bigbuckfever

Jerkey Butte?

"but definitely had the white tail." The OP might have seen a black tail on one (or more), but this guy had a WT tail for sure

The body on this deer completely dwarfed the 110 I shot at in 23 (turned out I missed him but was sure he was down in the brush, so I didn't shoot at this toad when he popped out of some bushes on the same hillside 2 minutes after I shot at the other one) I went and got my hunting partner and got him lined up on this guy and he popped him. The biggest bodied Coues I have ever seen. Woody Holloway in Young said this was the first Coues deer he had ever had hands on that had a longer distance between the nose and eyes than any other Coues buck. Has a pretty dark skull cap that is more characteristic of a mulie, but definitely had the white tail. (No, that's not the one in my avatar) No doubt in my mind there is a whole lotta cross breeding going on around there.

There is definitely some cross breeding going on in 23.

Another nod to Archery Headquarters. Travis is a great guy to get help from. Daniel at Timber Mesa is pretty solid too.

Congrats and way to stick with it, not easy to do. +1 on leaving the anlter the way it is,

Totally random purchase Edge. There is a sword fighting "shop' in Mesa on Dobson just south of Guadalupe. They might know something that could help. I believe it's called Mordhau Historical Combat.

Shot placement is critical in a lower caliber gun, especially on an elk. If he were to get buck fever when he's trying to hold steady on an animal, (it can hit anybody, and you can't practice shooting with buck fever) you can see all the steady practice go out the window. I would recommend the 06 for the first time just to have the extra punch for a less than perfect hit on a live hunt. Just my 2 cents. I agree with the muzzle break too, really helps. Hope he has a great hunt and you can set the hook for life!

Thanks for sharing. I love velvet bucks

Pics or it didn't happen (I believe you, I just had to write that and I want to see it)

What a great hunt!!! Congrats on your success. must have been a fun camp to be in.

crazy

Good for you, nice buck. I had some visitors come by my tank, but none of them were deer.

Congrats. Love it when things come together on an archery hunt. Being able to draw at 30 yards without him seeing ya is not easy.

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You will see more mulies that whitetails for sure. Gonna need patience, and a tripod for the binos would be a huge help. Best of luck to you and your boy.

Lucky

Good job!! Glad to see otc success by a local.

Yeah, you don't see too many 2x6's. I would not pass on him either.

Huge congratulations on a cool hunt. Thanks for videoing and sharing it, especially during this time before archery when I'm going crazy with anticipation. Love the mass on that guy,

Old thread, but I just saw it for the first time. What a stud!!!

Awesome buck and congrats to you for your patience. That's the hardest but also the most rewarding part of archery when the shot connects.

An uncle recently passed away and left some binoculars and a knife that I want to see go to use, so I will donate them to any newbie who would put them to use. Not top of the line by any means, but, good for starting out regardless of your age. One multi-blade pocketknife. One pair of Bushnell 7x35 with case. One pair Leupold 10x23. The leupolds are small and good for archery maybe. Located in Mesa near Baseline and the 101.

Best purchase; tripod for my 15x60s

Thanks for posting the story and I'm glad it worked out for ya. Nice buck, I can see why you wanted to let one fly.