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I will try and find out. Amanda

Me too!! Good luck everyone! Amanda

I have watched it and not seen a problem with the sound. My guess is you got a bad copy. Take it back to SW and get a replacement. You could also try playing it on a friend's DVD player to eliminate the possibility that it's your player. Amanda

LOL!!! Guess that's what he ended up with after selling his International Scout! Amanda

Yes, it does seem like he is a good addition (or will be if he gets confirmed). I talked with him at the expo, but didn't know he was the prospective commissioner at the time. Sold him a membership to the AZ Deer Association. I can tell you it was an easy sell.....Thanks for supporting the AZ Deer Association Jack! We look forward to working with you as you serve on the commission. Amanda

Wow, that's a nice view from the patio!!! Amanda

I would contact the Phoenix Varmit Callers and see if they have a club member willing to go out with you to help find some good spots and get more successful. Sounds to me like you just need to find a spot with more coyotes since it seems you are doing everything else right. http://www.pvci.org/ If you can't find a contact on their website, try calling Chris Hastie. I just spoke with him this weekend and I bet he could help you out. 602-620-8672 Amanda

My favorites right now are the Covert cameras that Keith just posted the link to. I consider them to be a mid-range camera....they are not the cheapest and they are nowhere near the most expensive. They have infrared lighting for nighttime pics, which I like. They do oustanding video at night and daytime and they have 5 MP photos (or you can reduce it to 3MP if you like). And they are super small!! They fit in the palm of your hand!! That makes them easier to hide and easier to pack in somewhere. They take 8 AA batteries and you can get 5000 or more photos on that. My batteries tend to last more than 2 months, so I think that's great. My old moultries would last like 2 weeks! I can get 8AA batteries for $1 at one of the dollar stores here and they seem to work fine so far. And of course, if you buy the camera from me, you are helping this very website that we all enjoy! You can view all kinds of sample photos and video on the trail cam page in the CW.com store: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/bookstore/trail_cameras.htm Amanda

Since you are new to hunting, you might consider hiring a guide to show you the ropes. Josh Epperson (aka GRONG) is a strong supporter of this site and knows that area well and would be a good contact. http://www.rimrock-outfitters.com/ As has been mentioned, you can find Coues in many of the different habitat types you mentioned. If you want some more general info on coues biology, check the coues biology section of this website and the habitat page: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/coues_biolog...eer_habitat.htm Another good source of info is to read what AGFD has to say about the unit. Each unit has a hunt unit report to give suggestions on where to start for each species. http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/hunting_units.shtml Amanda

This month features Mogollon Taxidermy in Payson. The business is owned and operated by Clay Goldman. Clay has been a professional taxidermist for 11 years and has a passion for Coues deer. Clay has been mounting Coues deer since he started doing taxidermy work. In fact his first mount was a Coues for his father-in-law. Many of you from this forum have used Clay to mount your trophies and I haven't heard anything but glowing reviews of his work. Clay has a bachelor's degree in Wildlife Biology from ASU and feels that gives him an edge in knowing the anatomy and behavior of the animals he mounts. Clay works with all species, including those in North America, Africa and exotics. Still his favorite is Coues, followed closely by Bighorn Sheep. Clay says he mounts about 80-100 Coues deer every year and each of those is mounted by himself. He does have two workers who do some prep work for him, but all mounts in his shop are done personally by him. This is important to know when you choose a taxidermist. Clay does all kinds of mounts, including shoulder mounts, wall pedestals, floor pedestals, 1/2 lifesize, lifesize and any other pose a customer can dream up. Here are a few photos of some of his Coues: Clay works will each customer to get the mount they are looking for. He can create any type of mount you desire, so share your thoughts with him and see what creative work can be done. His average turnaround on shoulder mounts is 8-10 months and lifesize is 10-12 months. Clay does not cut any corners and uses only the best materials available to the taxidermy industry so if a mount is taken care of in a climate controlled environment, it should last for many, many years. Here are a few other examples of his work: Clay can help you learn how to cape your trophy properly in the field and if you aren't sure how to do it, you can bring the animal in whole so that he can do the work on it. During the hunting season arrangements can be made to make sure your tophy is cared for quickly. "During the hunting seasons, someone is around to man the phone even on Saturday and Sundays. This is important due to the warm temperatures we have especially during some of the early coues hunts here in Arizona. If someone needs to bring something in during off hours, we are available for that. If a hunter isn't sure how to skin an animal for a mount, I urge them to call or stop by before the hunt so I can show them the correct way to do it. I even have people occasionally bring deer in whole from nearby units because the hunter isn't sure exactly where to make the incisions. Once I can acutally show them it becomes much easier for them to do it on their next trophy. You would be surprised how many seasoned hunters damage or ruin their capes by cutting in the wrong places." Clay can also help you get back across the border if you have a trophy from Mexico. "I have a USDA permit for any hunters going to Mexico for coues deer. This permit allows a hunter to bring their deer cape back into the U.S. if it is not salt dryed or frozen. Many hunters don't have the knowledge to flesh and salt their cape properly while in Mexico or don't have the means to freeze it. The hunter can cape the skin off of the head and bag it so it stays dry and put it on ice until they cross back into the states through our permit. The hunter will need to get a Notice of Arrival form on the U.S. side before going into Mexico and will need to fill it out before arriving at customs when returning to the states. Also, it is the hunter's responsibility to make sure that all of the requirements are met for the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service before attempting to cross back into the states with their trophy. This can be done by calling a USFWS agent at any of the port of entries that they man." If you are interested in seeing more of Clay's outstanding work, please visit his showroom in Payson or peruse through the photogallery on his website. You worked hard for your trophy, so make sure you pick a great taxidermist to mount it for you. Clay can be contacted at: Mogollon Taxidermy Clay Goldman- Artist 1007 N. Mud Springs Road Payson, Arizona 85541 (928) 474-4249 His website is: Mogollon Taxidermy Remember to support those that support this website! And those of you from the forum who have hired Clay for some work might want to post your reviews of it and also post photos of your trophies he mounted.

wow, I didn't know you were that mean Stan!!!! Making your little girl cry......tsk, tsk

Good one Stan!! I thought for a second you had lost it! hehehe Amanda

Wow, that's really interesting (and sad) SBD. When did he start to look in such bad shape, just this spring? Amanda

LOL!! Good one Rembrant! Amanda

I think they just changed owners. But they are still open. Amanda

Maybe I should go back and set it up on that burrow and see if I can get the snake on the cam!! I hadn't thought of that! Good idea, only I will be all creeped out walking around there knowing that quiet snake is somewhere in there! That thing blended in perfectly with the dirt color. I was completely shocked when I realized what I was looking at! Amanda

Thanks for your concern TJ! I was actually thinking about that the other day....who would run this site if I died? Given the number of people who get value out of this site, I really need to figure out someone who would not only be able, but willing to manage the site if I wasn't around. Anybody interested??? Amanda

I have had three amazingly close encounters with rattlesnakes where only the coldness of the rattlesnake kept me from getting bitten (in other words they weren't warmed up enough to be hyper alert). That of course doesn't include all the "standard" rattlesnake encounters where you are walking around and see one nearby. One memorable encounter was when I picked up a snake that I saw while hiking out to a deer hunting spot in the predawn. There was a small snake in the trail and I didn't recognize it. I looked for a rattle and didn't see one, so I figured I was safe. It seemed to be dead anyway, but I picked it up by pinching it behind the head and started looking at it closely to try and ID it. That's when I noticed the tiny nub of a rattle at the end of its tail! And then it started wiggling in my hand and I started thinking "Holy XXXXX, I am holding a live rattlesnake!!!" What do you do now? Well, I just very careful put it back down on the ground and moved away. Turned out to be a banded rock rattlesnake. Very neat looking and thank God it didn't bite me. The other time was when I was doing box turtle surveys in Sulphur Springs Valley and I set my backpack down to get my notebook and GPS out to mark the location. I took the GPS out, turned it on, and set it on the ground nearby to let it "locate" itself. When I went to go pick it up, I realized there was a large mojave rattlesnake coiled up right next to it!! YIKES again! Thank God he wasn't in a bad mood. It was early morning and he wasn't warmed up. Amanda

Actually I didn't have my camera with me and I was really bumming about it because it was a neat looking snake. I only tend to see diamondbacks around here, so I am guessing that's what it was but I didn't see it's tail since it was coiled up. I thought about taking a pic with my cell phone, but I was in the middle of a phone call and wasn't sure if I could do that while on the phone. Amanda

Hi All, I was at the AZ Deer Association/CouesWhitetail.com booth at the expo this weekend and got to meet several members. EBB helped with setup on Friday and worked the booth on Sunday and helped take it down also. Thanks EBB!!! He also brought a couple of his mexico deer by and we may just use them for a guess the score contest. EBB and Christian battling it out with over 300 inches of Coues antler......Christian is holding my buck from Mexico from a few years ago. Christian is also wearing an AES hat and tshirt.....traitor!!! Actually Christian was working the AES booth next to me, so I can forgive him for not wearing his CW.com shirts! here is the ADA booth, Bryan Waitman and Domenick are working hard.... I didn't get much chance to actually check out much of the expo, but it's a giant event. They use buses to shuttle everyone around. Not too far from our booth was the gatlin gun. This one is in a black suburban and every hour they would have a demonstration of its shooting abilities. Wow, that thing will slaughter many hundreds of people in a minute. I think it was shooting something like 700-1000 rounds a minute! The sound it made was really surprising...it didn't sound like a gun, it sounded more like a fog horn. here are some pics of it. Anyway, it was great talking with many of you and thanks for taking the time to stop by and say hello! It's always great to put faces to names in the forum. Oh and on the way home Sat night, I spotted this sticker on a vehicle. The guys probably thought I was a stalker manuevering through traffic and taking their pics, but I think they figured out who it was since they waved a bunch!! Amanda

Sorry I missed you! of course you can still get your tshirt online here http://www.coueswhitetail.com/bookstore/tshirts.htm Amanda

Neat! I beat your son enjoyed that outing! Amanda

When you do decide to buy, visit Cameraland website ( http://www.cameralandny.com ) or call them. Doug has given some great prices to CouesWhitetail.com forum members and delivers great products. Cameraland has been a loyal sponsor of this site for several years now. Amanda

After the vendor BBQ on Saturday on the expo, I got to see a CouesWhitetail.com sticker! Andy, was that you and your buddies? Thanks for waving and doing the window trick!

Uh.....he said it was 9 inches in the original post......not awake yet Gino??