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Chris at Desert Rat in Mesa will treat you right.

I took a trip late last week to Ft Myers and got a chance to do some fishing Friday Morning on a charter I arranged the week before. It is the off season and the target was Tarpon, Snook and Jack Crevale. My captain was a young guy named Trevor and grew up in the area. After a few mile drive we found some huge Tarpon rolling in a canal behind some huge homes and proceeded to cast some Pinfish. Some of these Tarpon were pushing 150 pounds and then some. After a couple of agonizing hours of no strikes we headed out and I managed to hook a Snook. It headed toward the mangroves and I ended up pulling the hook trying to keep it from getting tangled. We fished a few other spots before I was able to boat a Jack and then after breaking off another Snook I was able to get this one along side for Capt Trevor to land him for a picture. I kept no fish as I was merely chasing my bucket list. I would have kept the Snook for some fillets but the season opener was still a few days out.

I'm 64 and in relatively great shape. No chronic problems 5'9 and 185, eat pretty healthy. Don't go to the gym or exercise much never had any sports injuries and am fairly active. Have all my own parts, not hip or knee replacements (so far). A lot of it is genetics but we shouldn't fool ourselves about keeping our weigh reasonable and eating healthy. Now muscle strength with take some strain off of your joints and from what I have seen a regular exercise routine really helps a lot. A couple of months ago I hiked Camelback Mountain with a friend who is about 20 years my junior and an avid hiker and it was tough keeping up with him. I met a guy ten years my senior who does it twice a day.

It still amazes me how we can communicate and relate to when we are face with a language barrier. Many years ago our company had a project manager who transferred to another office but not before transferring some construction projects into warranty to "clean his plate". Well a short time later GC's began calling into the office for us to come out and finish construction. Kinda of SHTF moment so half a dozen of us from three branches were sent to town and we each grabbed a list of projects and off we went in this small Texas border town. We worked some 12 hour days in August and some of my projects included roof work. I spent almost two weeks there with only a Sunday off. I got to know a local employee very well and on Saturday night we all crossed over into Juarez (20 years ago) and spent most of the night there in a few clubs. We hit it off pretty well and the customers loved him. About six months later he was sent here and then assigned to me to learn a new system and spent a few weeks here. Later that year we found out the company was closing his office. I asked him what he thought about relocating to here and he said he would like to. I went to bat for him with one of our PM's and the branch manager, they made him an offer and he relocated. Fast forward about 10 years and he took citizenship classes, unbeknowst to us until one day he mentioned he was going to go and take his oath. I scrambled and found a place that sold high quality american flags and then went to about five different places until I found one to do some embroidery on short notice. The day he took his oath there were about five of us there with him and about 50 other people from all different countries too. It was very emotional for all of us that day. He is like another brother to me and all though we no longer work together we are still close.

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That would be something I would really really be interested in doing to add to my turkey grand slam.

Because misery loves company.

Awesome, I love it when people put others first.

TV Show titled Then Came Bronson had Michael Parks riding his harley down what I think was baseline past an old barn with a woman painted on it. Around 1969 or 70.

I saw that post earlier this morning on Facebook.

Let us know how they treat you.

Very cool, I love how green everything is. I hope to get out before the season is over.

Glad you found something. I remember my sons excitement when he got his first gun,

Yeah, pretty much. If you have to think about whether you are baiting,,,,, You might want to contact member Kidso about hunting bears. Now, I'm not saying that what you are proposing won't work but there won't be much scent on a fresh kill to intice a bruin.

Nobody field dresses turkeys.

Almost 20 years since the dam was raised too. I worked on the project which was very cool to see. The only mishap was a crane that flipped off the top into the lake killing operator who I believe was from Payson.

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The barrel is a hair over 22 inches.

Probably a mule deer spike in the early 80's. I took a road off the four peaks road that lead to an old abandon ranch and walked the wash almost to Saguaro Lake just after sunlight and came across two spikes sparing. Shot one and followed the blood trail back and forth across the wash where I found it piled up under a tree. I had some rope so I tied it around it neck and wrapped it up over a branch. Then I grabbed the deer under one arm and lifted it up while pulling on the rope and stepping on it so it wouldn't slip. It took a few tries but eventually I go it up off the ground and gutted my first deer. Then I tossed it over my shoulder and carried it about 100 yards to the truck and drove home where I butchered it on the kitchen table while the wife was at work. It was about a 30 yard shot with a Winchester Featherweight I bought new at Walk In Auto in Tempe for $269 and put a Tasco Scope on it.

I have two magazines for it. This is an old 3x9 Leapers scope. I know but it works and will come with the rifle,both stocks and the mags.

I can post some pictures later, $400.

I have a Remington Model 788. Second owner, had it for about 20-25 years. I cut the original stock down so my kids could use it but it has a new stock on it now that I bought from Numerich Arms. It was bare so I had to put a finish on it. A little heavy but it will shoot anything MOA all day long.

RIP Sir.

Police trade in G22's are out there.

Never heard of this stuff but it sounds worthwhile. I just eat lots of protein, walk slow and drink plenty of water then just push push push back to camp.