Coues Sniper

I'm with you Casey. And you're going to love that 104. And as far as I know, Eberlestock will fix/replace packs as well. Badlands isn't the only one who does that. I've owned a few Badlands and didn't like their design either. The Eberlstock designs however are awesome IMO.

Very, very cool Josh.

dang good buck! Keep an eye on that dude...

I'm with everyone else - fling away! More time spent in the woods if nothing else Matty - that's a nice looking buck, good luck on him on your archery hunt!

Buddy of mine saw a 370-ish bull up here in Nevada that was polished. All the bulls i have seen were still in velvet as late as the 3rd.

Agreed. Most often the "guide" is just a ranch cowboy with some low end glass (that he uses surprisingly well) that just knows his way around the ranch. They aren't usually good "trophy hunters". However, coming back to camp to a warm meal, and not having to worry about cooking for yourself after a long day, is priceless. As far as the 3K goes, it could be a steal, or it could be a rip-off. It just depends on the ranch. There's alot of politics in getting leases on ranches, and many times ranchers/outfitters will only tell you what you want to hear. I can't tell you how many times a rancher or outfitter has told me "Oh my ranch hasn't been hunted in 6 years" and then a cowboy will take us in an area and tell us "Last year a guy killed a good buck in this spot." Stuff like that. I've seen ranches going from a 120" average to killing 100" buck if you're lucky in just a few years because they'll sneak guys on or re-use tags that people don't fill. Finding an outfitter you can trust is the key. Try and find out as much as you can about the ranch's history, and what kind of bucks have been killed in the past. While the trophy potential is there in most areas, i've gone to ranches and seen 1 buck in 3 days, and every cowboy had a scabbard on his horse (empty at the time ) Of course, I've gotten very lucky too. Anyhow, hope that helped some, and good luck.

I think most of you are high; the beams seem short, not much mass. anyhow, put me down for 113 and 6/8"

Josh, I have known Ed my whole life. He was there when i killed my first deer 21 years ago. I'm at a loss for words right now. For those who don't know him, he's one of the nicest guys i've ever met, and an incredible hunter. That guy could hike anyone into the ground. The muley was one of the most impressive bucks i have ever seen, and he hunted alot of years to kill him. Longshooter already pointed out the importance of the Coues head. I hope and pray that the idiots that did this pay for what they did. I'm absolutely disgusted. If anyone has any information, please come forward and help out.

lol, they always look bigger in velvet to me!

Very nice bull. I'm not that great at scoring elk, but I'll throw a guess of about 390 out there. I'm probably low, but that was my first impression. It's hard to tell from the pics because the tines look so different in each one. A bull I would throw the lead at for sure!

WOW That's an unbelievable shed Josh, Thanks for sharing. I wish i could get my hands on half the monster sheds you do man! Good luck finding any others he has dropped.

Nice sheds and cute kids. Looks like you guys had a blast!

Man law fulfilled! 196 as a straight 6?!? That thing is huge! Thanks for sharing!

Agreed. There can be no discussion of any animal or sheds without pictures of said animal or shed... MAN LAW!

I've used the Spitfires for a long while with great results. Kinda like you I got an itch to try something new this year so I got some of those new NAP Hellrazors. I haven't shot them yet, but they are scary sharp out of the package. I'm going to shoot them this weekend and post my results on here or Archery Talk. (I see you're on there Casey, I'm Coues Sniper on that board.)

+1!! Those fronts are awesome! I sure hope that top end catches up! Neat pics, thanks for sharing.

We actually saw an eagle chasing a couple deer this past January in Sonora. Unbelievable. I never thought an eagle could be that aggressive. He never touched any of the deer he was chasing, but we watched him dive-bomb Coues on this flat 2 days in a row. You know he's killed one before if he's doing that.

+1 Look in the free Classifieds

Bcoover, I haven't forgotten about you. All the guys I have spoken with so far hunted Unit "D". I know a guy that has bear hunted that res for a long time. He should know some spots in C. Just taking a while to track him down...

Matty, Longshooter is the last guy to take anything seriously (except his love for guys. But not that there's anything wrong with that). He just hasn't figured out how to use the little smiley things to show he's joking. He's a peach. As far as your Diamond, they do make a great bow. Archerytalk.com just completed their annual "Compound Bow Face-Off" and the Black Ice took 2nd place out of 23 bows. (That new fangled, soon to be out of production, more of a gimmick than performance, Guardian took 1st ) Check it out: http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=509567 It's a pdf so you'll need acrobat to view it. It's a good read.

Crazy is right. A little angry, but right. You put just about any company's flagship bow in a top shooter's hands nowadays and it will win. Crazy$COUES, send Longshooter a PM. If you're into "that kinda thing", he'll come over and "massage" all your anger away... so I've heard. When someones hummingbird mouth overruns there alligator a$$ it makes me angry. That is not what this board is about. As far as the massage I will have to pass. You must have recieved a proposition or two...or once again are you letting that humming bird mouth run on. Don't get me wrong Crazy, I'm on your side. And as far as Longshooter, well, I don't blame you. Better offers wouldn't be hard to come by. Any offers sent my way will be refused; no hummingbird mouth here (although Longshooter will probably be on here anytime to showcase his). And I agree matty, shooting spots all day = gay.

Crazy is right. A little angry, but right. You put just about any company's flagship bow in a top shooter's hands nowadays and it will win. Crazy$COUES, send Longshooter a PM. If you're into "that kinda thing", he'll come over and "massage" all your anger away... so I've heard.

Let me see what I can dig up.

You're absolutely correct because it's patented. As is the Martin Shoot thru. The Limb Pivot idea was actually on an earlier bow, but the technology wasn't there to make it work (1987). After that patent expired (20 years), Bowtech picked up the design and ran with it. The Martin Shoot thru is nice because it eliminates cam lean since there is no cable guard. This improves nock travel and the overall accuracy of the bow. Which is why you find it mostly on target models. But no other bow maker can touch it. People poo poo'd the binary cam design for a while too (darton patent i think) but it's becoming increasingly popular with other manufacturer's. With the attention the Guardian/Commander are getting this year, I'm betting they will be around for a long while. Shoot one Matty, they really are good bows. Kevin, rumor has it those Gaurdians are the official bow of the "2007 Las Vegas Gay Pride Archery Shoot" You would know... aren't you the guest speaker for the event? Not that there's anything wrong with that I saw an SUV w/ a CW.COM sticker outlined with a rainbow the other day. Which one of you was it? Tell the truth. lmfao........Thats Kevin for sure since he has the SUV Wrong again Bear, I'm driving the Dodge diesel now. All that male abuse you've taken over the years has clouded your memory

I haven't hunted it in a long time, but i have some friends that hunted it a few years ago. What area is your tag? I'll see if they hunted the same area and get you some info.