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Well when i found out i drew a late wt tag i was excited to say the least!!! I had work on friday opener but only a half day then my dad, nephew, and i were on our way around 3 pm... The hunt started out very wet as many others described, tent camping in a mud hole lol... Sat morn threw rain, fog, wind we still managed to glass up a total of 7 bucks witch was a great start to the hunt... The total amount of wt bucks was 22, 2 mulie bucks, tons of does, javalina, elk in low desert... Wednesday started out as any other day, cold and not a lot of movement early.. We started glass one area and by 8am i told my dad i wanted to move... With the cold weather and late hunt i have been seening the bucks get up late. So at 830 get to next spot and right away glass up spike and doe... My dad and i continue glassing hard and we both spot separate does.. He is describing to me were his doe is and its different then the one i am looking at. He also says that there is a deer bedded behind her but he can not make it out yet.. As he directs me to where he is looking and out of the brush a buck comes out of the brush.. I ask him if the buck is the deer that was bedded he said no.. So there is two 3x3 bucks with the doe and the one is defiantly bigger. So i decide it was a nice enough deer to shoot.. My dad ranges him at 550 so i adjust turret and wait for him to step out.. He was real good about staying behind the trees and my patients was running thin. So finally he presents what i think was a decent shot threw the branches, and my over confidence thinks i can tread the needle threw the branches. So boom.. Dad says he is down, wait up again, he down. Hi fives, hugs, tears all the joy of a rewarding hunt. I keep asking if it was a good shot he said yes he is down. We watch the buck just lay there for 30min facing away and i am thinking something is not right. I wanted to put another in him but bedded facing away left me with no shot.Then he stands up, my dad says put another in him.. So i wait for him to turn broadside and boom. Buck goes down and does not move again. When we got to him i realized my first shot was deflected by a branch and got him in the front leg. My best buck to date i know he is no monster but a true trophy to me!!! To hunt with my 65 year old dad that is like a billy goat is amazing. I hope i am half the hunter he is when i am that age!! Thanks to my brothers and friends who came up to help glass it was a ton of fun.. And last but not least the wife. To deal with a dec coues tag holder is not an easy task. All i talked about, thought about, shopped for was "the hunt". She stood by me the whole time and listen to me ramble on and on about it. She gave me the full green light to hunt as much as i need witch was great considering she would have to stay home with my 2year old girl and 1year old boy... Love her more then anything and could have done it with out her support and help!!!! rough score buck 92 but will have a better score later some of the pics from hunt.. bucks passed.. mulie buck, elk, cool findings, muddy tent

Thanks everyone! Great time it was memories forever!

Lol yeah the first shot kissed me .. I shoot prone and always have to remind myself to put shoulder on the stock. I feel like its to short and every once in a while it the gun reminds me of it. Haha good times though..

Nice buck!! I saw u guys back in there I was in red tundra with blue camper. 3 or 4 of the tags were bck in that area

Got the rifle shined up but have to work in the am. I'll be heading our for the pm bite ,set up camp, and stay for 9 days of late rifle coues hunting!!!! Excited just a little!!!

Lol got back from farm last night!!

No that's a good idea for wife ! Lol member while back someone said to buy the gun for ur wife that u want, she will shoot it and not like it ... Then it's urs!! Lol

22 bound Friday can't wait!!. I keep telling everyone my Christmas starts Friday

+1 It might be that first light waiting for movement in ur binos and get an ear flicker, tail fly up or any kind of movement. Those mornings when u glass the same ridge over and over then look to another only to go back and there is deer all over the ridge ur were first glassing . Or the "i got deer" then the scrambling of trying to understand where ur partner is trying to explain where threw the excitement!!

That's what I like to hear! First week will be good because of new moon

+1 wish I had the money for binos

Waterproof? Where u located?

My bro is up in 24a right now and things are not going well for him so far. 3 days of glassing and only 1little buck

+1 and I do appreciate the big smiles! That's what it's all about

Man a good year indeed!!! Congrats on so many great memory's made with ur kids, friends, and family. Arizona is a great state to be hunting in for sure!! Great pictures and the smiles say it all!

Cameras gone. Thanks clay it was good to meet you.

2 trail cams.. Both for $100 WGI ir4 4mp runs off 8aa Moultree ir30 4mp runs of 4c Redhead back pack the convertible type (backpack/ fanny back if u need) with light on shoulder strap. $60 Pm me or call/text brett

IMO the design of the outdoorsmen has less room for error. Plus my dad has the swaro adapter and over time it weakend. One time he had his binos fall out of it.

Get the outdoorsman adapter and never look back!! Will work better then swaro and cheaper to boot.

I honestly believe if they ever got to that point were they wanted us to turn in our guns, it would be the start of a civil war against the gov. Would not be a good thing.

No don't have side by side. Gonna be hunting out of my truck. We will be camping out there and I have a few areas we have taken decent deer out of or seen nice bucks. As far as my honey hole, haven't found it yet but I plan on putting a lot of time behind the glass to find The one. While bear hunting up there I saw a couple nice high 90 to low 100 but I'm hoping to find bigger but we will see!!

Well got the luck of the draw and drew a 22 rut tag!! I only had 5bp so got pretty lucky actually . Anyone else on here get that tag as well?? There is only 25 tags and no archery hunt in December so I'm pretty excited ...Can't wait to start scouting!

Pretty glume faces for such great bucks!! Nice work

O sorry just read other post.