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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: high country on October 20, 2009, 05:53:04 PM

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Post by: high country on October 20, 2009, 05:53:04 PM: well if you hunted the north counties of the east side you know how swell the weather was. I hiked in on friday morning and after 5 hours was able to set up my camp. I call it camp but really it was a megalight, ground pad and a bag. I have hunted the same area for a couple years now and to total all the hunters I ave seen in 3 years is exactly 3.....so I can't begin to elaborate on my locale. saturday moring brought weather that would be crappy i you were a goose. seldom could I use the binos and tripod I humped up this wretched hill. I did manage to all but step on a bunch of deer.....all women and childeren though. after a tough day I made camp and enjoied a yummy dinner of sweet and sour pork via mtn house....mmm. if you have never slept under a tarp in a driving rain storm, you should try it....lol. I stayed just warm enough to sleep well and then it happend.....my phone went off. what the? I forgot my camera so I grabbed my phone to snap a pic, and would you guess it.....work sends me a message to be in polson montana at 7am monday. not good when you are 8 miles from your truck and 500 miles from polson! I woke sunday to a glorious morning......of course. I packed my gear and dumped all but enough water to get off the mountain on. I was far from quiet, but deer were everywhere. I guess I was far enough in to get to ones pushed by the previous days hunts. then the fog comes......great. as I am clanking down my "trail" I see a deer 50 feet to my right......a 4x4 mulie. I look him up down and sideways. he is weak in the fronts, but still plenty good for the taking. one big bang later he is flat. I bone him out in record time, and pull the skull cap. load him up and go to toss on my pack. holy crap I am getting old and out of shape! long story short.....here he is

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Post by: couesbitten on October 20, 2009, 05:56:36 PM: Good job on a great buck.
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Post by: markts on October 20, 2009, 06:00:52 PM: Congrats nice buck, wish my boss would call and put my a$$ to work. Mark
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Post by: Tony 270WSM on October 20, 2009, 06:02:45 PM: Nice buck, I love muleys.
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Post by: Forrestrover on October 20, 2009, 06:08:37 PM: I like that story! :)
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Post by: high country on October 20, 2009, 06:09:11 PM: sorry for the extra lame pics........not my usual style, but at least I had my backup plan.....wish it was threaded for a tripod...lol
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Post by: nw_bowhunter on October 20, 2009, 06:34:41 PM: Right on! Nice buck. Crappy weather but you were rewarded for your efforts.

What type of work do you do in MT?
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Post by: rasbo on October 20, 2009, 06:40:30 PM: good story,nice buck and got it out..great job
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Post by: hornhunter on October 20, 2009, 06:44:23 PM: Roman nose grey faced Buck! ;)
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Post by: Huntbear on October 20, 2009, 06:55:27 PM: Great buck, and a good story to go with it. Congrats.
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Post by: scoyoc5 on October 20, 2009, 06:58:00 PM: thats a great story...
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Post by: mtndew on October 20, 2009, 07:01:17 PM: Good job. Great story! :tup:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 20, 2009, 07:15:32 PM: congrats
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on October 20, 2009, 07:35:08 PM: Nice job!
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Post by: gtrplr on October 20, 2009, 07:37:50 PM: Great buck and better story! Very nice job!
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Post by: high country on October 20, 2009, 08:06:38 PM: Quote from: nw_bowhunter on October 20, 2009, 06:34:41 PM
Right on! Nice buck. Crappy weather but you were rewarded for your efforts.

What type of work do you do in MT?

my company is repaving a bridge in polson.
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Post by: DBake on October 20, 2009, 08:14:34 PM: Sweet nice hunt, would love to find a place like that to go every year without seeing someone.
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Post by: wilsongideon on October 20, 2009, 08:18:46 PM: nice deer. . . nice to be succesful in that weather makes it worth being out there
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Post by: h2ofowlr on October 20, 2009, 08:26:01 PM: You got to love those light pack outs. :yike:
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Post by: Ridgerunner on October 20, 2009, 08:37:03 PM: great job getting it done.
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Post by: Watimberghost on October 20, 2009, 08:47:24 PM: Nice buck, well done
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Post by: KNOXY on October 20, 2009, 09:48:43 PM: great job would love to see some more pics!
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Post by: actionshooter on October 20, 2009, 10:02:07 PM: Right on, I felt your pain in the weather, it sucked!!
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Post by: bowhunterforever on October 20, 2009, 10:10:20 PM: Awsome story and nice buck! :tup:
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on October 20, 2009, 11:28:26 PM: Nice buck, weak backs or not. I'd be happy with him. 8)
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Post by: high country on October 21, 2009, 04:43:31 AM: all the pics I took are pretty much crap aside from the above and this one of my portable house, rifle and glassing outfit.
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Post by: johnsc6 on October 21, 2009, 05:59:31 AM: nice
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Post by: GoldTip on October 21, 2009, 06:41:28 AM: Nice buck and good story, congrats.
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Post by: shanevg on October 21, 2009, 06:41:43 AM: Getting a call like that from work is the exact reason I don't take my phone on trips like that! ;)

Great buck!
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Post by: DBake on October 21, 2009, 08:42:23 PM: What kinda rifle do you carry in that far?
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Post by: high country on October 28, 2009, 04:59:16 PM: Quote from: DBake on October 21, 2009, 08:42:23 PM
What kinda rifle do you carry in that far?
rem 700 ti in 270win. poor thing is beat to hell but puts it down every year