Author Topic: 2015 Opening Weekend Buck (Read 9591 times)

frazierw · « **on:** October 19, 2015, 07:40:57 AM »

I had a late Palouse tag this year, so when I took off to deer camp my intention was hanging out with my Dad, Uncle, Gpa, and brother and enjoy a weekend in the woods. Saturday I sat in my spot, a draw over from my grandpa, saw some deer, one legal buck, but nothing I was going to shoot. The weather was warm and it was pretty anticlimactic throughout the rest of the day. We woke up Sunday to a lot more clouds and cooler temps, and Gpa and I started hiking in to our spots. It was his birthday so I was hoping he’d knock one down. We got settled in around 8 and I had a couple does below me feeding, then the rain started. About an hour later I was startled by a shot that could have only come from my Gpa. I glassed him and saw him looking through the binos trying to spot whatever he had shot. I called him on the radio but I didn’t get an answer. About 5 minutes later 3 deer came running out into the clearing I was watching, I threw the binos up and saw the first 2 were does, but the last one was a 4x4. I took another second to check him out and knew he was prolly a little bigger than anything I have killed so I settled in and waited for a shot. He was nose deep on a doe the whole way across the clearing and when he finally stopped he was about 200 yards away straight downhill. I put the reticle at the bottom of his body, right behind the shoulder, and boom. He dropped! All I could think was, “I guess no whitetails for me this year.” I hiked down and located the body then called my grandpa on the radio. He said he dumped his buck too and was walking down to it! So I left mine and hiked over to him to help. My dad and uncle came over before too long and we got everything cleaned up and finally packed out. Took about 6 hours, and it never stopped raining. By the end I was wetter than I have ever been. As always with hunting it didn’t go as I expected, but I wouldn’t change anything. Shooting a buck on the same day as my Gpa and it being his 77th birthday was as cool as its going to get, not to mention the time spent with my dad brother and uncle. The buck is a beaut, and my biggest, but the time with my family is what it’s all about. Now on to Wenaha for elk!!

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #1 on:** October 19, 2015, 07:46:24 AM »

Congrats on a nice one.

huntnphool · « **Reply #2 on:** October 19, 2015, 07:47:43 AM »

DeerMan · « **Reply #3 on:** October 19, 2015, 07:50:10 AM »

Holy moly. This buck has everything you'd want. Great story too with Gramps taking a buck as well. Congrats

hntrspud · « **Reply #4 on:** October 19, 2015, 07:50:32 AM »

Great buck, and what an experience to be able to share a hunt on grandpa birthday. Congratulations

HUNTINCOUPLE · « **Reply #5 on:** October 19, 2015, 08:06:40 AM »

lokidog · « **Reply #6 on:** October 19, 2015, 08:13:14 AM »

Heck of a buck, nice to get it done with family.

C-Money · « **Reply #7 on:** October 19, 2015, 08:29:05 AM »

Congrats! Sounds like a perfect hunt. Can we see your Grandpas buck? Tell him congrats too!

Watimberghost · « **Reply #8 on:** October 19, 2015, 08:40:01 AM »

Wow! That is one hell of a nice buck

grundy53 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 19, 2015, 08:49:02 AM »

Great buck! And even greater that you and your grandpa both got one on his birthday.

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kellama2001 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 19, 2015, 08:51:42 AM »

Very cool story and an awesome buck! You're very blessed to have a great family to hunt with!

Yakirack · « **Reply #11 on:** October 19, 2015, 08:56:01 AM »

Nice!

mfswallace · « **Reply #12 on:** October 19, 2015, 10:16:17 AM »

pic of grampas buck??

Rainier10 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 19, 2015, 10:20:30 AM »

Congrats, I would not have been able to pass that guy up either.

Way to get it done.

boneaddict · « **Reply #14 on:** October 19, 2015, 10:20:50 AM »

Looks and sounds like the perfect hunt to me.

renewed · « **Reply #15 on:** October 19, 2015, 10:29:12 AM »

What a stud toad of a buck

Great to hunt with family.. And your Gpas b/day ta boot..doesn't get any better

KNOPHISH · « **Reply #16 on:** October 19, 2015, 10:33:33 AM »

Nice one. You know your grandpa shot the small one so you could shoot the big one right?

That's just how we roll.

shanevg · « **Reply #17 on:** October 19, 2015, 10:34:10 AM »

Sweet buck! Where is the pic of the other?

Congrats!

M_ray · « **Reply #18 on:** October 19, 2015, 10:41:02 AM »

I'd skip the Palouse for that buck! Well done

frazierw · « **Reply #19 on:** October 19, 2015, 10:41:56 AM »

Quote from: KNOPHISH on October 19, 2015, 10:33:33 AM

Nice one. You know your grandpa shot the small one so you could shoot the big one right? That's just how we roll.

No doubt in my mind!

Ridgerunner · « **Reply #20 on:** October 19, 2015, 10:49:11 AM »

That is a STUD! Well done, what a great memory.

jkthomps · « **Reply #21 on:** October 19, 2015, 11:26:48 AM »

Your entire hunting story is what it is all about. Congrats to you and your Gpa and truly enjoying what hunting is all about. Oh and nice buck too!

klikboom · « **Reply #22 on:** October 19, 2015, 12:30:50 PM »

WOW! Bruiser, i'm assuming that's an eastside muley or that just broke the book for blacktail?

Ripper · « **Reply #23 on:** October 19, 2015, 12:36:47 PM »

Holy cow, what a stud! Congrats

frazierw · « **Reply #24 on:** October 19, 2015, 12:40:27 PM »

Quote from: klikboom on October 19, 2015, 12:30:50 PM

WOW! Bruiser, i'm assuming that's an eastside muley or that just broke the book for blacktail?

Westside weather lol but it's an east side buck

elkh8me · « **Reply #25 on:** October 19, 2015, 12:42:04 PM »

Irish_hunter93 · « **Reply #26 on:** October 19, 2015, 02:18:40 PM »

Awesome buck and a great story! That's way cool!

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #27 on:** October 22, 2015, 05:50:40 PM »

Awesome buck

Congrats

jackelope · « **Reply #28 on:** October 22, 2015, 05:53:55 PM »

Quote from: M_ray on October 19, 2015, 10:41:02 AM

I'd skip the Palouse for that buck! Well done

You can say that again. And again.

adamR · « **Reply #29 on:** October 22, 2015, 06:52:47 PM »

Congrats joe! That's a nice buck!

Mark251 · « **Reply #30 on:** October 22, 2015, 07:04:49 PM »

Awesome looking buck! Congratulations

fishnfur · « **Reply #31 on:** October 22, 2015, 07:50:26 PM »

Cool buck. Worth passing on the WTs for in my opinion.

frazierw · « **Reply #32 on:** October 23, 2015, 09:09:53 AM »

Quote from: adamR on October 22, 2015, 06:52:47 PM

Congrats joe! That's a nice buck!

Thanks bud! gotta get lucky every now and then!

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