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77 K10 with a Boone and Crockett buck in the back.

I was fortunate to draw and early 12AW rifle tag with my good friend and hunting buddy Dan. He was guaranteed to draw with all the points he had and I just happened to get lucky. I was not able to get up before the hunt to scout due to work and my sons baseball commitments but was not to worried about that. I have spent quite a bit of time up there in the past and had some good friends provide some great info. My buddy Dan drove up the Sunday before the hunt to get familiar with the unit. He had never been up on the Plateau before so this was a whole new experience for him. I arrived on Wednesday with a couple of my good friends that made the trek up to help. We got camp set up before the rain started and got a good night sleep. Woke up Thursday morning to scout and were greeted with Thunder snow and rain. We ran a lot of roads, glassed lots of fingers and points but did not turn up a mature buck, just lots of younger 4x4's and does. Opening morning we greeted by a parade of guides and helpers cruising the roads at 3am spotlighting trying to find a good one for their clients. this would be a common theme throughout most of the hunt. we hit the areas we wanted to hunt hard and saw several deer but nothing that we wanted to fill or tag on. For the first 3-4 days we hunted everything from the Warm Fire (a zoo opening weekend) at 8800ft down to Sowats in the winter range. We saw and passed may deer in all the areas we hunted. By Tuesday of the hunt I made the decision to stay in the area i felt gave me the best chance a mature deer. I really didn't have a number in my head of how big it had to be, I just knew i would know when I laid eyes on a good one. We continued to run and gun, glassing every point in the burn we could and picking the country apart. It was starting to become a little frustrating to be this far in the hunt and yet to lay eyes on a good mature deer. I just kept tell my buddy Dan and myself that we just needed to be in the right place at the right time and good things would happen. Friday the 31st comes and neither of us had laid eyes on a decent buck. I told my Buddy Dennis that this would be the day and we would finally get lucky and tag out on a Halloween buck. We hit several good looking glassing spots and picked them apart but nothing. Dennis decided to take a two track that looked like would get us out into some smaller cuts in the burn to glass. As he parked and got out to glass I saw a deer bedded about 100yds from the vehicle on the edge of a cut. I through up the binos and immediately knew that it was a decent buck and by far the biggest one we had seen thus far. I grabbed the Seekins 7mmPRC and chambered a round, got settle in on him and let a round fly. The buck jumped out of his bed and started to run, he made it about 30 yards before he piled up and expired. It all happened so fast that my buddy an I were in shock and could only laugh at what just happened. All the work, time behind glass, miles on the boots and to have it happen just like that off a two track road was unreal. We got the buck taken care of and checked in pretty quickly. My buddy Dennis and I decided to stay Friday night and Saturday morning to help my friend Dan try to fill his tag before heading to flag to drop the meat. Unfortunately we were unable to turn up a good one for him. We headed home and as I was cleaning up and putting stuff away I got a text from the guys and Dan was able to fill his tag on a cooler older buck. When you think of the Kaibab you instantly think about the land of giants. I was never fortunate enough to lay eyes on one of them, neither did my buddy Dan. We did have a heck of a hunt with great friends that we will remember for many years to come. Hopefully in a few years luck will strike again and we will get a second chance! only time will tell.

Just fyi, You’d have a lot better chance selling it if you took the body lift off.

Yes :: Sorry It's definitely a 383 stroker. Has less then 8000 miles on it. Complete motor with 950 Holly carburetor and intake,and electronic ignition . New exhaust system,new radiator, new front axles and seals,new transfer case, and all new A/C system. New tires and rims. Has 3 inch bed and body lift. And a 4 inch lift kit. And loaded up with Ridgid lights.

Do you mean a 383 stroker?

Start a new topic in the Campfire and explain that engine to me.

I can help in getting you tires below what retail is, just shoot me over what you’re interested in.

Dang they went full rape. They ain't got crap for antilope.

100% going to regret this decision. Good luck with the sale for a killer optic setup!

I hope your talking about the 1980. I like my truck. I use to call her Betty White. Then the engine died on me. So I buried Betty White and STUCK A NEW 283 STROKER IN HER AND NOW I HAVE MYTYT .

He should pay someone $625.00 to haul it away

After spending 3 days in the desert heat looking for a shooter for my Dad, I was finally able to dig up this buck right as the sun was fading on Sunday. With not much time to make a move, I set him up to take a shot @ 665 yards. Luckily the buck was preoccupied with barrel cactus fruits and gave him plenty of time to squeeze off a shot. The hit was solid and the buck dropped out of sight into a nearby wash. We decided to head to his last location and found him piled up not 20 yards from where the shot took place. Anybody else see a lot of malnourished deer this year? A majority of the does in the area we hunted were showing how rough the summer was on them for sure.

Congrats! Not sure which is bigger, the rack or your Dad's smile! Cherish the hunts together.

I wish they made them with V8s.

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Go to the big Bo. I just got back scouting for 1 full evening and 1 full morning on the Bo and glassed 25 bulls. Just hit a glassing knob near some water and you will find bulls to get your dad on the Aja charges a trespass fee and all hunts are booked though Arizona Desert Outfitters. Clients are already booked. You can try the Perrin ranch. It’s a sign in access. Good luck but don’t over look the Bo. There are lots of elk on it right now. The feed is fine and there is lots of water on it as far as the cattle tanks.

The sounds of trains at night in Williams. I had many summers up there with my grandpa listening to those trains. They are loud but good memories. Good luck on your hunt.

The biggest problem I’ve found so far in 10, is it’s extremely dry. Not a lot of good feed in the areas I’ve been looking, and most of the dirt tanks are dry, or almost dry. I looked over some great looking country, and found very little sign. But that’s why we scout right. I’ve had my son up with me on all these scouting trips which has been great. It’s great teaching him what my dad taught me. The circle of life baby! Note to self, don’t sleep next to the train tracks. There’s a lot more train traffic than I anticipated. 😆

Big Bo is overrated anymore. There are some good areas off of it.

Last October kill. There still there. Good luck to you late hunters IMG_4384.3gp

This was my buck. I Forgot to share the picture got him on the 9th day

Congrats on (2) nice bucks. I also had that tag and I held out for a giant until the last day. Passed up (1) buck that was 170” with trash and another 4x that was 160”. Saw (1) legit 190-200” buck but he wasn’t sticking around for a shot. I ended up killing an old big bodied 3x on the last day to fill my tag. I think I’ll stick with the archery tag for now on.

Took this yesterday evening after a rare late October thunderstorm. Reservation Lake.

Yeah the deer seem to be in pretty rough shape out there with how brutal and dry the summer was.