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Bump for the rabbit! This would make an excellent commuter around central AZ for at least the next few weeks! Just think, work the greenbelts and washes and never deal with a stop light!

Looking for an enclosed trailer to rent for a few days to move. Would rent from u-haul but theirs are so dinky. I would pay a fair price for a 12-16' trailer... Will also consider trading automotive maint or repairs or ammo - for said trailer usage... about 3 days perhaps. thanks, GiG Kurt 602.524.2332

One of you should pounce on that Jon boat! We love ours because they are so versitile and stable!

The Littles are looking for a cabin cruiser for their farm! I was wondering when someone was going to say that.

sold & thanks!

Mark is the tall one to the left of the palm tree!

I just heard on the news that Hasan "worshipped" at the same mosque as 2 of the 9-11 hijackers! There was even some Muzi bragging on camera about what a great thing had happened at Ft Hood?!?! Wasnt there ONE American with sack to beat that jag-off ON CAMERA?! Jail or not, I'd pounced on that jerk! Look at how energized Americans get by something as simple as that plumber who spoke the truth and questioned the status quo. Imagine what a good on-camera smack down would do!?! Here's a vision for ya... how 'bout a few dozen or hundred well armed Americans bring their flag-waving excavating equipment and dozers and CRUSH the f-ing structure that houses these murderers and would-be murderers. They can leave or stay - I'm okay with either result. Maybe that was what Todd Beamer meant when he said "LET'S ROLL!!!" Sooner or later we'll have to take the gloves off and show these a-holes how Americans roll!

Congratulations! Great story, beautiful deer and excellent shot placeement! I'd say you're off to a great start! GiG

No one seems to be commenting about the ACORN influences that gave our country to the Socialists - those corn nuts werent out knocking on doors in VA, NY & NJ, registering cartoon characters or signing up the decested... they just surfaced like zombies to put their boy in the WH. Now you cant turn on the TV without seeing the repurcussions - commercials, programming - and every TV news station has a colorful anchor or "HIP" influences. Rev Wright WUZ right! Chickens have come home to roost! At least the blue dog demon-crats will think twice about voting for Obama-care or Cap 'n Tax!

Sent Alex a PM lead - friend looking for a car

DB is Dead-On! and I agree it is worthy of a bumper sticker... for whatever good it might do. It wont be until we unseat these a-holes in elections like what is hopefully about to happen in NJ and NY governors races. What can we expect when our elected leadership like La-la Palosi hails from our country's Sodom Francisco, and Harry Reid from the state of the great state of Gamblin' Gomorrah... all under the watchful eye of every Chicago gangsta and thug Obama could pull together. If you didnt vote before because you thought your vote wouldnt make a difference - please visit a quiet and safe closet somewhere and use your weapon on yourself - before they take it from you! At least that way the rest of us wont have to listen to your whining and excuses... cuz it may take decades to undo the Socialist Superstructure being poured on top of the country our fore fathers died to create! I apologize for generalizing all who live in San Fran or Vegas... but as a Chicago refugee myself, the truth is the truth... and sometimes it hurts

Dunno what a choate with a blind box is.... but I have a beautiful new Fajen thumbhole stock nearly finished that I bought for a Mauser project that i have since passed on. GiG

Hey Amanda - arent there rules about crapping on people's classified ads? Maybe this guy needs to make a house or truck payment - doesnt necessarily need your commentary

SBD's question is fair - I'da put it in a pm though so it didnt make the item more difficult to sell... but cjw is right about Outdoorsmans products - they are life-time and pass-on-to-kids products... not intended for average optics... but if you have $2k in a Swaro or other glass - some are willing to spend top dollar to protect and enjoy that investment for endless glassing hours. If you are ever in Phx near Cave Creek and Dunlap - stop in and see Terry or Steve and check out there stuff. I'm a believer! GiG Not to be confrontational but my family has extensive time with Outdoorsmans products and you while you may pay a premium for their products, you also get a lot in return. My dad bought the first generation tripod (anodized green) and beat on it for years. He took it in one day to be cleaned because one of the the legs was squeaking ever so slightly. Instead of cleaning and prepping them for free as they usually do, they replaced it on the spot with a new model. We then both had the newer black tripods with aluminum clamps. They began to get a notchy feeling and we took them in and the guys there replaced all our clamps with a newer model for free. They may not be the most affordable or lightest or carbon fiber but the fact that you have fantastic local support from real hunters is hard to complain with. I will be a loyal customer for years to come because I know they are a loyal company. Bump for a great price

Marvin was a top-notch hunter and warrior for Jesus! He was not ashamed of the Gospel and preached the Word at every opportunity he got. I am sorry that he has left us for now. We'll miss you Marvin and thanks for making a difference in SO many lives, like ours! When it's my time, I hope to go iconfidentally and in like-fashion! GiG

Yo straight... simmer down! There is such a thing as forum decorum! Any e-scouting is not only uncool, it's dithpicable! Decorum and common sense dictate that before you expect to get any nuggets of SPECIFIC wisdom, you do your time on gathering your own GENERIC wisdom and form some relationships in route... otherwise you're an e-scout. Thems who invest days, dollars and sweat to locate good spots are sposed to hand that over? I think NOT! I did that only once and for a DEER friend who promised to take the info to his grave - then told me at the last minute there wasnt room in his ground blind to film his shot - because he was bringing his son-in-law who also had a tag!?!?! Before you go all Yosemite Sam on every hunter here or in the field - just ask yourself, "Am i woodsman, a hunter, a do-er.... or a giant panzy?

Awesome hunting in the Bradshaws!!! 4 acres of beautiful land in Crown King available! Good road access and building pad already cleared. BREATH-TAKING northern views of an untouched private canyon... views all the way to San Francisco Peaks!! Only 60 miles north of Phoenix and minutes from historic "downtown" Crown King. Elevations of 6500' plus means cool summers, clean air and snow in the winter. Cut 'n paste to learn more: http://www.frenchvintagev.com/property.html Learn about Crown King: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_King,_Arizona Ownership & Life in CK: http://crownkingca.org/ Call Wade Hampton 602-953-3173 E-mail: fvv@qwest.net for more details or to arrange to see in-person.

My son has a cow tag [thank You Lord] and I was wondering what weapon to use. In my closet the .222 & .25-06 are too light, but the 300 h&h mag will knock his socks off. Bowsniper has offered to loan his youth .270 & I can use reduced recoil ammo... but I was also thinking of using an assault rifle like a PTR91 with hunting ammo and a modified magazine so it would be legal to hunt with. The gas system gobbles up a lot of the recoil and he really digs toting a battle rifle in the suck. Thoughts?

After an AWFUL start to my 5B-N archery bull hunt I contacted Amanda for help. She gave me a few ideas including getting help from a professional guide. I was also treated to a family-feast courtesy of the McCarthy family who were successful and thoughtful hunters in our area. With almost NO notice and just back to Tucson from a successful 5B-S client hunt, Jake from Timberland Outfitters answered my distress call. I shared with Jake what a disaster my first week had been and he agreed to help me for a very reasonable fee. He sought and received his spouse's permission to come to my rescue [mind you they have a 2week old new born at home!], repacked his gear and drove from Tucson to meet me in the middle of the woods - exactly on time and target. He brought with him a capable and reliable 4x4 truck as well as a quad to cover as much country as possible in our limited time together. Jake and Timberland had used a mountain top in 5BN to glass and pattern a high concentration of elk activity moving between 5BN & South. Jake knew the cows were not in full estrus and he asked about the prior week's activities and reviewed my map notes. He advised me about his ideas and plans - and plotted a course of action in short order [i only had a 3days left to hunt]. We visited a waterhole that Jake had glassed that had LOTS of sign, including the only tank I had seen that had wallows. This tank was almost totally exposed and situated on the end of a huge meadow, with regular vehicle traffic on two sides. Jake's intuition and resourcefulness was RIGHT ON TARGET! He felt that because everyone else had overlooked this tank thinking it was too exposed - he saw opportunity! Although the tank was nearly devoid of any foliage and no one had every tried to build a blind on it - that didnt stop Jake. He got out his shovel and dug a pit blind that we brushed-in. Late that afternoon as the bulls began to light-up, we heard a bugle southwest of our location in 5BS, and a few minutes later that bull was sounding a "charge!" with his cows across the meadow. Jake had given me prior instruction about what to do, then reminded me quickly and quietly about what was about to transpire. My heart POUNDED as this beautiful 320+ bull came to drink and wallow... Jake tried to keep me calm and quietly whispered both instructions and encouragement "you can do this Kurt, I know you can", "focus on the pin... he's 55yards... put the pin on him and get it done, you can do this!". For all his professionalism, instinct and encouragement - my shot was off and off badly! The bull had decided to wallow immediately when he got to the tank and that gave me only an butt-end shot while I shook at full draw. LORD WAS IT EXCITING THOUGH!!! Just like on TV! Afterward Jake took the attention away from my obvious failure to close - to focus on how fantastic that whole experience was! He was still encouraging me and kept saying that we would have other opportunities and we should saver that memory - which I always will! I used one of Lance's tips the following evening at the same hole to call in a bull that was hovering outside the meadow as shooting light expired. They told me in early rut times - cow calling and bugling can be counter-productive, but for some reason the bulls responded to the thrashing of trees - and it worked!!! A spiked BOLTED into the waterhole within 2 minutes of me thrashing the larger branches inside my blind. I was delighted to pay people who have vastly more knowledge and closing techniques than I do! Jake was professional. predictable, resourceful and understood that I wasn't paying for an elk - I was paying for someone to enhance a memory! Several times during our short time together he'd say "Hey Kurt, this is your hunt - lets make it an adventure you'll remember". Although he wasnt with me on the last evening of my hunt - Jake's intuition and closing techniques paid off and I only have my poor marksmanship to blame for not bringing home a bull. As the last night kicked off, Jake suggested I run 'n gun the first bull that sounded off in the vicinity of the waterhole - which I did. That bull was not interested in any tree thrashing or cow calls and actually took me far from the blind. When I realized that I was WAY out of position to get into the blind before "happy hour", I hauled butt to get back to the tank. As I neared the meadow I glassed to ensure I didnt spook any in-coming targets and low 'n behold - there was a line of cows at the opposite end of the meadow looking backwards for their boss's permission to charge the tank. With little-to-no cover that meant I had to stay low and move slow to go from bush-to-bush before they got there. It was too late! They ran full bore to quench their thirst. Among his many teaching opportunities - Jake had taken a few minutes to explain a closing technique where-in you allow the animals to get all the way into the tank and settled, then approach stealthy behind the tanks dirt banks - which I did. I had already dropped my pack and was belly-crawling with my bow - when the herd entered the tank, and just like Jake taught me, I crept up the backside of the bank and peaked over to see a handsome bull getting his first drink. They were so focused on their thirst and the Montana decoy that made them more comfortable - I had ample time to range-find the bull [63yrds], draw on him twice before he gave me a good broadside shot... then I flung my arrow. It sunk deep into his chest and I stopped him just out side the tank with cow calls. I glassed him and clearly saw my arrow in his chest and got a thrill I will never FORGET - thanks to Jake and Timberland! There wasnt enough time nor immediately noticeable blood to pursue that night, but I was convinced I would have my bull in the morning. I was wrong. Regretfully I tracked a deep red blood trickle for 1/2 mile before it completely stopped and the bull rejoined his cows and conducted more rutting activities that same night. I was in contact with Game and Fish and Jake all day via phone on the best ideas to find my bull and hiked probably 10 miles hoping to find his bod under a tree... but thems with more experience tell me I clearly missed lung and may have hit his liver. I hope and pray he lives - or at least plants lots of seeds before he expires - but the hunt was by no means a failure - THANKS UTTERLY TO JAKE AND TIMBERLAND OUTFITTERS. You see it is not just about being marched into the woods and placed in front of an animal opportunity... there are teaching moments and sharing of ideas and experiences, allowing you to feel you are a part of the adventure! There's an element of managing a client's expectations that matters most to type-A people like me - otherwise we'd hunt at a petting zoo! If I cant be in charge - then you had better be more capable me and show me the proper respect of advising me about what is happening. Unlike my archery efforts - Jake and Timberland were EXACTLY ON TARGET and they get my full endorsement and thanks for all they did to salvage what was shaping up to be a very forget-able experience. Thank you as well Amanda for putting me in touch with them! If anyone wants to speak with me to validate what I am saying, send me a PM or Jake and Lance may give my number to anyone who is looking for a professional guide with an intimate knowledge of both and animals and people [like me].

I was really struggling my first week of elk in 5B-N. We had seen a white Dodge 4x4 with a CWT sticker in our area... but it wasnt until we saw a few really nice racks in their camp that we decided to stop in and say hello. While discussing the hunt and our struggles, Ryan and Regan's mom asked us to stay for supper... AND WHAT FEAST!!! We not only got specific tips on where and what had worked for them, but we had a delicious steak supper and enough Crown 'n Coke that I missed the morning run 'n gun! We had an awesome time visiting with them around the fire and I commented on how richly blessed they were and how envious I was that they 3 generations, husbands, wives, grandparents and fresh-out the ovens of family enjoying nature together. Just the way the Good Lord intended it! Thank you again Ryan, Regan, Kelly, Kristen and Jim for sharing your supper, fire and family that evening. Sorry I cant recollect the boys' names - musta been the Crown! I do seem to recall camo diapers! I hope when I get older and my family [or a nursing home somewhere] are tending to me - that they make Depends in camo! Stay in touch and read the conclusion of my story here: My 5B-N Elk hunt: From Aweful to Awesome GiG

I hunted Navajo last year as a civilian and had to get special clearance after attending a class just to be on base. If you are military they may let you use the roads to get access to the north side - but I doubt it... and the roads there are awful! I was there 9days and beat the crap out of my jeep on the boulders. CLICK HERE --->>CAMP NAVAJO hope that helps - best of luck! PS I know a former employee who hunted there for 20+ and has since retired. He loves to hunt and may be willing to help [will cost you beer though]

Happy re-birthday Daniel!!!

You gotta see this! NOT FOR KIDS!!!

That EXACT scenario happened to me on Thurs-Friday. Jake from Timberland Outfitters had been helping me for a few days in 5b, and he got me the number for G&F in Flag - who gave me Clint 5B WM's phone number. They [G&F] also told Jake to tell me NOT to carry any sort of weapon back into the field. Jake said I had 48hrs after the season close with which to track and recover the critter without a big G&F inquiry, but it was in my best interest to at least leave a message for Clint as to my location and situation - which I did.