CouesWhitetail

+1 on the rubbing large branches against a tree to sound like an elk raking his antlers against a tree, it really does seem to bring them in. You don't even have to bugle to do that. Do some cow calls and then just raking a tree can work.

Awesome!! Thanks for sharing that with us! Do you think he trapped it? Just wondering since he said "caught"

Nah, she handled it fine, but it was shocking! I was glad she happened to hear a noise and look over there! We had been standing there for a minute or so before she said something!

Chiricahuas..... guess my fingers typed faster than my brain

I hear those collared doves taste great and it's legal to hunt them yearround!

here is a pic of a gopher snake that I recently saw changing the shape of his head into a triangle shape. the normal shape of their head is like the one you photographed. Now look at this one:

Yeah!! Ok, this will start a second table. And Danny Howard said he would take three tix for him and his two kids (he already had one ticket from first table, so two for this count). Plus Orlin... Let's get 4 more, please! 2nd table: 1. Joe Kauffman 2. Garrett Kauffman 3. Jenny Kauffman 4. Danny Howard 5. Danny Howard 6. Orlin Egbert

His place is in Sahuarita, about 1/2 hr south of Tucson.

Great idea! I hope you get good attendance.

Watch the OE4A video on Hero Central: http://www.azcentral.com/12news/herocentral/

Ok, here is the poll, please let me know what you would like regarding this tourney!

You would have to ask the guides what they charge, I don't know and I am sure it varies from guide to guide. That is a great time for a hunt, some of the elk will still be bugling so that will help in located herds. I hope to be up there in mid-Oct to squirrel hunt. It's a gorgeous area and I love to camp up there. Some pics of Dry Lake from a recent trip...the lake is very full...

Ok, updated table listing: 1. Amanda 2. Paul 3. Peg 4. TJ 5. Eric 6. Kathi 7. Mark 8. Hector 9. Stan 10. Danny H. Let's work on filling table #2!!! Come on guys, this is a fun night and it's during the week, so you dont' have to give up a weekend evening for it!

Awesome!!!

Thank you Brian! I am praying for your son too. Please let us know when he is home safely!

Bull snake/gopher snake are the same thing to most people. That's what you got there. These snakes are not poisonous and they eat a lot of rodents (hence the name gopher snake). I have watched them going in and out of burrows looking for the rodent owner of the burrow to eat. This snake will also put up quite a show that makes it seem like a rattlesnake. They can coil up and put the tip of their tail in the leaves or small rocks and vibrate it so that it makes a sound similar to a rattlesnake. And they can flatten their head out to make it look diamond shaped like a rattlers. I have a good pic of one doing that, which I will post if I find it.

I have not seen coues with hard horns this late, and even that graph of antler shed timing from the research project in the Santa Ritas shows them being done by June. So it seems late to me, but it will be interesting to hear how many other people have seen the same thing (like AZLance has just reported).

Just a reminder that this is coming up on Wed evening! Come on out and enjoy the fun. Marcy tells me they already have about 30 ladies signed up, so it should be a good evening!

Hey everyone, No, it's not your typical Ladies Night.......But I wanted to let you know about an event being held at Gila Outdoor in Thatcher on June 30. I will be there supporting the event and if you know any women interested in the outdoors, they might enjoy coming out. The idea is to show them some gear and get them excited about hunting/fishing/camping etc. We are going to have a game tasting and I will be doing a presentation about az wildlife. For more info, see the attached article.

It's an interesting question and I don't really know the answer. But I would say it has to do with some rock formation underground that pushes the water table up to the surface. When I think of a seep, I think of several on the sides of mountains. Are you considering a seep to be different than a spring?

Nice work Mike!

nice lion pic....hopefully you will still get some deer pics.

AWESOME!! Congratulations on a great spot and stalk buck! Nice work! You must have been ecstatic!

I have not bought a tag for elk there before, but there are a lot of cow elk around Dry Lake. There is a road that heads West along the lake and then into some meadows. Saw lots of cows there recently. Also, there are alot of elk in the entire unit and you don't really have to focus on Dry Lake itself. I suggest getting a recreation permit and spending some time out there getting to know the roads and looking for sign. Is your tag in November? If you don't have time to scout, I suggest you get a good guide and they can make you more successful.

Nice pic Doug! cool avatar Raghorn!