Arizonahunter

It HAS been a roller coaster of events. A huge congrats to your dedication on finding your bull! Thanks for the play by play...Way to go.

Awesome job gentelman!!!

Definitely give it a shot where you think the moans and groans came from. He has got to be in there. If I didnt live so far away, I'd be there helping you.

Congrats on the 2 bucks... What unit in NM? I killed 2 weeks ago in NM also. Unit 29. SE corner NM/TX border

WOW!!

Keep at it bro, you will find him. Anxious for you.

BEAUTIFUL BULL, CONGRATS...

WOW, Its called Hunter Ethics... He should have respected you. If he knowingly knew you were there, he should have quielty backed out and found another place... I have done that numerous times, walked in to a spot, see that someone is there already and I back out. Its the only and right thing to do. You will probably get mixed reviews from this post, but thats just my opinion...I'd go and respectfuly confront the person.

Great antelope guys!!

8 years since my last NM speed goat tag! Well worth the wait. It all started 2 weeks ago on my first scout trip that we spotted this buck on the ranch I would be hunting, along with 5 other bucks...He was the one I said I wanted to bring home. Well, this past Thursday, my brother and I made the 7 hour trip to NM to set up camp and scout 2 days before the hunt, which started Saturday. We in deed found this buck on Thursday evening, again on Friday morning and evening ( which we got some great footage of him ) and then obvisouly on Saturday. Saturday morning we arrived about an hour before dawn and parked about a mile away from where we had last spotted him feeding the night before. As dawn broke, we started glassing in the same area and I spotted a buck feeding about a mile away, within seconds, my brother says, " I have another buck out there also, and I think hes the one we are after". After glassing him myself, I said, yep, thats him, let go!!! We locked the truck up and headed out after him. We got to about 4oo yards from him and he decides to bed up in the middle of an open field just before sun up. This want definitely NOT to our advantage. We then had to literally belly crawl to close the distance. We got to 277 yrds and with my TC Omega, topped with the new Nikon Omega BDC 300 , I could have taken the shot from there, but wanted to get closer. We made it to 170 yards without him spotting us, but i didnt have a shot. I was then able to make it to 145 yards without him knowing I was there. My brother was 25 yards behind me, behind a creosote bush watching. I sat there for about 5 minutes, still he had not got up. My brother then motioned to me he was going to crawl over, hoping it would get the attention of the buck and it did. No more than 30 seconds of him meeting up with me, the buck stood up broadside to me and immediately turned straight on, facing us head on. I told my brother are you ready??? He said " As long as you are ". I took a deep breath, put the 150 yard reticle dead center of his chest and squeezed the trigger. The smoke pole released the 150 grains of Triple Seven powder and the 250 grain TC Shockwave bullet and the somke billowed out. We heard the impact and waited for the smoke to clear, we saw the buck running away, he ran about 40 yards and piled up. At that moment, I knew I had just dropped the biggest buck on the ranch and most importantly, the buck I had come to get! We let the woohoos out, gave each other a big hug and started the congrats !!! Walking over to him, emotions were high. We got there and were so jazzed! Took the pictures for years of long lasting memories. What a fun and memorable hunt it turned out to be! I got to harvest a great buck and spend some quality time my brother! Thanks so much bro!!! Now I have to start getting ready for my New Mexico Burro Mtns muzzleloader Mule deer tag I was lucky enough to draw and then a AZ whitetail tag for myself and my wife! Keep ya posted!

Awesome, congrats

Great story and pics.

Great job on the nice buck. See ya at the next family function!!!

Great buck. Congrats...

Very cool guys! Congrats on the bucks. I just killed IN NM on Sat too. What unit were you hunting in NM, 29 for me? Check it out in the Antelope forum.

Great buck, Congrats

Thank you! Had a blast! Unit 33 and 34a. Have taken nice WT out of both units. Will be the wifes first deer hunt.

Great Antelope!!! Congrats... Well worth the wait.

Way to go Cody... What a fun hunt it has been!!!

Awesome bear!!! 35A/B, 34A ?? PM SENT

Early Nov 33 WT for me. Plus NM Antelope and Muley...Gonna e a busy fall !!!

Has anyone ever hunted New Mexico Antelope in unit 29? I drew that tag this year and the rancher says the ranch is covered in Creosote bush. I killed a nice NM antelope in 2002, but in flat grasslands with sage brush, not creosote... Thought this was kinda strange place to hunt goats.

Anyone know much about the Burro Mountains in New Mexico for muleys? I drew the muzzleloader tag and are trying to gather as much info as possible. I know there are big muleys in there, just dont know too much about the area. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Creed, Thx...Im hoping for a successfull hunt. Im not to sure which they are classifed as? Hey Tommy- I sent you a pm. Yes, I'll give you a call soon.

Thanks guys, I will definitely give him a call. Very nice Muley TAM. Did you take that last year on the muzzleloader hunt?