coueskiller

Man some of those elk look to be in bad shape with rib and hip bones showing pretty bad!!! We have been getting a little rain here around Flag. but I think it's a little too late now to help out in the antler department but it should green things up and give them something to eat, don't get me wrong we have seen some good bulls running around but nothing like it would be if we had some moisture earlier in the year!! Later, Geoff

Coconino National Forest Closes Friday For Immediate Release June 19, 2006 Contact: Forest Closure Info Center - 928-226-4601 Flagstaff, AZ - As fire danger increases across the Southwest the Coconino National Forest will close to public access and use Friday, morning, June 23 at 8:00 a.m.. Effective Friday, the Coconino National Forest will close to public access. Conditions have warranted closure of the entire national forest. Closures in the past have proven to be an effective means of reducing the number of human-caused fires. ?While campfire and smoking restrictions have been effective in terms of minimizing the number of fires, we are at the point that we cannot afford the risk of any human-caused fires,? says Coconino Forest Supervisor Nora Rasure. ?Several recent fires have exhibited extreme fire behavior, including the Woody and Brins Fires. We are not only concerned about the risk to communities and natural resources, we are concerned about the potential difficulties evacuating recreationists from remote areas should a wildfire start.? Included in the Coconino closures: All campgrounds, day use picnic areas and cabins on the forest. All trails on the Coconino National Forest. All lakes, including Lake Mary, Ashurst Lake, Kinnikinick Lake, Blue Ridge Reservoir, Stoneman Lake. Cinder Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Area north of Flagstaff. St. Joseph?s Youth Camp near Mormon Lake. Arizona Snowbowl Skyride. All National Forest System Roads will be closed, but all interstates, state and county roads through the Coconino National Forest will remain open. Sedona and Flagstaff still offer many summer attractions and activities. Private campgrounds and the campground at Fort Tuthill County Park near Flagstaff will remain open with campfire and smoking restrictions. All Forest Service offices and visitor centers will be open. The closure will be lifted when sufficient precipitation is received to adequately reduce the risk of wildfire to a manageable level, and hot, dry weather conditions are not forecast to continue. For further information about closures and restrictions in the Coconino National Forest, call 928-226-4601 or toll-free 1-877-864-6985 between 6:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. Information is posted on the internet at www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino. CLICK HERE for Forest Order

Well it seems this happens every year, another deadline extension...... This is total Bull crap, a deadline is just what it is and if you goofed off and waited till the last minute and the system crashes TOUGH LUCK you should have not waited, you can bet the farm that if I had TECHNICAL PROBLEMS with my truck on the last day of the hunt they wouildn't give me a extra day to hunt!!!! One more day= thousands more apps=more$$$$$$$ for the AZGFD=lower draw odds. The deadline was 7pm yesterday and that should have stuck no exceptions!!!! But hey it's all about hunter oppertunity in Az. these days!!!!!!! TOTAL BULLS$#T!!!!!!!! Geoff

Sad but true it is illegal, and some of the G&F guys are very strict about it and it seems some of them don't care one way or another, but if it was me I wouldn't be posting pics of it!! I would have just left it there.......... YAH RIGHT!!!!! I didn't see anything!!!!!! Geoff

Well it looks like drawing a Dec. coues tag in central AZ. is going to be very tough for us from here on out. Our wonderfull Game & Fish Dept. is proposing the following.... 6A(50tags),6b/8(50tags),21(50tags),22(50tags) and 23(50tags) now thats what I would call VERY LITTLE hunter oppertunity, it will now take years to draw one of these tags!!!! Looks like hunting coues deer in the rut in central AZ is now going to be as hard as hunting carp north of the big ditch, it will be a sad day when the Dept. approves these recomendations!!! Oh well I guess we could all draw one of the Oct. tags in the units mentioned above because there will be a toatl of 1745 permits issued for the Oct. hunts in units 6a,6b,8,21,22 & 23....................... What the heck are they thinking $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Geoff

Desertbull I think you hit the nail on the head!!!!! I hunt 6b for bear every year and it is one of the few units that will still have and Aug. hunt but it will now be in early Aug. and I can only imagine how many guys are going to out there..... They listened to us on not changing the elk hunts but I think these bear and whitetail hunt structure changes are here to stay!!!! Geoff

Looks like you were in 6A around hog hill and round mtn. Nice finds!!!! Geoff

The DOGMAN in true form!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Now that's a great pic!!!! Geoff

Just what we all needed.... another Josh Epperson!!!!! Geoff

Sounds like one heck of a day in the hills!!!!!!! Geoff

Spots or no spots glad to see a couple of deer killing machine's hit the dirt. Sorry if you took what I said the wrong way and congrats on the lions and stink hog!!! Geoff

Awesome man!!!! In that one pic the cat looks like it has spots on it? Was this a mother and young one?? If so, and those are spots I wouldn't be posting those pics as it is a big NO NO to take any female with spotted kittens or any spotted kittens. Hope it's just the pic.... Geoff

heck yes that's hog scat in my lip(copenhagen). LOL!!! Bret that's too funny,shooting my way out!!!!HAHAHA!!! We all know how nasty and mean these little guys are!!!!! LMAO... Geoff

I got one of the leftover tags for this hunt and it has been about 10 years since I last hunted this unit for pigs. We went and scouted last weekend and found alot of sign and will head out again tomorrow to check out some other areas for a back up plan of needed. Just wondering if anybody else from here was going to be out hunting this hunt. Geoff

Thanks Josh!! That little tough guy took 4 .357 rounds in the boiler room at about 8yds?!?!?!?! He just wouldn't die & my ears are still ringing!!! Geoff

Nice LIL stink hog there Bret, looks like you had the same cold/cloudy weather I had!!! Geoff

That's cold man!!!!

Well I shot a nice Boar on friday morning, not the biggest hog in the woods but at 8yds. on a cold, cloudy and windy day I wasn't about to pass him up in hopes of a better one!!! I will send pics to Josh so he can post them for me. Geoff

Well Im off in a few hours for the leftover HAM hunt in unit 8. Hope to post some pics of a BIG O'L STINK HOG and I don't mean Josh!!! Later, Geoff

Yes I know..... So you may as well just keep on doing it!!! I will return the favor someday! Geoff

Josh, My nose hairs were burnt off completly as soon as you opened up the truck door that morning.... I didn't even get in the truck and they were long gone!!! Between you and Leeland that day your truck seat must be ruined!!! HOHO's And Firey Habanero Dorito's for breakfast!?!?!?!?!? Geoff

Ernesto I nerver thought about that but now that you mention it.......while hunting with Josh I have never had a problem with any insects!!!!! he must exhaust 100% DEET!!!! Geoff

That is exactly what I told your dad on the radio Sat. morning!!!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!! He said he was having you fitted for a new rectom!!! You do have some grade "A" class 1 GAS!!!!! By far the worst I have ever encountered.... Geoff

hey there antler HO!!!!! I finally get a response to this post and it's your smart butt, you know the only tags the G&F will give me are left over POS tags!!!! And we both know there are a few stink hogs in ol' unit 8!!!!! Geoff

Awesome muley buck, Did that pic happen to be taken in the park @ the Grand Canyon(south rim)??? Geoff