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That is an amazing story, hunt, and outcome.. Congrats

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You are going to have one fun hunt. Your prepartion has payed of and best of luck come opening day

Well since im the hunter i will tell you what unfolded before my eyes.. I was set up on a fence crossing behind tumbleweed. I was a quarter mile from any occupied building. Also i saw this buck run past me 100 yards up and disappear. I knew other hunters were in the area. I sat with my dad and he decided to back off due to lack of cover and move out to meet up with my dads friend. No more than 15 minutes of his departure i saw a doe coming my way towards the fence crossing i was near and behind her was a buck. The buck was trotting as i will say. No sign of having a fatal shot. The buck ran 40 yards quartering away and i made a clean shot the buck did a whirl and piled up in the fence. Its head was propped up in the fence and to my distance thought it was still alive so i put another arrow in the antelope to be safe. Further inspection of the buck we saw a arrow way high shoulder that wasnt mine but only had contact with muscle. My shot went through the vitals. After carrying the antelope out the hunter who made the bad shot on the buck came up and even said he made a poor shot and was fine with what happened. So before you jump to conclusion you should know the first hand story

Only a couple tumbleweeds kept me hidden. I was very surprised

Ive drawn two archery tags for a great unit with 7 bonus points and then 3 for the other

Well finally after 3 long days of hunting i was able to connect on a decent buck! I was presented with a nice 40 yard shot and didn't travel more than 50 yards! 2nd buck in 3 years. More than grateful for this opportunity

Have had many great opportunities and good quality bucks. Have had close calls hopefully can close in tomorrow. As for some intel flatlander.. It looks pretty barren for antelope north of fein. Seen some on the granite dells dont know if you bought a permit.. Best of luck to you

Ill be up there for the second archery hunt and labor day weekend if needed.

Well if you must know HuntAz i have the second archery season for 19a so i have been out there scouting every weekend. And i dont understand why your getting so focused on everyone else stories. Why cant you just make the best of the hunt. I also have a buddy who lives up in prescott ridge and he is saying there are plenty of big bucks roaming around. Ones that would meet your "80+" standards

Dont be discouraged. You have a great tag. There are Plenty of good bucks left as there is EVERY year. Dont get caught up in the so called "high school rumors" on this website. There is no need to get caught up in the drama, especially when its doing something you love. Hunt hard and you will be rewarded

two years ago i had 6 bonus points and drew the archery tag in 19A, and this year i drew it again with 3 bonus points