Author Topic: Montana rut Dad/Son smackdown (Read 7182 times)

mtndew · « **on:** November 22, 2009, 12:04:15 PM »

Just got back from Montana with my oldest son, Luke, elkaholic123 (Jerry) and his son Brandon. We went four for four. All I have right now are my pic's. Second day, half hour before dark me and Luke spotted a buck in it's bed across the draw from us, ranged it at 266 yards. I settled into my shooting sticks and put one through his chest. He never got up.(he tried to get his feet under him, but a quick second shot anchored him). Over 32 years of successful hunting, and this is the first time I have shoot a deer in it's bed. Pretty cool! Hard to see all the extra points in the pictures, but if you count them all up he is a 10x7! He is also my first non typical. Next evening, 35 minutes before dark I spotted a beautiful 4x4 buck in the bottom of a draw. Ranged him at 208 yards. Luke has killed several does on youth hunts (he is only 16, you wouldn't know it from the pictures... kid is bigger than me already), but he has never got a buck. One clean miss, and the buck held tight-didn't budge. Must have been buck fever. He jacked in another round, and made a perfect shot, dropping the buck in his tracks. I couldn't be prouder! It is one heck of a buck for a first! Both of our deer had to be packed out in the dark back to camp (with help from Jerry and Brandon) on our packframes. Good times! This will be a hunt that Luke and I will always remember! I will let Jerry add his pics and story to this post, or start his own.

Austrian Hunter · « **Reply #1 on:** November 22, 2009, 12:08:49 PM »

Awesome Bucks, congrats to the hunters!!!!!! Wow, I got to go to Montana!

Turkeyman · « **Reply #2 on:** November 22, 2009, 12:11:16 PM »

Nice bucks good times.

509er · « **Reply #3 on:** November 22, 2009, 12:27:53 PM »

NICE!!!

elkaholic123 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 22, 2009, 12:38:20 PM »

I don't have too much to add except it was a great time had by all :

packing out the meat in the dark was not the highlight though

hera are a few pics of me and my son Brandon with our deer!If you look close at mine he still had a little milk on his mouth

Huntbear · « **Reply #5 on:** November 22, 2009, 12:43:34 PM »

Way to go guys!!!! That is what a hunting trip is supposed to be like. Gotta love Montana!

Rack Hunter · « **Reply #6 on:** November 22, 2009, 12:52:55 PM »

awsome bucks guys. cant wait to go back.

ELKBURGER · « **Reply #7 on:** November 22, 2009, 01:26:30 PM »

Definite smackdown! Great job you guys. Wallhangers for sure!!

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 22, 2009, 01:32:39 PM »

Wow, those bucks are both mashers! WHat a great first buck for your son!

mtndew · « **Reply #9 on:** November 22, 2009, 01:44:02 PM »

Quote from: Pathfinder101 on November 22, 2009, 01:32:39 PM

Wow, those bucks are both mashers! WHat a great first buck for your son!

Thanks! He was REALLY pumped! How long have you been calling big bucks 'mashers'? We have called them that for quite some time, but I don't here that term used very often.

huntnphool · « **Reply #10 on:** November 22, 2009, 01:55:12 PM »

Awesome guys, those are some great bucks. Milk on the lips Jerry? I think you tagged the best eating one of the bunch

Mtndew, I might have pics of that buck. If I do I will send them to you, thats a wall hanger

Hornseeker · « **Reply #11 on:** November 22, 2009, 02:21:16 PM »

Good NIGHT MTNDew....that is one dandy buck!! SO is the other! Congrats!

mtndew · « **Reply #12 on:** November 22, 2009, 02:41:16 PM »

Mtndew, I might have pics of that buck. If I do I will send them to you, thats a wall hanger

[/quote]That would be great, if you have them! Thanks. (Are there any big bucks in Washington, Idaho or Montana that you DON'T have pictures of???)

bearpaw · « **Reply #13 on:** November 22, 2009, 02:49:14 PM »

Awesome hunt guys, I really like that NT buck....

MtnMuley · « **Reply #14 on:** November 22, 2009, 06:04:04 PM »

Couple of dandy MT bucks there! Congrats!

RPM · « **Reply #15 on:** November 22, 2009, 06:16:31 PM »

more great memories

fishunt247 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 22, 2009, 07:46:25 PM »

That's a great buck. Congrats on that. Looks like you guys had fun. I can't wait to go back.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 22, 2009, 07:51:29 PM »

great lookin deer for sure

mtndew · « **Reply #18 on:** November 22, 2009, 08:01:30 PM »

Thanks. Here are a couple shots of camp.

rosscrazyelk · « **Reply #19 on:** November 22, 2009, 08:09:27 PM »

Those are some nice freakin deer. Good job. Those will look good on the wall.

elkaholic123 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 23, 2009, 11:36:45 AM »

Here are a few pics of the deer we left in Montana!

ing · « **Reply #21 on:** November 23, 2009, 11:48:10 AM »

Very nice.

saylean · « **Reply #22 on:** November 23, 2009, 11:50:28 AM »

Nice bucks all around guys!

bow4elk · « **Reply #23 on:** November 23, 2009, 12:16:46 PM »

Wow - phenomenal hunt! Great work on some awesome deer!

Buckmark · « **Reply #24 on:** November 23, 2009, 12:28:15 PM »

Very cool, love the hat mtndew.

What part of Montana were you guys in??

mtndew · « **Reply #25 on:** November 23, 2009, 02:15:02 PM »

Very cool, love the hat mtndew.

What part of Montana were you guys in??
[/quote]Thanks, I shoot a Browning A-Bolt in 300 WSM, thus the Buckmark hat. We were East of the continental divide. Don't want to get much more specific than that.

BLKBEARKLR · « **Reply #26 on:** November 23, 2009, 03:15:29 PM »

wow some awesome bucks, congrats to the both of you.

Buckwheat · « **Reply #27 on:** November 23, 2009, 03:29:39 PM »

My deer was trying to get a quickie before the big bucks come but didnt have any success when i shot him in the blood pumping station 200 yards plus

elkaholic123 · « **Reply #28 on:** November 28, 2009, 10:12:58 AM »

Somebody give us a score on Mtndew's buck?

buckmaster_wa · « **Reply #29 on:** November 29, 2009, 02:25:15 PM »

Thats a dandy buck. One of these days I am gonna get one with some extras.

mtndew · « **Reply #30 on:** November 29, 2009, 05:42:39 PM »

Somebody give us a score on Mtndew's buck?

Here are a couple more angles to help if someone wants to take a stab at the score. (sorry about the tongue!)

elkaholic123 · « **Reply #31 on:** November 30, 2009, 09:41:53 PM »

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