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Big Game Hunting => Out Of State Hunting => Topic started by: go4steelhd on November 11, 2017, 07:43:27 PM

Title: Something Special
Post by: go4steelhd on November 11, 2017, 07:43:27 PM: I recently made a trip to Montana with my wife and three year old son. We took our travel trailer. We took off a bit early to beat one storm over the passes only to find another storm hit infront of us during the night. This ended up being a two day set back spent in a truck stop waiting for reasonable pass conditions. Mid-day of the third day we checked the pass cams and the looked ok to drive with a truck and travel trailer. After some hairy road conditions and some white knuckles we made it to our hunting area. Our first day hunting my wife passed a few small bucks. That evening I was able to find a nice buck. While dressing our son to be out in the cold for a long stalk some other hunters showed up and the buck slipped into a draw in the distance. My wife and I traded packing our son on the stalk for about 3/4 of a mile. We let him take his favorite monster truck to help keep his mind occupied. When we got about 400 yards from where I last seen the buck another buck stood up out of his bed at 200 yards. This was a good buck but was a 3x4 so my wife passed him up. We changed our stalk trying to spook this buck in a direction that would not blow our stalk. Well you know how this goes. The buck busted out and ran right up the draw the other buck was in. So I told my wife I was going to run of the ridge and try to get the big buck. So as I crested the hill I expected the big buck to be right In front of me. I caught him 250 yards to my right running up the draw. I yelled a couple times and he stopped so I shot and he dropped then stood back up so I shot again and he went down for good.
The next day we checked out a lot of new country with no luck. We did find a few antelope but the ones on public only had one horn. So we passed.
The third day we found a great buck. My wife wanted to make a stalk on this buck by herself. She has gotten quite a few bucks with me, but never a solo stalk. I was like go get him. :tup: I wat he’d as she worked her way thru a few draws and then into position. We had set up some hand signals to let me know to bring our son and my pack board. I was literally shaking excited watching the hunt unfold in the binos. I was excited because this would be her best buck and her first solo stalk. Two shots later I get the signal that the buck was down. What a great buck!
On the drive back to camp we seen a big herd of antelope with 4 bucks in it. We got out and got to 250yards but there was a mix of antelope does and cows around we didn’t feel good with trying to pull a double. We let the antelope feed over the hill and made our stalk. When we came over the ridge they were 150 yards away feeding. So my son screams at them :chuckle: And the herd is off and running. Again I told my wife I was going to run to cut them off. I caught up with them and took a yards. And went on several solo stalks getting into 230 or less but not getting a shot opportunity she felt good with.
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Post by: go4steelhd on November 11, 2017, 08:25:35 PM: Trying to post pics!
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on November 11, 2017, 08:30:20 PM: :tup:
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Post by: go4steelhd on November 11, 2017, 08:30:37 PM: Pics
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on November 11, 2017, 08:32:13 PM: Beautiful buck! Congrats!!!!
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Post by: go4steelhd on November 11, 2017, 08:33:09 PM: Wife's buck :tup:
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Post by: Oh Mah on November 11, 2017, 08:42:18 PM: Great buck,Congratulations. :tup:
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Post by: RightPlace-RightTime on November 11, 2017, 08:50:09 PM: You guys are amazing. Good family trip.
Congrats
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Post by: bowhunterforever on November 11, 2017, 09:06:37 PM: Nice bucks :tup:
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Post by: lokidog on November 11, 2017, 09:13:19 PM: Very nice! Cool that you were able to take your son along.
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Post by: Jimmy33 on November 11, 2017, 09:35:23 PM: Nice work

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Post by: follow maggie on November 11, 2017, 09:45:15 PM: Awesome pictures
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 11, 2017, 10:52:33 PM: Great stuff!!!!!
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Post by: Brushbuster on November 11, 2017, 11:09:50 PM: Congrats on your bucks! Thanks for sharing. :tup:
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Post by: go4steelhd on November 12, 2017, 12:45:34 PM: My antelope it was almost dark when I got to him so we didn't get good pics
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Post by: WapitiTalk1 on November 12, 2017, 12:55:08 PM: How awesome is that! Congrats on two great bucks.
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Post by: jstone on November 12, 2017, 04:52:35 PM: very cool. I love Montana hunting
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Post by: JakeLand on November 12, 2017, 06:33:39 PM: Wow !!! Congrats
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Post by: Shoofly09 on November 12, 2017, 06:45:46 PM: nice report!
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Post by: go4steelhd on November 13, 2017, 06:12:29 AM: Thanks. I enjoy hunting Montana. It’s a great place for a family hunt :tup:
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Post by: REHJWA on November 13, 2017, 08:04:37 AM: Awesome job with the family time, thanks for sharing. :tup:
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Post by: pianoman9701 on November 13, 2017, 08:09:39 AM: Looks like an awesome family hunt and those critters are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: 7mmfan on November 13, 2017, 08:27:33 AM: Awesome! Your wife's deer looks like it has a huge body.
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Post by: go4steelhd on November 13, 2017, 10:17:49 AM: I would guess her deer to be a year older than mine. It was 20-30 pounds heavier with a lot of mass that does not show that well in the picture
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Post by: go4steelhd on November 15, 2017, 05:07:28 AM: @Jimmy
Have you hunted Montana yet
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Post by: redi on November 15, 2017, 07:44:43 AM: awesome. congrats
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Post by: fishngamereaper on November 15, 2017, 07:55:23 AM: :tup: Awesome..did you make the kid pack his share. :chuckle:
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Post by: C-Money on November 15, 2017, 08:11:05 AM: Congrats to you folks!! A nice pair of muley bucks!! The mass is something I was going to mention on your wifes buck...the speed goat is nice icing on the hunt!!
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Post by: bearhunter99 on November 15, 2017, 08:22:34 AM: Congrats on a successful trip!
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Post by: go4steelhd on November 15, 2017, 05:23:35 PM: @ fishngame

He packed his monster truck :chuckle: But that kept him happy while I cut up the deer and put it in my pack.
But I am looking forward to when he can help
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Post by: Jpmiller on November 16, 2017, 12:10:08 PM: I love the pics with your boy in them. I can't wait to get mine out with me during the season. Congrats
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Post by: go4steelhd on November 18, 2017, 05:12:35 AM: I try to to take him on any hunt that I can. I had not hunted Montana in a while, but I put In Because I felt it would be a good hunt for my wife son and I to all hunt together.
It was a great success
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Post by: Muleyslyr on November 18, 2017, 09:00:24 AM: What a great trip! Nice work!
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Post by: go4steelhd on November 19, 2017, 08:52:13 AM: It looks like you guys did very well. I always enjoy that country. Except the horrible roads to and from.