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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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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?

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That second to last elk photo is a perfect display of the front leg and shoulder's bone structure. Nice pictures.

Cool thread. Now that the results are out, can I ask if that sign is on the door because there's dog(s) like mine that lay on all fours right behind it anytime company is in the garage?!

+1 ^ There is some decent foot access past the dock as well. In winter months, AZGFD stocks trout in Butcher Jones and many people have taken double digit largemouth on trout imitation swim baits. There is also some good four wheeling and plenty of fishing access if you go out the back gate to the rest of the lake.

As a shooter, I enjoy the crack and I don't worry about plugs as I'm only taking one shot! As a spotter, I like the cheaper plugs on strings that you mentioned. Helps me to keep focused through glass on the critter(s) at hand but doesn't bother me if I lose track of them. For kids, I keep a few varieties on hand and let them choose what they are most comfortable with, whatever it takes to get them to wear them and keep them in their ears. The string type also helps keep them from getting lost but they definitely aren't the most protective. I'm interested in hearing of how many people take hearing protection on a rifle hunt, good topic.

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With the wealth of knowledge and enormous amount of site traffic here on CWT, an honest discussion on shot selection could save more than a few of our AZ big game animals from going to waste or enduring unnecessary morbidity this fall from ill-advised shot placement and choices. If folks could share trail camera and field photos of theoretical shot opportunities from the cameras perspective, it could help many of us new and upcoming shooters make better choices in our opportunities as they present themselves. Positive criticism, reinforcement and discussion could clear common misconceptions and help individuals gain the confidence they need when they are setting their pins and crosshairs on their targets in the upcoming seasons. I have a few ready, but I'll start with one. Below, 3 Coues bucks just arrived to a ground blind stand set over a desert seep in the early August archery season. Although the closest, the buck on the lower left is alert, has brush in between me and his vitals that could deflect my arrow flight, and is clearly the smallest. I'll pass on him. The buck in the middle looks nice and his head is down with some brush over his eyeballs, but I fear a clean pass through could make its way into contact with that other nice buck in the back. Finally, I 'm confident to take the buck in the back. He is coming to a stop right at my 30 yard pin, so I won't have to hold high or low, and if I let him take that last step or two to the water, I'm sure my arrow will have a clean flight path to his vitals and broadside stance. The red X marks the spot, smooth release, backstraps.

So let's say you have a fast shooting modern archery rig, does that play into effect whether or not you try to shoot into the lower percentage shot like that? It's a Coues, their scapulas aren't that thick, play a role?I shoot a very fast bow with heavy arrows. He looks close in the picture so I would take that shot inside 50y. So compared to the red X, would you shoot into both lungs with a good chance of catching bone or would you shoot right of his shoulder and get at least one lung, maybe the back of the rear lung, and good penetration? It really looks like this deer could flee at any minute and it could be your only chance if you really wanting him, waiting is always an option but at what looks like a shot under 20 yards, I would have a hard time not putting one into the X if I was already at full draw, shooting an inch or two lower than normal in case he flinches low with the noise of the release of the arrow, and trying to stay away from the thick part of his shoulder. I wouldn't take this shot on a big mule deer, or elk. Thoughts?

Great photo. This leads into one of the misconceptions I was referring to, where when I was just getting started I was told and believed on a broadside shot, you want to aim just behind the front leg (black star) to avoid making contact with bone. It was easy to believe as before you get your hands into an animal for the first time, you could imagine the front leg bone not having as much of a low and forward position as it does. So luckily I now know to set the pin a few inches extending above his leg line (red X) and you still have plenty of room for both lungs with the chance of a heart shot, while significantly avoiding the rumen and maintaining distance from the shoulder.