Shanes 2011 Muzzleloader Giant!

Shane drew a coveted Utah muzzleloader tag and called on Mossback to help him on his hunt of a lifetime.  He also had a great support team of friends and family that helped him throughout scouting and his hunt.  I went up scouting with Joe Gonzalez for several days during the summer, and could not believe the number of big bucks.  It is awesome to be able to look at 200" deer, that is something you just cant do for the most part south of the ditch in Arizona.  We were able to look at many bucks over 200" that weekend, with two scoring over 230", and captured some amazing video of them.  We were also keeping an eye out for buffalo, as we would be back in early November chasing them.
The hunt started out quick with multiple bucks over 200" being spotted.  It was clear that the mossback guides had done their homework and knew what was out there.  Shane passed on some very impressive bucks and put the hammer down on this beast.  His buck is just under 38" wide and scores 222".

Shane with his great buck.

 The best part of this hunt was being able to share it with family and friends.  Congrats Shane on your giant buck!  Watching him put a 3 hour sneak on this buck and shoot him at a close 40 yards was awesome.  And it was all caught on video!

Back at camp just before heading home.

Another pic of this wide and heavy buck.

Shane and Dad.

Mossback guides Reed and Wayne, who did a great job with Shane.

Packing this bruiser out.

It was great to be able to spend time in a unit that is managed like this place.  There were lots of folks just driving around taking pictures and enjoying the quality animals.  Sure wish there were a few more spots like this around.