Sam

Price on bed has been reduced to $100.

^^ Sorry, the computer desk sold to another member on here.

Located off of 60th street, between Bell and Greenway.

TJ - Nice talking to you about this antelope hunt when I saw you up on the elk hunt. My nephew did not get an elk, ended up being a tougher hunt than previous years......Hope your archery elk hunt went well. You still ended up with a good antelope. Like you said, kind of bitter sweet......

It has been quite a few years since I hunted the HAM hunt. As I am getting ready for this year's hunt, I am thinking of changing up the load and bullets that I use. I have a T/C New Englander 50 Cal and in year's past, the load I use is 90 grains of Pyrodex with a 355 grain Prelubricated Maxi-Hunter. This has been the best shooting load out of this gun. I have also shot a 370 grain Maxi-Balls with good results. I killed a javelina a few years back using this load with a 355 grain Maxi-Hunter. Here is my question - I need to buy more bullets and shoot a bit before the hunt. It looks like the Maxi-Hunter now comes in 350 grains and 275 grains. Do you guys think a 275 grain Maxi-Hunter is adequate for javelina? If so, do you think I can get away with 80 grains of powder? I know I will have to experiment a bit just wondering what you guys think. I use open sights and am good to about 80 yards. I just don't want to have to adjust sights and may just stick with the 350 grain........thanks.

Thanks for the input. I am going to try the 275 and see what happens. I am hoping that I can shoot a bit farther without too much drop.

What a great hunt - congrats to your daughter!

SOLD

Looking to sell my 1994 Toyota DX 4x4. It is the Xtra Cab model with a V6 and 5 speed manual. I am the original owner and the truck has 170,600 miles. The truck has been used for hunting and has been well maintained. Over all very solid. The paint and interior is pretty good. Except for the fiberglass shell, hood and top of the cab - all has faded somewhat and can be seen in the pictures. AC is cold and the heat is hot. 4x4 works great, engine is strong. Has never been used for towing. Front seats have always been covered. No accidents. Timing belt has been replaced once. The good - All replaced within the last two years - New front axles, shocks, radiator and hoses and heater hoses. Tires are two years old (31.5 x 15 Yokohomas). The idler arm and pitman arm were replaced 2 years ago. Front brake pads were also replaced 2 years ago. One year ago, spark plugs and wires were replaced, front wheel bearings were repacked, and charcoal canister (emissions) was replaced. Rear axle seals have just been replaced and new rear brake pads installed. The bad - Shell and hood could be painted. Rest of the paint is great. The power steering pump is leaking and should be rebuilt, not difficult to do. I add fluid every 4- 5 weeks. Very small oil leak. The cold idle is a little fast - around 1300 rpms. But, once it warms up, runs at 800 rpms. The driver's side door handle is loose. Still works fine, but may need to be replaced in the future. Truck is a little dirty in the pictures........

Price has been reduced to $6000.

Truck is still available. Any offers?

Hi - Just sent you a pm on the women's vest and jacket. Thanks.

Truck is still for sale. So far, this is the only site where I have it listed.

Not a Ford, but I will soon be selling my 1994 Toyota Xtra Cab, V6, 4x4 w, shell to match paint. I am the original owner and it has 170,000 miles. New front axles, shocks, seals on the rear axle, and radiator. Two yr old tires, idler arm and pitman arm. Have not decided on price yet.........

Spending 5 days on an antelope hunt is special, but when your daughter has the tag, it is even better. When a college student gives up opening wekend of the football season and heads out on a hunt, we have to count our blessings. Heading out from NAU in the rain was not ideal, but come opening day, the weather cleared and the hunt began. Unfotunenately, opening morning was uneventful. The afternoon brought in a major raing storm and we headed back to camp early. We did see a nice Golden Eagle eating a rabbit. Saturday morning things turned around and we stalked 4 different bucks. Two were the bucks that would make your jaw drop and make you say wow! No shots. Lesson learned - you can not stalk antelope when your only cover is cactus. Crawling was not successful either. Walking back to the truck, we jumped another great buck and two does, he stopped and she had an off hand shot at his neck, she did not take it. She was worried about hitting the does. After covering 4 plus miles that morning, lunch tasted really good. Saturday afternoon brought on two shots at 300 yards. A nice buck stood broadside. Traveling with 4 does. The wind was really bad and I clearly saw the misses. one short and one to the left. Shortly after the misses, we spotted another nice buck and 7 does. Another blown stalk. We thought we may get to him as he bedded twice. But no such luck. Sunday morning we spotted a nice heard and the heard buck was a good one. This time we set up by some cacti and waited. They worked right towards us and everything was coming together. The does lead the way and the buck followed. He stopped at 260 yards and started digging. My daughter was on a stool and rested on the tripod. I thought it was a for sure thing. Well, another miss and off they went. About an hout later, spotted another nice heard buck. And once again, we were busted as we moved in........Sunday afternoon we settled in and glassed a nice buck. Watched him bed and walked out in the dark. We did not spook him and the does. Monday morning we walked in early and thought we would get there before they got up. Well, no such luck and they were already feeding. They were feeding away from us but when the buck was forced to chase off a coyote, we closed the distance. This coyote was very persistant and kept trying to get to the does. Three more coyotes moved in and this buck was working hard. The coyotes finally gave up and as the buck walked back to the does, my daughter had a 250 yard shot. He stopped and she shot - another miss high. She shot again and the shot went left into the dirt. Needless to say, she was extreemely dissapointed. As we sat there we did not say too much to each other. I told her it was ok and we should wait it out and see what happens. About 30 minutes later, I glass her buck. He was only about 180 yards when I spotted him and he filled the entire field of my 16s. He looked huge. As he closed to 165, she pulled the trigger and down he went. She was so happy and thankful. We both were. She shot him at 8:00am. The truck was almost 2 miles away. The next 2 and half hours was tough, but I am pretty sure we were smiling and talking the whole time.

^^ If sale falls through, I will buy it for my nephew.

Nice buck. Congratulations!

I agree....first went down to the Black in 1985. Senior year, me and a buddy left Phoenix well before dark and finally pulled into camp around midnight. Slept outside and woke up to bear tracks right next to our sleeping bags. They might have been there, but we said it walked through while we were sleeping. Caught tons of smallies.

Well worth the wait, very nice.

My 18 year old daughter has a tag. She said she would shoot this one in a second and I agree. Hoping to find her a good one close to NAU. College vs antelope hunting, tough call.

My daughter was gifted an antelope tag by her grandfather (he had 16 pts and she had 10 pts). I have 23! She needs to practice this summer. Practicing with the Managed Recoil rounds is much easier on her 100 pound frame. Anyone have any Remington Managed Recoil in a .270 that they would like to part with. I have 8 rounds left and have been looking for a while and can not find anyone selling them. Thanks! She will be using 130 grain hand loads for the hunt.

Thanks for all the offers to help her out and for the offers to let her borrow a rifle. That is what is so great about this site - guys helping each other out! I guess since she started out with this gun when she was 10 and she really doesn't shoot a ton, I thought is would be best for her to get as comfortable as possible with it. Most of us can pick up any rifle and shoot pretty well with it, but I think it is a little harder for someone who doesn't have a lot of experience. I may try the Hornaday reduced recoil. The Remington Managed recoil shoots almost identical to the 130 grain we use when hunting, so it made her feel good seeing the shots. Tomgobbler - thanks for the offer on the 243. My nephew has a youth model 243 and I thought letting her use this. But, I put a youth stock on the 270 BDL and the fit is good, it is just the practicing........ I agree on the eye relief, I always remind her about that.

Thanks you guys - I wish I got into reloading. I just haven't put in the time to get proficient or comfortable with reloading rifle rounds. A friend of mine gave me the hand loads for her deer hunt last year. I have about 40 of them left. So, reloading my own isn't an option. Maybe I can find someone to work some up some rounds based on your suggestions. But, everyone seems so busy these days, I am hoping just to buy a box or two of the Managed Recoil. I appreciate the suggestions.

Teaching is tough work, most people have no idea. I only lasted 5 years in the classroom. I spent more time setting up labs and grading lab reports every week than I ever imagined. I even graded papers around a camp fire more than once. As a counselor, the last 17 years has been a little easier. Especially when I take time off for hunting - no sub plans needed! College recs are all due in the fall, so it takes some planning. Missing a deadline is not good for the student. Summers are nice and calm - no letters of rec to write, no CPS reports to file, no disputes to settle between kids, parents or teachers, no hopeless stories to listen to about a kids' horrible home life and no bells going off every 54 minutes! Keith - I can relate to the sick leave saved up - I have 224 days! I work alot of summer days for comp days and have used these the last few years.

First hunted 36A in 1987 - saw illegals back then and have seen them on every trip since then. Back then, none of them had a gun, now-a-days, almost all of do. Getting away from hunters in 36A seems a little harder these days. I have also seen alot of illegal traffic in 34B. Maybe due to the numerous Highways in both of these units. From my experiences, 36A and 34B seem to have the most illegal traffic. But, with that said, I have seen illegals in 36C, 36B, 34A, 35B, and 30A.........I guess I have seen illegals in every unit I have hunted south of Tucson.