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Both of my kids have 7mm-08s and both rifles have 4-5 loads each that are under 1-inch. I only load Barnes, specifically the 140gr TTSX, but both are at ~2700fps MV. Loads include RL15, IMR 4064 (son's), IMR 4895 (daughter's) and H380 (both). Hunting loads are with IMR 4064 (son's) with 0.48" group and IMR 4895 (daughter's) with a 0.58" group. My daughter's 7-08 also shoots Hornady 139gr GMX factory loads sub 1-inch. That doesn't help much with your heavy bullets, but its another perspective.

I've had a different perspective. I've heard them gobble year round, including shock gobbling. Shock gobbling is less about breeding and more a natural reaction to noises, in general.

I sure hope this was taken before it froze! 😜

Helping a friend get a left-handed youth 7-08 for her son. He turns 10 in May. I've seen some on here from time to time, so hoping someone has one or knows of one. Let me know if you have anything you're parting with and I'll get her in touch with you. He was supposed to be in one of our HE classes up here last summer, but that was canceled and I train in Taekwondo with him. He's a great kid and I want to help him out. Many thanks!

Thanks! I didn't even think of the single shot options. I'll send it along.

Thanks, but the kid is way too small for a 300WM.

If you make it to El Paso, stop by a Chico's Tacos and order a double!

EXACTLY!!! I wish they'd standardize this stupid wildcat that I've grown to love!

That's a great print! Growing up in Iowa, my parents had several Maynard Reece prints on the walls. I still have some of his pheasant and quail prints. I was fortunate to meet him once and he was a great guy and great artist! Hope this sells for you!

In addition to the calendar raffle that is ongoing, we have tickets for the annual 31-Day Gun Raffle. Lots of great firearms are available and NWTF in AZ be giving away one every day for 31 days starting November 24th. We're working on getting chances available on our website, but you can contact us directly to get your chances. As always, there are 3,000 tickets statewide. If you purchase multiple tickets and win, your remaining tickets stay in the hopper. I know three people who have won twice during the drawing. After the early bird drawing, all of those entries are put in the hopper for the gun raffle. The Calendar raffle is another great one among the western states. NWTF is also giving away a gun per week for 52 weeks. 2021 calendars are $50 each and include an annual membership ($35 value). I personally know several folks who have won over the last 3 years we've been doing this. Our chapter in Flagstaff is working on an incentive bonus drawing, where everyone who buys a calendar from us will get entered into a chance for either a firearm, Canyon Cooler, or optics. We haven't made that final decision on what, exactly, but there will be a bonus incentive drawing for purchasing a calendar through us. Every chapter has incentives to sell, so I'd appreciate you supporting our chapter up here. If you have my cell, shoot me a text. Otherwise, PM me and we'll make it all happen. Help support a great NWTF cause!

Found it easy enough. Still not seeing either of our names on here! Early Bird Winner- Liberty Centurion 24 Gun Safe: Nick Adamson 11/24 Winner-Remington 700 VMT 22-250: Rodger Brubaker 11/25 Winner-Ruger 10/22 with Scope 22LR: Todd Duke 11/26 Winner-Ruger 36 357: Rachel Mulcaire 11/27 Winner-Winchester SXP Hybrid Hunter: Gerald Kahl 11/28 Winner-Ruger American Go Wild 308 Win: Cookie Nicoson 11/29 Winner-Savage 116 Th XP 338 Win: Glen Dickens 11/30 Winner-Rock Island Baby 380ACP: John Grantham 12/1 Winner-Heritage Rough Rider 22LR: Peter de Blanc 12/2 Winner-Benelli Nova Pump 12 Gauge: Ryan Marquez 12/3 Winner-Howa 243 Win: Jim Bingle 12/4 Winner-Henry Golden Boy 22 Mag: Ryan Edwards 12/5 Winner-Sig P365 9mm: Peter de Blanc 12/6 Winner-Tristar Raptor Silverwood 12 Gauge: James Klemski 12/7 Winner-Savage Axis II XP 7mm-08: Jessica Cumblidge 12/8 Winner-Franchi Momentum 300 Win: Kristopher Kelly 12/9 Winner-Stoeger STR 9mm: John Grantham 12/10 Winner-Winchester SXP Hybrid 12 Gauge: Dennis Haworth 12/11 Winner-Kimber Custom II 10mm: Jeremy Hahn 12/12 Winner-Tikka T3X Lite 270 Win: Christopher Liebe 12/13 Winner-Ruger 57 Pistol 5.7×28: Crystal Charette 12/14 Winner-Stoeger P3500 Max-5 12 Gauge: Bonnie Jones 12/15 Winner-Diamondback DB15 M-Lock 223/5.56: Jonathan Casillas

Thanks for the reminder. Since our Regional Director quit, chapter presidents no longer get an email with a running list of winners. I'll get one together for everyone soon.

Got in and got mine changed. It doesn't have any records of my hunting license, though.

Managed to recover one bullet from my daughter's bull back in 2017. 140gr Barnes TTSX from her 7mm-08. Recovery weight was 139.9, but my scale kept bouncing between 139.9 and 140.

I've had the Kilo 2200 for two years this month and never had any issues. Same for me first time hearing about any battery issue. Absolutely love mine!

Just got a note from a friend originally from Iowa. He was down here hunting Coues in SE AZ, tagged out, went to the Grand Canyon, met a guy with a 9 tag that he ended up helping, then stopped to help a guy change a tire last night. If you've seen or grabbed Josh's pack, let me know and I'll get you in touch with him. "I know it’s a long shot but I accidentally left my pack on the side of the road after helping someone fix their tire in Unit 9 in Arizona around 35.92189, -111.83767 last night around 7pm and it’s gone now. I had some Precision Hunter ELD-X 200gr 300 Winchester Mag ammo in there, a first aid kit, my havalon, and some trash I picked up the other day in the hills from there (glass bottles). It’s a Hybrid X pack, the pack is REALLY worn out but I’d like to have it back and the 300 Win Mag ammo because I can’t find it anywhere anymore."

Good Call. Old Cameron Road, right off the highway. No mile marker, just the GPS coords. Trying to get more detailed info of where along the highway.

Tell me about it, except for the Nov 24 winner. Rodger is a dear friend of mine, so that makes me happy. Otherwise, I get tired of my phone not ringing on this one!

The winners are posted every day on the NWTF-Arizona Facebook page and on the NWTF Arizona webpage (https://nwtfarizona.org/store) Here are the winners so far, though: Early Bird Winner- Liberty Centurion 24 Gun Safe: Nick Adamson 11/24 Winner-Remington 700 VMT 22-250: Rodger Brubaker 11/25 Winner-Ruger 10/22 with Scope 22LR: Todd Duke 11/26 Winner-Ruger 36 357: Rachel Mulcaire 11/27 Winner-Winchester SXP Hybrid Hunter: Gerald Kahl 11/28 Winner-Ruger American Go Wild 308 Win: Cookie Nicoson 11/29 Winner-Savage 116 Th XP 338 Win: Glen Dickens 11/30 Winner-Rock Island Baby 380ACP: John Grantham

A friend reached out to me this morning, inquiring about youth bows for her 11 year old daughter. I put all four of her kids through Hunter Ed up here in Flagstaff. The four oldest love hunting and archery, but her 11-yo daughter is on the bubble. Rather than investing in a brand new bow, they're being smart and looking for a used bow for her. She mentioned Quest (Centec NXT?), but I'm not overly familiar with that bow. Her kids all shoot Diamonds, which is what I'm most familiar with since both my kids shoot Diamonds. Any way, if anyone is looking to unload a good, used youth bow, let me know so I can pass that info along to my friend. Thanks!

"I just want to fill my tag, put tasty meat in the freezer for us, and get out of this stupid heat." That's what Jacob said to me when he decided to go after a smaller deer than planned on the opening day of his deer hunt Friday. We both love chasing Coues whitetail in SE Arizona, but hunting in 87 degrees in November is horrible, especially when shade is limited. Shortly after a post-lunch nap in a small piece of shade, I glassed up a group of deer going to water across the valley. I got Jacob's attention and let him know there was a fork and a goofy-looking spike in the group of 5-6 deer. That's when he said the above quote, referring to the fork. They came down to 350 yds, but circled back up to 400 yds. Jacob got lined up, adjusted his scope accordingly, and missed slightly right. It happens. We attributed it to buck fever/operator error. The bucks kept walking uphill away from us and bedded behind two rocks just under 500 yds from us. We kept an eye on them and our friend joined us to glass, bringing much-appreciated ice-cold drinks. We watched the bucks fidget and twitch for a couple of hours and then realized the one rock was actually the spike's body behind some grass. Jacob asked, Carl encouraged, and I gave Jacob the thumbs up for a 500-yd shot. He's put the time in behind his rifle and I know how comfortable he is. He took the shot, and missed wide right again. The fork eventually stood up and walked to the left of the spike, standing perfectly broadside. That's when we found out his scope got bumped off somewhere between his last practice session and his hunt. He shot at the fork at 5:05pm and dropped the bedded spike cleanly. We celebrated and laughed at what just happened. Somedays, I'll take luck over skill, although I know Jacob has the skill. He's a way better shooter than I am. We hustled across the valley, tagged Jacob's deer, took a few quick pics, field dressed the deer, and hiked back to camp by headlamp. As I was carrying all of the meat, I realized I was glad he harvested the smaller buck. My pack was somewhere between 60-70lbs, including meat and all my gear. Then Jacob cooked us Coues tacos for dinner! Friendships were solidified, and the love of chasing Coues whitetail in SE Arizona grew stronger. What an adventure. Now to give the new grinder its first workout and work on a scope before Jacob's next hunt. It turns out that, between his last practice session and his hunt, two ring scews had come almost a full turn loose. It made me realize just how lucky we were and it taught me a valuable lesson about checking all aspects of all gear much more regularly. \

Surprisingly, I didn't deer hunt when I lived in Iowa. I went back in 2011 and shot a great buck on a family farm. It took two of us to get it in the back of my truck and I boned out 125 lbs of meat! I'll take packing a Coues any day! That's awesome! I dropped Jacob's skull of to a euro place Monday. This makes me eager to get it back!

Thanks Big Tub! I can never get them straightened out, no matter how many times I try! Much appreciated!

As a matter of fact, you are correct. "Dad, I told you I was dead on him, calm and steady! My heart was racing like crazy, but the rifle was steady!"

I've told the story before, but its always worth repeating. On November 11, 1967, my dad's company (C/1/503/173d Airborne), reinforced by half of another company and known as Task Force Black, left their laager sight in search of NVA that had been wreaking havoc on another company (C/4/503/173d Airborne). That morning, the 200 men of Task Force Black walked into a horseshoe-shaped ambush orchestrated by two battalions (somewhere between 600-1000 soldiers) that was quickly closed off, completely surrounding my dad's company. He was among the first wounded, but kept on fighting until he was wounded again and had to receive medical treatment. An NVA soldier got close enough to throw a grenade into the wounded "pile". A young PFC named John Andrew Barnes III threw himself on the grenade saving my dad and his buddies. My dad held John in his arms as he died. C/4/503 fought their way through enemy lines to reinforce TF Black and keep them from being overrun. At the end of it all, TF Black sustained 150 wounded, 23 killed, 25 untouched, and 2 missing in action. PFC John A. Barnes III was awarded the MOH for his actions. Veteran's Day was rough in our house with the memories and flashbacks. As much as I miss my dad and would give just about anything for one more fishing trip with him, especially now that I have two kids of my own who like fishing, I'm glad his war and pain are over. Some pics of him in action (He's the skinny guy with his shirt off in most of the pics)...