111 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 I finally drew an Arizona antelope tag after applying 20 years and accumulating 22 pts. We began our scouting at the beginning of July and continued to scout almost weekly until the season started. Our first scouting trip we saw quite a few antelope and nice bucks running together, but only one buck that stood out and he had 1-2" broken off one horn (never did get a pic of this buck). As the rut started up the bucks began to gather does which made it a little easier to locate the herd bucks. As the weeks went on I continued to scout and take as many pictures as I could while trying to locate a buck that l wanted to hunt. Here are a few bucks we located while scouting. Top two pics buck 4, middle pic buck 5. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Nice! So glad to see you had the time and willingness to go out and scout. Can't wait for the story! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZkiller Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Shoot that 3rd one! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
111 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Here's a few more pics of buck 4 (top 2 pics). I thought buck 4 looked pretty massive, but he never seemed impressive once he turned....Buck 5 bottom pic. Pics taken 400-450 yards out. Both pics taken early morning before the heat waves... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
111 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 This was my #3 buck, I really liked how symmetrical he was. He might have lacked mass, but had good prongs and seemed fairly tall. Pics taken from 300-400 yards out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
111 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 I was now down to my last few weekends to scout and was still trying to decide which buck I would want to go after opening morning. There was one buck I saw 3-4 times near the same location on multiple scouting trips. This would be buck #2 and everytime I saw this buck he wouldn't stay around long making it difficult to get a pic. He would take off running full blast and escape behind a hill and that would be the last I would see of him on many scouting trips. Pics from 600-800 yards. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
111 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 A few more bucks from scouting...First pic of buck taken through 15X56 swaros at 400 yards making it difficult see the buck. Only saw him once or twice, but a very nice buck. Last two pics were taken the day before the opener. First time I saw this buck and thought he looked pretty good, but as you know antelope can be very difficult to judge. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirRoyal Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Your keeping me on the edge of my Setter! Lol! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
111 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 It was down to the last week before the hunt and I wanted to see if I could find another buck to go after. After seeing this buck five days before opening day for the first time in all my scouting trips I decided he would be my number 1 buck to chase. My #2 buck I would go after was going to be the buck I had seen multiple times in the same area and I felt would be close to the location I saw him while scouting. Pics taken from 400-600 yards. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
111 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 I was down to my last week before the hunt and I had 3-4 bucks that I felt were definite shooters come opening morning. I arrived to the area two days before the opener to look for the number 1 buck. After glassing every flat and hill I could around where I had seen the big buck I was unable to locate him before opening day. Also with the increase in pressure from scouters arriving during the week I think it might have pushed the buck out of the area. I decided I would try to hunt my number 2 buck, the buck I felt confident I could find and was lucky to locate him at 270 yards the day before the opener. This time I put the 15X56 swaros on him and wanted to get a real good look at him. He looked big to me so I decided he would be the one to go after opening morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJMauro12 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Some good looking bucks but the suspense is killing me. I'm still on my antelope hunt right now and have been glued to the abrelole section all year. Can't wait to hear the rest of your story and to see which one you ended up taking home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnie blaze Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Git r dun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Old squats to pea looks very nice, he be high on my hit list. Lets do this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
