WFGinNM Report post Posted December 19, 2011 After a year and a half of waiting and some scouting (the unit was 4 1/2 hours away), I went on my whitetail hunt in Eastern NM last week. The country is extremely void of cover and these deer were harder to hunt than antelope. Instead of running a few hundred yards if they spooked, they would run over the horizon miles away. We glassed a few bucks, and on the 3rd day I decided on the buck I wanted to try for. Glassing using the truck for a wind break in the 30 mph winds, the temp was in the single digits without the wind. Terrain Small herd of Whitetail about 3/4 mile away (pic through the 15's) After watching the herd bed down about 9:00am we watched them all day from behind a few different hills from about 800 yards depending on the wind. After waiting until 4:20 in the evening the herd finally made it within 350 yards feeding and I shot this buck, 8 point with a broken point and a 15 1/2" spread. Another pic from were we camped the next day. We took two bucks from this herd (my friend's was a 9 point with a 8 1/2" spread) but I need to ask my friend if I can post a picture of him. The deer had bigger bodies than I thought and that was deceiving in judging them from a distance. I plan on hunting this TX sub-specie again probably in a different unit though just to explore somewhere new. Take care, --Bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamaro Report post Posted December 19, 2011 Awesome... Great job... Jason Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5yearcoueshunter Report post Posted December 19, 2011 Congrats Bill! That's awesome! I really want to try for "Regular" whitetail in NM one of these days. Travis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted December 19, 2011 That is pretty cool. Brutal terrain and conditions. Congratulations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted December 20, 2011 That looks like some harsh weather to be hunting in. Glad you connected. Congratulations! TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter4life Report post Posted December 20, 2011 Congratulations! My dad shot one down in 34 a few years ago, it looks like you were up in the NE corner of the state. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted December 20, 2011 Looks like a tough hunt. You fought the elements and worked hard for a well earned trophy. Great job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky2hunt Report post Posted December 20, 2011 Brrrrrrrr.... makes me cold looking at the pictures! Congrats on a successful hunt! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted December 20, 2011 Yikes! that looks and sounds C-O-L-D!!! Congratulations on your success and thanks for sharing the adventure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFGinNM Report post Posted December 20, 2011 Thanks everybody, it was a different hunt. The picture where I'm just wearing the sweatshirt is because we were hiking and I didn't want to sweat, just after the picture the layers were put back on. Here are both the deer. --Bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vinihunt Report post Posted December 20, 2011 sweet pic Bill!!! vinihunt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
