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  1. David658

    What if NM did it like this?

    OK, kind of a reboot here. This may be off the wall, but it has been suggested that NM residents can buy Land Owner tags just like NRs can. Ok... What if LO elk tags were allocated on a R/NR basis? A maximum percentage of those tags being able to go to NRs - say, 10 or 15 percent, the...
  2. David658

    External Frame Packs

    Does anyone here use external frame packs? A few years ago, I found a CampTrails on Ebay that has a nice suspension system, a significant upgrade from my CampTrails from my high school days in 1974 (which hauled out my most recent elk). I have always liked the multitude of pockets and...
  3. David658

    Rock Chucker and/or Turret Press

    I have a rock-chucker, and have reloaded very little. The passing of my father-in-law has me swimming in reloading components, and in the pile of stuff coming my way is an RCBS turret press. Is the turret press a replacement for the rock chucker, or a compliment to it? Please educate this...
  4. David658

    Tech Glitch - Lost Conversation?

    For the second time, I have received an email saying I have a new private conversation, and when I follow the link there is no message. Somehow the private message got lost. Anybody else experience this, or am I "that guy"? Am I doing something wrong - that is always a possibility.... David NM
  5. David658

    38-55 Questions

    I have a new-to-me 38-55 Winchester Low-Wall repro (Uberti). I am wondering a few things about it, and am curious if any of you have played much with this cartridge. What has been your experience with long-range shooting with this round - targets, not animals? Has anyone here loaded with a...
  6. David658

    Do you get tired?

    My boss is a hunter. Big ol' Minnesota guy, mid-50's, tremendous condition. He seems to always draw at least two tags, if not more, and usually tough draws here in NM. He takes friends hunting, his wife hunts, as do his kids. Dragged me out of my chair to my Ibex hunt in early '22, and he was...
  7. David658

    Elk call for high palate

    I have a very high palate. A regular diaphragm call will not work for me. Any suggestions? David NM
  8. David658

    Watching 2023 Ep 1 and 2 with my Granddaughter (age 8)

    Mom was out and about, dad and uncle playing some card game. I was watching Randy in Idaho, chasing elk. My baby granddaughter, age 8, with non-hunting non-gun parents, joined me in watching Randy chasing elk and shooting grouse. Lil' Marla asked grampa if she could go hunting with Grampa and...
  9. David658

    Grouse in NM

    Shoulder is shot, surgery due on 11/8. But I have these nice Remington 1100s, in 12 ga. Anybody here know anything of grouse hunting in NM? I would really like to get out and hunt before October is over and my shoulder gets cut on. Figuring that the soft-shooting 1100 will be tolerable...
  10. David658

    Well, HAD a good tag...

    Had a good ML tag, New Mexico 2B. Not stellar, but a good tag. First decent deer tag since we move here in 2015. I shoulda never helped my friend move. Blown biceps tendon, none of the medical pros I have talked to have said it was anything but a bad idea to take my arm shooting. Turning...
  11. David658

    Update, bowed out of my NM 2B ML Deer Hunt - blown shoulder repaired

    Got a call to help a friend move on Memorial Day. Just a few items, says he. He's 72, says I, how bad can it be if it is the two of us. The elliptical trainer is a really good one. Really heavy. I caught it when it fell off the dolly. Popped the biceps tendon - like, "pop!" it said. Have...
  12. David658

    Band of Brothers

    Watching again tonite. In our household, all stops when BoB is on. An uncle survived Europe as a forward observer. Another lost on Iwo Jima some 15 years before I was born. Today, 79 years ago, was a special day. Remind your children. David NM
  13. David658

    Biceps Tendon

    Got invited to help a friend move. Figured that since he is 72, how hard can it be. His wife has a really high quality elliptical trainer. They weigh about 600#. Now, I'm telling this story... We rassled it out of the basement room, up two sets of steps (flagstone, not regular nor nuttin')...
  14. David658

    Donkey for packing?

    My wife has determined that I have only so many more years to pack out game. She really likes the idea of a burro or donkey for that purpose. Does anyone have experience with using them to pack, and to keeping them as animals on the farm? David NM
  15. David658

    Burro?

    We hope to move to ID in about 18 mos. Thinking about a burro/donkey for livestock proteciton. Any experience for using them to pack out game? David NM
  16. David658

    Cataract Surgery on the Way

    Won't type out the whole saga of incompetent doctors, rapid fire prescription changes, and rapid eyesight deterioration. Just saying that I am rejoicing that my cataract surgery is scheduled for June 6. That muzzle loader my dear Bride bought me for my birthday (a Santa Fe Hawken) will...
  17. David658

    Got my first good NM Deer tag

    Whiffed on all the other tags, but got 2B Muzzleloader deer. Unfamiliar with the country, except for the fishing I have done on the tailwaters on the San Juan. Now I have a new location to learn - my wife was all fired up to go scouting tomorrow. TOMORROW - I like that idea, but for having...
  18. David658

    Pancreatitis

    My wife is spending night #2 at the No Sleep Suites, more commonly known as the hospital, with what has turned out to be a bout of pancreatitis. Out of the blue... Anybody here had experience with this? They say we will have to change diet, anybody dealt with that? This is a new one on me...
  19. David658

    NM 25 for Deer

    Anybody here hunted unit 25 in NM for deer? Got in a hurry, and ended up putting in for that unit rather than the one I intended. But deer tags in NM are rather rare, at least for me, so I'm happy to finally have my first deer tag in seven years here. Any insights appreciated - and, I already...
  20. David658

    Tent recommendation

    Last weekend, I went on an Ibex hunt in the Floridas in New Mexico. I, and my tent, can handle cold weather (a good sleeping bag does that for you), but the tent did not like the wind. Pretty much a summer tent, it's one of those up-in-a-minute tents that is great for camping in non-windy...

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