Thanks again guys.....yup I plan on heading to the AZ desert come January.....no need to save points now. :) I truly enjoy the desert that time of year.
I've received a few PM's asking about his left main-beam (if it was broken). It wasn't....just grew straight out so the camera angle...
Thanks guys......I'm just one of those lucky type of guys when it comes to being in the right place at the right time. Here's some more photos of the trip:
Our "kitchen" in the back country:
Hard at work looking for a shooter:
My buck bedded (top) before I began my stalk-photo taken from...
Well, I never expected to be back this early......I'll actually have a few days to relax before Fred and I depart to Colorado for our backpacking trip. As you know, I didn't know I drew the Strip tag until late in the summer. Since I had already drawn a good Colorado tag that opened a week...
I generally pass a few each season trying to get something better. Sometimes it pays off....sometimes it doesn't.
Here's one I passed opening morning in Arizona at 40 yards a few seasons back.......never had another opportunity for a decent buck. Just part of the game.
Moosie:
Here's a few bulls that are in your requested range (300-360). Stan may have trouble posting some examples of bulls in this range.......now 360-420, he'll have no problem. :D
All of these bulls have been officially measured, so the gross and net are known. These are simply medium...
Don't know many ranchers that allow trespass fees.......but there are some TOAD whiteys there. This one was on a family friends property (near Sundance) two years ago.......man, I need to go bowhunt these things.
Over the next few days I was able to sneak in on a few decent bucks.......and even missed one. I also, regrettably lost one. I must have hit him too high, as Jerry, Wally and I tracked that buck over 4 miles.....for two days. Never stopped and finally the sparse blood trail ended. A guy that saw...
I have arrowed two deer over the years that were exceptionally heavy. One was a huge non-typical from Kaibab that gave me 205 pounds of butchered meat.
The other was an old buck I arrowed in CO last year. I made two trips of boned-out meat that totaled over 100 pounds (including rib meat...
Oaky, Stan (AZ402) has inspired me as well to post some outdoor photos from weekend jaunts. Here's some from the high country of California (yes Kalifornia) from Memorial Weekend.
Here's Mt. Whitney (the highest mountain in the lower 48):
Eastern Sierra range:
High back country lake...
Awesome photos guys(MtMiller, 1pointer, etc.)....Oh, and even you Oscar. :D Here's a few from this past archery season:
Janaury 05:
Partner's buck
August 05:
Partners kid's first buck
My last day "Cyclops" buck
September 05:
My Az bull
Partner's bulls
January 06...
Here's a buck I arrowed yesterday. He's a 5x8 no-typical that grosses 143" and should net around 136 1/8". If the measurements hold after drying, he'll be #4 in the state for his species.
Aaahhhh, one of my favorite hunts......the archery rut hunt for desert mule deer. Here's a 192" gross/187" net P&Y desert mule deer we arrowed in 2003. So far, this is the largest "desert" mule deer ever arrowed in Arizona (according to the BIA). They do exist.......but are rare, especially...
Well I’m back boys from my late season CA hunt……..what an experience…..both highs and lows. This is a very hard tag to draw (35 tags) and is a rifle hunt that I was going to try with my bow.
I got up there the night before and set camp up. Checked on some deer I had scouted the week before...
Oscar:
On a wall pedastal mount, I prefer the ears in the "natural" position. Not alert or forward, but not pointing back either. Here are a few pedestal mounts (center) of two velvet bucks a friend of mine has on his trophies. I think they both look natural and not the classic "ears alert"...
Was in Wyoming for a 4 day weekend visiting relatives and was able to slip away for a bit and snap some photos of some critters. Hope you enjoy.
For all you Dinky Dog Rat Deer hunters.....a good one.
Sharing the dinner table: