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Title: Bullquest's 08' Montana Buck
Post by: Bullquest on November 17, 2008, 06:45:17 PM: Here's a few shots of my Montana buck. After arriving at our destination on Sunday afternoon, my buddy Randy and I went on an evening hunt in the National forest area as we didn't have time to get to our usual area till the morning. We seen a number of deer including a few smaller bucks, but decided to hold off.
The following morning found us on a ridgetop overlooking miles of coulees and ranchland.
We had spotted several smaller "basket rack" 3-points that were less wide than there ears. My goals on this hunt were to harvest a deer that was wider than its ears, long tined, and had decent mass through out. After walking this ridge for a few hours we stopped to look over this saddle below us. I soon spotted a decent buck. He was walking up hill away from us. After we both glassed him over and liked his width and height, I decided to take him. The only problem was I ranged him at 491 yards! I knew my bullet drop at that distance and had good shooting sticks, so I set up to shoot. After waiting for him to turn mostly broad side, I touched off my shot and he immediately dropped with a shot through the lung! My partner could hardly believe I had hit him and I was happy that I had practiced some some long distance shooting!
After walking down to the buck he was in the same spot but still alive. I finished him through the neck and then the work began.
A few days later we had both tagged out on whitetail does and our trip was complete, minus the 1100 mile ride home.
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Post by: cascademountainhunter on November 17, 2008, 06:59:43 PM: cool eye gards. congrats!
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on November 18, 2008, 09:43:48 AM: Nice.. congrads
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Post by: Muleyslyr on November 18, 2008, 10:20:59 AM: Nice buck....love the split eye guard.
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Post by: arrowflinger on November 18, 2008, 11:42:17 AM: Great job...................
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Post by: huntnphool on November 18, 2008, 11:47:09 AM: Way to go Bullquest, love those brows he has.
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Post by: Buschingc on November 18, 2008, 02:17:23 PM: Thats a nice buck.. Nice shot also.. Congrats..
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Post by: MichaelJ on November 18, 2008, 05:16:21 PM: GREAT buck nice job!

Michael
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Post by: mikelonsford on November 18, 2008, 06:28:07 PM: Nice job Kyle!

You better get in and show me some pics from your trip. I better get out more, I didn't even know you and Randy were going to MT. I figured after moose hunting you were done for the year.

Congrats to you and Randy!

Mike
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Post by: boneaddict on November 18, 2008, 06:39:35 PM: You guys are smackin some good ones. I NEED TO get over there.
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Post by: Slider on November 18, 2008, 06:54:46 PM: Nice Buck!!! Congrats
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Post by: robb92 on November 18, 2008, 09:46:27 PM: Great buck!!!
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Post by: X-Force on November 18, 2008, 10:21:05 PM: Congrats. You had a full hunting season for sure with the moose and now this guy. What brand of gun are you shooting? its a beaut.
Title: Re: Bullquest's 08' Montana Buck
Post by: Bullquest on November 19, 2008, 06:17:03 PM: It is a Remington model 700 LSS chambered for 300 ultramag. I had a muzzle brake installed because I was tired of the broken blood vessels on my shoulder after only 1 box of shells! I also had the barrel floated and dialed the trigger down to 3lbs.It's topped with a Leupold 3.5 x 10 x 50 vari x III. It do put some hurtin' on those deer!
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Post by: fc2038 on November 19, 2008, 06:41:24 PM: Congrats on your buck. Sounds like a good year
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on November 19, 2008, 11:54:54 PM: Nice Buck! Congrats