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Pred8r, Really nice coues buck! Did you get a lion this year? I remember your post from last year- Nice avatar! Good luck with that buck! enjoyed the pics... AzP&Y

FYI - Pena blanca lake is closing Oct 06 , 2008 ... read on - still lots of forest roads in the area avail for camping... http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/forest/re...na_blanca.shtml * NOTE: The lake will be closed for an extended period of time starting October 6, 2008. This is due to the major joint agency lake restoration clean up project. Click here to the formal announcement that provides the details. AzP&Y

125, I took my bull on the 10th day of my hunt. By that time of the hunt your mind is so entrenched in the thought of taking a nice bull that she has that expression of 'relief & excitement'! I could feel it.- mine was a double lunger as well Tell her congrats and she had everything it took to stay focused at the moment of truth! (tough to do after 10 days). She will look back at that day and remember it for a long, long time... AzP&Y Doug

Real nice bull and talk about points- everywhere! He did look like an old guy with that GUT! Thanks for sharing the pics and story- congrats to the hunter! AzP&Y

ALL HAIL TED! NUGE-ITUDE! ROCK ON!

Woods of Az, Great hunt story and stellar pics for sure! Love the interim cat chase! That is a bonus on ANY hunt! Thanks for sharing and congrats! Elk hunt is a complete hunt! AzP&Y

Excellent bull and shed recovery for a nice 9 days of hunting! Congrats! Love the bull strapped to truck- I did the same in 04' ... Loved the looks going down I 17... AzP&Y

- Audsley is right on. Here are a few pics so you can see what it looks like... There is nothing like boots on the ground, Buenos is worth checking out as stated. But the National Guard is dug in like ticks on a hound in that area... With the weather cooling, it's well worth a trip down prior to the hunt and day of sitting and glassing - that's the way it goes ... AzP&Y

http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...atherford+trail Bring the jacket as it will be crisp and cool in the morning! AzP&Y

Excellent bull for sure!!!. Boy , I miss that hunt ... Nothing like Archery Elk in September! (still waiting) Hope James gets a chance at one to- ! Thanks for sharing! - The best 4hours you can spend in life AzP&Y

Long before I joined this site, he was the cornerstone of coues posted information. He talked about Hunting & rarely the escalation of tensions between the US & MEX.Things changed over time... He personally emailed me last year and asked me to come hunt coues on a ranch in Mexico. I couldn't go, but was still nice to know one of the originals has not lost his passion for the grey ghost.. Coues deer are just one unique thing our countries have in common...He is a heck of hunter and I enjoyed learning from his replies. AzP&Y

Great story and nice lope-- glad that you connected! 16 years is a while to wait for a tag- but worth every bit of excitement! Congrats RR!!! AzP&Y

I almost bagged a hen @ 32 yards. Clean miss, no blood or feathers. Merriams are spooky... I actually heard one gobble and was motionless in my groundblind. Slowly grabbed the bow and drew. The small group of 5 was just on the downwards side of a small meadow. I was in the middle of small meadow, camo'd in my burlap camo ground blind. Great excitement! Swoooosh... just missed by 6" - which in the turkey game is the difference between Thanksgiving and Arbys. Best of luck- drawing and getting close to turkeys (twice) this fall with the bow - was more than worth the 25.00 tag... Here is a pic from elk season ( 1 day after fall turkey season closed). One of my favorites in the field. Tells it all... Hunting TURKEYS over feeders seems boring to me (IMO)... AzP&Y

SHeds and Arrowheads- bonus + bonus- snake (no bonus) Nice set for sure! AzP&Y

Looks like a good class- Free to the public... It took me 3 seasons to locate a herd, probably because I was walking way TOO much... I still think this hunt is one of the best times of the year to be in the desert and foothills! http://www.azgfd.gov/artman/publish/article_937.shtml Tucson, Sept. 10 from 6:30-8 p.m., International Wildlife Museum, 4800 Gates Pass Road, (520) 628-5376. Mesa, Sept. 26 from 7-9 p.m., Mesa Regional Game and Fish office, 7200 E. University Drive, (480) 981-9400. Phoenix, Sept. 26 from 7-9 p.m., Arizona Game and Fish Department headquarters, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, (602) 942-3000. AzP&Y

The one on the far left (top pic) is an Eastern WT... AzP&Y

Excellent exotics- for sure! Looks like those peaks in the background need to be climbed! --- Didn't look to incredibly hot?? That's putting the smack down! AzP&Y Doug

Went out and checked the cam last week- Do you guys think this bear is a shooter? How many turkeys do you count? Still waitin' for the big coues buck , but this girl looks nice and healthy! 3 weeks until archery season! ENJOY -----------------> AzP&Y Doug

I hunted the Ritas for 4 solid days last year. It was one of the most uncomfortable grueling hunts ever. I learned a lot about hunting in August and it's brutal hot, bugs ,snakes and yes we did see deer , but never got a shot. I'll be @ 8200 feet tomorrow morning. I changed my tactics , I'll let you know how I do. AzP&Y

Arizona Game and Fish 2009 Regulations avail online http://www.azgfd.gov/eservices/documents/2...plement_Web.pdf A few more Gould's tags in the mix this year! Good Luck ! AzP&Y

Trophy world class bull for sure! The mass is incredible !!! Great to have his family along for a once in a lifetime memory! Thanks for sharing! If I score the 2009-2010 super raffle tag (you're hired) AzP&Y Doug

Nice pic! Digiscoping during the day of the moon can be very nice as well .This was not digiscoped , but rather taken with zoom lens. During the day something in the foreground makes for a nice contrast.. AzP&Y

Cool. That will be a great item to take on the hunt this weekend! Thanks for the effort of putting this together and shipping so quickly. Thanks again! AzP&Y Doug

Best of luck and look forward to the exotics! Hope you get some big uns' - looks like you better buy a bigger house??? AzP&Y Doug

Maybe he is a forward thinking deer? Good catch Casey! I hope to see him in person next week We've been watching him for a bit... AzP&Y Doug