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here is a different up close and personal angle of that buck. CB

this bedded buck was 200 yards away. once I got the pic downloaded I zoomed in on him as much as possible before the pic started to break down. just something to give you some perspective.

I use the Canon S2 IS. It too has a 12X zoom and an image stabilizer. It takes great photos. My wife does not like it because it is so big. I am planning on getting her something smaller that she can keep in her purse for "Kodak moments". You need to decide what you are going to be using it for, how much you are willing to spend, what kind of optical zoom you want, how many MPs, etc, etc, etc, and then go from there. CB

Here is another pic of the same buck. This was taken with just the camera at about 200 yards. I have zoomed way in on it. The breakdown was: Friday pm = 7 bucks Saturday am = 9 bucks Saturday pm = 2 bucks Sunday am = 7 bucks 2 of the bucks Saturday morning walked right up on me. I was glassing and all of a sudden I heard a noise, I looked to my right and there was a 2X3 at about 15 yards. He moved behind some bear grass so I stood up to look at him. He looked at me and bolted. I turned to look toward Scout'm and there was another 2X2 at about 25 yards. He took off down the hill letting out all kind of snorts. Went for a bio break Saturday midday and had an up close and personal encounter with mr rattle snake. Man I do not like those things. He was all yellowish green like they get during the monsoon season. Was a good weekend. Can't wait for the bugs to get zapped. CB

was out this last weekend (9/23 - 9/24). every buck we saw (25 bucks in 2 days) was still in velvet. we were in a southern unit and maybe they shed their velvet earlier in the northern units. CB

I use my spotter to look at deer I have already found or if there is something I think might be part of a deer to get a better look. One thing that helps when looking though a scope is to keep both eyes open and cover the eye over with your hand that is not looking through the scope. This helps out on the eye strain. If your considering a nikon spotter go with the 82mm. The 75X really comes in handy some times. CB

The one in the back probably is the highest scoring one. I'd take any of them. The one in the front though has a pretty gashed up ear. Must have got his earing tore out. CB

Nice buck! He should probably be shedding his fuzz pretty soon. I would guess him to be between 110 and 115. CB

Sweet buck. Nice main beams and major G2s. Pretty big gut on that sucker as well. Go get him tomorrow. Good luck and thanks for sharing. CB

I entered my caliber of preference but it is important to mention that shot selection and placement are by far more important than caliber. I have an uncle who hunts mule deer with a 22-250. There are also many people who hunt elk with 270s. Clearly a 243 is fine for coues as long as you are not trying to take a 500 yard shot. If you are going to be taking 500 yard shots you probably need a magnum but if you cant hit a barn door at 500 yards you shouldn't be shooting that far and then would not have a need for a magnum. I have a buddy that took a coues at 425 yards with a 25-06. Nothing at all wrong with it because he knows his weapon and it's capabilities. CB

My buddy saw a lion last year on one of our scouting trips. CB

AG - Nice one Desert Sheep - we have the early hunt Jamaro - some of the people I listed are NM residents. Plus it is not our fault your state allows an extra 12% nonresidents as long as they hire an outfitter. CB

poor deer was probably half cooked by the time that guy got it home.

was out in 33 the weekend before last. pretty much missed the morning glass. saw a few deer in the 20 minutes before they headed for cover. one group of 4 bachelors. afternoon glass started at 4:30. saw quite a few deer in the evening as well. saw 12 bucks in all that day. everything is really green. makes it pretty easy to see the deer. CB

there was an article in Rocky Mtn Game and Fish about the King buck and the lawsuit several years ago.

1st - there was a lawsuit about the King buck and whether it was poached or not. That is why it is not in the B & C records. 2nd - from what I have heard, both bucks were taken in the Coyotes. 3rd - I think Dan King's wife is Ed Stockwell's daughter. Could be wrong about the last 2 but pretty sure. CB

I have a unit 1 turkey tag that I probably am not going to use and would be more than willing to donate? Let me know if you are interested. CB

what about the top buck in the 2nd pic? He's no slouch either. Nice pics! Thanks for sharing. CB

they are also easier to see in the nice green grass, green ocotillos, etc. as opposed to the brown and grey colors we will have from Oct to next spring. CB

buy Duane Adams' book "How to Hunt Coues Deer". You can get it on this website. Great resource. CB

The draws for AZ and NM are tiered. They both have 'quality hunts'. You can put a 'quality hunt' as your first choice (AZ = December) and then a standard hunt as your second choice (AZ = Oct or Nov). Check the regs for draw odds and hunter success rates. Then it really comes down to your schedule and whether you want to be closer to Phoenix or Tucson. Probably should consider not hunting one of the units that border Mexico considering the problem we have with illegals and drug runners. CB

Would also guess not 90. I would say 87. Nice buck though - especially with a bow. Thanks for sharing and good luck. CB

Oh Dave, I suppose your right. About one thing. Maybe tax dollars didn't pay for the majority of these roads. But your definetly wrong about another and that is telling me not to share my opinion. If you go back to my original post you will see that all I was doing was providing information. Then you chimned in with your CAPS flying, started blaming the FEDS, defending the Klumps and all the other ranchers who lock gates to public roads. I don't think it is appropriate for you to be using this forum to be telling me what to do. As for the thing you are right about, in the instance of the Dos Cabezas, please don't try and tell me that the Klumps paid for that road. The Klumps are not miners and most of those roads lead to mine shafts. They also are not in the radio tower business and the remainder of the roads were pushed up to the top to install those towers that are up there. Like I said, as far as the Dos Cabezas goes, they own a little bit of land here and a little bit of land there and the road goes through a little bit of their land at the bottom and because of that they can lock it up. It's a bunch of crap. So using your logic, I buy a ranch that borders state, blm or FS land. There is a public road that leads through my property back to the public property. The previous owner left it open for everyone to use but guess what, I don't like people driving through my private land so I throw a lock on the gate. I didn't pay for the road but legally I can lock the gate until the government proves the road was there before my land was privately owned. Who knows how long it will take them to exert the time, money and resources to prove that. In the mean time, my good ole buddies and I have our own personal and private access to all the public land bordering my ranch we want. Oh and I forgot, no matter how nice you are when you call to ask for access through my locked gate, I will tell you to go pound sand. The scenario might be legal but it is still wrong. Unfortunately, it appears that in your world there is nothing wrong with it though. To bad. Like I said, hopefully you will not run into any locked gates when you are trying to access and enjoy our wonderful state.

ya think? NICE BUCK!!!