Although I was a bit sad that the crew headed off to montana in search of rutting mule deer without me, I was excited for the weekends hunt. It's one of the years most anticipated hunts. A weekend of one on one hunting with the wife. This year she was not able to fill her tag during the general season, probably due to having a poor guide
but we were lucky in that she pulled a late Palouse tag.
Our normal whitetail stomping grounds was hit by Blue Tongue pretty darn hard this year and due to that fact the land owner didn't want us killing anymore deer. With this, we were having to start from scratch on an area we have hunted for over a decade.
Lucky for us, there are some good folks in this world still and we were extended a very generous offer by Bullblaster to crash his home for the weekend and hunt some of his dirt. Let me tell ya, I spend most of my season sleeping in the dirt, eating crap food, and going days, most time a week or more with out a shower, and generally just being half miserable. So to get to stay in a warm bed, eat hot chow, cold beer, and good company was a great change.
Opening morning found two grown men trying to figure out how to use a single serve coffee pot. It's harder than it sounds
One legal buck and a hand full of doe's but no shots wrapped up the morning hunt. Momma took a nap, we bs'd hunting and I played with the dogs a bit and then it was back out for the evening. We would be sitting one of Bullblaster's blinds for the evening so a quick stop for candy and some Starbucks for the wife was in order.
Not gonna lie, this was a tough hunt for me. I'm not a sitter. It is a skill which I do not have
It was a long few hours but just as he said, about 4pm the deer will start to filter out, and they did. A few doe's, a small spike, and then from the far side of the field, here he comes. Now my wife is a very practical woman. She does not share my love of antlers, but does share my love of venison. If there is a legal deer in front of her, it is in trouble. It took a second to confirm legal status on this little guy but when we did she wasted no time and dropped the hammer. One perfect broadside shot took out the top of the heart and both lungs. He is far from big, but Kattie was happy to be part of filling the family freezer and loves her little buck. Back to the house in time to clean up and go to dinner
Can't thank Bullblaster enough for the hospitality and generosity in not only hosting us but letting us hunt his spot. Also in introducing me to that jalapeño cream cheese sauce stuff at that mexican restuarant! That stuff was uuuummmmmazing
If anyone needs any Christmas gift ideas for bullblaster, his wife needs a coffee pot
