Bettin on Bone

[Timber]

Way to get it done Doug! Now it's open season with the camera.

[actionshooter]

Way to get it done!!  I wasn't bettin against you.   

[LongTatLaw]

Doug,

amazing hunt, nice write up, and great photos as expected!

Thats a great deer. Screw score brother...he's old and has great mass!!!

He's a trophybefitting the memorey of an exceptional hunt!

congrats brother!

[beave]

nice buck man , you have a great spot

[Todd_ID]

nice buck man , you have a great spot

I'm more impressed with the determination and time spent finding the spot as well as the woodsmanship to get it done with a longbow.  My hat's off to you on that one Bone!  Congrats on a memory that will live forever and a freezer that is no longer empty.  Oh yeah, it's a STUD of a buck too! 

[bankwalker]

i always look forward to your hunts and stories. once again you seem to amaze me.

[dreamingbig]

Now that is what I am talking about!  Open country, a long bow, and a nice mature mulie with mass!  I bow to you.  Thanks for sharing the experience. 

[Hornseeker]

Well...I'm heading in with no water and no filter or tabs for 3 days... I have never worried about it... prolly catch up to me someday...

[GoldTip]

Congrats on a great buck Doug.  Job well done and sounds as if it was well earned.

[haugenna]

nice job bone.  Good pics and stories.

[shanevg]

Sweet buck and great write up!  Looks like a fun spot to hunt! 

[zackmioli]

i know its been said a hundred times but that was a great write up, great picture essay and a great buck! congrats to you.

[JackOfAllTrades]

I'm nearly speachless.  (that doesn't happen often)

" I did it in his domain, not in the rut in November, and not on the winter range.  I was in the hardest terrain I could imagine to do a stalk,"

That says it all right there. You can be proud of that hunt for the rest of your life.

Congratulations on a great adventure, being safe and harvesting a great buck.

You've earned it.

-Steve

[Dipsnort]

That's a trophy in so many ways, congrats!

And I just have to ask...it took you 10 hours to hike in and then you had to hike out with your gear and a big buck (hopefully most of it downhill).  How long on the hike out?  2 trips to take your gear and the meat/horns?  Man, lotta work!

[Austrian Hunter]

Wow,
Bone, what did you do to prepare yourself for this hunt?  I mean in regards of what shape were you in going into this adventure? 
This is absolutely increadable story, thank you for sharing.