daryl_s

I was seriously considering buying coues7's swaros after seeing them at Sportsmans for 1600 new but decided to go with a new rifle and scope and Nikon Monarchs but I think that 1200 is way more than fair. Coues7, hope you get a good offer soon and everything goes well for your family. Daryl

Was that at Yosemite??? I remember seeing deer like that at Yosemite when I was kid.

Here is a shot from Woods Canyon Lake Saturday morning.

I was also in 36B this weekend. I just could not get over how green it was. We were checking out some areas other than where we normally hunt and saw 10 deer, only 1 was a buck, small 2 point. I only got a few pictures of a doe and a fawn together. Here's a pic of the doe and fawn, taken through swaros 15x56 at 315 yards. Vegasjeep, looks like you got em pegged, awesome pics.

Casey, I hope you shoot that big ole bear before he runs into you . Im headin out to 36B real early tomorrow morning to do a little scoutin and see what's out there.

Thanks for posting that info BASS. I too struggled for a long time trying to post pictures using another website as a host but since being taught by other forum members it is so easy. I can upload a picture from my camera put it on photobucket and post it to this website in just a few minutes. Also, photobucket will resize your pictures when you upload them to their site so you don't even have to worry about resizing, plus like others have said, using another site as a host doesn't take up CWT space. If you have multiple pictures you can fit them all in one post too.

That's a heck of a coues buck, what does he score??? Those main beams are verrry long and lots of cool junk too. Thanks for postin'.

I've been thinkin', as much as Casey has been hearing it since last season I think he's probably gonna bag about a 110 with one shot on opening morning ......then he'll be totally off the hook and someone else is gonna have to become the new scapegoat.

Ernesto, I have never seen one of those before but I think that they are called "mata g?ero"

Scottyboy, you've got probably the coolest job there is. Sweet picture.

now you know that story will sound so much better when you tell it years from now and it ends something like....."yeah, and to think I wouldn't have tagged such a toad if that guy hadn't brought me my tag to the house." Hopefully you'll tag a big one and make it a storybook ending.

Yeah, maybe he got a front leg and part of the ear . That had to hurt.

That's what we do Lark, but I wasn't responding because he was asking for quick meal solutions. Every morning we get up early enough to cook up and eat a good breakfast, eggs, hash browns, sausage and OJ. Gotta start off the day right, even if it means getting up a little earlier. It's so much easier to get up early when it's for hunting.

I couldn't agree more with you. I hunted in that mossy oak junk last year cause it was all I had. It is not ideal for the desert country. I am definitely going to get different camo before this season. However, I think that no matter what color of camo you get you need to treat it with UV killer. Once I started using this stuff I noticed a huge difference and have not stopped using it since. I absolutely will not go without this stuff ever again. I know that it doesn't make you invisible but I think it makes a huge difference, I'll take any advantage I can get. http://www.atsko.com/uvkiller.html

I have no problem with NR hunters and I think that they are probably more respectful of the land than some of the goofballs I've seen out in the field. Deerslam brings up a good point about not being able to hunt in any other states. I personally have never hunted out of state but I do plan to in the upcoming years. I think 10% isn't too bad. With as much as the tags are going to increase next year I would be opposed to further increases. When you put in by yourself it's not that big of a deal, but if you have a family that likes to hunt then it's going to get pricey for a lot of people. Not everybody gets out in the field with over $2000 worth of optics and high dollar rifles and scopes, some of us are just average joe's that don't have the money for that stuff. I hope hunting doesn't get too expensive in the coming years.

mulie hunter, I went to the Sportsmans in Mesa and the biggest they had where the 12x42, the guy told me that they were supposed to get the 12x56 a month ago. He said they're coming but doesn't know when. If you look them up on Cabela's website it shows what options you have with the Monarchs. I think I might like to investigate a little more before I buy them, I think it's easy to be impressed inside the store. Does anybody know about the return policies???? I would like to be able to take them out in the field and then have the option of taking them back if I am not satisfied. I know the quality of the swaros because my dad just got some 15x56's last fall. I would like to get some swaros but I just don't know if I can bring myself to spend that much. Anybody know of any good sales on swaros out there????? I know they have them on sale every now and then. If I do end up getting swaros I'd get the 10x50.

I too am looking for new binoculars but don't want to spend a ton of money. After reading the suggestions here I went to Sportsman's warehouse and checked out the Nikon Monarchs and was very impressed. I will be purchasing a pair of the 12x56's here in a few weeks, they run between $400-500 depending on where you get them. Thanks for the good ideas.

I know it doesn't completely eliminate the possibility of a mess up but I have already decided that I am not going to apply online ever again.

My dad and I were drawn for 36b HAM and 36b October WT. The HAM will be a hunt/scouting trip. The late WT hunt still eludes me but at least I'm going hunting, WOO HOO!!!!!

We haven't been hit yet on the cc so I have now lowered my expectations to the early hunt, please just give a tag, even if it's not my precious late wt hunt. I am getting desperate. I even put te early hunt second choice so that I don't get skunked.

Welcome Dave, glad you joined up. I've noticed lately that there has consistently been more guests than members reading in the discussion forum lately, hopefully they'll join up too. I know that I've learned a ton and found that it is a really good group of people here. I hope to see you guys out in the field or around town sometime. Daryl

Casey....I think I got it figured out......they are charging the 36b late hunt guys last , yeah that's what I keep telling myself anyways because STILL NO HITS ON THE CC FOR US EITHER!!!!! I feel like I am on life support and at the last second they will post that I got a tag and I will just barely pull through. Heck, I am even reducing my expectations to the early hunt, JUST GIVE ME A DEER TAG .

reddog, that's cool that you got the late hunt since you didn't get drawn the last 2 years, I put 36B first choice every year but am yet to get it. I'll find out later today if we even got drawn. Congrats.

Are you sure you got the late hunt reddog??? That would be cool for you if it is since you didn't get drawn the last few years. Either way congrats on getting drawn.

hey, maybe your dad will buy it for you since you're only 17 years old.