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Be pretty impressive year this year if this does officially beat the current world record and the muzzy buck from CO does the same thing. Two potential world records waiting to be officially scored.

First of all, congrats on drawing your tag with one point. That alone should tell you that luck might be on your side for this hunt! It's been a banner year down there in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona this year. Lots of rain this summer had made horn growth fantastic. Any updates?

Two giant bucks! Doesn't happen very often that one camp has two 200" bucks on the ground, much less DIY with a bow! Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

Absolutely awesome trophies! If those two bucks walked past me, I dont know which one I'd shoot!! But I'd love to be out in that dilema! Thanks for sharing your success.

Interesting question here. It sure seems as though Antelope Island has the potential to produce some deer of the caliber we are talking here. It also brings up the question of which Pope and Young world record deer is more likely to be broken first....typical or nontypical...?? Thoughts?

This year has been a banner year down in southern Utah. A lot of rain during the summer seems to have optimized antler growth down in the "desert" part of the state. I don't recall ever seeing as many 200" bucks as I have seen posted up from Utah. Should be a good hunt for you. Aim for the 180"...

Any updates??

Great looking old buck! Way to get it done down on the Books. There's been some real good bucks taken down there this year. Way to make the most of what sounds like a pretty challenging hunt. Congrats and thanks for sharing

You two have a pretty good thing going! Well done! Thanks for sharing

Unreal buck! The story makes it better and better as well. Public land DIY Three year history.. Pretty dang cool! Well done guys! Thanks for sharing

Congrats to both you and your daughter. Good looking buck! I'll never forget my daughters first deer. She was all smiles too! Well done!

Wow!! Bridger is going to have a tough time topping that one! I can't imagine taking a buck like that at his age!! Congrats and well done! Thanks for sharing

Great looking buck!! Congrats! He'll look awesome on your wall! Way to get it done. Nevada seems kind of quiet this year. Haven't seen much posted up this year from NV. Thanks for sharing

Awesome buck!!! Love the extra trash! Great write-up and thanks for sharing.

Cool video. Well done and thanks for posting it up and sharing

Awesome buck! Great mass! Congrats on getting it done and thanks for sharing!

Cool buck! Very unique for sure. Thanks for sharing. Does anybody know on these stag/velvet bucks that carry velvet year round if you have to treat them with formaldehyde to preserve the velvet just as you would an early season velvet buck?

Nice going Kawboy! Good looking buck! Glad your plan ended with success! Congrats and thanks for sharing

Real solid buck. 179 6/8"

There's a familiar face! Great looking buck!! Congrats! Wyoming has been pretty dang generous this year. Thanks for posting it up

Great looking bucks! I've seen quite a few good ones coming out of WY this fall. Congrats to the both of you! Thanks for sharing

Great buck! This has been an awesome year for big muzzy bucks! Yours is right up there with the best of 'em! Thanks for sharing

Congrats to your dad on his buck and kudos to you for helping him out! I think I owe my dad a couple of good hunts for everything he put up with when I was a kid!! Thanks for sharing

Awesome field photos! Thanks for sharing an congrats on your buck!

Great lookin back and great field photos! Congrats and thanks for sharing!

Congrats to you and your son! I have enjoyed my kids success this past year more than any of my hunts by far. Always great to see the "young guns" out having fun in the mtns. Kudos to you for taking the time. Congrats and thanks for sharing

Congrats on your awesome buck! There's something really cool about big mainframe 3 points! Especially when they're approaching that 30" mark! The extras sure add a little character! Congrats on all your hard work paying off! Thanks for sharing

Congrats to you and your dad on a great looking buck! Love the bases on this one! The extra points sure do add to his character as well. Nicely done helping out your dad. Kudos and thanks for sharing

Congrats on a great muzzy buck! Tons of character! Way to go and thanks for sharing

Yep. That's him. The one and only. Mike is unreal. I had the privilege of tagging along with Mike for a few days during this hunt and believe me, it was an education and an experience I could never put a price on. One of the all-time great archery elk hunters and even more impressive, one of...

Had a great archery elk hunt last week in Wyoming. I got lucky and connected on a nice 7x7. My friend Matt Bateman smoked a nice 6x6 and our friend Stevie Krahenbuhl also killed a good bull. Mike Lowry passed numerous bulls, hoping to punch his tag on a big herd bull. In the end, 3 of the four...

Thanks Wildman for your kind words. Much appreciated. Yeah Matt and I are definitely not Rollin in the Dough ($$$) Our hunts are always DIY public land general season tags. That's about all we can afford. But I think there's a lot of guys here on MM who fall into that category. And, truth be...

Was a proud Dad after this weekend. Took my sons down to the southern end of the state to try and get their archery tags filled in some of my old stompin' grounds. Sunday night my 13 year old son Preston made a perfect 50 yard heart-shot on his first ever animal with a bow. The buck was down in...

LAST EDITED ON Sep-04-15 AT 10:50PM (MST)[p]Thanks for the kind comments everyone. Some of you have PM'd me and asked questions regarding how we (Me or Matt) decide who kills which animal. Well, the answer is quite simple. Matt and I trust each other like brothers and treat our hunting set-ups...

I was extremely disappointed this year to learn that I had not drawn an early archery tag in the state of Utah. I was still excited to do lots of scouting and hunting with my good friend, Matt Bateman. I told Matt about a month ago that I was starting to "get a good vibe" about his hunt.... I...

Loved it. Thanks for putting it together and posting it up. And congrats on your success last year. Gonna be a tough year to top....but the fun is in the trying, right. Keep 'em comin. Kip

Arizona

a few guys here on MM have sent me PMs asking about the chart we use to estimate a bears weight using tail-to-nose length measurements and girth measurements (girth under the armpits). I have attached it below. Hope this helps. Kip

a few guys here on MM have sent me PMs asking about the chart used for estimating a bears weight (using length and girth measurements) that I referred to in my earlier post. I have included a chart below. Hope this helps. Kip

In answer to your question Longbow6360 regarding how we get an accurate measurement of our bears weight: I carry a flexible sewing tape/tape-measure with me in my backpack. When we get a bear down and before you cape them out, you take a tight nose-to-tail measurement and a tight girth...