idgaf Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Due to the (un)luck of the draw of the draw my brother and I had left over tags for the first hunt in 36a while his son and my other brother had tags for the first hunt in 36c. We decided to all camp together in 36c and we would commute to are hunting areas in 36a. After the long trip from our perch on top of the mountain we get to camp at 930 the night before the season and the bravado starts immediately when we are together. We were in all likelihood the only camp with an arm wrestling table. We start the morning with coffee, directions to my nephew and brother on where to hunt and a ninety minute commute so we can get hunting. As usual we are late and have to improvise a spot. My hunting partner spots a few deer within twenty minutes of getting to our glassing spot. We go to get a closer look and on our sneak in we run into this guy and I had to stop for a few minutes to get this picture. After the stop to satisfy my nerdism we get to the deer and do not see any antlers no matter how hard I try. I can tell my brother's thoughts are with his son and honestly so were mind. Just after we get to the deer the heat and bugs begin there assault. We travel around the mountain and start glassing when a couple of Apache helicopters hone in on an area a mile or so from our location. For some reason I felt the safest I ever have this close to the border. We hunt the rest of the evening and seeing few deer and some rather extravagant road hunting setups that I will not post pictures of. We get back to camp and my brother missed a shot at a large three point and for some foggy reasons he took the shot instead of our nephew. Instantly, we gave him the nick name "Shot Hog". We eat dinner have a couple of cocktails and sleep finds us very fast even though it feels very brief. We go through our morning rituals leave earlier and get to the spots that we want at dawn. I can tell my brothers mind was across the highway. There is something special about the Baboquiveres The heat finds us faster then it did the day before and the deer are even harder to find than the day before. You Tucsonians are a tough group. I was melting thinking about hunting in my underwear when a fellow hunter walks by at a near jog wearing a jacket. Our minds were not into the hunt like they should have been so I spend midmorning taking pictures of butterflies and making coffee on the hillside when we both agree if Mikey has not killed a buck we would glass for him in the morning. We get back to camp early and can not wait to hunt the next morning our last with my nephew and the Shot Hog who took another opportunity from the kid has yet to shoot a deer. no shots were fired but still. All four of us head out to my goto spot. The walk is long and very hot in the pre-dawn light. We get to our first glassing spot at sunrise and work our way around the mountain. nothing. My nephew takes the lead when we get to the exact spot I thought we would see a buck and Mikey immediately sees a buck. He is positioning for a shot when Shot hog ask if its a buck within a few seconds I hear a shot from an area I was not expecting... MISS! My nephew takes a shot, the buck's tail drops, he takes one step and runs/rolls down the hill. Shot Hog and Mikey go to the buck while Mikey's dad and I stay on the hill to keep an eye on Mikey's prize. When you do anything these days you have to take a selfie and my nephews first buck is no exception. Dad and son Did I mention the bugs Shot Hog and my other brother go to find another buck while me and my nephew prep the buck for transport. He did the majority himself. The walk back was sweet and I enjoyed every minute, except I had the heavier pack then my young counterpart. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az_shooter Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Awesome, congrats to your nephew. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Sweet. Love to see them kids getting it done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Not much better than a family hunting camp! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DAS Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Sounds like a fun hunt. Congrats to your nephew. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZHUNTN Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Congrats to you and your Nephew on a Successful hunt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KidBowHunter Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Awesome job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Congrats to your nephew. Great pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvw789 Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Way to go ! Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viper Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Congrats! Enjoyed the story and pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted November 12, 2014 Cool pictures and story. Congratulations to your nephew on his first buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randyolson Report post Posted November 13, 2014 Sweet! Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
