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Here are a few pictures of the buck my son shot on Friday afternoon, on the east side hunt. As I mentioned on the other Kaibab bucks thread, he was the only shooter buck we saw in 7 days of hunting.
The hunt had it's share of adventure. On Monday night, the wind came up, with gusts we guessed at 50+ mph. Our tent withstood the winds, but our camp was scattered for a couple hundred yards downwind when we got up. A camp another fellow had down the road from us was totally destroyed. He had a big wall tent that was shredded, and a couple other camps had their tents blown down and those guys were sleeeping in their pickups after that. To borrow a phrase from one of the AZGFD people out there, it got a little "Western" out there with that wind.
One nice benefit of this hunt is the chance to see parts of the Grand Canyon that most people will never see. While hunting out on the flats, we did take time to go over to South Canyon Point and Buck Farm Point to check out views of the canyon. I'll try to post a couple of those pics shortly.
All in all, it was a great experience and we're glad to have had the opportunity. It was tough hunting, but that did make the buck he shot just a bit more special. My son celebrated his 19th birthday while on the hunt, and this buck makes #19 a special one for him.
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The hunt had it's share of adventure. On Monday night, the wind came up, with gusts we guessed at 50+ mph. Our tent withstood the winds, but our camp was scattered for a couple hundred yards downwind when we got up. A camp another fellow had down the road from us was totally destroyed. He had a big wall tent that was shredded, and a couple other camps had their tents blown down and those guys were sleeeping in their pickups after that. To borrow a phrase from one of the AZGFD people out there, it got a little "Western" out there with that wind.
One nice benefit of this hunt is the chance to see parts of the Grand Canyon that most people will never see. While hunting out on the flats, we did take time to go over to South Canyon Point and Buck Farm Point to check out views of the canyon. I'll try to post a couple of those pics shortly.
All in all, it was a great experience and we're glad to have had the opportunity. It was tough hunting, but that did make the buck he shot just a bit more special. My son celebrated his 19th birthday while on the hunt, and this buck makes #19 a special one for him.
http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/User_files/4574e597060d2b32