.Our second hunt was a success! We put together another hunt for right after Christmas in hopes of capitalizing on what was left of the good moon phase. We had a really nice buck on trailcams and were hoping that we could locate either him or another great buck. Right away we found the "9 Incher", as our friend Steve named him because of his 9" G2's, and a stalk was made.
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We crossed a canyon and set up just as "9 Incher" stopped and gave us one last look at only his head and rack! We tried our hardest to find a shot through brush but all that was visible was his head at around 300 yards. We watched as he dissappeared over the ridge and that was it for day 1!
On day 2, we relocated "9 Incher" again and after some fast rutting action he bedded in a thicket with, yet again, only his head visible! My friend and I set up at around 460 yards and waited him out. There was no way to get closer and still have a shot but my friend was a well practiced and competent shooter at distances well beyond this so we were set and just needed him to stand. 1 hour passed, then 2, and then at around 3 hours later, the sun finally heated him up enough to make him stand and stretch. My friend was prone and ready to go and not more than 2 seconds after "9 Incher" stood up he made a perfect shot putting him right back into his bed!
We all figured "9 Incher" would hit the 110" mark, but after seeing him in person on the first day we all figured he would exceed that mark. The trailcam pics make him look thinner than he is and you don't see the little extra's he has either. "9 Incher" was one of those bucks you walk up on and say "WOW"! His character and sheer awesomeness makes him an outstanding trophy and we were all very excited to put our hands on him! He gross scored just over 114" even tho most of his little sticker points don't count as they are just under an inch, but they add tons of character to this great buck! Congrats to VW on his 2nd trophy buck this season! Our
2nd trip was a blast and we all had a safe and enjoyable trip in beautiful Sonora, MX! JIMOn day 2, we relocated "9 Incher" again and after some fast rutting action he bedded in a thicket with, yet again, only his head visible! My friend and I set up at around 460 yards and waited him out. There was no way to get closer and still have a shot but my friend was a well practiced and competent shooter at distances well beyond this so we were set and just needed him to stand. 1 hour passed, then 2, and then at around 3 hours later, the sun finally heated him up enough to make him stand and stretch. My friend was prone and ready to go and not more than 2 seconds after "9 Incher" stood up he made a perfect shot putting him right back into his bed!
We all figured "9 Incher" would hit the 110" mark, but after seeing him in person on the first day we all figured he would exceed that mark. The trailcam pics make him look thinner than he is and you don't see the little extra's he has either. "9 Incher" was one of those bucks you walk up on and say "WOW"! His character and sheer awesomeness makes him an outstanding trophy and we were all very excited to put our hands on him! He gross scored just over 114" even tho most of his little sticker points don't count as they are just under an inch, but they add tons of character to this great buck! Congrats to VW on his 2nd trophy buck this season! Our
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