CouesWhitetail

LOL! wow, this just never ends.....

You guys are too funny!! Hey, I just realized, I have eaten so many glow worms they have made my shirt glow! Check out my avatar!

Lookin' good!! thx for the support!

I think those are part of the same herd I filmed awhile back. There is a very white ewe in there and her offspring were pretty pale too. here is a link to the video:

From AGFD website: Rio Grande turkey were recently introduced on the Arizona Strip at Black Rock Mountain. This terrain is similar to where the birds were transplanted from in Utah. The Rio Grande subspecies is very similar to the Merriam’s turkey, and it would take a side-by-side comparison to notice the differences. The Rio is slightly smaller and the banded accent tail-feathers are slightly darker. However, most notably are the primary wing feathers, the Rios are mainly black with small white accent bars, while the Merriams are white with small black accents. This turkey subspecies prefers areas with drainages and stream beds in relatively open brush and scrub country up to 6,000 feet in elevation. http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/game_turkey.shtml

Lol!! Hey lark, I saw several glow worms on mt graham recently!!!

Awesome!!

Ok, here is one that I was reminded of the other day because we were back in the exact same spot doing owl surveys recently. Several years ago, my husband and I had just finished conducting a nighttime owl survey and had found a spot to pitch a tent. As my husband is putting up the tent, I am at at the back of the open jeep getting other gear out. We are setting up camp in a small opening in the forest, next to a dirt road at the edge of a canyon that drops off pretty steep. I have the headlights of the jeep on to help light up the camp spot so we can put up the tent. The lights are shining away from the canyon and the road and toward the tent. anyway, I am in the dark at the back of the jeep messing with gear and I suddenly hear this very loud thundering of what sounded like horses, but it wasn't quite right and I couldn't figure it out. I ask my husband if he hears it and without even realizing it, I get very nervous and then I start shouting very loudly something about "whatever it is, it is coming here fast...NOW!" I turn to look across the dirt road in the dark to see two shapes come racing FULL speed up and over the canyon into the road. One skirts right by me and goes under the jeep and toward my husband, the other slams on the breaks and stops a little further out by the road edge. It all happens so fast and it's dark out so I don't really know what the heck is going on. Turns out it was two large bobcats chasing each other. I can't believe how loud their thundering feet sounded as they came up out of the canyon. I would have sworn it was elk or horses. I don't know where the bobcat that went under the jeep ended up, I don't think my husband ever saw it race by. But the other one just looked bewildered and sat down at the edge of the road looking at us, wondering what on earth just happened. My guess is it was a male chasing a female bobcat. It was a crazy episode and one we still talk about.

Everyone who ordered a map before I took the buy buttons down will get their maps. Some just won't get mailed until I get another shipment of maps from Flatline Maps (expect that to arrive by tuesday next week). Mike, yours went out already. You should have them soon.

Yes, that is what it means.....sorry about that, we only had about 40 maps to sell at the reduced price for the fundraiser.

I am really enjoying these, good idea for a topic elkhunter1!

You are right, it looks great!! Glad you like it

I paid for one table already, so you guys can just pay me back at the banquet. $70/ticket. If we get another 10 people to go I will buy another table.

They did go fast...in fact I way oversold them from what Jim and Rynda originally donated. Wow, I couldn't believe how fast they sold.

Great pic!!

Is your camera on water? Maybe there is some other water in the area that the deer are using more often instead of the one you have your camera on. Speaking as someone who regularly takes my dogs for walks on USFS (and I always take them when I go check my cameras), I really doubt the guy and his dogs are causing that much change in deer visiting the area where your camera is. Especially since he is doing his walks at a regular time, which means the deer can easily change their routine and just come in later if they wanted to. I know when my dogs visit the spots where my cameras are, I have deer, bear, bobcats and more walking by pretty quickly after we leave. Doesn't really seem to bother them. I think deer react more to immediate threats (as in when they smell a lion is nearby NOW stalking them vs walking by an old lion track or scat and smelling that).

They are working on other units. I don't know when they will have those particular units done.... I would just check their website periodically or call them directly to find out. flatlinemaps.com

It's better to email me than try and send a PM. my email is amanda@coueswhitetail.com

Thanks Bill for donating back a portion of your sales from the classifieds to help support this site! I appreciate it!

Josh Eppersons wife has viral meningitis and has been bed-ridden for three weeks. Josh says they were just talking one day and she thought her neck or back was going out. She laid down and has been in bed for weeks now. It is really bad, and she was just admitted into the hospital. I don't think Josh has medical insurance and so the trips to the ER and now the hospital will really hurt them financially. Please pray for Jennifer and Josh and the kids as they go through this.

Here is a new way to help raise money for Josh and Jen. Jimmy and Rynda Hoffman, owners of Flatline Maps (a sponsor of CouesWhitetail.com) have graciously donated many of their hunt unit maps to be sold in order to raise money for the Eppersons. In order to facilitate quick sales, the price is set at 1/2 the regular retail price. So you can now buy the maps for $19 plus tax and shipping. These are very high quality maps that combine the info found on a USFS map (roads, tanks, etc) with a hunt unit boundary map and a topographic map. They are made to last and will be great to keep in your vehicle so it's ready for use at all times. http://www.coueswhitetail.com/bookstore/maps.htm

The AZ Deer Association would like to thank all those who volunteered to help complete the Connor Catchment this past April. This project was special to the ADA because we decided to dedicate it to Mike Bool, the son of past president Mark Bool. Mike was a dedicated conservationist and hunter. His young life was cut short when he was killed in a car accident. To read more about the project, visit the ADA website: http://www.azdeer.org/Projects/connor_catchment.htm Mike loved to hunt Coues and here is a picture of him with a fine one that he shot.

I don't know how I missed this thread, but I can see how this would be a very sad day. Its a beatuful stone cabin and I bet you will rebuild and will be able to continue making family memories. I am sure that stonework took your grandfather a lot of time to build, its great that at least that part is still standing.

Although much of the USFS land is closed, making it hard to camp, the 3d archery shoot at Sunrise is a go this weekend (July 1-3). Lots of fun courses and events, click the link below for more information. http://sunrise3dshoot.blogspot.com/2011/04/2011-sunrise-3d-shoot-july-1st-2nd-and.html

Nice work! Should be some good eatin'!