GreyGhost85

good on ya! i hiked a mile or so into a spring the other day to place a camera. someone beat me to the spot. there is a camera there that i am 90% sure is abandoned. had some limbs growing in front of it. i trimmed them out of the way for whoever put the camera out, smiled, waived and continued. hopefully it won me some good Karma for when somebody discovers my cameras

that 2nd buck is a BOMBER. throw score out the window on a buck like that!

that buck on pic #6 with the split G1 is gonna be a good one. glad i'm not the only one seeing coues bucks way behind on growth

tuned in

it's considered a donation to wildlife conservation and it is a HUGE write off, i assure you. i have personally talked to people that have bought auction tags about this very thing

Those are some sharp looking binos

mud flaps and fender flares is about all you can do to help tame it down

I run one of these with a manfrotto head. Great compact lightweight setup

I've got a burris veracity 5-25x50. Love it. They also make a 3-15 and a 4-20. Hard to beat it for the price

i have killed a boatload of big game animals, including some great animals, while wearing cotton shirts and blue jeans or carhart pants. that being said, i switched to Kuiu last year and could not be happier. i usually hunt hard and like to pack light. you can wear one set of kuiu for days without it getting too stretched out or stinky, cotton is a one day use type cloth for sure. also their layering system is incredibly light and packs down to nothing. at the end of the day, if a product makes me comfortable and in turn i am able to hunt harder and longer, then sign me up. i can pack enough clothes to keep a Jamaican warm at the north pole in a very small bundle weighing less than 2 lbs.

Anyone one else noticing coues that are really far behind on growth this year? pulled a camera this weekend and had a lot of bucks with potential but they are WAY off of what they usually are this time of year. only one buck i have on camera is starting to fork at his mainbeams. mostly really heavy bases with eyeguards bot only 6-8" mainbeams so far... going to be a lot of growth left when archery deer rolls around, at least in my area. thoughts?

+1 on that. if they are in un-stalkable country, find the nearest water and sit it. chances are this time of year, he wasn't far from water when you saw him. probably within a half mile or less

I shed about 25lbs since about april. Now i'm just in maintenance. Trying to stay in the 225-230 range through the fall, and from here on out really. Gym about 4x a week and staying off of real starchy foods for the time being. When hunts get a little closer, the cardio sessions will become more frequent and less focus on weights

Seems our area is a little off this year bullwinkle. I have a pile of cameras out now. Been raining a lot more in the last couple weeks. Hopefully they aren't too far behind for the opener. I won't shoot a buck that is real knobbed out

I'm pretty sure bith the raffle and the auction buck were killed on the Bo

trekking poles were a game changer for me. especially when you're hauling meat. mine are Easton and they work great. don't really see any room for improvement. i picked them up on camofire for like $30-$40 it seems like. also, little mesh drawstring bags to keep all your goodies separated in your pack. one with knives and gear, one with snacks and an extra. nothing more aggravating than searching for something you know you have that's rolling around in the bottom of your pack somewhere

Auction buck https://www.instagram.com/p/BIx-LzKhPy_/

The auction antelope got killed too. Looks like a biggun

That buck's got a lotta funk for sure. Thanks for the pics

Coverts suck. Sorry, but honest. Put electrical tape over thier sensor so only about a 3/8" square of it is showing. This WILL fix the issue

is it pnuma camo?

pawn shops near the rez are always great places to pick up used chainsaws. as soon as logging season is over, they end up in there. the one in globe is a great place and Red's between Bylas and Fort Thomas always has some great saws

Pull the reports from at least 5 years back to get a better idea of what to expect. Any sheep tag is a great sheep tag

Looks like a drainage that had some water run down it and washed the leaves out of the middle

you have to have cell service from whatever carrier the camera is programmed to, then i think you have to sign up for a monthly service, much like having a cell phone. i have heard you can rack up a big bill every month in high traffic areas