codyhuntsaz

I hear you guys....just doing him a favor. I started a post a few months ago about long range shooting and got schooled about everything involved.

These are approximate times...5pm, 630pm, 4pm, 10am, 10 minutes before shooting light was gone.

^^^^what he said

Ok cool, I guess I'll keep an eye out for it then. Thought it was taking a long time, but I wasn't sure since this is the first time I've applied in Colorado.

has anyone that applied for an antelope tag or a preference point in Colorado gotten their refund check yet? I got my deer refund about three weeks ago but still haven't received my antelope refund. Just wondering if I should call up there and find out what's going on or if everyone else is still waiting.

What make/model/caliber would you start off with? I am mostly a bow hunter, but I would like to buy/have built a rifle that will last me a long time and be able to reach out to 1000 yards. I want an all around caliber for coues, mule deer, antelope and elk. What could I buy or piece together for $1000? Or is that not even in the ballpark? That's not counting the scope. I'm sure your responses will lead to other questions I haven't thought of at the moment. I would also like to shoot factory ammo. At least at first unless I really get into long range shooting then who knows maybe I'll want to start making my own loads?

My home AC unit quit working last night and I need to have it looked at. Let me know if anybody on here owns or works for an air conditioning company. Thanks in advance!

Got the issue fixed thanks guys!!

Where from Goinhuntn??

Thank you guys for all the GREAT info so far....about 4-5 pages into the "classified" section there is a savage 111 7mm rem mag for sale. Not sure if it's still available or not I'll have to ask the seller, but would this be a good starting point? Seller is asking $750. If you more knowledgable guys wouldn't mind taking a look at the ad and letting me know if it's worth pursuing I'd appreciate it! Also, what would you recommend doing to that rifle if I bought that exact set up? Not asking about a scope at this time just the rifle. Thanks!!

I said in my original post "not counting the scope"

What model Savage do you guys recommend?

Thanks viper, I have an interview set up with Ron tomorrow.

I recently became a licensed real estate agent in hopes to make some money as a side profession. My 1st job is as an EMT. I was wondering if anyone on here is also a real estate agent? I'm currently looking for a brokerage to hang my license with and there are hundreds out there. I was wondering if anyone on here has any experience and could maybe give me some pointers on what brokerages to look at and which ones to stay away from. I'd like to go somewhere with a good training and mentoring program at first so I can learn all the in's and out's. I'm not to worried about the commission splits at this point, I just want to learn from a proven broker/agent. Thanks guys and good luck in the deer/sheep draw! Cody

Bump for those Steelheads! Those things are killers!!!! If I didn't have 3 dozen already I'd be all over those!

^^^^^ I'm happy with the way it turned out. Sorry it's not up to your standards.

Bill at R&R is very up front in telling you how long your mount will take. In my case (badger and coues buck) they were dropped off before he started missing time due to a health issue that nearly killed him. An abdominal aortic aneurysm. Someone else on here stated back problems...I don't know anything about those, But the triple A is what set him back. I had a javelina shoulder mount done in 16 months. You guys can chime in on wether or not that's to long, I really don't care. I've also dropped off 2 elk heads to be boiled, bleached and sealed an got those back in about 10 days. I've been in the shop talking to him when guys have stopped by to drop off animals and have heard him tell them that he's behind 24-36 months. He's very up front. Some guys chose to drop off their animals anyways and some have said thanks, but no thanks. Just my 2 cents. All that being said I'm not going to use R&R again until they do get caught up. But when and if they ever do get back to the 12-18 month turn around time that they were at I will for sure be a customer again.

My wife and I have been diagnosed with what doctors call unexplained infertility. We have done two rounds of IVF with no success. We have sunk in excess of $25,000 into this process with nothing to show for it but the heartbreak of two early miscarriages. This has led us down the road of adoption. I thought I would reach out to anyone here that maybe has any experience with this or has any relatives or friends that work with adoption agencies. We are just starting this journey and it can be very confusing until you know which agencies are good and which agencies you shouldn't work with. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Cody

I've had a Javelina and coues deer mounted by bill there. And the badger in the picture. R&R is great if you don't mind waiting 2 to 3 years to get your mount back. They do good work and I don't think you can beat their prices. When I had my Javelina done three or four years ago the turnaround time was about 18 months. I dropped my coues deer off in December 2012 and didn't pick it up for 30 months. I dropped off the badger that's in the picture in August 2012 and it still isn't ready so that has been there for 33 months. It's hard to complain though because over the years I've gotten to know Bill and his brother and if it wasn't for some very serious health problems with both of them The turnaround time would be much faster. Like I said when there were no health problems my Javelina was done in 18 months. To me that's an acceptable turnaround time especially for their prices. The turnaround time has gotten to be so long that I don't think I will drop any more animals off there until he has had a chance to get caught up. In his defense when they were out with their health concerns they stopped taking heads so that way they can try and turn over the work they had without getting further behind but with just one guy it's hard to catch up. I asked him when I picked up my deer a couple months ago if he was getting caught up and he said he didn't know if he would ever be completely caught back up.

Looks like I'm in 4th with 22 points

Nice bull......that's my badger on the table in the background haha

Thanks fellas and Thank you for sharing that IVHUNTER

Low 70s

I've shot 4 bulls with Rocket Steelhead 100 grain and my last elk with a 125 grain Swhacker. All have died within 50 yards. I got better penetration with the rockets, but all did an incredible job. A lot of guys on here will tell you fixed heads are a must, but shoot whatever you're most comfortable with and what shoots best for you.

You're right 398" is a HUGE bull. I never said it wasn't. I guess I just expected to see more than 4 bulls that I judged over 350". My expectations were high after I found out we drew the tag and were overinflated even more after talking to other hunters and outfitters that "hyped" up the hunt.