CouesWhitetail

I bought a Canon Powershot from Doug and couldn't be happier......They got it to me fast when I needed it before my elk hunt. Amanda

Brian, are you serious?!? No kidding, Unit 29 Gould Turkey. Holy Cow, can't believe it!!!!! Brian Woo-hoo!!! That's great!! Amanda

My new dog Julie shows some natural talent for finding sheds. She brought me a nice WT shed and has picked up WT skulls, fox skulls, and elk antlers too. I praise her heavily whenever she brings me something made of bone in the field. Even if it's a leg bone and not an antler. I didn't do any training at home other than I always have antlers around for the dogs to chew on, so she chews on antlers alot at home. But she just has a super nose and is curious about stuff and she just LOVES to carry things around (I guess because she is a golden retreiver). So anytime I find a shed (or some other bone) in the woods and she is with me, I get her all worked up and say "get the bone" and she starts searching around. Eventuallys she finds it and usually, but not always will pick it up and run around with it. I figure it's a start and it's farther than I have gotten with other dogs who were only interested in hunting live animals. You can also search the internet for info on shed hunting dogs and training them.

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Great looking buck there! Congratulations! Amanda

Brian, Have him email me the pics and story on that buck for the photogallery, that's a nice buck! Amanda

I know some people who used to hunt solo a ton and they seemed to get burned out. Perhaps it's the solo aspect. When you get discouraged on a hunt (like you did when the deer were bedding by 7 am) it's easier to stick with it if you have friends to help keep the movitation strong. I know hot weather zaps my motivation real fast. So maybe that was part of it too. Perhaps there is someone here who has the same tag that you could hook up with to hunt together? Might be some added motivation to meet a new hunter and also help them get a buck. That storm last night probably changed things for the deer, so you might go back out and see more activity. Amanda

Hey Guys, You can't win if you don't try, so go sign up and see what kinds of cool stuff some of you from CW.com can win! I think you have to sign up each month to get counted in every drawing. Doug has been an excellent sponsor of CW.com and here is a chance to go visit his website and sign up for a prize. CameraLand website Thanks Doug! Amanda

Awesome!! Way to go Sarah!! Amanda

A group called Hunters Who Care has been organizing cleanups for years. You might contact the main coordinater, Lance and see what help he can offer if you want to do a cleanup. Lance Altherr (Hunters Who Care) azhunterswhocare@hotmail.com Amanda

Have a great one! Amanda

Sounds like the beginning of a CW.com party!! Happy Birthday Jim! Amanda Snapshot, 4:03 AM!!!!! Good Lord! I was asleep at that time dreaming of the buck I could possibly kill on my B-day! I was hunting a canyon That my dad was hunting the day I was born. That day he shot a buck that won a rifle in a big deer contest in Tucson with a field dressed weight of 112 pounds! The deer was a big 3 ptr with long tines. The antlers dissapeared, but were thought to have been B&C class! I do have the rifle that was won from that day. Every few years I get to hunt on my B-day. I like hunting the same spot where my dad shot that buck the day I was born! Thank You SO MUCH Jim Reynolds (Antlerdog) What an awesome story!! No wonder you turned into such a Coues fanatic!!! Amanda

Sounds like the beginning of a CW.com party!! Happy Birthday Jim! Amanda

Outstanding. Make sure you email me his name and hunt info along with the pic for the photogallery! Amanda

LOL! Yes, it's shocking isn't it?? Well, Scott will actually debate whether we had radio contact or not. My NEW motorola radios (which I got to be an upgrade to my old ones) were so terrible that both of us were about to throw them off the cliff. Made for some very frustrating communication! Amanda

Nice work on the video!! Congratulations on the buck! Amanda

Gorgeous! Ask him to write up the hunt story to post on the website! Did he enter the buck contest? Amanda

Nice! Any story to go with them? Amanda

Wow, excellent hunt!! Thanks so much for sharing the story and taking such nice photos! Always great to hear about a backpack hunt. Bugling elk makes for a nice place to camp! Amanda

Congrats! Is that an elk antler in the background (right side)? Amanda

Hi Guys, I am thinking of turning off the feature that allows you to have both a login name and a separate display name. The reason for this is it should save me admin time because all too often people forget that they entered a different name for each of those and they only remember one (their display name). And then they email me saying they can't log in to the forum. So I would like to eliminate that time I have to spend dealing with those requests. I think if everyone only has one name that there will be fewer people with login problems because they only have one name to remember. Anyone know any big reason that I shouldn't do this? I think when I turn off the display names you will just have your login name showing. Amanda

Hi All, I was asked to help spread the word on this. I know on my elk hunt some guys found a missing plane that had been missing for like 20 years or something, so it's likely hunters will be the one who finally find this plane. This one has been missing for two years. The information is on this flier:

March definitely....it's way too HOT In June!!! Amanda

Way to go!!! Glad you got a nice buck and enjoyed your time out there despite the heat. Nice horned lizard pic! Don't think I have ever seen one that color before. Amanda

Excellent!! Amanda