Noel Arnold

I think I would still rather pay $10 extra for a tag for habitat or whatever they do with the money,then sell our biggest trophy's to the highest bidder. Noel

Congratulation, 14 year's for me. If divorce is not a option for the both of you ,then it will never happen.My cousin gave us some good advise when we got married. (It is never as bad as it seem's).Which means when you are having a emotional talk, are emotion's are making it worse then it really is.God Bless, Noel

Stanley, What I do not like about the auction tag's are that they do take one trophy animal that most guy's do not get a chance to shoot.Somebody else said that it is no biggie because there are lot's of trophy animal's.I have been fortunate to hunt coues in Arizona for 33 year's.What I have found is that there are alway's monster buck's that live in very thick area's that are very hard to find.Then there are a few that live in place's that you can glass them. These are the buck's that are being taken away from all of us that are not able to pay the big buck's. As far as the money that is generated. I have no problem with getting that money other way's , like adding a raffle tag. Noel

I have no problem with no more then one raffle per species. The auction tag is a bunch of crap.And the only people that would dissagree are the one's that either have the money to pay for them,or make money guiding them. Noel

Good point. Noel

Yeah I am starting to think the Department might be related to the Oil company's.(It is all about money) Noel

Scottyboy, Although I do agree with most of your post's about how everybody should hunt how they want to. I do have one question. If Texas is heaven on earth,then how come they have no coues whitetail? Noel

This is all good talk.Not to get off the subject, but I have a border patrol agent as a client. He takes his job very serious. The reason we have this huge border problem is not them.It is the huge neglect of the goverment for years and years.Now it has snowballed into a monster problem. My sollution is to annex Mexico (Just kidding)Although I do think we need to declare war on keeping are borders safe. Noel

I have done very hard backpacking trips for coues.I have driven down a road and a bunch of javelina walked accross, stopped the truck and stalk them with my bow and shoot one. I do plan on going to Texas to shoot feral pigs and deer.My point is hunting is hunting and as long as it is done legally,it is all good. Noel

Actually a kitten still has spots. And any dead lion is a good lion. Noel

I will say350 to 360 with a 35 to 40 inch inside spread. Noel

It might depend on were they live. I live in the Wickenburg area and the big bucks that live in the flats can roam a long ways. Also with this drought, when we get the summer monsoons they might move miles to get to a area that gets good rain.These are called greenbelts. Noel

It is time for bass fishing. Also I have relatives in Minnesota that have invited my family to come and whitetail hunt on there farms. We have never done it, but this year with the horrible drought in Arizona.I am starting to make plans for this fall. Noel

Yes wind does have a effect.Also even without wind,The farther you shoot the more form comes in to play. Make sure you are not torqueing your bow to one side. I think if you talk to most archery shooters, they would say the biggest problem is being off left or right. Noel

I agree, it looks more like eastern horns. Noel

When the pictures first came out I did not think he would be 200. But the more I look at him , I believe he might be. Noel

I guess when it comes to using dogs I have two standerds. I always thought it would be fun to chase the dogs around and listen to them bay and watch the animal get treed .I am sure that when you talk to most people who have dogs they would say that the killing is not the fun part. That said,I was watching a hunting show this weekend were they were hunting for bear in north carolina.They were on the bears when they were coming out of the fields. The dogs had this bear so worn out that they were just chewing on him. There were no trees for the bear to climb.Finally the hunter walked up to the bear and stuck his pistol in his chest and put the bear out of his misery.I have seen the same thing on some feral pig hunts. I do beleive the theroy of all hunters standing together , and I do not judge those people. But that kind of made me sick when I saw it. Noel

Bill, I feel for you, I am 42 years old and have had four knee operations on one knee (Sports Injury)I am still able to go pretty good. But I do not know how much longer due to lack of cartiledge.Last year after I shot my whitetail, the next day I saw three muledeer bucks laying down across the canyon from the road. Up drives a guy with his dad.The dad was in his mid-seventies and he had a champ tag (broken back). The dad could no longer walk,but he sure could shoot. Nailed the buck at 400 yards. The dad stayed at the truck while the son and I got the deer out.I got as much pleasure out of that as shooting my buck. What keeps you from getting a champ tag? Noel

I would never road hunt now.But when I am 70 years old and can not walk. Heck yes. Noel

When you are having a terrible drought like were having this winter, you are never going to have a strong rut. Deer are smart enough to not put out a bunch of young. If they did.then they would all die of hunger and disease. Noel

My Brother and I were hunting in 18b right next to 17 in the far north east part of 18b. The Mule deer rut was strong this weekend. The wind made for good stalking. My brother shot a good 4x6. I stalked within 30 yards of a very large buck, but his doe's busted me. Noel

A friend of mine was archery pig hunting years ago up by table mesa and was sitting on a big rock glassing. He noticed fly's were buzzing below the rock and got quite a surprise when he found a human head . When he called the sherrif they kept saying (you mean a skull). He really got there attention when he said ( no, I mean a fresh head). Long story short it was a guy from back east who had caught his wife with another guy. Killed both of them and spread there part's over a few states. Then he commited suicide.

280 ackley improved

Desertbull, So you have heard that there is bunnyhuggers also. What is this world coming to.!!!!!!!!!!

Looks real to me. Remember the world record whitetail is in the 300s. This buck is probally in the 225 range. Noel