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Well, My views have definitly shifted during the last 7 years of hunting. I started hunting when I was 10 and all I wanted to do was kill a deer and for 3 years I went home empty handed. I was very disappointed to say the least. anything would have been amazing, and I got to the point the end of the 3rd year that I didnt really want to do all the walking and glassing anymore heck, we werent gettign anything so whats up with all the work? and after I shot my first buck all I was was proud and I didnt care it was a spike, it still is the deer I have been most excited over EVER. Now I go out every weekend for a month or 2 before our hunt I scout, I glass, I work even though I know that I cant bag a deer that day. This year I went out probably 10 times and camped out by myself, sometimes I'd bring a buddy from school. And I see bucks now, and I get excited still but I dont neccisarily want to kill them, I get just as excited watching them especially if I had to work to see it. So I would say that now, The time with my Dad and our Friend is more important to me than the actual hunt, a COMPLETE opposite from my view 7 years ago, Funny thing is the same thing happend with Coyote hunting. The first time I went hunting for coyotes I was 15 my dad dropped me off to hunt for the day (he says hes got no intrest in hunting coyotes) and the first 5 or 6 times I got skunked I would call I would do everything that I read online or watched in my video's and was just getting skunked, but the first dog I had come into the Call I was so excited I must have missed him by 10 yards, I shot way to early 500 yards sitting no bi-pod but I guess we learn from our mistakes, now when I go out I love watching the dogs work the wind and it's so interesting how they come in diffrent every time some times full blast, others they sneak around for a while. So I guess another thing I value in the hunt is learning and seeing the animals. I have learned a good life lesson hunting and that is never give up.

I'll tell you what has helped us, GLASSING, I have seen more deer each year, in our area by glassing, it takes getting use to to seeing these deer under trees far away. But, if you use those Binos on a tripod and glass you'll get better, also scout often, scouting will help you with your glassing tecnique and you will find out what kind of trees, hillsides and like I said before you WILL see them more often. Honestly me and my dad have hunted 7 years in Unit 33 it took 3 years to get our first deer, but now we get atleast 1 every year, This year was the first year I scouted heavily, and I killed the buck I was after a dream buck for me. If you put in preseason effort with glassing practice and scouting it will all follow, also make sure you go to the range often nothings worse than having a buck in your sights and missing! (I speak from expierance ). Another thing if you can get out with your dad and hunt other things, My passion is predator hunting and bird hunting, Theres nothing that helps buck feaver/ shooting at a deer when you have to make shots on coyotes and bobcats! Dont give up, it will all come together, I promise.

I strongly reccomend the Ruger LCP in .380 thats what my dad carries now, he switched over from a glock 27, its an awesome shooter, very very impressed with the accuracy from the short barrel, Highly reccomended. http://www.ruger.com/LCP/

HOLY BUCK! nice deer!

Nice buck!

Buck looks like its got some good genetics! Congrats!

I posted the pics here http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...showtopic=11164 I shot him in unit 33. he's got 6x6 scoreable points.

Not sure if this is the right section but here it goes. I found these early in the year during our HAM javelina hunt. Looks to be a lion kill it was found in Unit 33 Would have scored really nicely had that shaft not been broken off.

Thats a fat deer, Nice buck!

Dang, nice buck!

Yeah the ribs and legs were all chewed on, and the vertebre was broken. that could have been post death but I doubt it. Amazing that coyotes didn't scatter the bones and carry off the legs. Those palm trees in the skyline make me wonder where you were hunting. Bill Quimby Oh no, thats just where I lashed the head up on my gate at home for the skin to decompose.

Shot him yesterday afternoon, in unit 33. The taxidermist said he was atleast 8 but probably closer to 10 or 11 6x6 without the guards (scoreable) 6x7 otherwise.

Cool buck man, Much better than my first deer ( a little spike) congrats!

Thanks guys. I'm very happy with him.

Yeah the ribs and legs were all chewed on, and the vertebre was broken. that could have been post death but I doubt it.

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He was down way low for a coues deer in muley country for sure probably around 2700-3000 feet.

Thats pretty sweet man, I hope one year me and my dad will both harvest Trophies.

I was thinking the same thing! What a unique looking buck! Do you have any photos looking straight on from the front? Here is the closest I have to straight on.

Nope, but when i jumped him 2 other bucks jumped up one had similar looking antlers less points but higer. probably a 4x4 and the other had spikes that were about 12 inches long really weird looking.

Here are a few more pic's I just got in an email. they're a bit better.

Thanks guys, sure beats the spike I shot last year.