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Found this on another forum and liked it. Since I don't know how to "like it" on facebook or tweet it, or pin it, or any of that other BS, thought I'd just share it on the campfire.

IMR 4350 or h 4350 if the h4831 doesn't work

A guy I know who's an eye doc has one of these. Put a muzzle break on it topped with a Zeiss Scope - very sweet shooting rifle. Great trigger, he upgraded the recoil pad as well. You'd never know it was magnum until you started shooting further out. I already have a 300 WSM, and too many projects going on or I'd be first in line. Bump for a really good deal on a great rifle.

Sweet rifle.

Nice!

Best thing you can do is just hang back and wait for the results to be posted.

I'm just getting into reading the proposal here. Fill in the details if I'm missing something but it looks like we have two choices. The Feds take it over and designate it how they want, or the state takes it over and does what they want. The feds are looking to close off access to protect it, the state is looking to sell it private interest. I don't see an upside in either scenario for anyone who doesn't have a stake in the game. We lose, no matter what way it goes.

I really like camping just a little way up the Cherry Creek road. From there, you get the amazing sunset over the lake, you're not far from the cliff dwellings in the Anchas, A-cross road is close by, Black Mesa has some great drives and hikes.

Best of luck to your daughter. It's shaping up to be a super spring for turkey. All you moms, dads, grandparents, uncles and aunts taking out some youth gobbler slayers this year, best wishes to you and your hunters. IMO, one of the best youth hunting initiatives by AZGFD is the youth turkey hunt. It's exiting, the birds are talking, lots of opportunity for the kids and great family time together in the woods.

Last weekend I took my family to the Black river to see if, maybe given how warm it's been, the smallies would be active a little earlier than usual. Right off the bat, I'm going down a steep hill of river rocks, the one I'm standing on shoots out and immediately, I fall with my full weight landing on my right shoulder. At first, I thought I had a broken shoulder, possibly some ribs. After walking around a bit and getting my shirts off, it was obviously dislocation. After a lot of denial, and a very painful 2 hour drive out, I was in the ER getting it set back in place. So now I'm in a sling, and I'm hearing everything from 3 to 16 weeks before I can use this arm again. What's the best way to get healed up and working again? I don't want to risk long-term damage, but doing nothing for weeks seems nearly impossible. I spent all day today in bed and I honestly can't do that again, especially for days or weeks. How do you best work out a dislocation and get active again without derailing the healing process. I've got a lot to do that requires the use of that arm, but don't want to risk things like not being able to draw a bow again.

No post is complete without some pix. Heading to Flagstaff tomorrow, surgery @ 7:30 AM Monday.

Looks like we've got a tag or two and you and Peg have an open invitation to my camp any time.

Couple of hits. One elk tag for sure. What in the world would a $50 hit come from?

Confirmed glenoid fracture and a pretty sizable one at that. Rare and it seems not too many orthos have actually performed the surgery I'll need. A chunk of bone on the lower inside of the glenoid (socket) about 1.5 cm sheared off and pushed back about 8mm. The "fix" is to cut in and pull the sheared portion of bone back into place and maybe screw it into place while it heals. My orthopedic doc up here is very good, but he's never performed it and only one other guy up here has done it - but only once, so they are trying to help me find someone more specialized. Tomorrow I'll be frantically searching for someone in the valley that can do the surgery next week. It should have been done within 7 - 10 days and Sunday will be two full weeks since the injury occurred. On the off-chance that any of you know of a shoulder specialist who has experience with this procedure in the valley - or anywhere, please PM me with contact info. I'll travel to Vegas or LA, or wherever. This surgery scares the heck out of me and because it's so uncommon, it is very important that I find the right person to perform it. As far as insurance, lol, I've already met my deductibles. Ouch!

Depends a lot on the situation. First and foremost would be whether you can tell if the first shot was 100% solid and giving lots of blood. If it was high or back at all I would definitely try to get another arrow anywhere that would aid in blood trailing.

Thanks again everyone for the support and advice. It's potentially going to need surgery - I just got back from having a CT scan on it since my ortho found what appears to be glenoid fracture (very rare, of course) on the x-rays. The goofy thing is, it feels fine - a little stiff and sore, but oh well. He's supposed to give me a call this evening when he gets the scan from the hospital. At that point I just have to do whatever his recommendation is and "suck it up".

San Juan worms on light tippet in the white water has always been good - upper end especially. In the slower water, leach imitations, semi-seals and bead-head pheasant nymphs usually get a lot of hits. If you find the bite slow, and happen to have a spin rig with 2-4 lb fluorocarbon, rebel minnows cast at the shore with a smallish split shot 18" up the line works great. Cast shallow and let the weight pull it down into the edge where the water drops off into a pool. Never let the lure or weight hit the silt. If it looks like a natural minnow dropping off the edge, it will probably get hit. Best of luck!

World's tiniest violin playing just for you! LOL. Love it TJ, you and Peg smiling out on the water with a bass in each hand makes my heart warm.

Went out today with the family to get a look at the "petting zoo". This is a spot where there's always a LOT of elk, deer, some bears and tons of turkeys. Given how little snow we've gotten this year, I had a feeling there would be very little winter kill. The amount of turkey sign we saw was amazing. Droppings everywhere, multiple roost trees. I didn't draw and my oldest son is no longer eligible for the OTC youth hunts, but I'll be getting archery tags for myself and Matt, and really focusing on some good bird calling for my younger boys this spring. Best of luck to all of you who drew at tag. And to those of you with a some kids wanting to get started in hunting, this should be a great opportunity to get them in the woods and learning the passion.

LOL, I used to shoot a lot of bunnies around (in) the golf courses in Tucson. I don't have any specific spots to point you to near the valley, but seems like just about anywhere there's lots of water is a good starting point. The areas around sugarloaf, tortilla flat, anything around Queen creek should be good places to start. Best of luck!

Funny - and sad. I was a long time cabela's customer. Bought pretty much everything from them - archery, black powder, everything fishing, boots, fly tying, reloading - the list keeps going. They used to have the best selection, best prices and best customer service in the industry. These days, they seem to always charge at least MSRP, sometimes more as your picture proves, outrageous shipping costs. These days, the only things I'll buy there are things that you can't get anywhere else. Their boots, tents, cots are still very high quality, but there are a lot more options out there these days that just keep me throwing all those catalogs in the can before they ever reach the house.

Beautiful! Great job Amanda. Something about that golden poppy bloom in spring that's hard to explain, but you captured it perfectly. Excellent music choice too.

355 with mine

knew that wouldn't last long. great deal.

Not trying to derail this, but I have to ask. All the opinions and suggestions have been "get a good doc, get an MRI, get physical therapy". I'm lucky enough to enjoy a decent wage and a decent health care plan. My out of pocket costs for the ER were staggering. My "Cadillac" plan still has me paying 20% plus copays, plus specialist bills. Physical therapy is pretty much out of pocket. Just the meds required to re-seat the shoulder are going to potentially drain all we've saved up for a family vacation. Things like an MRI, or physical therapy aren't covered. I'm looking for some real world experience, how to properly heal and train my shoulder without making my family suffer for it.