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Just drew a 2A antelope tag. Tag #15 outta #15. Super excited to get to work on finding a good buck. Best of luck to all on their 2023 hunting adventures

Obviously it’s complete luck. I’m just as shocked as anyone. Don’t know much about the unit. Looking forward to our scouting trips and seeing some new country

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Congratulations on a fantastic buck! Looking forward to finding one of my own

Do have any interest in a trade for a .357 revolver and some cash for your rifle? I have a 11 year old with his 1st coues and Java tag and I’m looking for a newer rifle for him. If you have no interest, I get it. Just thought I’d ask

Is this still available?

Is this still available?

You mind me asking here for a phone number he could reach you at? He's interested

Is this bow still for sale? I have a buddy who might be interested

Shot this buck on 1/21/10

Well, I filled my 2010 deer tag yesterday with this desert muley and I couldn't be happier. It was the last day to try and fill our pig tags so that was the goal for the day. I had a dentist apointment at 8:00am and we were headed to the hills from there. The weather forcast called for HIGH winds and rain but we figured we would give it one last shot. We arrived to our spot around 10:15am and sure enough we were greeted with the HIGH winds that the news had reported. But the good news was it was only overcast with very light sprinkel's on and off. We knew with such HIGH winds that the Deer/pigs would be bedded tight and probably in thick cover but if we could glass something up, we could use the wind to our advantage. So we set out to an area we saw pigs a couple weekends back and that is where the fun began. I split from my dad to do some glassing in a big wash that had some cuts sheilded from the wind. I sat down and put the binos up and began glassing the first cut. I started at the top and slowly worked my way down and found this buck feeding about halfway down the cut. He was working his way towards the top away from me at about 150-175yds. I had a very strong SE to NW wind so I went for it. With the buck slowly feeding and his head facing away from me I ran the first 100yds or so before I knelt down. I put the binos back on him and at this point he was raking his antlers in a bush. Still with know idea i'm anywhere in the country I push on another 40-50yds and set up behind a large prickly pear cactus. Now he is just standing and feeding so I range him at 51yds. He is standing broadside but behind some brush so I have no shot. About a minute goes by and he turns to head up east and out of the cut we are in. I draw and grunt at the same time stoping the buck. Now he is quartering away but I feel I can still make the shot. I let arrow fly and it flys true. The buck rears up and takes off down the canyon and beds under a palo verde tree about 90 yds below me. Turns out it wasn't the greatest shot with the arrow only hitting the liver. I know that this buck is hurt so I put binos on the tripod and and waiting game began. I called my dad on the radio to let him know I had a deer hit and then got him into a position 100yds down wind(in case the buck got up to move on and bed again). As we watched this buck he looked very alert for the first 45mins to an hour. Than his eyes began to look very heavy and he would lay his head down but only to lift it after a couple of minutes. This went on for about an hour when the rain began to fall. Without seeing what kind of blood trail this deer had left after I hit him, I was afraid the rain could wash all the sign away including the sign under the palo verde he was now bedded under. I felt I should try to get another arrow in him or things could turn really bad for us. So I snuck down the cut and up and behind him where I found him laying with his head down again but his chest cavity still moving up and down. I closed the distance to 20yds a snuck an arrow through a bush to finish him off. Now with the buck down we had to get him out. There was no way my dad and I could of done it without being out of the hills before night fall so we called in some help. I called my cousin carl(aka YOUNGUNZ) who was glad to come out and give us a helping hand. He brought out his frame pack and we deboned him right there. With the meat in the pack and my dad with the head and cape we made it back to the truck an hour before dark. Thanks cuz, couldn't of done it without you and I hope to return the favor soon. And on a side note, our 2010 piggie tags went unfilled. But thats OK! My Buck

Thank you for all your kind post's. I'm still all jacked about killing this buck. Good luck to all in 2010

Excellent job Tyson. Now I want to see one of those BIG grey ghosts down for 2010. Congrats again and a job well done on your 2009 success

Watched a small 4x4 muley with 5 does yesterday for about 20 minutes. He wasn't pushing any of the does around like he was in the rut, but he didn't stray to far from them either. With this cold front pushing through this weekend I would guess we should have some activity in the next week or two

WOW! There's something you don't see every day. Congrats on a nice spike

That my friend is one sweet story. Congrats to you on a buck of a LIFETIME

Talked my dad and father-n-law into taking one last trip down to the mountains this morning. With the cooler weather I figured the bucks would be out longer than this past weekend. We got to our glassing spot at first light,set up the tripod/binos, and it was game on all over again. I had been glassing for 10 minutes or so and caught movement about 400 yards moving away from us and up the ridge. BUCKS.2 bucks to be exact. Both were small forkies but my father-n-law was willing to shoot anything. So we devised a plan that would put us about 80 yards above the saddle that they had just topped over in and away we went. In a matter of no time we were where we wanted to be and the glassing began. We were looking down the other side of the mountain when I herd rolling rocks to my right. With a quick turn of my head, I could see both bucks trotting away at a mere 80-90 yards. Light on his feet, he quickly positioned himself for the shot. When the first buck cleared into the first available opening, he went down for good. Father-n-law Me and him After the buck went down, I radioed my dad to come on over and we would come up with a game plan for the remainder of the day. As he was hiking over I decided to throw up the binos and do a little glassing. NO JOKE, the first oak tree I laid eyes one had a buck standing under it. And he was nice. As my dad approached he was winded and out of breath. But when I hold him I had found a nice buck for him all that seemed to go away. My dad and father-n-law had to sneak closer for the 536 yard shot I had ranged the buck at. My dad is not comfortable shooting at those long ranges. I was going to stay back and be the eyes on this one. They closed the gap to around 270 yards and with 2 shots from his 7mm mag, it was game over. We had two bucks down and it was barely after 9:00am. I couldn't be happier for them both and I'm so glad I was able to be there and experience this great but short hunting adventure. Dad and his buck Me and dad Les and dad

Well we just returned home from our october hunt and we had a great time. We had 9 hunters in camp this year, mostly family with a couple friends and knew it would be tuff to fill all of the tags. So before the hunt started,I had made up my mind that I would take the first shot oppurtunity I had. Opening morning found us glassing a canyon which has held big bucks in past years. It was only 8:00am and I was already sweating as we were glassing due east into the sun. Glassing only turned up a few does but we figured as it was so warm, the bucks may have bedded early. We continued on slowly and crested a ridge that looked down into the canyon and low and behold we found what we were looking for. Two bucks bolted out of some oak trees in the bottom of the canyon and zig zaged their way towards the top. My first shot connected on a forky and I then watched a big 3x3 somehow escape four shots from my father. He doesn't miss very often and as we all know that is why they call it HUNTING and not KILLING. My Buck A buddy of mine also shot a nice 3x3 on friday morning but I do not have any in field photos of his deer. Four other family members also got shots on this trip but all ended with no luck. All in all we had a great time and can't wait for 2010. Our Bucks My Buck My boy with both bucks

First of all I want to say that was a great write up of your hunt. I love to hear the stories about the hunt. And second, that is one heck of a buck. Congrats to you on your success

There's nothing like taking your first coues deer. Congrats on fine first buck

The smile on his face says it all. Congrats on a fantastic first buck

Congrats on a fantastic first buck

Congrats on a super 1st buck

Oct 36c for me an my pops. Can't wait for the gun to roar again

Got skunked for both Elk and Lope again. The Bp's keep building