Red Rabbit

Thank you for the comments. Coach- A friend and I would fish River and Tunnel Reservoirs under the moonlight. Watching the full moon come over the ridge was a fine sight. Probably the most memorable was back in south Texas one summer eve when the full moon was rising as the sun wassetting. I recall how many whitetail deer were out feeding at that moment and always since expect to have great deer activity when the rising moon is opposite the setting sun. Chef Hector, hope you didn't go blind because the moon was so much brighter last night Amanda, I know we hunters sometimes cuss the full moon during season, but it indeed sure is nice to have God's streetlight above the trail.

This weekend, the perigee of the moon coincides with the full moon. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47235294/ns/technology_and_science-space/ It also happened to be the month where this "supermoon" would rise between the spires of Cathedral Rock near Sedona. The first trip down from Flagstaff on Thursday evening encountered high clouds that obscured the rising moon, so we walked down to a reflection pool at popular Red Rock Crossing on Oak Creek and enjoyed the sunset. Using a program called The Photographers Ephemeris, the location and time was again determined to view the rising moon the following evening. With clear skies on Friday evening, hopes were to see this "bigger and brighter" supermoon. We arrived an hour early and took advantage of the free moments to photograph the blooms of the hedgehog type cactus. A tighter crop. The moon made its appearance as predicted. We had to shoot feverishly as the moon took its angled ascent rather quickly. Doug~RR

Thanks everyone for the nice comments. @Doug: I shot most of my images at 1000th to 1250th shutter speed and f/4 to f/5.6. I was also shooting at ISO 100 with an EV of +⅓. I was using a Canon 1DMk4 camera and Canon 100-400L zoom lens. It was definitely a hoot Gimbal mount on a tripod?

Be careful of the tidal effects of the supermoon when on the water

Jeff, very well done!! What are your shutter speed and other settings? Doug~RR

Ilene, Sounds like you had a great venture. How would you compare hunting the stag vs elk in the rut? How did your hunt strategies compare/differ? Doug~RR

Before they went to 4 WT hunts, the Nov hunt included 2 weekends.

Some December mule deer hunts with limited permit numbers. Achery deer in Unit 3A/C is now a draw

I am going to miss sending in my "report" every morning

Is it this model? http://www.kimberamerica.com/1911/super-carry/super-carry-pro

I drove through my elk unit this weekend, but was stopped where the river washed away the road Park Service says the road to the north rim will be open May 15, but I do not see how they can rebuild the bridge so quickly as even the abutments are gone. I met with another photographer from Flagstaff to catch the winter storm at the Grand Canyon. Late afternoon brought a back-lit snow squall and blue tones to the canyon. Sunday morning, I had serious doubts of seeing sunlight in the canyon due to the fallen snow and low clouds, but the curtains of clouds did part and rise for a nice show. Pipe Creek makes a nice leading V into the canyon. O'Neill Butte on Cedar Ridge catches some spotlighting. A few more images are posted on the last page of the Grand Canyon photo gallery if you wish to view. http://www.plateaulightphotography.com/Landscapes/Doug-Koepsel-Photography/11289820_sF3LGX#!i=1798443700&k=N4q77qg Doug~RR

CONTACT INFO White Mountain Apache Tribe Game & Fish Department P.O. Box 220 Whiteriver, AZ 85941 (928) 338-4385 outdoors@wmat.us http://www.wmatoutdoors.org/

You can call, or download the maps. http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coconino/landmanagement/projects/?cid=stelprdb5356224

The Fusions were the most accurate factory load in my Kimber 300WSM. It would be a good bullet for Coues.

Brian, looks like a good trip with some size to the crappie.

My first thought was to look into Cananda.

Looks like a successful trip. Even the meals of jerky and a flask look tasty

Trail cams (IR) hidden in the cabin and outside the door might be good insurance for when it is unoccupied.

Hunted the edge of Fossil Creek for coues one December several years ago. It was rather crowded on the power line side.

Some thoughts about muzzle brake design are written here to think about: http://www.apsrifles.com/Painkiller_Muzzle_Brakes_QY.html

I noticed this was posted on other websites today also, along with a link to McMillan's FaceBook page and a discussion of their meeting with BOA https://www.facebook.com/McMillanGroupInternational

The rustic pedestal looks great Stud of a buck too.

Brent, these files are only about 300kb and 800 pixels wide. I sharpen for the web before uploading the image to Photobucket.

Good catch on the lightning.

Looks like it was a great show. Did the P51 take to the air during the show?