roninflag

Ok. i had to go to phx to see the sun. i feel like am living near mt waialeale on the island of kauai. rain . rain . every day. roninflag

LOve2- with 49% hunt success it should be a great tag. have you shot a deer ? have you seen coues in that unit? what rifle/scope and caliber??

early december?

you will love it.

Aggrree. Danny the reason i suggested the ones i did. is because the you need to shoot it a lot. remington 700 243 varmint. the 770 does not have an adjustable trigger. you can not rebarrel it. it is a disposable gun. a rifle lasts a long time ;also if you decide on something different you get 80% or more on the dollar or more . a good rifle and scope are insurance. a must for me in order to invest the time and effort to hunt. i would think of it this way..... you only have to hunt and shoot better than 86% of the others out there or be lucky. lucky is good too. ron

what rifle??

Danny - if you scroll down there is a thread "dec 2012 video added" . it shows some shots and once you finish more come up you can select to get an idea. it is more a rifleman's game than antelope in my opinion. guns last a long long time. get a good one. i hunt with one that was made in 1967. roninflag

if you look at the suddenly very generous bag limits on mountain lions in a lot of units, you'll see what's eating the deer. Unit 37b you can hunt cats 24/7.... yes. and at three bar the have 100 fawns per 100 does inside the fence. 7 fawns per 100 does outside. the wolves are not coming over and getting them. i would not want to be one of the over population ones that are put outside the fence.

Danny - they are small deer. hard to spot. the shots are almost always long. could i kill one with a 3x-9x on my 30-06 ? yes probably. but i like a longer range gun/scope combo. i feel this is a seriously weak part of that book.. the question is what size are your groups at 300 yards?? PM to be sent. roninflag

Their reproduction and survival in the wild over the last 15 years it is terrible. it does not compare to the ones brought into wyo/mont. they are only in a few units. what is causing the low big game populations in the others, grey fox, kit fox, ringtail cat?

these are not the wolves in montana/wyo. they can't kill anything , they just eat road kill. i don't understand the rancor. do you think they are responsible for the low big game populations?? Not true. it is a combination of the game mgmnt by azgfd and the drought. there are no wolves in the units 4-26, 28-47.

last day i think. some brass and ammo available for a FTF. ron

i have a remington 700 bdl varmint rifle in .243 caliber for sale on gunbroker. great rifle for coyotes or coues. no shipping for face to face . roninflag

Coho- it sounds like a fun day,. guess i am conmputer challenged unable to see it. what gun was she shooting that far??

firstcoues- thank you . ron

Did you shoot? PM or call me. ron

If you go to the azgfd web site there are the big game statistics for the past 5 years. none have been taken by hunters in the past 5 years. . i suggest a choosing a different unit. even in units that harvest 10 or more they are still scarce; and hard to find.

the heavier brass could , and probably does mean less case capacity.

Bryce- some nice bucks in your avatar. my son listed it as "remington 700 heavy barrel" . it is item 359859290. i do not know how to make a link.thanks. ron

no reserve . it will sell.

If your trigger is ok already leave. adjust it if it needs it. just clean the barrel real good with jb/usb and kriol. put a decent scope on it and shoot it.

Andrew- they are small deer and long shots usually. a very good rifle and scope help. they are hard to spot . by going scouting it will give you some experience spotting them. Like others have said - get up high and glass. the mountains are rugged and steep so getting in shape is a good idea. mostly you have to walk through the private to get to the elevation where the deer are. i would camp with others but have never had a problem. BP are every where down there.

Lance- the pics and price are on gunbroker. sorry. don't know how to make a link. roninflag

varget , I4064 and r-15. but others are good too. the 308 is one of the most forgiving cartridges to load for i have found, after the 222. work up a decent load . load up 75 rounds and shoot at RIO august 24. you will love it. roninflag

no wonder they make so many cars. no real consensus on this one.