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sounds like fun... Will I be able to hunt at grandmas house on Market Street?

Finally put my Minox thru their paces on Monday evening. Glassed up three bulls and 5 mulie bucks and a coyote. Oh and one shed antler which will have to wait till Saturday to be picked up. In my humble opinion Im a little disappointed with the Minox. They are clear but light transmission at the last part of the day was not as good as expected. Im having a little trouble with the eyecups and finding a comfortable position. But thats more a personal problem and they might fit most guys much better. I would say they are worth the price tho and are the best in their price range by far.

finallly. Im one of those guys who cant decide on my choices till the very last minute. No more last minute drives to the Flagstaff offices.

You could also go out perkinsville road just past the ranch where it turns to NFS lands, theres trees and shade. Little bit of a drive to the deep well but not bad. Or go out 89a towards jerome just past the quarry at the old fain road it starts natl forest and I know guys camp out there.

If you left your name and address they'd probably mail you a citation for littering.

Funny how forest service thinks its important to remove "abandoned" property such as treestands, cameras and blinds but tires, old t.v.s and couches are not as important.

I think the drop has alot to do with the economy, especially when it comes to tags such as once in a life time type tags like buffalo and bighorn. And for less popular tags such as spring bear and some of the javelina hunts. When they eventually do go back to an online application process I think youll see the application numbers start to trend upwards again.

I wonder how long it will take for the first bear picture to get posted? Its possible some one is elbow deep in a bear right now.

Obviously these charges could not be fabricated... why would the drug dea... er... I mean entrepenuers lie?

Good luck guys... Should be some awesome bucks out there this year. Been seeing some decent ones every day this summer. Archery pronghorn is one of my all time favorite endeavors, can't wait to see some pics.

It was 1982. I was 14. It was a 3x3 mulie in 6a. Ill try to find the one picture that was taken of it. And just like someone else said... now I take tons of pictures.

so heres what I've learned so far... Stealing my camera = legal but not ethical, me punching someone in the face after I catch them with my stolen camera = ethical but not legal.

Theres a fine line between legal and ethical. That line has been debated over and over on this site. Just because the law has no definate answer on trailcams, treestands, blinds or whatever left on public land that doesnt give anyone the right to claim the property INCLUDING forest service. If they feel so strong about "abandoned" items left at water holes etc. then why am I constantly picking up other peoples trash. Forest service should be picking up all the garbage too. Just my two cents.

Ive been watching a few bucks all summer in hopes of sticking my archery tag on one of them in August. It seems to me that the antlers on these bucks will be only about half grown come the 19th. Anyone else seeing this on the deer in their units?

Whats got me thinking is that I do have an October rifle coues tag, but Id really like to slip an arrow into a nice mulie buck. Then again Im not sure if I want to burn my coues tag on a mulie buck that is a ways from grown out. On the other hand a bird in the hand is better than a bird in the bush. But an October Coues tag is in no way an easy tag to fill sometimes and.... what to do what to do.

As usual I have to agree with Bill and Lark. The hosts of these shows are ridiculous. They play right into the slob hunter image that most of the world perceives us as.

Theres a few shows and hosts that I like but most of these guys on these shows couldnt find their butt with both hands and a road map. That being said this morning on one of the outdoor networks Boone and Crockett adventures did a show about archery Coues in Mexico which was followed by American Archers show which was about Archery Mulie hunting in Arizona.

Im gonna disagree with Gino on this one. I always approach an area assuming theres a camera and when I find it I cover the lens, do what I do, uncover the lens and go on my merry way. I figure the last thing you guys want is a picture of my fugly mug on your camera, wasting your batteries and spoiling you lunch as your looking through your pics. 23 is notorious for stolen cameras, not sure why. My theory is that all cameras are stolen by other hunters then just reused. Non- or anti-hunters have no real use for the cameras and if they just wanted to mess with a guys stuff its alot easier to disable a camera in place then to go the the trouble of removing it. Sorry to hear about your cameras, if your definately sure you have the guys caught in the act then post them. If nothing else it may make them think twice before they swipe the next guys stuff.

I just purchased a pair of the Minox 15x56 from Cameraland a couple of months ago. Im surprised at your findings. I havent had a chance to use mine in an actual hunting situation obviously but have used them just glassing from my front porch at antelope etc. In the past Ive owned 15's from Steiner, Docter, and Vortex (vipers not kaibabs). The Minox seem to me to be far superior to them especially the vipers which were hard to look through for extended periods. I realize there not the quality of the big three but Ive compared them to a buddies Nikon 12's and we both agreed the minox were clearer and brighter. The issue you bring up regarding quality control has made me nervous though, and I hope they dont let me down on my 6a coues hunt. Think Ill take them out today and give them a real test.

Have a great day OLD friend.

With the archery deer season just around the corner. I was just wondering what some of you guys use for bug repellent? Ive used different sprays and was curious if anyone is using a Thermacell?

I could look at mounts all day. Congrats on your ribbon.

I know its not a Coues deer, but I was wondering if any of you might have seen or know what is growing on this poor young mulie buck...

Thanks AZP&Y, I went back to your post and remembered seeing it before. This little buck is the only affected one Ive seen in the area and was only on my cam 1 day. All of the other deer coming in seem to be in top notch physical condition.

I was there on Saturday. Quite a drive from the hacienda here in Paulden but well worth it.