OK - Have a little time for short story on this buck. I have been hunting this same area with my 2 buddies for about 8 years. They have been hunting the area for about 30 years. Lots of big bucks over the years. Anyhow, opening morning we all go our separate ways. At about 7:30am I hear one of my buddies gun shot. Got on the radios and he has a nice 3x3 down. About 10 minutes later, my other buddies gun shot hits the mark on another 3x3. Another radio conversation confirms it. We are about 7 miles in from hiking from our truck. We set-up camp, then hunt from it. My opening day was spent helping my buddies bone out and pack back to camp. Good night followed as you can imagine. Next morning, I set-out on my hunt and my buddies set-out to pack meat back to the trucks and return. At about 11:15am sitting in the same stretch of timber I shot a nice 6x4 2 years ago I see movement. Put the scope on him and saw 4 points and good gerth - I knew instantly it was a good buck (I did not realize it was a 5x5). Next thing I notice getting ready to shoot was another large buck behind him about 20 yards - not as big as other I thought - back to the other buck and off my 300 weatherby mag. went. I hear a big Yeahhhh in the distance. Thought to myself, is someone else all the way in here. Then got on the radios and it was my buddy screaming - he knew it was me - they were packing out across the canyon. Anyhow - great year for us - we have never got 3 down in the same weekend (sometimes 2) - Lots of good pain packing!!! Good luck to all others....
