wing master

I am currently doing the beach body insanity program. My hunts don't start till November so I'm goning to add hiking with a pack sept and oct.

As expected I need to look at the leftover list now.

I will take it.

PM Sent

I got one of the limited draw bull tags in 53-2! Non of the goat seasons match up or I would get one. Bull tags were gone in about 1 second.

I will be there

The way it has been explained to me is if your hunting your license works as your permit. It does not work for scouting and if you are hunting and want to camp there you still need a permit.

I finally picked up my Unit 8 Antelope! Arizona Wildlife Creations did a GREAT job. Well worth the wait. Don't know how to rotate pics.

Saw your in chandler. PM sent

Interested. Where you at?

Wyoming RESIDENT draw isn't due till mid may and results won't be posted till July. The NonRes is done in Wyoming. Comparing resident application deadlines and Arizona is much quicker.

Just checked my bank account and saw an AZ transaction! Then I realized it was a deposit for my taxes. Is it wrong that I was disappointed that Arizona gave me money instead of taking it?

I live in chandler. If you can wait two weeks I can do cash in hand.

Where are you located?

I have two points in wy also. I lived in Cody for four years. Not sure about unit 50 but 54 is a great unit. Last year 2 points would have gotten you the archery tag but the rifle tag takes about 7 points. In the general region F for deer you should draw. There are some good bucks taken out of those units. In 2009 I killed a 150+ inch out of unit 113.

I killed my first antelope buck! Story to come.

Hook line and sinker. I bit hard.

That is a great goat! Congrats

That is a great buck! Congrats on your success.

Thanks for being patient guys and gals. Haven't gotten the photos to see if I shot a different animal then the one I wanted yet but need to end the suspense. Sorry this is also long. Hope you enjoy it. First I put a ton of effort into the hunt but my luck out weighs my effort by a large margin. As firstcoueswas80 so eloquently put it in my first thread. I didn't even know that the draw had been posted by the state for a few days and he made me check if I had been drawn. The look on his face was priceless when I told him I had been drawn for antelope. I also drew with zero points so the luck started right from the beginning. After that I got a lot of help from elkaholic on where to start looking. You really pointed me in the right direction. Thank You! I made a lot of scouting trips and had some good bucks on the hit list. On my last scouting trip I couldn't find most of my bucks because of their moving for the rut. I showed up three days early in hopes of locating most of them. Early on day one I saw from what I could tell was a BIG buck. No more scouting necessary. I wanted this buck and was going to pattern him for the next three days. This is where I met Kevin Overfield. I attribute all of my success to this man. From long distance glassing we couldn't get a good idea of his score and he was hoping to get the governors tag on this buck. They decided it was to small. From then on he put his effort into helping me bag this buck. Opening day we had a plan of me getting near the bucks area in the dark and when the sun came up he would walk me in using hand signals. Everything worked perfectly until the sun came up. I was way off. The buck was 900 yards out and I would have to crawl. I went maybe a hundred yards and looked back up but couldn't see a thing. My glasses, gun scope (No I didn't point it at him) and binos were fogged and covered with dew from the grass. I was blind. At that point in time I have a general idea of where the buck is and just low crawl in the hopes of getting close enough. Didn't happen. After the shooting started he moved down into a huge flat with another buck that was also very big. I tried making a move on him then but no dice. He had gotten to far out in the open. Back to the truck I went. Attempt 1 Fail After that a lot of people were after him. Cant blame them, he is big. We glass him and watch failure after failure. Its wide open and 6 inch grass mostly with some taller patches. We decide the buck is already educated and I might as well jump in and give it a try but I was going to crawl on all fours and belly slide not the low crouch walk everyone else tried. This is the longest and most painful stalk I have EVER done. It was over three hours and over a half mile. The person who invented knee pads is a genius. At least the sun had dried the grass and I could see his hand signals. We get me in to about 300 yards but that is a bit long for a muzzleloader. Luck would have it the buck started pushing the other buck my way! I had no range finder but I knew they were close. I tried resting my gun on a rock but couldn't see because of the grass so I rested my elbow on the rock. I could not get steady and the buck would walk broadside but would always stop facing me. Eventually I got as steady as possible when he was stopped and took a shot. I felt confidant because the crosshairs were dead center of his chest. When the smoke cleared there he stood unharmed. Pure devastation. Back to the truck I go. Attempt 2 Fail I get to the truck exhausted and needing water. Kevin watched the buck the whole time saying we needed to go, we could still get him. I had to pause for water but was ready about 5 min later. There was a road that wrapped around the south side of the flat. We take off and get to the south side and see a herd. All doe and one very small buck. We move on. A quarter mile down the road we pull off the road to glass and almost instantly we can see the ears of a couple doe just under us on a slight drop off. Then we can see both bucks walking up to us! They are a long way out but in range for what I had practiced and knew my gun could make the shot. Kevin looked at me and said "If your going to kill this buck its going to be now". I set down to take the shot but the grass is very tall here and cant see anything. I get into a kneeling position and can see the bucks head, neck and top half of his back. He is broadside walking left to right. I put the crosshairs on the shoulder and with a smooth motion pulled forward to compensate for the walk and squeezed the trigger. I see smoke and Kevin yells you got him. I never saw him drop. The rest is celebration! I know it was a long distance moving shot but I know my guns capabilities and I had recovered from my second stalk and the crosshairs were steady. I made the decision and shot. The results speak for themselves. Ranged the shot after and it was 214 yards. For anyone who is curious the flat I was on was Garland Prairie. I know the south side has a ton of private and I was on it. Through Kevin I met the land owner and he witnessed the shot. No issues on trespassing. If I determine I accidentally shot the smaller of the two big bucks I will let you all know but for now I think I got the big one. Attempt 3 SUCCESS!

There many who question the score. That will be settled after he is officially scored. I thought he should also score higher. I wasn't present when measurements were taken. If it is his score, I still like him.

Thanks everyone on the congrats. Story is will be coming soon. Had a buck patterned that was a stud but when the shooting started he paired up with another really nice buck. Waiting on some other pics to determine which one I actually shot. Either way he is a stud and rough green score is 74 2/8 B&C with only 3/8 deductions. Best hunt of my life!

That was a great video and a tough hunt. Well done with the video!

What a hunt! Congrats to all!