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Title: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: tntklundt on June 15, 2024, 07:41:07 AM

After 20 years I finally drew the Desert tag for rifle in October. Excited to see what I might bump into out there. I’ve helped a friend that drew the November tag 2 years in a row back in 2017 and 18. The second time he drew it with a hunters Ed instructor tag. Lots of scouting planned to be ready to hit the ground running.

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: Dan-o on June 15, 2024, 09:44:02 AM

Nice!!!!

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: LDennis24 on June 15, 2024, 10:35:31 AM

Good luck and keep us updated!

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: MMCCAULEY on June 15, 2024, 01:10:23 PM

Good luck!  Looking forward to hearing what you turn up. 

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: Ridgerunner on June 15, 2024, 05:35:54 PM

Man that could be a great hunt.  Keep us along for the ride. 


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Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: HikerHunter on June 17, 2024, 11:44:42 AM

Congrats! I'm tagging along to here about this one!

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: MMCCAULEY on June 18, 2024, 10:14:08 AM

Best of luck!

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: Bone collector 13 on June 18, 2024, 11:53:06 AM

Great tag. Not to be a Debbie downer but the quality seems to be dropping every year. 18 was a great year for quality bucks. Last year we were hard pressed to pass a 175” buck.

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: rileyb on June 18, 2024, 03:26:44 PM

2014 Desert October hunt. Just tell yourself you are going to hold out because you are going to see some big bucks

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: tntklundt on June 19, 2024, 10:38:54 AM

I should have a good idea of what to hold out for after all of the pre hunt scouting I plan on doing. I’m excited just for the chance to see multiple legal bucks in a day. I don’t get much of that where I normally hunt.

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: scottfrick on November 12, 2024, 07:04:26 PM

How did this hunt turn out?

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: tntklundt on November 12, 2024, 07:22:35 PM

It was a great hunt. I probably saw around 60 bucks. About 55 of them were a 3 point or less. I shot this medium 4x5 on day 6. Not as big as I was hoping but, it was a great spot and stock to get within 75 yards. Also my brother got to watch it play out. Need a friend to get this tag so I can use all my experience in this unit.

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: bigmacc on November 12, 2024, 07:24:01 PM

👍great buck! Great hunt.

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: Ridgerunner on November 13, 2024, 09:22:01 AM

Glad you had a good hunt and saw lots of bucks, that's fun.  Thanks for reporting back and not leaving us hanging. 

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: jrebel on November 13, 2024, 09:25:23 AM

Fantastic....looks like a nice buck!! 

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: hunterednate on November 13, 2024, 10:07:59 AM

Hey, well done. That can be a tough hunt. I know the bodies on those deer can be really big. Glad you enjoyed the experience and made a great stalk and clean kill on a good buck.

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: tntklundt on November 13, 2024, 10:31:23 AM

Thanks everyone. I did get the most meat I’ve ever got from an animal. I think it was a combination of minimal damage to the shoulder and a big deer. I’ll be curious to get the age from the tooth I submitted.

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: hunter399 on November 13, 2024, 10:33:06 AM

👏👍

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: redi on November 13, 2024, 02:58:14 PM

Congratulations

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 13, 2024, 04:32:30 PM

Beauty! Nice buck!!

Title: Re: Desert Unit Rifle in October Tag
Post by: HikerHunter on November 14, 2024, 08:17:43 AM

Awesome! thanks for sharing and following up