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Here is the list of firearms. There are multiple pics of each firearm in the spreadsheet, but I only copied over the representative pics. For more information about each firearm, including scope and commemorative info, PM me for my friend's contact info. As the Regional Director for NWTF, he travels quite a bit between Phx, Flag, Tucson, Page, NM, Sierra Vista, and El Paso. I'm sure he can arrange to meet you somewhere close to his travels, but you'll have to work that out with him. As of this post, everything is still available. He has had a few inquires, so I will update the list as things get sold. Update: Heritage Rough Rider sold! Others still available, but he's getting inquiries. Ruger American 30-06 Sprg $325 ISSC M22 $190 Cricket Precision .22 $225 Mossberg MVP Series 7.62mm NATO $570 Ruger American .223 Rem $325 Browning Hi Power 9mm 1 of 300 $900 (NWTF Commemorative)

Interesting. I can open excel on my phone (Galaxy 9). But it's a good point. I spent two days fighting a crappy server to get that spreadsheet downloaded in the middle of pressing deadlines, so I posted the spreadsheet thinking most everyone could open it so I could get back to my workload issues. I'll work on getting a list soon.

Where are you located? He travels quite a bit as the NWTF Regional Director for AZ, NM, and west Texas. I'm sure he can meet you somewhere along his travels.

It would, indeed, be nice for them to clarify. The wording above is consistent with their approach back in 2013 when they first put those regs in place. I called some level-headed connections as soon as I saw what they were originally proposing because I was headed to south Texas deer hunting. They way it was originally written (and is currently being blasted out), you'd have to stop in New Mexico or at the AZ/NM line and bone everything out. Texas law is, from my recent memory, that the game can be quartered or whole, but not boned out until it reaches its final destination. I pointed out the legal situation they would be putting everyone in by their demands. AGFD Law Enforcement actually called me and we had a great talk about the legal demands and moral/ethical situation of having to bone out your animal on the side of the interstate or at a rest stop to comply with two states' completely opposite laws and how some processors can take up to a month to get everything processed to bring back legally. I'm sure I wasn't the only one complaining, because the wording changed to exactly what was written above shortly after that.

I always forget about that because I never buy licenses/tags anywhere else. Thanks for clarifying, ugly dude!

Bump. I found another box of once-fired Federal brass. So here is what is left: Die, Hornady modified case, 1x, 4-5x fired Win (ziplock bag), Fed (1 box), & Rem brass (3 boxes; 2x fired), bullets, and VOR-TX ammo still available. $60 OBO for package deal + shipping.

We've had multiple Wildlife Managers come to talk at our Hunter Ed classes in Flagstaff and they all say the same thing: take a picture of your signed license or download a copy to show you have one in case you forget it. They will accept it. I have pictures of all four of our hunting/fishing licenses on my phone and I've sent those pics to all three of my family members. And, no, it won't work for your tags for the reason specified above. Tag has to be on you and a lost one can be replaced at any AGFD office after filling out an affidavit.

A hometown friend called me yesterday asking about load data for either Barnes TSX-FN or Hornady MonoFlex bullets in his Marlin 336. He's going to be hunting the thick brush of northern Minnesota, so he wants to find a good load for either of these bullets. He told me he's had poor luck with 175 gr bullets of other manufacturers, but he really wants to use non-lead. I don't load for the 30-30, and I've given him all of the advice I can, with regards to looking in Barnes' manual and online data. Hornady doesn't have online data for any of their loads and my manual at home doesn't include data for the 140gr MonoFlex bullet. I've also given him the information on Hornady's two lines of loaded ammunition that has the 140gr MonoFlex and Barnes' VOR-TX with the 150 gr TSX-FN. I figured someone here has worked up loads for either of these two bullets (all he is interested in) and can offer some insight that I can pass along. Thanks!

Thank you, sir! Greatly appreciated and I will pass it along!

My friend is far from a leftist. He's quite the opposite, actually. He simply believes in the performance of Barnes bullets based on other rifles he has, understands the conservation benefit, and wants to load his rifle with them. I have no desire to turn this political, so lets all just keep this about the requested information, please.

Thanks! To be clear to pass on to my friend, that's the Barnes 150 gr TSX FN, correct?

My great uncle was a bomber pilot in WWII. He was shot down and spent nine months in a German POW camp in Holland. He was fed a tulip bulb every day for food and given a cup of tea with it. He went home after his release, but answered the call again in Korea. I didn't learn the whe story until after he passed. If all my grandma's brothers and sisters (12 total), he was my favorite. So dang funny and humble.

If you don't think you can do it yourself, try Goodman Electric in Flagstaff. Our TKD Master's son works there and he's a stand up guy with a great work ethic.

Updated. I had a moment of weakness after a jerk at my house followed by a compelling, friendly pm from a guy here. I sold the unfired Winchester brass separately. Die, Hornady modified case, 1x-4-5x fired Win & Rem brass, bullets, and VOR-TX ammo still available. Price drop = $60 for package deal + shipping.

You should pay me $20 since this is the only way I ever hear from you!

I had to read that twice. ON...get you ON!! My bad.

If the Claw sale falls through, I'm definitely interested!

The southwest winds have been pushing most of the smoke away from town proper. The Doney Park/Timberline area has been getting hit pretty hard with smoke. It laid down nicely over the northern part of town overnight, last night. There was a cool inversion layer as I was driving to work this morning.

Just now seeing this. Talk to Randy Lawson over at Harry Lawson Custom Rifles. When I lived in Tucson, he did quite a bit of work for me. I didn't have any repairs, but I can't think why he couldn't do it. Randy is a great guy and does great work.

Latest report is still low containment (barely above 10%), but its still sitting at about 1900 acres. Unfortunately, the rains that were supposed to materialize yesterday didn't and the prospects for rain are decreasing through the weekend. The concern for the fire, itself, is not as big as it was a couple of days ago, but this isn't over yet. That big rain that hit Tuesday was golden, though. It really knocked fire behavior back significantly, allowing crews to gain ground. The sandbagging has started in earnest, though. Lessons were learned about post-fire flooding after the Schultz Fire in 2010.

We recently took a family vacation to Cancun to get away for a bit. Of course, I had to book a flats trip since the last time I was there in 2010, I landed my first tarpon on a fly rod. Since it was the whole family this time, we had to book two boats. My son and I were in one boat and my wife and daughter were in the other boat. We started off at sunrise and almost immediately our boat hit a school of permit. I found out how much I need to practice my saltwater fly casting, but we did our best to sneak in close to the school of about 500 fish. I laid out a great cast, had a take, and set the hook perfectly. After about 20 seconds, my line went slack. I reeled in to see the fly gone and my leader broken above the knot. As we were discussing what happened, a 5-6 foot lemon shark rolled on the surface about 10 feet from our boat! I'm guessing that is what happened to my fish and the fly. We quickly tied on a new fly and then our guide rigged a spinning rod for Jacob to cast off the side while I was launching flies. He ended up missing two hook sets and I hooked another fish. This one worked out and I ended up landing a ladyfish that sneaked in between us and the permit. The guide dismissed it as a trash fish (which they are to sport-fisherman), but I was proud and excited to finally break in my Orvis 9wt with a landed fish! The permit finally spooked, so we took off after tarpon again. It didn't take long to find rolling tarpon, but they were super picky and wouldn't take a fly. I let Jacob jump up front for his turn and he had a blast. His first cast landed a mangrove snapper! Not long after that, a tarpon came surging out of the mangroves and caught everyone by surprise. It was over as soon as it happened. We worked our way around the mangroves and our guide spotted 6-7 tarpon swimming up ahead, but there were 3-4 barracuda between us and them. Jacob needed a long cast to get past the cuda, but landed right in front of them. They didn't disappoint and grabbed his lure before he could get away from them. It was his biggest cuda to date (about 18"), but we opted to forego pics and get back after the tarpon, which were still there. About 10 casts later, he finally got everything lined up and a nice little tarpon hooked him up! He fought it amazingly and it jumped three times before it took him straight to the mangroves and broke him off. It looked to be about a 10-15 lb class tarpon and the look on his face said it all. He LOVES tarpon fishing now! Shortly after that, we found another school of rolling tarpon and it was my turn. I had a take on my fly rod and managed to set the hook. Two jumps later, the fish was gone because I forgot to give it slack on the jump, even though I “bowed to the king” lowering my rod. The school didn’t spook and I had a few more takes, but I couldn’t get a hook set. On three or four of the takes, I stood the, mesmerized, as I watched the tarpon inhale my fly and then spit it out. The other couple of takes resulted in me reverting to a “trout set” and yanking the fly completely out of the fish’s mouth. When we got back to the boat, I found out my wife landed a nice 15-20 lb class tarpon and my daughter had a couple of missed strikes. We saw lots of sting rays, including eagle rays, and my wife’s boat saw a crocodile from a safe distance. Man, I love saltwater flats fishing! If you’re down there and interested, I highly recommend Cancun Fly Fishing (https://www.cancunflyfishing.net/). Enrique and his son, Bernardo, do a great job! I really hate that pics come out sideways and upside down and I can't fix them on this, despite my best efforts. My apologies for the crazy pics and my ignorance at how to manage them.

Thanks! I lost track of how many times it jumped and it actually put a bend in my 9wt, for no bigger than it was. The guide was funny. He was like, "Oh, its just a ladyfish. They're trash fish." I told him I understood, but was getting my picture anyway since it was the first fish on that rod! I like fishing too much to consider any fish, especially one caught on a fly rod, a trash species! He figured out pretty quickly that we weren't his usual, high-maintenance clients! I've caught one tarpon on the fly before, back in 2009 in the same area. It was smaller than my wife's, but it was a blast! The Keys and/or Belize is high on my list, especially for another chance at permit. I need to get a bone on my new 8wt. I've caught a bone on spinning gear at Abaco Island and, honestly, I'd go after bones all day over tarpon. Of course, I haven't gotten into big tarpon! I mention to my wife going back to Abaco at least once a week!

I got my daughter the original Axis (non-accutrigger) in 7mm-08 when she started hunting. That thing is lights out accurate and groups several different loads well. Here is a free bump for a great deal on a great rifle!

I wasn't at the community meeting, but that sounds about dead-on. Flooding in the 4th street area, near Coconino High School.

My boss is working closely with the new IMT, and was heavily involved with the original Type 3 IMT. That's a local crew and they were doing a solid job. As of this afternoon, the drastically increased humidity kept the fire in check today. It's still barely above 1000 acres. Inciweb listed it as 1800 acres this morning, but that was an error and miscommunication between the two IMTs. There is still 0% containment because of not being able to burn out last night, despite the evacs. It is, in fact, the highest priority fire in the US right now. It's not spreading west, which is surprising, but nobody is arguing it, either!