Wrapped up the year with an amazing time with some amazing people.
Saw this buck the second day of the hunt and decided to pass on him at that time to see what else I could find. Was seeing some does and smaller bucks. Second weekend of the hunt we glassed him up about 50 yards from where we saw him the first time, got about 621 yards from him and took the shot. Buck stumbled about 5 feet before falling.
I have to take the time to thank the people that made this hunt possible for me. Without them I wouldn't have been able to go.
Thank you Aaron P. for letting us borrow your rifle and for telling me how many clicks to spin the scope, that was a rush, I felt like a million bucks doing that myself. Your gun is dead on buddy!!
Todd P. Thank you for letting us borrow binos, rangefinders, tripods, offering snacks, and being a good friend to us.
Aaron D. and Lindsey, thank you guys for helping us look for bucks both weekends, you guys are a heck of a glassing team! I don't know how Aaron can stand for so long, his eyes NEVER leave those binos and he can spot those deer like his life depends on it. Aaron is also a great roadside chef! Thank you for having the patience in helping me learn to gutt and cut up a coues buck!
Last but not least to my best friend, you are a trooper Chadlie. You threw that meat and hide in your pack and took off and made every mule in AZ look like crap. Never have I had more fun freezing, getting cut and scratched by every plant in AZ, or going all day without anything to eat knowing we were having a blast. No one else I would rather have seen me take this buck then you two. We have had some adventures man, that is for sure. You finally got to see me kill something, and I can't wait to watch you kill one now!!!
Here's some pix from the hunt. We dubbed this buck Mr. Crabs.
2016 AZ Coues
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Here are some more pix:
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nice buck,what caliber rifle did you use?
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300 Ultra Mag
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Got Mr. Crabs back from the Taxidermist. I really like how it turned out. Trying to figure out how to display him. Anyone know of some cool Plaques that allow skulls with bottom jaws to be displayed without gluing? I would love to get one for him and my 2 javelina skulls. I did a shoulder mount javelina and would like to display his skull next to the mount.
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I've seen a couple of different setups built from some old barn board that looked pretty good. Another option is to just run some picture frame wire through the back of the skull (you might have to drill a hole) and then hang it from a nail. Either way though congrats on the buck!
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thanks Duck. I have him sitting on my antique China chest right now along with various horns and hides (don't have a TV anymore so figured I'd make it something worth looking at haha). I'll figure something out and post some pix when I decide what to do
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