HORSE AND HUNTING PROPERTY ; 700 ACRES;4200 SQ FT HOUSE

Rural home in southern Colorado. 10 miles south of Rye, Colorado. 700 acres on te base of Greenhorn Mountain. Backs up to National Forest and 2,000 acres BLM land. Great hunting property for elk, mule deer and antelope. Owner of property gets land owner hunting permits from the state yearly. The terrain has three arroyos, 2 stone wells, a spring, oak brush, pinon, and other brush. Lots of grass for horses. 70 acres are fenced. The house has a metal fence and gate in the front. It has a metal roof, all weather siding, 70 assorted trees, gravel driveway and access road, lots of landscape and flowers around the house. The rest is natural landscape and rocked around the house for fire protection. There is a cement basketball court, 2 horses pens, 2- 2 car garages,(one with a work area), loafing shed, hay shed and 3 red wood decks. There are 2 retractable awnings, propane heat (1000 gallon tank), back up generator, great well and cistern. The inside of the home is 3 bedroom/2 bath. 4200 square feet with 2 living rooms, hot tub room, laundry room, kitchen, dining room, exercise or office area. It also has a brick sunken patio. 3 carved doors and carved hand rails. Knotty pine ceiling in one area. Newer fixtures and appliances. Great views of Wet Mts, Sangre de Cristo, San Juan and the Spanish Peaks. Property was featured on the Outdoor Living Network in a 1 hr show by the Gander brothers for mule deer hunting. Denver 2 1/2 hours, Colorado Springs 1 1/2 hours, New Mexico 64 miles away, La Veta Pass 25 miles.
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Southern Minnesota Fishing Report

With the high price of gas people are looking for places closer to home to fish. Here's a suggestion for people south of the Twin Cities, Albert Lea Lake.
I’m sure most people from Iowa and Minnesota have traveled on I-35 through the town of Albert Lea. The lake you cross just north of the Iowa border is Albert Lea Lake and you may have noticed this past spring the large number of fishing boats out there. The walleye fishing this spring has been outstanding, with fish as large as 12 lbs. being caught. I don’t know what is different this year from past years but the walleye bite has been great from the opener on. We were out yesterday for about 4 hours and caught about 14 walleyes between 2 of us, the largest being 23″. Most went back, although we kept a couple for a meal. Just look for the boats and go get them. Time of day has not mattered when we’ve been out, as we have caught them in the middle of the afternoon all the way to dusk. I’ve also talked to some fisherman who have been bobber fishing after dark and done well.

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2008 Jeep Wrangler Rankings

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The 2008 Jeep Wrangler ranks 16 out of 26 Affordable Compact SUVs. This ranking is based on an analysis of 54 published reviews and test drives of the Jeep Wrangler.

The 2008 Jeep Wrangler offers superior off-road capabilities in a rugged package. However, it sacrifices on-road handling and comfort.

The Wrangler is a rugged SUV designed to be most comfortable and capable off the pavement. Consequently, the Wrangler's weaknesses are in its on-road performance, but that may not matter to some buyers. U.S. News reviewer Rick Newman explains: "People put up with it, because Jeeps represent freedom and nonconformity. In a Jeep, you're not like other people." Since the Wrangler was completely redesigned for 2007, the 2008 model remains virtually unchanged, with the exception of a few new features and options. In 2007, Jeep added a four-door model, the Unlimited, to the Wrangler line. It competes with rugged midsize SUVs such as the Toyota FJ Cruiser and Hummer H3. The 2007 model is a Best in Class winner for SmartChoice Retained Value and was named 4Wheel & Off-Road's 4x4 of the Year.

The Wrangler comes in three trim levels -- the base X, the Sahara, and the top-of-the-line Rubicon -- in either a basic two-door or an Unlimited four-door version.

* "Whether you spend your time in the African jungle or the asphalt jungle, if you're a Wrangler fan, you'll like the new machine." -- Car and Driver
* "The Unlimited is pretty good by Wrangler standards, but holds little appeal if you're not a Jeep fan." -- USA Today
* "...the Wrangler Rubicon's strengths constitute its primary weaknesses in routine city-suburban commuting, where it is least efficient, least comfortable, and generally less than enjoyable." -- Washington Post
* "We can't forget that most of the Wrangler's wrongs are necessary to make other things right. Of the 77 vehicles calling themselves 'SUV,' try finding even one that the Wrangler won't walk all over when the pavement ends." -- Automotive.com

Wrangler Performance - 7.1 (Good)

Reviewers emphasize that serious off-road drivers will love the 2008 Wrangler; others, decidedly, will not. Consequently, the little Jeep ranks around the middle of its class for performance. The Washington Post finds its suspension and huge tires "lousy for pavement driving, where their ruggedness often translates to a brutally bumpy ride." Still, not many SUVs can match the Wrangler's off-roading prowess. Continue with our full Performance Review to learn about the Rubicon model's best-in-class ground clearance. continue
Wrangler Exterior - 7.7 (Good)

The 2008 Jeep Wrangler line includes the four-door Unlimited, which is the largest Wrangler ever. Reviewers love the fact that the redesign preserves the classic Wrangler elements -- which ranks near the top of its class for its rugged styling. "So, yes, the exterior is dramatically new -- but there's no mistaking it's still a Wrangler," says Truck Trend. "As it has since its military debut 65 years ago, the body wears more exposed hardware than a Home Depot." Continue with our full Exterior Review to learn why reviewers have complaints about the confusing rear liftgate and optional three-piece Freedom Top, or check out our Photo Gallery. continue
Wrangler Interior - 6.1 (Mediocre)

Reviewers find that the 2008 Jeep Wrangler's interior is improved over the pre-2007 generation, but they still say it's not up to par with the competition. Consequently, the Wrangler's interior ranks near the bottom of its class. "The Wrangler's role as the rugged one makes a great excuse for de-emphasizing the details," says Automotive.com. "Watch for the manual locks and crank-up windows, the tyranny of hard plastic, limp levers here and there, and doors that feel molded from petrified cardboard." Continue with our Interior Review to learn why the X base model is one of the most sparse SUVs on the market when it comes to standard features, or check out our interior photos. continue
Wrangler Safety - 8.3 (Very Good)

Both the two-door and Unlimited four-door versions of the 2008 Jeep Wrangler do extremely well in federal government crash tests. Jeep also provides a number of accident avoidance features as standard equipment. Continue with our full Safety Review to learn why rear visibility could pose a hazard. continue
Wrangler Reliability - 6.0 (Mediocre)

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Kabetogama/Namakan Fishing Report June 16, 2008

Abnormal weather patterns dominate the news in the Midwest; Kabetogama and Namakan are no exception.
Namakan basin, which includes Kabetogama, Sand Point, and Crane, is dealing with unusually high water tables.
Thus far the high water has only been an inconvenience to anglers as the strong bite on Kabetogama and Namakan continues.
Shallow water in wind blown bays has been providing anglers with action from walleyes, bass, northern and saugers.
Cool water temps, strong currents and turbid water has probably contributed to mid-day action as well as the usual morning
and evening bite.
As this next week promises to hold dry weather and sunshine, expect walleyes to finally school up near and on reefs.
Sandbar edges dropping to the 22-28' depths will be holding walleye and sauger. Look for slip-sinker rigs using crawlers and
leeches to be a good presentation method.
Slip bobbering the shorelines with minnows, leeches, or crawlers will still get random walleyes, as well as bass and northerns.
Best pike hangouts will be bays like Mud, Daily, Nebraska, and Lost Bay; start shallow then move deep.
Smallmouth action is on the rip-rap shorelines and rock pile edges. Shallow running lures like husky jerks and X-raps should
net you lots of fish.
Crappie action remains slow; Sullivan Bay, Lost Lake, or Old Dutch Bay in Namakan could get you started.

Lake Oahe Fishing Report

No much has changed since the last report. The walleye fishing continues to be excellent! We are seeing limits of very nice fish. They have been using minnows and crawlers. 10 - 15 feet of water anywhere from below us north to Swiftbird has been good. You'll notice that in some of the new photos there are three people and only eight fish. Don't worry....fishing isn't going downhill.

Fishing Reports For Rainy Lake and Lake Kabetogama

Walleye and Crappie are biting on Rainy Lake. The preferred bait is a minnow and the walleye can be found from shallow shorelines to 30 feet of water. Crappie are also hanging in the shallows to about 20 feet of depth. Northern Pike are most active on the edges of weedy areas in the shallows. The best reports are coming from Black Bay and Lost Bay and some of the islands just west of Brule Narrows. Smallmouth bass have not been very active. Water levels are high and certainly have an effect on where the fish are congregating.


Rainy River walleye are staying close to the areas with current, the outside corner of a wide bend for instance, and smallmouth bass have been hitting on plastics in the shallower areas. Again, water levels are high and can fluctuate so it might be hard to find the right spot, and that may not be the right spot one day later.
In Minnesota, the land of ten thousand lakes, Kabetogama is a wild, untapped treasure. Anglers who long for wide open spaces and good fishing will revel in the cool, clean waters and solitude of Kabetogama. Walleye, Northern Pike, bass and crappies . . .whatever you're looking for, we've got.

Spring fishing always creates excitement as fish travel from spawning beds to shallow reefs and the unending shorelines of Lake Kabetogama. As the water warms by mid-June, schooling walleyes travel to deeper waters and challenge anglers to follow their feeding habits.

GPS

One of the great things about having GPS is the ability to return to a particular spot on a lake without having to use marker buoys. We all have known the joys of finding feeding fish and marking the spot with a buoy only to have every tourist fishing boat on the lake start fishing on top of your marker. With GPS you can mark your spot and then find a nice snaggy spot on top of the rocks and place a tourist buoy to keep the other boats away from you and start fishing in peace.

Kabetogama/Namakan Fishing Report June 9, 2008

High water and warm (normal) weather on the weekend have set up
fast ever-changing conditions, keeping anglers on their toes.

Spring fishing conditions are at long last giving way to summer fishing
conditions which means changing depth, changing bait and changing your presentation.

An ever popular area on Kabetogama will be Center Reef and the flats--this
area offers structure, and varying depths from 10-35'. This rock and gravel
bottom is an annual producer.

Windblown shores on Sugar Bush Island will be a great area to use a slip-sinker rig.
Now is the time to convert from minnows to leeches and crawlers.

Namakan's Blind Indian Narrows, Tar Point, Cemetery Island, and the shores of
Namakan Island should be good areas to slip-sinker rig, concentrating on 18-30'.

Smallmouth coming up shallower and beginning to bite artificial lures-- both surface
and shallow runners. Rip-rap shorelines and submerged rock reefs are good areas to find them.

Northern pike are active--especially the 2-4# size. Big northern are staging in deeper
waters outside weedy soft bottom bays. Try trolling at 12-18' with lures, or slip-bobber
or fish with sucker minnows in the same areas.

The Lilacs are finally blooming; this is nature's indicator that the temps are right for crappie
action in shallow water--like Sullivan Bay and Lost Lake.