olmos1010

Man you are getting it done this year. PM me if you ever need a hunting partner, Lol! I am serious though.

Here are a few more pics of the local "big cat".

I just can't get over how shredded this cat is. He's a beast forsure and I'm going to do my best to get him to the Taxi.

Nice, Congrats!

Toad!!! Very nice Muley. Big congrats.

A lion with a bow without the use of hounds, You are my hero! Big congrats on an awesome cat!

So Friday the 24th finally arrived and ive got my trailer all loaded up and ready to roll. Just waiting on my Pops to show up so we can head out.( Naturally he's about 2hrs late but thats okay cause ive got the next 10 days straight to hunt if needed) He shows, we hit the road and a long 4 1/2 hours we are at our camp. Im eager to get started so I pull out my tripod and binos and start glassing the hillsides below. Within about 5 min. Ive got deer not 150yds below me. I grab my gear and on my first stalk of the hunt. With the wind perfect I close the gap to 40 yards in only 10 min. 4 does and a spike and they have no clue Im there. The spike goes Broadside and I draw my Bow "now ive got this Spike dead at 38yds" steady my pin and let back down. Its way too early in the hunt I tell myself. I walk back up the hill and start setting up camp. After camp is all set up and I grab a bite to eat im off to my blind. Im kinda Bummed because every dip in the road and bowls in the rocks are holding water, I mean there is water everywhere. Dont get me wrong I like the rain and all but when your banking on a dry hunt (sitting water) water everywhere is the last thing you want. I sit my Blind until dark and not even a doe comes in. I go through trail cam pics that night and see that alot of my buck activity has slowed down since the 4 days prior of rain. Not to worried I eat good, crash out and im up at 4am. Shower up, grab a bite and off to the blind. In the Blind by 5am and ready to hunt. 12 hours later with only a doe coming by and feeling like ive been in the crock pot all day I decide to pull out. I figured being at about 5500ft elevation it would be a bit cooler but it sure didnt seem that way. I go to a near by ridge overlooking some nice bowls and start glassing. Within minutes ive got deer again. With the wind in my favor I decide to move down for a closer look. Ive got 2 bucks and one is decent. I begin the stalk and and within 30 min Im within 55yds. I clear one more small bush and Im busted. I think to myself its over, these deer are staring right at me. But they freeze. I slowly range the 3x3 at 49yds. I lower my range finder and draw my bow and the feaver sets in. I try and calm my breathing, steady my 50 and let one fly. "SWACK" My arrow connects and I see the clearly hit deer go up over the ridge with my arrow. Losing daylight I go straight to the spot where he was hit. I Find Nothing. Not even a drop of blood. Now I know the quartering towards me shot at 49 yds with a decent crosswind wasnt the best shot to take but I was confident at 50yds. I start tracking him by following where he was digging in running. After about 100yds I find the smallest drop of blood. I mark the spot and head back to camp. 15min later Im back with the ol man and the tracking continues. We find a little blood here and there but after awhile the trail goes cold. Head hangin low we head back to camp. After dinner in the dead of night I head back out. I comb and sweep all posibilites and after 3 1/2 miles of searching I head back to camp. Rough night of sleep. Next morning Im up at it and the searching continues. After looking all day and turning up nothing, seeing my distress my Ol man convinces me to throw in the towel. Bummed out I go back to the blind and sit the last few hours of light with no luck. Mon the 27th I switch things up and go hunt a new spot. At noon with only does coming in I decide Im gunna go look for my deer until I find him. I head Back to where I last found blood and in the distance I see a bird in the air. I instantly know thats where my deer is. I haul but back to camp and ask my dad if he's seen the birds circling. He says he has, in that nasty canyon to the south. I pull out the tripod and binos and in only a couple minutes I spot my deer, belly up. After a rough climb down I find my deer but its a little to late. "he died that night I said to myself" Unfortunately the meat had spoiled But it wasnt all for nothing. Spending the time out there with my dad doing what we love is somthing I'll cherish forever. Sorry for the long read!

Congrats to your daughter on her first Archery buck And Congrats to you for taking the time to teach and get your children involved in your outdoor passion. I cant wait for my kids to experience what yours have this past week.

Thanks to all for the kind words. I was more then happy to wrap my tag around this buck.

What a STUD, thats a buck of a lifetime forsure. Huge congrats!!!

Nice job! Congrats.

Congrats bud. Awesome write up and an awesome buck to boot. U da man.

Just wanted to post some pics of my 2012 archery coues.

Very nice set, congrats on the find.

"The Big Cat" Is definately a big Tom for those who couldnt tell. I just thought I should post some pics of him to show what those bucks have to elude.

Just posted some pics of the others.

very cool bear, congrats.

Thanks TJ. I sure did put alot of work and time in to this and Im glad I was rewarded with one of the 4 bucks Ive been scouting.

Nice cat, and calling it in, you da man. Ive got some pics of a beast of a lion from this past weekend that I would love to take.

Very nice pics of some cool bucks.

Very nice Bucks forsure.

Big horns or little horns, They all taste good. Any coues with a bow is awesome achievement. I know my blood gets pumpin for any buck that walks by. The only passin im doin is over or under, but God willin its right through. Now have I got a 100" buck with my bow yet, not even close. But I do have meat in the freezer every year. Good luck to all.

What are you selling it out right for?

PM sent.

Very cool pics and timeline. Keep em coming.