ruthunter Report post Posted January 30, 2022 55 minutes ago, idgaf said: Pics? I almost whacked a very large buck getting coffee this morning by the Starbucks in show low. Here ya go! 15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted January 30, 2022 15 hours ago, Tradman said: Rut is going strong. Took this picture today at 235 yds away. I got to 65 yds, clear line of site a few more yds and I would have sent it. There was a second buck as well. As soon as I'm getting ready to draw back a doe appears, I tell you what I've never heard bucks and does make the noises they made today. Both bucks turned opposite direction and went crazy straight for the doe. Seen 4 bucks today. Heading out again tomorrow. 40 yds is my max ill shoot with my longbow. Hope to get it done tomorrow. A few more yards? I thought you were a traditional bow hunter? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOHNTR Report post Posted January 31, 2022 This guy was by my place this evening......still hanging with the ladies. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tradman Report post Posted January 31, 2022 Saw this muley today exact same area as the white tail buck from yesterday. Couldn't get into long bow range. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted January 31, 2022 Saw one buck today, no does. He was spooked, never slowed down. Or maybe a mad dash to find a doe still in estrus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turbo Report post Posted January 31, 2022 Sunday had a coues buck come into my mule deer ambush. He feed into the greenpatch, then caught my wind at 11 yards. The west wind hit the edge of that tiny draw, swirled, and he thereby avoided being my closest archery kill yet. That coues would have been under 10 yards. He gave me an earlier instant of a shot, but a bit far, and I hesitated. Shot a judo point later on, missed low, and I knew from the arrow drop the approximate yardage before I paced it off the distance. 33 paces (Of course, closeness is no guarantee; I sailed an arrow over a coues spike at 10 yards in December). Anyway, soon after, saw the mule does where I expected them. The big one was in there with them, rutting behavior shown., and I moved closer, but they stopped feeding my way, the terrain and evening turning black, and that ended my January hunt. New area for me, hunted when I could the last two weeks, never closer than 50 yards. I am a lot smarter than I was two weeks ago regarding mule deer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tradman Report post Posted January 31, 2022 21 hours ago, HuntHarder said: A few more yards? I thought you were a traditional bow hunter? That's correct he needed to continue feeding the direction he was headed. This would have put him inside 40 from where I was set up. 40yds is the farthest I'll take a shot at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tradman Report post Posted January 31, 2022 My set up. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted January 31, 2022 Driving home this morning saw a herd off the road, got out and they gave no cares. 55 yards. 8 deer, no buck 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacob...soaz Report post Posted February 1, 2022 Best thing about the whole deal is this is the first hunt of a long year . I'm already having shooters remorse. Got to keep my finger off the release Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted February 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, Jacob...soaz said: Best thing about the whole deal is this is the first hunt of a long year . I'm already having shooters remorse. Got to keep my finger off the release Yup, I shot one in January about 10 years ago. Regretted it for the rest of the year. They now gotta be giants to even think about shooting in January. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted February 1, 2022 1 hour ago, HuntHarder said: Yup, I shot one in January about 10 years ago. Regretted it for the rest of the year. They now gotta be giants to even think about shooting in January. Exactly why I wanted that buck, last Dec 30. He wasn't a giant but would have been tastier than tag soup. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted February 1, 2022 On 1/30/2022 at 9:52 AM, ruthunter said: Here ya go! Thats a gorgeous buck! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
