Been hunting Mex now for 3 years. 1st year as a guest, past 2 as a paid member. I killed a managment 8 at the end of last season. My standards are not as high as my lease partners. Anything over 140" would be great for me. One of my stands has a sendero about 600 yards long, and I kept seeing bucks cross 500 or so yards down. This past week I decided to make a change. I built a small ground blind about 400 yards down to try and cut them off. As I get into the blind, I look down the sendero and see 4 bucks following a doe straight at me. They are about 350 yards and closeing. I can see that the lead buck is a taker. Confirmed with binos that he is a 140 class 11pt. Definately a buck I would be pleased with. Behind him is a 120 class cull 8pt. I had a shooting stick, but was uncomfortable taking a shot that far with a limited rest. They were closing the distance, so I just simply waited. At about 300 yards I see the 8 enter the brush as if he were trying to cut around the bigger buck. The bigger buck sees this and lays his ears back. He heads for the brush. Shortly thereafter I hear a heck of a fight. Antlers are crashing, brush is breaking. It was neat, until they stepped back out. My
140" 11pt has now broken off everything but a G3 on his right side. He went from a 140 to a 110 in about a minute. I was sick. He walked within 20 yards of me. I could have killed him with a knife. It was a great hunt, the big bucks seem to elude me.
140" 11pt has now broken off everything but a G3 on his right side. He went from a 140 to a 110 in about a minute. I was sick. He walked within 20 yards of me. I could have killed him with a knife. It was a great hunt, the big bucks seem to elude me.
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