Red Rabbit

Albert, Hornady's Light Magnum load with the 130 grain SST Interbond would be my first trial of factory ammo to see if it shoots well. Federal and Winchester offer loads with 130 Ballistic tips. The 140 grain Nosler Accubond load by Federal should work well also. Once you get sighted in, be sure to practice offhand at long range to determine your maximum effective range. Have fun in Mexico. Doug/RedRabbit

Talk about a misrepresentation of numbers. If I was flying, the bag on the seat in front of me would be filled. Does he mention that over 45% of the applicants to 13B are nonresidents? How about unit 9 & 10 numbers for elk? BARF!

ATVs are no longer permitted on the Boquillas. In many ways, I approve of this regulation. In regards to the Las Vegas Ranch, they generally wanted antelope hunters to donate to the local fire department as an access fee. Same with the Long Meadow Ranch.

Your 30-06 will work just fine. If you want a flatter trajectory, you can try some of the Hornady Light Magnum ammunition in 30-06 with the 150 grain SST Interbond bullet. Doug/RedRabbit

The southern end of the unit opens up nicely for glassing. The area around Paradise is productive. There is a burn up high above the research station. Have fun on those scouting trips.

I have given out info, and received info, (some very specific; if an e-mail could have red circles, it would), but this has been on the private side. I doubt that hardly any of us are giving information about our own honey holes or those of our friends(if we still want to be friends with them). When giving info, I factor in if I will be hunting that unit again, or how long until the next time I get to hunt it. For example, I doubt I will hunt unit 29 again, so I am more apt to divulge more specific info. On the other hand, if someone wants info about 36C, then my lips will be pursed tighter, as I still apply there(Stan, you did burn that map, didn't ya??? ). Still, it depends on who is asking and how long they have been posting on the board. While many of us have never met (and may or may not like to share a camp together if we really knew each other), I think a link develops between us through the board that makes us more inclined to help each other. As a community of hunters in general, I hope that we are inclined to help each other. Is there much difference between going into the local sporting goods store or callling the game warden and asking for help, than asking on the internet. Is the info divulged here so widely used that a spot mentioned will be inundated with subsequent hunters. Really, how many people that read a post are actually drawn for that unit and will hunt that particular canyon mentioned out of the other spots that have been suggested to them? Some of you are guides and have spent a lot more time and effort learning many good hunting spots to take your clients. I wouldn't expect you to give info about a spot to which you will return with clients or friends. Tonight, I talked on the phone with a first time poster about elk in Unit 9. I told him where I had hunted my previous hunts and made some suggestions. Turns out, he had just graduated from the high school I have been teaching at. Sure, my first choice every year on the application is Unit 9 archery bull, but I may not be drawn for ten more years, so does it really matter if I point him in a certain direction. I was happy to help him out, and hope he gets a nice bull. Next year, there will be another crop of hunters in the unit who probably have never been drawn before, and probably never will be again in these high demand units. Are there really any "secret" spots? I think most are really spots(and all are on a map) that require more research and boot leather to find than the glassing spot on the side of the road that lazy hunters park their 4x4 at. I put my 2 cents into the parking meter and it's expired. Doug/Redrabbit

Since I changed jobs recently, I have a new e-address- dkoepsel@aol.com I have changed the address listed here at CWT, today, so any previous e-mails will not get to me. Thanx, Doug

Mike, give me a call. I'm in Flag also and have had a few tags in 9. #525-9804 Doug/RedRabbit

Scottyboy, I wish I could help you, but I have no knowledge of 33 . I am assuming you have been to the g&f website and have looked at the hunt unit report. Doug/RedRabbit

Judge Broomfield ruled that AZ G&F must fix the draw immediately, and not next year as G&F petitioned. Thus, the commission will issue another 805 bull elk and deer tags on top of those issued in the original draw. http://www.azgfd.com/artman/publish/article_126.shtml

Allen, Sorry to hear about the dry well. Does that clear the way to Mexico, though? Doug/RedRabbit

I will be down in the Babo's come November chasin' coues. I also drew an archery cow tag in 7M.. This should be a fun hunt with the longbow (but I'll use the 300wsm on the coues). No turkey, sheep, or antelope. May fortune smile upon the rest of you. Doug/Red Rabbit

Here are the extra tag allotments(which I copied from a post on MM) HERE IS THE STORY THERE WILL BE NO REDARW. THEY WILL ADD ADDIONAL TAGS TO THE FOLLOWING HUNTS. FOR DEER 127 TAGS 117 NONRES. 10 RES. HUNT #1013 4 TAGS, #1014 12 TAGS, 1016 30 TAGS, # 1018 2 TAGS, #1019 14 TAGS, #1020 22 TAGS, #1021 13 TAGS, #1022 17 TAGS, #1129 13 TAGS. THESE ARE ALL DEER HUNTS AFFECTED. FOR ELK HUNT #'S 3003 2 TAGS, #3004 3 TAGS, #3005 2 TAGS, #3006 11 TAGS, #3007 1 TAG, #3008 1 TAG, #3010 7 TAGS, #3011 6 TAGS, #3012 4 TAGS, #3020 4 TAGS, #3023 80 TAGS, #3024 27 TAGS, #3025 105 TAGS, #3027 29 TAGS, #3028 1 TAG, #3029 17 TAGS, #3030 47 TAGS, #3107 4 TAGS, #3108 2 TAGS, #3109 2 TAGS, #3110 6 TAGS, #3111 35 TAGS, #3116 20 TAGS, #3117 4 TAGS, #3118 3 TAGS, #3119 4 TAGS, #3120 8 TAGS, #3121 14 TAGS, #3122 15 TAGS, #3123 8 TAGS, #3124 11 TAGS, #3125 13 TAGS, #3126 1 TAG, #3128 23 TAGS, #3129 16 TAGS, #3130 17 TAGS, #3131 15 TAGS, #3132 27 TAGS, #3133 33 TAGS, #3134 27 TAGS, #3135 3 TAGS, #3140 20 TAGS THIS IS A TOTAL OF 678, 39 WILL BE RES, 639 WILL BE NONRES AND COULD POSSIBLY BE POSTED BY TOMORROW.

Brett, I'll trade my hoochie mama for your Swaros. j/k Seriously, it's been posted here and elsewhere that the nonresident fees need a substantial increase. While this retaliatory action may feel good, it will be detrimental to hunting in general and the long run. In no way, should hunting become a rich man's endeavor. I know more nonresident hunters who are our family members and friends than are nonresidents who contract with Taulmann. I have not put in for some nonresident tags due to the $750-$1000 price. I would like to dream of an out-of-state moose tag, but don't keep me going into r.e.m. sleep. Doug/RedRabbit

At one time, lloooooonnnnggg time ago, George was a pharmeucist in Flagstaff who enjoyed hunting. He moved to Albequerque, thought of a way to make money off of hunting, and sold his soul to the devil. While the road to heck may be paved with good intentions, his paving stones have no goodness in them. I personally hope he has sealed his doom, since what he has done to hunting has not been in its best interests, only his and his bank account. Arizona is not his only target state, as Kansas is dealing with him also. I think that we also need to express our displeasure with companies like Primos and the Outdoor Channel, who support his "dis"service. Doug/RedRabbit

Its ballistics are virtually identical to the 25-06. I can see it having some feeding problems due to its very short and fat case dimensions. You might check out www. shortmags.org for more info.

My draw results for antelope were unsuccesssful . I did not put in for deer in NM. could there be an OTC deer tag in my future if AZ is stingy?

I do not feel that having a trail camera indicates that a person intends to hunt that spot and that you should move on. Maybe the spot is just being scouted. Also, we each have a chance("right")to hunt a spot and it is first come-first served. If you hunt the spot and nobody shows up-great. If anothe person appears, you can work out an agreement. This situation likens to the water tank wars in unit 9 for archery elk where hunters setup multiple stands to "claim" a spot yet never hunt it. Been there, seen that. It can get real ugly, and I don't want to be a part of it. Doug/RedRabbit

The first 357 I shot was a Colt Python. smooth trigger and grouped well with manageable recoil. Thought I'd always want to get one. I found (and succumbed to) a S&W model 686(stainless) in 357 with 4" barrel about a year ago used in the local gun shop. I shoots and balances well. The Hogue grips with finger grooves fit my hand well. I like it better than my Ruger SuperBlackhawk in 44mag. Practicing with 38 specials are much more pleasant than using the 357 magnum loads. A 6" barrel would work well also. The 686 is my recommendation.

Matt, welcome. I vote for the muley drop, considering the lack of eyeguards and long G-2. Doug/RedRabbit

Someone said that NM has started to hit the credit cards.

Are you wearing rubber gloves when you take the film out of the camera? Maybe he smells your scent. Maybe wipe the camera housing off with Scent Shield. Bucks and bears, and cinnamon bears, sounds like you have a couple of good tanks. Doug/RedRabbit

Happy Birthday! I'll have a Becks for your celebration. Did you blow out all your candles so you will draw a tag? Doug/RedRabbit

Coues Addict, I bought a Supergrade in 300 winnie about 5 years ago. It is choosy to its diet, but for factory loads, it shoots 5-shot moa with Hornady Heavy Mag 180 gr SP, and 1.5" ave with Federal Classic (3-shot). For Handloads, it likes 168 Sierra Match Kings, and Nosler CT 180 gr partitions. Those 168 MKHPs could be good coues medicine. Took it to Colorado once for an elk hunt, but no bulls to be seen. It has better than average wood for a supergrade, and I have had it pillar bedded and then glass bedded. Doug/RedRabbit

Welcome AZ Shooter! Have you considered building a 6.5 WSM? I think this would be a great coues cartridge. I am toying with the idea of having a 270 or 300 WSM rebarrelled when Winchester releases their Model 70 Supergrades in WSMs. When looking at ballistic tables, I have noticed that the slower, heavier bullets gain in wind drift about what they lose in drop to the faster, lighter bullet out of the same gun. Since I think it is harder to judge the wind than the distance (with the advent of laser rangefinders), I think I would choose a heavier bullet with a higher B.C. Doug/RedRabbit