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If your game is to just shoot something legal, it's very easy to do. Archery you say? Very easy you say? Teach me, I've never even been able to kill one Just did amigo. Find a spot with decent activity and get comfy. Thats all it takes. Sooner or later one always shows up. That trick was imparted to me by van clark, former owner of Prescott valley archery, about..... 20 years ago. Ive only been consistently nailing deer with my bow for the last 7 or 8 so I guess I wasted at least a dozen tags trying to find a more exciting/better way of doing it.

I like 33 and will probably spend some time down there this winter, but I'd point out that those deer get pushed around... A LOT! I don't like smart/experienced deer, I prefer them to be dumb and gullible, just like college girlfriends. It's a good thing to see a lot of deer, but given the choice I'll take a handful of up close encounters over a 100 sightings through binoculars that never amount to squat. Stick with steep nasty stuff and you'll find yourself lonely, which is a good thing if you want to put an arrow in something. If your game is to just shoot something legal, it's very easy to do. Find a nice flat saddle with some decent trails in it on top of a steep ridge with nasty thick cover on the north hill side. Dig yourself a hole in a juniper or some other brush that allows a few good shooting lanes. Settle in and get comfy with a good book. It might take a few days of sitting, but something with antlers will come by. If you want a big ole nasty boy for the wall, buy high powered binoculars and start practicing being very, very sneaky. Coues deer are pretty easy to ambush, but extremely difficult to stalk within 40 yards of.

Im a hopless tinkerer so take it for what its worth, but nothing is as badass as blowing up something you built yourself.

Nice work josh! You're having a great year. Good luck in january!

Congrats on an awesome muley!

Nice work! Congrats to him!

You aint seen nothing yet. Wait to read about the brute I'll miss in December!

Our neighborhood is pretty new and still under construction so we dont get too many. Had a pretty good turn out last night though, probably 30 or so. Spent the evening on the front patio with the outdoor fire pit going drinking Alaskan ale and seeing all cute little costumes float around. It was a good night.

Congrats! Both nice bucks, but that forky is amazing. Ton of mass on that guy, unique trophy for sure.

Good luck on your hunt.

Nice work! Congrats!

Awesome buck! Congrats!

Their rubbing and making scrapes but havent seen much cruising going on. Its been very warm and a full moon so that hasnt helped with day time movements. I'm told the rut should be starting in the next week or two.

Congrats! That ones gonna be great eating!

Nice work hoghunter! Big congrats! I love those 4x4 muleys!

Thats a gnarly beast of a coues! Congrats!

Congrats on a great hunt. Sure sounds like a good time.

Nice bull congrats!

Looks like great work but I'm not sure I could watch tv with that guy lounging behind me staring at the back of my head. Too life like!

Most people, especially new hunters, get discouraged too easily and give up on an area too soon. Find yourself a nice saddle that has some good trails running through it and thick cover on the north side. Settle in and stick around for 3-4 days and see what turns up. Deer move around a lot in az, especially during the rut, so they will not be in any one spot every single day. You just have to wait it out. The best skill you can develop is patience and the sooner the better. Good luck!

Nice! Thats a big ole nanny doe! Congrats to your little one!

Me too, bud. I'm constantly fighting the temptation to upgrade, but can't force my tight fist to part with the cash, especially not after the Hoyt fiasco of 2013. That PSE is dang nice looking. I think that's the nicest looking cabon bow available right now, although the bowtechs are pretty sweet too.

Congrats to you guys! good luck on your elk hunt.

I don't see enough spread or tine length to think 100+. Looks low 90s to me. Sweet buck to have as a property pet though. I'd love to be sitting out back having a cup of coffee and watch him amble down onto the grass.

Congrats on an awesome hunt! Great pictures, thanks for sharing your story with us.