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Depends when they get sent to retailers. If I remember 2 years ago it was a huge FIASCO because a lot of the changes and the license restructure. People had to go to the office to get their tags, and very few places had the books even in the new year most were small town places. I was thinking the same thing since I want to get out Dec 31 for the first light! Anyone remember if last year (2015) tags were available to purchase in 2014 at major retailers?

Stick on wheel weights are soft enough. Good luck getting any though. What you want is roofing lead or plumbing lead. Some xray lead is good for ml too. I have rolls of soft lead for making the front stuffer. Wheel weights go to the pistols and rifles

The "gutless method" could still have a lot of the hide and guts intact. But I guess they forgot to take the back straps & tenderloins? That sucks. Best eating. I came across a butchered cow this weekend in 21 by the smell. I was glassing and kept getting a whiff of "death". Followed it to the source. Been there for a couple weeks it looks like. Literally millions, if not billions of maggots. I have a pretty strong stomach, but whew! Whoever did it took the quarters and back straps/tenderloins, and the head. Just like a game animal. Smaller black cow, but still way bigger than any deer. I did not probe around for a bullet hole. Yeah that's what I was hoping. But they left all the best meat still there :-( I thought it was quite strange. Then I realized it was right by a road too, so no reason for them to not have come back for it

I came across 2 yeah carcass in another unit last week. One was opening day. Head and quarters taken. Hide intact. Guts still there. They left the steaks ??? I went back the next day in hopes they were still packing it,out when I first came across it. Nope still there. Another was a frahly expired button buck took a bullet to their rear hind. Its a shame people leave meat to waste

Wowzers. Great buck Mike. I'm here in one of the units we've talked about before. Saw some bucks the first 2 days and now it's getting a bit rough. All the quads and road hunters seem to have left and so did the deer

Not unusual to see them out in the open scrub/sage brush if they aren't feeling pressured. Lots of big deer will stay in the flat lands. If they know how to hide and stay hidden when need be and bolt after the danger is gone, the flats are a good spot.

162gr SST and bthp have worked great. Also 160gr Bonded boat tail bullet of "Un named" manufacture has done me good too. Using winchester LRM and surplus wc860

I thought they closed it a couple years back to archery deer and javelina only. Use to be shotgun for quail

It is the gun my friend... love wing shooting! Since I was knee high I have been abusing body for those dumb little birds. I think maybe some quail trips are in order this year guys.. Maybe some small groups of us need to get together and get'r done. I have really appreciated the dairy and do wish the guys out there we do not know appreciated it the same way as is Coueswhitetail.com guys do.If go e you my shoulder mike! Beating up and already bad shoulder for the sake of wing shooting. Been seeing grreeeeeeat numbers of quail. I'm so pumped up, I was dreaming of those little chickens during my day maps lately.

They definitely not where they have been the last few years. Finally had to change it up a bit this year after last year's epic fail :-)

Look at those big breasts. Even some wing meat to nibble on!!

I'm having dove withdrawals. Lots of people rag on eating dove but it's not the eating part that's the most exciting! They are ok, but it sure is fun and always thinking of new ways. Been wanting to gather a few limits for some jerky

Thanks for the clarification. Neat idea for sure. Love it when people come out and explain things and reach out to the community they are tailoring to. I hope it works out well and drums up business for your team and Arizona as a whole. Money into our economy is always welcome :-D

The legend ultra HDs 10x went for like 110$ last year with easy rebate. Wide FOV

Doesn't matter what finger or shoulder with a double barrel!

Tony. Get them involved with events and others as age permits. Remember don't push them pass their limits on the first few trips. When they call it quits. It's time to quit. It may be frustrating but after the first couple of times you can stretch it out longer. The last thing you want to do is drive them away by forcing them to hunt/hike/fish harder their first time. And don't let some JA play the heavy recoil trick on them. Nothing ruins someone nerves worse than getting a shoulder full of bruises or getting tagged by the scope. For son's fourth birthday he asked to go scouting and climb mountains. Music to my ears

Kind of like a life insurance plan or something

Sounds like they are banking on residual income and hoping some people expire or quit hunting before they actually draw.

If that were the case I'd try to duplicate factory loads and then tweak from there.

Solid advice

that is a neat looking coat. congrats!

Been toying around the idea of a new rifle. Have various calibers and magnums, so pretty much covered. A cartridge that has recently peaked my interest has been the 375 Ruger..... surprisingly its ballastics and long range is on par with the 338WM. Not much of a long range junky, but I like to beat up my shoulder. So the question?...... Does the 375 Ruger have a place in AZ hunting? Would you prefer a 7mm Rem Mag, 300WM, or 375 Ruger for Elk? Handloading is a no brainer on this one.

Tried some loads with RL17 and 300gr Game kings. Very promising so far and pressure signs at the upper end were nothing of concern. 105 degree weather, no sticky bolt. Time to fine tune and tweak. Didn't want to blow up my chrony this session, but would guess the velocity around 2700+. Wasn't really shooting for groups but they would of easily been under 1" if not better. Will need to set up some time to shoot these loads over the chrony

Does anyone use a MOLLE attatchment to their pack or the waste band?

4-500 is considered above long range to me :-) they can dial and check laser distance all they want, but they still have to take into account the wind and terrain etc. So i'll leave those long range sniper shots to the pros :-D I topped her off with a Vortex Viper. Was too hot last weekend to sight it in. maybe this weekend