BASS

I’ll snag the brass if it’s still available!

*ATTN* The site owner would like to remind you that if you want to see your Coues photos in the photo gallery on the main CouesWhitetail site (not just the forum), please e-mail them to her so that they can be added to the main sites photogallery. amanda@coueswhitetail.com You can still post them into the forums after they are e-mailed. Thanks. Uploading Photos So you have some photos you would like to post to a website to show everyone, but you aren?t sure how to do it. On CouesWhitetail.com there are two ways you can do this. You can use the forums ?attach file? feature or you can use an off site host for your photos, then provide a link to the website of your choice. The first way we will discuss is how to use the website as the host, it uses the ?attach file? feature of the CWT.com site. To access this feature, you will need to first push the ?reply? button. This will take you to a new window where you can type up your reply to a topic of your choice as seen below. Once you have typed up your reply, you will need to scroll down a bit to the ?attach file? feature below. To use this feature you will first click the ?browse? button and find the file on your computer. Once you have found the photo you wish to upload, double click it. Or click it once, and also click the ?open? button. Now click the ?add this attachment? button to send the photo to the site. *NOTE* the photo, or file you attempting to upload must be less than 100K in size, or the site will not accept it. If it is too large, you may want to open a photo editing site and resize it to the correct size for this site. If the photo is within the correct size, the site will recognize the photo like below?. Click the ?add into post? button, and the website will automatically load it into your post. Your post (the reply to typed up for the thread) will receive something like this ?[attachmentid=xxxx]? with the letter x being replaced by the correct number code the site gave your photo. At this time it is a good idea to ?preview post? before you submit it to the forum for all to see. This button can be found next to the ?add reply? button. This button will show only you what your post will look like once it is added to the CWT.com forums. This will help you to make changes you see fit before submitting. For this tutorial I chose to upload a photo of my truck that I use as a signature for another website. This is what the 'preview post' would look like, and what the post would look like if I were to post it to the forums. Now, go back down to where we selected the 'preview post' button, and this time select the 'add reply' button to post your photo and post to the public forums. Using an off site photo host Now we will discuss what some think is the easiest way to post photos on the web. They think this because the website will usually resize the photo to the size that is required for the upload. It is then also possible to post the photo to many different sites at once, as opposed to only this site. Also, later on, it is possible to resize the photo without changing the links. I personally think that this is the best way to post photos. To post photos this way you will first need to setup an account to an off site photo hosting website. I use photobucket.com, but there are many free hosts out there. Try a google search for ?free photo hosts.? But for this tutorial we will be using photobucket.com, it should be close to the same for the other sites also. When you first get to the photobucket.com homepage, you will need to register as a user. This is free, and will get you the basic account. Even though it is a basic account it gives you plenty of space to upload hundreds of photos. Now that you are registered, log into your account. Once you are logged in, you will see a screen that will soon display all of your photos. You are going to only be using this part of it only. It is located towards the top of the page. This is where photobucke.com shines. You hold the option up uploading up to 19 photos at one time. To do this select the drop down menu just above the ?browse? button. Select the number of photos you wish to upload, and it will give you that many ?browse? options. Each photo will now have it?s own browse window. Again, you are going to click ?browse? and find it on your computer. These are close to the same steps as uploading to the CWT.com website. Once you find your photo, double click it, or click it once, then click the open button. The website will recognize the file and show it?s location on your computer. At this step, you can add a name to the photo for use on photobucket.com website. This is not a necessary step.If you do not give it a website name, then it will use the name that it had on your computer. Once you have made that choice you can click the submit button. The website will now take a moment as it loads your photo. This shouldn't take long, but may take a few minutes if you are uploading many photos at once. Once the site loads your photo, it will display the photo as a 'thumbnail photo' or a photo that is much smaller than the actual size used to cut down on file size allowing faster downloads while still allowing the user to see the photo. This is what the photo will look like on the photobucket site. As you add more photos, more thumbnails will appear, and more pages will be added also. If you want to see the photo, click the small picture and it will show you the same photo, but in it?s actual size as it will be displayed on websites. Click your back button to get back to your thumbnail photo page. Below your thumbnail photos, you will notice some text, that doesn?t make much sense. These are all internet codes used as the address for your photo. The choices you have are ?Url? ?Tag? and ?Img.? The URL would be used as a link if a site does not allow actually posting photos, but allows links to photos. The TAG is a code, that is used on script sites like myspace where a complex code is needed. The one you will want to use most of the time for websites like CWT.com is the IMG one. This one takes the URL code and inserts the image code (which is [ IMG] *your URL*[/img ]). To post it to CWT.com, copy the code in the IMG section, right click, and copy it. [/b] Now, open the website of your choice, maybe in another window. Find the thread on the website you wish to post a photo in, and click the ?reply? button. It will take you to the reply screen. Type your message, and then right click, and paste the IMG code directly into your message. *NOTE* There is no need to use the website?s upload feature when using an off site host. The host is no longer the site you are posting the picture on, it is now what ever site you used. Now when you submit your post, your photo will appear with the text you typed! Posting Photos From Another Site Another way to post a photo is to copy its URL (internet address for that photo) and to use the image code to make it show up. You may want to do this is you find a neat photo on another site and want to show a different site. *Note this should only be used for private messages or messages that will only be displayed for a short time. This is just a courtesy to the owner of the photo because the more it is posted and viewed the more bandwidth that is used. Bandwidth cost money, and some sites will change the photos to different URL to keep people from linking to them. Just keep that in mind. If you wish to post it to a different site, save it to your computer then upload it on your host. Anyways, let?s get started?. The first thing you want to do is find a photo that you wish to use as a reference. Put your cursor on that photo and right click. A small popup option menu will appear beside your cursor, find ?Properties? it should be near the bottom and left click it. A new window will appear showing the information for the photo. You will need to left click and hold, while you drag over the text to highlight it, once it?s highlighted, you can release the left click. Now put your cursor over the highlighted text and right click to copy. Now, back at CWT.com, open a reply to the thread. Now, there are a couple ways we can do this. First you can paste the URL as it is. This would leave them as a link, and would require a click to see the photo. The second way would be to click the forums image button seen below. This will open a popup window in which you can paste the URL into. This will insert the or, if that does not work, trying doing a Google search for 'PIXresizer' it is a free program and is very simple to use. Once that is downloaded, open the file, and save the program to your computer. Once it is on your computer, open it. Click the 'Load Picture' button at the top of the screen. This will open a new popup allowing you to find the photo you wish to resize. Once again, double click the photo you wish to work with, or click it once, and then click 'open.' http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/Azhunter/other/resize.jpg' alt='resize.jpg'> The program will open the photo, and display it to the right on the program. The next step is circled in red. To resize the photo, simply select how much you wish to resize it in percents of the original. You can select any of the options to make the photo smaller. If a certain website requires that a photo be a certain size, you can select ?custom size? and set the limits to a custom size. . Now, you also can select the format in which you wish to save your picture as. To do this, simply mark which one you want, JPEG usually seem to work the best for me. After you have done that, go to step four and hit the 'save picture' button. Again, a window will open and you can rename the photo, to save. The program automatically uses the same name, but after the name used, it will also give the new size so you can tell the two photos apart. You can now go to your off site host, or forum host to upload your photo. Making an Avatar If you are making an avatar (the small photo next to your username) follow the above steps for resizing the photo, except for the size setting, choose the "custom setting" and make the limits 64x64. When you save it, you will need to save it as one of the following gif, jpeg, jpg, swf, or png. Then click the "My Controls" button at the top of all pages on the forums on the right. * Now click the "Edit Avatar Settings." This will take you to the page that will allow you to load your avatar to the website. You can either upload it directly from your computer, or from an off site host. After doing that, click the "upload avatar" button to send your new avatar to all of your posts you have made. *COMING SOON, ZOOMING IN ON PHOTOS AND LIGHTENING PHOTOS*

http://traintohunt.com/challenges/challenge-arizona/#.UakgAnO9LCR Anyone planning on attending tomorrow? I'm going to be working the event both days until noon. Great prizes and $$$$ to be won! Check it out.

There is the entire course laid out for you. While some have been "training" no one has known what to expect until earlier this week when this video was released. Less than 100 have signed up, so your odds are still good!

Got mine in today, Thanks Oneshot! If you have enough laying around, here's an idea too! http://www.nativeflakesflintknapping.com/ARROWHEADS-FOR-CARBON-ARROWS.html

I have one. Shot my elk with it, and a pig. It's a great little bow. I think the only downfall is the standard sights and rest. They served their purpose for my hunts, but were wearing out from daily use.

Just curious, why was the Dept. of Corrections involved as the investigating party? Is that in state constitution or???

I'd like to still give these a try with trad gear to see how'd they fly! Willing to pay for them.

I've been calling since I saw them post that on their FB, I can't get through. I held off posting it to the CWT FB page yet until it could be verified.

Good job guys, thanks for rep'ing the site well with calm and inteligent aruguments! I got my AM/PM mixed up and thought the meeting was later tonight, not this morning.

I know three were pulled out of our little spot in 37B, hopefully another three or four will come out also! The wind was messing with them last weekend, they didn't follow the normal routine, and were found all over the place bedded, in the hills, in the flats, and in the thick stuff!

I think I lost mine in 37B. It was camo, and had a trigger and a camo wrist band.....

BoA tried this with McMillan last April I believe.

Welcome!

Good job guys!

Thanks Amanda!

Thanks dude, same to you!

I sure hope I can pull another early bull tag!

Good job bud! Whats the full story on this one???

You bought the archery tag for Jan 1st, or another?

My Buddy Dawg

The smartest things they could do is begin taxing the heck out of ammo. Its already expensive to buy, and reloading doesn't save me as much anymore. Tax it, and now all you have is a club

It used to be that if you wanted a camouflaged rifle stock or bow you had two options, take what the factory offered, or try your hand at spray painting. What you were left with was usually a camo that didn't blend into your hunting areas, or a blotchy monstrosity with a smell to accompany the look! In steps Hydrographics, or dipping. It is nothing new, infact this process is how your favorite rifle stock or bow was probably camouflaged from the factory in the first place! But like many things, after a while people were able to commercialize a very customized product to consumers on a one off product at an affordable price! The whole process is a lesson in patience and attention to detail, as the preparation of the item to be dipped is complex. Just like painting a car, many things must be done to ensure the final product such as sanding if needed, degreasing before a basecoat is applied. Next, the pattern is floated on top of a tub of water as the items to be dipped is slowly lowered on top of the floating material which itself has become liquified as an activator is applied to it. As the piece is submerged, the now floating ink pattern wraps around the part. The whole thing is allowed to dry and then a clear coat is applied to seal the pattern. Very time consuming, and potentially expensive for someone to do their own with the needed tools to complete the job, not to mention the rather steep learning curve! Thats when I heard about BeastMode Hydrographics in Mesa, Arizona. Mark has all the needed space, tools, and most importantly skills to take just about anything you can think of, and dip it into a wide range of camos and patterns! I approached him back in mid August about dipping my new Bowtech Assasin in Crye Precisions Multicam pattern, mostly to make the bow a bit more personalized, and to use it to promote my side business which happens to use a lot of that camo for projects. After my successful archery bull elk hunt I had the bow stripped down to its basic components and delivered them to Mark. We discussed a few options I had, and what he had in the works. Unknown to him, I had approached other companies in the past about having other items dipped in the Multicam pattern and each time I got the same answer, the pattern was too hard to dip, and the final product would not look right. I only found one company that was willing to try, they were out of state and offered no promise on the look of the finnished product. This company however was used to dipping rifle components, and was hesitant to dip a modern compound bow. To say I had my reservations about the whole project is an understatement. Paitently I waited, and then soon after I got a notification from Mark on Facebook, my bow was being prepped, a day or so later I saw the newly dipped limbs in a photo he sent me. They looked perfect! But, limbs are a boxy shape and pretty straight foward, the excitement was building though. About an hour after that I got the first glimpse of the riser, absolutely beautiful as it hung drying! The pattern was seamless and looked exactly like the ballistic nylon I use to make pouches and vests for the tactical community, a perfect match! I couldn't stop smiling, here was something that no other company wanted to take on, let alone promise what it would look like and Mark completed it seamlessly! That's some serious skill! When I picked it up about a week later I couldn't stop smiling and dropped it off the very next morning to be reassembled and tuned. BeastMode Hydrographics is a very professional, and customer oriented business that I can personally recommend highly and will be using in the future for similar projects. Marks "can-do" attitude, and experience in his trade is very evident in his work and the final product speaks volumes. Its no wonder he does a lot of out prodcuts for people out of state.Let him customize your newest project, or update your well worn hunting rig for a truely customized look!

Oh geez! LMAO

That had a very Sitka feel to it! Great job! That draw on the bull had me rolling here at work!