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DUDE!!! That is awesome! how did, you, Tyler, Christian and Jim all get together to take this picture?

I think Hector might be on the payroll... He started the donation frenzy that raised atleast TWO Benjamin Franklins for the site back in July, now this... Hmmmm.... Fishy Fishy!! (you guys should know I am kidding) Happy to donate to the site Amanda!

Donation: SENT! Cant thank you enough Amanda... If this site was never made I might have graduated college, I might have a social life, and I might not have the intesnse passion I have for coues!

I havent read what everyone has said so here goes my answer: I REALLY like Wac'em 100 grian 3 blades. They fly F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!!! I shot a 3" group at 50 yards with them and that is not the norm for me! I have shot Muzzy's as well, and they didnt fly as great, neither did the Shuttle- T lockts ( I was actually pretty disapointed in them, they didnt seem all that sharp either).

Guys, pictures dont do the Zebra justice! First of all, it is a neat animal to look at anyways, but the mount is awesome! That is why Scott has two capes for me, and one for my dad!

Wow that does look like a big ole cat! I am curious how you could pass on the buck though! Double split eye guards?! He is awesome! Congrats!

2,456 That is probably way off, but it is my old baseball, and football number combined

Awesome find! Too bad it wasnt still attached to a live buck!

That is awesome! Just another example of why my rifle is NEVER more than 6 feet away! I am willing to bet yours will stay close from now on as well!

I have never found hounds, but RedRabbit and I found some bodys GSP one year Mearns hunting. He ran up to us acting scared/worried/confused. I tried to get him over to me to check him out, but all I could do was give him a little water and part of a power bar.

That is awesome! I like that!!! Once I FINALLY kill a 100" buck, you are doing a pedestal mount for me made by Brent!

I would say about 81 tops. I think 77-81 is pretty close. I was surprised at what mine taped out at, and I think they will be rather close. My buck has more mass, but doesnt have 3rd, but has better eye guards. Lets hear it.

Cant beat that with a stick! Awesome! What caliber?

Thats awesome! Great mass on him, as well as some good eye guards for a carp!

Neither one of those! My dad shoots a 7RUM and it does a great job. Get a 264 win mag, a 257 wby , or a 270 wsm and call it good! Bryan, tape him out already!

Yeah I see it. Nice hen.

Atta boy! Dont worry, I already had plans! Thanks for asking! HA!

If I do recall, I glassed up the biggest buck of the trip, and the buck that I shot.. So, even with you "dougling your deer" I smoked you! Fool!

Awesome! didnt you get him a real nice buck a year or two ago as well?

I cant believe you went there Matt.... Its no wonder how come you doubled the deer Ron found....

I thought I had clicked on a different site on accident!

Why not have a guide? I have guided guys from Texas, California, Virgina... How are these guys supposed to have any clue at all about whitetail? When they booked with me, all they had for optics was quality scopes on their rifles, but didnt have anything over 7x or 8x binos. They came out with 10-15x binos with tripods. Do you think that these guys would have any clue to come with that if they didnt hire me, or any guide? Every single one of those clients had an oppourtunity to set up on a 85+" buck. When I told them that the buck in question was a shooter, they ALL sad "Are you kidding, he is a baby!" Would they know that a 85" buck is a solid, respectable buck out here compared to their eastern whitetail without a guide?

I agree, that is mother natures form of checks and balances. If predators come to nearly extinsion, then deer etc will thrive. In a few years, there would be a boom in predators because there are so many deer. Deer will die from starvation because they are exceeding an areas carrying capacity. I believ it is called " S" curve? not sure if that is right or not... (College was too long ago!)

After killing the buck that you did, you can do what ever in the world you want! heck, I think I need to start using your method! You know it is bad when on the 3rd or 4th pass through an area, you see a deer standing there and you almost pass over it because you are so used to NOT seeing a deer standing there.

Dad and I decided to skip out on the family tradition of Thanksgiving at my grandparents. ( I think they forgive me). We had a awesome turkey dinner in camp that dad cooked in the Dutch Oven…. Opening morning had my buddy Matt Obertin and I sitting high on a hill looking for some bucks we had seen in scouting. They didn’t show, and we didn’t see any head gear at all… Of course, this view didn’t help us at all! Saturday morning found us heading out a little late. When we were almost at our hill, I saw two deer running across a hill. I glass the rest of the hill and see another deer. Out comes the tripod and the Leicas. I find the deer, and watch it walk over to some think Manzanitas. I am looking in there and see a giant rack look to the left, then to the right. Buck fever doesn’t take long to set in! I get set up, waiting for this buck to clear the brush at 400 yards. The spike steps out into the open and stands there for 10 minuts. The 100” buck never clears the brush. We sit on those bucks(100+, mid 80’s and a spike) all day. The mid 80’s buck stands up, turns around and lays back down in a way that we can shoot at him. Fred (moms boss, killed the 12 minute buck last year) gets set up on him and squeezes a shot off on him. He misses by an honest 20 feet TWICE. We figure out that it is the branch he is set up on. The next morning we are headed back to our intended hill (on time this time). We get set up and immediately start seeing deer. We glass up a neat looking buck on a Shin Dagger covered hill. I tell dad to go set up for a shot. Matt and my dad head over to a pile of rocks while I watch. Shortly after, a cloud of dust appears JUST over the back of the buck. Two more shots are fired, they are CLOSE but none connect. Fast forward to the final morning of the hunt… Matt and I were frustrated (we hadn’t seen any bucks in two days) but we were both confident that the buck my dad shot at would be back on the same hill/area that he was on. As soon as it is light enough to see, I glass him coming up out of the bottom of a cut. We wait for about 5 minutes for it to get a little more light out. As soon as we agree on the light, I climb behind my gun, lay prone and out my earplug in. He is at 571 yards. First shot drills him. He hunches up and runs 10 yards and stands there. I shoot two more shots to try and plant him and none of them connect. He lays down and actually lays his head on the ground and we both think he is dead but we watch him for about 5 minutes. He tries to stand up, but pretty much flops over and lays there and dies. Matt and I expected to see a gut shot buck, but much to our surprise, I hit him just about perfect. Could have been 2-4 inches towards the shoulder, but still caught the back of his lungs. This was a great hunt. We all had our shots, and had a fantastic time with a new friend, and a friend we have known forever! Here is the shot: El Chupacabra and the fruits of her labor!