Red Rabbit

You can compare some factory ballistics here. http://federalammo.com/ballistics/Ammo_Sea...earm=1&s1=1 If you reload and want a light, non-varmint bullet, you could try the 130 grain Barnes TSX BT (and be condor safe too .) Using the 125 Nosler Ballistic Tip @ 3100, 150BT @ 2900, and 180BT @ 2700, my ballistic program says at 800 yards: 125BT has 1626fps, 734KE, 53"wind drift (10mph wind) and 182" total drop from bore. 150BT has 1678fps, 937KE, 46" wind drift and 193" total drop. 180BT has 1676fps, 1122KE, 42" wind drift, 212" total drop

ctwista211/ Cody's buck http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...ic=7306&hl=

Coosefan, Jim Mullins' October buck. http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...ic=7301&hl=

Rob, ElPepe25, saw this buck earlier during the archery season and arrowed him during the October hunt. http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...ic=7315&hl=

Congrats on your first coues. Looks like your 300 did the trick. Doug~RR

Welcome to ya Josh. I have been enjoying your posts while lurking at AZFlyandTie. Good luck in 33 come December and you can share some pics and a yarn. Doug~RR

I looked on the registration list. No shortpants, no longpants, no knickerpants, no pajamapants, no wifewearsthepants. Gee, no pants of any kind to be found entered in the contest. Sorry. Regardless, real nice buck and terrific photos. Congrats on a trophy after 4 years to ya shortpants. Doug~RR

Doesn't look like a G2 on the left to me... looks like another main beam starting Congrats on another nice buck and well told story. Doug~RR

Reminds me of the reflective screen you could carry to hide behind, which would reflect the image of the ground in front of you.

I was thinking Texas Panhandle. We could be close. Did you retrieve that GPS tracker from underneath his truck yet?

Coueserdoggy's October whitetail

Stan, Nice 8 point. I did not know we had such nice whities near Sedona, judging from the red soil. Doug~RR

http://ussportsmen.org/Read1.cfm?ID=2146&programdocs=AH

AzPacknHorns/Gabe's buck from unit 36 October http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...amp;#entry81832 257WBY/Mike's October buck http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...amp;#entry80759 Elkhunter/Tyler's October buck http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...ic=7290&hl=

Jason, they are supposed to shoot the best when seated to touch the lands. If you make a dummy round so, you will see if it fits in the magazine (the 130s fit in my 6.5WSM seated to the lands). With the 175 grainers, I'd use 180 grain data and work up as usual from starting loads to max for your rifle.

Gabe, What's the story behind the hunt?

Tyler, Congrats to you and your dad on your successes. How were the teeth in your buck; was he old? Doug~RR

MH, You made short work of that hunt! Congrats on your first coues. I read somewhere that a 243 wouldn't work on coues Doug~RR

Congrats to your buddy on a nice coues. Nice photos also. You are having a good fall of hunting this year. Noticed the chaps... see any rattlers? Doug~RR

Lark, They are the Charles Daly/Interarms Mark X mausers. Sent you a PM. Doug

Younghunter's buck from the October 36 hunt http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...ic=7266&hl=

Larry, Not too shab for leftovers. Backstraps will be tasty with the cherry n chocolate dutch oven cake. Good luck in NM. Doug

Interesting buck for your friend with the pincer and bladed G3 on the left. Hope you find his bigger cousin. Doug~RR

Congrats on a nice buck. Looks like he has been rubbing on some of those charcoal trees up there. Were many hunters in the Warm Fire burn area, or did it seem most hunted further south of the burn? Doug~RR

Went up to 9 with my friend's nephew as he has a rifle bull tag in November and has never been there. He drew a deer tag up there also so he would have the chance to look over the unnit before the elk hunt. We saw about 20 does and no bucks, and some nice sunrises. Was greeted to this sunrise Saturday morning. Stepped out of the truck, heard thundering hooves real close, like 50 yards away, but twas only several does and fawns. Saw may elk in this group from a distance (sorry, 1000 yards and hand held pic). Counted 52 and surely missed a few. One bull was about 350, but had a busted beam. Another only had one brow tine left. Must have been some tough fighting. Sunday morning had this sunrise illuminating the clouds to the west. And along the Grand Canyon Railway tracks looking north. Came across this hole in the terra firma. Figured the limestone dissolved away underneath and the roof collapsed. Was about ten feet deep and went back undernreath ten feet. Finally, a view towards the San Francisco Peaks to the south, hazed by the smoke from southern Cal. Doug~RR