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Wow what a stud buck. That's one awesome trophy to have on the wall. How are ya gonna top that one? I might have to hang it up and start huntin muleys after taking one like that big boy. Congrats!

Could be a reason why you didn't see any human sign..... I've been in places real similar as you describe. It just doesn't make any sense why there's no animals. Might have been a real dry springtime that the area could not support animals and they had to move. If there was a lot of sign, might just be a few animals that stay put in that area. 4 legs and 4 hooves can make a lot of sign if they have been holding tight in one area. I can understand your frustration though. I spent time in another unit this year and was skunked on seeing deer. First time ever not seeing a deer in that country. Sucks.

I didn't know "good, taste, and javelina" could be used in the same sentence.... yuck. I guess its just one of those things that people have to overcome to eat them. I don't like shooting em because I won't eat em. I personally can't get over that nasty little nipple sticking off their back oozing disgusting skunk stench oil all over themselves. They're nasty little critters IMO. Looks like some folks like em though and have gotten over my issue with em. Have a fun time cooking em up!

Congrats Tony! That's awesome to hear.

That's awesome! Congratulations on your first Bull. Its cool to see it come together for you.

LOL. Wow. That is one amazing lookin bird dog. Awesome pick up man.... bet yer proud.

Does anyone know if the 300 rd is open? Do they normally close it down during the winter?

31. Ill be getting more pumped the closer the end of the month gets here

Ill line up for the bipod and moultrie if they dont want it.

The only thing I have of sitka brand are some gloves and a Beanie. I really like them both. High quality, snug fit and warm. I just can't for the life of me justify spending so much on their clothing line. I'd rather have other hunting goodies but that's of course IMO. I'm sure it'd be a good jacket for hunting Coues Deer. You might consider the time of year you'll generally be hunting in. For myself, I find that the jacket comes off after about 100 yds of climbing the mountain. If im hunting any of the early hunts i typically wont even carry a jacket, just wear long sleeves. The use of my jackets are while I'm glassing of which I prefer a lightweight less bulky jacket, especially when I have to strap it up on my pack when I'm done glassing.

If that's not a sign I don't know what is

28, 29, 30's and 31 had a real bad Winter/Spring last year; From the start of this year, my ol' man in Safford has 2.84" of moisture since January. I spent two days in 28 for the early hunt and ventured into country that has seen my family with a lot of success over the years. We have taken some very big mule deer out of the country we were in. Opening day my wife and I spent hours and hours behind glass and covered a lot of country... it's the first time I've ever been skunked with not seeing a deer in 28. The tanks all had water but no sign on them at all. Over the past severely bad winter/spring, the tanks must have dried up causing the deer to have to move out of the country. I don't know of too many permanent water sources where we were at so what are the options for them when the tanks dry up? We did spend the next day in some different country with permanent water sources and did see deer, but nothing like I saw last year in the same country. It sucked! I had been optimistic the last two years for 28 because I had spent a lot of time in there and have seen a lot of deer.... this last winter/spring did them in for a few years IMO. If we can get some decent winters backed up to good monsoons for several years, the deer herd will get back to good.

Moonscaped on the front end of the chiris.... down there two weekends ago and its slim slim pickins on the front side. i honestly dont know where the deer went. sucked and does suck. from what ive read, the main mountainous terrain by portal/paradise and rustler park were more mosaic but i havent been down there to check it out. late december can find a person in a good situation to find a good buck cruisin for does. take the road from portal and drive through rustler and headed back west....(think its road 42) if it isnt moonscaped youll find deer. good luck. i love hunting down there.

i ordered mine through outdoorsmans. +1 on what youngbuck said about the windage adjustment on the leupolds.... i hate it too.

I just put Talleys on two of my rifles; savage. 270 and my browning 7 mag. i love them. to me its a slick concept with minimal opportunity for something to go wrong with them. i have had problems with my leupold bases/rings and hope to be able to have this system resolve the problems.

Nice buck Bruce... glad to see a biggin for you again! congrats!

freakin bad man. thats freakin awesome.

i wouldnt count on too much rut activity if any at all for that hunt. depending on the weather it could be real cold. i had that hunt last year and it was in the low teens for a low temp opening weekend..... could be snow too. itll be interesting with hunting and the fire. im heading in to some country that burned this weekend with a buddy. hope to see some animals in the newly opened up and glassable country. good luck to ya.

i have motorolas that i just bought and silenced everything. good radios imo.

Thanksgiving is coming up and I'd really like a good ham this year to throw in the pit. Kinda getting tired of the cooked ready to eat spiral sliced thats always available in the stores. Anyone got any good brands that they use or prefer? Seems like you used to could get cured uncooked hams but theyre hard to come by in the stores anymore.... Any thoughts websites or places to look? I think lookin at all that meat from vegasjeep has got me thinkin ahead about a month....

Tough spot for sure..... like Amanda said, if you have friends they could help loan you stuff if you sold it. you can also rent glasses if you sold them. theres a sponsor in here thay rents them out for what IMO is a fair price on sweet glass. good luck in your search. there aint much that bites worse, specially if you have little ones. dont know what your situation is but personally, if i had little ones and it came to puttin food on the table or a house to be in id sell em.... i hope for the best for you.

If youve had it this long, not too sure if anything you can take will kick it or not any quicker than havin it run its course. whenever i feel a cold coming on i always try to take zinc gluconate. its in the vitaman section. i always take one every meal as long as i feel the cold and then usually for a day or two after i feel better. seems to work well (i know seems is a weak word) but thats just me. doesnt do too well for my wife. if it is a sinus infection that can drag you down pretty good for a bit. make you run a low grade fever and feel like garbage. get an aggressive antiobiotic to help kick it quick from your dr. otherwise just treat the symptoms til it goes away. tylenol and ibuprofen help to do that purty well.

http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=22027&view=&hl=&fromsearch=1 theres a BP number in this thread that might help.

Thanks guys. I know where that shop is cause i used to live down in san tan valley. never did stop in there but i always used to wonder what it was like. that kinda ham is exactly the kind im lookin for. i like to pick at it and pull from it. i love the leftovers from hams like that.... throw a big ol heap of shredded ham and a big ol slather of mayo with some thick sliced colby. dang im hungry :-) thanks guys. please keep it comin. especially if theres a good place up here in rim country.

I believe what you say for the most part BPJ. What is evident here is kinda what Lark mentioned. Get on one side of the fence 100%. The messages and attitudes displayed were that of liking the fact that wolves are here and wanting to see the numbers increase from my observations. This is intermixed with the idea that the G&F are against the wolf reintroduction and not wanting to see their numbers increase. Same dept. yet folks are displaying opposite sides and ideas to this matter. It ain't no joke and I for one ain't one to bash the G&F all the time nor do I want to. I know there's good folks in the dept. and I feel that this commission has done a good job with some difficult decisions here lately with all the wildfires, antelope fiasco, reduction in turkey permits etc. It would sure be nice to see the commissions ideas filtered down through the dept. so that they look united and of the same beliefs.