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Title: AZ August velvet mule deer back from the taxi
Post by: EAS on June 04, 2011, 01:14:03 PM: Last August I harvested a Mule deer in Arizona on opening archery day. he just finished at the taxidermist and i think he looks awesome for a summer buck... it was well into the 90's the day i took him. He still has his original velvet and summer hide, because i didnt want any fake flock on the antlers! let me know how he stacks up to the washington buck i should expect now that I moved to WA...
if anyone will be hunting in AZ, I can help direct you to some good OTC archery tag areas... some good coues white tail and mule deer running around...
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Post by: shedcrazy on June 04, 2011, 01:29:13 PM: Nice buck, and a great mount. Sweet
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on June 04, 2011, 01:30:52 PM: Thats a great archery buck. As far as stacking him up against some WA bucks, not to many people on this site would pass him up ;)
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 04, 2011, 01:45:27 PM: Nice buck. It takes a lot of work to do real velvet right. Looks like he did a good job for you :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on June 04, 2011, 01:49:17 PM: Excellent taxidermy work. Congrats on a great buck. Don't worry, you'll kill deer like this all the time in WA... :rolleyes: :chuckle:
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Post by: bowsandhose on June 04, 2011, 03:00:33 PM: 8) cool
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Post by: predator guy on June 04, 2011, 03:31:18 PM: What unit? Very nice buck. Congrats!
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Post by: klickriverchromer on June 04, 2011, 07:31:55 PM: Nice looking rack on that fella.. Congrats
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Post by: Elkstuffer on June 04, 2011, 09:41:29 PM: Nice buck and good looking mount. I have a lot of points in AZ so I would be real interested in talking to you sometime. Welcome to the site. What brought you to WA?
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Post by: predator guy on June 05, 2011, 05:56:22 PM: Elkstuffer, How many points do you have? I am an Arizona native, Where are you putting in at?
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Post by: scudmaster on June 05, 2011, 06:21:53 PM: Beautiful mount. Great taxidermy work.
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Post by: Elkstuffer on June 05, 2011, 09:04:22 PM: I've got 10 points for elk and 9 for deer, sheep and antelope. I have just been buying points until I get up there. I just sent my stuff in for sheep and deer. I'm close for elk in the area that I want to hunt and for deer I'll keep buying points till I have enough for the strip areas. I would like to go down and hunt the deer rut for coues and mulies some Dec/jan with my bow.
Title: Re: AZ August velvet mule deer back from the taxi
Post by: Pathfinder101 on June 05, 2011, 11:09:09 PM: Quote from: Elkstuffer on June 05, 2011, 09:04:22 PM

I'll keep buying points till I have enough for the strip areas.

...how many points is that...? I thought the strip was numerically undrawable short of a lightning strike... DIfferent for a bow..? :dunno:
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Post by: wsucowboy on June 06, 2011, 01:16:30 AM: good looking buck and a great mount!
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Post by: predator guy on June 06, 2011, 07:11:09 AM: Quote from: Elkstuffer on June 05, 2011, 09:04:22 PM
I've got 10 points for elk and 9 for deer, sheep and antelope. I have just been buying points until I get up there. I just sent my stuff in for sheep and deer. I'm close for elk in the area that I want to hunt and for deer I'll keep buying points till I have enough for the strip areas. I would like to go down and hunt the deer rut for coues and mulies some Dec/jan with my bow.
My brother drew 13b last year with 5 bonus points. It was a hunt of a lifetime, one I will never forget. You want to put in for units 13a or 13b. If you need an outfitter I can recommend one for you. Here is his deer form last November. Good luck on the Draw.
Title: Re: AZ August velvet mule deer back from the taxi
Post by: EAS on June 06, 2011, 07:42:41 AM: I got this buck in unit 23... the last year has been great hunting for deer in AZ. anytime anyone wants to chat details offline, drop me a note... i would like a few pointers for WA scouting areas also.
I give props to my taxi Dale at Wild Heritage Taxidermy in Young AZ. http://www.wildheritagetaxidermy.com/ (http://www.wildheritagetaxidermy.com/)

the strip is always the hot spot in AZ and the odds are crazy...
Here's some stats for 13A last fall (I have photos of most of them from the game check-in, I'll get them posted soon)

The ones checked over 200 are as follows:
8x8 scoring around 230- Sunshine Point
10X9 scoring around 249 Kip Fattalehs deer out of Tuweep Valley
8X7 scoring around 205
7X7 scoring right around 224
8X8 scoring 240- Hancock Knoll Catchment
7x7 scoring 234- Tuweep valley
8x10 scoring 230- Cold Spring Wash
206- Duane Shroufe
226- Linda Shroufe
7X9- 234 East of Hancock Knoll
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Post by: bucklucky on June 06, 2011, 07:49:12 AM: Nice Mount. I too have been buying points fo AZ, think I have 8 now. What was the deadline for deer points? I hope I didnt miss it again :bash: Got my elk points squarede away though :tup:
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Post by: Elkstuffer on June 06, 2011, 04:30:43 PM: June 14th is the deadline for sheep and deer. I'll call you on the 13th if you want me too :chuckle:
Title: Re: AZ August velvet mule deer back from the taxi
Post by: bucklucky on June 06, 2011, 06:09:23 PM: Quote from: Elkstuffer on June 06, 2011, 04:30:43 PM
June 14th is the deadline for sheep and deer. I'll call you on the 13th if you want me too :chuckle:

Thanks Ric, looks like it has to be at Arizona fish and wildlife by the 14th, postmarks dont matter. I had the wife print off my apps so I can send them out, my damn printer broke :bash:
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Post by: Elkstuffer on June 07, 2011, 09:56:01 AM: Make sure you have the right address. It's NOT the Carefree Hwy address any more. They changed it last year. I got my elk and antelope apps back 3 days before the deadline and had to overnight them. >:(
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Post by: bucklucky on June 07, 2011, 10:10:25 AM: I cant find my Arizona License to finish the app :bash:
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Post by: FSTaxidermy on June 11, 2011, 07:52:51 AM: Great looking buck, Congrats! love the velvet.
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Post by: KNOXY on June 11, 2011, 09:32:10 AM: I'm getting my first archery buck back hopefully sometime soon I can't wait I wanted to keep the original velvet too. Awesome buck!
Title: Re: AZ August velvet mule deer back from the taxi
Post by: EAS on June 11, 2011, 09:37:19 AM: As promissed, attached in the file are photos of monster AZ strip bucks from 13a/b
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Post by: MLBowhunting on June 11, 2011, 04:49:50 PM: looks awesome
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Post by: Elkstuffer on June 11, 2011, 06:18:40 PM: Holy crap! That is a stud buck.