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  1. DUG

    Best Offroad/ Hyway tires for Coues Country

    Here is a good link for load ratings. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/tec...e.jsp?techid=55
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    Best Offroad/ Hyway tires for Coues Country

    Load range D is 8 ply on tread and probably 3 ply on the sidewall.
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    Best Offroad/ Hyway tires for Coues Country

    Try this. Part#: 312031142 TIRE SIZE: LT315/70R17 LOAD RANGE: D SIDEWALL: BSL RIM WIDTH (min): 8.5 RIM WIDTH (max): 10 RIM WIDTH (standard): 9.5 MAX LOAD (SINGLE): 3195 MAX LOAD (DUAL): 2910 TREAD DEPTH (32nds): 18 REVs PER MILE: 604 WEIGHT: 61.98 TIRE WIDTH: 12.7 MAX PRESSURE (DUAL): 50 MAX PRESSURE (SINGLE): 50 OVERALL DIAMETER: 34.4 OVERALL WIDTH: 12.7 WARRANTY: Limited DESCRIPTION: 121Q
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    Giant Buck!!!

    I wanna go huntin' with Glenn!
  5. Nice! We were in Yuma Sat. and Sunday for a softball tournament. I wanted to go hunt Sunday morning but the girls had to play at 8 A.M. That's cool you got the whole family out there.
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    our 2010 coues hunt

    Congrats to you and your Dad! Both are nice bucks. Looks like he can keep up with you quite well.........
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    Best Offroad/ Hyway tires for Coues Country

    Here is another vote for Hankook. These are Dyna Pro MT's 285/70/17. Load range D. These are surprisingly quiet on the pavement for a mud tire. I've always run BFG AT but decided to go with these this time.
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    Quail Hunting

    Nice! Congrats on a limit.
  9. For desert Gambels hunting without dogs, I use 7 1/2's and a modified choke, sometimes going to an Improved Modified. I want a good amount of pellets on the bird. I will shoot them on the way down if it looks like I didn't make a good hit.
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    2010 Last Day

    Congrats! Those deer are crazy little boogers.......
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    Kid's 30B Hunt

    Congrats on a nice deer! Way to get the kids out there!
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    Bill's 1st Az bull

    Great pics Ryan! Now you need to start hitting 6A for your Aunt's hunt............
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    Opening day

    We saw everything but a Coues buck. Saw 9 mule deer, 4 elk, 1 Coues doe, a coyote, and a jet black bear. I called in a bull elk from a 1000 yds. out and got him to come within 150 yds. The other bull elk we saw we thought was dead. He didn't move the whole time we were watching him. His antlers were all busted up. Turns out he was sleeping. We went to look at him and he busted out 30 yards from us. If I had known he was sleeping I wouldn't have bothered him.
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    black fj

    That was me. Were you the guy in the camping aisle talking to the employee? I needed a better sleeping bag for my elk hunt. Almost nice to meet you.
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    Tough cow hunt,

    I had a 7W cow tag this weekend. Got up to our spot Thursday with about an hour of daylight left. We saw nothing which kind of surprised us because we usually see a couple here and there. Day 1, saw nothing in the morning, very little sign. That afternoon we see 2 elk come out from the trees and feed over the hill. Finally find a small herd with 5 bulls and 3 cows about 700 yards away across a valley. I try to move closer and about then someone starts an electronic predator call and spook the elk. Day 2, we try to catch some out in the flats. Coming back out to a gate we see about 20 elk walking across a hill about 3/4 mile away. They start running so we move ahead to try to cut them off. Luke Duke has a cow standing 40 yards from him and I'm 50 yds away in the trees and can't see it. He doesn't have the tag. We look on the hill and 2 cows are standing at 400 yds. Start to set up and they move off. No shots fired yet but getting closer. That evening find one cow on the same hill as the morning but can't find her after trying to get closer. Day 3 We pack up camp in the dark and and go to glass same hill as Saturday. We catch a 6x6 in the headlights but no cows with him. Saw nothing else so we drove into Flag to get my daughter's deer. We thought about going home but we stopped at Bun Huggers and ate and watched football and made a plan. We went to a totally different area and walked and glassed and saw nothing. It's getting dark and cloudy and rainy so about 3 o'clock Luke Duke suggests going back to the "hill". The one where we kept seeing elk. We get to the spot and within a minute I have 8 spotted up in a cut. It's 4 o'clock and raining and they are about 1 mile in from the road. The elk are just feeding and not really moving so I made my move to get close but not too close for fear of spooking them. Finally I get to within 500 yards and running out of cover. I had the wind in my favor and set up at about 470 yards. Got the 270 WSM on the tripod stix and dialed my scope to about 1 click past 450. I waited until I was able to hold steady and found a cow broadside. I touch off the shot and lost her in recoil. I get her back in the scope to see her run off untouched. I think I shot low. I thought my only chance was gone when a spike and 2 cows came out from the left. I got this cow in the scope and touched off the shot and I heard the familiar "whap" sound of a hit. She dropped instantly and never moved again. This was the 1st kill for the new BAR. Once we got up to her we found out I hit her in the head. We gutted and skinned her and got her in the FJ and headed home. We got home at midnight and got the meat cooled more and took her to the processor this morning. Thanks to my son Luke Duke for all the help and comradarie on this hunt. We had a great time. He has a tag for this unit in December and we hope more elk will be moving in. We talked to a few guys who were having trouble finding the cows. Some suggested the tornadoes up there caused them to change locations. I'm not sure what to think but they were tough to find in the normal spots. Sorry no real pictures this time but the memory of this hunt will last a lifetime.
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    MT mount

    Nice! He looks like a bruiser.
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    so who on here has facebook?

    I only have time for this site not Facebook.
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    Courtney's 2010 buck

    Great shot! Congrats on a fine buck.
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    Youth Deer starts tomorrow

    We are heading up to 7 for my daughters hunt this afternoon. Yes, please be careful out there and have fun too.
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    Valle Vidal Muzzleloader Bull

    Congrats! There is nothing wrong with that bull! You can be proud for sure.
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    more pics....

    That one has tags. It's funny what you find out in the wild. We found a Jack Russell Terrier one time quail hunting and called the number on the tag. It belonged to a guy in Payson. (We were in Tonto Basin). Ended up dropping it off at the Sand and Gravel place in Tonto Creek to a girl who knew the owner. Hope you find the owners.
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    Scouting alone

    My nephew is doing all my scouting......... Thanks Ry Ry!!!!!
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    12 a west early hunt help

    Most camps will be one level down from the top shooting spikes and 2 points. Find where most of the camps are and the deer will be there. Good luck on your hunt!
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    got meat

    Way to stick it out. Any elk is a good elk!
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    Unit 27 Archery Bull Success

    Congrats on a fine bull! Please post up your video when it's done.
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