Let's Hear It For The 35's!

[Huntr Pat]

I may be a 35A hunter next year. I'll be hunting on Fort Huachuca. Never here anything about Javelinas in 35A.

[Scooter]

There are no Javelina in 35A...

[COOSEFAN]

Hey guys, I just got home from our first hunt in Mexico and just saw these replys.

 

My hunt in 35A was fun only for the fact I got to spend time with my friends Craig and Tyler (elkhunter) and share a camp for a few days with my dad and brother Matt. Another high point was getting to hang out with Brad Fulk of Rio Sonora Outfitters, he's a great guy and someone I'd love to hunt with someday!

 

I hunted my butt off and it seemed like the whole time all I did was try to hold my tripod still as the wind blew nonstop. Anytime you have a tag in your pocket and have a chance to carry a rifle around in the coues woods it's a good time so I did enjoy that. The problem is I'm a killer and put a lot of pressure on myself to produce and no matter how hard I tried the luck wasn't on my side. It's all good though, as I mentioned earlier, I got to hang out with some great guys in coues country!

 

It was after all my gear was soaked and the truck was loaded and heading out when I finally saw a buck. My wife had told me not to come home without deer meat so I jumped at the opportunity. I initially didn't know it was a buck, just got a glimpse of it running down a canyon from the road. I took off after it with some serious last chance enthusiasm and finally relocated him across a canyon. He was running sidehill and in the scope I could tell he had bone on his head so I made him dead. It ended up being a spike but I didn't care, it was a perfect deer to bring home to the wife! If I had taken pics I'd post em' up but I didn't. I do have to say that little deer was the best tasting meat I've ever had! My wife and I have already eaten the entire deer and she keeps telling me I need to shoot little deer more often!

 

BTW... It really bugs me when guys sit 10 feet behind animals in kill photos trying WAY too hard to make it appear bigger than it is. I have a general rule I try to follow, more than an arms length is too far and you are just trying to fool people. If your sitting so far you can't reach the antler or ear with your hand then you are trying too hard to make him appear bigger. Sitting back or to the side at no more than arms length is usually all it takes to show off a trophy in a classy way. just my $.02 JIM>

[shanehamblin]

Me and my brother in law just pulled into town from 35A. It was his first coues hunt and I was just along to be a spotter. We got there monday night just as the storm hit and had to come home this morning at 11 since i've got to work tomorrow.

 

Tuesday morning we were able to glass up a load of does and the element kicked our butts from about 10-dark but we hunted hard and were SOAKED!!! But we were having a blast in some of the most awesome coues country I have ever hunted.

 

This morning we woke up to a fresh coat of snow and we were pumped. We got to our glassing spot and found loads of deer right away. As I kept glassing he decided to follow some fresh tracks that had left the canyon. I had just glassed up a spike when I heard him start the shooting. I gathered up all my stuff and made a mad dash to where he was shooting from and he informed me that he had hit the buck but didnt know how good.

 

We picked up the tracks and got on blood but he wasnt bleeding to bad so luckily we had a coat of snow the follow his track to his bed and able to put the finishing touches on him. Im proud of my bro in law for sticking with it thru the tough weather.

 

This was my first trip to 35A and I loved the country. We wouldve been lost without some info from some friends in the area. Will post pics soon as we just got home. I will be going back to 35A for sure

[Scooter]

Congrats on the buck- yeah here in 35A it truly is beautiful when them hills get snow. I would really LOVE to get drawn for the December hunt next year for sure.