HOSS.... Report post Posted December 26, 2013 Christmas Eve I was able to take out my step son, and hunt archery on the Rez.... He was unable to harvest a deer during our October rifle season, all because he was picky...ha ha... nothing wrong with that at all... he had a blast in October, and was trophy hunting. Since he didn't tag out, the Rez has an order in place if you don't tag out in October, you have the option to trade it in for an archery tag for the month of December... So knowing the rut just barely kicked in, we set out to find a buck worthy of filling his tag..... amazing we came across a monster 200in muley and tried 3 times to get on this buck with no success, in fact, he had 30 does with him which blew our stock numerous times... too many eyes I should say... 120 yards is as close as we got to this buck... a big 6x6... I couldn't believe it... thought I was on the strip..lol... but anyway we decided to give the muley buck a break and take a drive and scout the unit im guiding next weekend. On our way out to scout we spotted a lot of coues tracks on the road and I told Tapija that I bet this guy is on the road and laughed. Not shortly after we stopped and walked up to a saddle and found the buck standing 36 yards looking at us, and the adrenaline ripped, and I whispered to him that it was a good buck, and he slowly drew back and let off a shot..... Now from my angle I couldn't tell if the buck was hit, then saw it run 150 yards up the hill and crash. Tapija was pumped and happy.... I was a lil envious since Ive never shot a coues with a bow before, but I was full of joy being with him in the mountains and watching him harvest a coues with his bow.... his first words were... "I guess this is my Xmas Gift" I am extremely proud and I joked, and said "I think you took one of my clients buck ha ha".... The buck roughly scores 102 2/8... wow... congrats....FYI.. this big muley is still alive and well, hope he survives for 2014.... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coatimundi01 Report post Posted December 26, 2013 Wow, one heck of a deer! Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joey lvr Report post Posted December 26, 2013 Dang that's a nice buck! Congratulations to your step son and to you! I work in globe and on the rez and I would die to hunt on the rez. Congrats again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle mountain ranch Report post Posted December 26, 2013 nicely done .. congrats heck of a deer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnie blaze Report post Posted December 26, 2013 Would he have passed that buck with the bang stick? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbd1234 Report post Posted December 26, 2013 Nice buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Meyer Report post Posted December 27, 2013 Congrats on the nice buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted December 27, 2013 Wow, super buck! Congrats on his Christmas present! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HOSS.... Report post Posted December 27, 2013 />Would he have passed that buck with the bang stick? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HOSS.... Report post Posted December 27, 2013 I'm not sure if he would of. But I know I would shoot anything legal with a bow. It's a trophy with bragging rights lol. The muley would have been down with the boom stick for sure during our rifle season. I passed the info to one of my buddies who can shoot 80 yards accurately with his bow. See how he does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papa Report post Posted December 27, 2013 Congrats to your step- son that is one nice buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C.O.U.E.S. Report post Posted December 27, 2013 Sweet buck and big congrats to you and your boy J... Makn it look easy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apachescout Report post Posted December 27, 2013 Nice Buck congrats to you an your boy!Good luck with your clients in January! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted December 27, 2013 Huge congrats to Tapija! That is one great looking buck. Getting a buck like that with a bow is even sweeter. Nicely done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted December 27, 2013 Fantastic buck Tapija, Way to get it done with your bow. Looking forward to seeing what you get for your clients, good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
