I don't usually post "visit often" but I thought this one needed to be shared. Day three of scouting for our hunt we seen this buck and I was just aw struck. He stayed put while I glassed him. When I went for the camera he made a move. A couple of barks stopped him for the picks. In twenty years of hunting NM as a NR this is the biggest buck I come across. It just happen to be my birthday. It made my day along side of being out there hunting with my kids. We did not see a lot of big antelope, but had no problem tagging out. I have previously drawn ranch only tags. Unit wide was different. Playing on the checker board. I did see one exceptional goat on state land two days in a row scouting. However on the hunt he could not be found and the state land was posted. Perhaps it was a good thing he was not there. I don't know? We went to the back up plan and tagged this buck nice and clean. Good times!
Good luck to all this season.
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