CouesWhitetail

Congratulations!

5. Limit the pressure. If she's not comfortable with something, listen to her. If she doesn't want to take a shot at 400 feet, that should be it. Everyone now knows that I will shoot only when I'm ready period. +1 on what Naturegirl posted, especially number 5. Don't get aggressive when it's time to shoot, let her take her time and make a great shot. If the shot doesn't feel right to her, don't push her to take the shot. Rushing her and yelling at her to shoot, won't help the buck get killed. I find that most women hunters are very calm and collected when it comes time to shoot and they wait until they feel just right about the shot. Most men on the other hand seem to rush things and get very excited at the time to shoot, which often results in missed shots or requiring multiple shots to kill the animal.

great, lightweight tripod, but it's over $200: http://store.coueswhitetail.com/promaster-xc325c-tripod/ 701hd is very smooth, but bulky compared to Jim White tripod head http://store.coueswhitetail.com/manfrotto-701hd-tripod-head/ I'd go with the Jim White head if you can afford it: http://store.coueswhitetail.com/jim-white-tripod-head/

Wow, nice finds!!

Forum member "Chopshop" (aka Keith Rea, owner of the Chopshop in Florence) sent me a pic of his new CouesWhitetail.com sticker that he put in his barber shop. Looks like he has some cool stuff on the walls there! If you happen to be in Florence, swing by his place and say hello and get a haircut! Find the coues sticker:

Always fun to find some sheds!

Wow! I am so glad you had this opportunity and were able to jump on it!! What a great deal and congratulations on all your very nice animals!

you are getting a lot of good advice here. I second the idea of quality over quantity. Shooting just a few arrows with great form is so much better than shooting for an hour with no break. I say that from personal experience. I used to get frustrated and just shot more and more and I just got more frustrated. I finally figured out that I was getting fatigued and tense and it was causing a lot of inconsistency. So I would limited myself to two shots and walk to the target. Then do that another 5-6 times before stopping for the day. It really helped. Marking arrows helped too. And when I changed the way I lined up my peep site with my bowsite it really helped too. I used to try and center the pin in my peep site. But now I line the circle of the peep up with the circle of my site that is around all the pins (the guard). Then put appropriate pin on target. I found it less stressful and more consistent.

Awesome! Thank you for your generosity and for helping to support the next generation of hunters!

Way to go Justin!! Spot and stalk Antelope is a great challenge! Way to get it done!

AWESOME!! Way to get it done Parker! And thanks for sharing the hunt with us! P.S. Thanks Norteno for posting the corrected link

Way to go Parker!!!

WoW!!!! Congratulations! That is an amazing deer!!! Thanks for sharing the pics with us!

Wow, you are having an eventful season!

Thanks for the reminder!

Thank you Brian!

That's gettin' it done!! Congratulations on such great bucks! Still hunting takes extreme patience!

I wouldn't expect you to have a "bad encounter" but certainly "encounters" with illegals and drug runners are common when hunting in the 36s. There are several members here that work with border patrol and might have some advice for you. I would just be extra aware of your surroundings and make sure you let someone know where you are going and when you should be back and what to do if you don't show up. I would try and find some people to camp with. I have solo hunted in the 36s and didn't have a problem, but you just never know when that "bad encounter" is going to happen. Try and minimize your risk whenever possible. Thank you for your service in the USCG and congratulations on retirement!!

yeah, just email me....email in my signature

Excellent! that's good news.

Outstanding!! Sounds like people need to be giving you a call to get a crack at those other bucks you are seeing!!

Wow, great ending to the story! Glad you were able to find the bear! Congratulations!

that pic I posted is one of the auction tag holders....

Nice!!!

Wow! that is amazing, can't wait to see the details....