COOSEFAN Report post Posted April 14, 2010 Needing a break from the snakes I snuck away for a couple half day trips to Dinkville. Dinkville is close and quick so Drake and I headed up and stayed the night fully expecting to make a full day of shed huntin' but unfortunately Drake nose dived off a ledge into a cactus! I had to carry him most of the way back to the truck because his legs weren't working right After getting him home, I spent the Sunday with the wife and couldn't stop thinking about the matching sides to the sheds I found on Sat., so Monday found me back up there for the afternoon hunt! I quickly found a couple more sheds and one of them was a match to a small 6 that I found on Sat. That set was .53 miles apart on the GPS!!! All the sheds I found were brownies which was awesome and surprisingly a couple were bigger antlers than I was expecting to find there. To top it off, I glassed the flats on my way out Monday night and glassed up a muley shed that was laying in his fresh tracks. I didn't have enough light to give it an honest effort looking for the match, but I'll be back Here's a bunch of pics, they are all ATL and are a mix of Sat. and Mon. pics. Thanks, JIM> Check out the genetics on these two, if one was white I would've sworn it was the same bull, but both are brown so must be brothers! These sheds were about 100 yards apart so you can imagine my excitement at thinking I found the match then realizing it was the same side! And here's the last pic I got of Drake before he jumped off this ledge onto a cactus pile that he obviously thought was a boulder, I then learned he won't fit in my backpack and is a lot heavier than I thought! He's still sore but OK now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Browning'sCustomMeat Report post Posted April 14, 2010 spectacular!!! Thanks for sharing! -Jeremy- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted April 14, 2010 Nice finds Jim!! Glad your dog is ok, wow, what an adventure. Julie jumps off ledges all the time and luckily she hasn't landed in a pile of cactus, although she has a clump of small cactus spines in her shoulder right now that we can't get out without pulling out her hair too. Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmer Negamanee Report post Posted April 15, 2010 Cool! Thanks for posting the pics and story! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted April 15, 2010 Nice pics of some nice browns, thanks for taking us along on your adventure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huntaholic Report post Posted April 15, 2010 Very nice thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted April 15, 2010 Awesome finds there Jim! Those bulls must be brothers and I could definately see why you thought you had the match. Looks like a really good couple of days shed hunting. Glade that your dog is ok too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Payne Report post Posted April 15, 2010 Nice haul Jim! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunterdude Report post Posted April 15, 2010 Nice looking horns and good looking dog! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flagpknmule Report post Posted April 15, 2010 nice job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
200"mulie Report post Posted April 15, 2010 nice adventure! wish iwas closer to the white mountains so i can shed hunt. i have to wait couple more weeks to go out looking for deer sheds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
izquik72 Report post Posted April 15, 2010 I was half expecting another truckload of replicas. ha Nice finds good spot you have there "Dinkville" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZMSK Report post Posted April 16, 2010 That was a great couple days of shed hunting some good browns how long did it take you to teach Drake how to use the camera? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted April 16, 2010 Very nice thanks for sharing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites