CouesWhitetail

Maybe you can just wear a sticker on your forehead and they will let you in I will check with our admin assistant to see how they are handling it. It's a good point you raise. Amanda

Nice pics!! Looks like you have a natural travel corridor there. Good spot. Amanda

here is a little quail march.... well, I tried to post an animation of the quail, but it didn't work, so here are a few stills showing the little guys showing up.

I wonder what took that leg off the javelina and punched that hole in the side of the rabbit. their propery borders the USFS land, so they have a great amount of wildlife. They even had some of my beloved coues deer come in.... Amanda

Yes, grass moving in the wind or branches moving in the wind can cause the cameras to trigger. If you scroll through the images, you should be able to see what moved in them. If you don't see the vegetation in different positions in the photos, then I am not sure what set your camera off. But I bet if you just scroll through the pics fast, you will be able to see the plants moving like animation created from lots of still pics. Amanda

AZP&Y, These cams have been used throughout the US and internationally and have not developed any leaking problems. Mine have been out in all kinds of weather and have come through fine. Amanda

here is the info from AGFD website. They suggest contacting the WM in the unit you want to do the work in. http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/AdoptCatchment.shtml Amanda

This month we feature Cola Blanca Outfitters, owned and operated by Dan Bishop. The name "Cola Blanca" means white-tailed deer in Spanish and it's fitting since Dan and his guides are passionate about Coues. For the past 11 years they have been providing high quality Coues deer hunts in Sonora, Mexico. Cola Blanca Outfitters is also a licensed outfitter in New Mexico offering Antelope & Mule Deer hunts. Just check out this beast that scored 142 taken by Bobby Corruthers!!!! Several members of this forum have hunted with Cola Blanca and have written up stories about their hunts. here is Tommy Maldonado with his 108" buck & Jason Amaro with his 115" in Jan. 2008 And here is Tim Maddock with his 115 from Jan 2009. And here is Chris Denham with his 120" buck from Jan 2008. Cola Blanca has leases on several different ranches in Mexico. Dan has 11 guides that work for him on Mexico hunts and they guide about 50 hunters a year. Accomodations vary at each ranch, but all include a comfortable stay at the ranch house along with a dedicated cook to prepare excellent food for your during the hunt. Breakfast is usually simple and will vary from eggs, ham, chorizo, bacon, pancakes, hot and cold cereal, muffins, danishes, hot coffee and cocoa etc. Lunches are prepared and taken into the field for the day and consist of: two sandwiches, fruit, chips, juice & candy. Of course they have plenty of sodas and bottled water on hand. Dinners are special. Main dishes will usually consist of grilled chicken, pork, mexican Combination, spaghetti and steak. Side dishes are included along with salad and desert with each dinner. They are also hunting a Ranch which has a limited number of Exotics including ( Bison, Aoudad, Red Stag & Black Wildebeest). I went down to that ranch to help evaluate it's Coues potential and wrote about it several years ago. It's a great ranch with luxurious accomodations. You can read more about it here: http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...?showtopic=8732 here are some photos of the auodad taken there: Cola Blanca averages about 95% success on Coues Deer in Mexico and a few hunters will harvest a 2nd deer so they have actually harvested more deer than they have had hunters over the past several years. When asked if they strive for trophy quality Coues, here is what Dan said, "We consider this a Trophy Coues Deer Hunt. We are hunting Dec. & Jan. during the rut on ranches with very little pressure, lots of deer and great Trophy potential. We are averaging bucks over the 100 trophy class 'benchmark' with about 20% qualifying for B&C. Our best is a 142" buck taken by Bobby Corruthers. We are outfitting on some of the finest Ranches in Mexico. We make the travel as easy as possible, providing all documentation, gun permits, visas etc... We are using experienced guides with good equipment and knowledge. We have great success and have a very high rate of repeat hunters. We feel strongly that you will not find a better Coues Deer Hunt!" So if you are considering a Coues hunt in Mexico, you will definitely want to check out their website. They have tons of photos and articles and video on their site. http://www.colablancaoutfitters.com email: dan@colablancaoutfitters.com Dan added, "'Cola Blanca' means Whitetail and that is our Specialty. We take great pride in offering top quality Sonora Mexico Trophy Coues Whitetail Deer Hunts. We offer fully Outfitted 5 day Hunts with 2 additional days of travel to and from Tucson, AZ. We are hunting exclusively on some of the finest ranches in Sonora and control the hunting rights to over 200,000 acres. These deer hunts will take place during December and January(Rut). So Come With Us and experience the charm and hospitality of Old Mexico along with some of it's finest big game hunting!" more picture proof:

You are right! Maybe I shouldn't have put that pic in there, but I liked the tile work in the background! here is another turkey pic with some smiling faces to make up for the frowning guys: Amanda

Rancho Durangueño is located on 55,000 acres of private land in the state of Durango in Mexico. Durango is south of Sonora and can be seen as the highlighted state in the map below. You can fly to the airport in the city of Durango and staff from Rancho Durangueño will meet you there and drive you to the ranch. The ranch has a stunning ranch house decorated with beautiful tile throughout. All bedrooms have a private bathroom and the staff at the ranch serves excellent multi-course meals. They have a nice bar where you can spend the evening after the hunt. I had the privilege of going to the ranch in Jan 2006 to hunt and help evaluate the ranch as a place to hunt Coues. Although I didn't harvest a buck, it was a great experience and we saw some nice deer. One of the difficulties of this ranch is that much of the land is very thick and hard to glass and rifle hunt. It wasn't until late in my hunt when the guides showed me a part of the ranch that was much more suitable to glassing. So there are indeed some areas that can work well for a rifle hunter. However, I think this ranch is excellent for an archery hunter that wants to sit a blind or tree stand. There is virtually no hunting pressure on these bucks, so there are some large bucks throughout the ranch. The guides can set you up in a blind in some great spots. Rancho Durangueño has only been guiding Coues deer hunters for three years, so they are still learning how to best hunt the ranch. But some big bucks have been taken. here are a few photos: a 118 buck from 2006: a 90 inch buck and a 112 buck from last season: another big buck (108): Rancho Durangueño started its hunting business 6 years ago by providing Gould's turkey hunts. In the short time since, they have become known for world class turkey hunts. Visit their website to see some amazing turkey video. Many of the turkey records in the NWTF recordbook come from Rancho Durangueño. Some ranch house photos: Rancho Durangueño can provide guns, ammo, lodging, transportation, blinds, calls, decoys, beverages, food, etc. Plus one-on-one guiding. Because this ranch has barely been hunted for Coues, this is a great opportunity to harvest a great buck and enjoy the amazing hospitality provided by the staff. They really provide service equivalent to a 5-star hotel. Many of their hunters return year after year because they have such an excellent experience there. Rancho Durangueño guides 30-40 turkey hunters a year and about 10 coues hunters. Success rates for Coues deer are about 90% with rifle; 60% bow and arrow. For Goulds turkey: 100% with shotgun; 75% with bow and arrow. Visit their website for more information and photos: http://www.ranchodurango.com/eng/main.html

Have you contacted Snapshot already? He is just south of Tucson and made that pedestal for the contest. He will be at the get-together this weekend, so you can talk to him about it there if you go. He will be leading the ATV ride around noon, so might have to arrange to meet up with him sooner than that. Amanda

Awesome pics Doug! Glad you had a great time and met some CW.com'ers. Amanda

see my response to your same questions in the Coues biology forum..... Amanda

You might want to read through all the info on the main CouesWhitetail.com website which has information on hunting strategies and biology among lots of other stuff. If you go to www.coueswhitetail.com and look on the lefthand side menu, you will see Coues Deer Biology choice in the menu. With that option you get several submenus that will get you to the info you need. here is a link to the life stages page which describes breeding timing and other related biology info. http://www.coueswhitetail.com/coues_biology/life_stages.htm January is usually peak breeding. Yes rattling/grunting can work, but deer density is lower than somewhere out East, so you have to be in the right place for it to work. Yes setting up on water can work. Coues may water during morning, mid-day or evening (or at night too). Mid-day can be very productive at a water hole, so don't discount that. Perhaps glass the morning, sit water in mid-day and glass the evening. Amanda

Sounds like a great day indeed!! Twelve bucks is an amazing group! Amanda

Very Nice!! Who wouldn't love to find a shed like that? Amanda

LOL! Good idea...... Amanda

Any word on your book, Bill? I am still waiting for my copy that I paid for almost a year ago! I wonder what the hold-up is? Amanda

Thanks for letting us know. Glad she is doing better. Amanda

Interesting read. Thanks for posting. Amanda

Happy 4th!! Globe had some excellent fireworks! Amanda

Good one!

I like these two pics that show a rock squirrel carrying what I assume is nesting material to its nest. A very nice elk: smaller bull passing a cow in the wash: Interesting buck pic: doe rabbit with some kind of growths on ears...thought they might be ticks, but I think they are more like little tumors. different rabbit and a pretty bird, called a spotted towhee

Wow, you guys certainly have been busy while i was out enjoying the smell of the woods after an afternoon monsoon! Geez, glad I was there and not here.... Ok, so hopefully you are just about done with this thread. It's actually not nearly as bad as it could have been and I think that is partly because of the way Nathan responded to this attack. Thanks much Nathan for your reasoned responses. And thanks to the many of you who helped keep this from getting too ugly. It is a useful topic for discussion if it can be done without driving people away from the forum. Personally I have appreciated the always humble way in which Nathan talked about this buck and his hunt. I haven't ever gotten the feeling that he was overly bragging or going around saying how great a coues hunter he is. From the first moment he contacted me he has always been positive and pleasant. I hope you stick around in the forum Nathan and congratulations on your amazing buck. That being said, I can see how somehow might not be too happy about a magazine artilce that gave details on the location. Personally I don't share hunting spots that I learned about from someone else, unless they specifically give me permission to do so. I would hope that would be the case with most people. So, how about those monsoons? Sure is great hear the roll of thunder and patter of rain while in your tent.... Amanda

Wow, those are amazing arrowheads! Looks like they were just made yesterday! Nice petroglyphs...thanks for posting. Amanda