Flatlander

What are the dates of your flights?

Apparently all I needed to do was mention 22 ammo in front of my uncles. One gave me 100 rds of mini mag last night, the other one handed me an unopened brick of federal copper tipped hollow points today. I am coming home with more ammunition than I have seen on any store shelves in years.

I am in Helena, MT this week and decided to look around for some 22 lr since that has become a favorite pastime for me. Went to 3 stores, all of them had it in stock. Prices were 7.99 for a box of 50 Remington Golden Bullett; 17.99 for 325 federal 40 gr match grade, $35 500 rington thunderbolt, $12 for 100 Norma copper tipped. I bought a box of federal match grade. No one was waiting at the door for a delivery, there was plenty in stock but as you can see the selection was pretty limited. My uncle said this is the least selection he has seen all year. Since gofer and rock chuck season just kicked off, that makes sense. This experience makes me think the problem has more to do with greedy AZ ammo hoarders than it does with conspiracies or anything else. For example I have a friend with over 1,000 rds in his safe and he doesn't even own a .22, just bought it cause he found it. What an idiotic mentality, that I feel explains the shortage perfectly.

PP have no impact on 2nd choice in WY.

Where is your half? Doing the Yellowstone Half Marathon June 13th. The course doesn't look too bad with just one 200+ ft climb in mile 6, otherwise pretty flat. It should be really scenic, just a few miles of pavement running and the rest on dirt roads and trails in the woods. I hope I don't need my bear spray!!! That is awesome! I am in that part of the country right now and the training runs have been amazing. The scenery is beautiful, I see elk and deer during my runs, it's basically heaven. Good luck, that may be one I look into in the future.

My condolences Amanda. I can't imagine ne your pain right now.

I wouldn't be so sure. You could also stay on 40 and keep coming a bit West to hunt 4b in the cedars.

Where is your half?

Someone posted one on here last year. Brian Rimsza maybe . . .

Ran 10 miles Saturday. 8:44 pace and a negative split. Set a PR this AM on 5 miles; 39:03.

88-4/8"

I have two but they are awakening cots

Love that pose

They are going to have to install a traffic light at 7 mile next August . . .

Did not weigh in this week. Ran Pat's Run Saturday and never made it to the gym. Ran 5 this AM at a 7:52 pace. Signed up for a half marathon in 3 weeks, hopefully it doesn't get too hot.

Stud buck. I love the mass above the prong.

Nope, lost my tag and the goat got donated to a food kitchen. It sucked, but it was better for me than it was for the antelope.

Does it actually show up on your background checks? I have a G&F conviction from when I was 18 that I used to list on all those applications, but when I listed it on my college application the school called me and asked about the circumstances and told me the conviction did not show up on the background check they did. After that I quit listing it and it has never come up since. In the interest of full transparency, my conviction was for harvesting a buck antelope with horns shorter than the ears. I had an archery lope tag and was sitting water, a buck and three does came in, and I waited for the does to clear before shooting at the buck. My arrow clipped the cloth on the side of the blind and sailed over the bucks back and hit a fawn that was standing immediately behind him. Neither my dad who was with me or I had any idea that fawn was there. It hit him with a perfect double lung shot, he died right there on the spot. I called G&F, self reported, plead guilty in court and paid a $100 fine. They were extremely reasonable with me, the officer even wrote some favorable notes on the citation for the judge to reference when sentencing. The judge laughed when he read the charge, gave me the minimum fine and we moved on with our lives.

Bosa has coconut cream donuts? There goes my life.

6:22 is seriously moving, nice work. I have been trying to get mine under 6:00 and its a terrible goal, I hate running the mile. I would rather run ten, than 1 for speed.

Which hunt did you get?

Of course there is a difference between a limited opp hunt and a general hunt. But the Hopi tag is no different than whatever limited opp or general hunt it corresponds with. I've had the sunset pass tag before, it went fine. I killed by 8:00 AM opening day. I scouted half a day. I hunt the same areas for the limited opp hunt as I do for Nov bull.

They are out all the time.

I know you get it, was mostly referring to some of the other comments in here. I guess there will always be something in the regs folks discover for the first time. Happens to me every year. Don't mind my sour grapes.