COOSEFAN Report post Posted October 22, 2006 I just talked to my "guide" (Shortpants) who is scouting right now for ME (actually for us) and he said in some areas he's had the tops of the grass hitting him in the chin! He is 6 1/2 feet tall! Thats some serious Coues hide'n ground cover, even more so for them dang snattlerakes! I'm scared. JIM> Dont forget about the high population of tarantulas this year Jim THANKS hadn't thought about them until now. I will be sleeping on the ground the entire hunt with them dang critters too! JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesandelk Report post Posted October 22, 2006 I just talked to my "guide" (Shortpants) who is scouting right now for ME (actually for us) and he said in some areas he's had the tops of the grass hitting him in the chin! He is 6 1/2 feet tall! Thats some serious Coues hide'n ground cover, even more so for them dang snattlerakes! I'm scared. JIM> Dont forget about the high population of tarantulas this year Jim THANKS hadn't thought about them until now. I will be sleeping on the ground the entire hunt with them dang critters too! JIM> Sorry about that man I had to get you excited for your hunt. I am sure you won't see a rattlesnake or a tarantula. And I am sure that you will see plenty of deer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmc Report post Posted October 23, 2006 I was out this weekend and man is that grass tall!!!! I needed a weed whacker to trim out in front of me so I could sit and glass. Those little deer hid pretty well, let alone the 75-80deg heat keeping them at bay. Lots of little guys were out and about. 2x2's and 3x3's galore! This heat is going to kill me. A reminder why I dislike the Oct hunt so much. cmc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted October 23, 2006 I heard the skeeters were out in force also! anybody else having problems with the bugs down south? JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mulie hunter Report post Posted October 24, 2006 I heard the skeeters were out in force also! anybody else having problems with the bugs down south? JIM> On my last 2 scouting trips in 35a the skeeters were eating us alive, in the morning and evening. Bring on the bug repellant! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter07 Report post Posted October 24, 2006 I can handle the tranculas but keep those snakes away from me. I have seen more deer this year than in of the other years ive been out hunting. about 5 years. That maybe because i get out alot more now . but still... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortpants Report post Posted October 24, 2006 I have never felt more unprepared for a hunt in all my life. Guiding elk hunts took up all my scouting time. I made one trip this last weekend but never got the chance to really glass because I was looking for a good place to pack into. When I tried to finally glass I was eatin alive by mosquitoes and did'nt get much glassing done. I'm also taking my new 300wsm. which I have not had the time to get really comfortable with yet. I'm confident out to 300yds. and when I get down there wednesday I'll see how I do out to 400yds. but for now will stick to 300yds. I just bought all new backpacking gear, tent, sleeping bag, etc. so I hope there's no problems there. Bottom line is I need you all to wish Coosefan and I a lot of luck cause we're going to need it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted October 24, 2006 Hey Shorty, I'm not making excuses YET........why are you! Don't let me down.....your starting to scare me........I thought since you were guiding me, I was finally going to kill one O' them 100" inchers like you always kill? Confidence man.......CONFIDENCE........YOU ARE DA MAN.......ACT LIKE IT.......for my sake at least! JIMBO> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmc Report post Posted October 24, 2006 ya the skeeters were pretty bad the two days I made it out. Not looking forward to that part of the game. I'm also thinking of packing in on Monday & Tuesday after the deer get pressured up into the nasty country. Still need to get a tent though. cmc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamaro Report post Posted October 24, 2006 I don't know... We did get alot of rain late but it was pretty dry early in the year... J- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creed_az_88 Report post Posted October 24, 2006 cochise county got some moisture last night. a slow but steady down poor all night. is that a good thing or a bad thing for all you oct. hunters? how did the rest of the state do with rain? creed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
