Southern Arizona Muley

Phinkle · Oct 30, 2010

VERY HAPPY with this deer. Been hunting this unit for the past 3 years now and finally connected with one of the 4x4's I have been chasing. Special thanks to my best friend Brian for spotting for me during my shot. Brian also connected on his first Muley (a nice 2x1). (I'll let him post pictures of his)
313 yards, 30.06, 150gr Winchester Powermax.

eldorado · Oct 30, 2010

Nice looking buck. Congrats on a fine trophy.

ELDORADO

mntman · Oct 30, 2010

Congrats on a good buck.
Is that a big or average one for the area??? I don't know much about that area, basically because know one ever talks about it so I was just curious.

Mntman

"Hunting is where you prove yourself"

Aaron84 · Oct 30, 2010

Looks like your hard work paid off congrats.

treedagain · Oct 30, 2010

nice buck

m_freeman · Oct 30, 2010

what zone?

Phinkle · Oct 31, 2010

I personally think its pretty big for the area. I have definetly seen larger but in the area we hunt in your lucky to see a 4x4. Most of the deer are in the 1-2 year old class. This guy was atleast 4 years old.

I'll just say it was in the Sonoita area. Wanna keep the unit to myself. Still a bigger one I'm chasing for January.

Thanks for the congrats everyone.

m_freeman · Oct 31, 2010

did you get your hunt disturbed by Border Patrol? What was your experience down there in the security zone?

twdjr · Oct 31, 2010

Congrats!

Phinkle · Nov 1, 2010

>did you get your hunt disturbed
>by Border Patrol? What was
>your experience down there in
>the security zone?

Nope...no Border Patrol at all. The only time I talked to them was running through the checkpoint with both deer. They said we were the only ones who pulled anything out of the unit so far. I never really have had a problem down in Southern Arizona. Most of what you hear, I truly believe, is nonsense. There are lots of areas with trash and illegals, but they generally will turn the other direction when they see you. I'm sure bad things happen, but I've never seen it.