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on my youth hunt in 37b this year we were trying to spot a 4x4 muley we had seen at dark the day before, it was the last day of the hunt so we stayed out all day but at last light my uncle glassed up this coues at 700 we got closer and i shot him at 550, a coues was not expected but i can’t complain it’s pretty good buck.

I'm still processing so much from the last several days and there is so much to celebrate and honor. First and foremost, I'm still so thrilled to be able to hunt with my daughter, Sydney, again and to have both Syd and my son, Jacob, with me. We couldn’t get Sydney’s tag filled before she had to go back to UofA and that’s my one sadness. However, after her taking several years away to find herself in life, I was beyond thrilled that she wanted to deer hunt again and I got to be with her. It was a very strange feeling to be the center of attention for filling a tag after Syd left back for school. My buddy tagged out on a nice Coues buck Sunday morning, and we shifted focus Sunday night and Monday morning to finding me a buck I'd be happy with. We traveled deeper into a spot Sunday afternoon, and we weren't disappointed. I knew where I wanted to be Monday morning, if we didn't find something Sunday night. I ended up glassing up a young-ish 2x2 with about 30 minutes of shooting light left. It was a legal buck, and I could fill my tag on a Coues buck for the first time since 2005. He just didn't make my heart sing and I didn't really want to kill a young buck just to fill a tag, no matter how much I wanted meat in the freezer. I hem-hawed enough to waste shooting light and the sunset decided for me for the night, anyway. As we were packing up and heading back to camp, I got a text from another dear friend who reminded me the next day was Veteran's Day. That kicked a dust storm of emotions I wasn't expecting. I knew I had to do something to honor dad and his buddies, so I knew if I saw that buck again, it was my sign from God, dad, and Goose. It was hard to get up Monday morning, but we got up and hit our spot early to make sure nobody beat us there. We finally glassed up my 2x2 from the night before, but I realized in the daylight, he just wasn't what I wanted. Right around 0815, I glassed up a buck, but couldn't make out any detail. Christian told me I needed to shoot that buck, so we got everything set up for a longer shot. Jacob was amazing at calling out scope adjustments for me while Christian was ranging. It was a group effort keeping me calm and steady and I appreciate everyone involved. It turns out my scope, rifle, and I have some issues we need to resolve, and I missed more than I want to admit, but I finally connected. It also took more shots than I want to admit, but I finally put him out of his misery and took my biggest Coues buck to date (76-7/8"). There was absolutely nothing flat about where he was and one of my shots was prone laying uphill. I'll let you figure out how many times I kept sliding downhill. We had work to do, and I appreciate everyone's help in getting great photos and the deer field dressed on a steep hill. I managed to keep all my emotions in when I recovered and tagged my buck. Back at the UTV was a different story. I had finally met my last post-surgery recovery goal from two years ago. Challenge Accepted Day ~800 and I packed out most of my own deer down a crazy steep, loose-rocky hillside and I felt strong and steady doing it. I sent a text to one of my dad's buddies that I'm close to and that's when the emotions overtook me, and I had to step away. I did my best to honor my dad and the rest of Task Force Black from Nov 11, 1967 on Nov 11, 2024. Sorry for the sideways pics, I never can get them rotated correctly.

Looking to sale or possibly trade my 6mm creedmoor built by Southern Arizona Rifle Company. This rifle is built off the tikka action and has a stand alone carbon barrel with break, the stock was also custom made by the builder and weighs just over 8.5 lbs as it sits. Optic and bipod will not be included. Located in Safford and asking $2000.00

I know this isn’t anything for sale, but I wanted to give a shout out to Empire Tire and Auto shop in Sonoita AZ. Was hunting down there this last weekend and my father in law had some issues with his trailer. That shop was the only one around and got it fixed up quick and reasonably priced. They could have charged a ridiculous price knowing we were up a creek without a paddle. So if anyone runs into issues and needs a shop I highly recommend them.

Dang it’s already open? Did it used to start in December or am I going crazy?

Not to mention there is already a red dot mounted on the lever gun… 😂

Who isn’t?

When I was in HS we would walk to Zorn's for lunch and for about a dollar would buy a loaf of fresh italian bread and a pound on bologna. Enough to make a hero for two people. Once in a while we would get a bucket of fried chicken for a little more. Back when there were still corn and potato fields and turkeys wandering around. https://www.zornsofbethpage.com/

Here's the ML just now fron ESPNBET.com. For you non-gambler's, this means JP is favored to win. For example, a bettor would have to put $22 down to win $10 + the orginal bet back for a payout of $32. If you like MT, your $10 bet would get a payout of $27.50. Eddie

I do also have close to 100 rounds of ammo that consists of adg brass loaded with h4350 and 115 gr Berger’s

Are you going with andrew?

If it's free, it's for me. Eddie

Paul 2 mins into the 1st

We tarted splurging, and rent an airbnb for the weekend. It was too difficult to get up the hill.... wander for hours wainting for the wife and MIL to "not that one" for hours and then drive back down. ha ha

It does take a fair amount of snow in my experience is to get them moving. The amount of good canyons throughout give them lots of great secluded areas to recover from the rut. Good luck! It is a great hunt!

So my buddy went to our top secret squirrel location this morning, he was home by noon. I'm ill at the moment or we would have got twice as much.

Pauls right ear gets it in the 3rd I hope Mike puts that azz clown down in the first but who knows whether he’s got the stamina to go too many rounds

I hope tyson beats the living crap outta that douche bag....but I think these things are rigged and paul will win

I will be taking a Dec mule deer to Clay. Top notch, great all around.

Lemme know when you're ready for some prospecting

Not a single person reading this thought for a second that clay was in the wrong.

This is Clay Goldman at Mogollon Taxidermy. I normally don't post but I feel the need to present the facts about the post from wildwoody, Dennis Wood, from above. Dennis and another individual brought a sheep cape and horns to me to have mounted. The cape was tanned and did not appear to be a fresh tan from my experience. I explained to the hunter that the cape might have what is called acid rot and that it might fall apart when we soaked it up to work on it. I didn't feel I could uphold my high standards with the lack of information on the tan so I declined the job and they took their sheep cape and horns with them. I did not "promise" to destroy your son's cape. You have mistaken arrogance with honesty and being straight forward with you about the sheep skin. I am glad your son found someone willing to take on his sheep mount and that it came out good for him. Please don't bash me on a public forum like this again without giving all of the facts.

Go early and scout

Took a few years to figure out this unit. Not a good unit. Scouted a big buck this summer. Saw him 2 days before season but not again for 3 days during season. Crafty old sucker. Bears like flies. Not for the faint of heart unit. It sucks. Big buck scouted. Caught this buck stretching at 130 PM, 20 minutes after my nap, Day 2 of 5 of hunt but day 5 for me as NM has 5 day seasons and I got there early. Thought he was my big guy and he was in a good spot for an open sighted muzzleloader with very few deer in this unit. Gotta go get there in case I said. Got setup at 75 yards after a sporty stalk. Great setup with some rocks in front, perfect. I still couldn't tell exactly what he was as he was tight in the trees with 83 degree highs. But I was hoping he was my guy as this area was smack in the middle of the big guys home range. Opportunities are not many in NM for sure.... Sat on him for 4 hours at 75 yards and still couldn't ID what exactly he was other than a good buck. Finally, he got up to feed a bit and I realized he wasn't the big guy but dang with a big wind storm coming in and at 75 yards I assessed him fast and said he's pretty good. He wouldnt turn so I shot him hard, hard quarter to. Shot him at 75 with a 275 grain Barnes. Heart shot him but I didn't know with the BH 209 smoke . He went a full 100 yards and it was a bloodbath. No idea how he went that far. He's got ear and brisket wrinkles and his teeth match that. He's at least 6 I think if not older. Maybe older. He's likely as good as he's gonna get, likely. I'm happy with him even though the big boy is a class above. Inspired by Kev...