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    sold - thank you Tortoise with habitat

    Updated with picture. It is funny that they become attached. He will follow us around the house or yard. Tortoise itself was $120, habitat, lights and all that are around $150. We have some dirt and supplies as well to get a new owner started. Holler if interested.
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    Transfer pump

    Hard to lift a 50 gal jug above an rv fill and the pressure works great to wash down meat (yourself included). Here is my pump. I mounted it to a board for ease of use.
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    Transfer pump

    Sure, I'll take a picture in the morning. I've probably had this one for 15-20 years.
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    Transfer pump

    We just use a 12v water pump like they put in rvs. A clear hose and electrical run to a cigarette lighter with an online on\off switch. Works great for hosing off game meat or a quick shower too I carry one in a little duffel in the truck
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    sold - thank you Tortoise with habitat

    No not like those monsters at the zoo. He is an inside tortoise. Just in a habitat. I'll post a picture tomorrow but he is full grown at around 6" i would guess. He will walk around outside or around house but just back to cage for the most part
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    sold - thank you Tortoise with habitat

    I believe it is a Russian box or a hermanns. But will verify if I can find the pet club receipt. If you know how I can tell otherwise, let me know. Thank you
  7. 25x11 r12 and 25x10 r12. Off of a 2016 ranger 900. I split time with these tires and another set. I would say 50-60% condition. Call or text Josh 480-369-4923
  8. sold, please delete. Thank you
  9. They are spf on Thursday. If something happens where they don't sell, I will text you. Thank you
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    Unit 9

    Never hunted 9 but will say we had our first archery goat tag 2 years ago (my son and he drew again this year) and got a lot of trial by fire. I think it was stalk 25 or 26 on day 7 when it all came together. Four or five other stalks during the week resulted in bow range but couldn't get it done for one reason or another. The goat decoy (dunton) worked twice as I recall but didn't work several times (they love to get to about 100-120 with it and turn away). We ran to town and got the cow decoy on day 5 or 6 and didn't work a few times but then worked like a charm on the one that counted. And two stalks without anything got within bow range as the cover worked out. We were in 10 so couldn't sit water but wasn't high on his list to do anyway. I think the biggest lesson we learned after day 3 or 4 was to pick your poison and not go after everything. We probably put in 5-6 stalks in each of the first couple of days and after that it was 2 or 3 with mostly better results. Fun to hunt a species that you can learn as you go and still have opportunity each day! Good luck!
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    Polaris wheels and tires $400. Sold!!!

    sent you a pm. Thanks
  12. I'm almost positive it is the same. let me measure and get right back to you
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    Personal walk in cooler

    As long as you butcher in less than 10 days (again cooler not cool bot), I have not come across wasting any meat. If you get into that 14 day mark plus, I can see stuff starting jerk or mold over at some point I'm sure, but never an issue and on waste under 10. I can't speak to the cool bot timing though but as mentioned if you wrap after a day, then I'm sure you could hang for any length of time. Open air in a cool bot, could be a huge waste.
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    Personal walk in cooler

    We have an actual walk cooler but a friend of mine has a cool bot in a room he built and it works great however because the ac also evaporates all moisture after a full day of hanging he wraps hanging carcasses in plastic wrap after the animal dries out (about 24 hours), Otherwise the meat turns to jerky in days. I don't think our game meat benefits from time in a cooler to the same degree that beef does although I'm sure it helps some however I would guess the combination of a.c. And wrapping in plastic even further lessons the positive effects that hanging has. But it sure doesn't hurt and all of the other financial, time and ensuring you get your meat benefits still remain. We love having our walk in because we had the same problem, got home from a hunt and drive only to have to cut and wrap. Best thing about building one is it you have the room that you can put a cut and wrap table inside and process in your cool room. That would awesome to have.
  15. I posted on here before a couple of mounts that Authentic has down for us these past couple of year (dual goats, dual pigs and a badger) and we just got back 3 bears this month from him for our group (2 rugs and a 1/2 mount) and wanted to give Troy another plug for great work and a good guy to work with!
  16. 40"x 40" Like new condition. Call or Text Josh 480-369-4923 Thanks!
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    Taxidermist

    Ok. Thanks.
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    Military surplus cases

    If you get hours of ops or phone number, I would be interested in taking a look too. Thank you.
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    Taxidermist

    Seeker really nice looking mounts. where are you located? And bone collector I love that mount. I posted a couple that authentic taxidermy did for us after I saw yours we just got a bear rug back from him as well. So far I'm really happy with with his work and him.
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    Leftover Shrinkage

    Thanks! So roughly a 3% type change over the last 10 years. I would assume total applications are 10 fold to that just based on population growth alone. Its hard for me to believe our deer population is the same today as it was 10 years ago as I would assume harvest rates haven't gone down over that time period either. I'll stand with my earlier suggestion... limit the tags, make it a 3+ point system to apply and no shooting spikes or rotate units with no spike harvest--anything to be able to actually pass a deer up and not see that deer being packed out later that day.
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    Leftover Shrinkage

    Does anyone know the number of total tags given out over the last 5 years or so and if that number has seen any change? It has grown dramatically over the last 10 years or so when G&F added 2nd, 3rd and 4th hunts in some units, but not sure about trends in last 5. It would appear that Az is managing to smaller herd sizes in everything for certain.
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    Leftover Shrinkage

    Cut tags by 10-20% and make everything except youth hunts at min 3 points to draw and no shooting spikes! This will start a riot here, but I'd vote for it in a second-- All of us residents already have 2 points before the draw, so you can't draw 2 years in a row.. big deal. At least whey you do draw, you will have a few of last year spikes to look at and place to look without some one walking by. More and more people moving into the state, more and more shooting/wounding animals too far away with better and better equipment all with lessening habitat to not do something about it. My .02
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    Chandler Archery Park Tomorrow Morning

    Do they have any 3d and/or bale courses similar to Usery?
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