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One of them called the sheriff. Hahaha. Had to explain I was hunting

Today kicked me in the nuggets. My youngest brother drove down from showlow. He had knee replacement surgery 6 weeks ago. So we changed plans slightly. This is the first us three brothers have been together in a very long time alone. Late start from lousy directions from my middle brother. We take a moderately popular trail with quite a few female hikers. Some wanted to help glass others were upset that we were hunting. We see absolutely zero until a lone doe pops out around noon. We decided to leave and on the way back I see that little 3 point I posted earlier. Middle brother furiously talks me into shooting at it. As I was setting up it changes bedding spots so after some discussion I try stalk. This were it becomes a comedy of errors. I know where he bedded, I'm within a 100 yards then a bigger buck pops out with two smaller bucks to my right. I take aim when he breaks from the smaller bucks and squeeze. He scampers and then slows and starts limping goes under a tree. After a few minutes my brothers call me and say the two bucks are 150 yards to my left. I say no they're not he never left the tree. It gets heated. Then a hiker walks by and Said he never saw that buck leave with the other two. I see him under the tree standing. I settle in and feel I can make the shot although long. I squeeze and don't see him again. I wait for middle brother to bring my back pack with cleaning supplies. We hike upto where I shot. They had no idea where I was shooting. Take a few steps and the goes over a small finger. I go to where he was for 30+ minutes to look for blood. Zero blood. I dry track where he goes over the finger and find these two with 20 yards of each other. we go to the top of the hill and two bucks we're bedded in the saddle one was very good. Hiking down my middle brother sees limpy I set up for the shot not taking into account the left to right and a slow round projectile hitting a few inches in front of his shoulder. He runs towards the trail my youngest brother is spotting from. I get within 80 set up for the shot and then he bolts straight up the hill showing no bad signs of being hit. We didn't get back to the vehicles until 500 all of us too tired and thirsty for an evening hunt. E scouters here is a hint of where we parked. sorry for the long read. I'm trying to stay awake until 800 so I don't wake up at 100 am again.

168. I got lost in the moment

Sitting here waiting for my cleaning stuff before I pursue

Not at this little guy. His friend

Shoot(s) fired

Comfortable to 130. 50/50 @ 160

Round 2 starts now

Today's theme is snowflakes. They were everywhere from CA to NY. A bunch of Brian laundrie types running in pairs with flannels, Subaru type cars and well trimmed beards. Don't these people work. Some days it's good to learn where the deer are not. Today was that day. Total seen one buck and one doe. Highlight of the evening. dinner was eaten at tailgate Cafe. Time for bed. 3 mile walk in the dark tomorrow morning. Brother is meeting up with me to prove there are deer here.

I think they look and feel like pajamas too! Wind shifted and the little buck gave me the slip

Got a little bucks90 yards away. Under that bug dead pine. Going to look and see if he has friends

Here we go. Other than my morning constitional at Molino basin. This is the first time I set foot in this unit in years. A couple of hunters decked out in the latest hunting fashion beat me to my escouted spot so I'm improvising

Psst, I don't think that mule deer was taken in the desert by the photos. I haven't taken either but just personal experience the skill set to take a desert muley relies less on technology and more hunter skill than a 100" coues. Very little opportunity to glass and to shoot long range.

Was it hot? I've experienced something similar waiting for a buck to get up and my barrel/ammo was exposed to heat for an extended period of time.

Bison and strip were a couple of years ago. Kevin will attest to this, when you kill a bison you have alot of friends that you didn't know you had. Come to think of it my late season archery hunt where I shot the lion in the face was that year also. I found a spot with about 40 bulls in one field.

Yep. It's taken me awhile but I think I finally figured it out. Smoked lion , bison and baby elk back strap. Came out pretty well

As I do prep work. My brother is scouting for me. A little small.

Started my meal prep this morning. Last piece of bison and lion getting smoked this morning. The scrap meat from the dotted calf elk will be turned into Machaca

I talked to khunter through his hunt. A couple of bulls opening morning and a herd of cows before light as he walking into his stand on the last day. The two snow storms changed patterns of the bison

Do you know if an 'able' bodied human can use a crossbow during a ham hunt?

Trust yourself. You have two days to find him.

They still have to run the rejected cards by hand. May take a bit. Last I checked the first hunts don't start for two months.

One hit two options. Hoping for incredibly bad luck on javelina and incredibly good luck getting a Rio tag.

You can do it. As long as you shoot straight. I hunted this buck for four years in 36c got with 100 half a dozen times. Even had him at 80 with a rifle. Missed a few had some really bad luck on a few. But it can be done.

Eventually it just clicks. You will figure it out.