Red Rabbit

Sounds like a better deal to me. Now you do not have to worry about the USPS delivering a day early, or routing it through San Francisco and missing the draw. Thanks for inquiring, Tony RR

It's about time to set up the contest for this year, now that the excitement of the draw results is upon us. The contest was started with MonsterMuleys.com as a way to develop interest in the forums, share our excitement about our coues hunts and show some pics. No entry fees have been required, and any prizes have been donations from the members. Any suggestions regarding the format? Improvements? Are you happy the way it is? Doug~RR

Stan, Todd should be receiving a check in the mail. It is more than enough to buy lunch for his spotter

Flagstaff Archers will be hosting the Max Hamilton 3-D Shoot July 21 & 22 at Willard Springs. Location is 3/4 mile west off exit 326 on I-17 (14 miles south of Flagstaff). There will be 45 targets (3 courses of 15). THis is a fun shoot- no trophies. We will have door prizes. Contact Doug at (928) 606-7211 for more info about the shoot. The Coconino National Forest had a meeting this Monday morning 7/9/07 and have decided to remain under fire restrictions and NOT CLOSE the forest. http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/

The winner of the Mathews Drenalin is Mary Reeves . The winner of the longshot for half the $ pot was Todd Melton of Camp Verde.

For a tripod light in weight like the Slik Sprint pro, but having much stiffer legs, look at the Velbon LUXi-f that Doug at Camera Land is selling for $119. It comes with a 3-way head. http://www.velbon-tripod.com/ultra_maxi.htm

Several of you have already sent me a PM that you wish to enter. I will send you a confirmation shortly. Doug~RR

Real impressive. Is that a bullet hole in the end of the beam? Doug~RR

The B&C or Ballistic Plex reticles are set for a group of cartridges, so your load may not match the marks exactly, but a little time at the range shooting at 300 and 400 should tell you where you are hitting for each hash mark. Or you might be able to mark your power ring so the marks are on 300 and 400 yards exactly, instead of the pre-marked triangle on the power ring. I have the B&C on my 22-50. It worked well out to 500 yards when Casey and I shot at rocks across a canyon- much better than guessing inches of hold-over. I would consider the B&C over the varmint reticle as the fine cross hairs on the varmint reticle may be hard to see in dim light. Doug~RR

Jeff, I would choose the 25-06 over the 25WSSM due to the better factory ammo selection of the 25-06 and near equal velocities. With the 257WBY, you are limited to the pricey Weatherby ammo, but this is a great coues chambering that has a case capacity similar to your 7RM. If you handload, you might consider the 257WBY or the 264Win Mag. Doug~RR

How about breaking the archery into typical and non-typical categories due to the good archery success?

Casey, If you read the prior post by AZpackhorse closely, you will see that you have missed the deadline of 10/15/2006 to enter the 2007 contest. The Forky you scare to death by shooting all around it this Dec in 36B, consequently, cannot be accepted into the contest. Sorry. RR

Veasjeep, If you would rather have the Dec tag, then you need to put it first choice. As long as you put it in second and Oct first, you will not draw Dec due to the draw odds and Oct still having tags after Dec is filled. The odds of drawing the Oct tag are the same whether it is the first or second choice, as both 1st and 2nd are looked at when your number is selected. Doug~RR

Yes, it's so Geico easy even a caveman could do it

Very generous Jason. I am sure the winner will be overly pleased to have won. Doug~RR

TJ, The contest guidelines which I pasted are those from LAST YEAR, 2006. I put those up so people could see them and base any suggestions upon them for this year. Doug~RR

Doug, did you hump that shed out? Have a pic of it in daylight?

The info you see is for last year's contest. I am just asking if yall see any need for changes or have suggestions, before I set up this year's Doug~RR.

Courses will be open 6:30am-5pm on Sat, and 6:30am-2pm Sunday. Adult $25, families $45.

Casey, Some people chipped in 10-20 bucks to help with shipping. The extra was used to buy a few prizes. Appreciate the considerate thought. RR

Gino, The Coconino will no longer have fire restrictions beginning Friday at 8AM. Brad is a liberal troll, best not to feed or incite him. RR

Good news for those of you coming to the shoot: As of Friday, 8 a.m., July 20, 2007, all fire restrictions on the Coconino National Forest will be lifted.

Devin, These are the guidelines from LAST YEAR 2006-2007 Coues Whitetail Buck Contest CouesWhitetail.com will be sponsoring a COUES BUCK CONTEST again for the second year. The contest?s purpose is to garner interest in the beloved coues whitetail and this website, and to share our hunt successes and pleasures from the field chasing the gray ghost. This contest will be open to registered members of CouesWhitetail.com and their immediate families living at home (husband or wife, sons & daughters under 18). Deer must be taken between September 1, 2006 and January 31, 2007 from Arizona, New Mexico or Mexico. If you have multiple tags, i.e. from different states, you may enter deer from each hunt. Categories (9): Youth (ages 10-16) - largest coues buck Youth (ages 10-16) - smallest coues buck Archery- Highest P&Y gross coues US rifle- highest gross B&C Typical frame coues US rifle- highest gross B&C Non-typical coues Mexico rifle- highest gross B&C Typical frame coues Mexico rifle- highest gross B&C Non-typical coues Smallest coues buck Best field photo- based on composition & quality, not antler size. All contest photos will automatically be considered for this category. To register for the contest, send Doug/Red Rabbit a personal message or E-mail by October 15, 2006. Entries received after October 15, 2006 will not be accepted. He will send a confirmation with his address should you wish to donate a piece of hunting equipment to the prize packages. Prize donation is not required, but is appreciated. You may also send a small financial donation to help with shipping of the prizes to the winners. Prize packages, and the number of places, will depend upon the number of prizes donated. To register, your personal message or e-mail to Doug/Red Rabbit must include the following: Name Member name/handle Telephone number E-mail address Mailing/shipping address To enter your deer 1) e-mail Doug/Red Rabbit a field photo of you and your deer, its gross B&C/P&Y score, hunt unit and date killed. Amanda will then post your picture on the home page. 2) You are certainly encouraged to post your picture and hunt story in the regular forums. If you have difficulty posting a picture, this thread may help, or asking another member will certainly get it done. http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/index...?showtopic=3721 Scoring your deer. Amanda has a nice ?how-to? on the home page complete with photos, instructions and downloadable score sheets. Again, the gross score is needed for this contest. http://www.coueswhitetail.com/how_to_score..._Coues_deer.htm The contest will close January 31, 2007, at the end of archery season. Entry photos with info/story must be posted in the forums and received by Doug/Red Rabbit by Feb. 15, 2007.

Thanks a bunch guys. My post was a lot of tongue-in-cheek about the e-scouting by first-time posters. I find the researching and scouting as enjoyable as the hunt itself, so there will be plenty of time put on the ground. But my ears are still open to where that 126 NT is tied to the tree Doug~RR

After seeing the third and last pics, I will need to send you the doctor bill for the high blood pressure meds RR