bhuntin Report post Posted October 25, 2014 After not being able to sleep I headed out at 230 am...after a quick drive I parked just off the road and started my couple of mile trek into my honey hole in the dark.I gotta tell you sitting in the dark listening to the sounds around you is about as peaceful and reflective as it gets..after a couple of hours I broke out the 15's and got to work in nearly dark conditions..as hot as it was going to be I thought they would be hitting the beds early and they were...from about 3/4 of a mile I caught movement and saw a buck(couldn't tell how big ) move out of a draw and proceed to plunk down in the the thick and nasty..made a mental note on his spot and continued to glass for a couple more hours.I then decided to get in closer and moved along the rim to get a better visual.As I was walking I noticed a doe and a decent buck at a good distance. I quickly ranged him and decided to get closer as they were feeding. I took 2 steps and BLAM!!BLAM, BLAM!! just off to my left some guy starts rippin off shots at 700 yards.I watched the buck through my binos as he just stood there confused and walk off.the guy had no binos so I whistled to him and said he missed and it walked off. he said it was down! oh well,OK...and he was on his way to a ghost...All the while hoping his shots didn't spook the bedded buck. I made my way to some rimrock and picked out the bedding spot.After an hour or so I caught a parellel line that didn't fit.I honed in on it and it moved an ear after a couple of minutes ....the ear morphed into a buck. I adjusted my position again and ranged a rock next to him with my swarovski range binos . 580 yards. I set down my pack and got a steady rest.He was still bedded and relaxed but I had a sweet view at his vitals.I took a dry shot then loaded and let my 300 win mag rip. He was down n out.Thanks to my Cousin and forum member Jeff for telling me to get out in the dark. Sorry for the pic quality,they were selfies with my iPhone.It was dang hot and the meat was a priority.I boned it out and humped my way out.By the way all the moisture has made for tall grass which conceals the boulders which tripped me at least 2o times.lol 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted October 25, 2014 About as pretty as they come, congrats 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4Falls Report post Posted October 25, 2014 Again, sweet buck cuz. He looks even better in the photos on here than the ones you sent to my phone. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buckmaster21 Report post Posted October 25, 2014 Sweet looking deer congrats 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidso Report post Posted October 25, 2014 Makes me want to get a deer, very nice! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naturebob Report post Posted October 25, 2014 Very nice buck. Congrats..............BOB! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thedude138 Report post Posted October 25, 2014 Congrats. Nice coues deer! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flatline Report post Posted October 25, 2014 Very nice congrats 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted October 25, 2014 Nice buck. I love those eye gaurds! Congrats! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sniper Report post Posted October 25, 2014 Great buck! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted October 25, 2014 Awesome. And good taxi you picked 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted October 26, 2014 Nice buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az_shooter Report post Posted October 26, 2014 Awesome job, great buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoghntr Report post Posted October 26, 2014 Beauuuuuuutiful! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCinAZ Report post Posted October 26, 2014 Congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
