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Congrats to you both ;)
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Post by: elksnout on November 24, 2009, 11:13:39 PM
My son got his buck on day two of the hunt. He had been hunting all day and was seeing alot of fresh sign and such. He was sitting watching a game trail when his buck came down it with his nose to the ground. He didn't even know my son was there. 18-20 yard shot, taking out both lungs and top of heart. This was about 3:30 pm. I didn't get into camp until after dark when he was waiting and told me to get the packboards out of my truck. It was 8:30 pm before we were back after hiking back in with head lamps and skinning him and cutting in half to put onto the boards.
I took my buck on day seven. I'd been hunting all day and was cold and wet when I popped out on the spur road my truck was parked on. It was 12:45. I thought about hiking back up to my rig, but turned and went the other way. This day I had been seeing so many fresh buck rubs that I knew it was just a matter of putting in the time. So I took a compass reading and checked the wind and went in the timber again. At 1:30 I was putting my tag on him.
I was sitting on an elevated bench watching below me when I noticed movement below. Two deer feeding, the closest one a dandy spike. The other deer was much bigger in body but I couldn't see what it was. While glassing it he turned around and seeing his head pretty much confirmed what I was doing next. Nicest Blacktail I've ever taken. All in all a great hunt. We hunted hard for them and both deer had to be packboarded out due to the steepness and amount of blowdowns. It was a tough hunt.
This site is great with fantastic members. I like to thank two in particular who took the time to respond with tips and advice. Blacktail Luv and Buck Reaper. Thank you both.
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Mike
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