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Man, such a nice rig, and a rig that took so long to put together would stay with me over those AR's. I hope it gets sold, and wo ever buys it is getting one sweet rig, and that is a good price!

Please Pm me... I will then give you my address so you can send me a check so i can buy a new laptop... mine just melted with my drool covering it!

What other project could you be into?

Scott, curious as to why you are selling. Isnt this the rig that you spent a lot of time putting together and researching to see what would be best for it? Is this the rig you killed your LR elk with?

heck, you just went on a trip to Mexico and that couldn't have been 100% free...... Thats the point... aint got any more money!

Jim, your "chupacabra" story is STILL the best!

I know you didnt want kill shots, but this is myself with a good buddy with a deer that we worked hard to get. Gabes second coues and his best one so far! This is about the best sunset picture I have from Mexico.

I think he will score about 1,000,000!!!

“Whoa, whoa, throw your suite case in the back” rang Jason Aldean on my cell phone. When looking at the caller ID, it displayed my good friend, “Jim Mullins.” “Hello” I said. “Do you want to go to Mexico?” Was the response I heard. I jumped at the chance! Fast forward to January 2008. Jim’s dad Jim AKA POPS at Coueswhitetail.com as well as a friend named Gary arrived at my house at about 4:45 p.m. and off we went! We arrived in Green Valley to meet Goose and check into the hotel room. That night, we came back to Tucson to drop off a truck at my house. When we arrived back in Green Valley, Jim and Enrique, of Obregon Outfitters were they’re waiting for us. After listening to the mule deer hunt that they had just got done running on another ranch it was time for dinner and then bed. Early the next morning we were off! We got through the checkpoints with no major glitches. We arrived at the gorgeous ranch house right at dark. Excitedly, we got our stuff in and picked our rooms. We were treated to a cocktail or two, as well as some awesome carne Asada kabobs. Opening morning had FINALLY arrived! Sadly, Jim, Goose and myself stayed at the ranch house to get all of our gear unloaded and organized. Gary had brought two rifles, and wouldn’t you know it, when he grabbed his .30-378 Weatherby he saw the scope was loose. After the work was done, I remounted the scope and got it sighted in for him. Later that evening, it was time for me to hit the woods! I went off mid afternoon to a hill over looking some senderos that were cut. It was HOT, and I didn’t see a deer. Fast forward to the last day of the hunt. I had been scouting out some other ranches, and had seen very few deer. However, Jim, and Jim Sr. had been seeing some big bucks, even launching some lead at some. Jim AKA COOSEFAN and I went up to a hill we have called “Chapel Hill.” As soon as we got set up, I spotted a deer! And it was a buck! The first I had seen on the hunt! I was getting Jim’s .270 set up for a shot when Jim said, “Look below you! It’s a lion!” The way this bobcat was stretched out in the shadows a mere 90 yards away made it look like a lion! I watched the cat as he watched the buck. I opted for the cat first as we both agreed it would spook before the buck did. I got on the sendero that the bobcat was heading to. I saw it step out into the shadows and said “Jim, I got him.” Jim tried to get it on video, but we knew it was going to happen to fast to get it on tape. “When you’re ready, take him.” BOOM! WHAP! The big bobcat was down! Now onto the deer! The deer was walking between a couple openings trying to find a place to go under the fence. “Here he comes, into the clearing where you first saw him.” Said Jim. “300 yards.” I put the second cross hair on him, touched the trigger and missed left. “Reload, it didn’t bother him a bit!” “Here he comes, into the next opening.” I missed left again! “Alright, he went under the fence, he’s walking right at us. The buck turns broadside and Jim lets out a loud grunt. Missed left again! He’s STILL walking towards us! It seems he doesn’t even know the bullets are whizzing past his vitals by mere inches! The buck stops in a cholla patch, 235 yards. Jim stops him again (this is the 5th time, one time the chamber was empty and I had to reload!) This time, I settled into the gun and really concentrated. “You dumped him!” I heard from Jim, right after the return sound of the bullet thumping meat! The final shot was true, and caught the top of the shoulders and top of both lungs. We finally got to put our hands on one of these unique deer! Down off the hill we went. We first gathered my cat and took him to a place where we could take pictures. Off we went to find the buck! It was awesome to finally put our hands one of these bucks! We had worked and hunted hard for 5 days before we finally got to touch one! When we got to the buck, we were both dumbfounded on how different, yet beautiful these deer are! After a couple of minutes of observations, and some video I threw the whole deer on my shoulders and off we went to take pictures! These deer are brown, not gray like our Coues bucks. I shot my buck at a whopping 379 feet above sea level. Everything about these deer is different. Their habitat, there diet (mine had a paunch full of cholla cactus!) They have tiny feet, medium to large size bodies and unique racks. The bucks have some long main beams, and some long eye guards. Everything about these deer is unique. I am very proud of this small buck, and can not wait for Scottyboy to get his hands on this buck to show off all off his unique features! We all agreed my buck was about 3-4 years old, and had some weird genes. He was blind in one eye, but other than that seemed perfectly healthy. As a side note, the ranch is beautiful. It is tough to hunt because everything is very thick. We also had a chance to puddle jump some ducks, and we ended up bagging a couple of those as well as some dove. Over all it was a blast! Coming back across the border was an adventure as Enrique who is a native and fluent in English and Spanish was not with us, which left me to all of the translating. The ranch house is very neat, and the terrain is unusual, but beautiful. PS. I know I have committed a cardinal sin by not posting hero shots, but Jim has them all! I will post them as soon as I can!

Make sure to pack a gun for that lion as well! I kille my lion on a Javelina hunt, the day after I killed my pig. Killed the pig with my .223, ran back to the truck and got my 270 to kill the lion! Good thing that .270 followed me from home to camp.

I was just thinking how big those ears looked on your coues Casey, or is it just me? That bobcat has a realy gray coat to. The one I shot this time of year here in AZ was a lot more brown... of course it was a young cat. Great job to you all and it looks like you had boat loads of fun! Ya know, we didnt even measure the ears of my buck! We actually thought that he was older than the 90" buck, so i would assume they would be about the same size! All of us at camp loved the color of that cat! Jim immediatly stated how gray it was compared to a Az cat. Shame to have to leave it in Mexico! I was pretty bummed about that!

You only carry 3 arrows?!?!?! You carry more than 10 bullets don't ya? I carry at the least 5 and if my quiver held more I'd pack that sucker full. What would happen if you stuck a deer in a fairly bad place and he bedded down? Then you stalk up on him and fire the last 2 arrows into the rocks and it looks as if he's gonna live for another 12+ hours. Then what? You'd sure as crap be wishin you had more arrows right? I've never taken a hunter out that didn't have at least 5 or 6 and NEVER will I EVER take a muzzleloader hunter into the woods if he doesn't have at least 6-8 shots on him or a rifle hunter with an ENTIRE box of shells. I've seen that scenario happen one more time than I'd like to have seen in my several years as a guide. That stuff gets U.G.L.Y and an animal doesn't deserve to just lay there and die a nasty death. I'm not harping on you Casey, I just hate to see yourself get in a situation that an ethical hunter, like yourself, doesn't want to be in. Josh, buy me another dozen arrows, the wraps, vanes and broad heads as well as another quiver, and i will pack them... Bow only holds 3... XD-40 holds 12, I carry two of those magazines

Hatchet is about the best book I have ever read. In all seriousness I love that dang book!

By the way, Gary's buck had 18 1/2 inch ears! crazy!

Actually, I know a guy who did just that and the dang thing turned out to be a pretty cool pet!

Holy cow those things are tiny! I dont think I have seen them that small.. ever! I think they should be fine.

I will take that trade Mike They are yours. Drive up when you wake up I'll pack their bags and and have the papers ready by daylight Mike, I'll top his offer.. Ill trade you mans binos ( aka Leica Duovids 10 AND 15x power in one bino) And a Leica 800 range finder Think about all the gas that would save GHsfirstgirl in gas from driving back and forth while you are asleep!

How about elk and deer and everything else having a copy of the regs? Seeing them in the same place same time every day, yet opening day there not there when you KNOW they havent been pressured or anything!

Like you have the time anyways! Nice job Rich! What unit is that in?

I would arrow a forky in a heart beat given the chance. The only reason I didnt stalk him was it didnt occur to me until it was too late how perfect of a stalk it would have been!

He has enough bullets to be me for sure, but my but is WAY bigger than that guys, and i am taller.

Hahaha Mike! Geeno, she sure is a cute dog! I want a GSP ( I have a GPS) so bad!

Mike, I only carry 3 arrows in my quiver... I may be a little screwed!

Thanks for the pic Jim! they turned out well! the hunt was a blast!