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Well my daughter Tessa has been dating her boyfriend Alex for some time now. He has never hunted anything besides birds well i figured it was about time to change that. After talking with Billy Gonzales with Bucks and Bulls about a unit that would be easy to draw as well as have a chance to have success we applied and were drawn. I had taken him out shooting a few times and he did great shots out to 200 yards. Well opening morning we hiked about two miles into an area we split up so we could cover more ground. We soon found a few bucks one was a shooter so my supertindedent Waldo decided to try and take him. His shot was almost 650 yards he made a good shot and the deer went down. The other buck with him just stayed put right above him. So we called Tessa on the radio to get over here with Alex we had the gun already set up for him. As soon as he got there the deer started to walk away Billy was able to stop him with a whistle Alex shot and made a perfect shot at 600 yards. So now we had two deer down we spent the rest of the day getting them out. The next morning we went to a different area we soon saw this buck that i was able to take at 700 yards. What a great hunt saw about 30 bucks and at least that many does spent Sunday cutting them all up. I do believe Alex is hooked and now ready for the javelina hunt we drew.

Glass with Vortex.

I Had a great week hunting with some friends. Was planning to hunt the entire week if I had to. deer were tough to spot and was only seeing spikes or does for most of the hunt. On Sunday saw a beautiful buck that walked right out of my life. Tuesday rolled around and I saw a nice buck I decided to take. Was able to sneak into 350 for a chip shot. got the skull back and it looks great. Work was done by big brown taxidermy in queen creek.

Just a proud post. Wife has killed 3 bucks in a row from 97”-99” she finally held out. Wife and I had a rough 4 days with wind and weather. Looking for 2 specific bucks I had found on my previous hunt that were substantially bigger. Found 12-15 bucks over the first 3 days with her turning down a high 90s” but turned him down on the 3rd day. With no luck we were about to call it quits on the last day when I glassed up this guy. Wife was okay with him so we made our move and she made a great shot at 169 yards. No long range needed with her stalking skills. She is a real trooper and loves her some Coues bucks. She finally broke her 100” goal.

I had been in this unit several times over the last month as my son and nephew both shot bucks on the youth hunt and my uncle a buck on the first rifle hunt so I was pretty familiar with the area. The first morning was some what slow my brother-in-law, my daughter and myself spent the day in the same general area my uncle had shot his buck at. We were glassing up tons of does throughout the day hoping for any legal buck as my brother in-law only had all day Friday and Saturday morning to hunt. I glasses up a small bachelor group a few ridges over through the spotting scope, a couple small fork horns and some spikes. My brother-in-law decides the juice isn’t worth the squeeze so, we keep looking a little closer to no avail. This is the story for the rest of the day and Friday evening. Saturday morning we head out in a slightly different direction and it’s more of the same does, does and more does. About noon I take him back to camp he packs up and leaves. I head out for the evening hunt in a different area that I hadn’t been to before, as I drive up and setup my tripod I glass up some coatimundi. A few minutes later some cow elk. I keep glassing but can’t turn up any deer. I get a call from my buddies who we’re coming up to help me the rest of the weekend, I tell them where I am and keep glassing up until dark. Last light I finally catch movement a few does and a spike. Buddies never make it up to me for the evening hunt so we meet back at camp and make a game plan for the morning. Sunday morning head back to the same spot I was at the evening before. It looks very promising and produces to a degree. We glass plenty of does and two spikes, I decide I don’t want to take a spike the first morning with extra help. Mid day we head out to another area and glass more deer on several different fingers more of the same does, does and more does. We head back to camp grab a few snacks and head back out for the evening hunt in a completely different area. We spent that evening watching does and elk hoping for that buck to step out and he did…. Right as the sun is setting I pan over to my right and there is a deer standing stills a board staring right at me. After a close look I can see he is a spike. I pull out the range finder and hit him with it, 150 yards broadside. I call my buddy over and he keeps an eye on him while I grab my rifle. I set my rifle on the top of the tripod and put the cross hairs right on him. At this point I’m torn, to shoot or not to shoot. This is a gimmie a once in a lifetime opportunity for me this never happens to me, he’s less than a 200 yards from the dirt road standing broad side at 150 yards. I go back and forth in my head and with my buddy as the spike starts to feed casually. I decided to wait and see if anything else was following behind him. It’s starting to get dark and i loose the spike. I spent the rest of the night hoping I didn’t just blow my chance at a buck as Monday was my last day to hunt. Back at camp we kick around ideas and talk about the spike that got to live another day and make a plan for the morning. I decide we’re heading back to the original spot where I had glasses up the bachelor group on Friday morning. When we get to the spot we start seeing deer right off the bat but you guessed it, does. I pull out the spotter and start looking back to where I saw the bachelor group, after a few minutes I pick up movement a deer steps out and can tell immediately that he’s got antlers then another buck and another. These were definitely the biggest bucks I had seen all weekend and on the previous hunts. We formulate a plan one buddy stayed behind on the spotter and the other took off with me down the finger and up to the other side. The journey there was a pain in the butt cat claw, manzanita, scrub oak. We get to where we are two fingers over from the deer on the same elevation plain. My buddy who stayed back let’s us know he could see us and that he never seen the bucks come out and should still be there in the same spot we all seen them together My buddy starts glassing and I pull out my range finder and start ranging different spots the average is roughly 450. I find a half way decent spot to set up my rifle on the bipod and dial it to 450. We continue glassing for a bit when my buddy says “I got them!” I immediately jump on the rifle and chamber a round. My bipod is just a little to low I have to jump up and get my pack to raise it up a bit. I set my rifle back up on the pack. my buddy is doing a heck of a job explaining to me where the deer are, I finally get one in the scope and watch him walk into thick brush. My buddy tells me “here comes another one and he’s a lot bigger than the last one.” I can see the buck making his way up to the same spot the other deer just stepped into. The buck steps out into a little clearing, my buddy say “he’s stepping out broadside!”Boom! The recoil was just enough it through me off of the buck. The shot felt good. I chambered another round and was back looking for a follow up shot but there was no need my buddy said you rolled him! He’s down I can see him kicking! I stay in the scope for a second just to make sure he’s not going to jump back up. “He’s down, he’s not moving anymore”. My buddy tells me. I get off the rifle we high five and celebrate a little. I call my other buddy who stayed back watching from the truck and he said “you missed! “ “I saw the bucks all walk away.” WTF!? you can’t be serious the shot felt good?! I said. My buddy who was there with me when I shot eased my fears and said to me “I saw the impact he’s dead.”. “Go up there and get your buck”. I trust his word and take off with my pack and he walks me in to exactly where that buck was laying! When they meet me at the buck i had him gutted out already. We took some picture’s and admired him for a little. We hung him up and skinned him and quartered him out on the spot. We split up the meat between two packs and one buddy carried the gear. That pack out was rough to say the least. Thank goodness for great friends. I wouldn’t have been able to kill this buck without them.

hunt with an ugly gun. drink cheap beer.

I'm sold on December in Mexico. I treat it like an Oct. Arizona hunt. Being able to get first crack at them, they've not been shot at so their out and about. I've had luck 2x during this month

I have a very nice Bergara Ridge Wilderness for sale. It has 14 rounds down the barrel for the first part of the break in. It has a silky smooth fluted bolt and one of the crispest factory triggers. It retails at sportsman’s for $929. Included will be the following ammo and projectiles: Hornady Precision Hunter: 3 boxes Hornady Superformance 162 SST: 5 boxes and 1 partial box Remington Core Lokt 175gr: 1 box Winchester 175gr: 1 box Hornady 162gr ELD-X projectiles: 3 boxes(300 projectiles) Rifle, cheek rest, ammo, and projectiles for sale as a package $1400

My son was able to harvest this pretty buck here in NM this this past weekend.

Go back to NY, you'll fit right in.

Rem Case, Win Large Rifle Primers, IMR 3031 41grains, Sierra 165 grain SPBT (#2145) I used that rifle for many years, about two years ago I gave it to her. 300-yard target, ten shots.

Lake is closing the distance, only about 3900 votes behind. She was 30,000 behind this morning.

Daughters buck, 175 yards, using her Win Mdl 70FW .308, one shot.

Own guinea pigs

Drive a Nissan

...listen to doctors.

Were you drinking cheap beer when you ran it over?

And it will be a puddle again come spring time

Won't matter they will drain it soon as the fields downstream start.

Congratulations this is only the 2 nd Buck shot in AZ under 500 yards in the last 8 to 10 years.😝

I could only dream of owning this. Buy in confidence, great guy to deal with.

The AC better be ice cold. Good grief

I wanted to give an update since it seems nobody ever does after asking for help on a hunt. Anyways, I didn’t kill a coues. Saw a lot of mulies, a lot of elk. Was relieved and a bit surprised I only saw hunters on the road. While I was out hiking and glassing I didn’t see anybody. If I was to do this again, I would spend more time north and I would hunt bears with the idea that I’d shoot a deer if I happen to get a chance.

A buddy sent me a pic of this guy.