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I'm not a water manager and do not know any allocation for this year, but currently there is 35 CFS inflow from the Gila River (0 CFS from the San Carlos River) with ~ 250 CFS discharge from the reservoir. That is a volume deficit of 426 acre-feet/day. Not factoring any changes in inflow, or the typical 700 CFS discharge increase coming in the summer months, San Carlos Reservoir would be empty in less than a year. In 2024, ~200k acre-feet was released from May - December. Currently, there is ~150k in the reservoir. Go catch some fish while you can.

Here's your answer: Are They "Superior"? If by "superior," you mean harder to hunt, more adaptable to rugged environments, and a prized trophy for experienced hunters—then yes, they are elite in those categories. However, if you compare them in terms of sheer size or range, they don’t outmatch larger subspecies like the northern white-tailed deer or mule deer. For hunters and wildlife enthusiasts in the Southwest, Coues deer are definitely a top-tier species.

Washington? I would have almost bet that the new world record would’ve come from right here. Dude is a bonafide bow hunter, that’s for sure. Article is posted on outdoor life website. Best, bill

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Great info! Weekend before last, my AZT partners and I hiked from the Kelvin bridge to Picket Post. We set-up a car camp roughly mid-point at Cochran (south side of Gila) and waded across to the trail. I wasn't sure of water level and whether it was wadable or not, so I did a little scouting test run 4 weeks ago. On my test run, the river was easily wadable, with the water coming just about mid calf. On the expedition weekend, we showed-up to wade across to do our hike, and the water was up nearly to our waists. I was VERY surprised at the increase in water release from two weeks prior, especially given the lack of rain this year. Chalked it up to irrigation water contract/commitments downstream.... Enjoy that crappie fishing, guys!!!! (Side note: Martinez Canyon south of Picket Post is freaking amazing country!)

I had a great first day of my season in between storms with @trphyhntr. We were the only crappie guys on the lake. I'd read here from Dan that SC stocked crappies. I believed them a couple minutes in and would bet the boat they were blacknose. All but 3 on the table were bn and they are looking great for the spawn. Thank you to them for the stocking and I hope they sell some licenses for the ROI. I'll be back.

With a current fascination of SC crappie and whether the reservoir will hold water after this very dry winter, I did an analysis of water levels since 1990 that I thought some may appreciate. This interactive SanCarlosSince1990.html file should open up in a browser. Brown: Dry periods (Water Elevation < 2,400 feet or No Data). Orange: Low periods (Volume < 20,000 acre-feet but not dry). Light blue: Wet periods Water Elevation >= 2,400 feet and Volume > 20,000 acre-feet. Periods < 14 days were removed, low periods have no labels.

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Appreciate it. Looking forward to smoking some yotes

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If you’ve never shot an elk before, I would shoot every animal you possibly can before that hunt. Coyotes,deer, bear… Just so you can get used to shooting things in the wild. This will probably be the last tag you ever get in that unit, like the other guy said. So make it a great hunt. I would start scouting cow herds this spring and keep tabs on where they are and where the water is. The bulls will show up, during the rut. Even if you had to take out a loan, it might be worth it to get a Guide, like Ground And Pounders or something.

Must be somethin' in the water. I had crappie tonight too. @trphyhntr had the kind of energy that made them crappies jump right in boat.

Crappie and tartar sauce lunch

It’s gonna be awesome either way. This moisture pattern won’t bust a drought but it can green things up enough to pack some antler on. Even if it dries back out you’re still in for the hunt of a lifetime.

Few pictures. It's dirty now, I live on a dirt road. It will be clean when it is for sale.

Week long backpack mule deer hunt in the high country of Colorado.

My son had the Dec deer tag, we seen bird's almost every day up high off the 300.

This collection unfortunately no longer exists, as it got burnt up in a fire a few years back.

I decided to use my very first deer I shot antlers and put them as zipper pulls on my Bino harness. What do you all think?

I love this thread! I alway like bringing my sheds home and let my lady to decorate with them . Makes her as excited as I was about finding them. You know what they say “happy spouse, happy house” !