Methow Hunt

[Big_bad_mulies]

Well we headed out Friday morning around 7:00 and got to our camping spot at around 10:00ish, after setting the trailer and everything up we went out to check out some spots, saw a lot of does and one mulie spike. I was really hoping to see some legal bucks that we could have tried to pick up in the morning but that didn't happen. Opening day we headed out and hiked quite a bit, got to our spot and waited around, nothing seemed to he happening after 2 hours of sitting. We then decided to go try something else, and started walking again, only saw does the whole day. Sunday morning we tried another spot and as first light came only 2 does strolled by, after another endless amount of time we left the mountain and decided to go to another. After going up a good amount we parked the truck and grandpa decided to make himself some lunch, right in the middle of eating a 2x2 whitetail jumps out of the woods and runs across the road into the other side, I run to my rifle and give off a small grunt noise to make it stop, and I hear a boom, grandpa had shot at it and missed! Now the buck is running and grandpa again shoots and misses haha I then wait for it to hit a clear spot in the trees and I take a shot, we go and look all around where the buck had ran and did not see any blood whatsoever, tried picking up where he was headed but we lost him, later on we saw a small 2x2 mulie and couldn't get that third point to pop out haha. Monday morning we went to another mountain, as first light came we went up a smaller hill to look over into a small valley and across the other hill side, we see three does, and look around for maybe a buck because the does kept looking down as if they were waiting for their buck, turns out it's a bear going up the hill side. This being my first time ever getting a shot at a bear, I got nervous and rushed the shot which I should have not done, the bear ran off after I took my first shot, I then shot 3 more rounds all hitting the dirt above him as he ran, I then saw him run over the ridge and heard some shots on the other side, somebody must have got him, wish it would've been me. Overall it was a great three days, can't wait for next year, hopefully i don't miss again!

[thom9719]

Sounds like you need to go to the range and/or chill out. This isn't a video game, don't just sling lead at an animal.

[turbo]

Painful....

[quacksmoker]

Painful....

 

[rudedawg1085]

Sounds like you need to go to the range and/or chill out. This isn't a video game, don't just sling lead at an animal.

Or scope is off, or hit a branch, etc,....we have all missed shots in our day. On the range ill hit the bulls eye 100% of the time. I wish i could say the same out in the field.

Just take deep breaths BigBadMulies! you will get em next time!!

[deerhunter_98520]

Buck fever gets the best of us

[huntnphool]

 

[wafisherman]

Clearly you guys need to invest in a machine gun and a few grenades!   

Also, mind sharing the general area you are hunting?  I'm thinking I need to NOT be around when those bullets start flying next time 

[Skyvalhunter]

Twisp River

[CMG]

 Ah to be 17 again, Don't take this the wrong way. I believe you're post about you and you grandfathers hunt were written with the best intentions, but will be read and interpreted by others (As shown by posts above) differently.

  Keep at it, just heed some of their advice, be quick to think about the actual shot, but slow to pull the trigger.  Could you have tracked the animal instead of pulling the trigger? allowing you to have the advantage? I would check your scope, seriously.

  We all have learned our own ways and in our own time, sometimes the hardway. 

[wafisherman]

Ah to be 17 again, Don't take this the wrong way. I believe you're post about you and you grandfathers hunt were written with the best intentions, but will be read and interpreted by others (As shown by posts above) differently.

  Keep at it, just heed some of their advice, be quick to think about the actual shot, but slow to pull the trigger.  Could you have tracked the animal instead of pulling the trigger? allowing you to have the advantage? I would check your scope, seriously.

  We all have learned our own ways and in our own time, sometimes the hardway.

 

Also, I purposely load each round manually.  Makes you slow down and think since you will likely only have one shot at any give critter.  Bullets flying scenarios just have more downside than upside.  Possibly even tragic results.

[boneaddict]

Ever watch someone get so excited they unload their whole magazine without "firing" a shot.

[Goldeneye]

Ever watch someone get so excited they unload their whole magazine without "firing" a shot.

Yes, I had a buddy do that on his first attempt at a deer (3 point muley) back in the 80's.  He had a lever action 30-30.  I watched him empty his gun without firing.  He just kept jacking shells.  After he was done I stared at him for a second with a perplexed look, then dropped the buck.  I don't think he ever hunted again. 

[Pathfinder101]

Ah to be 17 again, Don't take this the wrong way. I believe you're post about you and you grandfathers hunt were written with the best intentions, but will be read and interpreted by others (As shown by posts above) differently.

  Keep at it, just heed some of their advice, be quick to think about the actual shot, but slow to pull the trigger.  Could you have tracked the animal instead of pulling the trigger? allowing you to have the advantage? I would check your scope, seriously.

  We all have learned our own ways and in our own time, sometimes the hardway.

Well (and gently) put.  I didn't have a ton of guidance as a young hunter.  I might have reacted the same way 30 years ago...

[Big_bad_mulies]

Sounds like you need to go to the range and/or chill out. This isn't a video game, don't just sling lead at an animal.

Or scope is off, or hit a branch, etc,....we have all missed shots in our day. On the range ill hit the bulls eye 100% of the time. I wish i could say the same out in the field.

Just take deep breaths BigBadMulies! you will get em next time!!

first time ever using this rifle and yes the scope was most likely off! Going back over this weekend to hopefully seal the deal with a buck!