IN N OUT BUCK

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IN N OUT BUCK
2019 SOLO HUNT

It was supposed to be a 5 day solo backcountry trip of glassing and solitude. I packed in all day and got camp set up.  It took a while to recover with some electrolytes and food but after an hour I was ready to set out for an evening hunt.  The hunt only lasted 50 minutes. 

As I was still hunting the timber I thought I heard horns rattling.  I didn't believe it and dismissed it as the wind or woodpecker.  It happened again about 5 minutes later,  the sound of horns rattling.  There was no wind and no woodpeckers.  It must be a hunter with rattle antlers trying to call deer... but I was sure no one was around. I couldn't locate where it was coming from but continued on.  I heard it one more time as I neared the top of the ridge and I was sure Id find some guy sitting and rattling.  I rounded the corner of some trees to look in to a rock basin and I found a buck staring at me at 40 yds. 

He was boned out and back at camp with in 2 hrs. I packed camp up and headed down the hill the same night, grabbed a energy drink in town and got home at 3 am.   It was kind of bitter sweet. I was looking foreword to mountain time but I'm glad to have the tag filled .
I was pretty sore the next 2 days packing in and out the same day.

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[trophyhunt]

Great job! I’d have been tempted to just stay one night and finish my whisky that I packed in w me!!

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[pianoman9701]

Great looking buck. 

[boneaddict]

Nice job.  I did the same thing on a high hunt with my dad.  Im not sure he has forgiven me yet.   We had the night we went in. Opening morning I killed it at first light. It was a hot day in September.  We opted to come out right away.  He was hoping for 4 or 5 days camp sitting. 

[HikerHunter]

Nicely done! I may have opted to hang the meat and stay the night though

[hunterednate]

Great story! I probably would have hustled out, too.

[ian_padron]

the wild man strikes again, let's go back up later this month and address the kitty problem

[Fl0und3rz]

Nice.  Better than being at work, too.

[Mfowl]

Congrats! Nice quickie!

[h2ofowlr]

Nice buck.  I did the same a few years back.  Left my house at 2am with all my gear.  Decided to do a morning hunt before I set up camp.  Shot a nice 4-point about 40 minutes after legal.  Cleaned him up.  Got him to the rig and headed back home.

[RB]

Great job! I’d have been tempted to just stay one night and finish my whisky that I packed in w me!!

 

Nice Buck! 

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Nicely done! I may have opted to hang the meat and stay the night though

I contemplated it over and over.  My pack was full and there was a line of duty death of a fellow brother firefighter I knew.  Easy decision after I found out.

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[fishngamereaper]

  well done..it's nice to be lucky once in a while..keeps us coming back for more..

Sorry to hear about the LODD ...those are tough.. condolences.