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I almost went the camper route too. I decided that a good tent was more than enough for me and bought a Kodiak Flexbox 10x14' tent and I am very happy. I have to many projects and didn't want another thing to do maintenance on so I went the nice tent route and am glad I did. The 6 pack camper posted though is a GREAT deal. Those campers are light and if totally functional it would be a great option too.

I don't know much but I will tell you what I know if you want to PM me about it.

I am in the market for a new leather or non-fabric sectional couch. Does anyone have any hints as to a good place to get the best value for my money? I am not looking for a cheap couch but also not something that is $6000 either. I want leather or similar because of my dogs and kids. Fabric is harder to clean and harder to get pet hair off of. I am 6'4" though so ikea style junk won't fit me. Suggestions? Thanks Harley

Nice score. I am still looking for the first unicorn. I should have bought some when brunos had it a few months back. Harley

Randalls had 7mm brass last time I was there. Hornady if I remember right. It has been a few weeks though. I have decent amount of 1x or 2x fired 7mm brass if you can't find new. Mixed headstamps. Let me know if you need some.

I bought mine on Amazon. If you have a Fry's in your area with a gas station or a Circle K get gas points and a tent. Buy enough gift cards at Fry's to cover the tent and receive 2x-4x times gas points (depending on the promotion at the time). Now you will get the tent at a cheaper price and rack up a ton of gas rewards points to save money on fuel. Even if you only get 2x the points for a $600 tent you will still get over 1200 points. 1000 points will get you $1.00/gallon off up to 35 gallons, and you will still have another $0.20/gallon off to use another time. Now you have your tent and if you can use the full 35 Gallons you have $35 off your next tank of fuel plus some more on the next tank. I love my 10x14 Deluxe. I only wish I had bought the model with the big windows on the side for camping in the hotter climates so you can get better airflow. Harley

I NEVER use TSA locks. Last time I read the website it said they are a highly encouraged OPTIONAL item. They don't need access to my guns. If they need to get into they case after they inspect it they can find me and I will unlock it. I have flown probably a dozen times without TSA locks and never had a problem. Most of them were pistols in my bag, but I have flown with rifles too and never had an issue. The TSA website does not say anywhere on it that they are required on there traveling with firearms page.

Depending on where you are in the east valley head up to the I-40 through Globe or Payson. Then I-40 to I-25. Avoid Denver during rush hours or take the E-470 around it (toll road). The E-470 is just as fast as trying to go through Denver during rush hour or faster. Stay north of Denver so when you leave town you are going against traffic. I would stay in Loveland or Fort Collins. The drive through Durango and over Wolf Creek pass past Pagosa Springs is a lot more scenic but it is a lot of 2 lane mountain roads and a lot more reservations. More room for issues. If you are not on a deadline or time crunch absolutely go this way. If you need to be somewhere by a specific time and date you are gambling more to go this way. Harley

This is my 3.5 year old last weekend "looking for animals". We are still working out the kinks of how to use binoculars obviously but it is a start!

I don't know a ton about them, but I do know Hondas run. My wife's grandfather road one basically every day for 20+ years on his ranch to get around. It was his horse after he retired his horse. She remembers riding it as a kid and it is still in service today with her uncle. The quad was used when he got it and he probably road half way around the world on it.

7e had a fair amount of bugles. I only got close enough to 1 bull with what appeared to be 1 trailing cow. It's tough to get close though with your 3 year old in tow talking and stepping on every branch and pipe cone. The bull was average at best. 3x3 or small 4x4 maybe. He was calling though alot. We also heard a bunch of shots last night around dusk. I hope someone or two cashed in at the water hole south of me. We heard 6-7 shots pretty close by. Harley

Getting some bugles in 7 east this morning.

I am going to build my weatherby vanguard action some after I shoot the barrel out of it that it has now. I got lucky and with practice and handloads I have been able to shot .5" groups at 100 with a factory gun except for the timney trigger. More luck than anything I am sure but I am not going to mess with success. I had always planned to build a 6.5-06 on a Howa action many years ago, but now that I have this I will prob stay with 257 weatherby or maybe a 6.5 weatherby mag. I like things that are a little different though caliber wise. The generic calibers are boring to me. I shot 257 weatherby, 38 super, 45lc, 16 gauge, etc. So building a rifle on a 700 action isn't my style. Harley

My home owners will only cover $10K for theft. They will go higher I believe but it gets pretty costly if I remember right. They will cover them completely though in case of fire damage or things like that which is honestly more of my concern. Their is a better shot of my house burning down and ruining everything in my safe than their is of someone breaking into it or stealing it whole.

Fixed it for you.

The 3 year old has been scouting with me for javelin for the last 2 years. He doesnt understand exactly what we are doing but he has fun being outdoors. The 6 month old isn't quite ready yet. We are doing a family camping trip to my elk unit in a couple weeks though so we can relax some and scout some at the same time.

1. Fill a big game tag. Hopefully my cow elk tag for 2015. (I have never actually taken anything 100% on my own. I have 50% stake in a cow elk, but that's it sofar) 2. Repeat Above. 3. Help my son's with #1 & #2 if they choose to hunt.

any updates on this?

6.5-06 ackley for sure. I have always wanted to build a rifle in that caliber!

dang fine rifle setup. I love my 257 and have always wanted a sub-MOA version. It sucks you have to give up this nice piece because of some scum.

100 yards or less it shouldn't matter. I would look at something like a Nosler partition or some other more blunt bullet, even a round nose. Transfer as much energy as possible.

Is it a 2 3/4" chamber? Matching number barrel? Any cracking in the forearm?

Man I want this. What choke?

One of my hunting buddies in Whittman is going to do some scouting Thursday and Friday on his days off near them to see if he can dig up a few places. Thanks for the help. I am going to get see if I can get some scouting in before 2nd season. Harley

Anyone having any luck on the northwest side of Phoenix this year? My normal spots out near Wickenburg are sucking it up over the last couple years. I thought this year with as much steady water as we had we would have a good year but that isn't the case. If anyone has any recommendations it would be greatly appreciated. I love to hunt dove but I could only net 2 birds yesterday, and that wasn't from missing many opportunities. I need to change something up. I am not looking for any special spots or anything like that, maybe just an area that has been producing decent numbers so I can try and scout out some locations to look at. My area used to be pretty good normally and some years it was fantastic, but it hasn't been that great of the last 5 years or so. Opening Saturday usually tends to be ok, but after that it is pretty dismal. Harley