July 4th Weekend Trip (pics)

Took the family up to southern Utah over the long 4th of July weekend to get out of the heat and enjoy the outdoors. Hooked up with a buddy I haven't seen for a few years, Jeremy Houston, and spent a morning looking at deer on some property he has access to on the Paunsy. It was well worth it!

Here's a few photos I took that weekend. Nothing good, as I never got close enough........and was too busy drooling through my binos. lol

Here's a NICE public land 4x4 buck in a general zone area. This photo was taken July 2nd.......by the time he's finished up, he will be a great buck, IMO:

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Another public land buck:

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"Mr. Wide" is back for Jeremy to photograph:

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Real heavy 4x4 that will be a STUD when fully grown:

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A couple smaller ones on the open unit:

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A high mountain antelope posing for the camera:

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Hiker
Nice ones. Looks like you two covered some country.
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killerbee
looks like your were able to see some dandy bucks!

do you get to hunt any of these this year?

cool pics, thanks for posting them up :thumb
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Buckmaster
Looks as if you had a great time! Family time is the best! Nice pics 10sign: 10sign: 10sign:
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waynedevore
Good looking critters. Nice country you got yourselves into.
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BOHNTR
do you get to hunt any of these this year?
 No.......just scouting it in case I have to hunt it next year (depending on draw results). I like to keep up with areas I used to hunt frequently to ensure they still have good bucks (Utah and Kaibab for example) in case I end up back there some year. Always have to have a back-up plan this day and age.
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Great looking pics, decent public land bucks. thanx for posting
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Hey Roy, had fun spending a little time with ya last month. I didn't draw AZ so unfortunately I won't be spending much time up there this year. Maybe next year.
Anyways here is a picture of that wide buck with a few more weeks of growth. jdh
http://www.muleyphotos.com
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BOHNTR
What a gorgeous photo Jer........thanks for sharing........man that is one wide buck. I bet a few of those "others" are looking awesome!
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'Ike'
Whoa, very nice... =D>
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