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Unbelievable Brian! Amazing how brazen folks are! I had my truck stolen (also a Toyota 4x4) from my driveway many years ago. What a sick feeling to come out in the morning to find your wheels gone. S.

Bumping this thread to the top again! All who can show-up should definitely make it a point to do so! This is an awesome event to participate in! I know that many of you coues hunters are always looking for an excuse to get out into coues country!!! The Arizona Deer Association has joined SCI Tucson in helping to sponsor this thing, and we're going to make it quite a big show! We will be raffling-off 2 (yes two!!!) .22 rifles to youth's ONLY, and a .223 in a general raffle. No raffle tickets to purchase, just show-up and pick-up trash. The more trash you pick-up, the better your chances of winning a rifle! As the Youth Chairman for the Arizona Deer Association, I would encourage anyone who has kids to bring them on down for a family day! Maybe win a rifle, and meet some great people. We'll be camping-out all weekend long, and would welcome all to join us in camp for some fun!! S.

I spent the weekend down south with my 10 year old son on his first big game hunt! We didn't get a pig, but we had a GREAT weekend. Awesome weather, great glassing, and lots of animals to be seen. He learned a lot over the weekend (I learned some as well.... ). We ended-up getting within range of some on the last day, but couldn't get one to hold still long enough for a shot. He was a little bummed at not killing one, but as he learned in Hunters Education last week; a successful hunt does NOT necessarily mean killing an animal. I was proud of him for taking this lesson seriously, and not letting it ruin his otherwise perfect weekend! No sense worrying about it anyway.... we have turkey season to plan for! S. PS: I hope lots of folks can make the trash clean-up day down there next month! Plan on bringing your kids, as the ADA has a special surprise planned for the little ones. Stay tuned....

Can you say JACKPOT????? Incredible! Congrats and welcome to the site. S.

Might want to place a metal detector at the door if he's planning on coming though. It would be funny to invite him though, just to see if he would dare show-up... S.

I'll jump-in with an answer Jim.... This year's banquet is on April 16th. Not sure about tickets, but hopefully Amanda can answer. You can also call the ADA phone number for ticket info - 602-395-DEER. S.

Great story & nice pic azhuntnut! Welcome to the site! S.

Boy, I wish I could help you. I know where they are, and have spent time there over the years, but I don't know the GPS coordinates. Let me know if you need or want any other tips in 37B though. I grew-up in Kearny, and still try to spend some time out there each fall..... Good luck!!!! S.

For anyone who hasn't done this, you should SERIOUSLY consider showing-up! I took my two boys down last year, and we had a great time. What a great way to give back to the ranchers & help to keep the public land clean as well! I'll plan on being there for sure, and I'll try to get as many friends as possible to show up also! S.

Connxion, congrats on the archery pig! Let me know how your scouting goes this weekend. I may be out there as well.... I'm in the same situation as you; my son has the 36 Jr. hunt as his first big game hunt as well. We've been doing some scouting, and I think I've got a pretty good spot or two. I'm really going to try hard to get him into some pigs!! I'll send you a PM soon and we can exchange scouting reports. Good luck! S.

Congrats on a fine buck Mike! S.

I was down in 36 this past weekend, and we had a great time. I was mainly scouting for my boy's Youth hunt in a couple of weeks, but two of my friends got out and chased a couple of coues with their bows. No deer killed, but they got into some action.... The kids had a great time! We didn't locate any javelina, but came across some sign. A spot or two looks promising for my son's hunt! S.

Good show Grande Bear!!! Glad you had an awesome hunt! S.

I agree with what Brian and many have said here. I don't have a problem with quads used properly. I really don't see them any differently than any other form of motorized transportation (again, as long as they're used properly...). It's sickening to be hiking off of a road and come across quad or motorcycle tracks, or any vehicle tracks for that matter! Last spring while on m first turkey hunt in 23, we actually witnessed a guy road hunting turkeys on one. He would drive a few hundred yards, then stop and start to hen call. He would then move on if he didn't hear a gobbler. Now being a novice I don't know much about turkey hunting, but it didn't take too much sense to tell me that he wasn't going to get a bird that way! To each there own, I guess... At least the road hunters help to keep the back-country a little less crowded.... S.

Hey Doug: Long time no talk. I hope all is well with you this new year! Doing any bird hunting? Yep, I remember your advice and I also have seen some with my own eyes back behind there. I'm not sure we'll go in there this weekend, I just found a nice camp spot in the general area so that's where we're going to set-up the pop-up. I think we're going to be focusing our actual hunting a little south of the Elkhorn though, based on some piggy sightings from last fall's deer hunt. As for the Youth Hunt in February, we (the ADA) are not going to be hosting an open camp for this year's 36 youth hunt. Just couldn't get it coordinated with the G&F, and help from the ADA is spread a little thin right now... I'll be down there with my boy hunting, but not to host a camp. There is a youth javelina hunt in 20C as well, and the ADA will be hosting a camp there this year (similar to years past...). If anyone's youngster has the 20C youth pig tag, be sure to look-out for a letter with details of the camp! I'll post this weekend's scouting results next week. S.

I'm headed down south of Marana this weekend with a couple of friends and my two boys to do a little pig & deer hunting (pigs & deer for me, deer only for my buddies...). I'm hoping to get into some pigs mainly so I can mark some prime locations for when I go back with my oldest for his Junior rifle hunt next month. We had our first night of Hunter Education last night, and it REALLY got me excited to get him out there for his first hunt next month! If anyone is going to be out, feel free to stop by our camp for some coffee & to say hello. We'll be camping in the Elkhorn area, likely in the foothill area a mile or so southeast of the ranch entrance. White GMC Yukon XL with a Coleman pop-up trailer. S.

Here's the post with some of Pat's work. As Kevin said, he also did a couple of mounts that are shown on azdeer.org. http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=921 Thanks for sharing the pics coozfever.... S.

Holy heck Lark, you're going to get me fired!!! "Does proper field care include chunkin' em off a cliff"..... LOL!!! And then the barf-o-rama!!! Too much! You're killing me man! S.

Outstanding story and great pics! Thanks for the day by day report. Good job! S.

There was a post on one of the discussion threads here within the last month that had several pictures of Patrick's work. They were VERY nice.... I'll try to find the post and attach a link. S.

Outstanding Deer!!! Welcome to the site, and thanks for sharing! Awesome that you were able to hunt the San Carlos! Sounds like the hunt of a life-time. Memories you'll have forever.... S.

Awesome story & pics Scott! Congrats to Craig!!! S. :-)

Wow Becker, Awesome story & pic! Congrats & welcome to the site! S.

Greetings Everyone: I wanted to send out a PR notice for the Youth Hunter camp that the Arizona Deer Association is sponsoring next month during the first weekend of the youth hunt for units 36A & 36C. We will once again be teaming-up with the AZ G&F to provide hospitality & assistance to any & all youth hunters out trying to bag a deer (Maybe their first deer ever!!! )! Details of the camp are as follows: ? Camp will open at approximately 5:00PM on November 18th, and close early afternoon on November 21st. ? Free hotdogs, hamburgers, chips, sodas, water, coffee, and hot chocolate will be provided to all that stop by. ? All junior hunters stopping in to visit will receive a complimentary fluorescent orange hunting vest emblazoned with the logo of the Arizona Deer Association. ? We will be conducting a ?big buck? and ?small buck? contest to those successful hunters that stop by. The winners will receive a free one year youth membership to ADA! ? Depending on schedules, we will try to have representatives from the Arizona Game and Fish Department, US Border Patrol, as well as local individuals in camp to provide information on where deer have been spotted or traditional areas where they may be found. ? We will be conducting ?fire-side? discussions each evening provide information on a variety of topics including game locations, hunting & spotting tactics, game laws, etc. ? We will have spotting & tracking help available to offer those who need a hand in the field! ? This camp is also an excellent location to come to report any observed game law violations. ? The camp will be near milepost 31 on state highway 286 south of Three Points, which is near the intersection of Ryan Ranch Road, and highway 286. Please refer to the attached map for the location of the camp. As a heads-up to you November hunters, the first weekend of the junior?s hunt overlaps with the second weekend of your hunt. If you?re out in 36A/C during the second weekend of your hunt, be sure to stop by the camp for a visit! I?ll be there (I?m the Youth Chairman for the ADA), and I think maybe a couple of other familiar folks as well. Now I?m off for my early hunt! Good luck! S.

Outstanding bucks coozfever! Beautiful mounts! I went to highschool with Patrick in Kearny back in the early 80s (ugh... that was a LONG time ago...). I had heard he was in San Manuel doing some hunting and maybe guiding, as a mutual buddy saw an article he had written in a magazine once a couple of years ago. Not only does it look like he is a GREAT taxidermist, but he was one heck of a wrestler back in the day... Glad to hear he's doing well... Thanks for sharing! S.