Coues 'n' Sheep

HaHaHa! Thanks! They did not teach me how to express myself very well with words in public schools, either.... but thanks to Amanda's help and 2200+ posts later on this website has learnt me a lot! BTW..... where to get ink now that Wes is gone??? WEST SIDE

Congrats on a Fantastic buck and great story! Thanks for Sharing!

That, River, Dog is a good looking son of a gun! He reminds me of a dog my Dad used to own named, Axel. And that, GeeGee, dog has the look of an all around dog.... great with the kids, companion, and huntin' buddy all in one!! Best of luck.

Hey Casey... remember.... the doughnut thing starts AFTER you are actually in the field behind the badge, not before. Good Luck!!!!!

Dude, There are other sites if you want to flame on someone..... Acting like a hemroid on here will make you no friends and frankly, we don't want to hear it. You are obviously not a bow hunter... or rather not around bowhunting enough to know anything about what happened to Shorty or to the critters in the story. That Cat was sore for a day or two from the bruising and basically a superficial wound that is much cleaner than a bite or a puncture from a sharp stick. And as for the buck... if you spend time a field hunting anything at all, you will eventually fall victim to a similar deal. By the story it is very probable that the buck jumped the string and the hit was a flesh wound of some sort.... a flesh wound generally starts with a weak blood trail and then either stays weak or gets heavier, and then just simply fades away to nothing. Flesh wounds from arrows often simply close up and heal, unlike a flesh wound from a bullet that creates a hole and allows air bourne bacteria access to the wound. We have observed antelope bleeding out both sides of their necks rutting does all season long, and then fully recover with nothing more than a scare to prove that they survived it. And to ASSume that Short was unethical in his actions and to blindly attack a guy that is sharing a story, that likely will never happen again in his lifetime is just, Crap. Is the story only worth telling in your eyes if there are trophy photos to go with it??? We all have our high and low moments when hunting.... we live for the highs and often are just searching for a pat on the shoulder or a nod of understanding on the low days. Shorty, Both stories were great and thanks for sharing! I am real sorry that you got hosed on the fairytail ending, but that was one helluva day on the mountain... win, lose, or draw! Next time..... there might always be a next time.

Good luck Jason!! Look me up if you guys have any trouble finding one.

Never called one in but we used to catch them pretty regular when trapping was still legal... Mean is right!!! Pound for pound the toughest critter in the state IMO! Congrats!

No... Thank you! Gunna fire it up with some ribs on Super Bowl Sunday!!! Oh, and you are not getting that cool lil' remote control gadget back either... ... That thing is a Hoot!!!

Well said. +1 Good tags are few and far between and reguardless of what the quallity may or may not be, unless you know a unit well or plan on hiring a guide, I would stick with the high BIG Bull density units like 9, 10, 3A/3C, etc.... IMO.

I agree meat is fine...

I thought you said that me and my rifle could hide in one of your duffle bags!!! Good Luck, Man!!!!

I do have that scope and love it! It is the most bang for the buck system that I have seen. I did all the mounting and load data myself and am very pleased..... but it took me several months in my spare time to complete it. Feel free to ask me anthing about it and also call the guys at the BOTW... they are great! I even called them about the preformance of my berger bullets to make sure it was consistant with what they had seen and they were very helpful on that as well. Good Luck.

What's up with the 'yellow' in the ears of the top two bucks?! That is FEAR. They heard Extreme was after them NO...... ... it is because those were the obvious, standing in the wide open, wearing blaze orange ear shadow, ones he found before he really learned how to hunt coues!!!! Sorry, I'm still laughing!!!

Mike, I think the point that Catclaw was making is that this issue is like trapping. We lost it because not all sportsman and outsdoorsman stood up and fought for it, and now it is basically gone, in this state. WE lose a little at a time because if it does not directly have bearing on our intrests, then we are too busy to stand up. It really does not matter if you hate "baits", hunting over salt, tanks, springs, optics, LR shootong, radios, or any other PERSONAL choice in hunting.... we all love to hunt and we should all support that not allow bits and pieces of unsupported legislation go into affect. We all have our own reasons for standing up against the ban.... those reasons are all Good ones.... because they made us all stand together, as sportsman should!!!!

Outstanding Buck!!! Congrats!! ... and nice shootin'!!!!!

+1.... It was the main source of income in my home during the winters growing up. It is part of the balance. My dad used snares and conibers back east as a young man, but we always used legholds here. I have had my hands caught in them... ... it does not hurt after a second. A very humane way to manage predators if done right. Truely a shame that this state could not see the big picture on predator control.... and the renewable fur resource.

Both Well Said!!! +1!!!!! I am always just one Power Ball QP away from being the proud owner of a few of those tags, myself!!! .....and you guys are welcome to come along!

Ditto! +1!!!

Great job! Very Awesome first buck!!!! Congrats to all involved!

Gulp! Man! That is a really bad one... like, the oops of a lifetime...... My heart goes out to that fella!!

I think that is every hunters nightmare.... shooting the wrong buck. A hard pill to swallow, but one each of us must be willing to take. Good for you and congrats on your buck! Hunts like that will make the fire burn even hotter till next year! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Outstanding!!!!

That is Crap!!!

I must have missed this thread.... Congrats!!! Looks like a Great time had by all!!!!

WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!! Thank God!! I was really cussin' him for pardoning a bank embezzeler and that rapper who had all those drugs, yet nothing was done for these guys who were on the job, doing thier job!!!!! Way to go, GW!!!! You Finally did something good in these last days of your term!!!! I pray that these guys and their families get their lives back and move on with life!