CouesPursuit

Going along with many others, absolutely on hunting alone, including putting in for tags and camping alone. Only 1 of my 6 AZ big game harvests involved the help of a partner. And in my first several years of hunting, I hunted with a partner nearly always. I now save buddy hunting for duck blinds, and if I cared about the 7 bird limit, in comparing that aspect of "success," I'd hunt that solo too.

^ +1, and family!

Same boat as you! can't wait!

Sorry to hear of such a tough loss, good luck on this hunt of yours this weekend. You'll have a lot of spirit with you I'm sure!

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Give your loved ones an extra hug and kiss tomorrow, and God Bless the U.S.A..

Has its benefits! Sorry to those with flooding issues and other complications, but it's not very often I have acres of clean water 2 minutes from the house for water retriever training! Hope some others got out and did something beneficial with the water surplus! Needless to say he approves.

If you're talking about the wilderness 5guys is correct. The actual boundary of the mountain range is a different story.

It takes a sick individual to spread harvested deer remains around a spot, then climb back up a tree with a deer dong and napkin note to piss off a guy he has never even met. But yea, that happen to a member on here. http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/51779-arrowed-my-first-black-bear/

2 of 4 coues bucks I've taken had bot fly larvae, but so did 2 mule bucks from the same area. And I can't say I really even looked for them in the first couple deer I processed, my 3rd buck had mature bot flies in his esophagus when I was removing the head and I have found them consistently since. I think it may be geographic and less species specific. My interest is whether species other than deer get them? I haven't taken any other game in the area to know.

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I can be soft when it comes to dogs but I can't be the only one who thinks these guys are taking it a little far? These dogs are absolutely amazing.

Same info applies but slightly biased as I had the impression this was for the archery hunt this coming weekend. If you get out scouting during this archery hunt and see some folks glassing near the road, jump out and ask to glass with them. Could help them find a deer, you get some pointers and possibly make a friend.

Need to know more about your area to give you the best advice, habitat type? elevation? Sounds like you are in relatively open country, and spot and stalking? 1. Glass everywhere, you never know. I like to cover the most country as possible at first light, regardless of aspect. 2. With feeding areas, scouting is the real way to determine them. There are trends to the eye but the most effective thing to do is find tracks and turds, feeding areas change seasonally in most areas too. 3. Your thoughts on mid day success and northeast facing slopes is right on with my experience, shade in general is effective. 4. Same thing with last light, northeast facing is where I would want to be. I've caught bucks getting out of their beds from north facing slopes after a long day of shade more than any other aspect. But, glass everywhere, you never know. And try to put yourself in a situation where you could get lucky and something could walk within range. Good Luck.

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Definitely to each his own, dogs tug on everyone's heart strings differently. And you're right about lion and bear dogs, on another level, one that I respect but it isn't for me. I can leave it that if it were my multipurpose house and hunt dog, who does retrieve a couple hundred birds a year, he wouldn't be sent into rocks and undertow like that for a stinky eider!

Yea sorry but I don't think lapdogs and peeing on carpet apply here at all. As incredible and willing as those dogs are, it's good way to get one injured or killed. That's not what a dog is for, even a hunting dog.

I don't know if you meant to have the photos linked to your photobucket account but I really enjoyed your pictures. The snake was incredible and you look like you're doing it right down there in Yuma between the bucks ducks and bass! Great stuff!

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Very nice thanks for sharing!

Thanks again. If my dog was caught in a cage, I would start by laughing really hard at his stupidity. He has his brief moments of intelligence but as a young lab, he puts his noise in everything. So anything could happen. I then of course would release him and move on, common sense prevails. I understand Hypers post now just didn't read the "lucky" part right. My bad and sorry for the call out.

Just open the cage door and let it go. No big deal there. Trappers wouldn't care if you did that as long as a person doesn't damage the trap or take the trap on purpose. Brian Thank you and quickly I'll admit I'm not exactly sure how the cage works, but I was definitely thrown off when the comment was made that people carry in the cages. Looks like I may have misread it, my apologies.

He didn't mention it specifically but I let my dog lawfully run on public land with me at times and I'd honestly like to know how it works if he was ever caught in a cage. I wouldn't want to mess with someone's trap/cage but I also wouldn't let my dog just sit there trapped either.

I've read and respect your content here on CWT but I'm interested in how that makes you "lucky" instead of just sounding selfish? Are dogs not allowed off-leash on the public land you're trapping on? Do honest accidents not happen from time to time at trap locations?

pm sent. I'm in Mesa.