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A little sad. It looks like the giant bodied buck I missed when I dropped my bow arm is at his forever home now. I don't think the pic does him justice. I was going to Target him this weekend. My inside guy beat me to the punch for taking off early so I won't be leaving until the morning, so I have to wrap up his work and my work Good job hunter and guides

I switched to 125 grain solid broadheads for that hunt. I got a tremendous deal on them. And those were flung around the strip last weekend. I switched back to 100 grain slik tricks (set up I trust the most)to finish off this hunt. Remember broadheads kill by arterial hemorage so just place it where needs to go. Also speaking from personal experience packing out a bison isn't that bad.

I actually emailed slik-trik and they said they felt comfortable with any of there broadheads for bison, but they also suggested there sister line big big game broadhead solid two blades

Edit pocket posted. Side note the 251" monster was killed less than a mile from where we camped. Shane koury had sent me pics of the beast. Congrats to the hunter.

I was in the random draw with 9

It's like I'm playing hunting on Xbox but in real life. The deer are so much bigger up there, it hard for them to hide in the pine areas. Some really great deer are not shy of people.

Day 3 updates end of Phase 1 I knew I only had a little bit, So I parted ways with my brother so he could make the 11 hour drive back to tucson and went close to camp. I climbed a little knoll and started glassing within a few minutes I see this. I decide to get closer and make a 1/2-3/4 mile stalk. of course I lose them for a bit and then I look to my right and this is what I see, less than 120 yards away I'm trying to figure out if they are shooters when this guys shows his head and has the coolness factor. 89 yards away Ten bucks are around me all of a sudden in waist high oak scrub for 20-30 minutes. I try to make a move to get closer than I get pinned by this guy around 60 yards They make a move to there mid day resting spot and I parallel them then this guy catches movement jig is up. I go to the top enjoy the view and eat an orange and start the long trip back to show low. 3 hours at the only tire shop open on sunday in utah (walmart) I get home about 1100 needing to go to my office in scottsdale for a few days I left this morning at 400. Man I am a little delirious as I write this. three more days and I will be back for 10. I now know what to expect and I may even have a target buck in mind.

Shelvin I have four painful days at work than I will be back for ten. Kinda a good thing, I have to get confidence back into my shooting

Here is one of my misses from Saturday. @1:12.5 you can see the buck drop around a foot.

Sitting in a Walmart in St George for the last few hours with a flat. Here is a few pics from our exploring waring cabins

For those of you with kaibab/strip elk tag seen sign at black rock and eating cabins

Day 2, Hectic day, my brother picked the spot Saturday we went down to deffinbaugh. I was cursing him most of the way because we didnt get there until after 800. But the action made up for it. around 930 we see bunch of bucks that I take a look at. there is a giant typical bigger (deeper forks anyway) than the one in the pic I posted. I get to 78 yards and wait,wait, and wait some more. Something has the other 8 bucks skittish and blowing. I try to force the issue but get busted and they take off like a cheetah chasing them. Twenty minutes later we meet up with GF officer. Really nice guy, I showed him some pictures and he said "you are passing up that". Litterally just after that we run into a group of three bucks that I make a play on. I get to 67 yards and feel very comfortable with the shot and miss. This buck was younger but had mass and points for days. we park there and do some searching hoping to get caught up. around 100 we sitting in a pine draw having lunch and throwing pine cones at each when I spot antlers. 219 yards away. I have my shows off to take out the stickers from socks. My brother says SHOOT IT. and I say we will let fate decide if I can within range I will take the shot. I get to 67 yards again (I just practiced at a waterhole after my earlier miss. He stands, I release, and he Matrix's my arrow. The stalk You can see his horns ffour trees from me The witching hour It starts with me seeing the biggest bodied deer I have ever seen with kicker on each side making him have 40 inch outside spread or very close to it. (I drop my bow arm and wiff it) Next we see this little guy and few of his friends. than a big group of 10 with a typical with double eyeguards.

bad signal. Day 1 @ very first light we got into these guys. 45 yards The rest of the morning was spent exploring the mountain to the east of mesquite and west of black rock mid day was a four mile (round trip trek) to check the one and only trail camera I left out here. A baby double drop buck and a lion on it I go to check to see if I can see the buck I posted earlier (blurry) then the witching hour hits and I have this guy at 25 yards. I like his look and considered filling my tag. Look at 4 inch sticker point.

Here we go

I also have a unit 1 archery elk tag. (relax late season) and killed a 30" desert flats muley.

Two years ago yesterday, I killed this guy in the unit next yours. Good luck!

im rethinking my life choices. The buck looking at the camera has alot of points but is younger. The buck next to the big typical got some serious character on the right side.

Houston, I hope to put my eyes on that Wyatt Earp buck you sent me pics of. Of course once I get up there I probably only see forks and spikes Fred

Back when my kids were young and there was a recession all of money went to life. Then I started killing alot of animals and didn't want to change anything and break my rythym

It's not really score that's driving me. I'm sort of using the supreme courts definition of porn. I know it when I see it.

This buck has alot of bumps, but he just doesn't didn't give me that first impression, I will look for him again to confirm. total seen for two days of scouting was like 18 bucks.

This buck is just below the Mendoza line

13b is overrated!

Went scouting last week, saw a few smaller bucks

Game and fish doesn't like you. You should just give up or maybe when it comes to az turkey you are unlucky in the draw