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Helping others out is a heck of great feeling. Then you get the bonus of all the antler! NIce!! Jeff

That's cool! I can't wait for my wife to find her first shed! Jeff

Nice! Congrats and thanks for posting!

Yikes!! One of those bulls doesnt happen to be in Unit 27, does it?! Thanks for getting me all jacked up! Jeff

I had a cow tag in unit 23 (New Mexico) several years ago and hunted behind Alma/Glenwood and it seemed like all the elk were coming in from AZ. LOL. NOw I have the same tag as you and I have thought about checking out Alma Mesa for the same reasons as you. However I dont have access to horses. I have spent time looking for sheds around Rose peak and i believe the elk are only there in the later seasons. I have spent time in Beaver Creek area and Campbell Blue and will be checking those areas out more thorough because I have been there camping in October and liked what I saw!

Looks like i drew your 27 archery bull tag neighbor!!

I drew the same tag!! Congrats!!

I drew the same tag! My daughter had the jr. hunt last year in unit 1 and it was a blast!!! Jeff

Unit 27 archery bull!!! Jeff

I give up!! Jeff

wednesday, March 28th---10:00 am

Congrats! Incredible buck! I am glad your dad didnt get cut by the broadhead! Jeff

Maybe have to go after him with the bow! I think this was a big 3x4 last year. Score away!!! Jeff

Yikes a bee! Yes more pictures and congratulations on a monster!

I'm thinking 104-106!!! Very nice! Thanks for sharing and let us know what he scores. Jeff

congrats. the anticipation can be a killer when you want to get out. Very nice bucks for you both. Jeff

94 people are reading this thread right now...wow..i would have thought draw results were out! LOL

THANKS FOR MAKING US ALL AWARE..Everbody needs to look at the language of the bill, who is writing it and WHY?? Should be interesting...... Jeff

I took video of this buck from 400 yards with my cell phone and binoculars. It was a first. I ended up shooting him. story and pictures: http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29411 Jeff

great story! Sounds a lot like my hunt with familiar country.LOL Congrats! Jeff

Just pictures for now. Sorry Story and more pictures to follow.. As he lay..

Very nice! How is the rut on your side of the hill? Jeff

Very nice! Jeff

Where is a good place to post the video? Jeff

Some more... I grossed him about 95 inches with two little extras coming straight out of his brow tines. STORY: I was fortunate enough to draw a late tag in unit 31 this year and was very excited. Due to work I wasnt able to get out until December 14 and 15 but only saw small bucks those days. One 80 or so inch 3 point was following a doe, making scrapes and rubbing on small trees so that made me hopeful for the next week when I would be able to get out again. Little buck making a scrape. Doe is in picture too. On monday, december 19th I was on the trail and half way were i wanted to be when It was barely getting light. I made it to my first glassing spot, sat down, got behind the binoculars and almost immediately saw a couple deer. I knew the way one buck was acting there was a doe around and he intended on keeping a 2 point away from her. I couldnt see the 3points rack very well so I just sat and watched for a while. I got a little video of him with my phone through the binoculars of him raking over a tree and keeping the 2 point from his lady friend. Some fog rolled in so I took advantage and moved down the steep hill another 200 yards or so. It took a few minuted to find them again as the buck followed the doe up the hill into some thicker brush and trees. I ranged him at 374. My ballistics chart said a drop of 16.4 inches with the 90 grain Hornady GMX for 400 yards. I knew though to aim lower than that because of the the downhill angle. After 4 shots however the buck just looked around and walked off perfectly fine! I had to walk down the ridge to my truck, cross over to the next ridgeline and go up the hill to check and make sure though. About half way up I saw his doe so I froze. She moved and sure enough he moved to where she was just standing. I saw him lip curling and was suprised that this doe was in heat in the middle of December! They walked off in the thick brush but I was able to keep tabs on them as the buck grunted constantly wherever he followed the doe. I had never heard a buck grunt so much. Well it was quiet for a bit so I moved to my right and saw them on a knob between to ridges, I got ready as he offered a good broad side shot so I stood and took a offhand shot. Boom, blew up a rock next to him. Off he went up the hill, when he temporarily forgot his hot doe and did a 180 when I got another shot, missed again! I jacked another round in and led him just a bit and squeezed, whack, I finally heard what I wanted! I saw him hunch up, go uphill, then turn and start going back down the hill very slowly. I lost him in the trees and brush and I thought I was going to lose it! I had to walk back down the hill, back to my truck, then back up the same ridge I first shot from just lower. As I got to where I thought he was I couldnt see anything till i got a whiff of rutty buck, looked down the hill and there he was! I was dang happy! Thanks for all the comments and Merry Christmas! Jeff