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keeping my fingers crossed that it stays cold until turkey season... got hosed last year, when it was 85 degrees out

I grew up with fords, but then switched to dodge. I had a 2001 that I put 270k on it, before the rear end went out... Only thing I ever really had to do was a water pump somewhere in the middle. it wasn't anything special, 2wd ext cab... when the rear end went out the book value and the rear end were the same price... so upgraded into a 2006 4 door (met a girl with two kids) and 4x4. put 70k on it before my lady decided it was time for me to upgrade.... (truck was still going strong at 160k). (again, lost the water pump on this one , but that was my only issue on it as well) got my 2018 2500 with a cummins. ------ As in other truck threads I've mentioned... if you're buying new, get a Costco membership, then go through Costco motors. Basically they send you to the nearest participating dealership for the brand you're looking for. we bought her car, and then my truck through it. its amazing

Heck... I know this is more on the antelope side of things... ELK: I had 7 bonus points going into this draw cycle. This is the third year in a row I've put in for cow.... I can't even pull a cow tag

Still got the other?

Where are you? I got two small one pounder heaters to use

So I too recently made the jump. ( I had a thread that was a few pages long in may/june). I went from a 1/2ton to 3/4 diesel (both dodges). A brand new high-end rifle, fresh out of the box doesn't make a person an expert hunter. As demonstrated in the video above, a $60,000 4x4 doesn't mean the kid knows what the heck he's doing. ha ha. There's definitely a difference between a half ton, and a 3/4ton truck when out in the woods. The main thing is gravity.... diesels weigh more than even the same size truck with a gas engine. My last day of dove turned into "where does this go" ... and that's when I learned what would be just a loose gravel road in a jeep or truck, had my new truck sliding in a couple different directions. (nothing like the video, but visions of castrations flashed in my mind, if I put a dent in our brand new truck. ha ha). MY dodge is "new outa the box" with a factory off road package, and it rides smoother than my inlaws "plain jane" identical truck. I like dodges, this is my 3rd dodge (first diesel). I drove the first one into the ground, then upgraded to a 4x4, I didn't have plans on selling that one, but the wife wanted me to have something newer (because she could upgrade from a popup---yeah, it was expensive last year). The Def tank sits lower on chevy, id be afraid of poking a hole in it in rough country. We have a ford service body at work and it gets crap for fuel economy. I run about 40-50 miles a day, and I average around 19mpg. I haven't found anything I don't like about it, after 14000 miles. How are you buying it? We started looking at used, but the rams we did find were almost as much as the new ones. Look into Costco. You can go through Costco to buy almost any make or model. We've done it the first time on the wifes Cherokee; and then last summer on my truck. They show you the factory invoice, they give you 30% off all the factory installed items, and I think it was 50% off all the factory installed stuff. I bought the tradesman, which is what one would expect for the fleet style truck. It's the base model, but found one that had a carpet, offroad package, upgraded sound (back up camera) package, and an upgraded chrome package. Wound up being everything I wanted... without the price of a Laramie

I was going to suggest Move as well. I'm looking at them as soon as the budget allows for it (by budget, I mena wife..ha ha).. anyways. I know a guy in gilbert that would be willing to weld it up... also been looking at amazon (yeah, they have everything)....

We got tags again for 23 this year. Hopefully the weather holds out better this spring than last year. Being in the 80s didn't help out

Ammon (Little creek Calls) has a really informative presentation he puts on a couple of times before the season starts up.

need to get that place thawed out before we get up there for HAM... I don't wanna sleep in the snow. lol congrats on your pig

do it online... whats more convenient then never leaving the house?

wow, im even more confused after looking at the website... Im willing to help them geradicate the nuisance with just paying a 100 bucks to camp and hunt. ha ha. $300 for a trophy fee? Wonder what they charge fro non trophy

the video has been released: https://www.wideopenspaces.com/man-accidentally-causes-huge-wildfire-at-gender-reveal-party/?utm_content=buffer38440&utm_medium=buffer&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=woo

was thinking this was a thread about the change to mountain lion regulations.... shoulda known better. ha ha

what cheese do you guys use?

give Az custom machine a call. If he can't do it, Tim might be able to direct you to someone that can

look at rugged maps. not really timely, but if you order it online it should be able to be here befor the hunt. ruggedmaps.com

Not a dog guy Tim? Hope you find the owner

pig and turkey...both into 23

We got pig (HAM) and turkey tags for 23. Now ... to keep fingers crossed turkey season isn't 90 degrees again this year

we just bought ours, and before I could use it,.. I noticed the slide wasn't timed right. Made the dealership fix it. But for future references, if its just a timing issue, look at you tube. Theres supposed to be different videos and how tos

im going to Tucson on Saturday from gilbert....

First off... kudos to you. that's very cool of you to help foster this kids interest with partaking in the lifestyle. I grew up not being exposed to it, but a family friend took me out for the first time and tried to help me out. and the correct approach, with the hunters safety. thats even better. Try to instill the ethics right from the start.

ha ha ha... rebel rouser

So, with the impending doom of decision making looming upon us for javelina... I have a question for the group. Can my 14 yr old step son partake in the HAM hunt with us. Obviously he's a minor, but what are the legalities of him carrying for a HAM hunt. --- I took him on the rifle youth hunt for his first youth hunt. We did Hunter Safety together (both required and wanted to). We helped him out, it was his hunt for sure. had buy in and shared thoughts and steered the hunt. But it was also 2 weeks before my rifle deer. Logistically speaking, it kicked my butt. It was basically pack, hunt, clean and wash all my gear, and start all over. So rather than running the risk of it happening again last year, I put him in with us in the general deer. If he can carry without either of us getting in trouble, I would like to put him in with us on the HAM.