LAST EDITED ON Nov-25-09 AT 01:46AM (MST)[p]I just got home from that hunt.
Kinda had an "oops" deal. but still a nice buck.
Hunter glassed up the buck chasing a doe on Monday morning and said, "Big buck, I'm gonna take him" and took off running. I was glassing in another area so I didn't see him initially.
When I saw where his wife was looking I dialed in and sure enough here was this 4 X 3 going hard after his lady friend.
Hunter was 50 yards in front of me and when the buck headed up the hill he made a great one shot kill at 175 on the running, rutting buck.
Didn't see anything larger than a tall, heavy 27" 4 X 4 (saw him earlier that morning, but hunter took a stroll down the ridge alone).
Saw 16 bucks on Friday, none on Saturday (high winds all day) 8 on Sunday and this buck was the fifth one we had seen on Monday morning by about 8:30 a.m.
I just wonder what we MIGHT have run into had we stayed the full 10 days...
Don Martin
Arizona Wildlife Outfitters
P.S. This buck's ears were 25" inches from tip to tip!