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Fortunately, I speak 'Guide' pretty well and can decipher what he is saying. lol. Side note another flat, at a tire shop in st george right now and getting caught up on work emails.

Today 9-2 I drove halfway from oak grove to Black rock last night, intending to go the rest of the way in the predawn hours. I get about to the turnoff to Mudd Mountain, when i see water on the ground and parts and pieces off to the side. One of the Utah guides had hit a doe and wiped out his vehicle. I clear room for him and take him up to the top so he can meet up with the guy he is helping. I sneak into the area where that big herd that I have been posting pics of has been hanging. Apparently, a couple of bucks in that group went 230" inches or so. Who Knew. I find them, less than a hundred yards away and they seem jittery. I take a couple of pics of the smaller ones and look for the big guys. then this guys look my direction but not at me. The guide I had just helped is behind me. Apparently several of the bucks were killed during the week I had to work. The guide and I talked for quite a bit and he lets me know that majority of my hitlist has been obilterated. we meet once again with the other hunter on the mountain. His wife just killed 180" and he is staying the full hunt. and then I go and check my trail camera the reason I asked that question earlier is because I could probably record it. and that buck is kinda cool. oh yeah that lion is still on the prowl. I spend the evening chasing the pretty buck. He is now hard horned and has a couple of friends. I was at the edge of the field he has dinner in, ironically making dinner when the storm started hitting. Thinking he wouldnt come cause of the rain, I drive through and meet him and his buddies in the brushy part of the field . they leave in a hurry. tomorrow, i will sit one of the three tanks that a has water on black rock.

I Get into the grove of hunting the strip, either sit water or drive around. My choice this morning is drive around. I see this guy and consider putting a stalk on. The Bucks have lost or are starting to shed there velvet making them look not as good. then his friend pops out I go down the road a bit and see this guy I spend mid day back looking for Matrix, that 6xwhatever that I missed earlier leaving the area and going to Oak Groove. Wear your best camo if you check water down there, you will get your picture taken. I keep going south until a view of the western half of the grand canyon, on my wake back I see some Scale Quail. I thought it was unusual.

Me and another guy on black rock. most of the big bucks are dead, still a few around. Side note that handle bar buck was killed in nevada two seasons ago.

Saturday 8/31 Ok, I seen what the roads are like and decide to take it to the extreme. I found a place on google earth called Suicide tank on Suicide Point. several miles from the nearest road, I make the journey with enough supplies to last two days maybe three if I stretch it. I leave at first light, packed heavy with water, food and bedding I get there about 1200. This is what I find. On mojave park its dry AF. I make the journey back and get to the truck around 530. I start driving around because my legs are to wobbly to walk. See this little guy first And then catch this little guy at water And round off the evening with this guy at 50

Im in place with service time for some recaps Friday See this on the way not to much to report I leave St george about 1:15 and get to Deffinbaugh around 6:00. A couple of california hunters on SUPPED up Geo trackers and recreationlist have the animals buggered. I drive past Waring Ranch and head down a road I am complaining about every inch in my 2019 tacoma. Then I see this and can only imagine. I am 92 miles from St George, I wondered what that ride was like for the guys riding in this. As far as animals go nothing but a single doe

I know I have already made my decision, just checking what other hunter would do.

Real quick opinion pole is this a shooter. Younger but cool. Six points on the left

Consolation prize

I'll post updates later. Don't really know wh3re I am right now. Took the six mile hike to suicide tank. Hoping there would be water there wasn't. Killed my Saturday. Say six or eight bucks this morning but nothing that was interesting. Headed back into to deep reservation now. Grand canyon ?

Lee From my shooting last week. Everyone's safe

Round two starts now. I got my shooting issues taken care of. I have decided to go full nomad for the next ten days solo. I will not set up a camp. Wherever I end up is where I will sleep. I also brought my overnight backpack if the situation arises. Headed to dellenbaugh so I will post as service allows. This is will be interesting

it will be close. there is probably 6 or 8 inches on each side for deductions for the horseshoe shaped stickers. then they have to strip the velvet.

I wasnt going to post this because A. the video is grainy and B. it irritates the heck out of me to miss like that. But here is the video of me missing that buck I believe to be the one they just killed. You can see the horseshoe sticker on the right in the video but its a bit to grainy to see the left side. I had him several times after that within 100 yards and know its there. for the record I didnt say heck.

Actually last Friday I called in with menstrual cramps. Bwhahaha.

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