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Congratulations again to Brittany on a super buck! Great job Kevin!

Congratulations on a stud ram! Awesome shape to him and great scoring ram as well. Job well done all the way around.

Congratulations to the young huntress on another amazing job! Keep up the great work, I love seeing her success.

Thoughts and prayers headed your way.

Congratulations again Shelvin on a great ram. Enjoyed following along on the journey. Way to go!

Congratulations to him on a great bull and shot! Awesome.

I somehow managed to draw early archery tags back to back. I absolutely couldn't believe it but wasn't going to give it back! I was having a little bit of a hard time getting pumped up as the hunt drew near with being so busy with work, my daughter's activities, and chasing velvet coues around the hills. That quickly changed when the time came to get packed up and head north. Once camp was set we (rut and I) took off to check cams and see what sign was where. Our other buddy Keith came up to lend a hand as well. It was a rather uneventful first few days but I did end up passing a few really nice bulls sitting water in the evenings, one of which I figure would push the tape to around 350". Things slowly started picking up and soon the bull I was looking for was located. A heavy, tall 7x7. The next few days were spent tip toeing around trying to get in on him without bumping him out of the country. I was pleasantly surprised when Chef and his better half were able to join us in the elk woods for a few days. One morning while watching my target get settled in for a mid day nap a bull that I had earlier passed and his cows came storming over the ridge. What happened next was the most unreal fight I've ever witnessed in the wild. I'll try and get some of the videos up when I have them all downloaded. Anyway I was a little too late by the time I crossed the canyon and missed a golden opportunity to get a shot. The 7x7 narrowly won the epic battle and escaped with all of the cows and out of sight. The next day we all were surrounding the area looking for the bull when some distant bugles caught our attention. Keith and I took off in hopes of getting in on the action before they made their way to the bedding areas. It was one of those mornings in the elk woods that just can't be described unless you are there living it. Satellite bulls sounding off giving away the herd's location, sneaking in on bulls raking trees, wading through the small bulls closing the distance on the big boy. We were finally able to catch a glimpse of the herd bull and although he was not the 7x7 I was after he was a great bull that I immediately wanted to get close to. We were able to sneak in and I ended up with a narrow window of opportunity to get a shot as he pushed his cows up a canyon. It was a hard quartering away shot between a tree and his cows that I decided I could squeeze an arrow through. At the release I knew it was further back then I would have liked but the angle looked to be enough to get into the vitals and fortunately it was. I can't thank my hunting partners enough for all of the help on getting this bull which happens to be my best to date. Keith and I were able to keep our tradition of being together when either of us takes a bull and I got to share it with some of the best friends a guy could ever ask for. So thankful that I have a loving wife at home that can take care of things when I'm out chasing critters around the country. My bull ended up measuring 378" and change. I really didn't care what the total came to be as I love the whale tails and have always wanted a bull with them. A great hunt with great people and memories to last a lifetime.

My dad drew a desert mule deer tag again this year so I headed down south to give him a hand. He got down four days early and started scouting. He was able to see a lot of deer every day but almost no bucks. By the time I got down we only had an afternoon to look around before the season opened up. Dad told me he was not going to be picky given the lack of bucks we'd seen and just about any decent buck was going to be in trouble. Opening morning started out about the same as the scouting with us spotting 16 does and fawns and one little forky. Around 8 am while glassing back over a group of does we had spotted earlier I notice another deer had joined them and he just happened to be a buck. After a few hours of stalking dad was able to take his fourth desert muley in a row. I wasn't able to get the shot on video but did take some just before. This has turned into one of my favorite hunts each year as I am able to spend some good quality time with my pops.

Happy Birthday my friend. I hope you have a great day!

Wow, congratulations to him on a great buck! Awesome.

+1 for Karl Plus two.

Thank you everyone! It was a very good day, got to spend some time with friends and family while eating some great food and enjoying some twice verified good drinks. Haha My wife had the most awesome cake made for me that was so cool I just have to share a pic. It is 100% edible too!

Great buck! Big congratulations to him on a stud.

Very cool, congratulations to them!

I love seeing and reading of the success and learning opportunities of the youth hunts. I'm fortunate to be still sharing in my daughter's and look forward to them more than any other hunt of the year!

Right on. Big congratulations to both of the boys on some mighty fine bucks. Got to love some redemption! Way to go fellas.

The bear whisperer strikes again. Great job and congratulations on keeping the streak alive.

Happy birthday DUG, hope you are having a great day!!!

Congratulations to him on a nice buck. Sounds like a good time with some hefty hikes.

Some great times right there and what a buck! Big congratulations to her.

PM Coming.

Congratulations to him on a great buck! Way to go.

Not sure it gets any better than that. Awesome uncle award goes to you. Congratulations to them on some dang nice bucks!

That is one gorgeous bull! Congratulations to hunter and guide. Great work.

Congratulations on a nice buck with the smoke pole.