daryl_s

I was talking to someone last night about this change and they were saying that in a few more months all of Sonora will be a free zone and not just to Empalme. I hope it comes true since my main destination is Obregon.

I am in Obregon, Sonora right now and I got here yesterday[15th]. If you are going any farther than Empalme than you will need to get the permit. Also, if you do have to get the permit than make sure that you get your receipt for turning in the sticker. Yesterday they were trying to tell me that I never turned in my sticker from last time.

I shoot a .243 100 grain and I'll shoot out to about 350 yards confidently with it. It has worked out great for me.

I couldn't agree more with you fatfootdoc. Very well said. I love this site and believe that 98% percent of the members on this site and very good people. I like to focus on the positive so I'll tell about something I saw the other day that makes me a proud member of this site. I was driving North on the Loop 101 in Chandler after work when I noticed a big truck on the side of the road helping another vehicle. It was a newer model Ford, F-250 I think, with a nice big COUESWHITETAIL.COM sticker across the back window. I wish I saw it in time to stop and say hi and see if I could help out. But it made me feel real good to know that in these forums I am associating with that kind of people, and I believe that most people in here are "that" kind of people .

Mason, Congratulations on your trophy. Live it up and enjoy it and don't let anybody ruin it for you.

I agree, $1500 is waaaaaaayyyy too much. The sad part is that someone with lots of money that doesn't know any better will probably buy it.

Awesome story, thanks for sharing it. The pictures are so much better when they are accompanied by a good story. Congrats again.

Congratulations to both of you on two excellent bucks. I bet it feels real good when you make a long trip and you are able to get a nice buck, congratulations Dave.

Thanks for sharing that really nice story. Congratualtions to Alex also. Hope you keep the good streak going in December.

.........the suspense is killin me......... cant wait to see this

My first coues buck was a tiny 2 point, and I mean tiny is an understatement. My second, which just came this October was a 3 point that is probably just under 70". So I will have to agree with recurveman about experience and what one considers big or nice, etc. This year I would have taken any buck but now I hope to improve a little next year and would be absolutely thrilled to get a crack at even an 80" buck. As hard as the hunt was this year I have more respect each year for the coues deer and how hard they are to tag.

Congratulations, that's an awesome buck.

This year in the October hunt in 36B I watched a doe and her fawn bed down about 75 yards from a very heavily traveled dirt road. A truck parked right between her and the road and even when 5 hunters jumped out of the truck she never moved. Almost all the deer I saw on opening day(all does) kicked up within 50 yards of me when I was walking. Also in the 36B hunt about 7 years ago my dad jumped a 100"+ buck less a 1/4 mile from our camp. The buck didn't kick up until my dad was just a few steps away from him. He was able to make a succesfull shot in time. I think that the deer don't really move farther out in most cases. I think that they mostly just hold tighter. Even so I still like to get away from the other hunters. I get pretty frustrated when I see hunters all over the place even when I know that there are deer in the area.

Hey Casey, I think that's cool that you got a deer even if it was a small one. Just think of all the people that didn't tag out that given the chance would take you r deer over no deer. Heck, I would've shot a spike opening morning. Congrats

I know the topic is getting old and is political but either way it affects us southern hunters and hopefully talking about it will help someone avoid a possible bad situation. Why shouldn't we talk about it if it is directly related to our hunting??? When my brother and I got our deer Saturday morning my dad carried 3 rifles back to the quads while my brother and I carried my deer. We left the first deer at the quads with my dad and headed back for the other deer. My dad stayed to skin the deer in the meantime. When my brother and I were coming over a hill with the deer we could see about 100 illegals walking single file right to where my dad was with the quads!! I told my brother that I hoped my dad had his rifle handy just in case. Right before they got to where he was the trail that they were on split to the East a little. They literally walked within less than a hundred feet of him without ever seeing him. We told him about it when we got back and he said that he put the rifles away before skinning the deer and while he was skinning he got this feeling that maybe he should get his rifle back out. Well he had it out and ready. He actually heard them walking by but never saw them. What if he had the rifles put away and they walked up to him???? He would have been completely at their mercy. It's a real bad situation down there and it's a political one, but to completely avoid the topic is unreasonable. This was an experience we had while HUNTING, so I am going to mention it when talking about HUNTING and I hope that maybe it will be of a benefit to someone else when they think twice before going out all alone. I know that based on the experiences from my last HUNTING trip I definitely will not go out there alone and I hope that nobody else does either.

My brother and I got our deer Saturday morning in 36B. It was my brother's first deer and my second. They're not huge but we were both very happy to get them. The deer were plenty fat and it took us 2 trips to get them back to the quads. The deer were together and we got them both at the same time. Mine is the 3x3 and my brothers is a 3x2. I hope I did the link correctly, there are 5 pictures posted. http://photobucket.com/albums/c277/daryl_s...unting05010.jpg

I say "coos" and so does everybody that I know that hunts them.

I have never in my life put a bumper sticker on my car but I would proudly put a cwt.com sticker on my back window. How can I get one????? I've gotta get one before my oct 28 hunt.

save the tag, use the socks for wiping. just cut em into pieces. been there, done that.

I spend all day at work daydreaming about my october 36b hunt. I dream about it most nights too. I cant wait. I'll be in a red suburban not far north of the tres bellotas with my dad and brother. If your around there stop in and say hi. I'm not as picky as the rest of you guys so any whitetail with antlers better watch out.

wow, that is an awesome buck!!! I would guess 107. The rack is really cool lookin' and I think it would look even better up on your wall. hope you tag him.

bobcat Concise Encyclopedia Article Page 1 of 1 Bobcat (Felis rufa) Joe Van Wormer/Photo Researchers "Bobtailed, long-legged North American cat (Lynx rufus) found in forests and deserts from southern Canada to southern Mexico. It is a close relative of the lynx and caracal. Bobcats have large paws and tufted ears; are 24?40 in. (60?100 cm) long, excluding the 4?8-in. (10?20-cm) tail; stand 20?24 in. (50?60 cm) at the shoulder; and weigh 15?33 lb (7?15 kg). The fur is pale brown to reddish with black spots. Bobcats are nocturnal and generally solitary. They feed on small mammals and some birds and are important for controlling rodent and rabbit populations. They are sometimes found in suburban areas." I don't know what to think anymore......Does that seem too big to anyone else to be a bobcat????? It sure looks quite a bit larger to me. It has all the right markings to be a bobcat but it just looks too big to me. Either way I think that that is an awesome picture.

I too thought that was a jaguar at first. That sure is one big bobcat. Also, in the picture of the small buck it looks like a smaller animal in the background running by. Maybe my buck fever is kicking in and making me dilusional. I can't wait till October 28. Awesome pictures.

remind me to never go swimming in that lake .

AzGuide... how did you get lucky enough to get off with a warning??? I was up at Jone's Crossing a few weeks ago and at the Long Valley Cafe there was one of those big traffic signs that they put the messages on saying that all off-road vehicles had to be licensed. I'm sure with that big of a sign they weren't planning on giving out any warnings. The best idea in my opinion is to go ahead and license your quad no matter where you plan on using it. Also, I have heard of people being ticketed for riding double and I've heard it's like 500 bucks or something like that. I wouldn't worry too much about that in more remote areas but you never know.