CouesWhitetail

hehehe, yes I see it's full again. Sorry about that, but if my inbox is full when you want to PM me, just send an email instead, or do that the first time and skip the PMs. AMANDA@COUESWHITETAIL.COM I actually prefer email to PMs since then I don't have to go in and delete them all.

Congratulations! Amanda

No, I was going off what you told me....Jan or early Feb. Amanda

Sorry to hear you didn't find him. It's got to be thoroughly depressing. See if you can't get a friend who has some experience tracking or perhaps a friend with a dog that likes to follow scent. What unit were you in? My dog julie could probably find the deer, but we are going out of town for a couple days tomorrow.... Amanda

Ok, thanks. I keep deleting and deleting and it fills up pretty quick. I have too many that I save for various reasons and it's tough to make enough space. Amanda

Very nice! Don't forget to send me the pics and hunt story info to post in the archery gallery! Amanda

Good question....I don't know the answer to that one. I think I would err on the side of waiting too long and letting him die so you can find him vs pushing him farther if he is still alive. Hopefully someone around here has some info on that meat spoilage time. I know I have seen summertime road kill deer that seemed to have been hit the afternoon before and the carcass/meat smelled fine the following morning (not that I ate it though!). I think at the ADA hunter clinic Mike Miller said something about being able to hang meat in 70 degree temps and it being fine in the shade. But that of course is with the hide off.... Anybody out here ever recovered a deer the next day and found the meat was fine? Amanda

Well, I don't think anybody really removes most of the attractants (salt) that get put out. The salt leaches into the ground and stays there a long time. I don't think there is a law that you have to remove it, but call AGFD and ask them. Amanda

What's your advice Amanda? I didn't mean to imply I had some other advice. I just meant I haven't personally experienced how well the 4 hr wait works on gut shot animals. I have just heard that is a good amount of time. So that is what I would do. Wait at least 4 hrs then search. If you can't find the blood trail, do ever widening circles in the area to look for sign. Taking a dog can help. Get friends to help and don't get too discouraged. It seems to me you hurt that buck badly since he bedded after 40 yards. My guess is he is already dead and it's just a matter of finding him. Amanda

I have heard 4 hours is good amount of time for gut shot elk/deer. I don't know how good that advice is though.... Did you have any luck finding him this evening? If you need help searching for him, I bet there is someone on here that would be willing and able to go. Just make a post if you can't find him again. Amanda

Nice pictures!! Amanda

I can't get the camo ones until sometime in Sept I think. Apparently scoutguard let one dealer control those for awhile, but that runs out in Sept (if I remember right). So I plan to carry them. They are a little more expensive though. And you can camo this one up with camo tape cheaper. But the camo ones do look really cool! Amanda

I can't wait to try one of these. I think youngbuck has used them and said he likes them. Maybe he can post his comments in this thread. here is a pic:

Sounds like a hybrid to me then. Did you happen to get a photo of him? If so, look at the length of the gland on the outside of the rear leg. You can tell a lot about it's hybrid status by looking at that. here is a link to an article by Jim H re:hybrids so you can read more about them. http://www.coueswhitetail.com/coues_biology/hybrids.htm

test upload to see if it's still working for me:

Don't know....sounds like it's not recognizing that you have selected the photo. So I would focus on different ways to select it. Maybe doubleclick on the file name a few times or hit enter instead of clicking. Did you happen to change any settings that affect your mouse lately? Like eliminating the need for double clicking or reassigning the left and right buttons? Amanda

Good stuff Bill! Can't wait to read the book. Too bad I have to wait until Feb! Oh well, it will be a nice surprise when it shows up. Amanda

That is just so awesome. Love the pic of Jody having her breath taken away by that buck! Wow, what an amazing animal. I just can't keep from looking at those pics. Can't wait to read the story!! Amanda

Wow, what a great hunt!! Neat looking light colored face on that ram too!! Great trophy! Bet that dinner of sheep backstrap out in that remote country was a fantastic meal!!!! Congratulations! Amanda

And look out Gamehauler....looks like Lark has moved from bullwidgeon to you!! Amanda

Thanks for the info on WT births Ben. That's something I hadn't read before. I emailed Heffelfinger about this so maybe he will come share some data on it. Amanda

Great sighting! I have seen triplet Whitetails but not muleys. Twins is the norm for muleys, but certainly they have triplets occassionally like WT do. Amanda

Great thread! I enjoy reading these stories! Nogi, maybe your buck was a hybrid? When he ran away from you did he run like a WT or do that stotting gait of a Muley? Amanda

Congratulations Troy!! It's been fun watching all the success you have had as a hunter the last couple years!! Amanda