CouesWhitetail

WOW! Way to go Brock!! You must be feeling on top of the world now! Amanda

AZPackHorse posted some trail cam pics recently of hard horned bucks. http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...c=10559&hl= Amanda

Very cool!! Looks like you were in some beautiful country too! Amanda

Maybe I should just reset Casey's post count back to zero??? Casey, you should have known better than to overtake me!!

Congratulations and welcome to the site! Maybe Jim will get you hooked on Coues deer too! Nice forum name! That's cool. Amanda

That's a gorgeous buck! Amanda

That's still the plan as far as I know! It won't help that I am going on a vacation the week before the hunt to visit my husband's family. They always feed us way to much and we hardly get any exercise there too! Amanda

Wolf spider maybe. Looks like lots of baby spiders on its back. http://www.flickr.com/photos/austinevan/2377059299/

Any of you antelope field judgers have an estimated score on that antelope in the video? I am curious.... Amanda

Nice! How far away were you when you filmed that? What camera setup are you using? Amanda

How did you manage to get a tag four years in a row! That's amazing. The sad part for me was that I really knew the area and how the elk used it. They bedded and fed in pretty much the same pattern as I knew from three years ago and yet I still didn't get one killed! I thought I would be ahead of the game, but it didn't seem to make much difference. Oh well, I learned even more areas. The nice thing about hunting is that you always learn something when you go out. Amanda

I posted a couple more hector pics for you Casey. And those binos are Zeiss classic black! Didn't need the heavy artillery on this hunt.... Amanda

Me too!! I try to make sure I get out there every september or Oct whether or not I have a tag! I hate to miss the elk bugling! AZ Ranger, nice Leopold quote on your tagline! Amanda

here are another couple pics of Hector at the campfire on CW. Who the heck has wireless internet at elk camp???? hehehehe

yeah, look at those thirds!! Wow, great elk. Amanda

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That's what I meant by a shady past..... Amanda

I was never quite sure why the Shipsey bull wasn't accepted. I was the biologist on San Carlos at the time and Boone and Crockett called me and asked for all kinds of info on the management of the elk herd there. I figured it didn't get accepted because Shipsey had a shady past, but I don't know for sure. That was one awesome bull!! I got to eat some backstrap from him the evening he was killed. Lark, yes that thread got removed, it went downhill fast. Please all, let's remember to avoid any name calling and keep discussions away from bashing people. Amanda

Terry Herndon is looking for some help for that unit 23 camp. Anyone that is able to assist Terry please contact him at terry.herndon@honeywell.com

The AZ Deer Association will be holding three camps this year to help youth hunters. Camps will be in 20C, 23, and 36C. We will also be having a fundraising dove hunt on Sept 6. All money goes into the youth camp program. more info: http://www.azdeer.org/youth_camp_main.htm Amanda

I love reading your stories Bill, so thanks for taking the time to post so much information. It's always interesting to hear how things were and how they changed. Amanda

Seems to me the rut was weak and late. But then again, I think the season was a week earlier this year than when I had the tag three years ago. The rut was a world of difference this year. They bugled a little in the morning and then that was practically it for the rest of the day and night. Only a few nights did we hear much bugling. I figure they would peak a week or two after the archery season, but I haven't been out there so I don't know how it is now. Amanda

Very nice! Impressive to get a muley and a coues in the same afternoon! Amanda

Great photos!! Amanda