2017 Deer, post them here (photos & stats)

[2MANY]

3 generations on this hunt.
Good Stuff.



My 11 year old son is holding the deer.
After spending 10 days in the saddle or hiking into remote basins this was a nice way to spend "a day off".
Unfortunately the deer didn't give us time to get my son set up on the buck.
Regardless he was in my back pocket and we got to enjoy the experience together.

Later in the hunt we found him a beautiful tall and heavy 4 point, in the timber, at about 125 yards broadside. The buck couldn't make us out. Eventually I got my coat off and made the "perfect" rest for his 243. He's an excellent shot, out shoots most men, and I reminded him to slowly squeeze the trigger. At the shot he drilled it and it went flying...................
The limb 20 feet in front of his gun that is!!!
Mr. Buck left in a hurry.

I'm still not sure how the gun settled that low into my wad of coat and shirts but it had.
He chose to pass on smaller bucks and hold out for another nice buck that never came.

Good luck to all the rest of the season!!!

[Killmore]

WOW!!

[Killmore]

What generation was the shooter?

[bigmacc]

Excellent

[Timberstalker]

Stud, 2MANY!

[2MANY]

 
Thanks.

[7mmfan]

Great buck, awesome memories being made there.   

[fishnfur]

Nice story.  Awesome buck.   

[jackelope]

Awesome buck, 2MANY. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

[bigmacc]

 Congrats ...A real dandy.

[Pathfinder101]

Little Pathfinder with his 2017 wt doe.  Not much story here.  Hunted muley bucks for a week and a half with no luck, last day he filled his tag in the last 20 minutes of legal light.  One shot at 120 yards, dropped her in her tracks.  I thought he might be disappointed shooting a doe after last year's double droptine 4x4+ muley, but he wasn't.  In fact, he was tickled pink to not eat tag soup.   

[jackelope]

Right on. Good stuff!


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[Harbor_hunter]

Not exactly the rut tag buck I was hoping for, but will taste better than tag soup.

[bigmacc]

Little Pathfinder with his 2017 wt doe.  Not much story here.  Hunted muley bucks for a week and a half with no luck, last day he filled his tag in the last 20 minutes of legal light.  One shot at 120 yards, dropped her in her tracks.  I thought he might be disappointed shooting a doe after last year's double droptine 4x4+ muley, but he wasn't.  In fact, he was tickled pink to not eat tag soup.   

Way to go! Man thats gonna taste good ....alot better than tag soup for sure. Congrats young man.

[slowhand]

Great color on those horns. I love chocolate antlers