A day glassing with Duwane Adams

[coues7]

You can buy a ferrari but if u dont know how to drive it then its a waste the same applies to glassing. You can own the "BEST" equipment but if dont know how to fully utitilize it you arent getting your moneys worth.

 

 

I agree....that's why I think if anyone is gonna spend the money we may as well have smaller classes of 4 to 5 and have Dwuane do a bunch of classes....but this year, since things are getting ready to get going, may not be the year.

[AzBuckCHaser1]

well i went out with duane adams this morning and was worth every dime showed me valueble things only a avid hunter could we glassed up about 30 deer and a bachlor group of 5 bucks one witch was easy 90+ buck and a couple little forkes very nice guy would recomend to anyone. next year im going to take the guide apprintice program any one take this, thats on here ?

[coueshunter]

Kast, I have taken the guide apprentice program and of course glassing lessons etc. It is the best money you can spend, Duwane is by far the best hunter I have ever hunted with and really can increase your skills by his teaching. You can read books and buy all kinds of gadgets but learning from a pro is so much more efficient..........Allen Taylor..........

[AzBuckCHaser1]

thanks for the advise. what hunts did you go on with him?

[Outdoor Writer]

The snippet below is a portion from an article I did on Coues deer more than 15 years ago. It was the first time I spent any time with Duwane in the field. The photo of Duwane & I on the back cover of the "How to Hunt Coues Deer" book was taken a couple years ago in Mexico with a buck he glassed up from a high hilltop. -TONY

 

 

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Keith, my 28-yr-old son and I applied for the December hunt

in the units southeast of Tucson last year. Instead, we drew

permits for November, our second choice. A few weeks before the

season, I called Duwane Adams, one of the top Coues deer guides

in the state.

 

I've known Adams for a few years, so he was well aware of my

quest for a good trophy. When I asked him where he thought

we should hunt, he told me about an area he KNEW had some big

bucks. None of his clients had drawn permits there, so he had no

problem with us hunting in HIS area. He even suggested we scout

the area the weekend before the season.

 

Two weeks later, I met him at our designated rendezvous. We

drove a few miles off Interstate 19, then turned onto a dirt road

that wound its way into the Santa Rita Mountains. The trip took

only about a half-hour.

 

I had heard Adams had a unique way of using powerful

binoculars. During our earlier phone conversation, he had asked

if I had a pair. Coincidentally, I recently had acquired some

Jason 8-24 zooms. Adams said they would be work for the

scouting trip. He also recommended I bring a tripod.

 

We parked the truck just before daylight. By the time the

sun rose high enough to see, we had arranged our tripod-mounted

binoculars so we could see over the metal guard rail bordering

the edge of the steep canyon. We spotted seven deer during the

first hour.

 

Suddenly, Duwane let out a long, low whistle. When I looked

over at him, he still had his eyes pushed against the binoculars.

I realized whatever he saw had to be above average. Adams has

looked at lots of big deer.

 

I didn't want to sound too anxious, though. "Buck?" I

asked.

 

Without turning away from the eyepieces, Adams simply nodded

his head once, then pointed to a nearby ridge less than a 100

yards away. "He's bedded down under those oaks."

 

I searched the side of the ridge for a few seconds before I

heard the snort. Seemingly aware we were now watching him, the

buck had jumped from its bed and bounded about 20 yards up the

ridge. He stopped, facing away from us, then turned his head to

look back.

 

Quickly, I adjusted the head of my tripod so the 8-24 zoom

binoculars pointed toward the buck. I cranked up the power to

15. As I adjusted the focus knob on the Jason optics, the deer's

rack became sharply defined. It was my turn to whistle. The

buck was unquestionably the largest I had seen in the years

I had spent roaming in Arizona. His symetrical heavy antlers, spreading

well past his ears, sported at least four tall and thick tines on each main

beam and eyeguards that appeared about three inches high.

 

Adams, who has seen his share of big Coues deer over the

many years he has guided hunters in Arizona, seemed somewhat

impressed, too. "That monster, my friend, would make the top

five in Boone and Crockett and would probably go Number One in

Pope and Young. I can guarantee if I had hunters in this unit

that deer would never make it out of this canyon."

[coueshunter]

Kast, I have went on 6 unit 1 bow elk hunts, 1 unit 1 muzzleloader elk, 2 kaibab muley rut hunts, 1 colorado muley hunt, 1 NM antelope hunt, 1 javelina hunt, a few AZ coues hunts and 1 Mexico hunt and a few scouting trips. In each and every time out with Duwane, I learn something and pick his brain with questions. It has been invaluable experience not to mention he is just a great guy to be around.............Allen....................

[AZP&Y]

Duwane is going to be at the ADA meeting :$10.00.

 

Just a chance to meet him and talk to him about deer (trust me he's worth the price of admission)

 

Come learn more about deer hunting tactics, field processing, optics, and much more from the experts at our upcoming Deer Hunter Clinic. This year's clinic will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 at the Mountain Preserve Reception Center, located at 1431 E. Dunlap in Phoenix. The program will start at 5:30 pm. No pre-registration is required. Fee is $10 at the door; admission is free if you join the ADA or are a current member.

 

Duwane Adams, noted Arizona deer guide, will be giving his presentation on hunting Coues and mule deer in AZ. Duwane practically invented the art of glassing and will share his knowledge and techniques. Duwane is the author of "Hunting Monster Mule Deer in Arizona's Kaibab Region" and is one of the most prolific Coues deer guides in Arizona history. Whether regardless of which species you will be hunting this fall, you won't want to miss this opportunity

 

 

azP&Y

Doug