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My wife would like to sell her Baby Grand Piano. It's a Wurlitzer 5'8" with matching bench. We purchased it new in 1999 and it just doesn't get played like it used to and takes up too much space. Great condition. We live in Prescott and delivery options would have to be discussed. She is asking $5,950 for it. Come on guys......... think of how patient your loving wives are with all your hunting adventures and animal heads hanging all over the house. Think of the hall pass you could negotiate with this!!! Please Pm me or give me a call if you have any questions. Thanks, Tim 928-533-8807

I would like to sell my pool table. It is disassembled in my garage and I don't have any pictures. I am providing a picture from the Olhausen website of the same table with different colors. Mine has a lighter natural wood finish and kind of a forest green felt. I bought the table new in 2005 but moved to Prescott and don't have room for it in my new house. It also comes with a ping pong table top, and a few basic cues and balls. I can also accomidate reasonable delivery requests within Arizona. If anyone is interested please send me a PM or give me a call. I'm asking $2,950 for it. Olhausen Portland Series Southern Model 8 foot table 3 piece slate Thanks, Tim 928-533-8807

Or perhaps all of the information was entered into the computer and the Department was just waiting for a decision on the Cabelas deal before they push the magic drawing button.

When I still lived in the valley I used the guy at Guns Etc. for a couple of trigger jobs and was always happy with his work.

My buddy was about 75 yards away when he took the pic's and I was 72 yards away when I shot him. Where that buck is standing in the before pictures is almost exactly where he was standing when I shot him.

I know I posted pictures of my Kaibab success a few months ago, but my hunting buddy just got me copies of the pictures he took of my buck a few hours before I killed him. It's the first time I've ever had before and after pic's. Before: After:

Beautiful mount, great buck!!!

Now just keep your fingers crossed that Cabela's is good to their word and they don't sue over the outcome. If I were the AZ G&F Department I'd hurry to get the draw complete and results posted as quickly as possible to avoid any court orders like what happened with the USO verdict several years ago. Thank you AZ G&F Department for doing the right thing!!!!!

I don't believe this will make a huge impact on Resident hunters either way. What really sucks for the 600 hunters is that they will not only loose a bonus point for not applying this year, but they will also loose their loyalty bonus point as well. Kind of a two for one deal. Sucks for them, but probably a good thing for the other NR applicants.

Way to go guys!!

Treestandman, Yep, that's the one. Poor little guy never stood a chance. I'll bet he'd of been just fine if he hadn't got hung up on the under carriage of the truck and drug for another 20 miles before we saw him when we stopped for gas. I sure hated to smash him in his head with that rock to finish him off, but I didn't want to see him suffer anymore. But I do have to admit those were the most tasty little backstraps I've ever eaten I figured the least I could do was have the good side of him mounted so I could honor his life and enjoy his memories forever! Sure would have been a crying shame to let a pretty little animal like that go to waste.

Thanks, I'm real happy with it! Greg has done several animals for me over the years and I've always been more than pleased with his work. I can't wait to get my lion and Kaibab buck back from him!

Worked for me. Very nice!

Here's a fox I just got back from Greg in January.

Just to add my .02 cents, getting into hand loading to save money on ammo is kind of like getting into hunting to save money on meat. It's true, but don't let it stop you!

I would also recomend Greg at Trails End Wildlife Art. Congrats to you and your son!

Way to go guys!!!! Javelina are the perfect animal to introduce kids to hunting.

Just to expand on what Hawkeye was saying about being responsible after the shot. Just this past weekend I shot a javelina at only 250 yards on a fairly open hillside. The javelina dropped in his tracks and the herd stayed put and didn't run off. Since I was hunting with my 5 year old boy he couldn't spot the shot for me and when I looked with my bino's at where the javelina was standing he was gone! The javelina that was standing next to him was still there but the one I shot at was gone. I really wasn't sure what happened, if I missed or if it fell over and was conceled by a rock or bush. I really wanted to shoot one for my son's sake, and easily could have taken additional shots at the herd which was still out on the hill. I knew I couldn't shoot at another one until we checked out the spot where the first one was standing. I'm glad I didn't shoot because when my friend Greg finally showed up and went down to check it out I watched through my bino's as he walked over and picked it up! You couldn't see it from my position, but it was dead right there the entire time! If you're going to be long range hunter, you have to follow up on your shots!!!

Sundevil, I elected not to post pic's of my 2007 NM goat because it was a bloody mess! I tried to clean it up, but it was still pretty messy. Even after I walked up to him he was still squirting blood all over! I was shooting off my harris bi-pod and pulled the shot and hit him in the neck. Send me your email address and I'll email it to you. My 2005 antelope is not to impressive and I'm not sure I've even got any pictures. It's a long story, but basicly while I was out hunting I came across a bedded buck that wouldn't move. When I got to within 50 yards he finally struggled to get up and his guts were literally hanging out and dragging on the ground, and his back leg was broke and hanging by the skin. His horns were small, but some slob had shot him twice and left him to suffer and rot. I did the right thing and cut my tag on him. Needless to say I was not happy.

I Took my middle son Connor (we call him Bulldog) out for his first javelina hunt yesterday. We went with Greg McBride and his two daughters. We were able to get into the pigs within 200 yards or so from where we killed a couple last year. I couldn't find them at first but after an hour or so I heard them grunting and squeeling below us. Bulldog and I quickly found a big rock for a rest and I proceeded to shoot this fine young lady pig from about 250 yards. The report from my rifle didn't really spook the herd, and Greg and his two daughters were able to move in from another ridge they were on to sneak closer and get another one. Bulldogs favorite animal is a Collared Peccary. He has a book that explains that they're not pigs, they're Javelina or Collared Peccarys. If you call them a pig, he will quickly correct you! A few months ago at school his class worked on a project where the teacher asked each student what there favorite animal was. Connor said his was a Collared Peccary. The teacher told us after class that she had no idea what he was talking about and actually had to do a Google search to figure it out. Now Connor has pictures to show her himself. As you can see from the pictures it's not a very large pig, but I don't care. I'll save the big ones for Bulldog and his brothers when there old enough to pack 'em out themselves!

Well said Double D!

For what it's worth I'm a non-resident, and I've drawn two antelope tags in the last three years. Anyone want to bet I'll get another this year? Anyway, the owner of the ranch we were assigned to this year told me that he is a cattle rancher and if it were up to him he'd kill, shoot, trap, remove all the antolope on his place and replace them with cattle. He feels like he's getting ripped off by the state that these state owned animals are living fat and happy on his ranch for free. Yes he gets a few bucks from selling some LO tags, but in his opinion, it's not a fair trade off. I'm not sure who or what to believe in the case of NM antelope. On one hand the private LO's are raising these state owned animals on their dime. But on the other hand when you have LO tags it creates another set of problems. Jason is right that the system is flawed. If you favor the hunters the LO's get screwed, and if you favor the LO's the hunters get screwed. I do know that there is a good chance I'll be drawing another tag there again this year and hunting another private ranch that some people are paying a couple grand to hunt. Tim

Like mentioned these cow buffalo need to be culled. It's not being offered as a true hunt, just an opportunity to shoot a buffalo, bring home some meat, hide, and horns. It's not for everyone, but it should be a fun experience. It sounds very similar to the way they opperate the Arizona hunts on the Raymond Ranch.

I'm not sure if I'm going or not? It's more of a shoot than a traditional hunt. I think you get about 400 pounds or so of meat plus the head and hide. You are on your own for hotels and I think it's in the NE corner of NM. Let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks, Tim

Thanks everyone! You guys are right the smile does say it all, I've never seen the kid so happy in all his life. Greg is going to bleach the skull so Connor can take it to school for show and tell.