willhunt4coues

Right now anytime is a great time to hunt. When it gets warm usually you have to just extend your stand a little longer 45 minutes instead of 30 minutes because of the time of day. Always remeber if it is an overcast day or just snowed grab all your gear and get out call in sick from work if you have to. Almost everytime I have gone out when it has been overcast or JUST snowed I call them in like crazy. Good luck and buy as many mouth calls as you can and practice. There is no thrill like hunting the hunter.

Awesome Archery buck. I bet you are on cloud nine right now. Congrats.

Okay thanks Mark. Ya I have had a list here for awhile of all the sounds I wanted and that worked on the last call. I will call you as soon as I get the cash.

GREAT bucks boys and so great pictures tooo. Congrats to all involved.

I had one back in the day and my dumb A$$ left it in elk camp as we left and well long story short it was not there one day later SOOO Mark here in a few weeks I should finally have enough to go all out and get the MA-21. I will be giving you a call with my sound list and purchasing it through you. I do still have the abbility to customize my own sound list or do I have to have a preloaded sound list? Thanks Mark, Clay

Love it to the max. Congrats and there is no call out there like the Mighty Atom. Great call and even better sounds.

Okay If anyone knows this guys could you please have him contact me by PM if possible. I believe this buck may be BIG SWEET!!! Loooks very similar but would be interested in talking with Jeff. If it is him I have LOTS of hard antlered pictures and velvet pictures for him.

Way to go...Love to see you girls out and gettin it done.

Here is what AZGFD has to say about this issue: Arizona Game and Fish Commission votes to oppose HB 2072 (sale of big game tags) Jan. 10, 2012 PHOENIX – The Arizona Game and Fish Commission voted unanimously today (Jan. 10) to oppose proposed Arizona House Bill 2072, a bill that would have reserved a large number of big game tags for a “qualified organization” to resell at auction or raffle. As part of its 5-0 vote to oppose the bill, the commission also directed its representatives to “clearly inform the sponsor and supporters of this bill that our opposition is not just to the bill as written, but to the entire concept of removing or adding any big game tags from the pool of big game tags available for the general public and transferring them to any private organization.” In discussion leading up to the vote, several commissioners expressed strong concerns over the bill. “We have a trust responsibility to manage wildlife for all the citizens of this state, and I see some real issues in this legislation that takes part of that away from us,” said Commission Chair Robert Woodhouse. “I think we need to speak on behalf of all citizens of this state.” Among the concerns commissioners expressed over this particular legislation are which organizations would qualify, how money would be spent, who would benefit, and what accountability there would be over expenditures. Commissioners pointed out that the proposed legislation differs from current law that authorizes the commission to issue a small number of big game tags to nonprofit organizations dedicated to wildlife conservation. Awarding these tags is through an open and competitive process that allows the organizations to auction or raffle those tags. All the proceeds come back to the Arizona Game and Fish Department for projects that support wildlife management. “Public trust assets must never be diverted to benefit special interests,” said Commissioner Norm Freeman. “The language of the bill itself is fraught with problems, and the very premise should be discarded in its entirety.” Chairman Woodhouse also made it clear during the meeting that neither the Arizona Game and Fish Commission nor the department were involved in the crafting of the bill, and this item has never been on a commission agenda. Nine constituents representing organizations or themselves spoke in opposition to the bill. No constituents addressed the commission in the bill’s favor. Prior to today’s meeting, each commissioner had received many personal expressions of strong opposition from various members of the public. HB 2072 was originally slated for a hearing in the House Commerce Committee on Jan. 11, but that meeting has since been delayed indefinitely.

I have had the same thing happen to me too and I have had them just watch. I too have snuck in and then when I got close seen that someone else was there but at that point I just waved for him to go get him and watched. Like Sheldon said thats public hunting for ya..LOL. I also look at it this way if it is meant to be everything happens for a reason. maybe you were meant to harvest a 115 coues this year.

How did I miss this post? Oh well its never too late. Great job on that Javelina Jason. Now call me if you need any help with the boys. Congrats again.

WOHOO....Right on buddy. But hey Next time leave that dang Turkey tag at home..LMFAO. You did a fine job at that piggy. Now get your butt back up here in a couple of weeks and lets get that bruiser 4X4.

Great pig and great times with our dads. Javelina hunting sure is a great father and son hunt.

Well we did it dad shot his Stink pig at 5 yards yesterday and mine at 10 yards. Both fell within 10 yards of each other but dad shot his 1 hour before I shot mine talk about fun. I love stink pig hunin. 9 Years in a row with tags and 9 years harvested.

I had a frontale (sp) shot on my pig at 10 yards and you know how they have to turn thier head to see well I tucked the arrow in right at her collar and took out her jaw and heart in the shot. I shot my deer back in August with the same broadhead and he expired within 60 yards of where I shot him. That was a double lung shot. These broadheads I have not had any problems with.

No I have not heard of that I shoot the Slick Trick magnum 4 blade 100 grain. I paper tuned my bow then went to broadhead tune and didn't need to my braodheads hit the same spot as my field points. Now I did try the Carbon Express troika ST3 broadheads and they are 3 inches to the right at 20 and 24 inches to the right at 80 yards. So I will stick with the Slicks they are spot on with no adjustments needed.

great job you guys. Nice cooler you have there.

I have not. I know one of the tags only hunted for 2 days then had to work.

I just got mine back in March or April and since then I have harvested my first spot and stalk coues and a few days ago my Stink pig. I love this bow but everyone should shoot what they feel comfortable with. This is my companion.

I had alreay sent in my paper app about week and half ago so if we have messed up they will call but we know we didn't. I dont see a problem with either way I just like to get mine in as soon as I can.

Ya I have put off lots of great hunts (back pack hunts and other units) for my dad because I know he does not want to go on those hunts and I would rather be with him while I still can. I always see it that I have those days for when he can't go any more. So till then let the short walking and road hunting carry on...LOL. ALMOST every hunt I have been on my dad has been there with me. I have soo many memories that they could never die. Heck I have pictures of him and me when I was 5 in the hills. We will always have hunting and without my dad I would have never had hunting.

Same here on our late November Coues hunt (my wife and dads hunt) we saw 1 to 3 bucks daily granted they were not monster bucks but they were decent. Ever since then with the kids being sick every day it seems I have not been able to get out. Now for the pigs we never see any till the last week of december then they seem to pop up everywhere till fubruary. If I happen accross any big groups I will make sure I call you and point you to where they are after AZP&Y me and my dad get a litte piggy.

I know where some great bulls are at in the unit. I also have a picture of an 8x8 at the same spot but they do just wonder back in forth from the rez to our side. The hunt is in sept so it should be a great hunt. Just depends it can be great then you can also get skunked if you have alot of bonus points I would put in for a better unit but thats my opinion.

I have been guilty myself of doing this when I was younger. I have seen and jump out of the vehicle to shoot at a deer and was told as lonng as I am off the road and not shooting across it it was legal. But like I have said road hunting will be determind by the GF officer that pulls you over or gets you. But if nothing is wrong it will not stand up in court. Crazy huh? Just like a 2 trek "road" is it even a road since it is not a maintained for public travel?

Seriously? LOL you really need to read the regs better to understand. I have studied the regs for the guide test and let me tell you there is alot for people to learn if you just read. Just like stated in the post after yours you will see that it is illegal and to what point well that is up to the warden that stops you.