Red Rabbit

For those of you who entered the contest and were successful, remember to post you story and send your info and pic to RedRabbit. I have put the pics of the successful entrants in the contest thread in the Miscellaneous forum. http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...?showtopic=3742 If you do not see your photo, please let me know. These are also the photos to be used for the "Best Photo" category of the contest. If you have other, better pics, send em to me. Congrats to you successful archers, and good luck in January. Doug~RR

More Contest Photos: Chellsey Cochran's December Coues Josh Epperson /aka Antlerboy's December coues Littlebear's 101" buck with a longbow. Peloncillo's January Buck from Mexico JLHCoues' buck from San Carlos JLHCoues' AZ buck Matthewp45's San Carlos buck Out2Hunt's Coues Buck Coosefan's Coues from Mexico Amanda's Mexico Buck

Real nice archery buck. Congrats. What's the story and the secret to the success? Doug~RR

Mark, I think those coatis are cool. neat critter to display as a mount. Doug~RR

Carl, Nice tag team operation on those bucks. Welcome to CWT. Doug~RR

Thanks y'all. Survived the first 365 days on the backside of a slippery slope. Will have to celebrate with a Diet Coke..... Maybe I'll sneak in just one beer- don't know if it's wisdom or the gout. Doug

It will be interesting to hear how the Pentax DCF ED and Vortex's best stack up against the Minox HGs. Doug~RR

Tommy, Glad to hear of fruition for a person that worked diligently for his coues. Congrats. Smart thinking on the aiming low and anticipating his reaction. Thanks for taking us hunting with you through all your posts on the hunt. Doug~RR

Fresh snow does put a sweet frosting on the landscape. Must have been a peaceful morning near 4Peaks. RR

Jim, I have purchased some binos and a tripod through Doug at Camera Land. He is well thought of on other forums, like 24HourCampfire and MonsterMuleys. Can't go wrong IMO. Service has been prompt and he will take the time to talk with you about your needs. Doug~RR

After scanning the survey results, seems there are lots of contradictions. Getting to go hunting ranked highest in importance, but 32% did not hunt other species if not drawn for big game. 38-47% said they did not hunt small game in the last 5 years. (They chose not to hunt, in other words.) 50% did not hunt out of state in the last 5 years. If hunting is so important, then why did they not apply or simply go? Some out of state deer hunts are relatively easy to draw. Colorado elk is often over the counter, and those surveyed said that elk is their number one species. Most think they should get to hunt deer and elk 5 of 10 years, and turkey every year. ( Let's just wipe out the game and be happy for the opportunity?) 40% ranked getting a shot a 10 on the scale of importance for hunt satisfaction, but only 24% gave harvesting the animal a 10. ( I guess it doesn't matter if you can shoot well and hit your target. Just be happy blasting towards the game?) Doug ~RR

Robin Hoods are cool. Guess you can put the Robin Hood on the wall for posterity. Might suggest that you paint five spots on the target and shoot ONE arrow at each spot. Saves on busted nocks, ripped vanes and cracking the knock end of the shaft. Maybe stack some tightened bales on a pallet behind the target to protect your arrow from the fence when that miss occurs, or shoot towards your house which gives a bigger backstop. Would hate to see a gunch launch an arrow over the fence to who-knows-where in the neighborhood. Archery's a lotta fun, even more so with the hunting. Doug~RR

Tell Virgil and Penny they did very well. They earned a couple extra treats. Spoil them dogs Doug~RR

Now that buck has lotsa character. luv the dropper. Wish I recognized the background. Nice rifle too. RR

Real nice! Were you or they able to find any sheds from prior or subsequent years? Draw a tag in that unit? Doug-RR

Interesting about the spline on the carbons. Similar to finding the high side when rolling your own fly rod. The word for the new carbon weave arrows is that this spline is minimized. I surmise that most archers are not good enough to notice the orientation of the spline, and would be better served to take lessons from a pro to improve form, technique and mental focus. True about the aluminums fatiguing and losing their stiffness. Good info, GMM. RR

Last year, the guys at Bull Basin Archery in Flag did a penetration test into a new Yellow Jacket target with various broadheads. The Shuttle T penetrated the best. They fly like field points out of my bow. Sorry to say that I cannot give any on-game performance results as my kills lately have been with Nosler Accubonds. Doug~RR

I have a CD caller from Lohman. I've only used it a few times as I like the personal gratification of a mouth call. www.predatormasters.com should have the info you desire. RR

KP- Cabelas has them for about $369, but I found a NIB pair for 200 in an internet forum's classified section. Midway has an inexpensive pair on sale for 25 bucks. Read the reviews. http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/...leitemid=142725 Doug~RR

For those of you who entered the contest and were or will be successful, remember to post your story and send your info and pic to RedRabbit. I have put the pics of the successful entrants in the contest thread in the Miscellaneous forum. http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...?showtopic=3742 If you do not see your photo, please let me know. These are also the photos to be used for the "Best Photo" category of the contest. If you have other, better pics, send em to me. Good luck to you in January south of the border. Doug~RR

For those of you who entered the contest and were successful during the fall seasons, remember to post you story and send your info and pic to RedRabbit. I have put the pics of the successful entrants in the contest thread in the Miscellaneous forum. http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...?showtopic=3742 If you do not see your photo, please let me know. These are also the photos to be used for the "Best Photo" category of the contest. If you have other, better pics, send em to me. Congrats to you successful rifle hunters. Doug~RR

Had the pleasure and enjoyment of hunting mearns for four days after Christmas in the oak grasslands surrounding Sonoita. The adventure started by meeting Mark from Flagstaff, James and his wife Terry from CA, and their boys and Griffons for a day of hunting near Sonoita. Mark took us to his better spot somewhere (I was blind-folded and my GPS was confiscated). We located five coveys on a day after four inches of snow the prior night. A good lunch on the tailgate and some clay shooting made for a great day. For the next three days, I hunted with a friend Jim, who lives in Williams, AZ. He brought his GSP's to help Rica, my GWP, find some mearns. First day we (more correctly, the two dogs we hunted behind, Rica and Abby) found 8 coveys walking the bottom of the oak lined draws. Almost got our limit, but we were held back by some shooter errors Most of the coveys were found feeding near the bottom of the sunny, southern exposures. Jim and Abby after a morning's hunt. The day was capped by walking back to camp with a horizon of snow-covered mountains turned pink by the setting sun. The next day uncovered some more six more coveys in some side canyons. I even got a double from a sizeable covey that flushed under Rica's nose. Jim's young GSP named Rabbit pointed a covey at the end of the day with a solid lock-on, and was rewarded with a beautiful male Mearns. Rica and Doug with a male Mearns The final day, New Year's Day, broke with a beatiful sunrise that illuminated both the easternand western skylines. We hunted only the morning. Right off the start, Jim found a nice coues skull. We ended the hunt with both Abby and Rica both pointing the same covey. Birds flushed and lead flew, and the birds kept going. We must have stuffed our chambers with PETA loads that time as nary a feather was touched. Another trip to southern Arizona is being planned to cap the quail season. Doug~RR

Some soap and Borax in the water will help remove the meat, fats, oils while boiling. You can get some stronger hydrogen peroxide and whitener at a hair salon supply store. After brushing on the whitener, put the skull in a plastic bag. http://www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php?board=17.0 Doug~RR

Tommy, Have you tried those chemical pocket handwarmers stufffed in your boots, pockets, kidneys, neck gaiter? Good luck this friday. Doug~RR

Sometimes we all suffer from verbal diarrhea Doug~RR