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Welcome and congrats. 6A can be a difficult unit and you certainly came away with a buck that has a lot to like. Doug~RR

Keven, Looks like some deep canyons with nice sides to glass. Were the long main canyons running east-west and the deer coming over saddles from north-south? Sounds like a fun time and good crew to hunt with. Congrats. Doug~RR

The rain that falls upon the prior snow is a concern for flooding. But the runoff will be good for the water catchments, tanks, lakes. Depending on the temperature of the Thusrday/Friday storm, NOAA said anywhere from 1-5 feet of snow also.

Thanks all for the birthday wishes. Rica treated me well with two days around Sedona. No cake Friday evening, but some salmon tacos and a Kiltlifter for the palette. Saturday morning was a futile search for javelina. Unfortunately for Rica, we found a large covey of Gambels that she could not pursue as she was tethered to my belt while javelins hunting. Went back up the hill to watch the Cardinals. They showed up as well as the peccaries did earlier in teh morning. Sunday was back to Sedona where we found a couple of large coveys of Gambels. Waited for the setting sun upon the red rock ridge for some photos. Doug~RR

I think the price would reflect the cost of making them, advertising, shipping, profit? After the mold is produced, can they be made on a demand basis/one at a time upon order? Th ecost of the mold/cast can be spread out, but how many replicas will be made to do so. Have you approached Cabelas, BassPro, Sportsmans Warehouse, Scheels, etc., if they would be interested in replicas?

Thinking it might be a wet day.

Eric, all weekend? yep. Chris, I might have to delay the party on the driveway till next week when the feet of white stuff descends. RR

In addition to the quail, some good rains might help with revegetation of some of the burns in the coues units. Good greens may help the does with fawn fetus development. Wonder how much good feed during deer fetus development helps out towards a healthy mature adult deer, in that, is it like humas where poor prenatal care leads to stunted growth in body and mind? What is the health of a 5 yo deer that developing as a fetus in a green winter/spring compared to one developed during a brown one?

Have a great trip and hunt. Make the best out of what hand of cards you are dealt.

Next week's weather does look good for the fauna and flora. Hope those on the east side of Tonto Creek by Roosevelt Lake are prepared. Now to figure a way to get 100 birds not to run and flush 100 yards ahead.

Oops, you know what happens when you get older today The top buck seems to have shown during a major time. Someone with lots of cams out should plot the appearance of the deer versus the major/minor solunar times, and the positon of the moon to see what relationships can be obtained.

Looks like the top 2 bucks were watering about the time the waning moon set on Jan 11th. A little before the minor activity times from the solunar table though. http://www.solunarforecast.com/solunarcalendar.aspx http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astr...day=1&n=393

Thanks all. I do not know where Rica is taking me. She's keeping it a secret. Don't you hate it when that happens?

Kudos on the successful stalks. Surely they will leave some rewarding memories. Must have had an excited rush flowing in the veins being that close.

M, And you can also cut up those cotton handles for TP if the roll ends, or smaller for emergency shotgun swabs and gun patches. Think I'll hold off for a while now before posting my Millett engraved rings in the classifieds

If you can swing $800, here is a pretty good deal on some 15X Kaibabs. Then you'd have the spotter and some nice 15s. http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...showtopic=17029

Thanks Hector. Hope you enjoy the new scenery every month.

Glad that he finally succumbed. Hope it works out well for him.

"another heads up!!!, 50 % off already marked down huntin apparel" You must have been excited because you forget to mention WHO has the sale.

Thanks Hector. Let us know what you think after you receive it. Doug

They have an application form online that you fill out on the computer and then print out and then sign, and finally mail in or drop off. http://www.azgfd.gov/pdfs/h_f/HuntApplication.pdf

Matt, Nice stalk to get the buck. Bet there was a little apprehension about what would happen and if it would be good when you finally stood up. Doug~RR

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Thanks. Will surely need to take in a sunset and sunrise.

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