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Back home on the White mtn Apache rez

Might be a month late but thought I'd share my bull I got at the beginning of Oct. It was a tough hunt with all the rain, wind, sleet, and snow which made my hunt that much more fun!

Has anyone picked up any fresh coues sheds? thought i'd share a couple pick ups from this year (nothing fresh) I found this rack up in the higher country while looking for elk sheds in April he scroes 110" This buck scored 100". As it lays in the evening time right before i got back to camp. attempt number 1 this year for coues sheds MAY 3rd Here are some sheds i found on the same camping trip. They are from the same buck(not the buck above) just a year apart. The shed on the left is about 2 yrs old and the right is about 3 yrs old. As you can see he gained mass but also lost some tine length. He also grew an extra point. Too bad both the eye guards were chewed up. Different angle Thanks for looking! please update me if you found any fresh coues sheds. I have yet to go on my second trip. THE RATTLERS ARE OUT!!! haha

found these in about an hour yesterday after breaking thru some huge snow drifts A long hard haul back to camp last week. The hiking is worth it!! Had to get a pic going to camp a few more from this week!

Smoked ONE!!! 350 yard shot dropped him in his tracks.. not a biggie i was hoping for.. he'll go about 80 icnhes. my brother got one too his buck should hit the 100 inch barrier.. HARDEST HUNT TO DATE!!!!!! 2 ft of snow below zero temps in a tent.. hiking in 4 miles and 4 miles out each day. drove the truck as far as we could til it bogged into the snow set up camp. came back into town threw on the tire chains and pushed our way thru.. LONG Story short.. wednesday the 5th my brother killed his at 4 pm. thursday i smoked mine at 425 pm. got back to camp truck died out. camped another night. my dad shows up the next day we try to get the truck started but dies out slowly.. so put 4 tire chains on the jeep. pushes the f250 quite a ways til the mud gets tooo deep.. so the truck is still out in the mtns.. gonna get it monday morning. i have to work all weekend.. WILL POST PICS of the baby buck i shot.. and my brothers massive coues...

thanks guys.. Some weather indeed! gonna be hunting in at least a foot of snow.. oh man gotta set up camp. thinking of building an igloo!! haha ... All em does are there just gotta wait for the big guy to show up! i was glassing a couple days for hours but little movement. So i decided to drop into some canyons and glass glass glass.. I'm hunting right by the border of San Carlos rez and The white mtn rez.. black river. many canyons that drop into the river. a couple huge mtns.. Remote area so that led me to walking to the tops and bottoms.

This MONSTER survived another year or Lion food!! no one seen him during the hunt.. and now the place he lives is snowed in.. at least 2-3 feet of snow..

My hunt started Christmas day... I've been out in the field a lot lately and have been seeing anywhere between 5-10 does a day. But only a few small bucks....i've glassed and glassed and glassed.. Walked an average of 7 miles a day.. Seen many fresh rubs. Lets hope that all this snow has them moving around. And that the RUT has picked up.. Every doe i glassed up was alone or in groups.... WITH NO BUCKS!!!! A couple good bucks have been taken this year here on the white mtn rez.. a 120 during the general(november) hunt and a 130 couple days ago.. during this trophy hunt(the rut).

Thats i NICE looking buck congratz!!

I was out in the field as well on Weds.. and found quite a few fresh scrapes... The bucks are now hanging around the does.. I seen a couple smaller bucks having a lil shoving contest as well.

So this is the lake that i'll be at this weekend camping and fishing.. Its really starting to pick up because of the spawnin season under way.. Hopefully i catch a WHOPPER!! I'll update with you sunday night with pics of the catches...

You'll get one by 8 am today!!

These are the bucks you need to pass up and chase them across that black river!! Ha Ha!! That buck is something else! Good Job to the hunter.. hey Dan thx for sharing..