bigbuckfever

Huge congrats on a great bull! Way cool.

Very nice! Congrats and thanks for sharing the story.

Great write up! Thanks for "taking us along". Hopefully you can get back out for another go. There's nothing like chasing elk with a bow and getting into them.

I was checking around a water hole Wednesday for deer tracks and the grass was over knee high in places from all the recent rain. I turned to go back the way I came and took two steps, and as the third step came down, I just missed stepping on the tail of a black timber rattler that was slithering away from the water's edge. About six inches of his tail were still next to my foot and I jumped and let out a whimper like a little schoolgirl (sure glad no one was there to witness that). In that split second, he could have turned my way and struck and changed my life completely. Fortunately for me, he decided to go about his way and was back in the thick grass leaving me there pretty shook up. To say he scarred the crap out of me is an understatement. Just a bit of advice to my fellow hunters, keep your eyes open for them little b-stards so one doesn't ruin your day (or life).

Awesome!! Keep at it any post up the stories.

My next hunt is in November, so I'm hoping it will be cold and them little bastages will be denned up.

Dang, that's a biggun

Wow, that's a beauty. Good job!

That's every Coues hunter's dream, huge congrats to you. Thanks for sharing the pics.

I feel for ya man, that's a stud. Good on you for keeping after him.

I couldn't imagine passing that guy up! Good for you, he's a beauty.

Really nice!! Congrats.

Thanks for sharing the story and congratulations on keeping at it. It's been quite a few years since I've had an archery antelope tag, but, that to me is one of the funnest hunts there is.

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Outstanding!!

I wish I knew how important good "in the field" pics were when I shot this one. My first buck in 1985.

Cool, I've always wondered what those fruits would taste like.

Wt numbers in 23 are down for sure. Even seeing less mulies in areas where they used to be fairly abundant. Drought, sxs's crawling everywhere most trucks didn't used to go, and Anasazi kids crawling thru some of the most remote areas I've hunted have affected their numbers and, in some cases, pushed deer deeper. Just have to adapt and deal with it. The new quota system has put more of an urgency to get out opening weekend. I knew it was going to be a very wet trip, but rather than wait till later, I still spent 4 days getting soaked (and not seeing many deer) because I knew I might not get to go later. I still had a blast and got out of the Valley, priceless!

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More than likely has old oil-based paint chipping off. Proceed with caution.

Overheard just before he poured the water,,,"here, hold my beer". Not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Schilling used to make a coating (I believe it was for chicken, but I used it on game and it was awesome). I would sop the extra in the pan with a piece or two of bread and that was like dessert. Wish they would make it again, but I haven't been able to find it for years now. I'll have to try the Brazilian one when I get my elk in November.

Thanks for sharing the vid and congrats on a great bull!

To me, half of the fun was learning how to load it, how far or close I needed to be, working up a good load with the right powder and sabots, having my possibles bag, seeing the flash, smelling the powder. Good memories. I might have to take it out in the next couple of weeks just to shoot it and play in the mountains.

My brother and I had put in for muzzy antelope for about 6 years and I had never shot or owned a smoke pole. I always figured I would buy one and it would be fun to learn about it. I won a scoped muzzy at the elk banquet in 2005 or so and told my brother that night that I bet we get drawn now, and we did. I was also able to pick up an any elk tag and hunt elk while I was hunting antelope. G&F wanted the elk out of 2-b, and I was fortunate enough to tag one of each. 😍