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AZHUNTER05

2012 BULL

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I headed up to camp two days before the hunt to do some scouting. It looked real promising at first i had four nice bulls with in a 1000 yard radius of my camp, along with a bull that was probably 350+. Opening morning i headed out and started chasing bugles in the dark. I finally caught up to some bulls and some other hunters scared them off by bugling every five minutes!

 

After the morning hunt, i decided to sit in my blind where i saw the 350 bull pass two nights in a row. I got settled into my blind and not a hour later some campers set up camp, and started playing there music so loud, i could hear the words from over a mile away! They stayed all the way until Sunday morning and never turned off there music.

 

Sunday morning i decided to try a new spot. I parked my truck and rolled down the windows to listen for some bugles. Not less then five minutes later, i hear a bull screaming behind me. I got out of my truck quietly followed the bugle. I got with in 50 yards of the bull, and hid behind a juniper and got ready. After patiently waiting for the bull to walk out behind the juniper, the cows winded me and took off.

 

I didn't feel they spooked to bad, so i decided to try cut them off. As i was trying to locate the heard i just got busted by, i located my bull walking towards me at 51 yards. I quickly sat down, and the bull looked right at me. I sat real still and it kept coming my way! He then turned broadside at 51 yards giving me a shot. I drew back settled my pin and sent a two blade rage right behind his front shoulder! The bull took off, and crashed less then 70 yards from where i shot him. The arrow passed right through his heart!

 

It's not the biggest bull he is my first spot and stalk bull so i am happy with him. To top it off my wife was able to camp with me this year and experience the hunt. She was a trooper considering she is 7 months pregnant with our first child! Thanks for reading and good luck on you're up coming hunts!

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Very cool write up and unique bull! Congrats on the success and baby

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Nice! Congrats on a successful hunt and your new addition to the family!

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Great bull and great timing on your hunt! Children, especially newborns, change your life. It was the happiest, most tiring time of your life! My youngest was born a week before the october openner last year. I wanted to see him everyday and did not want to leave him! Now I cannot wait until he has his first tag and we are out hunting!

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