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Congrats on the one shot. How'd your dad do? RR

Handled the new Mathews Drenalin today at Bull Basin Archery in Flagstaff. Was struck by it lightness 3.85 lb. Fired off a few shots with the bare bow (only had a Whisker Bisquit rest). Real quiet and little jump. Draw curve was a little different. Solid back wall. Was told the bows may start shipping in the next week or two. 320 fps IBO. 7" brace height. Doug~RR

I like these better than any pair I've had so far. Great support, comforatble, easy to break in, rubber rand protects against rock gouging, no Cordura panels to transmit catus needles and dust. Gore-Tex, no insulation. Lowa Tibet GTX http://www.lowaboots.com/catalog/ShowBoot....ry=2&Type=M

Ran into this information last week. A good read on edges and sharpening. The Spyderco looks to be in the future. http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=26036

Here's some pics of a couple spots I have hunted. I like to hunt at around 5000' elevation, below where it is too thick, and above the muley flats. I like to see oaks on the north slopes, for bedding in shade and food/mast. This first pic is looking nortwest, so it is of the southern face. There is another peak to the right not seen that forms a good saddle with this peak. Deer feed on the south slope and move back around to the north side to bed. There point in the middle of the 700 yard wide saddle that makes a good spot to be for glassing and within shooting range before daylight and before dusk as the deer come back around to feed in the evening. THere is a tank right below where the pic is taken. On the right side of the peak, you can see a point that allows one to glass below and to the northwest to another saddle. Deer have come around from the north side on both ends of this peak. Some have been spotted bedding in the cuts seen in the middle of the south face. One can also glass to the south and across to the oak covered north side of the ridge the pic was taken from. Being at the picture taking spot will give a good view of the south slope and the saddle. THere are enough draws that a stalk could be made up one and hope the deer have not moved. I would prefer to be near the saddle before daylight, though. This pic is looking southeast. In this area, I look to see deer feeding on the open ridges and bedding in the trees in the cuts. There is a tank below and to the right of this ridge. Doug~RR Stan, Right in the middle of your pic, there appears to be a small hill that would allow you to glass the ridge further behind, and also below to the flats in front. Looks like a good spot to spend a day and let the eyeballs hike around. The ridge to the far-left edge in the pic looks nasty-covered in catclaw. Doug

What kind of terrain do you chose to hunt? Deep in the mountains? Steep and lotsa oak? Rolling hills? Ocotillo thickets? Mesquite flats? Why do you choose it? What do you look for in that area to hold bucks, and how do you hunt that terrain? Any change in area preference from early season to the late? If you have a photo to include and aid with your explanation, that would be great. Doug~RR

It's about as ridiculous as the Red Rock Pass required to park on the highway right of way and take a picture in Sedona. With the Red Rock Pass, I want to say that like 87% of the collected fees went back into administration IIRC. I see that some will feel that having a Copper Sticker will be a license to ride off road-not a good thing. Doug~RR

Mr. Fisher...Rica is very upset that you did not invite her to find and fetch pheasants for you. . . . . . . Looks like you had a good trip. How were you hunting the ringnecks? Drives with lotsa pushers? Standing or cut corn fields? Doug~RR

Took this sunrise pic in NM last year on a coues hunt. Did not use a flash. Exposed on the sky. Then I used a fill flash for the same pic, still exposing on the sky. Much better results, IMO, with the foreground illuminated but not overpowering. Doug~RR

CB1, The easy way is to host your photos on www.Photobucket.com It's free. Posting them in your story is easy as you cut and paste the IMG from photobucket. See these instructions by Bass: http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...?showtopic=3721 I have heard nice things about Homer Ocean Charters. How was the deer population on the south end of the island? Did they say anything about it being down? How many deer and bucks did you see each day? RR

Stan, Hope you have a lot of helpers willing to put back into hunting and share with the youth. I'll be at the youth camp in 20c with Terry. Doug~RR

The 2006 and 2007 tag fees are on pages 8&9 in the regs. Don't know where you see a 100% increase. Antelope increased 21%, elk 46%, Sheep36%, Turkey59%, Jav 64%, and Deer 73% the most. The hunting license 27%. Even at the higher rate, I still view the resident fees as a good deal for a great activity. The tag price is cheap compared to the other costs to go hunting. In 6A, the increase in deer and elk tags alone will raise an additional 133,000 dollars. Maybe some can be put to hiring another wildlife manager and truck, and give a raise to the one WM who must cover all of 6A. RR

85 people have entered including 10 youth hunters. Prizes received so far include: SureFire Flashlight 9 pocket knives multitool 4 waterbottles Camo henley shirt How to Hunt Coues Deer, autographed LE book Burris spotting scope $120 Snyper and Rage broadheads Duwayne Adams Glassing video/dvd Jim Heffelfinger's Deer of the Southwest book DVDs- Coues Extreme, and Dead On Coues and Elk CWT.com keychains Buck collector hunting knife Got Coues t-shirts (2) Unit map from HuntScout Camo outfit (shirt, pants, cap) Framed print by Mike Fabritz We could use some more prize donations. PM me for my address to mail them to. Don't forget to send me your pics and score info (not just post them in the forums) Thanks, Doug~RR

I have used the 150 BT from 7 Mag and 280 to take half a dozen coues. Bloodshot has not been bad with the broadside lung shots. No recovered bullets. Have also had similar results with the 130 BT in a 270. Doug~RR

Scott, I see you got the pics resized and posted. Good luck going back after those lions. Did you notice from where the bucks came from, which way they were feeding, or special terrain/place they bedded since lions were in the area? From which direction/ridge did you make the stalk? Doug~RR

If they are crossing to the northside too early for you, skip glassing the south side and set up in the morning near a saddle where you have seen them cross. Split up to cover cover more crossings. Desert Bull beat me to the punch. RR

I see a lot of tamales for Christmas. Congrats. I didn't realize you were so short to make that Javi look so huge Doug~RR

Dave, Have you seen or gotten any young birds? I heard the Kingman area was good last year. Friends made it over twice last season, but didn't well. The birds actually held well yesterday. Had to kick a few out of the brush and pears after Rica was on point. She is a German wire hair pointer, about 4 years old. We will be looking forward to a Mearns hunt Thanksgiving weekend. Doug~RR

Congrats on your first coues. Nice to have a buck that runs up closer to you and says "Shoot me." RR

Rica went for Gambels today, as she did not draw a coues tag this year. She found three coveys in the couple of hours she searched. All three coveys were atop ridges and not in the bottoms, on the side hills, nor grassy flats. Wind was light, but fickled as it constantly changed direction, making it hard for her to work into the wind. After the pointing and the flushes, she had a hard time hitting those birds. Perhaps the stock length is a little too long for her to fit properly and wasn't nestling in her shoulder pocket consistently. Maybe the waning moon affected her bio-rhythms. She came home with a lot more empty hulls than the three birds attested for her effort .

Scott, Your family has been having an awesome year of hunting and fishing. You must be one happy, thankful, pleased and proud father and husband. Congrats to you, Rhonda, on a fine first coues and successful hunt. Doug~RR

Brian, Congrats to you and your wife on your successes. Noticed you had the Sims Barrel DeResonator on your barrel. How much did it help? I tried it on one rifle, but it made no diff. Doug~RR

I was drawn for rifle pigs in unit 23, and turkey- first season in 6A, (and a buffalo bonus point). Doug~RR

I had the 6a tag several years ago and found it to be a difficult hunt. Did lotsa scouting. The edge of Fossil Creek by the power lines was crowded, as was the top of Wet Beaver by Casner. I found what Lance said to be true. Doug~RR

Doc, Sounds like you had a good hunt with good results. Congrats. Once you got to your spot and off the roads, did you encounter many other hunters? Doug~RR