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The last hunt for antelope was back in 2010 up in Wyoming when I drew a permit in unit 64. I have been putting in for points since and now have 11, so figure it is time to cash in the chips. I have been looking at draw odds, access, % public land, trophy quality, yada yada, and have not made a decision yet. Will see what the rest of the winter in Wyoming brings- hopefully mild. (I have 15 points for antelope in AZ, but all know that won't get you a cup of coffee). Photo is of the 2010 Wyoming antelope. The blaze cap was swapped out for photo purposes. Anyone else chomping at the bit for an antelope permit?

I was able to harvest this buck in sw NM with my muzzleloader on Sunday. I’m addicted to chasing these little guys now!

Guess I’ll introduce myself here. I followed another friend of mine over here from the AZS board, he said it was a good place so I figured I’d check it out. Been living in AZ for over 30 years. I enjoy everything outdoors, but especially enjoy exploring off-road, and predator hunting. Never been deer hunting in my entire 50+ years of life, so you Coues hunters aren’t going to have to worry about me going after your trophy bucks 😎 just out there trying to protect the next generation from Wiley Coyote and friends. I repair machinery and equipment, weld and fabricate stuff for a living and do almost everything else to pay the bills. Hope to meet a few like-minded outdoorsmen and enjoy some positive interactions. Here’s a pic of a nice little fox I got a couple of months ago:

Did they hold walk on tryouts? LOL

We recently finished this lifesize Dall sheep. View the full article

I’m so confused

Ted over at Big Jim's Custom Exhaust (Big Jim's Mufflers) is a one-man shop near I-17 and Bell. I bought some pipe from him for fuel filler neck for my SuperDuty flatbed project and would definitely use him. He works with the local dealerships a lot. Good google reviews too.

My family had some tags this spring and I made a video of our javelina hunts. Check out and let me know what you think!

New in box Mauser 9mm Parbellum. This is one of the new run made by Mauser in 0the 1970s with the 6" barrel. $1400 $1250 Face to Face in Valley. CCW or FFL transfer Happy New Years Mike

Every couple of years I draw my December tag. It’s somthing I look forward to, preparing online maps and comparing previous hunts. I set off in the low country glassing along the way. My dads always been big on not walking past one just to get where you wanna go. But I knew exactly where I wanted to be, as most of us do by now. We know what tags we wanna draw , where we want to hunt and most importantly where those better bucks should be. It was December 12th and it was hot. The clouds we’re starting to form overhead and the wind had picked up, making the sun beating down a little more bearable. About then a small 3x3 had started working across the ridge next to me , exposing himself on a rock out crop he paused and looked back over his shoulder. The big fork showed himself, I could see his crown was tall. I almost immediately made up my mind. Thinking to myself “ are you really gonna shoot a fork?!?! But at 540 yards I could see his main beams coming around the front and his eyegaurds were as good as they were ever gonna be. I set up my phone scope, and dialed my rifle . The wind was picking up, confidence in my gear I settled into my rifle. The buck stopped broadside and I squeezed it off. Jumping to my phone I replayed and confirmed I made a good shot. My bullet had drifted forward, but it was in the shoulder and he was down. I’m awfully proud of the decision I made to take this old buck. I honestly tried talking myself out of it at one point but in the end he’s a trophy like no other I now have! The taxidermist has him at 6-8 years old and he went 93.25. it’s a passion I couldn’t imagine living without, Merry Christmas Coueswhitetail members , Happy New Year and God Bless! IMG_7259.MOV

My taxidermy buisness is growing much faster than expected. I need another large chest freezer. If you have one for sale please contact me.

For sale, Model 68 Powermatic table saw. Got it a year ago from a member of CWT. Never used. Came out of Hoover Dam work shop. Powered by 5 hp motor, comes w additional motor, blade guard and additional blade. Huge work surface 48x38. Weighs around 800 lbs, probably more. I gave 800 for it and was never able to get a place to get it hooked up and working. Would like it get 800, but willing to accept offers or trades. Text w questions 209-329-1182

Pulled

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Hopefully you can find him, I know the odds are tough with rain coming but I am rooting for ya to find him.

Free bump for a great tent.. Am I missing something…. 1199.99+125.00+109.99 =1434.98

That’s not a good sign if your luck is like mine

Thats hunting!

Just kicked up a bedded buck. He stopped broadside at 50yards gave me a shot. Looking for him now.

Glassed up this buck this morning, out here on the Hopi Reservation. I got today and tomorrow to get it done. Supposed to get some snow up here starting tomorrow. Hope so.

+ 1 on the green Superfeet insoles. I immediately swap out the factory insoles with green Superfeet insoles on my light-duty hikers and I'm good to go in the deep, steep, rocky stuff. I recently picked up a pair of Oboz "Bridger" hikers and didn't need to add the Superfeet insoles because the factory insoles were so good. They've been great so far but the mile count is not high yet. Good luck.

Well. Took the ram for my check in and it’s now the new unit record. I hit the 180 mark with this special ram. Thanks for all my buddies for helping. It was an outstanding hunt.

No tags in Arizona for us this year. But it is always nice to look at my antelope from 2020 and my daughter’s from 2016. Considering last year was so dry, my goat on the left looks great.

Nice to see a new post sharing a story and not asking for spots. Big congrats on a beautiful buck! Curious why you got the neck all opened up like that? Just retrieving the slug?