bigbuckfever

Heck yeah buck fever is real!! Congrats on fighting through it and getting such a nice buck.

I think every archer has had a bout of "buck fever" at one time. The last two deer I connected on with a bow I was able to hold the pin almost perfectly still and I hit where my pin was holding. I didn't start power shaking until after the shot, then I was a hot mess. (It was awesome) The last deer I tried to shoot at, I had two nice 3 pointers coming into my waterhole and I told myself I was going to shoot at the first one to give me an opportunity, even though the second one was noticeably bigger. When the first one got to 32 yards and turned to look back at the bigger guy, I drew and shot and saw my arrow sail over his back. I couldn't think straight and was shaking like a little kid before the shot. I still relive that f-up and can't explain why I couldn't calm down before the shot. It happens. The best advice I can give is to get a precise pre-shot routine that you can concentrate on as your drawing the arrow back. Then TRY to concentrate on the follow through. A clean miss is better than a poor hit that only wounds the animal.

Really nice buck, congrats.

Awesome way to finish out the year, congrats.

Public land, public access. Private land, private access. Doesn't matter how many "set ups" a business has put effort into for a profit if it is on public land, that by definition is "public use". Effort put into a hunt by one person is never the same as the effort of another hunter.

That's a beautiful buck with some great character. Congrats.

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Nice forky

The money spent on influencers to bring more hunters to AZ could be better spent on an ad campaign promoting positive images about hunters and how we actually help overall wildlife populations.

One vote for "as is"

The first time I read his view that women belong in the kitchen I thought he was an *sshat that had too much to drink , but as I got to know him through his posts about his daughter and how proud he was of her I realized it was just his schtick and I came to look forward to his stirring the pot to try and get a reaction. Miss him for sure.

I think it was Larry the Cable Guy who within the past few years was joking about hunting and gave the sage advice to any hunters that sit a blind when he said that the first thing you need to do when you get to the blind is open all 5 of your beers at once so you don't make noise later on when something might be coming in. He is part of the Redneck Comedy Tour with Foxworthy and the boys.

I'm in favor of mandatory reporting, just like bear season. If a unit hits its harvest goal, then you can close it.

My last trip to 24A was a bitch too. The wind picked up my tent (it was staked down and had my cot, sleeping bags, and clothes bags inside) and threw it into a prickley pear patch 20 feet away. It broke some poles and ripped it open. Not one of my funner trips.

Really nice!! Good for you two, they're beautiful.

That left eyeguard is huge!

Try Shane Lafortune 480-206-0609. I've used him a few times and he has done excellent work.

So cool that your son was the one wanting to go more. Good on you for setting the hook in the next generation. Nice bull too, congratulations.

Congrats on the buck and getting back to living.

He's a shooter

That's hard to watch.

So two lucky bastages get to hunt Coues from Dec to Feb with a rifle , without having to be Richie Rich? I've been lucky before and I've definitely been called a bastage , I'm in! "So, you're saying there's a chance"

Love the full draw pic. Congrats to him.