daryl_s

It really is a win win situation. It's a good cause to donate to and who knows.......somebody's gotta win the tag right????

I just made my donation to the az deer association by way of their great american deer raffle. This is separate from the az big game super raffle, correct???? It looks like I'm gonna have a busy year with my super raffle coues tag, my great american deer raffle coues tag and my 36c dec tag . A guy can dream can't he????

Congratulations Casey. You must be very proud of yourself and you should be, you earned it.

When are the draw results for this fall going to come out???? Is it too early to start speculating???? Let's hear first from those that have friends or family who work at G&F.

What's taking so long????????? It's been like 4 hours already

Dang Scottyboy!!!! Now we know how you can afford all of them African Safaris .

That reallllllly sucks!!!! I agree with SBD, if you're sure it's him post it up. Why give the guy a month????? He obviously has no conscience so I say put it up and hopefully somebody will recognize him.

I'm not so greedy. I'd be happy with 1 Dec. coues tag per year. That's not asking too much is it??? VERY impressive list he has there!

I was just sittin here the other day wonderin when I am going to see a CWT sticker here in the valley. I finally did but didn't get a chance to honk or wave. It was in the Florence Anthem right by the elementary school. It was a big 4 door Chevy with the sticker across the top of the windshield. I just caught it as I was passing by. It looked like you were heading to the school. Truck had Colorado plates I believe. I live in Magic Ranch and next fall my daughter will start kindergarten out there so maybe I'll see you around. Daryl

That's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw that pic. If you took you so long to catch up to him I have to assume he was going pretty fast. I HATE being tail gated. Looks like plenty of room to go around.

I love that picture of the fox. The curious look on his face as he stares down the camera is priceless.

That might be somewhere in Florence but there's no way that that is close to Anthem, unless by close you mean within 20 miles of it. The reason I say that is because of the scenery in the background is not at all like Anthem, especially north of there. The weird thing about Anthem is that it is considered part of Florence even though it's about a ten mile drive. I live in Magic Ranch and it's 13 miles from my house to downtown Florence. If I drive 3 miles west I am in Queen Creek. Heck, I don't hardly know Florence cause I have no reason to go there. Very cool pictures though.....that would be awesome to see.

That is very cool. What would be even cooler is if you found a shed in your yard!!!! Who could top that???

I like that

Top notch optics make a difference but whatever you have, you need to know how to use them. Isn't it Gino who says that his friends can find more stuff with Tascos than a lot of guys with their Swaros?? Judging by the pictures he posts I believe him. I glass side by side with my dad a lot. He has 15x56 Swarovski and I use Nikon Monarch 12x42. The Swaros are clearly better but the Nikons are still a very good glass. The clearness out to the edges isn't that great in the nikons. I plan on buying Swarovskis but for now my Nikons will do. My dad and I have been talking about taking Duwanes class, we could definitely use it. I say use your Vortex optics and take the class and upgrade when you can.

It seems that we normally hang around the mid twenties and then drop into the teens whenever draw results come out. Not long until the e-scouters come out of their caves

Good one Ernesto

Any coues whitetail with a bow is a special accomplishment, one that I have not achieved. My hat's off to anyone who can get it done with stick and string. I need to get some modern bowhunting equipment and get back in the bowhunting game.

Sweet finds...the morning of????? That's just insane. Not only are the pictures cropped, but there is no grong orange either. That would be a dead give away to your spot if anybody sees you. I do remember someone mentioning a while back in a post about someone wearing camo while shed hunting. I actually plan on wearing desert colored clothing when I go look for a certain bucks sheds this year because it's in a pretty plain area and I plan on going after this buck this year.

Well said and I agree. I personally get more satisfaction out of a hunt when I put more effort into it. I use the quad on tough 4 wheel drive roads that would either tear up my car or where my car possibly would not make it. It's the s-10 style blazer so not a lot of ground clearance. Gino, I don't think it's people answering dishonestly. I think that the ones who choose to respond to the poll are the ones who can proudly say they use the quads the way they are legally supposed to be used. Even though it's anonymous I think most rule breakers would rather not respond.

Congrats to your friend. I loved the write up, I hope he reads it.

I helped my dad and brother on their HAM hunt a week and a half ago. I didn't have a tag, I just went along to help. We first spotted the pigs at about 8:30 about a half mile or so away. They were on the move but just before they went out of sight they started to slow and feed a little. We went around and headed towards where we could head them off. We got there at about 9:15 and relocated them about ten minutes later. My dad was using his TC in .223. He has dedicated a lot of time in the last few years working up some deadly handloads for it, and it is money. Last year he dropped his pig in its tracks at 125 yards with it. My brother was using my dad's Encore in 7mm BR which he also worked up some good handloads for. We set up the tripods to shoot from. My brother took the first shot, it was a little far back but the pig was hit good and was barely moving. He took another shot and missed. My dad pulled out his TC and the scope was loose . My brother already had another round loaded so he handed him the Encore. My dad fired and nailed one. We were about 175 yds away. I stayed on the pigs with the glasses while my dad and brother moved into about 100 yds. Once they sat there I moved up with them. In the past we would have made the mistake of going after them too soon. Thanks to what I have learned from you guys/gals I knew we had to just make sure they weren't moving and give them some time to bleed. We sat and kept an eye on them and ate snacks for an hour. During that time my dad's pig tried to move, but was hurt really bad and couldn't move too well. He put one more round in the pig from where we were and he drilled him. The pig rolled and kicked for just a few more seconds and was done. After the hour had gone by and we hadn't seen my brothers pig move we decided that I would stay back as a spotter as they crossed through the bottom and up the other side. They were within about 15 yards of the pig when he tried to make a move. They didn't see him but I yelled "pig, pig, pig!!!!!" and they found him pretty quickly trying to sneak away. He was hurt bad and wouldn't have made it far. My brother finished him off and the celebrating started. Actually, that's when the work started. I can't believe how bad those things stink. We did the gutless method and took the quarters and the backstraps. This was my brothers first javi and he was super stoked and I am so happy for him. I can't think of another hunt that was better than this one even though I wasn't even hunting. I really wanted to help my brother get his first pig and I was so glad that it all came together and my dad was there with his two sons to share in the experience. I have to say thanks to all of you because I have learned a lot in the past few years from reading your detailed hunt stories and I feel like I am light years ahead of where I was even just a few years ago as far as knowledge. I hope I wasn't too long winded. Here's the best pic. My brother Jeff and my dad Scott Thanks for reading, Daryl

My bro in law filled his javelina tag Tuesday morning about 8:50. His second day of hunting in his entire life. He still hasn't come down from the clouds yet. The pics turned out pretty gruesome and we didn't get very good ones. Suffice it to say that there will be no saving the skull and the javelina never knew what hit it. He was serious when today he asked me how do I make it all the way into the fall without getting to hunt . Guess I'm gonna have to take him varmint hunting . G & F owes me big time because he's hooked and he's gonna be hunting for a lot of years now. Warning........pretty graphic "as we found it" pic: How fitting is the "Death Dealer" hat ??

Lets hear it!!!! Any hunting story is a good story. Plus, the handgun hunting section needs more love.

That is so cool!! Congrats to Angie on a bunch of firsts. Maybe she can call my wife and convince her that hunting is pretty cool and get her to go with me.