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This bobcat came in this morning, covered 300 yards in 5 minutes or less. He weighed 24#. Biggest i have seen in a while.

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My parents are both still alive. 88 and 84 years old. My dad still goes to the gym every day and gets around pretty good. But I can really see the age now when I get to see them. They are in Idaho and I am down here. Definitely makes you think about life and what is important. I try to get up there every few months now. And they were just here a couple weeks ago.

Lost my Dad last May! 5 days before he turned 98. I miss him every day. He will always be my number 1 Hero.

Heading up fishing with my dad this weekend, has always been my hero, although I normally can get a few more fish in the box! I cherish every minute with my dad! Thank you for the reminder post to take advantage of every minute.

Taking my 82 year old father up to Horseshoe Cenica Thursday and Friday. And again in 2 weeks. We talk about it all the time. Thoughts are with you Godbless

LOL, I'm an ASU alum, thinking about taking a class at GCU so I have something to cheer for in March. ASU.....so bad it hurts

You guys crack me up, I literally posted a link in this topic to the projects that the money has been spent on.

I'm guessing it was the public that had enough of the same 3 guys buying their way into some of the best tags this country has to offer. It seems like the commission heard the public loud and clear.

I've killed 2 nice bulls on that hunt, and never saw another hunter, good luck! PS, don't hang a tree stand in that unit the thieves up there are thick...

Mag fit, undergassed. Where did it toss the brass? behind you? 90 degrees to the right is optimum rule, forward toss is overgassed I see alot of gas holes in barrels off to the block. After shooting pull it apart and be sure the block didnt move and look at the hole in the barrel, most times I see a figure eight shape from the gas hitting the barrel where its out of alignment.

Won't cycle could be different things. What exactly is it doing?

I’m ok with it. Guides and outfitters are the ones crying about it because they’ll lose a lot of money. Raffle hunters aren’t going to pay 100k in guide fees. Most of the people screaming about it on social media are people that have a monetary interest in auction tags. Bump up application fees a couple bucks and eartag that money for conservation of that species and it’ll more than cover the lost revenue of the auction tags.

I care which doesn't matter, the rich get the auction tags and the guides who block off roads and have 30 none hunting gumbies on every point . I have 28 points for antilope and 25 for Bighorn and will probably never get drawn, but being I'm poor I will keep trying and buying raffle tags I know ill never win. And you really think this money goes to the animals , I say it goes to administration and lawsuits. So in my opinion only Jimmy John and Gallo can donate the money if they love the animals that much, and put in like the rest of us. On that now bring the HATE. Im ready

They laid out a pretty good estimate of how much the raffles will bring in using past numbers. For all animals but elk, sheep, and mule deer raffles make more money than the auction and for the big three auctions make more but it wasn't a ton more. They also talked about there being a way to switch it back to allowing out of staters to buy tickets. All in all the overall amount of money from auctions doesn't make that much more than raffles so the way I see it, let an average guy have a chance at a once in a lifetime tag instead of the millionaires that can go on any hunt they want in the world every single year.

$40,000 final drop for CWT.

I did a search here prior to posting and found several references. Thought I would start a new thread, though.... Anyone out there that has taken-on (or is currently taking-on) the AZT?? I've got several friends who have either finished it or are at some stage of progress. I've been intrigued for years and now have a buddy that has committed, so I'm going to go for it! Now that the decision has been made, I find myself a little obsessed. A couple of guys I know that just finished last Fall insisted on doing it from South to North, taking each passage in order (1-43). I'm thinking we'll do each passage hiking north bound but will flex around on dates and locations for completion. Likely will kick-off with an initial expedition in the next couple of weeks, and then maybe try to do a couple of weekends per month after that, depending on availability. Haven't set a goal for completion yet... (I'm an empty-nester with lots of time/freedom, but he's still got a life to tend to... lol) So? Anyone doing it??? S. Explore the Arizona Trail – The Arizona Trail (aztrail.org)

At my age, just time outside enjoying the scenery and comradery is enough of a goal for me.... No less hunting/fishing, just additional time outside.

Been all over it. My AZ trail hiking these days is done in the saddle

Update for anyone who cares or is hiking the trail; We're about 10 months into it and have completed 15 passages (265 miles). Was sort of hoping to be a little further along at this point, but we basically took the fall and early winter off to chase deer and birds. Last summer we did most of the passages from the Mogollon Rim to the GC South rim (Peaks and Babbit Ranch still left, there...). Doing passages 1 & 2 in a couple of weeks, then Rincons & Redington Pass in late April. That will complete everything from the southern border to the Catalinas. You guys that live in SE AZ sure do have some pretty country to run around in! Still a LONG way to go! Anyone else hiking?? S.

Was the rifle in question built or purchased complete or complete upper or lower? Not much to check with the lower except the trigger/hammer. As others have suggested, it may be under gassed because of poor gas block alignment. It may also be over gassed so much that the bolt is bouncing. What length gas system does it run? Is the gas block pinned or set screw? Are the set screws dimpled if not pinned? What recoil system does the gun have( carbine/rifle/fixed/ adjustable), do you happen to know the weight of the buffer? I found the first one I built to be pretty harsh on recoil but still function properly with a mid length gas and carbine buffer system. I changed the buffer system to A5 configuration and added 3 ounces to the buffer and a braided spring and she is smooth now. A carbine gas/carbine buffer combo REQUIRES an adjustable gas block IMHO. I built mine with an adjustable gas block, got the gas dialed in to lock back on empty and I haven't changed it since. Even monkeying with the recoil system afterwards has not required any adjustment to gas.

This is a good watch

Apple on the head…

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