09 Archery Desert Buck

standman · Jan 4, 2009

Here is my 01/01/09 buck. I first glassed him up over 500 yards away. He was really moving around a mountain looking and searching for does. I tried to circle around him to cut him off but wasn't able too. He was around 175 yards above me when I realized I wouldn't be able to cut him off, so I decided it would a good time to try and call him in. I gave him a couple grunts and a couple primos esterous bleats and he started coming right toward me. About 1/3 of the way in he stopped and started raking a cactus, so I gave him a couple more bleats and then a couple tending grunts. He laid his ears back, cocked his head sideways and here he come. He came across a draw, that is when I drew my bow. He came out 40 yards in front of me and stopped. I settled my pin on him, released and drilled him. He went a little over 100 yards and I watched him fall. What an amazing experience. One of the best hunts I have ever had.

Brian

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3fletch · Jan 4, 2009

Nicely done....

Aim small miss small!!!!!

KaibabHntr · Jan 4, 2009

Nice! Still working on mine...

KaibabHntr
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DonMartin · Jan 4, 2009

Good desert buck! Big bodied sucker wasn't he?

You don;t hear of too many guys using grunts to work desert bucks, but sounds like you had it down pat!

Good job!

Don Martin
AWO

BigPig · Jan 5, 2009

LAST EDITED ON Jan-05-09 AT 09:29AM (MST)[p]Fine job. I swear I chased that buck's twin a couple weeks ago, N of Tuscon.

CAelknuts · Jan 5, 2009

Congratulations, that sounds like it was an outstanding hunt!

tworivers · Jan 5, 2009

using tinks 69 wafer's in a funnel works great as well, I have clotheslined more than a few muley bucks when they hit scent stream.
Great looking buck!

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