bigbuckfever

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.

In the heat of the moment, it's hard to not shoot when you put in so much effort just to get that opportunity. I tell myself I won't shoot at a moving animal (especially with a bow), because I have tracked a wounded and not fatally shot animal before, and that sucks big time. That's just me. I'm not preaching to anybody, I just wouldn't want anyone else to have to go through that torture (for you or the animal). Now, having put in my two cents worth, let's hear the rest of the story. ☺️

Awesome timing! Good on you for taking the effort. I kinda figured you as a decent guy.

A 35+year old cattle trail from a mesa to a prime whitetail spot I've been putting salt at has been turned into a road over the last two years. The tracks end about 15 yards from a primo blind area overlooking a beautiful bowl. Pretty much sucks.

Bring on the rain...as long as it stops at least a week before archery season 😉

+1 on the old school range finder that you had to turn the dial until the two pictures lined up. Worthless, every time you pulled it out of your pack, you had to re-calibrate the stupid thing.

That is awesome!! Huge congrats to getting it done with a bow and to getting 28 yards unnoticed, you da man. Gotta love it when a hunt falls into place. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

That's a pretty cool buck. Glad you were able to put hands on it.

My father has been dealing with macular degeneration for over 6 years and has started getting much worse to the point he is just about blind now at 89. He has been feeling run down and dizzy for a few months and just found out that is due to leukemia. We don't know if it's going to be manageable or not yet. He has always been a hard charging Marine and it is taking its' toll on his spirits so I sure would appreciate any support. Thanks, Doug.

I shot 3-D fun shoot in Sunrise one year with Trinity and his girlfriend. Great guy.