Noel Arnold Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Wow!!! Congrat's on a DREAM BUCK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kilimanjaro Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Great deer Jim!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wetmule Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Right on Jim! , Heck of a great buck - glad he's got your tag wrapped around him, that's awesome. Great Job. Kevin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basser15 Report post Posted November 25, 2008 DAAAAAMN! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
palivs2hnt Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Sensational Buck! Happy all the hardwork paid off for you...good job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZP&Y Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Mass-o Muley- Great kiabab buck- those points are sticking straight up! congrats- that would be worth waiting another year for coues. It's been an outstanding year for you guiding & HUNTING ! AzP&Y Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Fun write up on the hunt and there is nothing like a first fire being dry having to chamber in a live one, congratulations on the hunt........ Jeff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Thanks for all the kind reply's guys! I'm still on cloud nine and can't believe it all worked out like i had dreamed! The G4's were 15" on the left and 13" on the right, G2's were over 19" on the right and almost 19" on the left. G3's were 13 6/8" on right and 13 2/8" on left. Main beams were identical at 23 2/8" and he did only have 19" inside. The mass was 34 6/8" total also. I never thought he would score that high, i did feel that he would hit the 200" mark, but those extra tines put him up there, just has tons of measurement with all that length! Here's some pics without that giant body attached!......and sportin' the colors too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scoutm Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Great buck!! Congrats...can't wait to see the mount. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZcoues_addict Report post Posted November 25, 2008 What a STUD buck! And the write up is outstanding, congrats on a buck of a lifetime! Glad all your hard work paid off, you truly deserve it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted November 25, 2008 A few more details to the hunt..... It was neat that I got great cell phone reception while sittin' in my tent, so even though I was alone for that first week I bugged everyone on my cell phone list constantly! LOL! I was able to keep my close friends and family updated with cam pics and progress and they all got to be there on the emotional roller coaster with me....very cool! Thanks guys for not getting upset with me at all the "drunk-texting" late into the night, you all kept me company! Also, one boring day up top I decided that with all the dang squirrels runnin' around, I needed to get the dust off my trigger finger! After cleaning that first squirrel I decided that was enough, i forgot how much they stink but I cleaned em' and took em' back for lunch. Here's the before and after cell phone pics.... Before After I just fried em' up and put the peices in with my Green chile stew.......it actually tasted just like it should..squirrel and green chiles.......I ended up eatin' as much as I could but eventually picked out the squirrel peices. I wouldn't reccomend this recipe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tines Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Awesome story and buck, Jim! Congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bird Dog Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Nice! Way to go Man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Way cool buck! Hearty congrats to you. Gotta like those extra tines that make him what he is. What did he age out at? Since he was so close to camp, did you get back and have tenderloins and eggs for breakfast? From your trail cams, did you notice any particular time range that the deer tended to water? Any difference up high versus down int he lower country? Doug~RR Yeah, those extra tines definitely make him what he is, but I was in love with those G4's!!! G+F said 3-5 yrs old, but I would bet he had to be 5 or 6 going off his nose and ridglines on the skull, still not an old deer, maybe just gettin' into his prime.....would love to see him with another good year or two on him...maybe I should have held off? It was nice to be close to camp, I promised the "Condor Ladies" that I would pack out the guts so getting him to camp whole with the use of the Rhino made that an easy chore........no eggs in camp though so we settled for brats on the grill. The deer would come in at all times, no pattern, but the bucks were usually at night with the exception of the first pic of Sticks being late morning. I never got a single deer on cam up top.......maybe the fact that I had to pull ice out of the tank every day had something to do with that? There were deer up there though, just scattered and hittin' dirt tanks more than anything else. Trick tanks were definitely more productive down low as you would expect. JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawkbowhunter Report post Posted November 25, 2008 What s stud!!! congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
