Swivelhead

Really nice old battler. Congrats to you. I'd say 10.5 and 171

Whopper buck! Nice write up. Congrats to you two.

Nice buck. Excellent 1st post. Welcome to the site.

Rock & Roll!

Bavispe

Barbs House of Labs donated a chocolate pup for auction at the ADA Banquet this year. Very calm dog considering the mayhem that was going on. Planned on bidding but the 1st bid was my max and it took off from there. Looked at their website, IIRC all the breeding dogs are OFA certified for most all the maladies the breed suffers from. Good luck with your search.

Assuming one lives <500 miles away, the strip is doable, many go unguided. DIY in Kyrgyzstan or the Zambezi Valley are "impractical as it gets". BTW, are you done trolling yet? This thread is way beyond hijacked. Nice buck posted by the OP. I'd take him in a heartbeat. A mature desert buck is a special deer.

I believe he is referring to a guided hunter, as in "hand held, there he is, shoot him." IIRC, the books are about honoring the animal. Unfortunately, the books stir many to compete. There are many reasons to use an outfitter/guide, most of them good. DIY is obviously more fullfilling but not always practical.

I know there was a permit required archery hunt in the Tucson Mountains in the 50's.

Great buck! Best eyeguards on a coues buck that I can remember. Congrats to both of you.

^^^^^ This! Kind of like taking young ones on their first fishing trip. It's all about them. The 1st few hunts should not be a marathon. Still fairly warm, watch for snakes. Also, IMO, don't shoot at birds the dog does not point & hold. Have fun!

Nada for me, good luck to all.

Van Hale has a good reputation. Been around a long time. Plays by the rules.

James McMullen

Thanks for posting a really nice story. Congrats to your daughter.

Congrats!

Call for location and move on in. Go prepared to handle a large animal. Get it skinned & cooled pronto. Your weapon is fine, hit em' in the boiler room, have fun!

Call Cameraland, you may get a deal on a demo. Good people.

Are you a lefty?

Great stuff! Serious effort got it done. Congrats to your wife.

Beautiful bull. Shot placement appears to be perfect. Sorry, no suggestions for a replacement projectile.

I'm glad to know someone else has seen a coati @ Lake Pleasant. Spotlighted one on the shoreline while fishing in the early 80's. Surprised to say the least as I too believed them to be a southeastern AZ animal.

A man's got to know his limitations ....

Incredible buck! Congrats to you. Sure would like to hear the story on this beast .........

Great post! Congrats to all.