peckl1 Report post Posted December 29, 2008 I've had the good fortune of being able to hunt for the past week and a half. Mostly watching the does herd up. I been sitting on a few different herds. They have had nothing bigger than a good size fork with them. Until today! I was sitting on a ridge with 22 does and fawns bedded down in the ravine below. They kept watching both up the ravine and down. I watched them for 2 hours. Then all of a sudden they jumped up and right in the middle of them was a BIG 5x5. He sniffed a few rear ends and did a few lip curls up in the air. Then the herd started moving up the opposite side of the ravine. When they got on top of the ridge I caught movement to the right of them. At first I thought lion, but it turned out to be 5 coyotes. They were moving slowly toward to the deer. Then, when they were within about 20 yards 6 of the biggest does charged the coyotes. The coyotes flushed like quail and ran back up the ridge. The deer continued feeding on the top of the ridge. As they fed over the ridge and got out of sight, I started to try and get down wind and across the ravine and up behind them. I thought they had headed up the ridge. As I reached the top of the ridge I expected them to be above me and up wind. Well I was wrong, as they went over the ridge they turned and went down the ridge. As I got there, they were down wind. They busted out in all different directions. I could not find the buck. I spent some time trying to glass, but he was gone. Back to the truck and took off to get to another herd I've been watching. I had to circle around on the road by the ridge I just came from. as I started down into a canyon There stood a lone deer. It turned out to be the same 5x5. He has small crab claw type front tines. He was coming into a cattle trough for a drink. I watched him move out and then up the ridge. I had no chance at geting close without spooking him completely out of the area. Sorry for the quality of the picture but he was pretty far off. Lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dparker769 Report post Posted December 29, 2008 i would sit that tank. that looked like a good buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle Eye Report post Posted December 29, 2008 Thats a great desert muley! Good luck to ya! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted December 29, 2008 Sounds like a fun morning, hope you get a chance at your buck! Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted December 29, 2008 Dang - I'd be watching him! Sounds like you have him patterned. Hope you get a chance to draw back on that bad boy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted December 29, 2008 Mann i would whack that buck in a flash hope you tag em. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted December 29, 2008 Wow that is a big one good luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IHunt2live Report post Posted December 29, 2008 Good luck with that buck. Makes me all excited about January 1st. I hope to be chasing some bucks around like that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SEWHITETAIL Report post Posted December 29, 2008 LOOKS LIKE AN AWESOME MULEY THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS GOOD LUCK TO YA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr8 White Jr Report post Posted December 29, 2008 Good luck to you! Hope to see some success pics soon! -Tracy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckl1 Report post Posted December 30, 2008 Thanks for the good wishes. I'll be back out again tomorrow. Lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
synper100 Report post Posted December 30, 2008 Good luck on that stud of a buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted December 30, 2008 Wow! That ain't no coues but I would wack him in a heart beat. Thanks for sharing. Good luck on getting him and let us no how the hunt goes. He's nice! TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckl1 Report post Posted December 30, 2008 This is a side veiw of this buck. Gives you a better idea of the body size. A whole lot of meat there. Lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
