CouesWhitetail

Maybe you can get Todd to send in the photos and a hunt story about it? That would be nice. I think a couple years ago the photos were posted here but I had to take the thread down because of a bunch of name calling and fighting as so often happens with big bucks like this. But if he wrote up his own story I can post it in the hunt story section if he would like as well as share it in the forum. Amanda

Enjoy! Amanda

No, I haven't had them side by side, but if you have spent enough time behind 15x56's you can immediately tell the lower light available in the 15x45s just by looking through them. Amanda

Excellent work and it's great to share in your excitement about your buck! Congratulations! Amanda

20 feet is awful close to be near a lion! Excellent story, congratulations on your success! You should post some of your other 40 Coues Deer adventures! Amanda

Excellent! Thanks for regsitering and posting your story and photos. I am glad the site is so useful to you!! Amanda

You are welcome! And nice job!

Here are a couple pics from a scoutguard cam. These cameras are really nice. So light and easy to pack in anywhere. I have this one on a flooded mine addit that lots of animals use. I haven't been using a lockbox of any type. I had it resting on a ledge, but it's not the best because I can't angle it low enough to catch the javelina well and I think I could easily miss a lion. I have some video clips too that I need to make the files smaller to post. The battery life on this camera has been amazing. I have had it for a month with the cheapest batteries from the dollar store and it ran great. I think the batteries are finally almost done after shooting a couple thousand photos and probably at least a 100 video clips.

Great hunt! Congratulations! Amanda

I have only heard from a few of the winners, so if you were in the top 15 (click on the link in my last post to see the rankings) send me a PM or email so I can get some prizes out to you. Amanda

You must be a good employee

Excellent! Where did you get on the little plane? Did you take that directly from Tucson? Those pheasants will make some fine dinners! Amanda

that reminds me that I saw a buck working a "licking branch" for quite awhile also. Amanda

Wow, great story. If you want, you can call me (I'll PM you the number) and I can talk you through attaching pics. Or just email me the pics and I can post them for you. Amanda

Ahhhh......satisfaction........feels so good...... Amanda

Yippeee!! What do I win? Amanda

70 views and no one has guessed yet? This must be a hard one..... How about behind the ocotillo in the lower right corner?

Sounds like you had a good day! Those quail make some GREAT eating! Amanda

AGFD has been meeting with sportsmen's groups for many months to inform people about this issue. If I remember correctly Maricopa county is looking for any and all ways to improve air quailty because if they don't they will loose lots of federal funding since they are not meeting air quality standards. So these new laws re: vehicles are dirt roads are an effort to help control dust. here is a link from the maricopa county site that gives a little info on the rules: http://www.maricopa.gov/aq/divisions/plann...cs/p28-0802.pdf Amanda

There is all kinds of info on the main website about how to hunt these deer, where to hunt, and their biology. You can also view hunt draw odds and survey information to help you decide which unit to hunt. www.coueswhitetail.com and look around the menu on the left hand margin to find info you might be interested in. Sounds like you might also benefit from taking a glassing class from Duwane Adams. He is a sponsor of this site and offers some great instruction to hunters about how to hunt these deer. I have heard from many people that his class is well worth the money. Give him a call and see what he can offer you. http://www.arizonabiggamehunting.com/ Amanda

Seemed like early rut activity going on in 27. We watched bucks following does. Other days the bucks were still in groups sparring as I would expect for this time of year, but some mornings the bucks were separating and following does. Amanda

I don't know any details.....Clay will have to fill you in. And he might have some more pics of his buck also, I suspect. Amanda

Thanks for the report. Nice doe and fawn pic....how close were you on that one? Does your dog ride on the ATV while you are driving it? I was out the other day and not sure how to put my dog on it. I figure I would have to hold her or she would fall or jump off. Hey, if you had turned that CW hat a little more toward the camera that would have been a neat pic! Amanda

Nice pics....taken with the new cam? That's a funky antler on one of those bulls. Amanda

Awesome!! Don't forget to email me the photos with her name and hunt info so I can post them in the photogallery in addition to having them here in the forum. Amanda