Coach

How DARE you ask that?!?!?

Great job sticking with it Adam. Regardless of whatever else was said here, you did the right thing by A) coming to a forum like this for help, and keeping up the faith and continuing to look until you found him. You did a great job, and I'm very glad you found your buck. Once he was on the ground, what could you determine about the first hit?

It won't just be hunters putting salt around water holes to keep other guys away - when the antis get wind of this they'll be able to make every known water hole in the state illegal to hunt. Sending my "input" again.

The last time I checked, NM allows the use of dogs to track a wounded big game animal but AZ does not. IMO we should. I know I would have paid for some dogs to track a lost bull a couple years back.

Great job, Brian! You're on fuego!

I was stalking some mulies in the snow on Sunday and my stalk mocs got packed with snow and were making lots of noise. I decided to pull them off and the velcro alerted one of the deer, so I thought I'd try a "can" bleat. As soon as I did that they snorted and headed for the hills. Sometimes they work and other times they send 'em packing. Knda like predator calls for pigs I guess.

Wow, what a hunt!!! Thanks for the story, and great job keeping your head when they were all about to BOLT!!!

dang. I was hoping they would be introducing their first ever range finding binoculars that have the buttons placed for RIGHT handed people (unlike Leica). It's coming soon - or at least we can hope.

Ya know, I kinda have to agree with Maximus on this one. When you boil it down there are really two camps who hang out here - one wants to spread the word about their recent success, the other is here to learn. We are very blessed to live in a state like this that is mostly public land. We could all pick a certain unit and spend our entire lives learning about that one area - but given the recent changes politically for hunters, most of us find ourselves exploring new territory year after year. What's wrong with trying to get a little bit of information about an area we are unfamiliar with? It is like the old "TV" metaphor - if you don't like what's on, change the channel. If someone comes on board asking questions, no one is forcing any of us to anwer. We all have little hidden places that are sacred to us, so don't give that info out. We all also have places that we know are good starting places for new hunters that probably aren't on our top 3 list - so why not steer a newbie in the right direction? You might just put someone's son or daughter on their first AZ deer and make a friend for life. Anyway, I don't see anything wrong with someone asking for a little guidance. If you don't feel like answering - dont' - but don't blame them for asking. We have to remember that a huge part of what brings people to this site is the desire to learn about hunting in this state. I don't think we should bash eachother for asking for help. Just my $.02

Dang - I'd be watching him! Sounds like you have him patterned. Hope you get a chance to draw back on that bad boy.

Good for you and your son. I hope you find the owner. Merry Christmas.

Great Buck!! Congratulations! Do you need my address so you can send me my tamales?

Great Job! I just got humbled by a smallish 4x4 today. Any spot-n-stalk deer with a bow is a HUGE accomplishment. That buck is definately something to be proud of.

Wow, one of the most sought after guides in the state is guiding for FREE. I think I'll book a hunt right now.

What we really need to do between now and then is find a way to branch out to other bowhunters so that the Department has no excuse about all of the complaints coming from one source, etc. We really need to send emails etc. to the guys and gals we know who don't visit this site and aren't yet informed about this.

I agree - any time I see a dead bobcat or even fox on the road I can't help but feel a little sad - on the other hand when someone calls one in and smacks it I get pumped - go figure.

Lots of good replys here so far. I spent a lot of time working with my bow a couple seasons ago to get the field point and bh's to group together and after literally months of tiny adjustments to the rest, loop etc. I got very close but I could shoot a random mix of 3-5 bh's and 3-5 field points and it was obvious that the field points would tend to be in one portion of the group and the broadheads in another. That said, muzzy, slick trick magnus stingers, g5 strikers and Montecs (believe me I tried them all) all group together now and VERY close to field points. So what I do now is practice in the off season with field points but in the weeks leading up to a hunt I practice exclusively with the broadheads I'll be hunting with - just have to learn how to sharpen them really well or stock up on replacement blades. In the end, like the other guys here have said - it comes down to tuning. The laser alignment is a good start, and paper tuning is a good start, but in my (admittedly limited) experience those are just starting points and there is usually a lot more time involved in tuning for broadheads. As close as mine came, I know there is probably some tweaking to do. Now comes the hard part - getting within bow range of a deer!

5101

While I'm totally jealous of anybody who has a late December tag, I kinda feel bad for any of you guys out camping in this stuff. It's blowing like crazy here in Lakeside and starting to snow and they are expecting FEET of snow - I've heard rumors of anywhere from 3 to 8. You guys be careful out there. It's supposed to last through Thursday, but once this thing blows through it could be some of the best rut hunting in years. Good Luck, and God bless, Jason

Dollar for dollar, I think Savage is hard to beat. Their stocks aren't the best, nor their actions - but their triggers and barrels are fantastic, and that's what makes for good shooting, IMO.

Happy Birthday!

Sticking to the spirit of the other posts...

Great Job Brian, I know a couple locals with Dec tags in 23 and wondered if maybe it was them you were helping out. Good job and pls pass along the congrats.

Run Forest, RUN!!!!

Here's one I built last summer but I'm hoping to sell it - got a new Taco.