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Yea Baby!!!!! Outstanding!!!! I spent the weekend with my middle boy on his first deer hunt (no deer, but lots of fun!). What a great weekend. This weekend I'll be down south with my oldest! Hoping he'll get his first buck! Thanks for the inspiration!! S.

Congrats! Great buck, great story, great pics!!! S.

BIG congrats to the young guys on the hunt! I'm glad that you guys got into some good action. There is NOTHING like getting-out with the young ones!!!! The cow and doe hunts are a great way to get them started. Also glad that you enjoyed the camp. The Buckskin chapter of the ADA always does a great job of hosting up there. It's really the flagship of the youth camps that the ADA hosts each year. Locals; Roger Hoverman and Rich Leightner are the real force behind that camp, along with lots of good local help. Thanks for recognizing their efforts! My son and I didn't bring home his first deer, but we had a GREAT hunt as well. He got some excitement, and defintely got a good taste of 'buck fever' on a couple of occasions. I knew he was hooked on hunting already, but his first big game hunt definitely solidified it! Kudos to you and your party on a great weekend!!! S.

I agree that it should be a great hunt! I'm not figuring on any of the burning having much of an impact. Seems like they generally ignore the smoldering piles... I'll be in a white GMC Yukon XL and I'll keep an eye out for you. Good luck to you and your daughter! S.

Thanks for the awesome story Josh! Great buck!!! S.

My boys got 20C Jr. pig tags. Third year in a row for my oldest, and the first pig hunt for my middle boy! No turkey tags for any of us. Maybe New Mexico or the Res for birds... Congrats to those who drew! S.

Outstanding Amanda! Thanks so much for sharing the pics & story. Nicholas and I are heading-up on Thursday for his Junior hunt this weekend. We'll be focusing on the mid-elevation areas, as that's where we had success on Erik's hunt a couple of years ago and the weather seems similar. Thanks for the primer! S.

Beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing. S.

GACK!!!! Unbelievable!!!!!! S.

Ditto Kevin & Doug. azonie; There are coues all over 24A. Don't ignore the higher elevations, relatively speaking, just south of the Dripping Springs road. I grew-up in Kearny (on the southern border of the unit) and I know that plenty of locals still exploit those hills for all they're worth. Several nice bucks come-out of there every year. S.

Nobody knows how to embrace the local 'fare' like you Scott!!!! Cool that you're jumping right in and taking advantage before the deep freeze sets in..... Thanks much for sharing! S.

I'll be up there with my middle boy as well (his first deer tag...). I just sent you a PM. Good luck to your daughter!!! S.

I was in "A" this past weekend and saw plenty of deer. Only a few bucks, and just one nice one, but I was seeing deer none the less.... One thing I noticed was that I was seeing more deer during the last 1 1/2 hrs of light, as opposed to in the morning. This is a little different than in the past, as it seems like I generally have seen more deer in the AM than PM in the past. For what it's worth..... So did bucks you scouted dissapear, or what? I would just continue to hammer the areas you found bucks while scouting.... Good luck to your clients! S.

Nice buck! Thanks for sharing! S.

I'm one who didn't succeed in killing anything last weekend. Due to other commitments here at home, I only had 1 1/2 days to hunt. Saw plenty of does & fawns, and two shooter bucks (plus a smaller one) that somehow disapeared as I was stalking closer for a shot. I'll be back out in three weeks with my oldest for his 36A junior hunt though. S.

A great buck indeed (and a great write-up as well....). Thanks for sharing! S.

Way to go Keven!!!! Great couple of bucks! S.

Nice buck mulie hunter! I was down in 36A this past weekend as well. Saw a couple of bucks, but never got into shooting position. That's how it goes sometimes I guess though.... Jim is a VERY nice guy who is abosolutely passionate about deer (especially mulies... ). He and his son usually show-up at the 36A youth camp, and he is always interested in talking about deer, either mulies or coues. Lots of good info in that man' head! Congrats on the buck, and thanks for sharing. I like to see all of the family in the pics! S.

Posting this for Coueshunter. Congrats to Travis on his first elk!!! Give us the story Allen! S.

Story..... http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...amp;#entry80715

Here is the elk! Nice one Travis!!!!! S.

So how did it go on Saturday night? With all of that chili you cooked, I hope you didn't get stood-up Christian!!! Of course being the SPACE that I am, I showed-up at Christian's camp on Friday evening asking where the party was. After he reminded me that I was 24hrs early, I spent a couple of hours visiting with him and his father. I was looking forward to meeting a couple of more folks, but I guess I'll have to get my calendar strait next year.... Anyway, thanks for your hospitality on Friday Christian. I hope you all had a good time sharing stories on Saturday night. S.

Good for you Sout'm!!! I got one of the left-over tags as well, but didn't take a buck. Had a good time though... Thanks for sharing the story and pics. S.

Great buck, and awesome pictures!!! I love the hand-shake shot..... Good friends make the hunt! Kudos! Thanks for sharing. S.

BINGO Christian!!!!!!! Good for you! After leaving you guys on Friday night I went back to the area I had seen the bucks on Friday afternoon to sleep (nice visiting with you and your dad on Friday evening.....). Woke-up WAY before light and hiked in. Alas..... all I saw were does on Saturday AM and I had to pack-up to head back for my commitments here in the Valley on Saturday night. No deer for me this year, but Erik and I will be back at it in a couple of weeks for his junior hunt. I hope you had a good time Saturday night! Kudos on a great deer! S.