CouesWhitetail

Love the spotted skunk too, they are very cool looking! For those not familiar with that species of skunk, here is a link to more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_skunk

good question, it's been so long since I made the first few and when we redesigned the site, I don't think they got moved over. I will look around and see if i can find them. thanks for asking!

Have a great one Shelvin!

God Bless all those who gave their lives in defense of this country. And as a thank you to those who are veterans, I am again offering free tickets to military veterans to attend the SCI banquet in Tucson, June 10. If you are a active military or served in the past, send me an email (see signature for email address) and let me know you want to attend. for more info on the banquet: https://www.azsci.com/

hahaha, I had a similar experience during elk season. I parked the vehicle in the predawn darkness at a spot I had never been to, but wanted to hunt that day. I got out of the vehicle and there were elk screaming and fighting right near me! I turned my GPS on and set it on the ground next to my vehicle so it could be searching for satellites while I was very quietly gathering my gear. I took off in the dark to follow the bugles and it wasn't until later in the morning when I took a break that I stopped to check where I was on the GPS....but I couldn't find my GPS...I had left it at the vehicle. A bit of panic flowed over me when I realized I didn't have my GPS. This was a place I had NEVER hiked in or even driven around! So I was completely unfamiliar with the area. Luckily I always carry a map and compass with me, so I took a couple bearings to some hilltops I could see and figured out where I should be on the map and roughly how I should get back. The difficult part was that my map didn't show all the dirt roads and I crossed a couple on the way back to my vehicle. It was hard just putting all my faith in the compass and not just getting on one of those roads and walking them. I didn't cross any roads in the dark on the way in, but somehow the route I took back took me over some that weren't on my map. Anyway, I have used the compass enough to trust it, so I just kept going and found the vehicle .

I love my Instant Pot! I haven't used it much for game yet though. I made some amazing ribs in it last night (but they were pork). I would think it would be great for any roast or stew or for things like rabbit or squirrel or even quail.

Wow! Gorgeous bird! Congratulations and thanks for sharing the hunt with us!

You basically upload the video to a video site, such as Youtube, Vimeo or perhaps photobucket. Then copy and paste the link to that video into your post here. Vimero seems to be working the best with the current version of forum software. Sometimes Youtube links post as just a link rather than a video player showing the video in your post. I haven't used photobucket, but sounds like IA born can help with that.

Nice....congrats!

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We haven't had a coues photo contest in awhile. I haven't had time to run it.

Yes, you missed it. You might want to update your email associated with your account, as I emailed all forum members several times about the contest. You can see how the voting went for the top 5 in each category by looking at the most recent threads in this subforum. There are five threads right under your thread that show the contest voting results.

Wow! Great rams, thanks for sharing them!

wow! I have never seen those before.

Woo-hoo!! Happy birthday my friend! Guess you celebrated early with that giant campfire and your friends camping last night!

I have a couple contracts for owl surveys this summer, one is in the Catalinas and one for the Santa Rita Mountains. I am wondering if anyone has a cabin in either area that we could rent for a couple days at a time. We usually have our dogs with us, so hopefully you would be OK with that. thanks!

Yes, I do know about those USFS cabins, but thank you. I use the one on mt Lemmon fairly often. But those cabins are frequently booked up, so looking for more options. Our work schedule depends heavily on weather and so we tend to change our schedule often depending on where the wind is blowing.

Congratulations! That was a great writeup! I enjoyed all the pics too. I love hunting on San Carlos! Glad you got to go!

Maybe part of a geocache....check geocaching.com to see if there is a cache there. It might be a "multi" cache that has different stages to finding it.

She is great! Such a beautiful voice. Mostly I have been listening to Justin Johnson....his guitar playing on his smoke and mirrors album is perfect to listen to around a campfire. He has a new album that I haven't checked out, but I think it's not in the same vein as his calmer blues/slide guitar on the other albums. one of my favorites of his: http://www.justinjohnsonlive.com/music.html

I love my Promaster 325C, it's an excellent carbon fiber tripod that's light but not too light. If you need to add weight in extra windy conditions, it has a little hook on the center column where you could hang a bag of rocks. I have these in stock and ready to ship with free shipping. If you don't like it, you can return it for a refund (assuming you don't scratch or damage it). It comes with a good ball head, but I prefer pan heads. Depends on what you like. Some people love ball heads because they are small and light. http://store.coueswhitetail.com/promaster-xc325c-tripod/

Love it! Congratulations and thanks for sharing your hunt with us!

Awhile back Shelvin gave me the meat from his javelina. I made a bunch of chorizo from it and then wanted to cook up the backstrap. I wasn't sure how I wanted to do it this time, so I used google to search for recipes and found one from the CWT forum that Coach posted about six years ago. That was the ticket! Thanks Coach.... This was awesome! I used chickpea flour and some cajun seasoning and it turned out so good that it barely made it onto plates before we ate it! Finger lickin' good and so tender! here is the link to Coach's original post that inspired me: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/23518-ate-some-fantastic-javelina-tonight/ pics:

So many great entries and again it was hard to narrow it down to top 5, but here they are. Thank you to everyone that entered photos in this category. Please vote for your favorite. Voting must be completed by March 2, 2017 at 8 pm. Which series of photos should win Best Series in the Trail Camera Contest? Tons of velvet elk by Caterpillar Lion Stalking Elk by RSM Bighorn Sheep by BigBuck Buck and doe series by TAM Gila Monster walking up to deer by BigBuck

It was really hard narrowing down the photos to the top five, but here they are. Thanks to everyone that entered the contest! We had lots of great entries. Now please help us pick the winner for the Funniest category. You only get one vote. Voting must be completed by March 2, 2017 at 8 pm. Which photo should win Funniest Trail Camera Photo for the 2016-17 contest? Coyote pooping by Straight Tequila Night Sleeping bear in bath by Shawn Bear stealing archery target by aecrowell Naked guy hiking by Big Buck Javelina shaking off by Elkaholic