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Nice work Lance. Congrats on a very nice buck. Are you getting out wheeling anymore with all these hunts? Harley

Congrats!!! When you go to pick them up in Springerville stop in at Avery's and say hi to my buddy Lance.

BMI is a joke if you have a big frame and or muscle. I am fat now but I used to be in good shape playing high school and college sports. My sophomore year of high school I was 6'3" and 250 lbs and ran a 6:33 minute mile yet I was "obese" by the scale. After I stopped playing college football I dropped from 295lbs to 255 lbs and was rock solid muscle to the point I almost thought about working on a 6 pack abs. Yet I was "obese". A college health professor actually made me stand up in class about this same time and used me as the example of why the BMI is a joke depending on build and muscle. Right now in life I really am fat so I do need to start working on a health program again. I was getting in pretty good shape a few years ago with P90X but my training partner flaked out I had a kid so extra time has been harder to come by to do this kind of stuff. If I was "optimal" in the BMI with my large frame I would look like I was starving to death at 180lbs.

I would have been tempted to shoot the deer out from under them, or drop a shot across the canyon just as they were getting the shooter setup. That is of course unless I knew there were bigger bucks in the canyon I was waiting to get too.

24-25 at the time of ticket. 31 now. Male 1 speeding ticket ever (knock on wood) 72 in a 55 (North Dakota speed trap) $26 ticket.

The procedure sounds right. It is a pretty straight forward repair. You will have to fill the rad after install and again once the thermostat opens the first time after the repair. Hawkes radiator if you want a new one. If not have a shop clean and repair it. That is probably repairable since it is on a metal end cap. Use green anti freeze and distilled water to refill. Change the hoses if they are questionable and replace the thermostat. Dont buy pre-mix antifreeze. Your just paying for half a bottle of water. Use distilled water only, no tap water. Harley

You should be asking a lot more for that truck. 10K is a STEAL even with the 24V motor. If it is a 12 valve that would be the holy grail of Dodge Diesels and is probably worth double that.

People are stupid. They should want this deer out of the population to keep its genetic defects out of the herds. Congrats to the kid, I would have dropped it too if I had the chance.

So ammo has been hard to find for 18 months and you top that with deer season when everyone is buy up hunting ammo and your mad you cant find ammo? We had the same issue last season with 243 for my buddy. He ended up with some federal hi shok It didn't matter, we didn't see a buck. I guess the lesson should be, if you see it, buy it. No matter what time of year just to make sure you have some.

I'm out then. I have no pennies for you to squirrel. Thanks anyway.

Bilstein.

Are you looking for anything in trade Lance? Harley

I know you cant sell tags, but can you donate or sign them over? Due to a lot of different reasons I am pretty sure my group will not be able to make our hunt next week. Is there anything we can do other then just let the tags waste? Harley

My dad taught me about guns but was never really properly trained himself so I am learning and adapting as I learn. He used to clean every rifle fully after shooting it with the powder solvents, copper solvents, etc. I a, not saying that I know much better then him at this point, but I only do that now if a rifle is being put away for a long period of time. Now I mostly just run a patch or two with a CLP cleaner down the bore and call it good if the rifle is going to the range or field again soon. I have noticed with my 257 Weatherby that this has kept my accuracy and POI consistent from range visit to visit. It comes out of the case and hits like I want it too and expect it too. When I put the rifle away for the summer I will give it a full cleaning with a bore brush, or if accuracy starts to get funky I might hit it with a brush mid season. I use brass brushes because I always have. I am not saying that is right but it has worked for me, and until about a year ago I only owned 3 piece metal rods. I since upgraded to a 1 piece but still have not used a bore guide. I probably will for my rifles that are nicer and more about accuracy soon though. Harley.

I would love a 7x57 for a hunter for myself. My dad has an original Mauser in the caliber and it is great. Someday I will have one hopefully. As long as my kid gets into hunting I have a 6.5x55 or 243 that will be his first rifle.

Next weekend is an active hunt weekend, that is the weekend I was supposed to be down there but don't think I will be able to make it this year. Harley

Why not another 257 ackley if you already have one that she likes, or give her the ackley and get a new you gun? I like stuff that is not as mainstream though so I like things like 257 ackley, 7x57 Mauser, 6.5x55 Swedish, etc. in the caliber range you are looking at. They are harder to find rifles in though. I have a 257 weatherby vanguard ( the older style) and I really like it. Recoil will be to much without a muzzle break though.

Get off the beaten path. By that hunt (I was on the same hunt last year) the deer have been hunted for a month straight. The bucks will not be near roads or easily accessed areas because everyone has been waiting in those places for the last month trying to kill them. Find a place you can get deep in and get a good glassing spot BEFORE daylight. Last year that hunt was one of the least successfully hunts in the state. We saw everything last year except a buck. Bear, turkey, does, etc. Take a sidearm especially if your hiking in the dark. A buddy of mine got in a staring contest with an unknown animal before dawn last year. He had my 44 mag so he just waited for daylight and luckily it was just a doe. If you are not prepared to get up early and put on some decent boot work on that hunt you are pretty much going to just have a camping trip where you bring a gun. I have only really hunted in some of the higher elevations in 29 so if that is what you need info on let me know and I can offer a little help via PM on locations. If you are in Phoenix go to the Wide World of Maps and get the topo maps for the are you are interested in, they are some of the best info available along with Google Earth. Take your topo maps to a teaching store to get them laminated for a reasonable price.

I just got mine through. It had a few hiccups but it went through.

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Absolutely. They will be overkill but would work. Depending on slab depth you might have to trim them down but wouldn't go anywhere.

Does anyone have any use for big Hilti brand 5/8 anchors? I have a bunch left under my bench from my construction days. I think they are 6 or 8" set depth. I believe they are hammer in style and I also have some epoxy style all thread style. I think I have the epoxy packets still but I am sure they are long expired. If you have a use for them lets talk. I am willing to trade or sell them for pennies on the dollar from they they retail for. Harley

I have noticed more lately too and we even found some .22 short & .22WRF for my buddies old Winchesters recently which was cool. It is still very spotty and the prices can be reasonable all the way to insane depending on the shop and quality of ammo.

Same here. I don't have a ton, but if it gets your kid hunting I can spare a couple boxes. I am in Peoria.

So the way I am reading this is Pinery Canyon is open from the monument side up to the top of the mountains but is closed down on the east side of the mountains toward Portal? Or is Pinery open all the way from the monument side to Portal?