WHT_MTNMAN

Well as always there is a huge story behind this buck and I don't have the energy to write it yet. Maybe someday. 33 yards General Utah We photoshopped the background for fun. Huge thanks to my buddy Dan for guiding me in.

Very cool video, nicely done.

Thanks for all the kind comments. I'm still on cloud 9. We had a great hunt with great friends. He green scored 189 4/8 so I say 190 I'm no different than anyone else, and outside furthest spread is 31" truly a beautiful buck that I'm blessed and happy to have experienced. Houston

That is awesome, I'm working on my own personal Trifecta so I can relate. Bull elk, Coues and Mulie with archery tackle. So far it seems the limiting factor is getting drawn for Elk the same year that I kill the other ones. Great story and pictures well done.

Super Buck and congrats, love those cutters.

I live in Pinedale and work in Pinetop and Snowflake if you want to try a few of my loads. I shoot a 30 inch schneider barrel so I backed off powder to stay right at 3100 fps with my 210 vld.

A ton of 300 rum shooters use low 90s retumbo and 210 vld's.....shoots like a dream in most RUMs...i got my best accuracy with 90 grains.. most of my friends use 92..

I think i would rather hunt Mexico than many of the border units...good luck finding that buck..

Not suggesting a brand BUT...I would not suggest 8x if hunting coues. I used them for a year or so and those Coues are so small that I prefer the 10x even when I have 15's in my pack. occasionally I will use 8's for elk or mule deer, but still prefer a decent 10x. My preference is a light weight 10x42.

I posted on another thread that I got hit today after watching since last week. So I too predict another few days.

Just checked for fun. Got a hit today 7/24. Thought it was all over. I'm sure it is for my wife or son but still a tag.

Azkiller no doubt there are local poachers but many of your so called caravans with ar's are not locals at all..

One thing I can tell you. Don't let your wife pick a bow on color. My wife really wanted a pink bow and stupid me figured they would all run about the same (give or take a little ) so I said "sure I'll let you get whatever you want" ( you know trying to be the good husband and all), besides she was buying a bow, this is awesome. She really loves her Mathews Jewel, but man it cost me big time.

yep they are so smooth driving up and down long stretches of dirt road. Suspension is awesome. Haha

Yes it does

Way to go Arizona...im a sundevil that loves all things AZ...

As always awesome videos and bulls...

If I understand correctly the alternative managment plan in 3c is only on a 3 year plan, after the 3 years they have the option to scrap it or find another unit in the same region. That is why I think 27 or 1 will be the next alternative management unit. G and F had already made plans for 3c before the wallow fire took place.

i would second this, unless you like to wound animals. I am sure there are many out there who would say a .243 is plenty of gun for elk, and that this guy or that guy they know took an elk with a .22-250, etc., etc., etc. Let's talk reality. Kids are not generally crack shooters, so hitting vitals is not necessarily guaranteed. With a .243, you better hit vitals on an elk. If you don't, you may wing 'em enough that they run off and die unrecovered. That is no good. Ethics dictates that you use enough gun for the game, and that you use enough that a good, ethical shot will take the game down and provide a clean kill (yeah ... I know ... you could hit a squirrel with a .338 Win Mag and not kill them every time ... but MOST of the time you would). This includes evaluating the shooter's capabilities. When I was buying for my boys, smallest I looked at was 7-08, which many resources (including one from AZGFD) listed as a dead minimum for cow elk. This year, they were drawn for bull elk (which the 7-08 was not listed for) ... the 7-08's are staying home in favor of a .280AI and a brake'd .30-06. With those, we will have enough energy at "reasonable distances" to provide for a clean kill. My suggestion is to either get a deer gun for now (.243) and forget elk (you could just put in for bonus points for the time being), or get a gun she can grow into and get a good brake installed. Brakes aren't an issue at the range where hearing protection is required, but take ear plugs when you hunt unless you want to learn sign language!!! That is just my two coins worth ... go ahead folks ... let me have it ... I know it's coming ... someone out there loves a .243 for White Rhino and anything smaller ... I started using electronic ear protection, you can take in a quite voice and give directions all the while protecting the shooter. I am a huge fan of the brake, I would put a brake on a 223 if I thought a youngster needed it to shoot better.

They are finally managing for trophy deer....should be real good in next few years but i bet 1 or 27 will be managed as a trophy unit after this 3 year trial is up.... jmo Some units are managed for quality but most still for quantity..

My wifes buck from last Oct. almost done.

My wife is almost as excited as I am to get it back. Looks pretty good. Clay Goldman is doing the mount. The bobcat does look pretty sweet

To me a trophy is good enough to put on the wall...which doesn't take much for me since my wife lets me decorate the house with mounts.

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I live and grew up here in Pinedale, right in the middle of the unit and would be happy to show you around and give you some info, I am flexible during the hunting season and often take many days off to help people out. Houston PM me if you want