Post by: couesbitten on October 23, 2008, 04:06:03 PM
We left the car, and I decided to leave my gun behind. Wanted to get Gavin a buck first. Anyway, we were hunting out across these rolling hillsides, about 3/4 miles from the rig, and I'm looking around with the binos, and I spot a doe chasing a coyote, and there's a big buck chasing the doe, they were about 1200 yds away. So we start making our way towards them, trying to keep out of sight. I look off to my right and there's two deer coming over the same ridge the first two were on, but they're further down, take a look, two does, 15 seconds later, two more deer right behind them, doe and a buck. They all drop into the draw that we suspect the first two are in, so we devise a plan to work our way up the hill and peak over hoping to see 4-6 deer in there. We walk about 30 feet, and I see a doe coming around the hill straight towards us, and the buck is hot on her trail. They drop out of sight, and we run down the hill 50 ft. and get Gavin set up, 'cause they are going to come across the hillside less than 100 yds below us. The doe comes walking out, and then the buck about 5 seconds later, but he pushing this doe so hard, that Gavin's going to have to shoot them on the move. So, I decide to try and get there attention so that they'll stop. I stand up and wave and clap, buck looks right at me and doesn't even move (blinded by love?). Anyway, I tell Gavin to "shoot him". He shoots, buck's hit good, and starts to trot down the hill in very poor condition. I tell Gavin to reload and shoot again, he missed. Buck gets to the bottom of the hill, and is getting kinda wobbly. He lays down, facing straight towards us, I tell Gavin to shoot him just to the left of head, and right at the grass line, and that should be his shoulder. He took a minute to decide he could do it, takes the shot and the buck rolls over, and then down a little hill. Went down there to check him out and take some pics before the work begins. Turns out the buck is a 7 x 6 counting eye guards and extras longer than 1 inch. Damn kid!! I've never shot anything bigger than a 4 x 4, and he shoots two bucks with extras in three years.
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2006 Buck
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Post by: Antlershed on October 23, 2008, 04:08:27 PM
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Post by: couesbitten on October 23, 2008, 04:23:46 PM
Post by: huntnphool on October 23, 2008, 04:27:29 PM
definately not a stag buck, he had a big sack.
Interesting, he looks like he still has some velvet on his rack. That kids bedroom wall must be getting pretty full huh dad :chuckle:
Post by: MichaelJ on October 23, 2008, 04:29:19 PM
Michael
Post by: couesbitten on October 23, 2008, 06:19:49 PM
Post by: huntnphool on October 23, 2008, 06:22:31 PM
but I think that its got more to do with the fact that there isn't much to rub their antlers on out there except rocks.
You're probably right, only reason I ask is a friend got one like that a few years ago in November and it had no testi's, just wondering.
Post by: M_ray on October 23, 2008, 06:38:46 PM
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Post by: Sagedawg on October 24, 2008, 02:26:49 PM
Sage
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Post by: couesbitten on October 25, 2008, 10:54:41 AM
Anyhow, I hunted yesterday, hoping that the first buck we saw would still be hanging around. Looked at a lot of good country, and saw a total of four does, and two bucks whose antlers together wouldn't equal the amount of bone on the small side of Gavin's buck. Oh well, that's why they call it hunting. Unless I make it out for a late whitetail or blacktail hunt, I guess I'm done for deer this year.
Good luck to everyone else on your late deer and elk hunts. Be safe.
Post by: bow4elk on October 25, 2008, 11:37:42 AM
Post by: agchawk on October 27, 2008, 06:04:20 PM
CONGRATS
Post by: fc2038 on October 27, 2008, 07:28:00 PM