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is it the special model, rump ranger? Lark. i'm sorry. i just can't help it sometimes....................

hunted with some friends several years ago there. one shot a mid eighties net buck. really nice. saw one that looked considerably larger, but never got him. there are some access issues, but you can get around all right. the little zuni rez kinds gets in the way. you should do well. i'd make at least one trip before the season to get familiar with the area. i'd take that hunt any time. Lark.

i love it when folks fall for things. good job never killed a deer. how many guys fell for it? Lark.

that is a genuine big lion. all these jokers holdin' up them 110 pounders and claiming 160 need to look at this cat. that is a dandy. in really good shape too. looks like a big head also. be interesting to see what he scores. need to let us know. incredibly dense looking ol' tom. fine job. well done. Lark.

that particular bull was a 5x7 that grossed over 400. didn't net well because of the 5x7 deal. had 7 points over 20" long. truly an old monarch. extremely old bull. i hung another bull that was within a few pounds of this one, but didn't have near the rack. he was in the 350 range. another old whitey too. my youngest son killed one a few years ago that looked bigger than either of these. had to horseback him out, so no good way to weigh it, but i'm sure it was heavier. it scores over 400 as well and was incredibly old. Lark.

upper eagle is my cousins place, the 4 drag. i'm on pine flat road. and what the he ll is a truffles or a crumpets? Lark.

go stay with quimby. he needs somebody to yell at. Lark.

are you close to earlville, illi-noise? Lark

i'm sorry, guess i mis-read your question. but again, i've seen .30 cal's twisted from 1:7" to 1:20". it's a real twist sensitive caliber. a lot of .300's are twisted 1:12". they don't shoot big bullets well. when you get poor groups and are sure your barrel is in good shape, the first 2 places to look is the barrel twist and how close your bullet shoulder is to the lands. Lark.

.308 is .30 cal. Lark.

i've shot a lotta stuff with a .30/30. 170's are like throwing rocks. really. there ain't any way to make em perform well. way slow, don't open up well, rainbow trajectory. i'd stay 150 or less. you'll have more energy and shoot flatter. another way to look is the leverevolutions. they really perform well in everything i've seen em used in. but stick with rib shots or in the neck, if you are a marksman. lots of elk are killed with a bow. i think an ol' .30 is better than a bow. punch one in the lungs and they'll go down. Lark.

then that's what you oughta use. a lot of .30 cals are 1 in 12's. one thing berger does do is have a twist recomendation on the box. another thing these days is that the weight of the bullet isn't the final sayso on what twist to use. a lot of bullets made for long range stuff, like bergers, have most of the weight toward the back, with a basically empty jacket toward the front. making them a lot longer than a typical bullet of that weight. you end up needing an even quicker twist to stabilize them, than you would for a normal constructed bullet of the same weight. there have been so many improvements in rifles and components in the past few years a guy can't keep up with it all. used to be you had to spend days at the range to be able to do what almost novices can do with rifles they just bought, today. range finders, incredible balistic information, wind meters, scopes that are like they are made by magicians. it amazes me what a guy can do with a rifle today. shot after shot after shot. you still have to pay attention, but it is alot easier today. Lark.

i've been applying for Az goat for 47 years. been drawn once. 21 years ago. looks like i missed again this year. i know folks that have had 5 tags since my last one. it's a hard deal to take. but we go outta state most every year. if you want to hunt bad enough, you will. shot some really good ones too. but i'd sure like to shoot another Az goat. did get a bull elk tag today tho. that kinda lessens the sting some. Lark.

well yes i do think i remember that 'lil mace. there's been so many they kinda run together, but i remember that slug of a bull. it weighed over 560lbs gutted and skinned with the head and forlegs cut off, at the locker plant. that thing was so tough you couldn't drive a nail in it with a hilti gun. what a bull. thanks for remindin' me. Lark.

i gotta say it. casey you don't need camo for peckery season. you could rent yourself out as a decoy. that have a leena thought you was cuzzin' charley. Lark

actually most prewar model 70's weren't drilled and tapped. the first ones have what is called a spatula safety that rotated counter to what the clamshell and wing safeties do and was across the line of site when it was on safety and you couldn't see the sights. couldn't hardly even use that type of safety with scopes because it was under the scope and hard to use. every prewar 70 i've ever seen wasn't drilled and tapped from the factory. during what they called the transition period, when they changed to the clamshell safety, is when they started drilling for scope bases at the factory. Lark.

if you don't follow up, you might hafta follow down. down into a deep, dark, stinkin' canyon a mile or so. Lark.

if you're barrel isn't twisted really fast it won't shoot a big bullet well. need to find out what the twist is. .308 diameter bullets are some of the most twist sensitive there are. big long bullets might require as much as 1 in 8". most rifles aren't twisted that fast. Lark.

that's pretty cool. did you have to do any work on the bolt face? i know the .45 acp has the same head as an '06. does the .303 have the same head also? never thought of a rig like that. probably never have one, but that is a neat rig. Lark.

i've been shot, stabbed, snake bit and lightnin' struck. been bit, kicked, stomped and drug and bucked any direction you can think of. broke my back, cracked my skull, had a knee and a shoulder replaced, in the hospital for 2 weeks with pneumonia and had explosive diarreha. but there ain't never been a day in my life i wernt ready to go elk huntin'. Lark.

i've been trying to get a sheep tag for over 40 years. and every year folks with no points get drawn. took me 24 years to get my first and only Az goat tag and that was 21 years ago. i know folks in their 20's that have been drawn 3 times. know one guy that was drawn 3 years out of 4. all rifle hunts. there should be a 10 year minimum on sheep at least. goat, i don't know. a guy can go to other states pretty easy. we usually always hunt colorado every year. but i just got a $135 deduct from my debit card, so i'm happy and feel really fortunate today. Son and son in law did too. i just applied for u1 rifle hunts so i got a good tag. and it seems like i've hunted that unit a little. Lark.

i agree Bill, dove ain't nothin' but livers with wings, if ya ax me. my favorite is a tie, pronghorn and 2 year old desert muley buck. elk runs a close second. cut thin, little salt and black pepper, flop it in flour, fry it in a hot pan with new grease. then make gravy with the crunchys and some bisuits. cant eat javelina. and i'm tough. tried too many times. rank. lion, ok. bear, if i'm starvin'. coyote, ugh, you don't wanna know. wild turkey, quail, pheasant, grouse, food of the gods, for special occasions. all fish except carp, mmmmmmmmm. Lark.

pm sent. Lark.

gimmee a dozen pickled eggs, i can do better than that. it's 40 degrees here and i had to open the window in my office already this moring. Lark.

wyguy, if you understand that logging is a good thing, then what are you complaining about? you didn't get to go to specific place one time? go somewhere else. as far as damage, they hafta clean it up. you can't "damage" dirt. smooth it out, it'll be fine. i'll bet the road you drove there on was originally built by loggers. but because you were inconvenienced one time, it's a national travesty? maybe it was closed because they are logging close to the road and they didn't want you to get a 36 inch ponderosa across your cab? i had to detour around a buncha road construction to get to the airport in chicago the other day. i guess they better clean it up before i fly out again so i can just scoot right on into the city without any problems. quit gripin' about folks that make their living from the land. go spend a week bumpin' knots or setting chokers and see what these guys do to earn their way and then see if you wanna gripe about it. just because somebody does something that inconveniences you doesn't mean it is a bad thing or dare i say it, unethical. Lark.