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  1. Coach

    FIRST MULEY

    Great job!
  2. I also remember this thing circulating 6+ years ago and being outed as a wood carving.
  3. Coach

    Opening Morning Triple!!!

    Nice triple. Great job guys.
  4. Coach

    Neat character buck

    Thanks Gino! The new set up is a Savage 14 Classic in .300 WSM. It was part of a limited production run with dark oil finished wood and matte barrel/action. So far I really like it - a little heavier that what I'm used to Still have that howa unifred in the box - I've been looking for an aftermarket youth stock for it. Good Hunting, Jason
  5. I was fortunate enough to draw a December tag this year, but it was for a unit I had never hunted. As luck would have it, a friend of my dad’s was going to be hunting in there with his in-laws and invited us to join them. My first trip into the area was opening weekend and I saw a lot of bucks chasing does, but they were all forkies and spikes. Both hunters in the party I was camped with tagged out on nice bucks (I’ll see if I can get permission to post their pictures), but the best one I found was a large 2x2 and I was holding out for something a little bigger. After Christmas, I returned hoping the big bucks had moved back in to take over the rutting. Unfortunately, there was far less activity than I had seen the previous trip, and again all the bucks I was finding were small. The big 2x2 was still trying to tempt me but again I decided to hold out. The next morning, my dad and I decided we needed to change tactics since we kept seeing the same small deer each outing in my primary area. We ended up hiking out of camp and glassing some country we had hunted briefly before Christmas. After about 20 minutes of glassing from our first set-up we found 6 does hanging with a small forkie about a mile away. By this time, I was wondering if there were any mature bucks in the area – how could this little scrub have a such a harem? I decided to give the area behind us one more pass while I came up with a plan for the afternoon. I immediately picked up some pigs with piglets and decided to try to get some photos of them through my spotting scope for my wife (she loves baby anything). While snapping pix of the pigs, I noticed some deer had shown up also while we were busy studying the forkie way off in the distance. It turned out to be doe with a fawn so I started snapping pix of them as well. Then out of nowhere, just above the doe and fawn a third deer appears that is clearly a buck. At this point, I was just hoping for any decent 3x3 or better and a quick look through the swaros confirmed that he fit the bill. I ranged him at 356 yards and set up for the shot. He stood quartering away from me like a statue for long enough to take a nice relaxed shot. At the recoil I lost sight of him through my rifle scope, but I saw him running down hill for just a second and then he was gone. Dad confirmed it was a good hit as he had watched the whole thing though his spotting scope. We got to where we had last seen him and sure enough he was piled up under a tree. The shot had hit perfectly just behind the ribs on the left side and exited just behind the front leg on the right. I’m still amazed he didn’t drop in his tracks – man they are tough little suckers. He ended up being a nice 3x4 with a double eye-guard on one side. He’s not a monster but definitely the biggest buck I saw on this hunt. I want to thank Bill L. for turning us on to this area, and Brandon and Ladd and their crew for sharing their spot with a couple of strangers. I also want to thank my dad, Dennis for all his help. And some pix of the doe and fawn and the piglets...
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    Tag Soup!

    With your track record, I'll be surprised if you don't have your 08 tag filled by end of the month! Good luck Gino.
  7. Coach

    2007 Pack in hunt

    Those are some great looking bucks! Congrats, and thanks for sharing the story and pix with us.
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    2007 Archery Coues.

    Great job - that's a dandy buck! Spot-n-stalk archery coues is an amazing feat.
  9. Congratulations on a beautiful buck! He's a stud fo sho.
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    Rut?

    Typically, I've always seen heavier rut activity starting in the last week of December, but I was out this last weekend and the bucks were definately in full rut mode where I was hunting - In fact it was some of the most obvious rut activity I've ever seen. Unfortunately all the bucks in my crosshairs were little guys, the biggest being a large 2x3. Here's hoping the big guys will move back in and reclaim their does!
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    9 Bears poached

    The punishment for those offenses should be much more harsh. What a bunch of scum bags.
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    Bass Pro Shop

    My biggest complaint with BPS is their excruciatingly slow shipping. It can take weeks to get something that is in stock at the time you order it. There is absolutely NO excuse for a company that relies on mail/internet shopping to have such a poor shipping department. To me, it constitutes a total lack of respect for their customers and I will now only buy from them if they are the ONLY place that offers the product.
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    SO SORRY CASEY

    Allright Mike - you owe me a new keyboard. These things don't hold up well to coffee spewing all over them Excellent post.
  14. That stinks - just an honest mistake. I like the way he is being cooperative, taking full responsibility and not seeking any special treatment. Stand-up guy.
  15. Coach

    draw results are out

    3 24A pig tags and 2 3B turkey tags for our family this year. Wow, we went 5 out of 6 apps - that never happens!
  16. Coach

    Carp of a lifetime!

    Fantastic buck! Thanks for sharing!
  17. I'm working on a home brew version - I'll post pix if it works out.
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    First deer hunt a success!!

    Congratulations to Isaac. I'm sure he is exited.
  19. Hey guys, I was lucky enough to draw a 32 December tag this year. I've hunted the flats before with my son for pigs but this will be my first coues hunt in there. Before the e-scout ninjas come on here nunchucking me to death, I'm not looking for anybody's honey hole - just trying to get an idea what roads are open/closed in the on the NE portion of the Galiuros - particularly from Deer Creek down to Paddy's Canyon and that general area. Also, I'm interested in the Muleshoe/Pride ranch areas based on the G&F info. I'll be looking at a base-camp with serious hike-in spike camp hunts so I'm definately planning to get off the roads, just need to get an idea where to access the unit to get started with my scouting. Thanks in advance, Jason
  20. Coach

    Larks buddies bear

    Wow - that thing is HUGE. Congrats to the hunter - sounds like a lot of hard work went into that one. GREAT JOB!
  21. Coach

    scope mounting ???'s

    RR is right on the money as usual. I have 2 savages with this mounting setup, and it's the only one I've found that works.
  22. Coach

    Need Boots....that last

    I had a pair of Cabela's Mountain Hunters that lasted through years of heavy use. Finally the soles wore out but the uppers are still good. I just replaced them with a pair of Perfekt hunters (Meindl) that are the most comfortable boots I've ever worn. They changed the Mountain Hunters and they just didn't feel as good. Look at Cabela's cobranded Euro boots - I doubt you'll be disappointed.
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    Grong's Bull

    Great bull, Josh! Congrats!
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    Lets talk about knives

    I've been using the Browning FDT for years, and if I lost it today I'd order another one tomorrow. It folds up, has a gut hook a saw and a blade that takes an edge easily and stays sharp longer than most.
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