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Definitely agree with floating the barrel and bedding the action. I've had a a few different gunsmiths tell me that floating the barrel is pointless unless you bed the action. All three of my hunting rifles are bedded/floated and their accuracy went through the roof with quality factory ammo. After I started handloading for them, it just got better!

Love my Thermacell. You can have them shipped from Cabela's or Bass Pro relatively quickly, too.

Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing. YoteHunter, you just made my day with this quote: "I go out of my way to not hurt them while quading and hiking."!!

One of our favorite places to hike! Always our day-after-Thanksgiving tradition! I've always wanted to hike down from Woody Mountain Road, too.

Cool thought! I've been fortunate enough to find the triple crown of antlers. Doing wildlife surveys in SE AZ several years ago, I used to stumble across whitetail sheds and have several of those. I found two muley sheds down in SE AZ, one of which is a huge 3pt side that was over near the Dove Mountain development north of Tucson. I haven't done as much elk shed hunting as I'd like, but I've been lucky to find a few of those, except that none have been fresh browns. My wife found a fresh brown this year while we were out one day!

We have a similar model Rockwood (without the dining area slideout) and a Ranger won't fit on the front. Bump for a GREAT deal on an AWESOME pop up!

Thanks! I have a handful of family and a bunch of friends back there, but there's always room for more Iowa friends! Good luck!

Sweet! Commission?

Once again, I forgot to clarify in my post. You will be the first one I send info to!

Hey Ted- Hope you are getting bites on this. Figured I'd get on here now that I'm back in town and give this a good bump to the top!

When I get some free time in the next couple of weeks, I'll dig the info back up and pass it along. My schedule is crazy right now with major deadlines.

Yes, knowing him from Iowawhitetail.com, i suggested he post his legit rifle for sale down here. It's not a scam and he is a good guy. It may seem too good to be true, but whatever happened to giving someone the benefit of the doubt? I mentioned the proximity to feral hogs in TX and NM. Good Lord!

Sorry, should have clarified that I only have access to these ranches because I'm family and am only allowed to bring immediate family with me. And one of those ranches just got high-fenced as a 300 acre ranch. The land owner decided to use gas/oil royalties to high fence and pay an outrageous price for "trophy quality" deer (bucks and does bred from supposedly 230" bucks). My brother-in-law who has the hunting lease has the choice of finding a new ranch to lease or go along until he can afford his own land. He as a TON of $$ invested as it is, so he's riding the wave to see what happens in the next 2-3 years. They will be making a strong effort to remove hogs from there now, but it will make it tough for me to hunt anything on that ranch due to the presence of $4k deer and fewer hogs. I was planning to take my daughter there this November to have a good, easy hunt at 9 years old before starting out here next year after she turns 10. I do know some areas and can drum up the contacts (using my work credentials) to get into the growing pig problem in southern NM....they want them GONE!!!

I've seen their aftermath in the Agua Fria grasslands on the Prescott NF as well as up on the AZ Strip in a couple of areas, including the Virgin River. I can point you to some of the areas on the strip where your chances of finding them are fairly good. The Virgin River has a bunch of private land mixed in, so that is tougher. As for TX, I'm fortunate to have 3 ranches that let me shoot all the pigs I want for free! I refuse to pay $500+ for 2-3 days and only shoot 2 hogs, which is fairly common on several of those outfits.

Well put Ben! As a Federal wildlife manager, I've had nothing but great experiences working with the AZ TNC on habitat and wildlife protection. One of the best outfits I've ever worked with. I've heard stories of TNC in other states, but had nothing but the best experiences with AZ TNC. Several of our meetings included sharing some good hunting/fishing spots with others. Not to defend the other groups, but not all of their lawsuits against Federal agencies are unwarranted.

My thoughts exactly! I can't wait until next April when my daughter finally turns 10!

All three of my rem 700s have the original factory trigger (pre X-mark) set to 2.75 lbs, which is about as low as you can get them without having problems with the safety. I absolutely love them and 2.75 lbs is plenty clean and crisp for me. In recent discussions with a gunsmith, if I were to swap them out to go lower, which I'm considering, I would go with a Jewell. Tried one of those on a custom rifle and it was set for 1.5 lbs. All I can say is WOW! Know nothing about Shilen triggers and have heard enough about the new factory Rem triggers that I'll keep my old-school ones or switch to Jewell.

x2!! Awesome!

My brother in law in Laredo, TX has a Ruger Mini-6.8 and loves it for hogs down there. I don't know if he's shot any deer with hit, but he's dropped some hogs. Can't imagine it wouldn't be just as good in an AR platform.

X2 for flatline maps!

Great horned owl and its a desert spiny lizard (Sceloporus magister). Clark's spiny lizards don't have that blue area on their back. They look similar, but there are behavioral differences, slight habitat differences, and their coloration isn't quite the same. Cool find!

Another vote for the Double Bull and another vote for not using the mesh and just wearing all black from the waist up. I shot through the mesh of a cheaper blind once with a fixed blade and, while I got the job done, I wished I had removed the mesh in retrospect. I can't get the mesh in my DB to tighten up enough to make me feel comfortable shooting through it with any broadhead. You won't regret the DB.

All items SPF. PM me with your contact info and I'll work on getting everything shipped this week during down time.

I've been organizing and cleaning stuff out that I've finally come to realize I will never use. I'm trying hard to not be a hoarder. Several years ago, when I bought my reloading stuff from a friend, he had a 100-count box of Nosler Ballistic Tip .30 cal 180 gr. I haven't counted them, but it looks like only about 3 or 4 are missing, if any. $30 for the box. I've had these gloves sitting in a tote in the garage for years and have never worn them other than to try them on. They are lightly insulated and, If memory serves me correctly, they were scent-lok. Size XL, realtree camo. $10 I brought these binoculars home after my dad passed away and they have been sitting a closet ever since. Bushnell 10x50. Glass is clean and they are in good shape. $15 Last is a Shooting Systems holster that fits a Govt 1911. I think I paid $40 brand new several years ago. In great shape. $15 No plans to travel to or through the valley anytime soon, but we can work something out. Otherwise, everything will go in an upcoming yard sale.

Sure, I'll do $30 shipped. Haven't gotten a PM yet, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.