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12-04-2022, 09:35 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Lufkin
Hunt In: East Tx, Kansas, South Africa, Waiting for IOWA!!
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Central Texas Free Range Success!!
For the last several years my family and I have been fortunate to go hunt a beautiful place in Menard County on the SanSaba River with Droptine3030. This hunt is primarily a whitetail
hunt for us, but with it being on the river exotics do come through. In years passed we have taken some axis does for the meat, and I have encountered some bulls out of bow range. My limited experience with axis has proved to me that they’re are sporadic to pattern and skid-dish when you do encounter them. The majority of the time when I have seen them on the ranch it’s too late because they have already seen us! I personally have gotten to a point where I don’t rifle hunt much anymore. If I am in a rifle blind it is to guide my six year old. Well a little before this trip Nathan got some pictures of what I imagine as the ideal axis buck. With this in mind I opted to bring my rifle with me to the blind when I sat with my son. In the years I have known Nathan I haven’t known of him wanting to hunt anything on the ranch, but he did try some to get on this particular axis bull with no success. Our first afternoon, Easton and I went and hunted a blind at the black of the ranch where Nathan had not hunted for the bull. At 5:25 an axis doe came out of the brush. My son asked if he could shoot her, but I had a feeling we better wait. It wasn’t much longer I looked up to see what looked like a goal post heading towards her. Like I said I don’t rifle hunt much because it doesn’t do it for me like bowhunting, but when this thing stepped out at 140 yards I got the shakes that make us all do it! It took awhile to get a good angle on him, and I still never really calmed down, but I managed to make it happen and I am coming back to East Texas with some excellent meat, and a taxidermy bill! He’s actually bigger than we thought. His long side is 37” on the nose and the shorter side is broke off and is still 36-1/8”. He got the classic barrel shape that I love as well! Thanks again Nathan, we have made countless memories on this ranch with you and I hope you will have us back again!!   Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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12-04-2022, 09:39 AM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Sorry Azz Houston & Young County
Hunt In: Young County & Anywhere A Duck Flies!
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Congrats! Great buck
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12-04-2022, 09:44 AM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Burleson, Texas
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Wow! 37" and 36"? Nice Axis!
 
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12-04-2022, 09:51 AM
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Eight Point
Join Date: Apr 2014
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Awesome deer!
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12-04-2022, 09:51 AM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: San Angelo, TX
Hunt In: Texas
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Congrats again on the giant Axis.
Give ole Nathan a hard time for me. 
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12-04-2022, 09:57 AM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Ennis,Tx
Hunt In: WG Outdoors on Facebook
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Congrats. That’s a stud!!!
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12-04-2022, 10:02 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: San Juan, TX
Hunt In: Starr county
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Awesome. Congrats
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12-04-2022, 10:05 AM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Lake Granbury
Hunt In: Coke Co
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Nice congrats!
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12-04-2022, 10:37 AM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: Livingston Texas
Hunt In: Between Onalaska and Groveton
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Stud Axis. Congrats on an overall phenomenal hunting season.
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12-04-2022, 10:41 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Spring, Tx (Klein)
Hunt In: Yorktown
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Congrats!
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12-04-2022, 10:57 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Back in TEXAS!!! Sandia, TX
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My goodness your taxi bill this year is going to be a large one!!! Congrats on one more excellent animal!!
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12-04-2022, 11:28 AM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Lexington , TX /Lee
Hunt In: Lampasas , Lee , Bastrop
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Awesome axis ! By the look On his face , you might want to make sure you send him a Christmas card attached to a new can am.
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12-04-2022, 11:32 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
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A fine Axis!
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12-04-2022, 11:34 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Conroe
Hunt In: Hill Country
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What an awesome axis! That’s def an incredible animal. Lots of folks hunt for a long time and never kill one that good.
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12-04-2022, 11:36 AM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri
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Oh yeah he's a purty one. Congratulations.!
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12-04-2022, 11:40 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Lufkin Tx
Hunt In: Frio, Polk Counties, Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Africa
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Congratulations again buddy!
Phenomenal Axis!! Phenomenal year! Well deserved! |
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12-04-2022, 11:43 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: McAllen
Hunt In: Starr/Hidalgo Co.
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Very nice, congrats
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12-04-2022, 11:44 AM
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Six Point
Join Date: Jan 2015
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Stud
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12-04-2022, 11:48 AM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Frisco DFW
Hunt In: Gordon TX, Colorado, Browning TX
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Beauty of a buck
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12-04-2022, 11:50 AM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Jarrell
Hunt In: Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, etc.
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Great buck!! Free range?
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12-04-2022, 11:58 AM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: May 2015
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Awesome critter!
Good skilling MrSpies. |
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12-04-2022, 12:44 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Lufkin
Hunt In: East Tx, Kansas, South Africa, Waiting for IOWA!!
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Quote:
Yessir Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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12-04-2022, 12:57 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Rockwall
Hunt In: Kent county
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Man that’s a stud of an axis. Congratulations!
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12-04-2022, 01:01 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Burnet County
Hunt In: Anywhere I can
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A beaut of axis buck. Congrats.
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12-04-2022, 01:37 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sonora, Tx
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That’s a stud of an axis buck!!!!!
Congrats! Bisch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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12-04-2022, 01:41 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: San Antonio
Hunt In: Sutton County
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That’s an awesome buck!! The more I look at it the bigger he gets!!! What a stud
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12-04-2022, 03:25 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Lockhart
Hunt In: Everywhere I can
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Nice! Congrats!
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12-04-2022, 03:32 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Helotes
Hunt In: Kimble County
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Monster, congrats!
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12-04-2022, 05:21 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Clear Lake
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Congrats!!!!
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12-05-2022, 07:48 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Calhoun County
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Congratulations!
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12-05-2022, 07:52 AM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Leon County
Hunt In: Home
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Nice!
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12-05-2022, 11:54 AM
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Spike
Join Date: Oct 2022
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: South TX
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congratulations! that's awesome
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12-05-2022, 01:41 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Kingwood, TX
Hunt In: Mason County and Western States
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Congrats, great Axis!
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12-05-2022, 01:48 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress Tx
Hunt In: Brady, Tx
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what a toad! Congrats
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12-05-2022, 05:00 PM
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Six Point
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Texas
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What a STUD AXIS
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12-05-2022, 05:01 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: DFW
Hunt In: All over TX
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Heck yeah, Congrats!
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12-05-2022, 05:54 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Own property in Burleson,Leon and Coleman counties.
Hunt In: Burleson Coleman Leon counties
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That’s a whopper. Congrats.
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12-05-2022, 06:15 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: North Texas
Hunt In: North Texas, South East Texas, Hill Country
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So cool. Congrats!
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12-05-2022, 06:23 PM
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Eight Point
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Angelo,Fort Mckavett
Hunt In: San Angelo
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Fine Animal sir Fine Animal ��
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12-05-2022, 06:26 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Austin,TX
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Wow--what a thrill and an awesome axis! Congrats!
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12-05-2022, 10:16 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Grapevine
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Congratulations, that is an outstanding buck. Nice shooting.
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12-06-2022, 03:26 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Johnson County
Hunt In: Anywhere
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Very nice congratulations!
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12-06-2022, 08:23 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Waco
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What a beautiful animal. Congrats.
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12-06-2022, 08:34 AM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Apr 2007
Hunt In: Upton County
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Very nice Axis, congrats.
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12-06-2022, 09:05 AM
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Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: san antonio
Hunt In: Central and South Texas
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Congrats!!
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12-06-2022, 09:10 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2009
Hunt In: Young county
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Congrats on a great one!
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12-06-2022, 09:15 AM
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Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Flatonia
Hunt In: Fayette
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37" is getting up there. Congrats on a big one
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12-06-2022, 09:26 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Taylor/Franklin
Hunt In: Robertson & Limestone Co
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Pretty impressive. Congrats
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12-06-2022, 09:29 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Deer Park
Hunt In: Edwards Co
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Word..Congrats
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12-06-2022, 09:59 AM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: San Antonio
Hunt In: Menard and Jackson counties
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Congrats. I can't wait until they re-populate our section NW of Menard.
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