Big or Bust

It's been a rough week. I've been out doing the same thing you are. It just takes one opportunity, but you know this. These desert bucks are fickle, days too hot they feeding at 430. Days perfect, in a wash all day. It's a grind any desert flats deer hunt prior to January, on average....

Is that the EMP bed cover? If so, how'd it do with dust. GLWS. Nice ride.

Good luck bro. Those desert bucks will test how bad you want to be out there for sure. But rewards can be big.....

There are a bunch of water and food drops for them around those hills. I've seen them..

Saw 15 tonight in 36a right below me...

Umm, yeah they are out here. They'll always be out here ...

Just FYI - headed south on IH 19 and smoke plume halfway up the mountain in upper Madera Canyon. Thought it might save some folks some time...

I can tell you this, the fawn crop is extremely poor this year, for coues and mule deer in southern Arizona at least. Very few. I've been out 43 days thus far. How does the mid part of the state look?

Great job...I ran into you last summer at the Three Points range and you were talking to me about your tag. Glad you had such a great hunt...

Good news...

Would think the same on paper. But it ain't so at least on the 36's.. In fact, totally coincidental, listen to Jay Scott's recent podcast with Duwayne that I happened to find on the way home today..

I got into a ton of that crap this year. I switched to carharts temporarily until they drop. Doesn't stick to them ..

I'm glassing and hunting in 36a for a bud, all bucks, 80's+ still in velvet. Still still haven't seen a hard horn.

There's deer everywhere but they haven't moved much at all the last few days during daylight. I've been in there too. This morning was zero movement. Yesterday was better but only very first thing and very last thing. Glass thick bottoms/cuts very early/late coming out of any of the hills in the unit and be ready to make a stalk fast.

Yep - on two nice bucks tonight. Set up on them helping a buddy out. Didn't come out until too late for scope as it was 90 degrees today. Both nice bucks, full velvet. Southern AZ. Haven't seen a single buck hard yet. No signs of getting itchy either but it's any day....

As of 2 days ago both bucks I'm watching over 100+ were in full velvet in southern AZ....

Look on YouTube the first year Newberg went to AZ, then subtract a year or two. I'd say you're close....

Where did the article cite the deer herd they were discussing?

I glassed yesterday in a unit that has thousands of buck tags. I saw 8 bucks and 5 does, 3 bucks were 85"+. If you're hunting maternity wards, on average, just stay put. You'll see mostly does....grin...

He's Newberg's buddy. Seems to relish camera time, podcast time, and how smart he is. I do think he's good as a biologist though but he owes himself significant self reflection. Everything in life has consequences. Only liberals feel that they are owed something. Hilariously naive and ironic statement by him.

I had 3.5" of rain in my gauge this AM likely the magic area in the storm. It poured for 2 hours straight pretty much from 1-3 AM. Southwest of Tucson. It was already a jungle.

I'll take it bud. PM sent.

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I love it when this tag gets high praise..😅