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Beautiful buck with tons of character! Can't wait to see all the big bucks you and your group hammer down there this year...

Don't do it unless you plan to go back next year, and the year after that, and the year after that.... Good luck and don't forget to post your pic's!!!

Nice buck... Congrats!

Looks like you did a fantastic job of combining two of your favorite passions, photography and hunting! Thanks for the pic's and write up I loved it!

I too tried to send pic's with 2+ mb files sizes and it would not accept them. But when I tried it with smaller files it worked. However I still have not received any response with raffle numbers?

Would anyone that hunted during the unit 9 bull hunt care to share any info about the hunting conditions or where the cows seemed to be hanging out? My 12 and 10 year sons both have cow tags and we're heading out tonight. I was up scouting the weekend before the bull hunt and thers seemed to be a lot of fresh sign at the tanks along the coconino rim but I'm sure things have changed a bit after the bull hunt. Thanks, Tim

Email sent... Please call me! Tim 928-533-8807

There is about 18K on the rebuilt engine. Runs real nice!

I'd really like to get this thing sold...

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Work has kept me busy all summer and I haven't had much time to check in here at CWT but I did find a few days last week to escape to the high country of Colorado for a solo, backpack, muzzleloader, mule deer hunt. I had never been to this unit or even attempted this type of hunt before so I really didn't know what to expect. I've spent more than a year loosing weight and working out to get in better shape so I could be ready to hit the 12,000+ peaks above timberline looking into alpine basins for big bucks. The hard work paid off as I hit the first trail into a wilderness area. After a short 2 mile hike and 700 vertical foot climb I found myself at 11,700 feet of elevation the day before the hunt looking into a large basin. It didn't take long to glass up several groups of does, a pack of coyotes, and a couple badgers chasing each other. After about an hour I finally saw my first buck about a mile away and he looked big! The only problem was that he was running across the mountain side like he was being chased. I never got a good look at the details of his rack but even from that distance I knew he was a shooter. A few seconds later and he was topped out over the ridge and gone from view. On the one hand I was happy there was a shooter buck in the area. On the other I was dissapointed that he was boogered. With this in mind I decided that I would back out of this spot and drive to a different area and spend a few days there while the first spot could settle down for a few days. So I packed back to the truck and drove to another mountain to see what I could turn up there. This area was a little higher in elevation and after about 2 miles in I found a clump of scrub pines at 12,200 foot elevation to make my spike camp. It was was within a couple hundred yards of two vantage points which gave me excellent views of two different basins one on the north and one on the south side of the ridge I was on. After setting up camp I went over to the edge to glass the north basin. It was still early in the afternoon and the hunt didn't start untill the next day. I glassed for an hour or so and was getting a little frusterated, I hadn't seen a thing! But all that changed when I moved my glasses to a small finger ridge a little over 300 yards in front of me that had a little string of scrub pines. Laying right on the edge right in the open was a buck... a good buck! It didn't take long to determine that this was exactly the type of buck I was looking for and I spent the rest of the evening watching him and never even attempted to find anything else. After an hour or so he did finally get up and fed but never moved more than 20-30 yards from his original bed. I kept my eyes on him till I couldn't see him anymore and I knew if he stayed put he would be in grave danger the next morning. Back at camp I downed a Mountain House meal and hit the sack. Sleep wasn't easy I was excited about finding this buck in the morning. About 4am it started to rain. Even as it started getting light it was still raining. I had to wait it out in the tent until about 7:30am when it finally stopped enough to go hunting. I quietly moved into my glassing position and set up the binos and tripod ready to pick apart the finger ridge this buck was on the night before. Fully expecting something of a challenge to relocate him I was somewhat surprised when not more than 5 or 6 seconds after starting to glass I found him bedded in the same scrub pine patch not 30 yards from where he was the night before! I couldn't believe it was that easy. After watching him for a half hour or so I worked my way up and around his position so I could set up from a boulder about a hundred yards above him. Everything went as planned and now the wait was on! I could see the tips of his velvet horns sticking up above the brush but had no shot. I waited for two hours through the drizzly rain and fog before he finally stood to stretch. He took a few steps and as he cleared a small pine he stopped and looked up towards me but it was too late, the 270 grain Powerbelt bullet from my TC Encore was on it's way! As the smoke cleared I wasn't sure what happened so I quietly looked and listened. I saw nothing and heard nothing. Being by myself I had no spotter to confirm a hit or miss. Not knowing what to do next I just watched and waited. After several agonizing minutes I caught movement at the edge of the trees. It was him... he was hit hard and hunched up walking down the steep mountain side. The shot looked to be in the back of the lungs and liver. He continued down the hill several hundred feet before bedding up. I watched through the binos and within several minutes he laid over and died. Getting down to him was going to be easy but getting him out was the most difficult pack out I've ever had to do. The steep mountain side was not going to let me out of there without a fight. In the end I was completely exhausted but I had done what I set out to do and now the buck, the experinece, and the memories were mine and I had accomplished what I set out to do! The view from my first glassing point at 11,700 foot elevation Where I saw the big buck running below the pointed peak in the top right This was my view on the hike in to the second area My spike camp at 12,200 foot elevation My buck when I first found him the night before the hunt Mine at last! Looking up from where the buck died to where I had to go (top far left rock point) Packed up and heading back to Prescott

All PM's have been responded to... Thanks guys! The Jeep is still for sale

It's made by a company called Suunto and it is the Core model. I've been pretty happy with it. It was perfect for this kind of trip.

Adam, It only took one prefrence point to draw the tag. I don't have an exact score yet but he should go near 180 and 28 inches wide.

I had the opportunity to spend the last couple days with Randy Epperson and his hounds hunting mountain lion. Randy is one of the most experienced and hardest working hunters I've ever met. Not to mention he's just a great guy. He is the owner/outfitter of Rimrock Outfitters and is a sponsor of this site. Thanks goes out to Randy and his dogs for another excellent hunt! This is a picture of the first lion I killed with Randy nearly 4 years ago. Check out the weird skull formation on the lion I just killed today. It's pretty lop-sided!

I have a coues cape from a 90 inch buck I killed in Sonora Mexico. It is frozen and not tanned. The buck was killed in January so it has a swelled up neck and nice hair. The cape was tube skinned and is in good condition with plenty of hide for a shoulder mount. There are no major holes or problems that will need repair. I just had Dan Lee take a look at it to make sure everything is in good shape (eyes, ears, lips, etc) and there are no problems what so ever. Looking to get $50 firm. I'm in Prescott. Field photo of buck below. Tim Maddock 928-533-8807 themaddockcamp@cox.net

Chunky soup

Sold pending funds to Tommy. Thanks!

Yes... 190 yards with a 210 from my 300 RUM and no exit. Dropped like a rock and never even flinched!

That's an awesome piece of bone!!!

I had Todd Bettin build my custom 300 RUM. It won't leave his shop if it's not a sub 1/2" rifle at 100 yards. It's by far the best rifle I own. http://bettincustomguns.com/ I've heard good things about Wasatch Precision as well. You may want to look at his 300 Tejas!

I have a canvas wall tent that needs some repairs and I'm looking for someone that can do quality work? I live in Prescott but would be willing to travel to Phoenix or other parts of Northern Arizona. The job is probably a little unusual in that the tent is part of a Jumping Jack trailer and has the pop-up frame that goes inside of the tent. If any of you know of someone that you would recomend please pass along their information. Thank you! - Tim

Well our group just got home from Mexico last night after hunting hard for 7 days. I was rewarded on the morning of the 6th day with this great buck. I glassed him up before there was even enough light to see horns but since he was on top of a doe breeding her it was obvious he was a buck. All we could do was wait and watch as it got lighter. He was within a few yards of where we had seen a massive buck the previous afternoon and our fingers were crossed that it was the same buck. After several minutes of watching I decided that he was a shooter and got my rifle set up even though I wasn't sure if it was the massive buck from the day before. As I watched through the rifle scope I had to wait for him to finish doing the deed with his doe and right as he backed down I sent a bullet through his front shoulder. My buddy called the shot and said he went down and out of sight. The doe never even turned around to see where her boyfriend went. Turns out it was a different buck that we hadn't seen before but a great buck that I'm very happy to have had the opportunity to take home with me. Thanks to Craig, Jim, Josh, Gail, Nate, Alan, and Dave for another great hunt in Sonora Mexico!!! I had a great time and I can't wait to go back next year

Chris, I've got one but I live in Prescott. If you're ever up this way you are welcome to check it out. In my opinion it's the real deal! There was some discussion about this a few weeks ago in the Long Range Shooting forum that you may want to check out. http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29257

Jay, to me the feed seemed about the same as last year but there was a lot more water. Tanks that were dry last year had water this year and tanks that were low last year were full. As far as the rutting action goes it was "Game on" every day! I watched bucks running does like antelope, and I don't think I saw a buck that was either not with a doe or didn't have it's nose to the ground looking for one. One of the biggest challenges we faced was that the bucks wouldn't stay put long enough to stalk or get set up on them to get them killed. There was no doubt that the rut was on everywhere we looked. We also saw nearly as many bucks as does... very close to a 1:1 ratio. I think we hit the rut perfectly!!! - Tim