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krp, Thanks for posting that. It really gets into the meat of this problem. Unfortunately, this is a political problem. But no matter how aware of it our politicians are, they are unwilling to do anything about it. They care more about their own aspirations than any single citizen - and they don't think they can advance their carreers on an agenda that will make formative change WRT illegal immigration from Mexico. It's a "catch=22" for them and a big old "sh!t sandwich" for us. The problem could be easily solved through a variety of means - force, diplomacy, legislation. But our so-called leaders don't want the problem solved, because for them it is NOT a problem. That's why its our job to make it their problem. We have to find a way to pressure them into doing what must be done, or they will continue to look the other way. It has to hurt them politically NOT to address this problem or it will only get worse.

Muzzle Loader

Happy Birthday Dan.

Dang!!! Nice horns!

Thanks Brian - looking forward to it! Have fun catching all those fish.

3A/3C cow for the boys and Unit 1 Bull (Muzzle Loader) for me - my DREAM HUNT!

3A/3C cow for the boys and Unit 1 Bull (Muzzle Loader) for me - my DREAM HUNT!

You guys ever watch a good "steak cookoff" in Texas - they literally melt a slab of butter or chunk of solid milk creme over it as it cooks. Not too good on the arteries, but some tasty eatin' right there.

Everything I've heard about SC has been really bad this year. Know some guys who went out for Crappie and ended up shooting carp with a bow all day - they had fun for sure, but no crappie fillets. Took the family to Roosevelt Wed thru Sunday and fishing was VERY slow. We caught a total of 3 bass in 4 days of fishing, two being under the slot. Couple more weeks to warm up, or go with Standman if you want to eat fish.

Social Security, Medicare/Medicade, State and local governments all bankrupt or running in the red, even the USPS can't be profitable, yet somehow some people in this country want to trust our entire health care industry to be run by the same bunch that financially ruins EVERYTHING they touch. Some freakin' morons must be really proud right now about what they've done to our country.

They either like messing with us or have the biggest bunch of clowns running their computers. I imagine a herd of chimps banging away at the keyboard - helps me pass the time until the draw REALLY comes out.

Ribeye all the way - patted down with some Zatarain's Creole seasoning - seared over mesquite and pink in the middle. Add a red wine or porter and a decent cigar and you'll think the angels swept you up to heaven.

Absolutely horrible - my heart goes out to the family. This whole border situation is an absolute travesty. Somehow, we've got to get more vocal. We've got to bring more attention to the increased danger of our border areas. I can't believe how this whole situation is being swept under the rug - well, with Janet Napolitano as the director of "Homeland Security" I guess I can. We have to vote these idiots out and get someone in place who is willing to grow a backbone and actually do something. My solution - tell Mexico, for every 1000 illegals we detain, we move our borders South by 10 miles. Within 6 months, you'd see a wall built - in Mexico by Mexicans - and manned by their own military. I'm sick of seeing Americans afraid to access their own land - and in this case, work their own ranch. Now they are killing us. Our borders are under siege and we have a right and responsibilty to protect our land. Unfortunately, we can't do it without support of our now-socialist government (thank you Dem voters), so get your cans to the ballots and remove the "soft-on-illegal-immigrant" clowns and get someone in there that will make securing our borders their top priority. Makes me so mad I can barely type this.

Prayers sent - I hope it works out for you.

PM sent - I had changed my mind about selling it - need a little time to think about it.

My 25-06 loves the 115 grain Combined Technology ballistic silver tips. Haven't shot any game with them yet because the gun is a little on the heavy side, but they are extremely accurate in my Savage 110FP. They'll shoot much tighter groups than I can. When I'm doing things right, 3-shot groups can be covered with a dime at 100 yards and a quarter at 200. I didn't have much luck with Nosler ballistic tips - guess some guns just like certain bullets. The silver tips are not a super strong bullet compared to accubonds, but for coues or other light-skinned game, I love them. I've shot a couple deer with the silver tips in .30 caliber and have been very impressed with their performance. I've seen multiple coues almost lost using bonded bullets because they don't expand quickly in smaller animals. One in particular was hit cresting a ridge with a .270 Nosler Partition. Lucky for us, the deer died shortly within 30 yards of the hit, but had tiny entrance and exit wounds despite the bullet hitting pretty far back and coming out the front shoulder. It passed through a lot of tissue but never expanded. There was absolutely NO blood trail and we couldn't even find the wounds until we skinned the deer. There were two tiny blood drops right next to the buck's nose where he died, even after the bullet had gone through most of the vitals.

Thanks for the update, Brian. We'll be heading down to Roosevelt Wednesday afternoon - I hope the boys can tie into some bass. Were you rigging whacky or texas? What colors were working best, if you don't mind my asking?

I like mine pretty well - I think it's the older Mr. Heater. It does a decent job warming up smaller spaces. Great for inside a wall tent or small trailer when it's really cold, but I would be careful about ventillation. It's *supposed* to be safe in an enclosed area, but I won't light mine inside without a good air flow.

Guess I missed the controversy. Public land is just that. Congrats on a great buck, and even moreso if there were lots of people after the same deer. I can't stand the mentality that some guys get when they assume that a deer belongs to them just because they saw it - sorry you had to deal with the negative side of taking a good buck. Unfortunately, these days it just goes with the territory. Take pride in you accomplishment.

Very nice!!! I went on a 10 mile trek yesterday close to home and found several nice sets, but the pesky critters they were attached to wouldn't slow down long enough for me to wrestle 'em off.

It may be pretty tough in the upper country this year - still tons of snow and lots of closed areas. Did some shed hunting around Lakeside yesterday and saw very little bird sign, even where the snow has melted off. I can't wait to get the boys out for the OTC youth hunt though - should be lots of fun.

I was out yesterday and it was extremely slow. No fish for either my dad or myself. Others we talked to had zero or at most a couple.

That is one beautiful cat. Woulda been hangin' on the wall if that was my patio.

I really hope this is not supposed to be some type of "due dilligence" excercise to fend off the lawsuit(s?) that have been filed against them. It would stink to sacrifice one of their own as a polical pawn in this mess.

I'm curious about the fobs, but wondered how they do shooting through mesh.