CouesWhitetail

Yippee!!! I am one of those lucky archery elk tag holders, so thanks for posting! Amanda

Hey Chef, If you can, tell the guy that got the costa rican eco tour/spa package that it is offered by the same company that does the fishing trip he was hoping to bid on. And that he can upgrade to the fishing package. So he may just want to call and tell the outfitter the story and see what they can do for him. I think I remember Brad (the auction chairman) saying this was an outstanding fishing trip. So, he really should look into it if he wants to go.... Amanda

I will look into whether me and the hubby want to go on that Costa Rica trip. Will let you know if we decide we want it. Thanks for letting me know. Amanda

The special WT tag went for $24,000 and the Mulie went for $126,000. And younghunter is right about the rest. And in addition, Foundryman's two bronzes went for $1800 (for the nontypical mulie) and $1100 (for the fullbody WT). And Rembrant's original antelope pastel went for $1800. Wow, what a lot of talent we have represented here! And very generous donations!! Thank you so much! It was a fun night with tons going on. I believe several at our table won some guns. And Ajohunter won the San Carlos hunt! Woo-hooo!! Maybe I will get to tag along! Amanda P.S. Allen thanks for your help in the morning, it sure made things go easier. I thought you were coming back in the evening....but thanks for the time you were able to give us!

Thanks Keith! I always appreciate when people post book reviews. Amanda

Jeremy, I probably could still score it this Sat prior to the ADA banquet if you get the rest of the panel together. I know we talked about this before. Let me know if you get it worked out. Amanda

Those two peices came with the video editing software. The software has a ton of music styles to select from. But usually I use music from www.incompetech.com (Kevin MacLeod). He does some great stuff and allows free use of it if you don't use it for something you sell. Fitting the music to the video is lots of fun, but very time consuming to find what works. Amanda

I agree with Doug. 15x56 gets my vote, but it's not on your ballot. It's usually the only bino I carry with me. I hate to carry two (a 10x and 15x), so I just take one and leave it in my pack until I am somewhere I want to glass. I have 10x40 zeiss and love those, but like the extra power of the 15x56s. I also have a pair of 15x45 zeiss and think it's just not bright enough, although they are very pleasant to carry and use in decent light. Amanda

Wow, that's incredibly generous there Gamehauler! I am not sure I deserver that, but what a nice idea! I sure appreciate the thought. Not sure that link works right, but if anyone ever wants to make a donation to CouesWhitetail.com you can do so by using the orange paypal donate button located under the menu on the lefthand side of the main website. Or you can send payment through paypal to amanda@coueswhitetail.com. Many of you have generously given to help support this site and it's always appreciated! Amanda

Hi All, The San Carlos Reservation is donating a Coues deer tag, which will be good for Units A, B, C during Dec. 27, 2008 to Jan 11 2009 season. This is a great chance for an awesome hunt. Many bucks near or over 110 have been harvested there in recent years. Those of you who love hunts where you are practically the only one out there will love this. As most of you know, these tags are hard to come by since they sell out almost as soon as they go on sale. The ADA banquet is this Sat in Scottsdale. Tickets are only on sale until Wed. Go to the ADA website to buy tickets. CouesWhitetail.com will have a table there full of folks from here. It will be a great evening and you can help raise money for wildlife projects. Visit www.azdeer.org to see a list of silent auction and live auction items. Amanda

I used my video editing software, Pinnacle Studio. Amanda

It's going to be a live auction item. Pretty nice donation. If people don't bid it up, I might just have to buy it!! Amanda

They didn't put out much corn. Their grandson bought them a bunch after they saw some turkeys near their cabin (the newly reintroduced turkeys on mt lemmon). So the idea was to maybe help the turkeys and try and get some photos of their poults, but in the beginning of the video you can see the couple handfuls of corn got eaten up by the squirrels and birds very fast. No time for turkeys to even find it. So they stopped putting the corn out. Amanda

Oh my!! Impressive! Amanda

Thanks Mike. It may seem short, but it's 182 photos! Amanda

Wow, that was amazing!! Wasn't a long download at all for me. Amanda

A friend of mine has a cabin and has been putting out salt for deer for years. Here is a fun video I made from four days worth of trail cam pics. Enjoy!! I think it's pretty entertaining! http://www.coueswhitetail.com/video_clips/...nian_market.wmv Amanda

"vote for Hillary" nice touch....that is too funny. Amanda

Welcome Bryan! Hey, did you get the 2nd batch of stickers I sent you recently? I hope so. See you Sat at the ADA banquet..... Bryan and his father made and donated some great items made out of antler to the auction. If you haven't bought tickets to the ADA auction yet, and are still interested, visit www.azdeer.org to purchase tix online. Amanda

I have been working on it when I can. It's pretty neat so far, but not quite complete. I don't really know when I will get it done, but I certainly will let you all know when I get it posted. Glad you are interested!!! Amanda

I love the idea of the state compact where since they lost their right to hunt, fish and trap here, they lose it in 29 other states! Amanda

It's too bad Jim is such a sissy. -TONY Well, what can we expect from someone who posts in the forum fairly often that he "screamed like a girl" Just wait til he gets on here and posts the Alligator pics from his new honey hole! Then we will all know that he really had a good reason not to dangle his toes in the water! Amanda

Yes, I know all that. But for someone like Jim, who said he was worried about what lurks in the depths, it might still be better than hauling his boat out there. And I bet you can rig an anchor of some kind so you just row out to a spot and fish it for awhile and then move. Amanda

Ok, I bought a table for CouesWhitetail.com folks at the ADA banquet to be held in Scottsdale May 10. Who is interested in going? If you want to go, send me some money and I will send you tickets! If we get enough people, I will buy a 2nd table like we did last year. Regular dinner tickets are $65, however when I buy a table it costs $100 for each ticket since it includes some raffle tix, one commemorative gift (usually a very nice knife, which I giveaway in the contests we have here) and the added benefit of being seated together and usually up front where the action is. In previous years I have always subsidized the cost of the table such that you don't have to pay more than the regular ticket price and yet you get the added benefit of all being at one great table. This year, CW.com member Chef has suggested that many of you might want to pay the full price of those tickets as a way to donate to CW.com and also the ADA. And Chef has already bought two tickets at the $100 price. You are welcome to pay the regular $65 for a ticket or if you want to add in a donation to help with the cost of the table, that is welcome also. No pressure, just figured I would toss out the option since some of you have suggested they would like to do it that way. So who wants to go? Amanda The ADA 12th Annual Fundraising Banquet and Auction will be held Saturday, May 10, 2008 Chaparral Suites Resort 5001 N. Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, Arizona Doors open at 4:00 pm Prime Rib dinner at 5:30 pm In addition to the regular incredible hunts, artwork and firearms, the ADA will also auction one Commissioners' state of Arizona special mule deer tag, and one Commissioners' state of Arizona special whitetail tag.

Hey Guys, Anybody else interested in going to the banquet? I really would like to see CW.com fill another table. There are some outstanding items in the live auction and silent auction. Here are a few coues specific items: Duwane Adams donated a 1/2 day glassing lesson for two people, Mexafari outfitters donated a 5 day Coues hunt in mexico, Jason Lewis (aka Foundryman) donated a Coues bronze and a Mule deer bronze, and Jim White donated a slik sprint pro tripod with the Jim White tripod head on it as well as a Jim White glassing chair and seat pads. We will also have a 120+ Coues rack to auction off that was provided by AGFD. Also, Mike Fabritz (aka Rembrant on these forums) donated an original of his artwork (it's not a coues, but it's a very nice antelope). It's called Ancient Path and you can see it on his website, www.fabritzart.com. And there is just tons of stuff that is not coues related but that many of you might be interested in. Fishing trips in Costa Rica, Turkey hunts in Kansas, safaris in Africa, Wild Boar hunt in Texas, elk hunt in Montana, and on and on. Maybe you need some taxidermy work done? Craig Pearson (of Wildlife Images) donated two $500 gift certificates for taxidermy work. There is even some very nice stuff for the ladies including Swarovski jewelry and a diamond bracelet. You can check out the silent auction and live auction items that we will have on the ADA website. http://www.azdeer.org Come on guys....let's raise a bunch of money for wildlife projects!!! Only about two weeks left before the banquet. Amanda