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Nice! I am still trying to kill my first bear, so they are shooters to me!

I believe this is the bull. Congrats to the hunter on a magnificent bull.

Just curious as to if anyone else has this unit this year. My brother has been up there since last week and is having a tough go at it. Very few bugles, and lots of wind. I was with him for the first three days. We had a pretty good opportunity on Saturday, but needed about 25 more yards that we just couldn't get. We didn't want to blow that bull out of the area, so we quietly backed out so we could hunt him again. He has passed on a couple rag horns while sitting water in the evenings and that's about it. He is staying for the whole hunt and I will join him again this weekend. Again, just curious if anyone has had any luck. Thanks

Here is my brother with his bull. He had to wait until he got to our dad's house before he took any pictures. Just thought I would share. Congrats again to all the other successful hunters!

Sorry to hear of the misfortunes. I own a courier route and I drive that particular stretch of highway every single day. I will keep my eyes open for you.

Try Craigslist. There are lots of them for sale. Good luck.

Well, it finally happened! My brother called me today to tell me the good news. He finally tagged out on a bull last night. I met him this afternoon to take a look at it. It's an awesome bull stretching the tape to around 330". He hunted the same area we were in the night I called in the bull where he ran out of light. He says he got in between two bulls bugling like crazy. He started his calling and the bull without any cows came right in. 42 yard shot right before dark and the bull went down in 30 yards. Then the fun began! Remember, that area was over 2 miles from the road. He said he didn't get back to camp until after midnight some time. I have no pictures unfortunately. He was too busy worrying about how he was going to get this elk out in the dark by himself and he didn't take any. I have to say that I am proud of my little bro. Just goes to show you that even if you are given the worst hunting conditions like he was, you can still be successful. He stuck it out through all the bad weather, close calls and non existent rut. He drew a unit 10 archery bull hunt a few years back and didn't kill. He hunted every single day of the hunt. A few of his buddies really gave him a hard time for that one. This year, he gets his revenge. All those same buddies had tags this year and all of them killed bulls. My brother's, however, was the biggest one!! Now it's his turn to dish out the ribbing!

Those that were successful, a big congrats to you!! I got back yesterday from another 4 day trip helping my brother out. It's getting a little better, but not much. The wind has really been tough. In all the hunts that I have been on, I have never seen a year like this one. The bulls aren't bugling at all in the mornings. They seem to be getting fired up right after the sun goes down past the horizon up until about 30 minutes after dark and that's about it. We have several different areas that we are hunting. All these areas are 2 to 2.5 mile hikes to get to. We got hammered with the rain as well. Unfortunately for us, we were already in 2.5 miles to our spot when the rain started getting heavy. Needless to say, we walked back to the truck very wet and dejected!! Oh well. It's gonna happen every now and then. He has still had some great opportunities. Friday night, I called in a nice 6x6. We saw him at 65 yards before I started calling. I normally don't call once I see them, but he wouldn't commit and we were running out of daylight fast! Got him into roughly 30 yards. I watched as my brother drew his bow and I though "Finally! It's going to happen" Then I saw my brother let down and I immediately knew that we had run out of light. He couldn't see his pins! Sunday night a very big 360 class bull came into a tank but held up. The wind was swirling, yet again, and he stopped at 72 yards. He wouldn't come in any further. He teased for a while and eventually left the area. All and all, it's been a decent hunt still. We have been in elk every day. My brother is still out there sticking it out for the duration. If he doesn't kill, it will not be from lack of effort. I really think the upcoming full moon will really get the bulls going. It's going to be a stellar year for those with early rifle tags!!

One more report from this morning. My brother said the bulls were really getting going. Once again, though, the wind really screwed things up. He got right in the middle of several bulls letting it rip, but the wind wouldn't make up it's mind on which way it wanted to blow. He couldn't seal the deal, but he said it made him feel better knowing that they were at least bugling. I know what it's like to hunt by yourself. If things aren't going well, it's really hard to stay positive. I think today did wonders for his optimism. I knew this storm was on it's way, but I didn't know they were talking snow!! That should help things a bunch. Terry, I wish I was there in NM as well. I heard it was a short, but fun hunt! Congrats to you and your client.

Thanks Ryan, He is up there for the whole hunt so I am sure he will eventually hit at least some of the rut. We haven't had much trouble with other hunters. He is hunting near the border of another unit and the only hunters we have spoke to are hunting that other unit. There were several camps near his, but we never ran into those guys in the field. The bulls so far don't seem very interested in the calls, but I don't think it's from being call shy. I think they just aren't ready yet. Hopefully it will happen soon. The days are getting shorter and the weather cooler. Casey, Tell your buddy congrats! Any chance we get to see a pic?

Hello gang, I don't post very often, but I am usually reading all the posts every couple days or so. Lots of you know me from AZOD as well. I am looking for a used pair of 10 power SLC's or EL's. I am hoping to do a trade, but will consider anything. I have a Ruger Mach2 7mm Mag with a synthetic stock and stainless barrel. Topped with Ruger rings and bases and a brand new Nikon 3x9 scope that I am willing to part with. I have had this gun for many years and it has been nothing short of awesome. I just don't shoot it much anymore and I really want to get a new pair of binos. I also have a pair of Zeiss Dialyt 7x42 binoculars that I am willing to trade as well. I have had these about as long as the rifle. You can respond here, or email me lanoue25@yahoo.com with any questions that you may have or if you have binos to sell. Thanks for looking. Blake

Tell us more about that antelope please!! He looks really big.

Just sent you a PM. I will take the Leica if it's still available. Thank you. Blake lanoue25@yahoo.com

Thanks for the kind words guys. I was taking antelope photos every weekend all summer long up until about three weeks ago. I have nearly 1000 on my computer, but only a handful that are good. It's a hobby of mine that I hope to get better at. Plus, it gives me a great excuse to get out there and scout new area for those speed goats! Thanks again!

Hey all, I don't post here often, but I am around all the time. TLH and I are partners in the guiding business. I submitted this photo, but didn't win. Maybe next year though!

Hey Elkhunter. Where did you get that picture? That is my brother holding that rack. Maybe we know each other? The story that I got was that they were talking to another group of hunters and they offered to let them see the rack. When they opened up the trailer, it was filled with all sorts of sheds, skulls from both deer and elk. They were a little suspicious when they say that. They took a real quick picture and left. I beleive they called Game and Fish after they left and told them about the trailer. I never heard anything else about it.

Hey pollohombre. Long time no see. I sent you an email. Congrats on a great hunt.