Author Topic: Last Day Westside Buck Down (Read 4511 times)

cooneyes · « **on:** November 21, 2010, 07:43:43 PM »

I've been a member on this site for a while now, and I finally have something worthy of a first post. It's a small blacktail, but being the last day of the season, I pulled the trigger. I biked into a clearcut and started glassing and walking slowly down the road. I must have glassed the same area a dozen times, but it seems like I can look an area over "thoroughly", move ten feet, and see deer. I kept glassing the same clearcut from different vantage points. I was at the end of the cut and I talked myself into walking down to a stump and glassing one last time. Low and behold, there was a buck! He had appparantly came out of the timber, crossed the lower road, and was headed into the clearcut. It was 10 am. I put him down, happy to notch my tag and provide my kids with some pepperoni. Getting him on that bike was comical and challenging...

tbotts · « **Reply #1 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:46:32 PM »

nice buck. Always good to have some venison in the freezer.

phishisgroovin · « **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:47:49 PM »

very nice!
I tried as much as i could, but you did it better lol!

I always thought about straddling a critter on top of a mountain bike and hauling it out that way.
Good job!

Mr T · « **Reply #3 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:53:01 PM »

Thought riding on top of one myself but always feard impaling myself on the horns and ending up on one of those tv shows "dumbest ways to die"

Big P · « **Reply #4 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:53:25 PM »

Those are great pics! Congrats

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #5 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:56:12 PM »

A lot easier than dragging one out. Congrats on the deer.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 21, 2010, 08:00:53 PM »

lol thats, great love the pics! congrats and thanks for sharing

Wanttohuntmore · « **Reply #7 on:** November 21, 2010, 08:38:13 PM »

I took one out possibly 20 yrs ago, on a Huffy mtn bike, I think their first attempt at one anyways, was 2 miles up a road. It was all hill too, so my dad and I loaded it onto the bike, cinched it down, and I stood on the left pedal with my right foot, and coasted the whole 2 miles down. Went ok till about the last 500 yds, I started losing the brakes! Now I just bone them out on the spot, much less weight on the bike.

saylean · « **Reply #8 on:** November 21, 2010, 08:41:58 PM »

Cool pics with the snow! Congrats on the buck...something to be proud of.

hendog · « **Reply #9 on:** November 21, 2010, 08:45:17 PM »

Great job!

I have been hunting off of a mountain bike for years. I always carry parachute cord and walk them out just like you did. A rack on the back of bike helps out alot.

CJ-5 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 23, 2010, 06:18:21 PM »

Nice work Cooneyes. I had a similar set up on saturday biking out a two point that I shot. Loading them on the bike sure works good! Here is a pic.

cooneyes · « **Reply #11 on:** November 23, 2010, 06:27:29 PM »

Thanks everyone, it was fun and I'm looking forward to next year already. I will try the rack on the back Hendog..for sure. Nice buck CJ-5! It sure does work well! I have an Ameristep game cart, but the bike thing works just as well...probably even better. I like the fact of how quickly I can cover some miles to get back into a spot, too.

bow4elk · « **Reply #12 on:** November 23, 2010, 06:47:19 PM »

Nice work!! I've always read that blacktails love bike rides but I've never had any takers

I do know that elk love riding in kid trailers!

inkfish86 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 23, 2010, 09:44:58 PM »

NICE! much easier than dragging him out thats for sure! congratulations

Jamieb · « **Reply #14 on:** November 23, 2010, 09:59:28 PM »

A rear rack keeps the deers but off the back tire. This was my first year deer hunting off a mountai bike, it works great.

400out · « **Reply #15 on:** November 24, 2010, 07:08:21 AM »

ser300wsm · « **Reply #16 on:** November 24, 2010, 03:47:40 PM »

Congrats to you.. That looks like it works pretty good...

Fishing Fool · « **Reply #17 on:** November 24, 2010, 04:01:31 PM »

Congratulations! You guys and your bikes are an absolute HOOT!! I grew up with the 4x4 and/or horses so this is real eye-opening for me. Thanks for the entertainment. FFool

Austrian Hunter · « **Reply #18 on:** November 24, 2010, 04:16:54 PM »

Poor Buck, he looks like he just raced for 100 miles, great pic, but he looks really tired

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