Coues 'n' Sheep

Congrats, Randy! Nice buck! You guys sure are cleanin' house over on that side of the tracks! Congrats!

Awesome cat, Man. Congrats!

Wish I could go, Buddy! Hope you guys have a great time, I hope you don't fall down when you are up on that stage getting that award! Lots of pictures ans a full report upon your return! We want all the goods!

Congrats on a Fantastic buck!!

300 Wby Mag. all the way!!! Perfect all around gun... you can tone them down with a break and a good pad if need be. We have had 65lb eleven year olds make one shot kills at 450 yds with mine!

I have recieved engaging responses from Commissioners' McLean & Woodhouse. I also recieved a response Ms. Cook.

You Da Man!!! You are hard on those big Desert Muleys!! Congrats!!

Here is a copy of the letter I am drafting.... I am almost done... still may do a bit of tweekin' on it.... but I tried to be objective. To whom it may concern, As an Arizona sportsman and outdoor enthusiast I spend countless hours in the woods of this great state. I also spend as much of my hard earned dollars as I can in outdoor related ways. Not just for myself but for other, specifically children, women, and first time hunters. I have hunted big game in many different parts of this state using just about every legal method to harvest game or help someone else harvest game. I am opposed to the “Banning of Baiting” law that is up for consideration at this time. I would like to share with you an outline of why this “Blanket” law is bad for the AZGF and any sportsman/woman who ever plans to hunt in Arizona. 1) The issue of banning mineral based attractants is a logistical nightmare! It lasts for years. Many existing salt/mineral sights have been used for decades and will remain for decades. Why include items that naturally occur in this state anyway, why create more hoops for our wildlife managers and our hunters to jump through. 2) How as a hunter are you suppose to be accountable for where the animal is standing when you shoot him. Was the animal standing on an old mineral lick or near where a rancher dumped feed for livestock? 3) Who placed the minerals/salt? A rancher, a hunter, a non-hunter trying to stop hunting at a water sources or other place? Ranchers will have to prove it is their salt that an unknowing hunter’s elk fell on? 4) Supplements that contain minerals/salt are not habit changing; they are more a benefit to the animals than a real advantage to a hunter, and hunters spend tens of thousands of dollars per year on these supplements that benefit the herds. 5) The real drive behind this movement is most probably the archery success in the over the counter deer hunts, and we can manage those harvest numbers to any level we wish without this law and without affecting hunter opportunity, or the rest of the hunts, or the people of this state. If the real issue at hand is hunter success in the archery deer hunts, then why not implement harvest objectives similar to the bear seasons. We are half way there with mandatory reporting and we keep one more law off the books, one more “unproductive law” that costs us more to enforce than it will help. 6) Our state has plenty of monetary issues to hurdle without creating a red tape law that will complicate the lives/and jobs of wildlife managers, ranchers, hunters, and other outdoor enthusiasts. 7) There are many young hunters, disabled/disadvantaged hunters, elderly hunters, and woman hunters that will be forced out of bow hunting with the passing of this law. That in itself is a direct hit on the Opportunity objective that the commission has laid out. 8) This law, as worded could also be interpreted to include man made water sources. Is that also on the agenda of the commission? 9) If we need a law, then let’s look at the real red flag in this issue, food sources (feed type baits like grains, corn, and hay) placed by hunters for the purpose of taking game. I feel that this list is probably incomplete when considering why Arizona should Not adopt the current rule that is proposed as it is written. We may need a Baiting law, but we certainly do not need the one that is currently proposed. I believe that we have other resources to exercise, before we jump to adding more laws or affecting hunter opportunity. And if we are to outlaw “Baiting”, then we need a common sense approach, not a blanket law that is a logistical night mare to navigate and enforce in a Free Range state. Please dismiss this rule as written and let’s work toward a common sense solution! Sincerely,

Hey you need to post of him after Clay got done with the rebuild!!!!

Happy late B-day Buddy!!! Hope you guys are baggin' a Monster in Mexico right now!!!

B-dog ain't a Newby..... He lost his old profile and started a new one.... So... he just feels like a newby!! Glad you posted the pics and story of Mick's buck, Brian! That buck is soooo awesome in real life!!

Well Thanks and Welcome, SitNspot.... there are a lot of great people here on this site, better than me... Congrats Adam!!!! Sticking with it is the key! You put in you time and got your buck!! That is great! Congrats! Also, if you don't want to post anymore about the buck that is fine... Could you pm me the story of the first hit.... like were actual impact was, damage, and so on.... These deer are tuffer deer than we think and that stuff interests me!! Again Congrats to you and 4runner!

Wow! TJ, what are you old guys smokin' in camp???? Those look like camp rake marks.....

Ya Man! You gotta man up prove yourself now!!! You don't have much time to get mentally and physically prepared!!! Get after it!! ....and good luck!

Well then I am coming over to hunt with you from now on Scott!!!! Cuz it is like a dang Parking lot in this neck of the woods, this time of year!!!

Way to go, Randy! Helluva, Cat!!!!! Nicely done, Sir! Story Please! What is all that White stuff on the ground?????

WOW!!!! Buck of a lifetime for sure!!!!! I'm thinking 212"

Oh No!!! Does that mean you are gunna have even more time to sit behind the keyboard!!! JK.... Congrats on getting the call! Now get out there and make a difference!

Morning Fog.....

Welcome, TEmbry! Best of luck on your "Deer Slam"!!!! Plenty of places in AZ to get away from roads.... and you can hunt hese deer in nearly every type of terrain in AZ! Again Welcome!!! I'm sure you will learn alot just by sitting back and watching!

Probably tastes just like over cooked Chicken...... just like evertthing else!

"El Toro"!!!!!!! Ha! Bout time you posted some of those big pics, B-Dog!

Nice bucks!

Congrats on a successful hunt! Sorry you didn't find what you were lookin' for, but the steaks all eat the same!!

Bravo-Bravo!!!! +1....Very well spoken, Bob!