CouesWhitetail

Wow, those are some scary stories. I am glad you guys all made it through ok! Amanda

Daniel, I appreciate the suggestion, but I already have pretty much the same thing in the scoring section. You can download a spreadsheet with has all the formulas for you. You can also use it without downloading, but it's easy enough to download then you have it on your computer whenever you want. Check it out by going to this link: How to Score info I have the scoresheet posted there in PDF format also, but if you want to enter numbers and get a score, look for the excel spreadsheets. Click on the excel spreadsheet link which is about 1/2 way down that page and it will pull up a score sheet for either a typical buck or a non-typical. Also, if you want info on how to make correct measurements, it's there also. Try it out and tell me if it works ok for you. I haven't had anyone comment one way or another about it. Thanks again for your input and interest. Amanda

I need to set a few guidelines for posting your photos in the forum. I realize people enjoy this way of sharing photos. However, if you have a coues deer photo you want to post, it would be better if you email it to me to post in the photogallery of the main website along with the hunt information. There are two reasons I am asking this: 1. That way the photo is not posted twice on the server and it is not taking up double the space (which costs me money). You can still make a post in the forum that shows your picture after I put it in the photogallery. What I will do is email you the URLs for the photos and you can insert them into your post using the IMG button. That way you are linking to where it is on the server, not actually double posting. It's simple and will show the photos well. 2. The other reason is that the pictures in the forum tend to get lost to the general viewer because of the new posts that essentially "push down" the old posts. The posts are still there, but not listed high up on the viewing list so they won't be seen much after a week or so. With the photogallery we are creating a more permanent record of whitetail bucks that anyone can look through regardless of how long ago the picture was posted. So I am asking everyone's help with this. If you have a photo of a coues deer then email it to me with all the interesting info about it (score, date shot, unit, shot distance, other bucks with it, etc). After I get it posted in the photogallery, I will send the URL and you can link to it for posting in the forum. If you have other images you would like to post, like a mule deer or other animal you got, then go ahead and post it here in the forum since I don't have a section for that in the photogallery. If anyone has any questions about this policy, let me know. Thanks. Amanda

From what I have seen the does keep the same routines. it's the bucks behavior and movements that changes dramatically. Although I have seen doe groups during the rut running around chasing each other and I couldn't find a buck with them. So I think they get frisky too, but they don't have to alter their movements to find bucks. Amanda

No luck yet on the hats. Might take a while. Amanda

hehehe, yes I do as a matter of fact......especially when I look at this thread!

Happy Birthday !

Here are some pictures from the camp. This picture is of Cameron Holberg from Marana. This was his first deer, and he was grinning from ear to ear! Justing Renson of Tucson. Check-out the symetry on this solid coues deer. He made a 500 yard shot with his .270 to take this deer! Levi Heffelfinger. This is his first deer! He shot this buck with his .243 after glassing him up from long distance and then stalking in close. Check-out those spikes! It looks like a bull elk. His father (who is a biologist with the G&F and a deer fanatic!) and grandfather were there with him to share the joy!

HillBilly_Al, Great story! Do you mind if I post it in the Hunt Story section? Along with the photo? Email me the photo and I can post it for you. Congrats and it's cool that the guy who missed got to see the rest of the story here. I think it really helps to see what happens. It's always hard to learn from misses if you don't know exactly what happened. Amanda

Ok, I got tech support to help with the problem. Looks like it's working now. Amanda

Happy Bday Let me know if you want company on your unit 23 hunt. Amanda

I am so sorry you lost your friends. You did a great job making them real for us in your description. My prayers to their families and friends... Amanda

Great stories!! Makes me feel kind of inadequate...I mean I have seen deer sleeping like they were dead, but I never walked up to a 120 inch buck or a 180 inch ram. Well, actually that isn't quite true, I did walk up on a 180 inch desert ram once. I came over a boulder pile on a long point and suprised both him and me. Luckily he jumped up and ran away from me rather than at me. He was on the end of a point of rock at a steep canyon and had no where to run but about 10 yards from me. Got to watch him up close for 30 mins or more until I had to get back to the truck. Good memories...I forgot about that one until I started typing! Amanda

Awesome photo Josh! Not sure I would call a hounddog that had chased that lion an innocent bystander...but I sure hope the dog was ok. That's some serious excitement in that photo. Amanda

Well, it looks like it put the images in as a thumbnail. I will try and figure out what's up with that. Amanda

I wanted to test uploading a photo. I am trying to figure out this new feature so I can explain it.... If you want to upload a photo that you wouldn't normally put in the main photogallery of this site, you can upload it here. When you start a post, look near the bottom of the screen for the section relating to File Attachments. Attachments must be less than 100kb to get posted. Dimensions of the photo aren't important, just total file size. Find your file on your hard drive using the browse button. Click add this attachment. After you do that, look down under where you did that and you should see your file listed. Then click to the right where it says add file into post. It will add the photos into where you have your cursor in the screen. So you can decide where you want the photo to go by placing your cursor there before you hit the add to post button. After doing that, look at the bottom of the screen for the Preview Post button and click on that and see if your photos show up. Here are a couple great photos that Scott Adams sent me awhile back. Eventually I hope to have a photogallery section for photos like this that aren't Coues deer, but are things people took photos of on a hunt. Amanda

Thanks for the heads-up. I assume that is a dressed weight? Amanda

Manamal, Hey, send me some pics from your deer hunts....especially of the lady and her buck. Sounds like you had a great time. Amanda

It's possible. I upgraded the forum software so I am still trying to figure out the new features. Amanda

Thanks for your patience guys. I had to pay tech support for the forum software to move it to the new server and for some reason they took forever to complete it. Usually they provide prompt service. Not sure what was up. But anyway, it's up and running. I am really sorry it was down for so long. Thanks for hanging in there! Amanda

Here are his pics (first one of Joe's buck, second of Kevin's):

here is a photo of his buck (and yes, it does have antlers!):

I spoke with Mike. I think things are working ok. Let me know if you have any trouble Mike. Amanda

Awesome! Love the look on the kid's face! Amanda

I have used trail cameras alot to get bear photos when I was working for the San Carlos. We had some problem bears up around Senecca and need some info on how many were in the area. So I set up the cameras in thick areas that seemed like they had a trail or corridor, like along the bottom of a drainage. Of course you want to look for sign and put the camera where you are finding fresh sign. When I put out the cameras I always used no-scent spray to wipe down all the cables and camera and everything. I started doing that after I had a few bears from Bear Canyon tear up the cables. Never hurt the cameras, but the cables were a pain to replace. (most trail cam units don't have cables, this was a specialized unit). Anyway, I also took powdered donuts and crumbled them up on the ground where I wanted the bear to stay for a photo. This worked great. Bears love donuts! But I am not sure it would be legal on state land. anyone know for sure? Is it bear baiting if you aren't hunting?? So those are my tips on getting bear photos. If you want to eliminate getting skunks and raccoon photos, just raise the camera so the infrared beam is only tripped by a bear sized animal. Amanda