Coues 'n' Sheep

I always us my AMEX Blue for all online apps. and nothing else.....

Believe it or not, you can go on a "bum around the Kenai" trip, black bear hunting and fishing for pretty cheap..... if you go at the right time of year and go with one or two of your hunting buddies so as to split up some of the costs. It is the best place to be, up there at the end of the season! Fishing ain't great, but the black bears are on the blueberries, and hotels are cheap. And if you have an airline credit card you build enough miles after a while to fly for free just by using it to purchase the things that you buy everyday anyhow.... gas, food, work supplies, etc. That is what I do.... in about a year or two I will have enough miles saved so that me and the Wife can go on safari in Africa and fly for free!! Disclaimer: You must pay off said card on a monthly basis or the interest will offset the the plane ticket!!

Bah HaHa HaHa!!!! Road Hunter!!!!!! Sorry..... just couldn't help myself..... I'd say that is a normal size track..... not that I have ever really paid that much attention, but it is an adult bird. You are right.... the roosts are very important. What unit is your tag?? If I know it I'll be happy to tell you where I have seen birds.... ..... happy to help if I can. Good luck on your hunt.

I believe anything like that on State or Federal land is considered littering....water trofs, feeders, planting, or even treestands (if they wanted to press the issue). You can do anything you want on private property though...... be nice to own 100 acres in the middle of nowhere!!

Man! Sure sounds like they have a lot of great bucks running around on that ranch!!! Congrats, to you and your friend on a couple of awesome bucks!!

Happy B-day, man! I'm still under the weather, gotta get that shot on Wed. then should be up for that horn huntin' trip we talked about. Hope your having a good one!!! G

You've never been to Anchorage, AK..... I guess...... ...... The orginal ABC in Anchorage is SWEET..... I just drive right past all them outfits down in PHX after goin' there a couple of times.. Anyhow, the blind guy could Hear the show but not See it!! You gotta get your heads out o' the gutter..... POST THOSE PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DUDE!!! That is just wrong!! Making a statement like that and Not post a pic with it..... is like taking a blind guy to The Alaskan Bush Co ....... HURRY UP!!!!!! P L E A S E!!!!

Last time we saw any of those Russian Boars up in 5A & 5B was atleast 8-10 years ago. But, from time to time someone says they see um up that a way.... mostly rumors.

Welcome to CW.com... .... You have gotten some great advice so far, and I am gunna throw in my $.02.... Swaro all the way! But, you have to look at it like this..... 1) If you plan to own 1 pair of bino's for all hunting, buy the 10x50. Because you can free hand them or use them on a tri-pod. They are way brighter than the 15's, so I have found that a group of good glassers sitting together with 10x50's & 15x56's have "equal" glass, power vs clarity & field of view. I bought my son the 10x50's for X-mas a few years back with the thought that it might be a really long time before he could afford a second pair of good glass. He loves them, packs them with him everywhere, and is hard to beat at the glassing game. 2) I love my 15's... but I always have my 8x32's or 10x42's around my neck because some stuff is too close to glass with the 15's...... I would almost rather have the 10x50's for coues about 1/2 of the time. If you are ok with owning 2 pairs of quality glass then the 15's are the best choice. I say 2 pairs because once you have purchased your new pair.... you will most certainly give you old pair away.....because, you won't be able to stand looking through them.. Then you will be saving for a second pair. I use the same (but older) Velbon tri-pod as RR (Doug). It is great! Light, strong, and affordable! I, however, use an over priced Outdoorsman pistol grip head and accessories.... It is a great product because it it light and compact..... but I see red every time I think of all the $ I have tied up into the shoes, addapters, and the grip.... .... I do really like it though..... Best of luck to you! Let us know how you make out on optics! CnS

Does that fall under "Don't ask, don't tell"????

I can't help it.... That is one of the things that I am working on is my rifle shooting...... Bow hunting is my thing.... I am very calm with a bow and generally an idiot with a gun.... My New Years resolution is to become as proficient with a gun as I am with a bow.

Nice trophy room!! I sure would like to see a pic of that lifesize sheep in the back ground!!!

Yeah, but if that stuff is just rotting away out there..... ..... I guess it would have to fall under what the law would say..... I would ask a doughnut chaser.... if ya know one.

Hey, I wasn't lyin'...... it was bad. I just went the extra mile to get away from the crowds, if ya know what I mean.

Here is a better pic of just the face. That other one looked like a deer in the headlights with the flash on.

OMG!!! I am soooo glad to hear that I am not the only one that get "the fever".... I get it bad on all Predators!!! I have missed 2 wolves (one @ 600 yds) in Alaska and missed my lion twice and got her with the third shot at 225yds. She never moved for all three shots!!! Major target panic!!! I learned that I have to aim way low, cuz I get so excited on them big predators!

Nice find. About when do the deer start dropping down your way?

Josh, I posted a pic of my lil' female (85lbs.+/-) on another thread about taxidermist. I am not sure which thread so I'll post a couple on here for you. Again the taxidermist is Mogollon Taxidermy... and I have to say that I have seen alot of cat mounts that have Really crappy facial features and mine looks "alive". Do your home work when you choose who is going to do the work.... look at other cats they have done. Good luck! And congrats again on a great cat!!

Jason it doesnt seem realistic and I thought the lodge owner was full of you know what when he said this but in all reality it was either a 5 hour boat ride from Anchorage with the 5 mile hike in or the 2 hour boat ride with the 5 mile hike in. There is no place to land a helicopter in the area also because there is to much brush. I really wish everybody could be standing in the middle of the creek there with the spruce and alders making a tunnel for almost a mile up that creek. Absolutely breath taking walking through it and the only openings to the creek are bear trails. I miss it already Man, that is awesome! Great story and cool pics! Keep em coming!!

Hey mulie hunter, You just keep repeating that P-S-E phrase in your head, over and over again, and maybe some day it will be true..... Hey Kevin K, The only thing I can say about your last post would be to not choose your bow based on you local dealer.... .... You can order a bow from anywhere..... The BT bows are good, but if you like shoot long range or think that you might need to shoot long range, you should shoot there demo bow a bunch. If you can't shoot 1" groups at 20 yds with it.... you might want to see if you can shoot a 1" group at 20 yds with the XT..... Again just my $.02..... Good luck. CnS

Congrats!!!! That is a nice Tom! Sounds like a well deserved trophy!

Yeah! It was insane out on the roads on Friday!!!!! I did manage to get away from the crowds on Saturday and find three browns.... I'll post them on a new thread.

Ok..... I've been a "smart apple" all morning, but now I have a serious question........................... I am looking to put a really good long range scope on my 300 Wby Mag. I like the Swaro TDS & TDS4 reticles, Swaro has a PV-S scope that has turrets...... Leupold has some good stuff out, but not as bright as the Swaro..... I have also been recomended to the Night Force scopes by several people that would should know what they are talking about. Does anyone have any personal experiance with long range shooting and what scopes arer you using for it??? How do they match up? Thanks, Gino

LMAO Coues 'n' Sheep keep me posted on that video! By the way, haven't seen any trash talking about Bowtech yet... I'm ordering a Guardian. Any thoughts?? Boat Anchors??? Yeah we liked Boat Anchor (bowtech) bows before they started building bows that have cams that are tweeked out of alignment at full draw..... .... Make sure that the modle that you are buying does not do that..... It scares the "soft serve" right out of me!!! We have had pretty good luck with bowtech at 50 yds and in...... they are tough to shoot down range. My $.02 worth.