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Here is a link to the 2011 Elk/Antelope Recommendations. http://www.azgfd.gov/pdfs/h_f/recommendati...memo_101120.pdf Brian

There is a mule deer doe in Unit 29 at the Southwest Research Station that is the same way. Found out they found the fawn by herself and continued to raise her. She would follow you around like a little puppy dog. Her name was Molly. Brian

Holy spread batman!!! Amazing Buck!! Brian

Prices now are nothing compared to what the were back in the 80s when my dad was trapping. Top dollar for foxes was $48, Coyote $90, and the best cats were all the way up to $600. OH, for the good ole days. Brian

Yeah the 175 is an average including prices of kittens through toms. My high cat last year got me just over 300 but females around 175-200, and then the small cats were lower. The fur sale in Globe isn't the best for getting good prices, and if you are not a member of the Arizona Trappers Association they will keep a small percentage. I have shipped fur several times to Canada and got alot better prices. I don't look to make alot of money from fur, just make enough to fund my hunting trips for the next year so I don't worry too much anymore what someone is giving for prices. As for the Borax, like you said there are several ways to skin a cat. It is just the way my dad taught me when he was trapping for many years. Brian

Those are for fleshed, raw pelts, dried and stretched with Borax (don't ever dry with salt), and then brushed real good to get all dried blood and dead hair out of the fur. I haven't seen what the market is for fur this year. Now these prices were for high country animals. Desert animal prices will be slightly lower usually. Brian

Here is where I have sold my fur: Globe Hide & Fur Co 707 E Cactus Dr, Globe, Arizona 85501 (928) 425-9455 There is a fur sale usually in February in Globe too. Contact Arizona Trappers Association for dates. As for prices, for the past couple years for bobcats I averaged around 175, foxes 15, and coyotes around 10.

The farthest I have killed a coyote with the #4 shot is 70 yards and he was DRT. I have shot several over 50 and they were also DRT. But I try to keep everything under 40 yards. As of yet I have never had one get away using #4 shot. And I am the same way, have a tendency to only take a shotgun on stands. But I do try to pick spots where I can only see 40 yards or less. I keep thinking I should take a rifle with me because if I happened to call a lion in I would be SOL due to it being illegal to kill one with a shotgun. I just hate carrying two guns. Tonight I went and called a couple spots just for cats. Called one bobcat in to 30 yards but he stayed behind the only thicket of trees where I couldn't shoot. He stayed there for 55 minutes and I tried everything to get him to step out. He only needed to take a couple steps either way and he would have been clear. Finally he walked straight away and left. The whole time all I could see was legs and feet. Broke my heart. Brian

I shoot my own reloads and have been for a long time. They are 2 3/4 inch shooting #4 copperplated shot. Brian

Two in three years for me! This will be my last one. First one with a shotgun and hopefully this one with a bow and that will be it. Brian

Holy Cow! Holy Cow! I drew my second GOULDS TAG in three years!!!!!!! Holy Cow! And my dad drew a 3C tag!! Brian

After reading all the essays from the other exceptional ladies, you got my vote. Brian

Aswesome unique buck!!! Congrats!! Brian

It is due to all them high fences people are putting out now!! Actually it is because of all the trail cams that are out. They want to be movie stars so the bigger the antlers the bigger the star!!!

Yeah that is the one. Brian

Guy from Snowflake killed it. It was unit 27. His buddy also killed a 115 on the same hunt. Family member of mine knows the guy who killed it. Haven't heard what the exact score is but have heard 158" and 144". Doesn't matter, awesome buck!! Brian

Well I had been buying and saving my bonus points for a late Dec. coues tag for a while now, and this past deer draw I figured I could get the tag I wanted by being in the 20% bonus point pool for the coues tag. I drew the one I wanted. However, being a bowhunter at heart if the right buck was found during the archery season he was going to be my target. After spending 36 total hours in a blind, the buck I wanted finally came in. He came in with another nice 3x3. He passed in front of my blind at about 12-13 yards. I came to full draw and released. I saw the arrow pass through him perfectly. After a few seconds passed by I heard him fall. A short 80 yard tracking job later, he was mine. The great thing about the situation was that my dad was able to sit with me in the blind when I killed the buck. He was going to shoot any legal buck that came in and when we saw this buck coming in he set his bow aside and told me to get mine ready as he was the one I was waiting for. So thanks to him I was able to take my largest archery buck to date. He is my 8th and largest archery coues deer. He grosses 108" even with the short side. It looks like the short side got injured somehow which caused it not to grow right. If the short side would have matched the other, he would of grossed around 116. I am tickled pink to say the least, and am glad I got to waste my Dec. coues hunt!! I also added a couple trail cam pics of him from earlier. Brian July 16 August 1

That is a nice truck load of fur!! Only thing that would have topped it off would have been a couple cats to go with it. When we used to trap we caught several foxes with the white tipped tail. I have called only one that had it. Pretty unique. Congrats on a great morning!! Brian

Well, I couldn't take it any longer. Been waiting for it to cool off and freeze several times so the fur will get better, so this evening I had to go out. Made a couple stands and on the first stand at the two minute mark this fox came in. He came all the way to the decoy and dinked with it for a minute or so and then started to leave. That is when I let him have it with the 12 guage at 15 yards. Good start to the fall calling season. Brian

Great buck, whether it is your first or your twenty first!!!!!! Awesome job!!! Brian

I know quite a few sportsman that have already mailed in their ballots and they voted no!! Asked why, they said that they agreed with what was being said on the ads on tv. I asked them if they actually did any research themselves on the prop or even asked other sportsman what they thought about it and they said no, they though the ads on tv gave them a good enough reason to vote no. So this is the kind of stuff we are battling. I have been talking it up to everyone on come in contact with, with as much information I can give them to vote yes. Brian

Doug, That takes talent to get two ivories with one shot. Bullet held up good for getting two teeth. Brian

This morning I made a couple stands before the wind came up. I called this coyote in to 35 yards. One shot from the 12 gauge and he was DRT. He is a real pretty, light colored big male. All I had was a cellphone so that is what I used for the pic. It was a good morning. Brian

Way to go Nick!! Congrats. Your family's cup runeth over with elk meat this year. Awesome! Brian

WooHoo!! I can't hardly wait. Not going till Saturday. The couch is going to be soft and the college football games are going to be great. Oh, wait. You all talking about hunting. Well not till January now for me. Good luck everyone. Hope to start reading some stories as I sit watching some football. Good Luck. Brian