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Agreed. My kids are still too young, but this is one of my good friends boys. He’s got one year left and hoping for the three peat next year.

After tagging a great buck last year, this youth hunter (my good buddies son) drew the same hunt and we got to work looking for a buck worthy of his tag. After spotting a great 4x3 multiple times we knew he was the buck we wanted to spend time on. I wasn’t able to turn #1 back up, but this 3x3 showed himself in my glass at first light opening day. After quick deliberation he made the decision he was good enough. A 2 hour stalk and 36 yard shot later, he had his second mule deer and another addition for his trophy room. These youth hunts are definitely a blast

I’d say about 90% of the mature mule deer I’ve harvested or helped harvest in a general hunt desert unit have been in the flats. With the other 10% being in smaller rolling hills type country. I usually hunt them where they are whenever I scout them… there’s times I never see them again, and times they don’t move far at all from certain areas. Mule deer in the desert are very hit and miss from what I see. And just when you think you have them figured out they could be miles away the next minute. I’d start in the flats and work my way up personally. The week leading up to your hunt will probably be the most important scouting time and hopefully no hunts before yours to stir things up before you can get out there. Best of luck!

2001 and 36a for myself. It was a forky and I was instantly hooked on mule deer. The following year same tag I bagged my first 4 point and that’s when the obsession of trying to shoot the most mature buck I can find kicked in. Remember it just like it was yesterday. Great topic and awesome pics. Nothing beats the older photos in my eyes

North butte, South Butte, and picket post.

I missed a 175”+ buck yesterday. Snuck into 60 yards of him and all his does bedded. Something spooked them and they ran closer to me. I had ranged a few things previously and when he stepped out I shot for 40. He was 36 and my arrow went just over his back. I dragged my feet and bow all the way back to the glassing knob.

We have seen 18 bucks I believe in the past 3 days. Out of those bucks only 2 were non shooters. A couple of them were absolute studs. North of the 180” mark. 4 of them were all after one doe the other day fighting and posturing for her company. Day to day it just keeps getting better. And here I am stuck at work waiting for the clock to strike 2 so I can get back out there

TTT

I have a just one I have been thinking of getting rid of for a bit. PM me and we can discuss

It’s awesome. But I got big eyes and gave it to my dad and he’s just “ tired of carrying it” as he would say haha.

No looking to keep it all together at this time