Coues 'n' Sheep

Hold The Phone!!!!! I didn't hear anything like that!!!!! That might equal the nationl War Debt!!! I might have to find another place in another town to eat.... now... Thanks Tim!!!

Mee-Sa thinkin' you gotta learn how to resize your pics.... took 4-ever for my slow connection to down load!! Dude... that is a Hellavu Buck!!! Congrats! Amazing that he doesn't have eye guards!! I luv that big frame with the crab claws!!! Who did the mount?

Congrats, and Welcome. Is that buck missin' both eye guards??

If you can't find him a home, send me a PM.... my folks might be able to take him in at their place in Chino Valley and find him a good home. Dad trains both huntin' and trial bird dogs... mostly GSP's.

Yeah those guys are alright And in case you were interested, Brad ended up killing a decent buck on the last day of his hunt. Not one of the monsters that the Strip is famous for, but not bad considering how tough of a year it was and what we saw on that hunt. Also, Brad is a sponsor of this site with his outfit, RioSonoraOutfitters.com, so check him out! He does some top notch hunts in Mexico! Congrats again ehunt on an awesome ram! I have talked to Brad a couple of times since we got back. He didn't seem real impressed with his buck, but was glad to have filled the tag in the end. I can't express enough how awesome those guys were that day. I'd drop what I was doing anytime/anywhere to help them out if they need it. We would have slept out that night if not for them. Great guys, both of them. Did we meet you that day that we got the ram, Kevin??? I am so bad with names and faces..... I can't even remember the name of Brad's buddy that shot that nice Mexicana Ram down south??? CnS

I called and checked..... ..... "any game branch office 'til 7:00 pm Tuesday." Looks like dinner at the Olive Garden in Flag on Tuesday night!!!

That sure is a Helluva deer, man.....Congrats.

I would think that thing is worth more than 10 Grand...... ..... to the right collector. How about Cabelas, BP, or SW??? don't they buy that kind of stuff????

I have had Great luck with the Weatherby's in the 300 Mag. Free bore is suppose to increase the accuracy but I don't know.... I don't think it hurts the accuracy, though. The 30-378 is suppose to be good, and really good down range.... but it is a lot-o-gun...... good luck. CnS

That is good info. That is exactly as I remember doing it. It is Funny that you mentioned the trick with the two sticks, it brought back other memories as well... we often used a pair of pliers to strip the tail as well. Once the hide is off though the fun Really begins.... You gotta get ALL the flesh and fat off the hide before you stretch it. We never sewed our green hides and never got docked for it either, but we never had any holes larger than a 22 short either. FYI.... a piece of log siding with a rounded end makes the best fleshing board I have ever used. Always put your hide on the Stretcher hair in till almost dry... then turn and let it finish drying with the hair out so that the fur buyer can grade it.... completely dry hides are near impossible to turn. I have a ton of fur Stretchers that I never use if anyone needs some, I'd be willing to part with some of mine. CnS

Hey lark, Keep us posted on what those VLD's do on the R. Boars!! That will be some good info. thanks.

You can drop your apps at any AZGF office by 7:00 PM tomorrow.... Right??? I have in the past always dropped mine in Flag on the last day.... and was planning to on this Tuesday as well. So I hope nothing has changed.....

TJ, Mike told me you bounce.... so I'd just role you over the edge and when I catch up to at the bottom I'd pick you up and dust you off for the pictures! I think Eric had concerns about whether or not he would bounce if he made a wrong step..... No Worries he made it just fine!!!

That is one heck of a nice buck!!! Do you have any more pics?? It is uncanny how much alike Grong's archery buck and your buck look..... Dandy!! Just Dandy! Congrats!

Sorry you didn't get to put an arrow into him right then, Jimbo..... dang Lion Hunters just never know when quit teasin' da Poody Cat and just SHOOT!!!

Heck, I'd probably go $325.00 if you were willing to come that far.

Bah HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!!! Now that is funny! I don't care who you are!!! BUT, I think meant to type hand Huntn coues a blow gun!!

I think that they might as well take the bow out of it altogether.... Make a gun that uses CO2 to propel an arrow.

I put them on both of my 300 Wby's last year.... not sure if they made any difference or not. I did other work to those guns as well, so it is hard to tell. I can say that between the two guns they stacked up 3 one shot kills and no misses. I have a hunch that it helped on my lighter wieght gun and not so much on the heavier one... but that is only a hunch.... no proof.

That's the short bus. Trust me... my old buddy Huntn coues can smell a short bus from a mile away!!! That is where he picked up all his dates before Mrs. HC took pitty on him...

Thanks for responding..... you answered my question. I am glad that worked out for you. I have been around some guys that do a bit of packin' and have found that heavy cloth gamebags with panniers are a very safe bet in all weather conditions, too. Congrats, on a successful hunt. CnS

Jason I went with the Moly for several reasons one from talking with Dave Miller, and Frank Wells (gunsmiths in tucson) They both said that they help "restore" older barrels by filling in pits and such in the barrel, and that will improve groups as well as cut the air better. In my 300 H&H I found the following to be true- the groups tightened up from 1 1/2 - 2 at two hundered yards to 3/4 to 1 inch. Using the same powder and such I also found they have less drop as well. So this was a win win for me and other than having to build a new "cheat" sheet for longer ranges. AzTrapper Trapper, When you switched to the moly coated 168 gr. VLD had you been shooting the regular 168's before that?? Was the a "moly break in" or anything like that?? I thought that the molly was more work, but you make it sound pretty easy?? Thanks for sharing I'd like to know more about it for sure! Thanks, CnS

Nice one Casey! Your right, I sent a finishing shot into the buck as he stood "dead on his feet" 12 yards behind me.... I did not miss 6 times and I did not blow any horns off..... But you still have not answered Tim's question with ANY facts..... give us facts or personal knowledge, Please.... that would be just fine. Thanks.

Casey, I think the bottom line is that you have made up your little mind and no proof will change that. I am telling you THEY WORK!!! We are going to test them on Piggies in 2 weeks and I will give an HONEST update when get done. I would be a FOOL to use a product that does not perform as I would have hoped. If you talk to the people at or around Berger Bullets they will tell you that they developed a target bullet that has proven to be an excelent hunting bullet as well! Tim was looking for constructive Proof of good or bad, not the gut fellings of nay-sayers! And when and if Doug is kind enough to share his points of view on these bullets I am sure we will all grow from that solid information. However me... being the guy that I am.... will take the proof that 2 little girls gave me over the harsh down talk of a guy that has thrown 11 bullets at the last two deer that he has shot at. Peace-Out!!!!!

Outstanding!!! Congrats!!!!