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I found one of these in my house about three months ago. Let me tell you, these suckers are fast and hard to kill. That other bug that was posted looks like what I call a sand scorpion. We used to find huge ones in a warehouse I worked at about ten years ago near 23ave south of Deer Valley. They would attack anything you through in with them. We knew this because we would catch as many as we could and put them in a bucket with other poisonous insects and let them fight to the death. David

If you are hunting in an area with elk I have a good way to cover your human scent. Last year a couple days before my elk hunt I washed all of my cloths in scent eliminator. I then through them in the dryer with a couple of those cow elk urine wafers. This will also get rid of your wife or get you kicked out of the house . After they were dry, I through them into a large ziplock bag with one of the wafers inside. During my hunt I had a herd of about 15 cows get downwind of me and never spooked. Throw a couple on your hat and belt loops. I am going to try it on my bear hunt next weekend and hang them on my Double Bull to cover my scent. David

Thats pretty lucky you got your tag. Somebody forgot to put my license number on my application , so I didn't even get a tag. David

I met a old timer that lives at the base of Mt Graham that has been hunting there all of his life. He showed me some of the coues he has shot, all of them had that same type of palmation. They were all huge also, and would easily score over 100. He told me that he had shot alot of them just like the ones on his wall. There must be an area in there with the same genes. David

I was out putting up some new cameras and checking some others when I found this nice coues in the bottom of a run off. I don't think it was a lion kill. I am going to try and score it this week and see what I come up with. I was so excited when I saw it, that I slid most of the way down the hill so my buddy behind me wouldn't beat me to it. I also saw a real tall coues when I was setting up one of my cameras. Hopefully he will be on my disk next weekend. David

Jimmy, I did not add the mass measurement out to the tip, so he is probably in the high eighties. Bass, I found him in 23. I hunted bear in here two years ago and saw a bow killed coues come out of the area within 100 yards of where I found this one that scored over 100 inches. That was the second one the guy had killed over 100 in the same spot. I will be bow hunting in there on the 1st. David

This was my first time scoring a whitetail, so I hope I did it right. Based on the Boone and Crockett website it would score 79 5/8's. These were just quick measurements, but should be fairly close. I certainly hope there is a lion in the area so I can call him in when I try calling a bear. David http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgRecords/bc...pwhitetail2.asp

I thought the skull was crushed from it being roled down the gullie it was in. Plus, I have never seen any cat sign in this area. There are alot of bears, so maybe a bear might have gotten it. I am just really happy I found it. Does anybody want to guess the score? David

I just recieved an email from a friend of mine telling me that game and fish contacted him stating that some numbers were incorrect on his credit card, but didn't get many details. They told him he wasn't charged the full amount and said he could send in the rest on a money order and receive a tag. I am still praying that all four of my rejected apps come back with the correct info they stated wasn't on there. They are mailing them out to me. What a mess. David

I have already requested copys of my apps since they said I was rejected on all four. David

Bass, My buddy had the same thing show up on his. He called the number at the bottom of the page and they said the only thing that mattered was that it said he was not drawn. Everything else didn't matter. He is going down to find out more from them. David

I got a rejection notice on all four of my applications. It said I didn't provide a license number. I find that hard to believe since my license was right next to me while I was filling them out. I have never had a rejection notice in the twenty years I have been applying. David

I see one facing and one looking away to the right. Jim, you need to take the patch off of your eye.

How about one of those portable misters from Wally world. That should help cool the area down a bit. David

Now thats funny.

I bought one of the new DB 360 blinds, but I haven't used it much yet. But you sure can take a good nap inside. It didn't seem to get to hot with the screens open. I am going to use it on my bear hunt in August, but I will be in the pines. David

Dan, I have a small one like the one on the left also. I think it might even be a little shorter. I found these on the same day about 10 yards apart. David

I second what Sundevil said. I can only see out of one eye, so a spotter was perfect for me. I have the Swaro ATS 80 and can spot animals pretty early in the morning. I have spotted pigs and deer as far way as two miles with my scope. The last two years I have owned it, I probably spotted a quarter more animals than when I was using binos alone. I also plan on getting the camera adaptor for mine. David

I was in the same situation back in December. I couldn't decide between SLC or EL's. I then went down to Sportsman Warehouse and took a look at the Nikon Premier LX L's and the Swaro's at the same time. I thought the Nikons were a little brighter and they felt better in my hands. I also thought they were a little lighter. After that I decided to get the Nikons. I love them so far, and haven't had any issues. They also come with a no-fault 25 year warranty. I will be lucky if I use them for ten and buy another pair. Give them a chance when you are doing some comparing. David '

You got to let those little guys walk.

Here is what I used last year, and had great penetration. My bull only went about forty yards and was dead in about two minutes. I shot this bull on the left side just behind the last rib and it traveled upto the opposite side and stopped in the hide just before the right shoulder. I got the heart and right lung. When the bull started to run, the arrow backed out a little and tore the heart into tiny pieces. The broadhead was still sharp when I pulled it out. David 100 grain four blade. http://www.magnusbroadheads.com/stingers_main.html

Here is a post I made on another board about theft. I have yet to get one stolen. I even had a guy in one pic that was walking around. David I drill two holes in the bottom and insert a U shaped bolt into the holes and put the nuts on the inside with washers. I paint my locking cables green and black and use good locks on the cable and the camera box. I even stuff some branches around mine and in between the cable. Sometimes I walk right past my own camera. David

Dan, Is that the same canyon where we saw all of the sheds? Did you ever pick up the one at the bottom of the canyon sitting on top of the boulder? It looks like you cleaned up pretty good. I have never met anybody that spots sheds as well as you. Keep up the good work. David

I already have a couple Moultries and just ordered another one from Cabelas. It is a pretty good deal. Here is a pic from a January hunt. David http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/template...ilcam&noImage=0

Diablo is sold.