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After a long summer and 26 bonus points I was successful in harvesting a really nice high quality antelope buck. After drawing a coveted unit 10 antelope tag I spent the summer scouting and tuning a new 6.5 prc rifle for the hunt. I found a nice buck late in the season during the archery season with some help of some new found friends. I tagged this buck as my number one to pursue and opening morning I was almost heart broken when setting up opening morning to find and pursue this buck to only be cut off by another hunter. I retreated to watch this other hunter stalk and eventually take a shot at my buck. Only to find out that he missed the shot. I returned to the same area the following morning to try and find the number two buck on my list and found my number one buck still there. After set up and decent shot I was able to harvest him. It was a great season and very rewarding. Thank you to my wife and some close friends for all the help and support they provided.

I built a retro rifle with all the take off parts that came with my m16. I got lucky that the guy I bought mine from kept everything when he built a M4 clone. Nodakspud wakes retro lowers that match the uppers for the period (lines and finishes). Still Frankenstein, but a little less noticeable. Good luck with your sale. My retro and my m4 clone.

Found this guy yesterday pushing does ..

He does get some amazing video. He also killed a great Whitetail with his bow.

Im going out tomorrow to hunt and Im going to put some cameras out as well on some sheep waters. If deer happen to go there well that is their fault.

I have and they are good to go

I know those pics are out of context but we smacked a pretty nice white tail this year

I drew a red desert tag in WY 3-4 years back and had a great time and killed my personal best buck. I’ve been blessed with 2 AZ archery tags and killed two bucks that are very different shape but both scored within 1/8” of each other. I’ve killed three antelope in NM with rifle on landowner and draw tags. This is the best one. I burned a few points in colorado a couple years back and killed a nice buck with an open sight muzzy. That was a fun hunt! I live 15 minutes from the Montana line and have been lucky enough to get tags almost every year. My brother killed a good one in there last year but most of them are smallish but if you think antelope is good, you need to try antelope that have been eating alfalfa, peas, lentils and soybeans all summer! My home state of ND used to have OTC archery tags and my buddies and I used to give them heck back in the pre rangefinder days. I killed 3-4 of them with bow and drew a couple rifle tags. After a bad winter in 2013 I believe they shut all antelope hunting down and finally opened it a few years ago. I have 12-13 points and may draw soon. The first year they opened it was awesome. My brother killed this awesome 3 pronged buck that was the oldest antelope I’ve ever seen. They’ve shot the top end of since though. If you can’t tell, I LOVE antelope hunting. I’ve been fortunate enough to kill 15 antelope and have marching orders from my wife to make sure I kill atleast one every year in the future!

Love hearing your success and failures. Congratulations to everyone who tagged out and had a great year. To those who didn’t have a stellar year…… keep at it and chin up, 2022 will be great if you have the right outlook. 2021: Made some major lifestyle changes! Got my health and fitness on track. Started valuing my time and holding my life to a higher standard. Completed 75 HARD that helped forge new daily habits and mindset. Lost 45 LBs. Killed a cow elk with my bow. Built better relationships with my kids! Promotion at work. And Kicked an addiction that wasn’t serving me anymore. 2022 is going to be even better. Live like there’s no tomorrow!!

Just kicked up a bedded buck. He stopped broadside at 50yards gave me a shot. Looking for him now.

Not looking forward to the weather. Finally saw some rutting activity. Watched a good buck chase does around for 3 to 4 hours. Saw 3 good bucks today. Only got one crappy pic for now.

2 million illegals crossed this year without one, you shouldn't need one either

Guess I’ll introduce myself here. I followed another friend of mine over here from the AZS board, he said it was a good place so I figured I’d check it out. Been living in AZ for over 30 years. I enjoy everything outdoors, but especially enjoy exploring off-road, and predator hunting. Never been deer hunting in my entire 50+ years of life, so you Coues hunters aren’t going to have to worry about me going after your trophy bucks 😎 just out there trying to protect the next generation from Wiley Coyote and friends. I repair machinery and equipment, weld and fabricate stuff for a living and do almost everything else to pay the bills. Hope to meet a few like-minded outdoorsmen and enjoy some positive interactions. Here’s a pic of a nice little fox I got a couple of months ago:

Used Manfrotto 3001BWN Aluminum Tripod Location - Tucson Height with legs extended and set up without head - 45.5" Height with legs extended, set up, and extension extended without head - 56.5" Price $125 obo

The nice thing about this scope vs the Leupold is you don't loose eye relief as you increase the power.

Beautiful today and I didn’t see a single deer

Hopefully everyone did alright last year and I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I got lucky last year and was able to fill my freezer with an elk and a coues. L Best of luck to everyone this year and post up how you did last year. Thanks Keven

I don’t know how to post a picture of me stalking passed a buck at 50 yards, even if I did I doubt I’d post it

FullSizeRender.mov My Hunt started on Monday, December 27th I was able to tag out by mid day on a huge ram. We spotted my ram in a herd with 42 other rams early in the morning. We made a plan on how to work close enough to the ram for a shot. When we had hiked about half way to there morning location they had moved towards us. Luckily we were able to spot them before they could see us. After setting up for the shot we had to patiently wait for him to get up from his bed and change his position. Once he did I took my shot. Both horns measure 33inches with 13 inch bases

3000 is great if you know how and where to spray, nozzles to use, etc. If you don't have a lot of experience spraying them, know they weak spots on a skull, and how to avoid them, etc. stick below 2000 PSI. Even then be careful. We see A LOT of skulls with blown out nasal cavities, separated top nasal bones, etc. that can be avoided with a little patience, caution, and experience. Unfortunately we even see this from lots of posts by "skull guys" who rush the job. Hit me up if you have any questions. I'd be happy to help anyone with tips. We, my son and I, have spent the several years doing 1000+ skulls while trying pretty much every method you have heard of. Happy to offer tips to anyone looking to do their own.

Self report. They will go easy on you.

I don't post stories/pics much. (In fact, I don't think I have ever posted anything hunting trip related, other than adventures with my kids.) Anyway, since not many folks get to hunt bison, I thought I would share. I put in on a whim when applying for deer 4 months ago. Just an afterthought, assuming that I would not get drawn, but I lucked-out and got one of 10 tags for the 9/25-10/7 12A cow hunt. Once I was drawn, I decided I would do everything I could to try to give myself the best chance at killing one. I reached-out to, and spent time on the phone with quite a few people who had previously had the permit, including Heat and Catfishkev. I also spoke with Flatlander a couple of times, since he and his son did the hunt in July. In addition, I exchanged messages with several others (couesdeerhntr, and others who are not on cw.com....). I also exchanged info with Jim Mullins, who was very generous with his information/assessment of the hunt. I owe a HUGE debt of gratitude to ALL who spent the time to give me information and perspective! In particular, Kevin spent lots of time with me on the phone/text/e-mail, and in fact sent me the key to a couple of his cameras and gave me the full go-ahead to utilize them for my hunt prep! Super, super generous!!!! Unfortunately, due to personal family commitments over the summer combined with the fact that I started a new job in mid-July, my time was very limited, and I could not spend the necessary 'boots on the ground' time I would have hoped. Finally, I also reached out to Russ Jacoby. Stating the obvious, there are many opinions of Russ and his crew (Just like there are many differing opinions of all of us! ). That being said, I found him to be helpful, professional, sincere, and SUPER passionate about the bison on the Kiabab! When I said I was going on a scouting trip in early July, he invited me to join his crew for a "ride-along" day or two to get to know the vibe and how they operate. That was very valuable time. I ultimately ended-up connecting with him for the hunt. So from here, I'll try make this quick! One of my best friends & hunting/fishing/camping partners drove down from Salt Lake to help me on the hunt. We met-up on Thursday evening and set-up camp. I connected with Russ, and made a plan to meet him early on Friday morning. My buddy decided to pass on the first day in the blind, giving me an opportunity to get the feel of the thing, and he would then join me in latter days. I met-up with Russ in the morning, and he made a suggestion regarding a tank I should sit. Well, 2 1/2 hours into opening day, after seeing several deer and lots of birds, I heard a noise and immediately saw black bodies moving through the trees making their way down the trail to the tank I was on. Within 10 seconds of initially seeing them, there were 12-14 bison of all shapes, sizes, and genders lined-up about 40 yards directly across the tank from me drinking away. I quickly focused-in on one of the cows, and as soon as she turned broad-side, I blasted her right in the boiler-room. As the other's scattered, she took a huge lunge into the tank, then took approximately 3-4 big jumps while turning to get out of the tank. I could see blood on her side as she got to dry ground and started to run/limp up the bank. I shot her again as she was running, and she fell. She started to get-up, so I shot her one last time and she slumped-down for good. From the time I saw them coming through the trees, to the time she was dead was likely no more than 30-40 seconds. DONE!! I walked around sort of dumbfounded and in disbelief for several days regarding the entire thing, specifically how quickly it happened! I went from not even really ever thinking about or considering putting-in for buffalo, to killing a 'once in a lifetime' animal just four months later. Unbelievable! Anyway, thanks again to everyone who spent time with me on text/email/phone to help with information. I'm full of gratitude!!!! S. She was big and old!! (Russ aged her at 10-12 years old.....)