prices on the web. It is going to take me a few days to get it all done. The problem I have with piecing it out is that the more popular stuff will go quickly and I will be left with a bunch of miscellaneous stuff that will eventually end up in the dumpster.. I need to get all of it out of here due to the house and property being up for sale. Having said that I may have to sell it seperately but don't really want to. I have a couple of guys interested in it as a lot but I need to get some value to it. I will probably sell the firearms seperately should I decide not to keep them.

I know that I could get more piecing it out but I am not sure I want to fool with doing that. I am cleaning the place up and have a lot going on. There is more stuff that i didn't mention like empty brass. I had hoped to get an idea of what it may be worth but if I have to go to piecing it out and pricing it individually that is going to take more time. Thanks for the replies.

Great buck! That didn't come out of 18B did it? I just finished up an archery hunt there and was on one 3 different times that was very similar to that.

I had a bear come up a tree with me while archery deer hunting a waterhole. It was bear season and I could have arrowed him numerous times but wasn't interested in killing a bear. That all changed when he was 6 feet below the bottoms of my feet.

Agreed! I own a pair of top end Nikons. The EL's were the only glass that had an edge on them and it was splitting hairs. I looked through all the top end glass too with money not being a factor. I chose Nikon over the EL's because of the eye relief with glasses.

This a giant headlong leap into full blown socialism. If they can mandate this what is to stop them from mandating whatever they want? With this ruling that you are required to have healthcare they will be in control of you when this legislation is fully implemented. My girlfriend and I attended a class on the constitution a while back. Their opinion was that with all of the amendments attached to the Constitution that Obamacare would be upheld as constitutional. The article we have today is so far removed from the original document that it isn't even close to being the same.

Have you tried clearing cookies before you start over?

I have shot a bunch of both fixed and mechanical broadheads. Some are good, some are not so good. If you put any decent broadhead in the right spot you are going to be tagging out. I have been shooting Slick Tricks for a long time and have no bitches about them. They are accurate at extreme bowhunting ranges. They are an awesome, forgiving and accurate broadhead. I changed from mechanical broadheads to Slick Tricks and don't plan on changing anytime soon.

I spoke with a guy in the know who for obvious reasons will remain anonymous, that these people expected it to die but plan on pushing it through when the uproar has died and people have all but forgotten about it. This thing will probably never be truly dead until legislation is passed prohibiting it. I don't know if that is possible but if there are sympathetic legislators it might not be a bad idea to get something passed that will put this issue to bed forever.

They are just trying to get everyone off their backs and figured this would buy them time. I imagine it did. Nice move by the Dept. I won't fall for it again

I too was impressed with her willingness to research and learn when I first contacted her but she has had plenty of time to do so. She knew about this thing when I first emailed her. I am hoping I am wrong but I suspect she already has her mind made up.

I exchanged several emails with her when this first started. I think she had her mind already made up before she was contacted by any constituents. I sent her several links and arguments against this bill but was sure that it was not going to do any good. It would appear I was right. It's too bad she has taken this stance. I vote, my family votes, my friends vote and we have long memories.

There is a series of meetings that I am urging anyone that cares about hunting access to attend. If what is being proposed gets before Congress and is approved there is going to be huge pieces of units 44A, 42, 41, and 39 that will become wilderness or access restricted areas. And this is probably only the start of it. hunter74 and myself attended one of these tonight. Please, if you care about hunting access in these areas I urge you strongly to let your voice be heard. Here is a link to meeting times and places. http://www.sonoranheritage.org/news/rel ... ation_plan Another link to maps of proposed new wilderness and NCA areas. http://www.sonoranheritage.org/our_campaign/maps There is a need for ATV reform and some protection of our natural resources but IMO this proposal is going way to far at this time. If we don't get involved now we'll wake up and wonder what happened.

Just wanted to give a quick update on the Buckeye meeting. My girlfriend created a Face Book event about this meeting and sent it out to her friends. It went viral and a fantastic crowd of pissed off hunters, ATV'ers, cattlemen and outdoors people turned out in really good numbers to let their voices be heard. They may go ahead and get their agenda through Congress but there are a couple of politically connected people that attended and are dead set against this. Maybe there is hope after all.

Ryan, it is true that the contact info is to the organization pushing this thing. I asked them about it and they said they were interested in public opinion. I think that is BS. However, they are wanting to go before Congress with this and will undoubtedly want to show the public's overwhelming support. I and others I know let our feelings be known to them. If you attend a meeting they will bring up hunters as being conservationists and generally in favor of this proposal. There was a biologist on their staff at the meeting and she brought this up a couple of times. While I am in total agreement that there needs to be restrictions with enforcement in place there is no way that I can support a proposal like this. It is way too restrictive and does an end around the normal processes of implementing a protocol. I think what I and hunter74 are doing is trying to raise awareness of what is happening. These people are driven and well funded. They need to be watched and taken seriously. I think the time to contact a congressional representative will be when this actually gets before Congress should that happen. As to what G&F in general think about this, I don't know but it was brought to my attention by a WM that I know. Since then I spoke with another friend that is in the Dept. Both of them are opposed to this and recommend that hunters get involved in the process at this level.

Here is contact info. http://www.sonoranheritage.org/contact