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Great footage man, that stuff is too cool!

Congratulations to all involved, just doesn't get any better than that first big game animal! Way to get her out in the woods, some awesome memories made right there. Great pics, the smile on her face and yours says it all!

Congratulations again buddy on a super sweet buck! Awesome job on the pics and write up of your hunt! Looks and sounds like a blast!

So on the sixth or seventh day Hector, Jim, and myself glassed up this buck and filmed him for quite a while as he was rutting a doe and beating up every tree near by. I happened to notice that he had an inline extra point on one side and decided that he needed to be ground checked. We were losing light fast so I got set up for the shot as Hector checked the range and angle (640 yards and 550 after angle adjustment). Jim had the camera rolling and I got a good lesson in wind as I missed several shots before it became too dark. We hiked back in the next day and relocated the buck rutting several does. Jim stayed behind the spotter as Hector and I made the stalk. One shot from 182 yards and the buck was lights out. It was a long night and pack out as Justo had ran to town that day and couldn't bring the horses but it was well worth it. Here is the first buck interview. We hunted hard for the next few days covering a lot of country and seeing a lot of deer. Here is a quick 360 degree view from one of our glassing locations. On the last day we decided that any good buck was going to be in trouble and after an action packed morning I was able to connect with this buck at 505 yards. Since we were fairly close to where Jim could drive the ranger to I told Hector that I would just pack the buck out and he said he'd take my pack....he got the short end of the stick on that one! Here is the last day recap video. It was a great time and you just can't beat having good people along with you every step of the way. Thanks for hanging in there on another one of my long winded posts and here's to next year!

I am not sure if this is the actual picture but it DID happen near the Pogo Mine outside of Delta Junction, Alaska a few years back but the bull ended up dying from breaking his neck. Heck of a large bull too, we had drill rigs working there so I can attest to it actually happening.

Very nice Jim and crew! Beautiful looking ranch and bucks, great pictures as well.

Very cool Jim on what looks and sounds like an awesome hunt! Great bucks, fun times, and good people in some beautiful country! Congrats to all!

I know that I've replied already but I just can't express what a great time it was hunting with Keven and sharing in his enthusiasm for coues hunting. I've put up the short video taken by Chef after Keven whacked his great buck. Hope you all enjoy.

We were hunting about 20 miles east of Magdalena and were there from the 6th through the 20th, right during the full moon even though I saw as much if not more movement during this time. We experienced some extremely hot days and also some very cool days. From what we were able to observe was that the rut really got going around 11th and by the 19th was winding down. We also found that it could be smoking hot in one area of the ranch and almost non-existant in another. Funny thing was the bucks seemed to have to be in the right place at the right time as well as I watched smaller bucks breed does with larger bucks a couple canyons over just cruising or laying low. It's hard for me to really decide when the best hunting was though as the later it got the more broke bucks we found and also the harder it was to keep up with them once we found a good one. In one area of the ranch we hardly ever saw the same buck more than once but always saw a minimum of five or six bucks on one hillside. This year was some of the best rutting action I've seen in Mexico and I feel where we were at (north/south) we hit it just right. On another note just like Jim said I think that the antler growth was below normal this year and I believe it had to do with how dry the ranch was and the lack of browse during the crucial time period for growth. We had tanks that were dry or almost dry that were running over last year. Anyway just a couple more thoughts on the subject. Sorry to Hi-jack the thread Tim, congratulations again on a great buck!

A huge congratulations to Parker on his first big game animal as well as to Dad and Jay for getting him out there. I took my 10 year old on her first hunt this year and I agree there is no better feeling in the world! Congrats again to all.

Wow another close call! I hope it all comes together for you today and your time and effort pay off, one way or another it's been a great ride and I really appreciate you sharing it with us all!

Congratulations on a super nice buck. Gotta love it when all the hard work and time put in pay off in a big way. Beautiful buck!

Congratulations to you both! Way to go!

Man that's awesome Tim! A beautiful buck with some awesome character with that inline on the left side. Love the picture of you and your buck with your rifle in it, really shows the size of the buck! Congratulations again buddy on a stud.

Awesome job on a great buck and sweet pig! Way to go man and big congratulations!

Congrats on some nice bucks. I experienced much of the same down there this year. Passed a lot of good bucks hoping for a great one and ended up with some nice ones. I noticed how dry it was on the ranch we were hunting with most tanks being almost dry. That being said they must of got some moisture recently as there were many areas with new grass beginning to shoot up. Still it just can't be beat to hunt down there and as I said before congrats on some nice bucks!

I can attest to the quality of capes that one gets from Gino, he does an excellent job with them and you definitely get more than you pay for. If I was in the market for one I would snatch it up.

Super sweet pics and animals! Congrats guys!

Congratulations on a super nice buck! Way to adapt and get it done in a big way at the end of the hunt. Looks like a beautiful ranch and some good times had by all.

Congratulations on another great buck! Those are some beautiful bucks taken over the last few years and definitely worth being proud of! Here is to hoping the streak continues for ya!

Congratulations to all the awesome animals taken in this post, some serious studs hitting the dirt! Way to go guys and gal!

Congratulations on a great buck! Super character and looks like he was quite a fighter.

Happy belated birthday, happy it was a good one for you!

Awesome that it's on my side of town this year! You can count me in for at least two tickets.

Congrats to you and your hunter on another great buck Jim! Awesome pictures as always and great recap. You guys should be having a blast right about now.