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My daughter was lucky enough to draw a 5B North Limited Twin Arrows cow elk and was able to fill her tag opening day at 10 AM. It rained quite a bit Thursday and then start sprinkling Friday morning, then let up and we were able to locate a small herd and she was able to fill her tag, but then sky opened up and it was just an absolute nightmare, rain storm…..mud up to your ankles, water drenched multiple trips to and from the kill site to the vehicle stuck vehicles, just an absolute mess, but a complete success. Me and my two boys have the same hunt starting this weekend. Looking forward to fill three more tags.

My son drew his 2nd choice 12aw antlerless for his first deer hunt. Due to the weather we got a room in Kanab for the weekend. We had just enough time to drive through the unit Thursday before dark but didn't see any deer. We were joined by his cousin and my brother in law. Friday morning had mom spotting bucks all over the place up high. Between glassing and driving we saw 17 bucks and no does by lunch time. After lunch and some exploring we changed elevation and started seeing some does. We got busted on our first stalk but right before dark we spotted this doe moving through some oaks. Jase and I made a quick stalk and I stopped her with a bleat in a small opening. He made the most of it and shot her at 150yds off my tripod with his 300wsm. She jumped at the shot and ran out of sight. Everyone came down to help us track. Before we even found blood i glassed down the hill and saw an ear in the grass. I handed Jase the binos and told him to look where he last saw her. It took him a min but when he saw her he got the biggest smile I have ever seen. After pics we navigated the new etag app and got her gutted. While we were skinning her G&f stopped by and said he would tell the check station to wait for us. We got her checked in 15min late. It was nice of them to wait for us. Back home Saturday we got her cut up and Jase cooked us steaks for dinner. Great memories were made!

My 14-year-old son, Ryder, got it done on Sunday morning during his youth antlerless elk hunt. He and I stalked and bumped the herd of 20 or so that she was in for nearly 2 hours and 1.5 miles through the forest before he dropped to a prone position and shot through a thicket while they were trying to get away again and hit this girl in both lungs with his .308 Weatherby using a 165 grain Nosler Accubond, in what was likely his last chance at them that morning. I couldn't be more proud of him if I tried! Now we'll let the meat age for a few weeks, then butcher it up and head on out to our father-and-son deer hunt on the 24th. I can hardly wait! Special thanks to my 8-year-old son, Gatlin, for tagging along!

Here's a video, she was able to get about 200 yards from the bull for the shot. VID_20251001_053208.mp4

S&W Combat 66 snubby 357 SS fully engraved (Factory?). Stag grips. Made in 1975 $3,200 in Kingman

Left yesterday to park the trailer for our general hunt . The roads are slick but mostly passable. Did get the truck stuck towing the trailer . My fault it was getting dark and I thought I could swing around and into the spot I wanted. Buried the truck mid axel . Unhooked the trailer and worked the truck free . Used a strap on the back of the trailer and pulled the trailer back on the trail . But in the process folded up the nose jack and now had the trailer stuck sitting nose deep in mud . A few calls and my buddy Joey came to the rescue. He's got a place up blue ridge area. Made camp and will fix trailer on Wednesday when back up . Not hardly any kids hunting . It's usually packed up there . Only had one come by this morning . The kids in 6a are in for a ruff go as it's slick as snot. Be safe it don't take much to get stuck .

My Sister-in-law shot a nice bull. Unfortunately I had other commitments (kids hunts) and couldn't get the time off to tag along. My brother would send me pics and videos every day of the hunt. They found a huge unique bull and they spent 4 days playing cat and mouse with it. They passed on a few nice bulls trying to be patient to find this unique bull. Getting close to the end of the hunt they found this awesome bull. They had alot of friends and family helping out on this once and lifetime hunt. She made a great shot! Wish I could have been there.

Was in 5bn cow hunting, got stuck but was able to get out.

DONE! Photography of Coues Deer and Other Wildlife - CouesWhitetail.com Discussion forum Sort of just did it without checking-in with the head-honcho, but I think she would be OK with it.

Sig tango spr 1-4 like new $125 sold TTI 2011 magwell red $40 Magneto speed sporter $75 trades considered red dot, reloading powder.

Deliente DX-9 Bandit MT tires 285/70r17. Great condition with a lot of tread left on them. No issues with the tires, I just took them off a car I bought because the wife’s car needed something less aggressive. All 4 tires for $400

Great job you guys!

The 5b/6a area has the worst mud that I have ever encountered. After my late rifle hunt 12 years ago I was shoveling it off of my driveway after washing it off of my Bronco. It just sticks to everything.

Going to definitely change my tactics . My hope was to use my tc encore in 7-08 but with just a red dot it's only a 50 yd gun . So im taking the 280ai, 375ruger, and if the weather is good maybe the 300rum . It's a 700 deluxe engraved blue steel so I don't want it in water . Might be a short hunt for me due to family medical issues with my daughter. I was going to eat the tag but wife says go . If she calls im out . So going to go hard at it and hopefully my helper and his 11 yr old can keep up.

Hellyea! That's awesome, I always wanted to do that hunt but dang it's far when you live near the border. Congrats

Thank you! I'm certain Ryder will never forget this hunt. He ultimately decided the most vital parts of the hunt, where we camped, which spot we hunted, and he even made the correct assumption and anticipated the herd's/her final move. All these things will be a real confidence booster for him and something he can fall back on during his future hunting endeavors.

Ordered last year, will gladly order again this year

That's exactly what I was thinking. I'll get ahold of you tomorrow Phil.

It's now officially an annual tradition! Sisters, daughter, GF and even ex are getting accustomed to me acquiring and sharing a big supply of holiday baking pecans! Email on the way, Phil! S. PS: My son killed yet another pronghorn this year, with that sweet M77 we bought from you all those years ago!

Wack a$$ storm. So full of chit

Got it done before the storm came in today. Found a rut fest mid morning and the action was hot. Daughter got it done with 1 shot from 25 SST at 360 yds. Hunter was there helping, it’s hard to believe he’s nearly grown. Seems like yesterday he was following me around these same hills begging for snacks. This one got me a feeling a little sentimental.

Lots of rain in 5bs this morning so we just drove prime country til we cut tracks. Started out on the tracks and had a bull bugle up a head. We snuck in the herd of 10 cows, spike, and good herd bull. Set him up on BOGG and had this small cow feed to 60 yards offering the perfect shot for a brand new hunter! Such fun seeing how worked up he was but kept it together to make the shot.

Like a lot of old timers/natives, I've been beat down and disappointed over and over with bullish predictions of rain. I'll bet the under, and will be grateful if I'm wrong.

Pretty hard for a guide to recommend boots. Everyone has a different foot, different style etc. I've sure tried a lot of boots and the lightweight ones are seldom the best choice for coues hunting.