Coues 'n' Sheep

Well said... you are very right. Mike really needed and deserved to harvest a great buck like that! I can't say Congrats, enough to you, Mike. Bravo!

Thanks, TJ...... Not all would agree you.... .... but that is what makes this place awesome..... different points of view w/ the same basic love for the outdoors. The only thing I am not sure of is the fact that it now says that I am a Premier Member.... .... not sure that applies to me... I think Jim said it better... Junkie...... Hey Shorty..... Shutta!..... Shooooosh!...... Zippit!........ And Coosie..... Sorry bout D.D. .... Ya just never know where he might show up.... Thanks again, Amanda!!!! CnS

Congrats..... those are some good looking bucks! Small world... I saw your buck in Clay's shop last time I was in there... It looks even better in person. Ya just need a Blacktail up on that wall to finish up your Slam! Good luck! CnS

I bought a 30X60mm roof prism spotter years ago and still have it. It is great for packing and has always been a good scope. My boy started carrying it since I upgraded to the Swaro in 2002.... and with all he has put it through.... it still works great. They still have great products at Leupold.

I had the Pleasure of doing a little target practice in the woods with Bowhunter4life (Mike) and his son, Jared. I must say the lil' guy can shoot!! We put him on a solid rest and at 110 yds he pulled a 2 1/2" group with a gun he had never shot before!! Then on the out of the field we happened upon a Trophy jack rabbit. With one well placed shot from his borrowed rifle he shot his first rabbit... dropped him in his tracks!!! It was great!!!! He handed the gun back to his Dad and went tearing out to recover his prize!!!! What a HOOT!!! Then Jared packed his Jack to the pick-up and we loaded him up. No camera in the field so we took some much deserved trophy photos in the yard. I love to share time with kids in the woods.... mine and the children of family and friends.... it is Priceless!! Congrats, Jared!!!! CnS

Alot of us guy's on this form are jokesters so don't take it to hard. We bash everyone just the same - newbie or veteran. There is always a wealth of knowledge on this site so don't give up on CW.com just yet. You definately need to hang around long enough to participate in one of the outdoor writers (Tony) "who said this quiz" For Sure, Dude..... gunna have git that chip off your shoulder. You are good enough, I'm sure, but we don't just role over and dump our guts on the ground for a newbie that starts his first post wanting some free info, via e-scouting.... Might want to be part of the coversations here, make some friends, and show your style...... before ya start diggin'. Hang around you'll see.

that little patch is from bowsnipers 30/06 Yeah... my wife is still giving me crap about that lil' patch...... she thinks the pic should show it all!!!

We flew in the smaller Helli.... that is a ball!!!!

That is Great, Mike!!!!! Looks like you've made a come back!!!! And a rewarding full recovery. Good for you, Congrats all the way around!! I'll go with 105 1/2 Gross and 99 1/2 Net..... Helluva buck if I'm wrong or right!!!!!

HaHahaHaHA!!!! That is says it all!!!!!!

I have a house in Pine, AZ that I am going to sell. It is a 3 bd rm, 2 bath, with a large two car garage on a 1/3 of an acre. Paved drive and paved streets....... no dust! I have a current appraisal and can offer this property for less than the appraised price. There is great potential with this property as an investment or as a full or part-time home. It is within a 15 minute walk from the school, stores, and restaurants..... and a 5 minute walk from national forest! Please post any questions here on the thread. Asking price is: $230,000.00

Yup it is rough...... The mountains I was hunting were very jagged, because it was better for bow hunting (which didn't work out for me ). I hunted with Nahanni Butte Outfitters(Lancasters), a great bunch of people to be around....they treat you like family. The mountains there destroyed a brand new pair of boots in one trip... and I took one pretty bad fall. If you were side hilling you could almost always rest your hand on the mountain for support and you knew that one slip meant a 100 plus yard tumble, as you followed 4"-6" wide sheep trails. Walking the tops was the best.... but, you can't skyline yourself very often when sheep hunting. I loved it! You have some Great pics and memories, Jason! I wish that I had used my camera more on my hunt..... I do have some pics that I will share sometime. Keep me in mind when you start your reaserch for booking the stone sheep.... don't know if I'll be ready, but it would be nice to get some more info. I would look into a horse back hunt for sure..... there will still be plenty of climbing to do anyhow. CnS

OOPS!!! ALL THE AREAS YOU MENTIONED ARE GOOD IN 32..... ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GET OFF THE ROADS.

Man that would be cool, Jason. Not sure that I will be able to go that route.... .... I am gunna try to go to Alaska and hunt Dall again, and get it done with my bow this time. I've been putting in for a couple of limited hunts up there for about three years now. Who did you go with in NWT??? Was it South Nahanni? Again, Congrats on a nice ram!!!

Andy, I'm gunna jump in and give you my $.02 worth before Mike answers..... If you really want to be without power problems do both..... I had a 26' Prowler that had two 12v batteries and on cold nights the batteries would run down so that you had to manually start the Generator in the morning... I pulled the (2) 12v batteries and replaced them with (2) 6v bateries and my problem was solved..... It is amazing how running (2) 6v can be better than (2) 12v.... but it was for me. I always had the solar panels on that trailer and other than the Micro or the AC, we NEVER used the generator once I put the 6v batteries on. Good luck! CnS

Got my 300 Wby Mag well on its way to being ready for deer season. Had the trigger re-worked and put my new Huskemaw Optics scope on and we settled on a bullet/load that shoots well. The load is a Berger 168 VLD w/ 82 grs. of IMR 7828. I had to put together some drop date so that they could build the turret for the scope (included in the scope cost). I got to zero at 200 yds and then set up two targets at 511 yds and 994yds. I have never shot that far and don't even consider myself a shooter (with a rifle)... but I fired 5 rounds at each distance and pulled a group of less than 4.5" at 511 yds. and about a 10"-12" group at 994 yds. ... I tried to repeat my 1000 yd group with a second five rounds but I started to get a bit of breeze and I think I was getting punchy..... I'll never shoot a 1000 yds again, but it was cool to pull a group at all at that range. Once I get the new turret I will get her tuned up and try to improve on consistantly shooting sub MOA groups @ 400-650 yds. I also have a question for you all....... When you get tuned up for a rifle hunt what kind of group do feel you have to shoot at any distance, to consider it an efficient distance for you to shoot game??? Thanks, CnS

Thanks, Tim!!!

Congrats, Jason! Nice ram! Guess I better kick it in the rear..... you just caught me!!! Oh, and congrats on the Boo, too!

Hunt'n coues, and his wife and I went out this morning to check some of our cameras and settle on where she was going to hunt on opening day (Friday)..... Well good news.... we finally got several bucks consistanly passing by one of our cams and so we now have her set up there. Here is a pic of the best buck, but there are atleast three others that are branch antler archery shooters. For the record even I got excited when this pic came up on my card veiwer!! Ol' Hunt'n coues is on pins and needles.... counting the minutes till sunrise on Friday! ....and so am I!

NO WAY!!!.... ... Tag in the trophy pics???? You can tag the meat.... you don't have to tag the horns....

Jason done broke de code. I've been saying this ever since deer hunting permits came into being. I t isn't just kids who lose interest, and it doesn't take five years. I know of three adults who were avid hunters until permit numbers dropped below 50,000 and they couldn't draw tags in the units they wanted to hunt. After three years of being told they couldn't go hunting, they stopped applying. Bill Very true and very sad, Mr. Q.... and it is sad to think that, that mind set is what is tearing us down. I can understand a child getting "board".... sort of.... but an adult that gives it up just flat lacks the heart and desire to stay the course. That is Sad... because we need those people in our ranks.... or at least their support. There is however no reason for children to lose interest...... there is lots of small game opportunities for Children to hunt.... coyotes, fox, bobcats, rabbits, quail, dove, and more. Take Huntn' coues, for example...... he puts his kids in for high draw odds hunts and they get drawn every year for something, he takes then bow hunting with him.... he takes them scouting.... That is all part of keeping them interested.... not letting them play PSII or X-Box in the trailer or watching DVD's... It is not the kids.... it is parents.... and their lack of drive to give their kids the same outdoor up bringing they had. I did that with both my boys.... one chose not to be an outdoorsman and the other is a diehard. In theory..... every American house hold has like 2.4 kids (or something)..... anyhow...... That means that hunters should be growing with each generation.... not shrinking. Parenting, parenting, parenting. Okay...done ranting..... thanks for listening.

I, too, am looking for Federal 215's..... Will travel.... if anyone comes across any please let me know. Thanks, CnS

Bah HaHaHaHaHaHa!!!!! Thought that looked familar....

Buy the Moultree with the 6-D batteries!!!!! They really do last 60 days in the field.... Just checked mine after 32 days and it was 55% battery life and decent pics for a 100 bucks!! PS: They work really well in a "bear box".... Good Luck!