Nick Z

Thanks guys, Thats some good input. Sorry sundevil..Im going to have to give the coues a try...Cant blame you for trying though Hey Billrquim....You made me hungry too. Im going to pull out a roast right now for tomorrow. YUM!

I never hunted coues deer. But ill have my chance next season when I relocate. Im very excited about it after all the reading I been doing on this site. Ive only hunted whitetails here in the northeast. So. Do they taste the same? or is there a distinct differance?

I been building my own for alotta years now and not only does it fill time but its very gratifying too. But the best is when you build some arrows from the turkey you shot then harvest a deer with one of them. I was lucky enough to do that this year. its more work but you did say you wanted to make use of some dead time. And you will need a feather burner for that. I got mine on ebay. I cut my carbons on my grinder in the garage.. use the corner of the stone to cut then the side to flatten and even out the cut..its easy if you lean the arrow on the grinder frame as so it dosnt jump around. good luck and enjoy!

Great bucks! Nice pics too. Congtrats to you and your dad. I envy you. My dad cant understand why I hunt.... Nuf said. Thats a great memory for sure!

Thanks alots everyone, That is all great info you gave me! It dosnt sound as bad as I thought it would. I cant wait to get started. learning the language was a good reply also..lol I dont think ill ever get used to calling a big buck a toad.... And no I never did hunt AZ. but I will be buying some quality optics when I get there for sure! So anyway I went out tonight with the muzzleloader after I made the post and got a one sided spike buck with only three legs. sounds funny but its true. I saw him earlier in the season and the landowner said I should have shot him.(good management he said). well like I said I love the meat and my aim was true thru the irons at about 50 yards..I shoot a T.C. 50 cal. caplock . Gonna try and post a pic. Thanks again all. Nick.

Hello All, Ive been reading some of your post and you all sound like the fellow hunters I should be talking to. My name is Nick and ill be moving to glendale AZ from long island NY this july. I been hunting whitetails and turkey 27 years now over here. Mostly Bow but I hunt rifle and MZ also. Im really going to miss this area but im looking forward to hunting muleys, coues and of course elk. Im learning alot on how to hunt your area just by reading your post but ill be asking a few questions from time to time. Im concerned about keeping my game meat fresh in the field with the warm weather and all.. Do I bring coolers filled with ice and quarter my animals at camp? Over here I hang the deer till I get home and my kids help me do all my own butchering. Id have to say im mostly a meat hunter and this is VERY important to me. Id appriciate any replies. Thanks Much. Nick Z.