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Congratulations, on the bears and the video. That was really nice.

I bought a 12x17 montana canvas from cabelas 13 years ago. The kwik kamp frame is an internal frame made out of 1" pipe. It was the frame cabelas offered at the time. It is extremely stout and I have had 10 inches of snow on the tent with no problems. I have had to cut the legs and shorten the rafters once due to canvas shrinkage over the years but it still does not leak anywhere. I had screen doors installed in each end as an option, no stove jack, spread out a tarp for the floor covered by indoor outdoor carpet.

Buy a Montana canvas and a kwik kamp frame and be thankful they did not answer.

My daughter shoots 39 grains of aa2520 with 139 grain hornady interlocks out of her NEF . Nothing fancy but proven effective on deer and elk, javelinas, and a couple of coyotes. This load shoots consistent " minute of bottled water".

Buying a Polaris Ranger after quite a bit of research. What do you guys think about the Rangers or Rhino's?

Just left the ranch today. Used the ranger all weekend. It has never seen a paved road and has over 1900 hours on it. It is a 2002 model and has been used for everything a large ranch can throw at it. The floorboards cracked the first week, mine did also on my 2010. All in all it's been a great dependable machine.

I didn't read anything about a bobcat, or monster bucks?

We have two labs, they are very eager to please. We have indoor cats, and outside chickens, calves etc. they respond very well to a verbal scolding, When they act aggressively towards anything that we wish they would not. I would not worry about cats, point your finger at the dog, raise your voice, he more than likely will never pay any attention to them again.

I also carry the LCP in 380. I carried an XD 40 for a couple of years and it always got in the way while glassing, sitting etc. I would much rather have the 380 with 7 shots than a cannon in the truck.

My father called in three toms this morning in Unit 1. Rolled him up with a load of fours at 35 yards with his old L.C.Smith side by side he calls "Deliverance". Dad will be 81 this year

I have only sold one firearm in my life, a ruger 77 in 7 mag. We glass bedded it, floated the barrel, up pressure on the barrel, re crowned it, tried every load. Bullet combo imaginable. Three shot wonder, then start all over again. Changed out scopes, rings, bases, never so happy to get rid of it.

+1 except for the kit I bought didn't have a micrometer. You have to have one. I bought an rcbs model mike and it was expensive. You can get better ones cheaper at a good auto parts store. The powder manufacturers also publish a lot of load data for free on the internet.

I have the hundred dollar model, I think 1/3 hp. It has worked well and will spit out meat fast enough to keep you really busy. I hope you have some packaging help. Between ranch beef and game I buy roasts, briskest, whatever's on sale and grind them for burger. You get a lot better burger if you do this at half the cost of pre ground extra lean.

Received #21 this year. Never been drawn.

Good beer does not come in a can so get your favorite brand of swill, drink about a third of it. I like to chunk up some onions, garlic, cilantro, red peppers and stuff them in the can with the beer. Shove this up the chickens butt and stand it on the grill carefully so it will not tip over. Usually the chickens drumsticks will help keep it balanced. Cook it slowly over medium heat and baste the outside with your favorite seasoning and melted butter. I like to cook them for about an hour and fifteen minutes or so until a meat thermometer reads 170 degrees or you can grasp a drumstick and pull off the whole thigh. The biggest secret is to cook it long and slow. You can also stuff the can with fruit or whatever you feel might accent the taste. You really can't screw it up.

That would be a threesome for you, probably get thrown off a telescope or something! If they don't hurry NM wont be getting my 8 bills either.

Not topic related but I searched for quite awhile to get information on acquiring the necessary " tag" to sell bobcat pelts. Unsuccessful.

I appreciate the way you laid it all out there so that the " average joe" could interpret it. Even if your numbers are off by a million, a blatant over inflation was declared.

Jack and coke is a little smoother.

Went for the head shot on a young rock sqirrel atop the wood pile at my house one day. Ended up hitting it through the mouth, broadside. It flipped and flopped and eventually drug itself under the shed. A couple of years later the dogs brought up a skeleton of a mature rock squirrel with summer teeth. (some are here some are there). Several lower teeth had grown completely through its upper jaw and one even came out of where its nose would have been. The upper teeth had done the same thing. These teeth were over an inch long and twisted and curly. I'm sure it was the squirrel who took the pellet to the face and his teeth never matched up again to keep them filed down. He had a womans nylon tangled all up in those protruding teeth and I guess he finally starved.

I carried an xd - 40 for a couple of years, nice pistol in a sub compact, lots of fire power. I carried it in a tactical holster and it always seemed to be in the way. I carry a ruger LCP in 380 now. Sacrificed some fire power but the LCp fits great on my badlands shoulder straps or hip belt.

I'm glad you asked that question. Unfortunately I can't answer it because I have been wondering the same thing. It makes Sence that the extra reticles would be faster as a known reference, but which cross hair do you use with your turrets?

My church is unit 31. If I lived any closer I would attend unit 1

I had a pretty good idea where some pigs were hanging out so the "lucky one" came by with his 2 grandsons one evening to give them a try. We found them and after a little manuevering Rusty was able to get off a shot. We heard the arrow hit some brush before it struck the pig, but it sounded good and the pig went out like his tail was on fire. This is the branch that he hit. A small mesquite limb about 1/2 inch in diameter. Rusty was shooting 100 grain Vortex broadheads and we were sure the deflection would have opened at least 1 blade so we were a little concerned about penetration. Rusty had his son in law meet us back at the house with an extra flashlight and we returned to try and find some blood. This is where the quite heavy blood trail led us. Of course he had died in the center of the culvert, which was an 18 inch pipe about 1/3 full of dirt. We joked with the kids telling them we were going to tie a rope to their feet and to let us know when they had a hold of him so we could drag them out. I went over to the barn and this is what we came up with. The hog extractor worked, and so did that Vortex broadhead. The blade had in fact been open on impact and full penetration was achieved. This shows the penetration and exit. Rusty had taken a great pig with a pumpkin sized head with his grand sons by his side. Ages 7 and 4. The whole gang with the "HOGGENATOR" Rusty and i went out the next weekend and found a big herd with 12 - 15 pigs. We put a stalk on them and they started lining out so we gave calling a shot. It was getting dark so it was now or never. Well they came boiling in from about 200 yards out and I shot the first one on us. Unfortunately I don't have a 3 yard pin and the pig got between us and I made a bad shot when it was safe to shoot. I told Rusty "bad hit" as the pig tried to whirl Rusty said "I don't think so" This is what he saw at impact. I was shooting 125 grain Swhackers and it blew through him after severing the spine. ( lots of energy at 9 feet ). The exit was quite impressive. Mature pig. I like to throw a half hitch over the top of the snout and behind the teeth and then tie it off to a short stick for the drag out. Keeps em off you, and works really good.

Took a couple of the older bucks off, added a couple from last year. Some of these were once displayed in the house and now they sit in the shed gathering dust. Once sealed though I can spray them off with a hose and they look brand new again.