CouesWhitetail

Congratulations and thanks for sharing the good news with us!

Wow, congratulations! Nice haul!

upload the video to youtube and then post the URL here in the forum

You can find the draw odds for any unit in the AGFD publication Hunt Arizona. it also shows hunt success rates and population info. http://www.azgfd.gov/regs/HuntArizona2012.pdf

Luke Adams is a sponsor here, an avid hunter, and provides insurance for hunters. You should give him a call or shoot him an email and see what he can do for you. http://www.agentlukeadams.com/

Saw you on my way back from Jim White's funeral. I stopped to snap a pic and chat, but didn't see anyone around there. Maybe you were out fishing or just walking around...hope you had a great day.....nice to see the sticker! Looks like you might need an new one...email me if you want a new one.

A friend sent me this pic on Feb 25....I am a little late posting it.

Sounds great! Last night I had venison burgers made with Italian sweet fennel sausage I made....yummy!

Thanks for taking care of all this Kathi!

You are welcome Gino! Glad you appreciate the camera....I loved that series you entered, thanks!

Kathi, I will give up my seat if the others call and say they need them. Otherwise I will take one.

Love these stories of CWT members helping each other...thanks for sharing it!

I will take one Kathi....I was waiting to let everyone else have a seat. I thought they were all taken.

It's horribly dry out there....please skip having a campfire this summer! Let's not have another Wallow fire! If you do have a campfire, dump tons of water on it when you leave, please!

Excellent!! Thanks for sharing the little one with us!

I posted this in the other thread about Jim, but for those that didn't see it there... Here are the details on the locations for the service and the reception. Sat, March 15th, 1:30pm at Calvary Chapel of Williams, 106 S. 9th St, Williams, AZ, 86046. Reception to follow at Wild West Junction, 321 E. Route 66, Williams, AZ, 86046. there are some hunters carpooling up there and trying to get back in time for the ADBSS banquet, so you might be able to catch a ride to the memorial service if you like. Contact me or Kathi Nixon for the ride.

Thanks for the kind comments IA Born. I can totally relate to what you are saying.

I love getting bobcats on camera!

The MP6 is the camera that I am giving away to those that won the Trail Camera contest categories. Excellent little camera! Here is a link to it in the store: http://store.coueswhitetail.com/covert-mp6-trail-camera/

Hope you had a great one DB!

Hope it all heals up well!

bonecollector777....you asked for examples of habitat improvements....there are numerous areas that have been improved due to habitat projects which many sportsmen, including many CouesWhitetail members have worked on....just the other day I was talking to Ben Brochu who has been spearheading a plan of improving habitat primarily for mule deer in unit 37B. This plan included putting water sources in good habitat that didn't have any reliable water. I asked Ben if he is seeing results from the last many years of work and he said this year they counted more mule deer than ever in their helicopter surveys. And although the current sheep reintro in the Catalinas is not going well, there have been many successful sheep translocations which have resulted in huntable populations. How about the Gould's turkey reintroductions which have resulted in huntable populations? These are just a few off the top of my head. AGFD and wildlife conservation groups are improving habitat and wildlife populations in the state. That doesn't mean all is perfect and that there isn't a lot of work to do. But here is a question for you.....how does your ranting on this forum help wildlife populations or habitat in this state?

Hey guys, On Jan 30, Jim White will be having surgery to replace a valve in his heart. He can use all the prayers we can offer. So please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. For those that don't know Jim is the maker of the Jim White tripod head and all the great adapters for a variety of binoculars. He will have a long recovery period, and will need prayers then too. I will keep you all updated on his condition as I learn more after the surgery.

To add to what IAborn said, critical habitat doesn't close public land, it just forces the federal land management agencies to consider the effects of their projects on that particular endangered species. You can read more about critical habitat here: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/critical-habitats.html http://www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/critical-habitats-faq.html

Looks excellent!!