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   I am still burning the boot leather scouting out new areas for Coues deer.  I have been hanging cameras in different types of areas like creek bottoms and areas where I have seen scrapes in the past.  Unfortunately, my success has been pretty limited as far as trail cam pictures have gone but I feel good about my effort because at least I know where the deer aren't. :)  Last year I hung camera's at water sources at I was able to find deer but once the rut kicked everything changes and I was left chasing scrapes.  This year my goal was to stay off the water sources and learn new areas.  As far as my physical scouting goes it has been pretty good.  I have found several really nice sheds and I have glassed up or jumped several Coues deer does.  I have found a pocket of deer that I am going to key in on.  The big challege now is to wait until a few weeks before the hunt and cover some country looking for scrapes.  Once I find a scrape I need to hang a trail cam on it and see what happens.

It is often said that 10% of the people take 90% of the game. While I don't know if that statistic is correct, I do know that some hunters are consistently successful. So it leads us to the question, what are they doing differently than the rest of us? Do they go to church more often? Did they sell there soul to the devil? What do they have in common that leads them to be more successful ?

Hey Everybody... All this talk about Antelope hunting really has me ready to get chasing some speed goats. Below is the story of my 2007 NM Antelope hunt. I wish I would have taken better pictures but when I dropped him it was AFRICA hot and I wanted to get him cooled down ASAP.

In my past life I was a fly fishing guide at a pretty high-end fishing lodge in Northern New Mexico. We used to have a saying, “There are flies that catch fish and then there are flies that catch fishermen”. The call industry is very similar. Last night while digging thru my favorite mail order catalog I counted 267 different turkey calls but they all pretty much worked and perform the same way. You either rubbed two things together, you blow thru a reed or you flapped it to get a sound. So why so many calls? Well the real answer is because at one time or another they all work. When I am on the hunt, I carry at least 10 different calls with me, most are different kinds of diaphragm calls with different reed designs but unless I find the lucky one, I use them all. I can’t explain it but it always happens, I can be in a spot that I know holds turkeys but I can’t get them to gobble , then I switch calls and all hell breaks loose. For some reason some calls just seem to work better at certain times. I wish I could give you a formula but if you are not getting any action switch calls and see what happens, you might strike that magic note.

When I am trying to get a shock gobble I have had my best luck with a box call. I really like the fact that they are loud and are easy to use. Each manufacture will say there calls are “tuned” and give a reason why there calls are better and you will notice that each call might sound different but when it comes right down to it I don’t really think it matters what brand you choose; the turkeys will either like it or they won’t. The key is to make sure that your call is properly maintained. Make sure you clean the bottom of the lid and the rail and chalk them periodically. Regular black board chalk usually works best.

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Hello out there,

A number of you have been digging up episodes from the archives, and have reported old episodes ending about half way through instead of playing in their entirety. This was affecting anyone who was listening to old episodes (new postings since about episode #18 were not affected).

Folks,

We have solved "The iTunes debacle"!